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August 9, 2003 Saturday Jumadi-us-Sani 10, 1424 KARACHI: Smuggled betel-nut floods markets KARACHI, Aug 8: Many sweet supari brands (purely based on betel nuts) have either disappeared from market or in acute shortage, as a result of seizure of betel nuts in sizable... KARACHI: Importance of vaccines in treatment highlighted KARACHI, Aug 8: Speakers at the inaugural session of a seminar on Friday urged the government to strengthen its vaccination programme through which the beneficiaries could receive treatment of infectious diseases... KARACHI: MQM-H activist arrested KARACHI, Aug 8: A leader of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement was arrested in Landhi in, what police claimed to be, an encounter following the recovery of a pistol and a stolen... KARACHI: Man dies in accident KARACHI, Aug 8: A young man died in a road traffic accident in Malir on Friday.... KARACHI: SHC issues notice to Thai envoy in trader’s case KARACHI, Aug 8: The Sindh High Court on Friday issued notices to all respondents, including the Thai ambassador to Pakistan and the consul-general in the city, for August 15 in a... KARACHI: 28 SMC students lose admission KARACHI, Aug 8: The principal of the Sindh Medical College has cancelled the admissions of 28 final year students of the college, who had allegedly used unfair means with regard to... KARACHI: Doctors granted extensions KARACHI, Aug 8: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammed Mahar has approved a year’s extension in the services of contract doctors, working in Sindh, with effect from August 9.... KARACHI: Bypass to be ready by Oct 2004 KARACHI, Aug 8: The 56-km long Karachi Northern Bypass project would be completed by October, 2004, at a cost of Rs2.2 billion.... KARACHI: No change in medical colleges seats KARACHI, Aug 8: The total number of MBBS and BDS seats at the government-run medical colleges and universities in the province will remain unchanged for the year 2003-2004, admission process for... KARACHI: Govt schools to remain open on Aug 14 KARACHI, Aug 8: The public sector schools in the city would remain open on August, 14, in connection with the Independence day celebrations in the country, an official communication said.... KARACHI: Aid cheques distributed to poor KARACHI, Aug 8: Provincial Education Minister Irfanullah Khan Marwat on Thursday distributed cheques worth Rs0.55 million among the deserving persons of Azam Basti.... KARACHI: Neglect strangulating boat-building trade: Basic amenities badly needed KARACHI, Aug 8: Boat-building, once a major profession and growing industry related to fisheries sector, has almost lost its strength and importance due to continued neglect over the last couple of... KARACHI: UK donation KARACHI, Aug 8: The British government has announced a donation of Rs9.35 million for the victims of flood-affected areas.... KARACHI: Book on Sadequain KARACHI, Aug 8: The Mohatta Palace Museum, in collaboration with Unilever Pakistan, will launch a book, which is titled “Sadequain: The Holy Sinner 1954 - 1987”, on Saturday at 6pm on... KARACHI: Altaf says feudal system hampering progress KARACHI, Aug 8: Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s founder and leader Altaf Hussain has said that feudal system is a great hurdle in the progress and prosperity of the country and nation.... KARACHI: Minister asks SLGC to expedite pace of inquiries KARACHI, Aug 8: The Sindh Minister for Local Government, Mohammad Hussain, chaired a meeting of the Sindh Local Government Commission here on Friday.... KARACHI: Palla returning to Indus KARACHI, Aug 8: The Fisheries Department has started progeniture of Palla fish in view of the discharge of water downstream Indus, director general of Fisheries said here on Friday.... KARACHI: KESC notifies disruptions KARACHI, Aug 8: The KESC will carry out maintenance of its transformer Nos. 2 and 3 at Landhi Grid Station between 10am and 11am on Sunday, a press release said on... KARACHI: UNFPA donates medicines for rain victims KARACHI, Aug 8: Sindh Minister for Population Welfare Imtiaz A. Sheikh has said that UNFPA has donated medicines worth Rs200,000 for the rain and flood affected people of the province.... KARACHI: 700 teachers under training at PTIT KARACHI, Aug 8: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Khan Marwat has said that 700 teachers are under training at the Pilot Training Institute for Teachers (PTIT).... KARACHI: Clean city on August 14 pledged by Nazim KARACHI, Aug 8: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has expressed the confidence of giving a clean city to Karachiites on August 13, on the eve of Independence Day.... KARACHI: Bail denied in child abduction case KARACHI, Aug 