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September 6, 2003 Saturday Rajab 8, 1424 KARACHI: Malir Riverbed Project gets approval KARACHI, Sept 5: The city government has approved the Malir riverbed project under which parks and other recreational spots would be developed along the 16-km-long and one-km-wide riverbed in Malir.... KARACHI: Speaker annoyed at Khuhro’s remarks KARACHI, Sept 5: Speaker of the Sindh Assembly Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah on Friday took exception to the remarks by Leader of the Opposition Nisar Khuhro during a press conference where... KARACHI: KDA blamed for govt’s default on possession: Hawkesbay scheme KARACHI, Sept 5: The Sindh Assembly was on Friday informed that physical possession of plots to the allottees of KDA scheme 42, who had paid more than 70 per cent of... KARACHI: PNSC’s attitude on oil spill affair deplored KARACHI, Sept 5: The Coordination Committee has censured Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) for not responding to and participating in the forum constituted by President Musharraf to tackle the oil spillage... KARACHI: Man dies as boat capsizes KARACHI, Sept 5: A member of a fishing club drowned when a boat capsized in the sea near Charna Island on Friday.... KARACHI: States ignore rights of migrant workers: Seminar told KARACHI, Sept 5: The attacks on Sept 11 have brought about a change in the priorities of the developed countries and they are more concerned about their internal security issues and... KARACHI: CM reviews flood relief operation KARACHI, Sept 5: The Chief Minister of Sindh, Ali Muhammad Khan Mahar, on Saturday presided over a meeting of the Provincial Relief Committee to review the losses caused by recent heavy... KARACHI: Timely completion of projects promised KARACHI, Sept 5: The problems being faced by the people of the province will be solved with mutual cooperation, besides early completion of ongoing development projects. The federal government has already... KARACHI: AIOU holds debate KARACHI, Sept 5: Zakia Wasim of Jamia Millia Government College won the debate competition organised by Allama Iqbal Open University, Regional Campus Karachi, in connection with the Independence Day celebrations.... KARACHI: Exercise & rest during work suggested KARACHI, Sept 5: Health experts at a seminar suggested appropriate routine exercise, proper posture and regular rest of five minutes after every one hour of work for everybody, including housewives and... KARACHI: Doctors’ library opens at CHK KARACHI, Sept 5: The Doctors’ Library of the Civil Hospital Karachi was inaugurated on Friday afternoon. The opening of the library fulfils a requirement of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.... KARACHI: Defence Day Programmes KARACHI, Sept 5: The Defence of Pakistan Day will be celebrated with simplicity and austerity keeping in view the prevailing flood conditions in Sindh after heavy rains.... KARACHI: Varsity status proposed KARACHI, Sept 5: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Friday attended a meeting of board of governors for law colleges in Sindh and supported the suggestion for granting degree-awarding status to S.... KARACHI: HEJ workshop KARACHI, Sept 5: The HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, in collaboration with the COMSTECH (CPC)-TWAS is holding an international workshop on the development of medicines from plants on Monday, at the... KARACHI: MA exam results KARACHI, Sept 5: Sajjad Qaiser has secured first position in the MA Mass Communications (Evening Programme) of the University of Karachi.... KARACHI: SHC orders release of original sale deed KARACHI, Sept 5: The provisions of the Civil Procedure Code are not applicable to transactions concluded under the Banking Companies Ordinance, 2001, a division bench of the Sindh High Court ruled... KARACHI: Apathy by boards on grace marks irks students KARACHI, Sept 5: The candidates, desirous of obtaining grace marks to pass their SSC or HSC examinations are perturbed over the alleged lethargic approach adopted by the two education boards regarding... KARACHI: Asif shifted to Lahore KARACHI, Sept 5: Asif Ali Zardari, interned husband of former premier Benzair Bhutto, was flown to Lahore on Friday afternoon by a PIA flight.... KARACHI: Robberies on Tariq Road rise KARACHI, Sept 5: Rising incidents of robberies in Ferozabad police limits perturb the residents and