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August 13, 2003 Wednesday Jumadi-us-Sani 14, 1424 KARACHI: Flood victims stage protest demo KARACHI, Aug 12: A group of flood-affected people of Badin, on Tuesday, staged a demonstration here in front of State Guest House in protest against the ill-managed distribution of relief funds... KARACHI: Two children among five killed in accidents KARACHI, Aug 12: Five persons, including two children, died in separate road traffic accidents in different areas of the city on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Memon community slams police inaction: Killing of five brothers KARACHI, Aug 12: Various associations of the Memon community have decided to approach President Musharraf for immediate arrest of killers of the five brothers.... KARACHI: Plea for release of betel-nut dismissed KARACHI, Aug 12: The Sindh High Court dismissed on Tuesday a petition seeking release of a betel-nut consignment seized in 1985 while on its way from Quetta to Karachi.... KARACHI: Rescheduling of debt under study, says Nancy KARACHI, Aug 12: Pakistan and the United States have a longstanding partnership and though it has been a bit of roller coaster at times, both the countries are trying their best... KARACHI: Unregistered private schools on the rise KARACHI, Aug 12: Unregistered private schools are flourishing in Karachi owing to the lack of interest by the authorities in fresh drive to bring such institutions under legal net through Sindh... KARACHI: Protests in Lyari for second day KARACHI, Aug 12: A portion of Shah Latif Bhittai Road in Lyari Town remained closed for vehicular traffic on the second consecutive day, on Tuesday, as the residents continued their protest... KARACHI: Miss Jinnah’s services to country recalled KARACHI: A full-day seminar on the life and struggle of Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, jointly sponsored by the Sindh Employees Social Security Institution and Anjuman Tejarat, Mulazmeen-o-Zaraat Pesha Khawateen, was held Sessi’s... KARACHI: Mono-technic institute in Landhi inaugurated KARACHI, Aug 12: Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has reiterated the determination of the government to provide basic amenities on priority basis to the areas ignored in the past.... KARACHI: Rakhsha Bandhan observed KARACHI, Aug 12: The Hindu community in the city, like everywhere else in the world, celebrated the annual festival of Rakhsha Bandhan on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Cloudy weather forecast KARACHI, Aug 12: Partly cloudy or cloudy weather has been forecast for the city during next 24 hours. According to Met office forecast, temperature will range from 32 to 34 degrees centigrade. KARACHI: Girls outshine boys in HSC pre-medical examination KARACHI, Aug 12: The female candidates maintained their supremacy over male candidates in the HSC Science (Pre medical), Part-II, annual examinations, 2003, results of which were declared by the Board of... KARACHI: Govt’s apathy towards flood victims flayed KARACHI, Aug 12: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Sindh, has flayed the apathy of the government towards the flood affected people and said that the rulers were only interested to save... KARACHI: Test confirms water contamination KARACHI, Aug 12: A comprehensive and independent study carried out at Karachi University has indicated that the people of Landhi and Gadap who suffered from gastro-enteritis in late June had consumed... KARACHI: Altaf calls for joint efforts KARACHI, Aug 12: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that the poor and middle class people should jointly strive for solution of their problems because they were faced with... KARACHI: HSC exam toppers flay grant of grace marks KARACHI, Aug 12: The top three position holders of HSC (Pre-Medical) Science group annual examinations-2003 have disliked the government’s decision to award two per cent grace marks to the failures of... KARACHI: People suffer for govt’s failure to enforce traffic laws KARACHI, Aug 12: Everyday there are deaths caused by road accidents in the city because of rash driving. These accidents often result in the burning of vehicles by violent mobs, and... KARACHI: Each UC to get Rs6.4m uplift fund KARACHI, Aug 12: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan said on Tuesday that the development grant to each union council of Karachi has been increased to Rs6.4 million this year from Rs3.5 million... KARACHI: Murtaza case witness examined KARACHI, Aug 12: Karachi East District and Session