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August 22, 2003 Friday Jumadi-us-Sani 23, 1424 KARACHI: CM voices unequivocal support to city govt KARACHI, Aug 21: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Muhammad Mahar has voiced his unequivocal support to the city government and city Nazim Naimatullah Khan.... KARACHI: Oil tanker owners observe strike: Dispute with PSO KARACHI, Aug 21: The All Pakistan Oil Tankers Owners Association has threatened to call a countrywide strike from Friday if their demands are not met by the Pakistan State Oil.... KARACHI: Ulema to take steps for peace KARACHI, Aug 21: A meeting of the provincial peace committee comprising Ulema from all schools of thought has condemned the recent cycle of violence and killings in Karachi which claimed a... KARACHI: Tasman Spirit: lighterage operation remains suspended KARACHI, Aug 21: Due to unfavourable weather condition, salvagers of Tasman Spirit have decided to keep the lighterage operation at the Karachi harbour suspended for some more days. The operation was... KARACHI: Principal wounded in students’ shoot-out KARACHI, Aug 21: The principal of Government College of Commerce and Economics was on Thursday wounded in a shoot-out between students of two rival groups on the premises of the college.... KARACHI: City to get less water due to power breakdown KARACHI, Aug 21: Water supply to the city from two pumping stations of the KWSB at Dhabeji and Pipri came to a grinding halt on Thursday evening due to disruption in... KARACHI: More rains forecast KARACHI, Aug 21: The Met office, in a special bulletin on Thursday evening, said that the monsoon currents had become active again that might cause isolated rains in Sindh and eastern... KARACHI: Power consumption goes up in city KARACHI, Aug 21: Energy consumption of Karachi has jumped unprecedentedly to 8.14 per cent during 2002-2003, as compared with the previous four years’ trend of three per cent yearly rise.... KARACHI: Hand-over of scheme 33 to city govt demanded KARACHI, Aug 21: The Gulzar-i-Hijri Cooperative Housing Societies Federation (GHCHSF) has appealed to the highest authorities to transfer the possession of Scheme-33 to the city government and ensure the start of... KARACHI: Most institutions lack facilities KARACHI, Aug 21: Despite regulations and clear directives by the provincial education department, most of the private educational institutions, both in rural and urban areas of Sindh, lack lab equipment, playgrounds,... KARACHI: Oil slick causes decline in fish prices KARACHI, Aug 21: Livelihood of more than 90,000 registered fishermen of Sindh is at stake as the oil slick in Karachi’s fishing zone has led to a sharp decline in the... KARACHI: Walk held to protest Dr Shoaib’s killing KARACHI, Aug 21: The employees at the Liaquat National Hospital (LNH) on Thursday organized a walk to protest against the murder of Assistant Medical Director Dr Shoaib Shafiq.... KARACHI: Submission of first year enrolment forms KARACHI, Aug 21: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi on Thursday informed all affiliated colleges and higher secondary schools to submit the enrolment forms for annual examinations, 2004, filled by the... KARACHI: MBBS, BDS exam dates KARACHI, Aug 21: The Final Professional MBBS Supplementary Examination 2003, which was to begin from Aug 25, will now commence from Aug 30.... KARACHI: Move against illegal petrol pumps planned KARACHI, Aug 21: The city government has decided to take action against petrol pumps and CNG stations operating in the city without lawful permission.... KARACHI: KU honours Japanese students KARACHI, Aug 21: A reception was hosted by Urdu department, University of Karachi, at its Audio Visual Centre, to honour Japanese students, currently visiting Pakistan to learn about its culture and... KARACHI: AKU doctor deposes in suit for damages KARACHI, Aug 21: A surgeon of Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Dr Shaista Khan, defendant in a suit for recovery of damages of Rs5 million, led her evidence and was cross-examined... KARACHI: NGOs seek judicial probe into ship mishap KARACHI, Aug 21: Various NGOs have demanded a high-level judicial inquiry into the causes that led to the grounding of the Greek oil tanker MT Tasman Spirit off the coast of... KARACHI: Young man dies in accident KARACHI, Aug 21: A young man died and his companion was injured when they were knocked down by a police vehicle in Gizri late Wednesday night.... KARACHI: JSM slates decision to build Kalabagh dam KARACHI, Aug 21: The Jeay Sindh Mahaz has bitterly criticised General Pervez Musharraf’s resolve to build the controversial Kalabagh dam, terming it a declaration of war against the people of Sindh.... KARACHI: Man shot dead KARACHI, Aug 21: A middle-aged man was shot dead by unidentified persons at Safoora goth on Thursday.... KARACHI: Benazir slams ‘smear campaign’ KARACHI, Aug 21: Pakistan People’s Party’s chairperson Ms Benazir Bhutto has termed the sudden splash of the Swiss bank accounts scandal against her and her husband Asif