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August 6, 2003 Wednesday Jumadi-us-Sani 7, 1424 KARACHI: Relief committees set up in 13 rain-hit districts KARACHI, Aug 5: Sindh Cabinet, which met here on Tuesday, decided to set up a provincial and district relief committees in 13 districts to supervise the relief work, being carried out... KARACHI: Damage to cables affects power supply KARACHI, Aug 5: The staff of a city government contractor, while planting date trees, damaged the KESC’s 132kv extra high tension line at Sharea Faisal on Tuesday, causing an estimated loss... KARACHI: Traffic jams witnessed at Lasbella, Nazimabad KARACHI, Aug 5: Traffic jams were witnessed at Nazimabad roundabout and Lasbella intersection, as the traffic police closed Nawab Siddique Ali Khan Road in Gulbahar on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Girl among two die in accidents KARACHI, Aug 5: A young girl died in a road traffic accident, in reaction to which, some enraged youths set the bus on fire in Lyari on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Asif indicted in murder case, seeks acquittal KARACHI, Aug 5: Asif Ali Zardari moved on Tuesday an application for his acquittal in the Sajjad Hussain murder case as an additional district and sessions court indicted him and a... KARACHI: Water pipeline bursts near Civic Centre KARACHI, Aug 5: A six-inch diameter water pipeline passing in front of the former deputy commissioner (east) office in Gulshan-i-Iqbal burst when a water tanker drove over it on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Drainage system needs streamlining KARACHI, Aug 5: The defective storm water drainage system of the city has totally collapsed and civil engineers admit that it needs to be streamlined on an emergency basis.... KARACHI: An evening with a maestro KARACHI: Noted music maestro Ustad Asad Ali Khan was a guest of literary sitting held in his honour by Irteqa Adbi Forum, and presided over by poet and novelist Mr Anwer... KARACHI: Industrial uplift needs to be ecologically sustainable KARACHI, Aug 5: Industrial growth in Pakistan, identified to be in its initial stage, enhances urgency for a pragmatic approach to strengthen it on the concept of “Cyclic Material Flow” with... KARACHI: Govt plans to set up IT complex KARACHI, Aug 5: Sindh Minister for Information Technology, Yaqoob Ilyas, has said that the government has planned to establish an IT complex in the metropolis, for which suitable place was being... KARACHI: Increase in range of courses stressed KARACHI, Aug 5: Sindh Minister for Population Welfare Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh has emphasized that higher education in the country must be linked with the formation and development of character and acquisition... KARACHI: Colleges asked to get affiliation KARACHI, Aug 5: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, would accept application forms from private and government educational institutions regarding renewal of recognition and affiliation fees upto Aug 20 and Aug... KARACHI: Public toilets badly needed KARACHI, Aug 5: There seem to be so many negative aspects to our society. One of them seems to be answering almost anywhere and at anytime to the call of nature.... KARACHI: Japanese aid for rain-hit KARACHI, Aug 5: The Japan government has decided to extend emergency assistance in the form of goods worth $160,000 for the relief of the people suffering from the devastation caused by... KARACHI: Minister reviews problems of Lyari KARACHI, Aug 5: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadis and Special Development Mohammad Hussain Khan on Tuesday presided over a meeting to review the steps being taken for the resolution... KARACHI: Number of private colleges declining KARACHI, Aug 5: Unlike mushroom growth of schools in the private sector, the number of private colleges is declining owing to the reluctance shown by students in getting admissions at these... KARACHI: Incentives to private TV channels stressed KARACHI, Aug 5: Federal Secretary Information and Media Development Syed Anwar Mahmood has said that incentives to private enterprise were necessary to prompt competition among television channels.... KARACHI: Water projects for 10 villages okayed KARACHI, Aug 5: The Sindh government has approved water supply schemes for 10 villages of Thatta and Badin districts under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2003-2004 costing Rs4 million.... KARACHI: Iqbal Qureshi remanded KARACHI, Aug 5: Judicial Magistrate East Karachi Bashir Ahmed Channa on Tuesday remanded Iqbal Qureshi, vice