Judge Sain Ali Dino Matilo on Tuesday adjourned hearing of Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder case against former senator Asif Ali Zardari and others... KARACHI: Tribute paid to heroes KARACHI, Aug 12: Federal Education Minister Zobaida Jalal said on Tuesday that Pakistan’s emergence as a state was the result of a sustained struggle of the Muslims of the subcontinent and... HYDERABAD: Police uproot tent of protesters: Thal canal project HYDERABAD, Aug 12: The situation outside the Hyderabad Press Club became tense here on Tuesday after police uprooted a tent pitched by leaders and activists of the anti-Greater Thal Canal Committee... HYDERABAD: Musharraf’s stand on water projects rejected HYDERABAD, Aug 12: Intellectuals of Sindh have deplored the statement of President Gen Pervez Musharraf during his visit to rain-hit Badin and Thatta districts in which he said there would have... MIRPURKHAS: Demo held against Nazim, Naib MIRPURKHAS, Aug 12: Dozens of councillors of Union Council Fazal Bhambhro held a protest demonstration in front of the press club on Tuesday to protest against the inefficiency and corruption of... THATTA: More relief funds for Thatta dist demanded THATTA, Aug 12: The District Relief Committee has demanded the provincial government for an additional allocation of Rs5 million for the on-going relief work in the district.... HYDERABAD: Second autopsy conducted HYDERABAD, Aug 12: Doctors of the Hyderabad Civil Hospital’s medico-legal section on Tuesday conducted the postmortem of a woman for the second time on the demand of her father.... LARKANA: Jobs for local people in gas field urged LARKANA, AUG 12: The district chapter of the People’s Party Parliamentarian, at a meeting held here on Monday, urged the Pakistan Petroleum Limited to employ local people at the Mazarani gas... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad dist yet to receive uplift funds HYDERABAD, Aug 12: An amount of Rs1424.034 million which was to be spent on development schemes in the district under different heads has not been re-validated by the Sindh government, this... DADU: Village flooded DADU, Aug 12: The Aliabad village in the Kachho belt was flooded on Monday as water gushed into the village from the hills on Monday.... BADIN: MMA for change in system BADIN, Aug 12: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leaders said on Monday that the MMA had not accepted the Legal Framework Order as a part of Constitution.... PESHAWAR: Cinema posters removed from main roads PESHAWAR, Aug 12: The police on Tuesday again removed film posters displaying women’s pictures from main roads of the city in its so-called anti-obscenity campaign.... PESHAWAR: Transfers in violation of rules resented PESHAWAR, Aug 12: Transfers and postings have been carried out in the NWFP directorate of technical education and manpower training recently ignoring the service rules and requirements of different technical education... PESHAWAR: Bail granted in narcotics case PESHAWAR, Aug 12: The Peshawar High Court on Monday accepted petition of an alleged drug smuggler and granted him bail.... PESHAWAR: Hisba bill to be presented after governor’s approval: CM PESHAWAR, Aug 12: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said his government will bring the Hisba Bill into the provincial assembly after it has been cleared by Governor Syed Iftikhar... SWABI: UN official visits GIK institute SWABI, Aug 12: The United Nations tries to reach different parts of the world in order to know people’s problems and take remedial measures accordingly.... PESHAWAR: Low-cost housing scheme to be revived PESHAWAR, Aug 12: The Pakistan Housing Authority (PHA) is likely to restart work on the prime minister’s low-cost housing scheme at Nassapa Payan near Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: 8,000 leprosy patients in NWFP: doctor PESHAWAR, Aug 12: Lack of treatment facilities in the Frontier province has been causing problems for patients suffering from leprosy.... LANDIKOTAL: 70 shops of Mirankhel tribesmen closed down LANDI KOTAL, Aug 12: Bara political administration on Tuesday closed down 70 shops of Mirankhel tribesmen in the Shalobar region after they failed to meet the deadline for recovery of an... PESHAWAR: Local govts in Fata demanded PESHAWAR, Aug 12: The All Pakistan Tribal Students Union on Tuesday accused the political administration and the bureaucracy of conspiring to force the tribesmen to resist the introduction of local government system...

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