Low Graphics Site

August 23, 2003 Saturday Jumadi-us-Sani 24, 1424 KARACHI: Construction of dam on Malir river planned KARACHI Aug 22: The city government is planning to construct a dam on Malir River and Karachi Water and Sanitation Board (KWSB) has been asked to prepare a feasibility report in... KARACHI: Teachers, students boycott classes: Attack on principal KARACHI, Aug 22: Students and teachers at various city educational institutions, on Friday, observed black day to protest against certain incidents of lawlessness in the educational institutions and attack on... KARACHI: Musharraf to discuss city issues with stake-holders KARACHI, Aug 22: President Gen Pervez Musharraf, who is expected here on Saturday on a three-day visit of the province, will hold wide- ranging meetings with the major stake-holders in the... KARACHI: Cable operators threaten strike KARACHI, Aug 22: The cable operators of the city are all set to cross swords with the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority over its protectionist policies.... KARACHI: CS advice sought on construction by Rangers KARACHI, Aug 22: The Karachi Building Control Authority has approached the Sindh chief secretary to get directions regarding the illegal construction being carried out by the Pakistan Ranger in their temporary... KARACHI: Oil tankers strike continues KARACHI, Aug 22: The All Pakistan Oil Tankers Owners Association went out on strike on Friday against what they termed as the wrong policy of the Pakistan State Oil about the... KARACHI: Man crushed to death KARACHI, Aug 22: A man died in a road traffic accident in Site on Friday. Police said that Mohammad Fayyaz, 35, was knocked down by a trailer (PT-0253) near railway crossing in Site. His body was shifted to the Civil Hospital for post-mortem examination. KARACHI: Edhi offers help KARACHI, Aug 22: Edhi Foundation has offered all help in cleaning and rehabilitation of beaches affected by oil slick off the city’s coastline.... KARACHI: Mixed views on poverty assessment expressed KARACHI, Aug 22: Representatives of civil society and concerned citizens expressed mixed views at a conference held on Friday to discuss the Pakistan Participatory Poverty Assessment (PPA), a document being prepared... KARACHI: Motorists facing hardship at Numaish crossing KARACHI, Aug 22: Motorists are exposed to danger at the old Numaish roundabout with no traffic signals at the Sharhrah-i- Quaideen and M.A.Jinnah Road junction and vehicles coming in speed from... KARACHI: Additional block at elementary college KARACHI, Aug 22: Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari, on Friday, laid foundation stone of the additional block of Government Elementary College of Education, Qasimabad.... KARACHI: Madadgar-15 centre set up in Saddar KARACHI, Aug 22: Inspector General Police Syed Kamal Shah, on Friday, urged people to assist police department in monitoring the performance of Madadgaar-15 to improve its services.... KARACHI: Course on angioplasty begins today KARACHI, Aug 22: The technique of angioplasty — or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in technical parlance — took off in the country in the early ‘90s at only a handful of... KARACHI: Welfare of artists, writers stressed KARACHI, Aug 22: Sindh Minister for Communication and Works Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the government has initiated a number of steps for the welfare and betterment of artists... KARACHI: Date extended KARACHI, Aug 22: The city government has extended dates for submission of admission forms for Class XI up to Aug 25.... KARACHI: Hearing of Russian tug case put off KARACHI, Aug 22: Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali of the Sindh High Court on Friday adjourned hearing of an admiralty suit against the Russian flag carrier M.V.Umka, a tug boat, till August... KARACHI: ‘Competent’ authorities exposed in beach work KARACHI, Aug 22: The beach-cleaning operations by various institutions on the 7.5 kilometre section of the Clifton coast, right from Sheerin Jinnah Colony up to the Village Restaurant, is being carried... KARACHI: Workers blame KPT officials for ship break KARACHI, Aug 22: The KPT Progressive Workers Union has alleged that it was the ill-advised actions, taken on the KPT chairman’s recommendations, that led to the split of the Tasman Spirit... KARACHI: Search for two minor girls ordered KARACHI, Aug 22: A senior civil judge issued on Thursday search warrants for the recovery of two minor daughters of Nadir Khan Jamali on an application of the girls’ divorced mother.... KARACHI: Improvement in police performance KARACHI, Aug 22: The advisor to chief minister on home affairs, Aftab Ahmed Shaikh, has expressed dissatisfaction over the working of police