chairman of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM-H) to police custody for Aug 7 in a... KARACHI: City Nazim inspects cleanliness work KARACHI, Aug 5: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan visited on Tuesday different parts of Korangi and Gulshan-e-Iqbal Towns to inspect 10-day long health and cleanliness drive launched by the city government from... KARACHI: Ordinance on illegal buildings challenged KARACHI, Aug 5: A Sindh High Court division bench adjourned on Tuesday hearing of a writ petition challenging an ordinance promulgated in 2002 to allow regularization of structures raised in contravention... KARACHI: Religion can’t be spread through law: Dr Manzoor KARACHI, Aug 5: Promulgation of Shariat in Muslim countries through an executive order would generate contradictions in society and lead to decadence.... KARACHI: Bank employees seek promotion KARACHI, Aug 5: National Bank Employees Front (Sindh) CBA has urged Federal Finance Minister and NBP President to promote clerical and non-clerical staff to their next grades.... NAWABSHAH: Seven cops among 14 injured in clash: Strike against water shortage NAWABSHAH, Aug 5: At least 14 people, including seven policemen, were injured in a clash here on Tuesday during a strike against water shortage and accumulation of rain... BADIN: Nine more bodies recovered in rain-hit Badin BADIN, Aug 5: Nine more bodies were recovered in Badin on Tuesday as water continued to recede, bringing the death toll to 162 in Sindh.... THATTA: Rain victims take to streets in Thatta: Non-supply of relief goods THATTA, Aug 5: Hundreds of rain victims took out protest processions and staged sit-ins on the main roads in Thatta, Mirpur Bathoro and Jhoke Sharif towns on Tuesday against the local... HYDERABAD: SU extends admission date HYDERABAD, Aug 5: The director, Admissions, University of Sindh, has notified here on Tuesday that the last date for submitting admission forms in the Institute of Women Development Studies for the... MIRPURKHAS: Boy dies, seven relatives hurt: Roof collapse MIRPURKHAS, Aug 5: Ten-year old boy Azhar Ali, son of Mushtaq Ahmed, died and seven members of his family were injured when the roof of a room of their house collapsed... LARKANA: Traders protest against Nazim LARKANA, Aug 5: The shopkeepers of Resham Gali held a protest demonstration on Tuesday against the Taluka Nazim for the poor sanitary conditions of the city.... JACOBABAD: Five officials booked JACOBABAD, Aug 5: The Anti-corruption Establishment has registered cases against two police officials and three revenue officials for their alleged involvement in corruption.... HYDERABAD: Dist council calls for waiving of farm loans HYDERABAD, Aug 5: Speakers at the district council session here on Tuesday demanded that the government should waive off farm loans and grant new loans to rain-affected growers while they also... HYDERABAD: Water paucity rises in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Aug 5: The situation of water shortage is becoming alarming in the city which continued to echo in the district council session here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Release demanded of prisoners in Afghanistan PESHAWAR, Aug 5: An Afghan human rights body is perturbed over the state of prisoners in Pakistan and Afghanistan, asking both the countries to set free the prisoners detained in minor... PESHAWAR: Govt employees demand raise: House rent PESHAWAR, Aug 5: Withdrawal of house requisition allowance by the provincial government has hit the government servants, official sources said.... KOHAT: Smugglers forcibly cross Kohat tunnel KOHAT, Aug 5: A gang of smugglers forcibly crossed the security barrier at the Kohat tunnel toll plaza after holding its staff hostage, Dawn learnt on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Tribal court bans four from Bara PESHAWAR, Aug 5: A defunct tribal court has resumed its activities by banning four people from Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency as they were suspected of molesting minor boys in the... PESHAWAR: Objectivity in journalism stressed PESHAWAR, August 5: Speakers at a workshop here on Tuesday stressed the need for objectivity in journalism, referring to bias displayed by the western media in covering recent events.... MARDAN: ANP seeks ARD assurances MARDAN, Aug 5: Awami National Party Central President Asfandyar Wali Khan has said that his party is ready to join the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy if the ARD guarantees publicly...

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