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September 20, 2003 Saturday Rajab 22, 1424 KARACHI: Bomb blast damages offices in highrise KARACHI, Sept 19: A powerful explosion damaged the offices at 10th floor of a multi-storey building on the Sharea Faisal on Friday night. However, no casualty was reported.... KARACHI: Transfer of hospitals’ control stirs controversy KARACHI, Sept 19: Sindh government has transferred the administrative control of two police hospitals from the health department to the police through home department. The move violates an order of President... KARACHI: Four killed in accidents KARACHI Sept 19: Four persons including a policeman and a minor died in accidents in different parts of the city on Friday.... KARACHI: Disposal of oil-soaked sand, debris in limbo KARACHI, Sept 19: Safe disposal of oil-soaked debris and sand collected from the beach to Jam Chakra village site is in limbo, as the authorities in the provincial government are still... KARACHI: NA, SDA may also merge with PML KARACHI, Sept 19: Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has said that people of Sindh are looking at the performance of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly which, he claimed, was just... KARACHI: Indigenous submarine completes depth trials KARACHI, Sept 19: Pakistan Navy’s first indigenously built Agosta submarine ‘Saad’ has successfully completed the maximum depth trails (P-Dive), marking the end of platform trials.... KARACHI: NBF published 4,000 books in 31 years KARACHI, Sept 19: The National Book Foundation has published around 4,000 titles over the past 31 years.... KARACHI: Evening with an eminent poet KARACHI: Senior poet Mohsin Bhopali was second among the eminent poets whose contribution to poetry was acknowledged at the Pakistan Arts Council. A day ago, a similar function was held for... KARACHI: Oncology unit opens at Sobhraj KARACHI, Sept 19: The city government is spending more than Rs 13.5 billion on health and education services for Karachi. However, there is a need for an improvement in these sectors... KARACHI: Anti-tetanus vaccination in Lyari KARACHI, Sept 19: A six-day anti-tetanus campaign will be launched in Lyari Town from Sept 22 to 27 to immunize all women aged between 15 to 45 years against the disease.... KARACHI: UTS in jeopardy KARACHI, Sept 19: The Urban Transport Scheme (UTS) is in jeopardy due to indifference of the city government towards fulfilling the promises made at the time of its initiation with the... KARACHI: Rs 84m allocated for IT schemes KARACHI, Sept 19: Sindh government will launch new schemes for promotion of Information Technology, besides completion of the on-going schemes in the province.... KARACHI: Cloudy weather KARACHI, Sept 19: The meteorological department has forecast cloudy weather for the city on Saturday.... KARACHI: Book fair at KU KARACHI, Sept 19: The Dr Mehmood Hussain Library will hold a three-day book fair from Sept 23 at KU’s gymnasium hall. It will be inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor Dr Zafar... KARACHI: Completion of cardiac ward urged KARACHI, Sept 19: Sindh labour minister Adil Siddiqi has called for an early completion of cardiac ward at the Kulsoom Bai Valika Social Security Hospital, SITE, so that workers registered with... KARACHI: Commerce admission list released KARACHI, Sept 19: The placement lists of female candidates, who had applied for admission to first year classes at government run colleges and higher secondary school, was released on Friday.... KARACHI: Application for acquittal dismissed: Asif shifted to Lahore KARACHI, Sept 19: The district and sessions judge, Central, Zafar Ahmed Khan Sherwani, on Friday dismissed the acquittal application of Asif Ali Zardari in the Justice Nizam murder case after it... KARACHI: Rape cases register 21.5pc rise in six months KARACHI, Sept 19: An alarming increase of 21.5 per cent in rape cases was witnessed in the first half of this year as compared to the corresponding period of 2002, according... KARACHI: Contract for water project signed KARACHI, Sept 19: The Karachi Water Sewerage Board on Friday awarded a contract of K-III for the improvement of supply of water to the city to Siemens-KSB-Builders Associates Consortium, says a... KARACHI: Edhi pays ransom