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August 27, 2003 Wednesday Jumadi-us-Sani 28, 1424 KARACHI: Protest by opposition mars PA proceedings KARACHI, Aug 26: The Sindh Assembly session, which was requestioned by the opposition Peoples Party Parliamentarians to discuss Greater Thal Canal and plight of people in the wake of devastating rains... KARACHI: 10-year-old girl gang-raped KARACHI, Aug 26: A ten-year-old girl was subjected to gang- rape by unknown persons in Model Colony late on Monday.... KARACHI: Counsel objects to Asif’s shifting KARACHI, Aug 26: The defence lawyer for Asif Ali Zardari filed on Tuesday objection to the prosecution’s application seeking his client’s shifting away from Karachi.... KARACHI: Experts deplore US role in ME KARACHI, Aug 26: Efforts by the United States to install a puppet regime in Baghdad without taking wishes of the Iraqi people into account and to control that country’s oil resources,... KARACHI: More oil spill feared during lighterage KARACHI, Aug 26: The salvagers of the broken Greek-registered oil tanker, Tasman Spirit, feared more spillage into the sea during the lighterage operation, which is in its critical stage, said the... KARACHI: Guard breaks into bank KARACHI, Aug 26: A security guard broke into a private bank in Clifton between Saturday and Sunday night and escaped with valuables after breaking the lockers.... KARACHI: High-powered body to manage uplift work KARACHI, Aug 26: A high-powered committee comprising major stake-holders will shortly be formed by President Pervez Musharraf for developing an integrated regulatory framework for the development work in the city.... KARACHI: Govt colleges’ students bag top slots in pre-engineering KARACHI, Aug 26: The top three positions in the HSC Pre-Engineering, annual examinations-2003, conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, were secured by three students of government colleges.... KARACHI: Girls top general science exam KARACHI, Aug 26: The Board of Intermediate Education, on Tuesday announced the results of HSC-II, Science General annual examinations-2003, with an overall pass percentage of 30.17.... KARACHI: HSC toppers deem college attendance rules ineffective KARACHI, Aug 26: Majority of the position holders of HSC (Science Pre-Engineering and Science General) annual examinations-2003 observed that the compulsory attendance rules in the case of government colleges was not... KARACHI: First-year physiotherapy exams from Sept 11 KARACHI, Aug 26: Karachi University on Tuesday notified to inform the candidates of Physiotherapy at the Jinnah Post-graduate Medical College and Liaqat National Hospital, Karachi, that the First Year,... KARACHI: Govt degree college facing shortage of teachers KARACHI, Aug 26: The only government-run degree college in Orangi Town, Government Degree Science and Commerce College, also known as Govt Abdul Hamid Badayuni College has become an excellent example of... KARACHI: 3 accused pay $1.78m to secure release: Alliance Motors scam KARACHI, Aug 26: Judge Mrs Qaiser Iqbal of the Accountability Court No 1 ordered on Tuesday the release of three beneficiaries of the Rs3.5 billion Alliance Motors scam after they returned... KARACHI: MMA threatens ‘million march’ KARACHI, Aug 26: The Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal has threatened to bring out a ‘million march’ in Karachi and block the city roads if the government sends Pakistani troops to Iraq.... KARACHI: — denies deal with govt on Zakat bodies KARACHI, Aug 26: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s parliamentary leader in the Sindh Assembly, Maulana Umar Sadiq on Tuesday denied any deal between the alliance and the provincial government and refuted reports that... KARACHI: Two activists released KARACHI, Aug 26: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Wahid Bux Brohi and Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery, on Tuesday disposed of an appeal of two Muttahida Qaumi... KARACHI: Kuwait sends goods for flood victims KARACHI, Aug 26: Following a directive of the Amir of Kuwait, Shaikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah, and a decision taken at the Council of Ministers, the state of Kuwait is... KARACHI: Clogged drains may play havoc with city KARACHI, Aug 26: City will witness the same kind of devastation in case of heavy downpour, as it faced during the