visitors of one of the busiest commercial hub of Tariq Road.... KARACHI: Water issue not political in nature: Asghar Khan KARACHI, Sept 5: The chief of the Qaumi Jamhoori Party (QJP), Air Marshal Asghar Khan, has said that the water issue is technical in nature and not a political one.... KARACHI: World’s second-largest ship at Gadani KARACHI, Sept 5: After breaking up of Kapetan Michalis, world’s third-largest ship at the Gadani Scrapyard during October last, ship breakers at Gadani came up with even bigger vessel to show... KARACHI: Schools, colleges to remain open KARACHI, Sept 5: The education and literacy department of Sindh announced on Friday that all schools, colleges and institutions of the province will remain open on Sept 6 on Defence of... KARACHI: Clarification KARACHI, Sept 5: Apropos of the story headlined “Tasman Spirit disaster: no proper inquiry instituted so far” (Dawn, Sept 4) Director-General of Ports and Shipping Capt Anwar Shah has described as... KARACHI: Incomplete road causes traffic problem KARACHI, Sept 5: A dilapidated portion of the road from Siemens Chowrangi to Nauras Chowrangi impedes traffic by causing hardships to motorists, with about two-feet-deep potholes developing there.... KHAIRPUR: Supply of spurious pesticides flayed KHAIRPUR, Sept 5: The growers of Thari Mirwah sub-division held a protest demonstration on Friday against spurious pesticides being supplied to them.... HYDERABAD: Declining admissions to SAU deplored HYDERABAD, Sept 5: The executive council, Sindh Agriculture University Teachers Association, Tando Jam, have expressed grave concern over the decrease in admissions in the university, whereas the number of students enrolling... LARKANA:TMA denied share of octroi tax LARKANA, Sept 5: At least 850 employees of the taluka municipal administration have not been paid their salary as the Larkana taluka council has not received its octroi tax share.... SUKKUR: JSQM stages sit-in at Mari gas field: Jobs for local people demanded SUKKUR, Sept 5: The chairman, Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaaz, Bashir Qureshi, along with hundreds of workers of his party held a one-hour sit-in at well No52 and 86 of the Mari... HYDERABAD: Two held for killing driver HYDERABAD, Sept 5: Two men, allegedly involved in the murder of truck driver Mohammad Hassan, who was killed on the Hyderabad by-pass on Sept 3, were arrested by the Hatri police... THATTA: Two ‘kidnapped’ THATTA, Sept 5: A man and his son were taken away by eight armed men in Daro town on Friday.... SUKKUR: Obituary SUKKUR, Sept 5: Local educationist Abdul Samad Khan died here on Thursday after protracted illness. He was 90.... HYDERABAD: Examination forms issuance, submission dates extended HYDERABAD, Sept 5: The Mehran University of Engineering and Technology announced has extended last date for issuing admission forms to first year, engineering, architecture and city and regional planning to Sept... MIRPURKHAS: Dist govt fails to form councils MIRPURKHAS, Sept 5: The district government has failed to establish village and neighbourhood councils as per relevant provisions of the Sindh Local Government Ordinance (SLGO) 2001 despite a lapse of over... HYDERABAD: Illegal construction condemned HYDERABAD, Sept 5: The district president, Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, and president, Citizens Action Committee, Abdul Waheed Qureshi, has warned that the illegal construction of shops on the property of the Muslim High... PESHAWAR: MPAs’ role in uplift schemes sought: Bill introduced in NWFP assembly PESHAWAR, Sept 5: A Special House Committee on Local Bodies and Rural Development on Friday introduced a bill in the House that proposes to empower MPAs in provincial development affairs.... PESHAWAR: Protection of children’s rights stressed PESHAWAR, Sept 5: A three-day workshop on juvenile justice began at a local hotel here on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Murderer awarded death PESHAWAR, Sept 5: Additional District and Sessions Judge Shehbar Khan on Friday awarded capital punishment to a person for killing his brother-in-law and also fined him Rs40,000.... PESHAWAR: Causes of TB spread identified PESHAWAR, Sept 5: Lack of awareness on the part of the patients and interrupted treatment are the main reasons causing the number of tuberculosis patients to rise, doctors told Dawn here...

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