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August 8, 2003 Friday Jumadi-us-Sani 9, 1424 KARACHI: Paracha case hearing resumes today KARACHI, Aug 7: The Sindh High Court on Thursday adjourned to Friday the hearing of a second writ petition agitating the disappearance of businessman Saifullah Paracha while on his way from... KARACHI: KESC offers new package to defaulters KARACHI, Aug 7: Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) has announced a new package for its consumers in order to facilitate them in paying their outstanding dues, a spokesman for the KESC... KARACHI: Fumigation campaign begins in city KARACHI, Aug 7: City District Government Karachi on Thursday initiated a fumigation campaign to control growth of mosquitoes and flies in the city.... KARACHI: Three persons commit suicide KARACHI, Aug 7: Three persons committed suicide in separate incidents in different parts of the city on Thursday.... KARACHI: Officials misuse amenity plot KARACHI, Aug 7: Gutter Baghicha, which was originally spread over 1016 acres, now stands reduced to only 469 acres due to misuse of the amenity plot by land grabbers and vested... KARACHI: MQM-H leader arrested for seventh time KARACHI, Aug 7: Vice-chairman of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement Iqbal Qureshi was taken into custody by the police for the seventh time on Thursday, shortly after his release orders were issued... KARACHI: President for massive development planning: City’s infrastructure KARACHI, Aug 7: President Pervez Musharraf has called for carrying out planning for the development of Karachi’s infrastructure on a massive scale, and not in piecemeal manner.... KARACHI: City colleges face shortage of teachers KARACHI, Aug 7: Majority of the government-run intermediate and degree colleges, imparting general as well as specialized education in the city are facing acute shortage of teachers, which is adversely affecting... KARACHI: Insanitary conditions prevail in Lyari KARACHI, Aug 7: Various parts of Lyari Town are inflicted with highly insanitary conditions, exposing the residents to health hazards.... KARACHI: International NGOs to join relief work KARACHI, Aug 7: Various international NGOs operating in the country have decided to provide relief goods worth Rs20 million (US$ 340,350) to the victims of the rains and floods in Sindh... KARACHI: Probe ordered KARACHI, Aug 7: Mr Sabihuddin Ahmed, Senior Puisne, Judge/Authorized Officer, High Court of Sindh, Karachi, has appointed Mr Justice Ghulam Rabbani, as inquiry officer, to conduct inquiry against Mr Muzaffar Ali... KARACHI: KU lectures KARACHI, Aug 7: A series of lectures by eminent faculty members is being organized at the Karachi University campus.... KARACHI: Preparation of Khirthar Park plan started KARACHI, Aug 7: Preparation of the management plan for the Khirthar National Park, one of the largest national parks in the country, and the adjoining protected areas has started, it is... KARACHI: Charge assigned KARACHI, Aug 7: Sindh government has ordered that Mr Riaz Ahmed Massan, an officer of ex-PCS (BS-17), deputy district officer (Revenue), Dadu, shall hold the charge of the post of secretary,... KARACHI: Problems of senior citizens discussed KARACHI: The topic of seminar that evening (Wednesday) at the Arts Council was: Problems of Neglected Senior Citizens. The scheduled speakers, around a dozen, ignored to appear, doing ‘poetic justice’ to... KARACHI: PTCL may cut tariff when private firms become operational KARACHI, Aug 7: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company will have to make tariff adjustments — most probably downward revision — when private companies become operational in the telecommunications industry.... KARACHI: Girl falls off pedestrian bridge KARACHI, Aug 7: A young girl was seriously injured when she fell off the overhead pedestrian bridge in Bohri Bazar Saddar on Thursday.... KARACHI: Musharraf praises Naimatullah KARACHI, Aug 7: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has appreciated City Nazim Naimatullah Khan for his dedication and endeavours for the rebuilding of the city’s infrastructure.... KARACHI: SC role in assembly dissolution opposed KARACHI, Aug 7: People’s Party Parliamentarians’ parliamentary leader in the Senate, Mian Raza Rabbani has said that the proposal to refer the presidential order of the National Assembly’s dissolution to the... KARACHI: Police official’s appeal dismissed KARACHI, Aug 7: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh comprising Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany and Justice Rehmat Hussain Jafferi dismissed an appeal filed by a police officer for... KARACHI: Land-owning departments to discuss works issue`: President convenes moot KARACHI, Aug 7: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has scheduled a meeting for Aug 23 of all the agencies allotted state land in Karachi.... KARACHI: Expunction of official’s remarks ordered KARACHI, Aug 7: The Federal Service Tribunal on Thursday ordered the expunction of adverse remarks made by the National Book Foundation managing director against its deputy director (sales) posted in Karachi.... KARACHI: UCs seek release of frozen accounts KARACHI, Aug 7: Nazims of 13 union councils of Orangi Town have made a passionate appeal to the authorities to release the town’s accounts which had been frozen some eight months... KARACHI: Scattered rain forecast KARACHI, Aug 7: Partly cloudy or cloudy weather, with chances of thunderstorm and scattered rain, has been forecast in Karachi, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas divisions during next 24 hours.... HYDERABAD: Pro-investment climate in Pakistan: UK HC HYDERABAD, Aug 7: The British deputy high commissioner, David Pearey, has said that amongst the developing countries, Pakistan was a model state, and added that Pakistan had played a very important... HYDERABAD: Remodelling of Rohri Canal demanded: Dist council session HYDERABAD, Aug 7: Below par performance of the National Database and Registration Authority, remodelling of the Rohri Canal and de-zoning of sugar mills remained the focus of attention at a session... HYDERABAD: Banhon to receive Bhitai award HYDERABAD, Aug 7: The Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) has decided to award Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Award for the year of 2002 to Banhon Khan Shaikh on his book “Shah... HYDERABAD: SHC allows ANP leader to run bus service HYDERABAD, Aug 7: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, on Wednesday allowed a transporter to run his bus service from his stand, provided he undertook that no... SUKKUR: Charas seized, two held SUKKUR, Aug 7: At least 20 maunds of Charas were recovered from an oil tanker and two people were arrested by the Excise police in the limits of the Tando Masti... PESHAWAR: Darra arms show fails to woo visitors PESHAWAR, Aug 7: A two-day exhibition aimed at promoting defence products, sporting and vintage light arms manufactured in the tribal town of Darra Adamkhel failed to attract visitors on the first... PESHAWAR: Court releases three bonded labourers PESHAWAR, Aug 7: Peshawar District and Sessions judge Hayat Ali Shah on Thursday released three bonded labourers — a woman and her two children — kept in illegal confinement by a kiln owner.... PESHAWAR: NWFP hopes to get Japanese aid PESHAWAR, Aug 7: The NWFP government has identified more than 35 small and medium-size development projects for getting Japanese grant Islamabad is expecting to receive shortly, according to official sources.... PESHAWAR: Inquiry into non-use of aid urged PESHAWAR, Aug 7: Parliamentary leader of PML-N in the NWFP Assembly Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani has expressed concern over the non- utilization of millions of rupees granted by the Government of Japan... PESHAWAR: Govt, Wapda chief to discuss arrears PESHAWAR, Aug 7: NWFP government is likely to take up the issues of non-payment of arrears accumulated against water and power development authority on account of net hydel profit and loadshedding...

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