and ordered for visible improvement in this regard.... KARACHI: PPP-SB slams reinstatement of policemen KARACHI, Aug 22: The Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto) on Friday protested against the restoration and promotion of those police officials who were involved in the Murtaza Bhutto murder case.... KARACHI: Crude oil continuing to pollute air, warns SEPA KARACHI, Aug 22: The Sindh Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has warned that the air in and around the coastal zone affected by the oil-slick contains odourless elements that are extremely harmful... KARACHI: Protection demanded KARACHI, Aug 22: The Sindh High Court Bar Association on Friday urged the high-ups of the law enforcement agencies to take notice of threats being given to the family of the... KARACHI: Narcotics seized KARACHI, Aug 22: The Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) officials recovered 240 kilograms of fine quality hashish and 1kg heroin, from a vehicle and arrested the driver near Uthal checkpoint in Balochistan.... KARACHI: Stolen car recovered KARACHI, Aug 22: A team of the Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, has recovered a stolen car from Zakaria goth.... HYDERABAD: High court sets aside unseating of Naib Nazim HYDERABAD, Aug 22: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Friday held the resolution, adopted in the meeting of Union Council-2 Qasimabad against the Naib Nazim,... HYDERABAD: Sacking causes unrest among workers: union HYDERABAD, Aug 22: Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Central Labour Union chairman has said employees are suffering from stress in the wake of the anti-workers ordinances which do not guarantee job security.... DADU: 25 Hesco defaulters arrested DADU, Aug 22: At least 25 Hesco defaulters were arrested by the recovery Mukhtiarkar and Hesco team during raids at different places in Dadu town on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Kalabagh dam, Thal canal opposed HYDERABAD, Aug 22: Sindh Tarraqi Pasand Party chairman and Anti-Greater Thal Canal Action Committee member Dr Qadir Magsi has demanded that President Gen Pervez Musharraf should shelve controversial greater Thal canal... KHAIRPUR: Pest damages cotton crop KHAIRPUR, Aug 22: Cotton crop over thousands of acres has been damaged due to white fly attack in Thari and Kot Diji talukas.... NAWABSHAH: ASI booked NAWABSHAH, Aug 22: The Qazi Ahmad police on Thursday registered a case against an ASI for keeping three men in illegal detention.... HYDERABAD: SU exams schedule HYDERABAD, Aug 22: The University of Sindh on Friday announced schedule for submission of forms for LLB-I, II and III (failure) bi-annual examinations, 2002.... HYDERABAD: Disposal of sewage demanded HYDERABAD, Aug 22: Residents of union council-12 and 13 on Friday blocked roads leading to the Sabzi Mandi roundabout for more than two hours to protest against poor sanitary conditions in... HYDERABAD: Tribute paid to Usman Deeplai HYDERABAD, Aug 22: The Sindh minister for culture and tourism, Bashir Ahmed Qaimi, has said that Mohammad Usman Deeplai was born in the far-flung area of Thar where no opportunities for... PESHAWAR: 65 resolutions yet to take effect: NWFP PA’s effectiveness undermined PESHAWAR, Aug 22: The NWFP assembly’s 65 resolutions adopted unanimously since its creation remained unattended on the part of the federal and provincial governments undermining the effectiveness of the provincial legislature.... PESHAWAR: Draft law on women ownership rights prepared PESHAWAR, Aug 22: The NWFP Law Department has prepared drafts of two laws — one against the Talaq-i-Mughaliza (three pronouncements of Talaq in one go) and the other for depriving women... PESHAWAR: Police fail to recover abducted children PESHAWAR, Aug 22: The city police have arrested an alleged kidnapper from Kakshal locality here, but failed to recover two minor brothers and a driver kidnapped last week.... PESHAWAR: Inclusion of archaeology in syllabus demanded PESHAWAR, Aug 22: Archeologists have demanded  of  the government to establish museums of archaeology and ethnology at district level to portray the national heritage in a befitting manner, said a press... PESHAWAR: FM licence granted to Peshawar University PESHAWAR, Aug 22: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has granted licence for FM broadcast to the University of Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: Hospitals need women staff PESHAWAR, Aug 22: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government has issued directives to all public sector hospitals to conduct ECG and ultrasound of women patients by female staff....

Contributions Privacy Policy © DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2005