to get back ambulance KARACHI, Sept 19: Four ambulances of the Edhi Foundation were snatched at gunpoint during the last four years, however, only one vehicle has been recovered after paying ransom by the Foundation.... KARACHI: Acting governor takes oath KARACHI, Sept 19: Speaker of the Sindh Assembly Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah on Friday took oath as the Acting Governor of Sindh.... KARACHI: Protection against karo-kari sought KARACHI, Sept 19: Various non-governmental organizations working for human rights have demanded of the government that safety of a couple, who have married on their own and are allegedly being threatened... KARACHI: Special court set up KARACHI, Sept 19: Federal government has constituted a Special Court for the province and appointed Syed Hussain Shah Bukhari, Chairman Drug Court, Karachi, as presiding officer, Special Court (Offences in Banks),... KARACHI: JI slams hike in diesel prices, Umra fare KARACHI, Sept 19: Leaders of Jamaat-i-Islami have criticized the government for raising diesel prices and PIA fare for Umra on the eve of Ramazan-ul-Mubarak and termed it an anti-people policy.... KARACHI: Bail plea rejected KARACHI, Sept 19: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday dismissed the bail application of an accused in a bank fraud case with the directives to the trial... KARACHI: SSUET results KARACHI, Sept 19: The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) on Friday announced results of fifth semester of Bio-Medical Engineering Examination held in May/June 2003.... HYDERABAD: Remodelling of LBOD demanded HYDERABAD, Sept 19: Left Bank Canal Area Water Board has said that it was unfair on the part of Wapda to hold Sida and Sindh irrigation department responsible for the losses... HYDERABAD: Hesco urges Sindh govt to pay dues HYDERABAD, Sept 19: The Hesco has decided to disconnect the power supply to defaulting departments of the Sindh government in a bid to recover Rs1.06 billion outstanding dues.... HYDERABAD: JSQM wants water crisis be resolved HYDERABAD, Sept 19: The general secretary of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, Abdul Wahid Areesar, has rejected all water accords signed after 1945 saying that if all the people of Sindh were... SUKKUR: Power supply to nine villages cut SUKKUR, Sept 19: Hesco authorities on Wednesday disconnected power supply to nine villages of Jacobabad district due to non- payment of electricity bills.... SHIKARPUR: Karo-kari claims two lives SHIKARPUR, Sept 19: Two people were killed and two others injured after two groups of Jatoi clan clashed in Jhando Jatoi village Khanpur taluka on Friday.... NAWABSHAH: Bid to divide MMA will fail: Turabi NAWABSHAH, Sept 19: Conspiracies to divide the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal will fail as the alliance will remain intact till achieving its charter.... LARKANA: Five protesters arrested LARKANA, Sept 19: The police on Thursday arrested five men and a woman for attempting suicide.... THATTA: Mosquito nets provided THATTA, Sept 19: Germany has provided 9,000 mosquito nets worth around 50,000 Euros (about Rs3,200,000) in the rain-affected villages of Thatta district.... PESHAWAR: Draft laws prepared to check violence: Honour killing, rights of women PESHAWAR, Sept 19: The provincial law department has prepared various drafts laws for checking violence against women in the name of honour and other issues relating to women’s right.... PESHAWAR: Legal process for women university yet to begin PESHAWAR, Sept 19: Though official sources claim that the NWFP government will soon establish a women university in the provincial capital, a law ministry official has said the department concerned has... PESHAWAR: MPA granted bail in murder case PESHAWAR, Sept 19: The Peshawar High Court on Friday granted bail to a PML-N MPA, Malik Imran. PHC Judge Mr Justice Ijaz Afzal directed the government to release Mr Imran after the latter paid two sureties of Rs300,000 each. PESHAWAR: Gastasip nominated opposition leader PESHAWAR, Sept 19: Six opposition parties in the NWFP Assembly on Friday nominated Shahzada Gastasip Khan, an MPA from Mansehra district, as leader of the combined opposition in the provincial assembly....

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