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September 15, 2003 Monday Rajab 17, 1424 KARACHI: Hydrants ruining many roads in city KARACHI, Sept 14: At least five main roads and a number of streets, situated in the vicinity of Rangers-manned water and sanitation department’s hydrants, have been ruined owing to frequent movement... KARACHI: Sindh govt indecisive over recruitments KARACHI, Sept 14: The Sindh government has failed to take a decision on the issue of lifting the long-imposed ban on recruitment.... KARACHI: Entry test for MBBS colleges KARACHI, Sept 14: The Bahria University on Sunday conducted the test for admission to first year MBBS and BDS classes (session 2003-2004) in the government-run five medical colleges and one university... KARACHI: Suspected kidnapper shot dead KARACHI, Sept 14: An armed man was shot dead by police while his accomplice managed to escape in an encounter on Rashid Minhas Road on Sunday.... KARACHI: 105 vehicles taken away in one week KARACHI, Sept 14: Bandits took away 105 vehicles, including 44 cars and 61 motorcycles, during the last one week in various parts of the city.... KARACHI: Flyover, bridge over Korangi road pledged KARACHI, Sept 14: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that the city government will present two gifts, including a flyover and a bridge, to the people of Landhi and Korangi.... KARACHI: HRCP urges govt to ensure supply of clean water KARACHI, Sept 14: Human rights activists, speaking at a press conference on Sunday, condemned the government for not providing basic amenities like safe drinking water to citizens and demanded that pure... KARACHI: WHO official to review projects KARACHI, Sept 14: The WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Dr. Hussein A. Gezairy arrived here on Sunday.... KARACHI: Rickshaw may take too long to exit from city KARACHI, Sept 14: Efforts to eliminate the autorickshaw from Karachi scene have not yet borne fruit. The pressure on the vehicle to get out of the way of others, bigger and... KARACHI: Book about China launched KARACHI: Cheen: Aaj aur Kal, a travel account describing the People’s Republic of China, by Professor Rehana Mughni, was launched at Karachi Gymkhana on Saturday.... KARACHI: Steps ordered to check theft of sandstone KARACHI, Sep 14: Sindh minister for mines and mineral development, Mohammad Osman Malkani, has warned officials of the department of stringent disciplinary measures if the lifting and stealing of sandstone does... KARACHI: Continental Airlines offers new facilities KARACHI, Sept 14: The Continental Airlines has decided to facilitate its customers from Pakistan by issuing boarding passes and offering baggage check-in facility at their embarking point so that they can... KARACHI: Survey shows non-existent schools KARACHI, Sept 14: According to a recent survey conducted by the Sindh education department, regarding public educational institutions in the province, 12 school buildings shown in the official record were non-existent.... KARACHI: Cloudy weather KARACHI, Sept 14: The meteorological office has forecast cloudy weather for the city on Monday.... KARACHI: BL results KARACHI, Sept 14: The University of Karachi on Sunday announced results of BL Second Year, Annual Examination-2003.... KARACHI: Bleak future awaits cinema industry KARACHI, Sept 14: With the closure of Chandni Cinema on University Road, which entertained cinema-goers for more than a decade, the number of cinema-houses in the city has come down to... KARACHI: President’s address draws mixed reaction KARACHI, Sept 14: The issue of water reservoirs and dams is purely a technical one and should be settled by technical experts.... KARACHI: Awareness about stroke prevention stressed KARACHI, Sept 13: While in Pakistan more than half million people were found to be suffering from the deadly disease, stroke, which is associated with lethal complications like speech and hearing... KARACHI: Acute water shortage in parts of city KARACHI, Sept 14: People residing along Lyari’s D. D. Chaudhry Road (Union Council No 5) and Yousuf Haroon (West) Road Nos 1 and 2, near the Lea Market Telephone Exchange, are... KARACHI: Rs39.69m mangrove project KARACHI, Sept 14: The Departmental Development Working Party has approved a project for rehabilitation