8: A bench of the High Court of Sindh comprising Justice Muhammed Sadiq Leghari on Friday disposed of a bail application with the direction to the trial court to... KARACHI: Hub dam repairs to be completed soon KARACHI, Aug 8: Sindh Planning and Development Department (SPDD) has said that Hub dam project, situated 35 miles north east of Karachi, is an inter-provincial project as the beneficiaries are located... KARACHI: Anti-insect spray being carried out KARACHI, Aug 8: The staff of the health department of the city government had began anti- fly and mosquito spray on a vast scale.... KARACHI: Fund-raising exhibition KARACHI, Aug 8: The Sociology Department of Karachi University has organized an exhibition for raising funds for rain and flood victims of Sindh at the arts auditorium on Aug 13.... KARACHI: JI seeks trader’s release from ‘US custody’ KARACHI, Aug 8: The Jamaat-i-Islami, on Friday, termed the abduction of local businessman Saifullah Paracha “breach of basic human rights and Constitution” and demanded that the government should ask the US... HYDERABAD: Action against negligent doctors sought: Deaths during operations HYDERABAD, Aug 8: Referring to frequent deaths of patients during operations in the district, the Hyderabad District Council on Thursday demanded that the people should be allowed to file suits against... NAWABSHAH: PPP-Muttahida row continues NAWABSHAH, Aug 8: The People’s Party Parliamentarians and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Thursday continued to issue each other with warnings.... KHAIRPUR: Girl kidnapped, relatives hurt KHAIRPUR, Aug 8: Some armed men kidnapped a girl from Sahib Sehto village on Wednesday night.... SHIKARPUR: Corruption alleged in relief distribution SHIKARPUR, Aug 8: The president, MMA (Sindh), and MNA from Karachi, Maulana Asadullah Bhutto, has criticized the Sindh government for its poor role and inefficiency in providing relief and distributing food... SUKKUR: No candidate secures A-grade in HSC exams SUKKUR, Aug 8: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sukkur, has announced the results of the Higher Secondary School Certificate Part-II (Class XII) Humanities Group Annual Examination, 2003, on Friday.... BADIN: Four more bodies recovered in Badin BADIN, Aug 8: Four more decomposed bodies were recovered from coastal Mard Malir and Walhari dehs on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Rally staged against Kalabagh dam HYDERABAD, Aug 8: Sindh National Party activists took out a protest rally from the Hotel City Gate against the construction of the greater Thal canal and Kalabagh Dam and to press... SHIKARPUR: Two policemen die in attack SHIKARPUR, Aug 8: Six dacoits attacked the Shaheed Raza Mohammad police picket, which is situated on a section of the Kandhkot-Shikarpur road, late Thursday night and killed Head Constable Naseer Ahmed... HYDERABAD: Nazim asks HDA to complete sewerage project HYDERABAD, Aug 8: The district Nazim, Hyderabad, Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman, has directed the Hyderabad Development Authority to ensure completion of the Greater Hyderabad Sewerage Project in two years.... PESHAWAR: Riyadh may buy $40m Super Mashaq PESHAWAR, Aug 8: Pakistan may export $40 million Super Mashaq training aircraft to Saudi Arabia.... CHITRAL: 15 killed as jeep falls into river CHITRAL, Aug 8: Only two bodies could be taken out of the Garam Chashma River on Thursday despite a non-stop 24-hour search for the victims of a jeep accident which left... SWABI: Eye disease SWABI, Aug 8: Conjunctivitis, an eye disease, is rapidly spreading across the district and doctors have advised people to wear sun glasses in order to prevent themselves from the illness.... PESHAWAR: Huge cache of arms seized in tribal area PESHAWAR, Aug 8: Mehsud Scouts of the Frontier Corps seized a cache of missiles, rockets, launchers, anti-tank mines and ammunition on Bara-Jamrud road on Thursday night, an FC official told Dawn... PESHAWAR: Designing office’s closure a loss PESHAWAR, Aug 8: The closure of the central designing office at the NWFP Works and Services Department has been causing huge financial loss to all the provincial departments, official sources said.... PESHAWAR: Speakers seek completion of borstal homes PESHAWAR, Aug 8: Speakers at a training workshop for police officials have urged the provincial government to complete construction of borstal homes for juvenile offenders as under the law they could... PESHAWAR: Arms export needed: Jatoi PESHAWAR, Aug 8: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Liaqat Ali Jatoi has said that the federal government would make all possible efforts to promote the exports of sporting arms and...

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