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August 4, 2003 Monday Jumadi-us-Sani 5, 1424 KARACHI: Rs1.2m for renovation of Wazir Mansion released KARACHI, Aug 3: The archaeology department has received the first instalment of the long-awaited funds for the renovation of Wazir Mansion, the birthplace of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.... KARACHI: Two men commit suicide, one shot dead KARACHI, Aug 3: Two persons committed suicide, another man was shot dead while a decomposed body was recovered in various areas of the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: International Mushaira postponed KARACHI, Aug 3: The annual international Mushaira held under the aegis of Sakinan-i-Shaher-i-Quaid Karachi has been postponed.... KARACHI: Payment to housing project victims ordered KARACHI, Aug 3: Sindh Ombudsman Justice (Retd) Haziqul Khairi has directed the Malir Development Project director to submit the remaining cheques of thousands of victims of a defunct housing scheme to... KARACHI: Green buses fail to change transport culture KARACHI, Aug 3: Newly introduced air-conditioned buses being operated by two separate companies in the identical name of ‘green bus’ has really brought a sigh of relief to commuters but the... KARACHI: Cameras to be installed at 10 spots KARACHI Aug 3: Sindh police has decided to install concealed cameras in different areas to detect crimes and trace traffic violators.... KARACHI: Cameras to be installed at 10 spots KARACHI Aug 3: Sindh police has decided to install concealed cameras in different areas to detect crimes and trace traffic violators.... KARACHI: Essay collection launched KARACHI: Tanazur a collection of literary essays from Muslim Shamim, a known progressive poet and critic, was launched at Karachi Gymkhana on Saturday.... KARACHI: Illegal structures razed KARACHI, Aug 3: Teams of Karachi Building Control Authority demolished illegal constructions in Defence View and North Nazimabad areas.... KARACHI: New body for cleanliness drive set up KARACHI, Aug 3: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has formed a committee to monitor performance of different departments during cleanliness drive.... KARACHI: Relief goods KARACHI, Aug 3: The Focus Humanitarian Assistance Pakistan, an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network, has dispatched urgent relief goods to the flood-affected parts of the interior of Sindh.... KARACHI: Cloudy weather forecast KARACHI, Aug 3: The meteorological department has forecast cloudy weather with chances of rain in Karachi, Hyderabad and Mirpur Khas divisions on Monday.... KARACHI: Rural women’s handicrafts to be displayed at Saarc event KARACHI, Aug 3: Sindh Minister for Women Development Dr Saeeda Malik has said that at least two handicrafts made by women of rural areas of Sindh will be displayed in the... KARACHI: Education KARACHI Aug 3: Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation Rauf Siddiqui, on Sunday, called upon the exigency of revamping the prevailing education system that would herald new chapter of development and... KARACHI: Laleka gives medicines for rain victims KARACHI, Aug 3: Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis, Abdul Sattar Laleka, visited the rain and flood affected areas of Thatta and handed over preventive medicines to the elected... KARACHI: Need for better train signalling system stressed KARACHI, Aug 3: There is a need to upgrade the railways’ signalling system as it will streamline departures and arrivals of trains. This was stated by the Pakistan Railway Workers Federation... KARACHI: Nazims told to assist in relief work KARACHI, Aug 3: Sindh local bodies minister Mohammad Hussain has directed the Nazims and Naib Nazims to provide basic facilities to the rain-affected people in their respective areas so that the... KARACHI: CPNE member grieved KARACHI, Aug 3: Haji Abdul Ghaffar Khattak, father of Dr Jabbar Khattak, chief editor of the daily Awami Awaz and secretary-general of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors, died of heart... KARACHI: Legislators’ role highlighted KARACHI, Aug 3: Senator Nisar Ahmed Memon has emphasised on the significant role the parliament should play for good governance through its Public Accounts Committee.... KARACHI: Parties slam govt for lethargy, inefficiency: Relief operation KARACHI, Aug 3: There has been an uproar over the government’s failure to come up to the expectations of people in providing emergency assistance to hundreds of thousands of people affected... KARACHI: Muttahida appeals for generous donations KARACHI, Aug 3: The coordination committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has appealed to the people of Sindh, especially philanthropists, to provide maximum possible relief goods and donations to the MQM’s... HYDERABAD: Moot calls for action to save education, culture HYDERABAD, Aug 3: Speakers at a seminar held here on Sunday have criticized the government and educated people of Sindh for their failure to protect the educational institutions and cultural organizations... HYDERABAD: 1-year waiver for farm taxes, loans demanded HYDERABAD, Aug 3: The Sindh Small Growers Association has demanded that the farmers should be exempted from paying land revenue and agriculture tax and loans this year as they have borne... HYDERABAD: Wasa’s failure to drain out water flayed By Our Correspondent HYDERABAD, Aug 3: Residents of Makrani Para, Shah Faisal Colony and Makki Shah Road area took to the streets here on Saturday against the accumulation of filthy and rainwater on the... MITHI: Dist Nazim feels ignored by DCO MITHI, Aug 3: District Nazim Arbab Attaullah has urged the the federal and Sindh governments to take notice of non- cooperative attitude of Tharparkar DCO Allah Warayo Mallah towards him.... HYDERABAD: Fatima Jinnah remembered HYDERABAD, Aug 3: Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah was paid tribute at a function organized by the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology on Saturday to mark the Madar-i-Millat year.... BADIN: Fish, poultry farms badly hit by rain BADIN, Aug 3: Fish and poultry farms of the district have badly incurred losses in the coastal areas of Badin district during the torrential rains.... PESHAWAR: ‘All-weather road for Chitral needed’ PESHAWAR, Aug 3: There is a need for an all-weather road connecting Chitral with other areas of the NWFP to ease travelling problems.... PESHAWAR: Major power breakdown hits parts of NWFP PESHAWAR, Aug 3: Several parts of NWFP experienced major power breakdown after Water and Power Development Authority’s electricity distribution system at Mardan developed some fault late on Saturday night.... PESHAWAR: Govt violating anti-narcotics laws: experts : Registration, treatment of addicts PESHAWAR, Aug 3: The federal and provincial governments have been violating mandatory provisions of the Control of Narcotics Substance Act, 1997, regarding registration and treatment of drug addicts.... PESHAWAR: Better facilities at hospitals urged PESHAWAR, Aug 3: The Pakistan Medical Association, NWFP chapter, has urged the government to improve healthcare facilities at the public-sector hospitals, said a press release on Sunday.... NOWSHERA: Heavy rain lashes Nowshera NOWSHERA, Aug 3: Various villages in Nowshera district and outlying areas of Nowshera city were lashed by heavy rains on Saturday night, damaging mud houses and poorly-constructed settlements.... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Man killed in grenade attack DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Aug 3: A man was killed and another seriously injured in a grenade attack here on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Six killed in accident near Torkham PESHAWAR, Aug 3: Six persons were killed in a collision between two pick-up trucks near the border town of Torkham inside Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Tobacco trade taxation to be rationalized PESHAWAR, Aug 3: The Frontier government has decided to work out a mechanism for tobacco grading and zoning of districts in a bid to rationalize multiple taxation on the tobacco trade.... PESHAWAR: UC Nazim shot dead PESHAWAR, Aug 3: A union council Nazim was shot dead and his two friends were seriously injured when unknown assailants opened fire on the double cabin pick-up they were travelling in...

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