and propagation of drought-hit coastal mangroves of Thatta district at a cost of Rs39.69 million to be... KARACHI: Jobless man commits suicide KARACHI, Sept 14: A jobless man committed suicide in North Nazimabad on Sunday. Police said that Mohammad Siddiq, 32, was alone in the house in Block-D of North Nazimabad. HYDERABAD: Consultation with peasants urged: Amendments to Tenancy Act HYDERABAD, Sept 14: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday rejected amendments to the Sindh Tenancy Act unless the opinion of representatives of labourers and Haris were included in... HYDERABAD: Villages be linked with phone: PM HYDERABAD, Sept 14: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Company authorities to connect at least 50 per cent remote villages of Sindh to the telecommunication system.... SUKKUR: MPAs warned against backing water projects SUKKUR, Sept 14: The chairman, Jeay Sindh Mahaaz, Abdul Khaliq Junejo, has said that it is time for the people of Sindh to decide whether they want to die of thirst... HYDERABAD: By-polls: schedule revised HYDERABAD, Sept 14: The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced revised programme of the by-election for various posts on Nazims and Naib Nazims.... SHIKARPUR: Two shot dead SHIKARPUR, Sept 14: Two men, Hazar Khan Marfani and Talib Marfani, were shot dead by a group of armed men near Drighpur village, Garhi Yasin taluka on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: 3,248 appear in test for admission to LUHMS HYDERABAD, Sept 14: At least 3,248 candidates from eight Sindh districts appeared in an aptitude test here on Sunday to gain admission to MBBS and BDS in the Liaquat University of... MIRPURKHAS: Widow’s plea for justice MIRPURKHAS, Sept 14: A widow, Zarina Mirza, resident of Satellite Town, Mirpurkhas, has appealed to the authorities to ensure fair investigation regarding the murder of her son, Ubaid Mirza, as the... PESHAWAR: Better education in tribal areas top priority: governor PESHAWAR, Sept 14: Governor Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said the government is making sincere efforts to raise the standard of education in the tribal areas.... PESHAWAR: Centre asked to sort out LB law issues PESHAWAR, Sept 14: The NWFP government has pointed out deficiencies in the Local Government Ordinance 2001, requesting the Centre to evolve a uniform policy in this regard, calling upon it to... PESHAWAR: Boy awaits justice in Bannu prison PESHAWAR, Sept 14: A juvenile offender accused of carjacking has been languishing in Bannu district prison for the last four years.... LANDIKOTAL: ANP rules out Kalabagh dam LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Sept 14: ANP leader Begum Nasim Wali Khan on Saturday warned that construction of Kalabagh dam would spell disaster for Pakistan and that Pukhtoons would not let... PESHAWAR: Uplift schemes to be completed in time, says minister PESHAWAR, Sept 14: NWFP Information and Public Relations Minister lqbal Daudzai has said that the government is keen to complete the ongoing development schemes in time so that the people could... PESHAWAR: Sherpao for consensus on reservoirs’ construction PESHAWAR, Sept 14: Water and Power Minister Aftab Ahmad Sherpao has said that all water reservoirs would be built through a national consensus, adding that there was no room for any... PESHAWAR: New dams in national interest: MPA PESHAWAR, Sept 14: The construction of Basha and Kalabagh dams is in the national interest, says member of the NWFP Assembly Nighat Orakzai.... PESHAWAR: Officials told to expedite work on projects PESHAWAR, Sept 14: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has directed the authorities concerned to speed up work on the ongoing developmental schemes in Upper Dir district to ensure their timely completion.... PESHAWAR: Office-bearers PESHAWAR, Sept 14: Memoona Qasmi and Mariam Qasim have been nominated as vice-president and general secretary, respectively of the Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao group) for the Dera Ismail Khan district.... PESHAWAR: Teachers reject MUO PESHAWAR, Sept 14: The Peshawar University Teachers Association has rejected the Model University Ordinance (MUO), says a press release....

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