early rains of monsoon, because the cleanliness drive could not... KARACHI: Khuhro slams insult to MPAs’ wisdom KARACHI, Aug 26: Leader of the combined opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro on Tuesday condemned manhandling of the PPP lady activists who were protesting against the Greater Thar Canal... KARACHI: Paracha was mistakenly cleared by FIA: DAG KARACHI, Aug 26: Missing businessman Saifullah Paracha’s name appeared on the exit control list as a loan-defaulter and he was mistakenly cleared by the FIA immigration staff at the Karachi airport... KARACHI: Oil tankers strike ends KARACHI, Aug 26: A strike being observed by a group of the oil tankers owners has been called off after a settlement between the tanker owners and Pakistan State Oil officials,... KARACHI: Dr Ali Khusro passes away KARACHI, Aug 26: Dr Ali Mohammad Khusro, a former vice- chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, died on Sunday in New Delhi, according to family sources here. He was 78.... HYDERABAD: ‘Issue raised to cover up Thal canal construction’: HYDERABAD, Aug 26: The Anti-Greater Thal Canal Action Committee has rejected the stand taken by President Gen Pervez Musharraf that more dams are required on the River Indus to save agriculture... HYDERABAD: SHC issues notices to four municipal officials HYDERABAD, Aug 26: The additional advocate-general of Sindh has said that following the recent torrential rains in the desert region, respondent Taluka Municipal Administration officials were provided machinery to drain out... SUKKUR: Traders criticize increase in railway fares SUKKUR, Aug 26: The Pakistan Railways (PR) has increased fares by 10 per cent, while at Sukkur, PR booking clerks were demanding an increase of 12 per cent in fares from... MITHI: Anti-mosquito spray urged MITHI, Aug 26: The residents of various towns and villages of Thar have urged the district administration and the health department to take prompt measures for fumigation to destroy mosquitoes, flies... SHIKARPUR: Rain-hit farmers demand relief SHIKARPUR, Aug 26: The farmers of Mehmooda Bagh and adjoining villages staged a rally to protest against the negligence of the district administration, blocking the National Highway at Rustam road chowk... DADU: Failure of civic systems flayed DADU, Aug 26: A large number of Nazims, Naib Nazims, councillors and social workers along with the people held a protest demonstration on Monday against the failure of the sanitation,... MIRPURKHAS: Nazims seek more powers MIRPURKHAS, Aug 26: Taluka Nazims of Sindh have called upon President Gen Pervez Musharraf to give them magisterial powers as enjoyed by Nazims of Punjab and Balochistan.... HYDERABAD: HCCI polls schedule HYDERABAD, Aug 26: The Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Monday announced the election schedule for elections of eight vacant seats of the executive committee of the chamber.... PESHAWAR: Hasba act termed unconstitutional PESHAWAR, Aug 26: Speakers at a seminar here on Tuesday criticized the proposed Hasba Bill, terming it unconstitutional and illegal.... PESHAWAR: Business culture’s promotion urged PESHAWAR, Aug 26: There is a need to promote entrepreneurial culture as there is a lot of pressure on the job market already strained by around 800,000 young people adding to... PESHAWAR: Former MNA acquitted PESHAWAR, Aug 26: An accountability court has acquitted a former MNA of the Awami National Party, Haji Naseemur Rehman, in a reference pertaining to possession of illegal assets.... PESHAWAR: NWFP govt to lobby other provinces for NFC PESHAWAR, Aug 26: After failing to elicit positive response from the Centre to its repeated requests for formulation of a new National Finance Commission (NFC), the NWFP government has decided to lobby with other  provinces in... PESHAWAR: Education uplift scheme discussed PESHAWAR, Aug 26: A special project costing Rs1.027 billion has been prepared for the educational infrastructure development in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.... PESHAWAR: HMC to get PAEC service PESHAWAR, Aug 26: Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) is in the process of getting registered with the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) in order to protect its staff at the radiology department from harmful exposure to radiations...

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