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August 19, 2003 Tuesday Jumadi-us-Sani 20, 1424 KARACHI: Oil content rising in shore water, say experts KARACHI, Aug 18: Concentration of the oil content in the water reaching the shore was gradually increasing due to the effects of the oil spillage from the grounded Tasman Spirit, said... KARACHI: Mother, daughter killed in Buffer Zone KARACHI, Aug 18: A mother and her daughter were killed by unidentified persons in Buffer Zone on Monday.... KARACHI: CM takes notice of gang-rape KARACHI, Aug 18: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar has taken serious notice of the criminal assault of the girl, who went to an amusement park with her fiance on... KARACHI: Foreign experts seek end to anti-slick operation KARACHI, Aug 18: A team of foreign experts, engaged in containing the oil slick caused by spillage from a Greek oil tanker off Karachi beach, has directed the Defence Housing Authority... KARACHI: Notices issued on MQM-H petition KARACHI, Aug 18: Justice Mohammad Mujeebullah Siddiqui of the Sindh High Court on Monday issued notices to the SHO of Landhi police station, the DSP of Korangi and the TPO of... KARACHI: Bail plea dismissed KARACHI, Aug 18: A division bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC), comprising Justice Wahid Bux Brohi and Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery, on Monday dismissed a bail plea filed by Sohail... KARACHI: First year admissions date extended KARACHI, Aug 18: The admission forms, pertaining to first year classes in the government colleges, would now be received through designated bank branches till Aug 20.... KARACHI: Work begins on water supply lines in Metroville KARACHI, Aug 18: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan laid foundation stone of the alternative bypass lines for water supply costing Rs6.4 million in Metroville Karachi, Union Council No-4 of Site Town on... KARACHI: Minimum dislocation of poor stressed: Lyari Expressway KARACHI, Aug 18: Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari, on Monday, reviewed the progress of Lyari Expressway and Resettlement Project.... KARACHI: Better civic facilities in DHA pledged KARACHI, Aug 18: The newly appointed administrator of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Brig Maqsood Hussain has directed his team to work with reinvigorated spirit to further improve overall civic facilities for... KARACHI: Ban on sale of sweet supari demanded KARACHI, Aug 18: Specialists and doctors, expressing their concern over schoolchildren’s inclination to the addiction of pan, betel-nut, gutka, etc., have urged the provincial education ministry to fulfil its responsibility in... KARACHI: SSC part-I results declared KARACHI, Aug 18: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi (BSEK), announced on Monday the results of Secondary School Certificate Part-I (Class-IX), annual examination, 2003, of General Group for both regular and... KARACHI: KU to have bio-tech, genetics institute KARACHI, Aug 18: The Karachi University, within the next two months period, will have a well-equipped biotechnology and genetics institute, offering PhD and M Phil-level programmes.... KARACHI: Debate contest KARACHI, Aug 18: Students at a debate contest on Monday held both politicians and military rulers responsible for the current situation in the country, and stressed for ethnic, political and religious... KARACHI: Road ruined by sewage KARACHI, Aug 18: The overflowing sewage has badly damaged the recently-carpeted main road of Block-L, North Nazimabad.... KARACHI: Physiotherapy results KARACHI, Aug 18: Examination department, University of Karachi, on Monday announced the results of First Year BS, in Physiotherapy (New Course), supplementary examinations, 2002.... KARACHI: Schools, colleges reopen KARACHI, Aug 18: Schools and colleges, both in the public and private sector, reopened after over two-and-a-half month vacations on Monday.... KARACHI: Arrest warrants for TV channel staffers issued KARACHI, Aug 18: An anti-terrorism court issued bailable warrants for the arrest of four staffers of a London-based TV channel, for not appearing before the court in a contempt of court... KARACHI: PTA’s undue favour to PTCL irks stakeholders: Deregulation policy KARACHI, Aug 18: Stakeholders in the telecommunications sector, on Monday, accused the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) of trying to protect the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) in the deregulation policy.... KARACHI: High Court moved on oil-spill issue KARACHI, Aug 18: A suit was instituted in the Sindh High Court on Monday for the recovery of damages amounting to Rs10 billion from the federal government, the Karachi Port Trust,... KARACHI: CM visits slick-hit beach areas KARACHI, Aug 18: Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar on Monday visited Seaview and Clifton beach areas and had a review of the situation