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September 29, 2003 Monday Sha’aban 2, 1424 KARACHI: KWSB to take over cantonment localities KARACHI, Sept 28: In a major development, the Sindh government has extended the jurisdiction of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board to the areas falling in the limits of cantonment boards and... KARACHI: NICVD at crossroads, says director KARACHI, Sept 28: The National Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases (NICVD) gets about Rs130 million as fixed grant from the government every year. This grant is supposed to take care of the... KARACHI: Three men kidnapped KARACHI, Sept 28: Three men, including a teacher, were kidnapped from Chandna Farm in the jurisdiction of Surjani Town police station on Saturday night.... KARACHI: 90 vehicles taken away in a week KARACHI, Sept 28: Ninety vehicles — 31 cars and 59 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in different localities in the metropolis during the past one week.... KARACHI: Muttahida activist shot dead KARACHI, Sept 28: An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was shot dead in North Karachi on Sunday.... KARACHI: Body found KARACHI, Sept 28: Body of an unidentified man was found in Surjani town on Sunday.... KARACHI: TB control programme to continue till 2006 KARACHI, Sept 28: A meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party, presided over by additional chief secretary (development) Sindh, Ghulam Sarwar Khero, extended the Tuberculosis Control Programme till June 2006 at... KARACHI: Cultural village idea gaining strength KARACHI, Sept 28: The idea of a cultural village in the heart of the city has been the talking point at five high-level meetings over the past two months.... KARACHI: O-levels in govt schools promised KARACHI, Sept 28: Provincial Education Minister Irfanullah Marwat has said that government has adopted effective and comprehensive policy and is taking measures to ensure quality education and an enhanced efficiency of... KARACHI: Aligarh body elects office-bearers KARACHI, Sept 28: The chancellor of the Sir Syed University, Z.A. Nizami, has been elected president of the Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association for the third consecutive term, says a... KARACHI: Workshop on research methods begins today KARACHI, Sept 28: The Arts Faculty of Karachi University will hold a six-day national workshop on “Research methods in social sciences” at the arts auditorium from Sept 29.... KARACHI: Transformer inaugurated KARACHI, Sept 28: Sher Mohammad Baloch, an MNA, inaugurated a 250 KVA pole-mounted power transformer (PMT) at Ali Akbar Shah village, Korangi, on Sunday.... KARACHI: KBCA warning KARACHI, Sept 28: The Karachi Building Control Authority has warned people against making any deal for fourth floor or above in the Sea Breeze Mid-Town project located at plot MC-4 and... KARACHI: BoG formed for police hospitals KARACHI, Sept 28: In order to establish and modernize hospitals of Sindh police as the model healthcare institutions, the Board of Governors comprising police and public representatives was constituted on Sunday.... KARACHI: Tobacco use a major cause of heart problems: seminar KARACHI, Sept 28: During the year 2002, tobacco use claimed some 5 million lives across the globe, and in view of the current ratio, it is feared that by the year... KARACHI: Edhi to claim damages for death of volunteer: Alexy-I incident KARACHI, Sept 28: The Edhi Foundation plans to claim damages for the death of its rescue worker on board oil tanker Alexy-I while attempting to retrieve the body of a Yamani... KARACHI: Leaders pay tribute to Maudoodi KARACHI, Sept 28: Maulana Syed Abul-ala Maudoodi’s invitation to Islam and ideology has been instrumental in preparing millions of people to strive for the supremacy of Islam and convinced them to... KARACHI: Gulf Air willing to boost ties with PIA KARACHI, Sept 28: There is plenty of scope for an extended and strengthened relationship between the Gulf Air and PIA and the two concerns may avail mutually beneficial economic and commercial... KARACHI: Altaf stresses positive approach KARACHI, Sept 28: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that movement is an action which creates energy and its use in the right direction helps nations to reach at... KARACHI: Ghinwa for transparency KARACHI, Sept 28: Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto) Ghinwa Bhutto has said that the constitutional, economic, social and moral crises could be overcome only by a party which... KARACHI: Dawn staffer grieved KARACHI, Sept 28: Mohammad Sami Khan, father of Dawn sub-editor Mohammad Umer, died after a long illness in the early hours of Sunday. He was 63.... PESHAWAR: Juvenile offenders face police apathy PESHAWAR, Sept 28: Juvenile cases are not dealt properly because the police is unaware about the role of the probation and reclamation department and the judiciary does not seem to care... KOHAT: No refugee to be given nationality: official KOHAT, Sept 28: Out of 61,363 Afghan families living in camps in Kohat and Kurram Agency only 2,139 have been repatriated to their country with the help of UNHCR so far.... PESHAWAR: Hospitals asked to check absenteeism PESHAWAR, Sept 28: The Health Department has ordered heads of all healthcare institutions to discourage absenteeism, ensuring the availability of the staff.... PESHAWAR: Health care for all advocated PESHAWAR, Sept 28: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has stressed the need for proper planning to make health facilities accessible to everyone without any discrimination.... SWABI: Science termed key to progress SWABI, Sept 28: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Pervez Butt has said that national progress and prosperity is linked with the dedicated and brilliant work of its engineers and scientists.... MINGORA: Councillors urged to follow rules MINGORA, Sept 28: District Nazim of Swat Asfandyar Amir Zeb has asked members of the district council to follow rules and regulations of the house besides asking them to ensure full... PESHAWAR: Need for sectarian harmony stressed PESHAWAR, Sept 28: Speakers at a conference on Sunday stressed the need for greater unity among all the sects under the umbrella of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal.... KOHAT: MMA’s performance flayed KOHAT, Sept 28: Pakistan Muslim League leader Salim Saifullah Khan said on Sunday that the parliamentarians of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal had disappointed the people by ignoring their problems and creating political... KOHAT: Bid to smuggle cattle foiled KOHAT, Sept 28: The Lachi town police on Sunday seized 12 trucks carrying cattle, which were allegedly being smuggled to Afghanistan, and arrested the drivers....

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