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September 19, 2003 Friday Rajab 21, 1424 KARACHI: Scientific treatment of beach soil begins KARACHI, Sept 18: Scientists at the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) have started treating land layer across the slick-hit coastline of the city with oil degrading bacteria, expecting a positive result... KARACHI: Sindh PA prorogued amid uproar: Lifting of sand banned KARACHI, Sept 18: The Speaker on Thursday prorogued the Sindh Assembly session amid uproar by the opposition members who wanted extension in time to complete the debate on law and order... KARACHI: CHK reels from power failure KARACHI, Sept 18: The staff of the Civil Hospital Karachi and the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation were smarting on Thursday from the power failure that hit it on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue stressed KARACHI, Sept 18: The need for resolving the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan through peaceful means and addressing the root cause of terrorism in South Asia was emphasised by scholars... KARACHI: Two more camel-kids return home KARACHI, Sept 18: Two young camel-jockeys, known as camel kids, arrived here from Dubai through the PIA flight PK-214 Thursday afternoon.... KARACHI: Bandit burns woman on being identified KARACHI, Sept 18: A woman was set on fire by bandits when she recognised one of them during a robbery in Khokhrapar on Thursday.... KARACHI: Road safety campaign still in doldrums KARACHI, Sept 18: The Road Safety Education Campaign, planned by the city government to create awareness in schoolchildren about road safety, is in doldrums due to the non-availability of funds.... KARACHI: Reservoir plan to harm harmony: seminar KARACHI, Sept 18: The government’s decision to go ahead with its Kalabagh Dam project was opposed at a seminar on Water Controversy after President Musharraf’s Speech held here on Thursday under... KARACHI: Nazim seeks completion of work on Banaras Chowk KARACHI, Sept 18: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Thursday, directed the concerned officials to expedite Banaras Chowk’s development works to ensure that the Banaras Road is re-opened for traffic from Oct... KARACHI: SPLA resents govt apathy towards teachers KARACHI, Sept 18: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers’ Association said that government’s indifferent attitude towards college teachers was a major source of unrest and anxiety among the teachers.... KARACHI: A senior poet honoured KARACHI: Lavish tributes were paid to senior poet Sarshar Siddique at the Arts Council for his ghazals, verses, particularly his religious poetry — Hamd and Naats.... KARACHI: Cloudy weather KARACHI, Sept 18: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy/cloudy weather in Karachi on Friday with maximum temperature ranging between 32 to 34 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: KPT, KWSB asked to resolve dispute KARACHI, Sept 18: Sindh Chief Secretary Dr. Mutawakkil Kazi has directed the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board to issue bills to bulk water supply consumers and not to supply water to... KARACHI: Services of Bahadur Yar Jang lauded KARACHI, Sept 18: The Muslims of the Sub-continent have experienced many tragedies like debacle of Dhaka, Hyderabad and Junagarh in the history, and they needed to reflect on the circumstances which... KARACHI: Britons adapted to S. Asian lifestyle, says Dalrymple KARACHI, Sept 18: British officers living in the subcontinent had adapted to the South Asian way of life in a big way — chiefly through intermarriage — but this aspect of... KARACHI: MBA admission date extended KARACHI, Sept 18: The University of Karachi has extended the last date for submission of admission forms for its MBA programme up to Sept 22.... KARACHI: Paintings show at Canvas KARACHI, Sept 18: An exhibition of paintings by Iqbal Hussain opened at Canvas Gallery on Thursday.... KARACHI: Devolution of archaeology dept under way: PA told KARACHI, Sept 18: Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah, during question hour in Sindh assembly on Thursday, took notice of the failure of the department of sports and culture to submit replies... KARACHI: Notices issued on two pleas by KPT: Tasman Spirit case KARACHI, Sept 18: The Sindh High Court on Thursday issued notices in two Karachi Port Trust applications to allow it to discharge its obligation in respect of the Tasman Spirit shipwreck... KARACHI: Khuhro criticizes speaker’s attitude KARACHI, Sept 18: Leader of the opposition in Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro on Thursday criticized Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah for proroguing the session without finishing the agenda of the House.... KARACHI: New body to evolve system for claims KARACHI, Sept 18: A sub-committee has been formed to evolve a perfect system for the receipt and assessment of claims and disbursement of the amount