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September 8, 2003 Monday Rajab 10, 1424 KARACHI: Shipbreaking trade set to achieve landmark: World famous ship at Gadani KARACHI, Sept 7: An enormous oil tanker, which was the largest in the world when it was built in France in 1979 and supplied oil to the United States from Saudi... KARACHI: People facing problems in getting CNICs KARACHI, Sept 7: Despite the tall claims by the National Database Registration Authority for making the procedure of computerized national identity cards easier, people have been facing problems in obtaining the... KARACHI: Nazim orders construction of quality roads KARACHI, Sept 7: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has ordered the concerned authorities to construct city roads in accordance with international standards.... KARACHI: Shujaat reposes trust in Mahar’s leadership KARACHI, Sept 7: President of the PML-Q Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain has expressed his full confidence in the leadership of Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mehar and called upon the party workers to... KARACHI: Book bazaar back at Frere Hall KARACHI, Sept 7: The weekly book bazaar which is held on the lawns on the 19th-century Frere Hall opened on Sunday after a gap of two weeks.... KARACHI: Five-day cultural festival begins KARACHI, Sept 7: A five-day cultural festival, organized by a non-governmental organization, Actionaid, started at a local hotel on Sunday evening.... KARACHI: Naimat to take up transfer of scheme 33 with governor KARACHI, Sept 7: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has assured that he will take the matter of Gulzar-e-Hijri cooperative housing societies with Sindh governor for transfer of Scheme 33 to the city... KARACHI: Kidney unit at Lyari hospital made operational KARACHI, Sept 7: The dialysis unit has started functioning in the Lyari General Hospital after induction of RO (Reverse Osmosis) water, a water purification system.... KARACHI: 75,000 matriculates to get admissions KARACHI, Sept 7: Around 75,000 male and female students will be given admissions, in first year, at 110 colleges of Karachi this year.... KARACHI: Mental health week in Oct KARACHI, Sept 7: The Mental Health Week will be organized by the Pakistan Association for Mental Health from Oct 6 to 15. As per a decision of the World Federation for... KARACHI: Disciplinary action against corrupt a must: Ibad KARACHI, Sept 7: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has advised elected representatives to speed up their efforts for the development of the province within the available resources. He has also stressed on... KARACHI: SEPA gets poor response from industries KARACHI, Sept 7: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency is getting poor response from industries regarding the government scheme of self-monitoring and reporting of pollutants.... KARACHI: 65pc women councillors complete training KARACHI, Sept 7: The third phase of the ‘W3P’, a project of women participation in the country’s politics, is over with which training of 65 per cent of women councillors in... KARACHI: Lecture at KU KARACHI, Sept 7: Prof Dr Surrayya Khatoon will deliver a lecture on “Biodiversity of the plants of Karachi University— Past and Present” on Monday at 11am at Arts Auditorium.... KARACHI: Removal of wreckage to take three months: Tasman Spirit KARACHI, Sept 7: The removal of Tasman Spirit wreckage is likely to be completed in three months, since the operation involves cutting and lifting of wreckage through floating cranes.... KARACHI: Majid admits flaws in party KARACHI, Sept 7: The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Senior Vice President Lt Gen Abdul Majid Malik has said the Sindh chapter of the party has been dissolved after all efforts to... KARACHI: Seven injured at Gadani shipbreaking yard KARACHI, Sept 7: Seven labourers were injured while working in the Gadani Ship Breaking yard on Sunday.... KARACHI: PML-Q chief visits Nine-Zero KARACHI, Sept 7: President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain has said that Punjab has rendered sacrifice on the prestigious slot of prime minister with an aim of maintaining... KARACHI: 98 vehicles taken away last week KARACHI, Sept 7: Bandits either hijacked or stole 98 vehicles, 40 cars and 58 motorcycles, during the past one week in various parts of the metropolis.... KARACHI: SSGC employees seek regular jobs KARACHI, Sept 7: Over a 1,000 daily-wage workers of the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) have demanded that their services be regularized immediately.... KARACHI: PPP resolves to defend Benazir KARACHI, Sept 7: The Pakistan Peoples’ Party has resolved to defend its chairperson Benazir Bhutto against any government action against her recent utterance on certain sensitive issues.... KARACHI: Minorities body to mourn deaths KARACHI, Sept 7: The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance will observe a week-long mourning, starting from Sept 21 to pay homage to the seven members of the Idara Amn-o-Insaf, who were killed... HYDERABAD: MMA insists on date for shedding uniform: Alliance not to go for power sharing HYDERABAD, Sept 7: The government should table the constitutional amendments bill in parliament and the president should announce a date for leaving the post of the chief of army staff.... MIRPURKHAS: Growers protest against water shortage MIRPURKHAS, Sept 7: A large number of growers held a protest demonstration and a sit-in in Kunri on Sunday to protest against the water shortage in their area.... HYDERABAD: Street theatre to highlight Karo-kari, water issues HYDERABAD, Sept 7: The issues of water shortage and Karo-kari in Sindh will be highlighted with the help of street theatre, which is being organized by the Ajoka Theatres.... HYDERABAD: Man arrested for killing wife HYDERABAD, Sept 7: A man was arrested here on Saturday on the charge of killing his wife.... HYDERABAD: Rain victims get cheques HYDERABAD, Sept 7: Sindh Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Naeem Ishtiaq distributed cheques of Rs600,000 among rain-affected people at the circuit house here on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Carnage case: Plea against acquittal criticized HYDERABAD, Sept 7: Sindh National Party chairman Amir Bhambhro has criticized the Sindh government for challenging his and 39 other people’s acquittal in the Hyderabad carnage case in the Sindh High... HYDERABAD: Canola cultivation planned in Sindh HYDERABAD, Sept 7: The Pakistan Oilseed Development Board has announced an action plan for cultivation of canola in Sindh during the Rabi season of 2003-2004.... HYDERABAD: Favouritism in contracts’ award alleged HYDERABAD, Sept 7: Contractors of the Dadu district have demanded that the government should order an inquiry into alleged malpractice and favouritism in the award of contracts for different development schemes.... PESHAWAR: NWFP considers steps to curb poppy cultivation PESHAWAR/LANDI KOTAL, Sept 7: The government is considering taking new measures to curb poppy cultivation in the NWFP and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, as the sowing season of the prohibited... PESHAWAR: Triple-murder case resolved: police PESHAWAR, Sept 7: The city police chief on Sunday claimed to have resolved the mystery of the triple-murder case by arresting two persons, and asserted that the remaining two would be... PESHAWAR: Cherat to be made wildlife sanctuary PESHAWAR, Sept 7: A project is in the offing to declare Cherat, a scenic hilly area near Peshawar at a distance of 50 kilometres, a wildlife sanctuary.... SWABI: Cess on tobacco decried SWABI, Sept 7: Growers organizations in Swabi have said that imposition of a development cess on tobacco had put an additional burden of Rs60 million on growers.... PESHAWAR: President urged to commute death PESHAWAR, Sept 7: The mother of juvenile offender Moha-mmad Ameen has appealed to the president to commute the death awarded to his son by an anti-terrorism court.... MINGORA: By-polls for Nazim, Naib Nazim today MINGORA, Sept 7: Arrangements for holding by-elections for the slots of district Nazim and Naib Nazim of Swat, to be held on Monday, have been completed.... PESHAWAR: Donors want cut in uplift schemes PESHAWAR, Sept 7: The NWFP government’s bid to initiate about 1,000 development schemes under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the financial year 2003-4 has not been welcomed by some of... GHALLANAI: Girl drowns GHALLANAI, Sept 7: A minor girl drowned and seven others sustained injuries when a pick-up plunged into a canal on Charsadda Road near Monda on Sunday.... MANSEHRA: DCO asked to submit report: Rumpus in budget session MANSEHRA, Sept 7: The provincial government has asked the DCO Mansehra to submit a report on the noisy protest witnessed in the budget session of the district council Mansehra on August... PESHAWAR: JUI criticizes army exercises in Bannu PESHAWAR, Sept 7: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Vice-president Maulana Samiul Haq has criticized the federal government for conducting military exercises in Bannu district near Afghanistan border....

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