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September 22, 2003 Monday Rajab 24, 1424 KARACHI: Education dept receives 15,000 job applications KARACHI, Sept 21: The Sindh education department has received about 15,000 applications for appointments against 752 posts of college lecturers on contract basis, said sources in the department.... KARACHI: Carjackings in August go up by 23 per cent KARACHI, Sept 21: Carjackings went up by 23 per cent in August as compared to July.... KARACHI: Hijackings in a week KARACHI, Sept 21: Bandits either hijacked or stole 102 vehicles — 31 cars and 71 motorcycles — during the past one week in various parts of the metropolis.... KARACHI: Held foreigners being questioned KARACHI, Sept 21: Intelligence agencies were on Sunday questioning 13 Malaysian and two Indonesian students suspected of links to the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), which is alleged to have links to Al... KARACHI: Peace day observed in city KARACHI, Sept 21: The dream of peace across the globe can materialize only if all the segments of the society, including intellectuals, teachers, parents and students, start striving for the realization... KARACHI: Two youths drown in sea KARACHI, Sept 21: Two young men drowned in the sea in separate incidents off different beaches on Sunday.... KARACHI: Book bazaars to be held at several places in city KARACHI, Sept 21: Emboldened by the success of the book bazaar that is held on the lawns of the 18-century Frere Hall every Sunday, the city government has decided to hold... KARACHI: MNCs bound to help create jobs for locals KARACHI, Sept 21: The federal government has made it mandatory for all public sector institutions awarding contracts to multinational computer companies to ensure that the latter must have provision to sublet... KARACHI: Couple seeks govt protection against tribal harassment KARACHI, Sept 21: The young couple — Shaista Almani and Qadir Bux Mahar— who have married after their own heart, but are running for their lives after being chased by their... KARACHI: Steps taken to strengthen immunization programme KARACHI, Sept 21: The Sindh Health Department has embarked upon a comprehensive plan to train lady health workers (LHWs) across the province to strengthen its routine immunization offered under EPI programme... KARACHI: Abolition of IT fee lauded KARACHI, Sept 21: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers’ Association has appreciated provincial education department’s decision to charge no fee under the head of computer education.... KARACHI: Oil-soaked waste affects population KARACHI, Sept 21: The poorly dumped bags of oil-soaked debris, removed from the slick-hit Clifton beach, has become a source of health hazards around the designated landfill site in Jam Chakro... KARACHI: City govt plans to build six flyovers KARACHI, Sept 21: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that under the Karachi Reconstruction Programme, six flyovers have been planned at city’s important round-abouts, besides passages which include Hino Chowk, Malir... KARACHI: Altaf wants consensus on water projects KARACHI, Sept 21: The London-based chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has said that nuclear or other conventional military power alone cannot guarantee integrity of Pakistan unless every citizen is... KARACHI: Illegal industries in old city areas KARACHI, Sept 21: Residents of the old city areas are perturbed over the growth of industrial units and factories in the residential areas of their locality and have urged their removal... KARACHI: President urged to shed uniform KARACHI, Sept 21: Leaders of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Sunday refused to accept a ‘president in uniform’ and deplored General Pervez Musharraf’s threat to dissolve the assemblies.... SUKKUR: Mahar sees no danger to Sindh govt SUKKUR, Sept 21: The chief minister, Sindh, Sardar Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar, has said there is no danger to the Sindh government and those who are dreaming about the chief minister-ship... HYDERABAD: PML unification welcomed HYDERABAD, Sept 21: The vice-president, Pakistan Muslim League (Q), Azad bin Haider, has congratulated the presidents of five factions of the PML for unifying the party saying that the unification of... SANGHAR: Rulers slammed on Kalabagh issue SANGHAR, Sept 21: The Jeay Sindh Mutahidda Mahaz activists took out a protest procession in Khipro on Sunday against the greater Thal canal and Kalabagh dam.... BADIN: Protest against sugar mill continues BADIN, Sept 21: Abdul Salam Memon, general secretary of the Army Welfare Sugar Mill workers union, Badin, who began fast unto death four days back in front of the mills’ main... LARKANA: PPP sees early polls LARKANA, Sept 21: Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, the leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly, said the merger or amalgamation of scattered factions of the Pakistan Muslim League and the birth... HYDERABAD: Contractual employees want jobs regularized HYDERABAD, Sept 21: A large number of contractual employees of the Sui Southern Gas Company staged a sit-in outside the local press club on Sunday to demand regularization of their services... MITHI: Increase in Tharparkar wheat quota urged MITHI, Sept 21: Flour mill owners of Tharparkar district have urged the Sindh government to enhance the district wheat quota from 20,000 to 100,000 bags per month.... HYDERABAD: Sindhi groups to hold demo in New York HYDERABAD, Sept 21: The World Sindhi Institute, the World Sindhi Congress and the Sindhi Association of North America will hold a protest demonstration against President Gen Pervez Musharraf during his visit... KARACHI: Sugarcane growers Promised package KARACHI, Sept 21: The federal government will soon announce a relief package for sugarcane growers so that their dues can be cleared before the crushing season.... KHAIRPUR: Rally against Hesco staged KHAIRPUR, Sept 21: The power supply to most parts of the city remained suspended for several hours on Saturday and Friday.... MIRPURKHAS: Farmers body officials accused of water theft MIRPURKHAS, Sept 21: The chairman, farmers organisation, Palli and Saeedki distributaries, secretary and others growers were found involved in water theft during a visit of the area by the irrigation officials.... HYDERABAD: Account office blocks release of Rs140m uplift funds HYDERABAD, Sept 21: The District Accounts Office of Hyderabad has blocked the release of Rs140 million in funds by raising an objection to the re-appropriation of the amount by the district... PESHAWAR: Committee finalizes report on sexual abuse of students PESHAWAR, Sept 21: An inquiry committee constituted to probe into the allege sexual abuse of the students of Government Higher Secondary School No. 3 has completed its inquiry and will submit... PESHAWAR: Women moot on Oct 4 PESHAWAR, Sept 21: Arrangements for holding an international conference of women on Oct 4 here were reviewed at a meeting held here on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Rs285m released to district govts PESHAWAR, Sept 21: The NWFP government released over Rs285m to the district governments to meet their non-development expenditure falling under the “non-salary head” for the second quarter of the current financial... PESHAWAR: Four killed in Peshawar accidents PESHAWAR, Sept 21: Four persons were killed in three separate incidents in the outskirts of the city on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: PAEC’s stall attracts visitors PESHAWAR, Sept 21: The stall of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) at an exhibition attracted a large number of people here on Sunday owing to high-tech nature of its indigenously made... PESHAWAR: Impounded cattle yet to be released PESHAWAR, Sept 21: A police station in the posh locality of Hayatabad, where six dozen buffaloes and cows are tethered for the last 10 days, looks more like a cattle pen...

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