arising out of the oil spillage from the... KARACHI: Governor reviews law, order situation KARACHI, Aug 18: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has directed the authorities concerned to take strict action against criminals and terrorists without any discrimination and succumbing to any influence.... KARACHI: Effective steps to curb violence urged KARACHI, Aug 18: Sindh Democratic Alliance (SDA), expressing concern over deteriorating law and order in the province, has urged the Sindh chief minister to take steps for evolving an integrated strategy... KARACHI: Measures to check carjackings finalized KARACHI, Aug 18: The issue of growing cases of vehicle theft/snatching was discussed at a high-level meeting presided over by the provincial Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkil Qazi in his office here... KARACHI: Medical camp KARACHI, Aug 18: For the benefit of the poor people affected by the worst environmental fiasco in the country’s history, a free medical camp was set up by the Sindh Police... HYDERABAD: SNF joins protest against Thal canal HYDERABAD, Aug 18: A large number of Sindh National Front activists observed a token hunger strike in front of the press club here on Monday to protest against the construction of... BADIN: Liaquat hints at LBOD’s role in disaster BADIN, Aug 18: Federal Industries and Production Minister Liaquat Ali Khan Jatoi has said the matter of the Left Bank Outfall Drain will be taken up with the Wapda authorities if... BADIN: Rs10bn demanded for Badin BADIN, Aug 18: Sindh People’s Party Parliamentarians president Nisar Ahmad Khuhro has said the relief provided by the government is not sufficient and demanded Rs10 billion for the rain-hit district.... HYDERABAD: Dist Nazim seeks citizens’ help HYDERABAD, Aug 18: District Nazim Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has sought the help of Sindh information department to create a sense of civic duties among citizens to restore the civic facilities in the... KHAIRPUR: Water shortage condemned KHAIRPUR, Aug 18: A large number of growers held a demonstration and observed a token hunger strike in Hingorja here on Monday to protest against the shortage of water in Mehrab... HYDERABAD: Railway line blasts slammed HYDERABAD, Aug 18: Awami Tehrik chief and Sindh Water Committee president Rasool Bux Palijo has condemned bomb blasts on railway tracks in Nawabshah and Bulhari.... HYDERABAD: Minister visits hospital HYDERABAD, Aug 18: The Sindh minister for information technology, Yaqoob Ilyas, said that it was a worship to take care of the mentally retarded people.... KHAIRPUR: Two die in accident KHAIRPUR, Aug 18: Two motorcyclists were killed and another was injured in an accident near Thari Mirwah town on Sunday night.... PESHAWAR: SHO sacked on bribery charges PESHAWAR, Aug 18: The services of a station house officer, investigation, have been terminated on charges of taking a bribe from an accused, who had allegedly snatched money from a trader... PESHAWAR: Traffic police made to work long hours PESHAWAR, Aug 18: The traffic police inspectors have been facing hardship in complying with the new orders asking them to do duty long hours, policemen interviewed by Dawn said.... PESHAWAR: Vocational centres for women in Fata soon PESHAWAR, Aug 18: The federal government has earmarked an amount of Rs380 million for setting up skill development centres for women in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas during the current financial... PESHAWAR: Cess on tobacco opposed PESHAWAR, Aug 18: Water and Power Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao has opposed the introduction of cess on the open market transactions of tobacco terming it harmful for the tobacco growers of... PESHAWAR: Radiations cause health problems PESHAWAR, Aug 18: Exposure to the radiations emitted by the X-ray machines causes serious health problems for radiologists, patients and their relatives, doctors told Dawn on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Food street being set up in Jinnah Park PESHAWAR, Aug 18: City district government has decided to convert a portion of the Jinnah Park — former Cunningham Park — into a ‘food street’ to generate revenue, officials acknowledged.... PESHAWAR: Carjacker handed over to Punjab police PESHAWAR, Aug 18: A local court on Monday handed over an alleged carjacker, involved in lifting of dozens of vehicles, to the Punjab Police.... PESHAWAR: Pakistan to join growers body PESHAWAR, Aug 18: The country is likely to join the International Tobacco Growers Association (ITGA) after a recent offer made to the Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB) in this regard.... PESHAWAR: Bailiff deputed PESHAWAR, Aug 18: The additional district and sessions judge, Tariq Yousafzai, on Monday deputed a bailiff to recover six bonded labourers including two women and four children from two separate brick...

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