Zardari a deliberate move... KARACHI: Councillors deplore police high-handedness KARACHI, Aug 21: The city council hall on Thursday reverberated with the complaints regarding high-handedness of police and unresponsive attitude of bureaucracy towards elected house, when members of the city council... LAHORE: ATC refuses to summon Shahbaz from US LAHORE, Aug 21: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday refused to recall its orders through which it declared PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif a proclaimed offender for “absconding” the trial proceedings of a... LAHORE: Army contingent leaves for Congo LAHORE, Aug 21: Pakistan Army is recognized as the emblem of security, stability and harmony the world over for the dedication, zeal and sacrifices rendered by its troops in the service... LAHORE: LHC restores Hassaan to office till today LAHORE, Aug 21: The Lahore High Court on Thursday restored Data Gunj Buksh Town Nazim Khwaja Ahmad Hassaan to his office till Friday (today).... LAHORE: Gwadar to be linked with rail network LAHORE, Aug 21: The railway authorities have planned to spread its rail network to Gwadar port to claim share in the freight hauling business from the new port to upcountry, Afghanistan... LAHORE: Barotha’s second unit starts power generation LAHORE, Aug 21: The second generation unit of the Ghazi Barotha Hydel Power Project on Thursday started producing electricity up to its full capacity of 290MW and also came on line.... LAHORE: PPP wants debate on LFO in NA LAHORE, Aug 21: The provincial executive committee of the PPP, which met here on Thursday, urged the government to present the LFO before the National Assembly for a debate.... LAHORE: Road-user charge recovery suspended LAHORE, Aug 21: The district Nazim on Thursday ordered suspension of the road-user charge recovery till further orders and disciplinary action against its recovery staff for committing irregularities.... LAHORE: Production of cement increases LAHORE, Aug 21: The cement production in the country has gone up by nine per cent in the first two months of fiscal 2003-04 as a result of budgetary incentives given... LAHORE: PU VC gets two-year extension LAHORE, Aug 21: Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Lt-Gen (retired) Arshad Mahmood has been granted extension for another two years.... LAHORE: MBBS exams schedule LAHORE, Aug 21: Punjab University registrar Col Masudul Haq has said that the university will announce MBBS examinations schedule for its affiliated colleges within a few days.... HYDERABAD: SHC asks govt to ensure payment of land compensation HYDERABAD, Aug 21: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, on Wednesday directed the respondent of the department concerned of the Sindh government to call a meeting of... HYDERABAD: MUET offers 394 more admissions HYDERABAD, Aug 21: The authorities of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, announced on Wednesday that the university has increased 394 seats for admissions in first year engineering, architecture... THATTA: Salary demanded THATTA, Aug 21: At least 27 employees of the district forest office have complained that they have not been paid their salaries for the last three months.... HYDERABAD: SAU revives scholarships HYDERABAD, Aug 21: Acting Sindh Governor Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah Wednesday announced the revival of scholarship for the students of Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam.... HYDERABAD: HSC position holders for updating syllabus HYDERABAD, Aug 21: Position holders of the Higher Secondary Certificate examinations have stressed the need for updating the syllabus and changing the system of examinations.... HYDERABAD: Contract system at Manchhar flayed HYDERABAD, Aug 21: Leaders of the Save Manchhar Alliance on Thursday demanded that the contract system be done away at the Manchhar Lake and the license system be reintroduced. They also... PESHAWAR: Many dist govts fail to prepare budgets PESHAWAR, Aug 21: Though well over one-and-a-half months of the new financial year have passed, some of the district governments in the NWFP have yet to get their annual budgetary plans... PESHAWAR: Court sets free juvenile on three-year probation term PESHAWAR, Aug 21: A juvenile court released on Thursday a boy on probation for... PESHAWAR: Weavers told to shift from residential locality PESHAWAR, Aug 21: City District Nazim Azam Afridi has given a one-week deadline to carpet weavers to shift their centres from residential areas of the provincial metropolis.... PESHAWAR: PA to meet on 30th PESHAWAR, Aug 21: A government-opposition joint meeting, held here at the speaker’s secretariat on Thursday, has decided to convene the assembly session on Aug 30.... SKARDU: Skardu incidents flayed SKARDU, Aug 21: Northern Areas Deputy Chief Executive Haji Fida Mohammad Nashad and Home Department Secretary Saeed Ahmad Khan have expressed sorrow over the recent incidents of ransacking government and public...

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