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August 11, 2003 Monday Jumadi-us-Sani 12, 1424 KARACHI: Police grope for clue to killers KARACHI, Aug 10: Police, on Sunday, failed to find any motive or a clue to the killers of the five brothers, who were gunned down late Saturday night on Jahangir Road.... KARACHI: Sindh govt, Railways at odds over KCR plan KARACHI, Aug 10: The ministry of Railways has asked for takeover of Karachi mass transit programme (KMTP) from the Sindh government for revival of the Karachi Circular Railway, well-placed sources in... KARACHI: 132 vehicles taken away in a week KARACHI, Aug 10: Bandits took away 132 vehicles 53 cars and 79 motorcycles during the last one week in various parts of Karachi.... KARACHI: Power riots break out in Model Colony KARACHI, Aug 10: Agitating residents of Model Colony, on Sunday, lit bonfire and pelted the vehicles with stones in protest against the prolonged power failures for the last three to five... KARACHI: Two commit suicide KARACHI, Aug 10: Two persons, including a lady doctor, committed suicide in different areas of the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: Civic infrastructure in Lyari needs overhaul KARACHI, Aug 10: The entire infrastructure of civic facilities in Lyari Town has almost collapsed as a result of monsoon rains, a survey shows.... KARACHI: Need to improve production of vaccine stressed KARACHI, Aug 10: Federal health secretary Ejaz Rahim has underscored the need to institutionlize vaccine development in the country.... KARACHI: Stinking water surrounds zoo KARACHI, Aug 10: Contrary to the claim by relevant authorities to have smoothen all the roads leading to the Zoological Garden by getting potholes and ditches filled, almost all these roads... KARACHI: Postmen given cell phones, motorcycles KARACHI, Aug 10: Federal communication minister Ahmed Ali, on Saturday gave 160 motorcycles and mobile phones to the postmen working in the Karachi circle of the Pakistan Post Office, says a... KARACHI: Supply of clean water urged KARACHI, Aug 10: Advisor to chief minister on Environment and Alternate Energy, Faisal Malik Gabol, urged city government to take concrete steps to solve problems of citizens instead of shifting responsibilities.... KARACHI: Abdullah girls college seats KARACHI, Aug 10: The Centralized Admission Committee (CAP) notified on Sunday that 50 seats had been allocated for General Science group (Computer) in the Abdullah Government College for Women.... KARACHI: Drizzle forecast KARACHI, Aug 10: The Met office has forecast cloudy weather and drizzle for Karachi on Monday, while dry weather is expected in Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana and Mirpur Khas divisions. Maximum temperature... KARACHI: Exploration work put off as oil, gas not found: Khirthar National Park site KARACHI, Aug 10: The multinational oil firm engaged in oil and gas exploration in the Khirthar National Park has suspended its work in the protected area temporarily, it is learnt.... KARACHI: Cost of utilities termed unbearable KARACHI, Aug 10: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) has expressed its concern and apprehension over the prevailing constitutional crisis in the country which, it said, had paralyzed democratic institutions.... KARACHI: Steps for viable pension scheme stressed KARACHI, Aug 10: Chairman Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) Muhammad Shafi Malik said that transparent, fair and just system had been entrenched in all operation of the EOBI.... KARACHI: LPG-operated vehicles to be checked KARACHI, Aug 10: Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkil Qazi has directed the DCOs of all the districts of Sindh to ensure that liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is not used in motorcars and... KARACHI: Killing part of plot to disturb peace: Muttahida KARACHI, Aug 10: The Coordination Committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement has condemned the murder of five brothers, belonging to Tableeghi Jamaat, who were gunned down on Jehangir Road by armed terrorists... KARACHI: Madadgar-15 offices to be moved KARACHI, Aug 10: Inspector General of Police Syed Kamal Shah has directed DIG Operations to establish Madadgar-15 offices at prominent places in the city.... KARACHI: Body found KARACHI, Aug 10: The body of a teenage boy was found in Nabi Bux police limits on Sunday. Police said the body of an Afghan national, Baaz Mohibullah, 18, was found... KARACHI: Karo-kari KARACHI, Aug 10: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has taken serious notice of the rising incidents of karo kari in the interior of Sindh.... HYDERABAD: Rs100m demanded for Hyderabad dist HYDERABAD, Aug 10: The district relief committee has demanded that the Sindh government should immediately release Rs100 million to compensate rain victims of the district for their losses.... HYDERABAD: Police misusing power: MNA HYDERABAD, Aug 10: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur has criticized the Kotri taluka police for implicating people in false cases.... HYDERABAD: 168 people killed during rains HYDERABAD, Aug 10: The recent rains claimed lives of 168 people, affected 3,422 villages and destroyed 3,43,188 acres of cropped area across the province, said figures of the Sindh Relief Commission... HYDERABAD: Vigilance committees being set up: Magsi HYDERABAD, Aug 10: The Sindh minister for Zakat, Ushr, Auqaf and Minority Affairs, Irfan Gul Magsi, has said that Rs100,000... HYDERABAD: Coalminers facing starvation HYDERABAD, Aug 10: Sixty-five per cent mines have caved in and thousands of labourers were rendered jobless by the recent rains and subsequent flooding at the Lakhra coalfield in Dadu district.... HYDERABAD: Woman found dead HYDERABAD, Aug 10: A 22-year-old married woman, Hina Shahid, was found dead in her house in Ayub Colony, Unit No11, Latifabad, late Saturday night.... PESHAWAR: Rules on narcotics analysis awaited: Percentage calculation of ingredients PESHAWAR, Aug 10: Accused in narcotics cases are placed in a disadvantaged position due to the non-framing of concerned rules by the federal government for the calculation of percentage of different... PESHAWAR: Child labour rampant in Frontier PESHAWAR, Aug 10: Mechanic’s assistant Tariq wipes his hand on the greasy rags that clothe him and sighs as he contemplates his weekly wage of 78 cents.... PESHAWAR: Research doctors employed for clinical jobs PESHAWAR, Aug 10: More than a dozen doctors have been employed against the clinical posts at the government-owned hospitals in the city in clear violation of rules as they have completed... PESHAWAR: Health units’ PC-1 not yet okayed PESHAWAR, Aug 10: The NWFP Finance Department is yet to approve the PC-1 for the establishment of health education units at the provincial and district levels despite a lapse of two... PESHAWAR: NGO pledges help to improve healthcare PESHAWAR, Aug 10: A UK-based non-governmental organization has pledged to work with the provincial government to improve the primary health care in the NWFP.... PESHAWAR: Kiln owner, policeman summoned PESHAWAR, Aug 10: The additional district and sessions judge, Tariq Yousafzai, on Saturday summoned the SHO Nasirbagh police station and owner of a brick kiln in a habeas corpus petition....

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