claimed against the damage cause by... KARACHI: US, EU pursuing same political agenda, says expert KARACHI, Sept 18: Egyptian scholar Mohammad El-Syed Selim on Thursday stirred a controversy, when he told participants at a seminar that France and Germany, in fact, had not opposed the US... KARACHI: Betel nuts seized KARACHI, Sept 18: The anti-smuggling staff of the customs on Thursday seized 29,300kg smuggled betel nuts being brought to Karachi.... KARACHI: People don’t want war, says Altaf KARACHI, Sept 18: The founding chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has called upon India and Pakistan to shun animosity and work together for emancipating their people from the... KARACHI: Symposium on mental health KARACHI, Sept 18: Pakistan needs an adequate and comprehensive mental health policy to contain the constant surge in the cases of a wide range of mental ailments.... KARACHI: Businessman remanded in FIA custody KARACHI, Sept 18: Sadaruddin Ghanchi, a businessman arrested on Wednesday, was remanded on Thursday in the Federal Investigation Agency custody for interrogation in a loan default case.... KARACHI: Man acquitted in murder case KARACHI, Sept. 18: The district and sessions judge, Malir, Imam Bux Soomro, acquitted on Wednesday a man of murder charge.... HYDERABAD: Traders to observe strike on 23rd HYDERABAD, Sept 18: The Anjuman-i-Tajran-i-Sindh has expressed solidarity with the Pakistan Tajir Ittehad and decided to observe shutter-down strike on Sept 23 in protest against the income tax universal self-assessment scheme.... HYDERABAD: PMA supports bifurcation of Liaquat University Hospital HYDERABAD, Sept 18: The president, Pakistan Medical Association, Sindh Chapter, Dr Noor Mohammad Memon, has expressed satisfaction that at least someone from the Sindh Cabinet has shown interest on the Civil... HYDERABAD: Pakistan, India urged to ease restrictions HYDERABAD, Sept 18: Sukhbir Singh, a renowned pop singer from India, has urged both the governments of India and Pakistan to ease restrictions for people from both sides of the divide... HYDERABAD: Action against five policemen ordered HYDERABAD, Sept 18: A division bench of the Sindh High Court here on Thursday ordered additional advocate-general Masood A. Noorani to inform the court whether orders calling for action against five... HYDERABAD: Mari Gas Field attitude flayed HYDERABAD, Sept 18: The Sindh Hari Committee has condemned the attitude of the Mari gas field management against the local people and resolved to launch a struggle against usurpation of Sindh... HYDERABAD: Crops to be monitored HYDERABAD, Sept 18: Crop management committees will be formed to monitor various crops at different stages for solving farmers’ problems and achieving production targets.... JACOBABAD: Four killed over old enmity JACOBABAD, Sept 18: Four people were killed by two armed men in the limits of Cattle Farm police station Jaffarabad district, Balochistan, on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: No-trust move likely against MMA govt PESHAWAR, Sept 18: In a major political development that could lead to a possible no-confidence motion against the MMA government, all opposition parties in the NWFP assembly have agreed to nominate... PESHAWAR: Over 200 Afghan DPs go abroad on green passports PESHAWAR, Sept 18: More than 200 Afghans have managed to go abroad on Pakistani passports in connivance with the registered overseas recruitment promoters and immigration officials, sources told Dawn here on... PESHAWAR: ANP to organize anti-Kalabagh dam rallies PESHAWAR, Sept 18: The Awami National Party (ANP) has announced to hold rallies at the district level on Sept 26 to protest against government’s intended move of executing Kalabagh dam project.... PESHAWAR: NWFP explains position to WB PESHAWAR, Sept 18: In response to the World Bank’s suggestion that the NWFP should reduce the size of its annual development programme for the current financial year, provincial Chief Minister Akram... PESHAWAR: PML-N offers conditional support to MMA PESHAWAR, Sept 18: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has offered conditional support to the NWFP government and said it would not get involved in any move aimed at dislodging the provincial... PESHAWAR: Durrani wants better system to check crimes PESHAWAR, Sept 18: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that an improved intelligence gathering mechanism should be adopted to keep a check on crimes in the province.  ... PESHAWAR: Doctors demand regular employment PESHAWAR, Sept 18: The Contract Doctors Association has demanded of the NWFP government to regularize services of contract doctors who have been working for the last eight years in different hospitals.... PESHAWAR: Cases filed against restaurants PESHAWAR, Sept 18: The food inspectors raided fast food restaurants and confectionery shops here and filed cases against these for selling eateries in unhygienic conditions....

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