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September 1, 2003 Monday Rajab 3, 1424 KARACHI: Agencies set to launch major beach cleaning drive KARACHI, Aug 31: Salvagers are set to concentrate now on restoring pre-slick conditions along the city’s devastated beaches as the first phase of the anti-slick operation — lighterage of the broken... KARACHI: 126 vehicle taken away last week KARACHI, Aug 31: Bandits either hijacked or stole 126 vehicles —61 cars and 65 motorcycles—in different parts of the metropolis during the past week.... KARACHI: Four die in accidents KARACHI, Aug 31: KARACHI, Aug 31: Road traffic accidents claimed four lives in different parts of the city on Sunday. A young man and a 10-year-old boy died while two others were injured when they were knocked down by a trailer (LSC-9142) at Moulvi Tameezuddin Khan Road. KARACHI: Emergency entrance encroached on KARACHI, Aug 31: Getting to the emergency department of the Civil Hospital without encountering any obstruction is becoming increasingly difficult for the patients and their attendants, due to fast growing encroachments... KARACHI: Man run over by train KARACHI, Aug 31:KARACHI, Aug 31:An elderly man was crushed beneath a locomotive near Drig Station on Sunday. Police said that Shar Mohammad, 60, was knocked down and got crushed beneath a train. KARACHI: Number of institutions awarding degrees rises to 103 KARACHI, Aug 31: The number of chartered varsities and degree awarding institutes, both in public and private sectors, besides foreign varsities and institutes, allowed to run collaborative degree programmes in the... KARACHI: Check on religious extremism urged: Seminar on peace KARACHI, Aug 31: Speakers at a seminar on Sunday expressed their concern over growing religious extremism in India, as well as in Pakistan, and stressed that unless checked, it would seriously... KARACHI: DHA to get enhanced water supply KARACHI, Aug 31: Managing director of the Karachi Water and Sanitation Board (KWSB), Brig Asif Ghazali, on Saturday assured enhanced water supply, by two million gallons per day (mgd), to bring... KARACHI: HBFC launches investment drive KARACHI, Aug 31: The housing project zone of the House Building Finance Corporation, which caters to the flat projects of Karachi has started an awareness campaign to apprise people of its... KARACHI: Moot on ME KARACHI, Aug 31: The Pakistan Forum will organize a national conference on the issue of ‘Israel and Palestine: Peace in Middle East’ here on Oct 6.... KARACHI: NHA asked to rebuild two key roads KARACHI, Aug 31: District Coordination Officer Mir Hussain Ali has written a letter to the chairman of National Highway Authority (NHA) to draw his attention towards dilapidated condition of Mauripur Road... KARACHI: Founding day celebrations KARACHI, Aug 31: The 118th foundation day of Sindh Madressahtul Islam will be celebrated on Sept 1. The Sindh chief minister will be the chief guest and Federal Education Minister will... KARACHI: Change of values in Muslim world urged KARACHI, Aug 31: Muslim nations and their leadership must change themselves so as to be in a position of strength, discarding anything that is incompatible with authentic values.... KARACHI: MMA leader threatens movement against govt KARACHI, Aug 31: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has stated that the people are fed up with the rule of Gen Musharraf and his policies and if any movement is launched, it would... KARACHI: PM satisfied with anti-slick operation KARACHI, Aug 31: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the performance of different government agencies in controlling pollution and damage to the flora and fauna off... KARACHI: Allotment letters KARACHI, Aug 31: Allotment letters were handed over to 50 more families, who were being shifted under Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project.... KARACHI: Food samples collected KARACHI, Aug 31: The anti-adulteration department of city government has collected 109 samples of food for examination from various outlets.... HYDERABAD: Disputed projects rejected, NFC award demanded HYDERABAD, Aug 31: Jashn-i-Syed held in Qasimabad here on Saturday night to commemorate the centenary of the late G. M. Syed rejected construction of the Kalabagh dam and the Thal canal... HYDERABAD: Restoration of octroi tax proposed : Taluka/town Nazims form alliance HYDERABAD Aug 31: The All Sindh Taluka/Town Nazims Alliance has proposed to restore octroi tax and transfer funds, including 2.5 per cent share from general sales tax, directly to taluka municipal... SANGHAR: Ombudsman appealed to help students SANGHAR, Aug 31: The professors, lecturers and parents have sent an appeal for help to the provincial ombudsman for the resolution of the grievances and hardships faced by the students at... HYDERABAD: Low discharge below Kotri mars water quality: study HYDERABAD, Aug 31: Quality of the Indus water between the Kotri Barrage and the sea has been significantly affected due to reduced discharge to the delta region and it is... HYDERABAD: Qazi Abid’s anniversary observed HYDERABAD, Aug 31: Politicians, intellectuals, writers and poets on Saturday paid rich tribute to the services of the late Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid in the cause of Pakistan and Sindh and... HYDERABAD: Najaf killings condemned HYDERABAD, Aug 31: Activists of the Islami Tehrik Pakistan, Hyderabad chapter, Jafria Alliance, Asgharia Pakistan and the Imamia Students Organization took out processions and staged a joint rally outside the press... SUKKUR: Fazl terms LFO talks futile SUKKUR, Aug 31: Mutahidda Majlis-i-Amal general-secretary Maulana Fazalur Rehman has said he is not optimistic about the outcome of the talks with the government on the Legal Framework Order.... MITHI: Facilities at hospital urged MITHI, Aug 31: Tharparkar Nazim Arbab Attaullah has urged the chief secretary and the secretary, health, to take notice of the lack of facilities at the Mithi Civil Hospital.... PESHAWAR: Plastic surgery unit working without specialists PESHAWAR, Aug 31: The sole plastic surgery unit in the province has been unable to provide treatment to the people as senior surgeons have resigned after the introduction of institution-based practice... PESHAWAR: Home dept to oversee prosecution services PESHAWAR, Aug 31: A cabinet committee has approved the proposed prosecution ordinance, recommending attaching the prosecution services with the provincial home department.... PESHAWAR: Social worker claims her house occupied by ex-minister PESHAWAR, Aug 31: A senior NGO worker has accused a former federal mister of occupying her house in the University Town area illegally, stealing money, jewellry and expensive items worth Rs... PESHAWAR: Furniture display in Europe planned PESHAWAR, Aug 31: The wooden furniture makers of the NWFP will display fine quality products in Europe in an effort to improve the exports of their goods from the province, said... WANA: Four houses destroyed in tribal clash WANA, Aug 31: Four houses were destroyed when two sub-tribes of Mahsuds and Wazirs clashed over the ownership of land in Shawol, South Waziristan Agency....

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