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September 26, 2003 Friday Rajab 28, 1424 KARACHI: Power cut hits water supply in city areas KARACHI, Sept 25: Water supply to various parts of the city will be affected on Friday owing to a major power breakdown that occurred at Dhabeji (Phase-II) pump house on Thursday.... KARACHI: SDA meeting okays merger with PML KARACHI, Sept 25: The Sindh Democratic Alliance (SDA) has in principle decided to merger itself with the Pakistan Muslim League.... KARACHI: Three die in road accidents KARACHI, Sept 25: Three persons died in separate road accidents in different parts of the city on Thursday.... KARACHI: Secretary to decide on Asif’s parole KARACHI, Sept 25: The Sindh High Court disposed of a petition for Asif Ali Zardari’s release on parole in terms of an assurance by a provincial government law officer that the... KARACHI: Edhi man dies while retrieving body from oil tanker KARACHI, Sept 25: An Edhi Foundation volunteer on Thursday died of gas poisoning while trying to retrieve the body of a ship’s Yemeni crew member from the tank of an oil... KARACHI: Elderly man shot dead KARACHI, Sept 25: An elderly man was shot dead by unknown persons in Orangi Town on late Wednesday night.... KARACHI: Judgment reserved KARACHI, Sept 25: The Election Tribunal, Sindh, comprising Justice Ghulam Rabbani of Sindh High Court, on Thursday reserved its judgment on the petition filed by the PPP Parliamentarian’s candidate, Abdul Karim... KARACHI: 12,994 girl students listed for admission: First-year Humanities KARACHI, Sept 25: The Centralized Admission Committee of the city government on Thursday issued the list of 12,994 female students placed for admission to first-year Humanities classes at different government run... KARACHI: Nazim reviews progress on road repairs KARACHI, Sept 25: The workers and officials concerned were taken by surprise when city Nazim Naimatullah Khan paid surprise visits on Thursday midnight to different city areas to inspect the ongoing... KARACHI: MBBS and LLM results announced KARACHI, Sept 25: The University of Karachi on Thursday announced the results of Second Professional, MBBS (supplementary) and LLM (previous), annual examinations-2003.... KARACHI: Body formed to resolve problems of paramedics KARACHI, Sept 25: Sindh chief minister’s advisor on Health, Mohammad Noman Saigol, no Thursday announced the formation of a five-member committee to resolve the problems of paramedical staff in the province.... KARACHI: Inquiry urged into crimes against minorities KARACHI, Sept 25: The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA), condemning the acts of terrorism committed against the minorities during the past one year, has demanded that a high-level judicial inquiry be... KARACHI: SSC suppl exams from Oct 6 KARACHI, Sept 25: The SSC (supplementary) Examination-2003 is scheduled to begin from Oct 6. This was announced by the controller of examinations, Board of Secondary Education (BSEK), in a statement issued on Thursday. KARACHI: Held students had valid documents, says varsity KARACHI, Sept 25: The arrested Malaysian and Indonesian students of the two Islamic institutions were not involved in any criminal activity and they were holding valid student visas and other required... KARACHI: CM pledges more uplift projects in province KARACHI, Sept 25: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar said on Thursday that the government attaches top priority to accelerating development activities, including setting up of new medical and engineering... KARACHI: PPP seeks inquiry into Tasman Spirit disaster KARACHI, Sept 25: The People’s Party Parliamentarians on Thursday urged the government to constitute a committee, comprising reputed experts to conduct an impartial inquiry to affix the responsibility of the Tasman... KARACHI: Request for highrises around Mazar rejected KARACHI, Sept 25: The Quaid-i-Azam Mazar Management Board (QMMB) has rejected the Karachi Building Control Authority’s request saying no highrise buildings should be allowed in the restricted zone around the Mazar.... KARACHI: MMA warns of massive agitation KARACHI, Sept 25: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has warned the government of agitation on massive level if it did not mend its ways.... KARACHI: WFP grants $15m for Sindh KARACHI, Sept 25: The World Food Programme, under its country operations, will spend $15 million in five years on mothers and children nutrition and health in Sindh.... HYDERABAD: Controversial water projects should be shelved: Dist council HYDERABAD, Sept 25: The district council Hyderabad here on Thursday demanded that the government should shelve all water projects regarding which the province had serious reservations.... HYDERABAD: Modalities discussed to implement package HYDERABAD, Sept 25: Modalities to implement a development package for Hyderabad worth Rs10.5 billion announced by Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali were discussed at a preliminary meeting held here on... HYDERABAD: Growers urged to emulate Punjab HYDERABAD, Sept 25: Senior Minister Sindh Syed Sardar Ahmed has urged the Sindh Agriculture University and agricultural scientists to derive benefits from the development made in various departments of agriculture in... HYDERABAD: STPP chief, others issued notices HYDERABAD, Sept 25: Sindh Taraqqi Passand Party chairman Dr Qadir Magsi and his party leaders appeared at the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, in response to pre-admission notices issued on... HYDERABAD: Nazims brief NRB chairman HYDERABAD, Sept 25: A delegation of All Sindh Taluka and Town Nazimeen Alliance led by the alliance president, Ghulam Mustafa Khaskheli, met the chairman NRB at Islamabad on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: Women to be focused on World Heart Day HYDERABAD, Sept 25: The Pakistan Cardiac Society is organizing a public awareness programme for women to mark the World Heart Day on Sept 28.... SUKKUR: Charas haul; two arrested SUKKUR, Sept 25: Sukkur police arrested two smugglers and recovered from their possession 800kg of fine quality charas concealed in a house near Kirthar canal on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Ban on firecrackers’ sale demanded PESHAWAR, Sept 25: City district council here on Thursday adopted a unanimous resolution asking the district government to place a ban on the sale of firecrackers in the provincial metropolis to... PESHAWAR: Policemen, torture victim reach compromise PESHAWAR, Sept 25: The district and sessions judge has directed the police not to register an FIR against two of their officials accused of torturing a person in custody, as they have... PESHAWAR: Lawyers reluctant to accept NAB post PESHAWAR, Sept 25: Some senior lawyers, whose names are being considered for the post of the prosecutor-general, accountability, have expressed their inability to accept the offer, an official of the National... PESHAWAR: Three polio cases detected in Fata PESHAWAR, Sept 25: Two cases of polio were detected in the North Waziristan during the first week of the current month, while another one had earlier been diagnosed in the Khyber Agency,... PESHAWAR: ‘Govt focused on promoting education’ PESHAWAR, Sept 25: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that the NWFP government has been focusing on promoting education by using better management techniques.... PESHAWAR: Privatization offer gets tepid response PESHAWAR, Sept 25: The NWFP government’s intended move to privatize the multi-million-rupee Ceramic Development Centre received a setback due to the private sector’s lukewarm response to the offer, according to well-placed...

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