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October 2, 2003 Thursday Sha’aban 5, 1424 KARACHI: Drive to verify power meters begins KARACHI, Oct 1: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation is carrying out a power meter verification drive in the city amid complaints of excesses.... KARACHI: Enrolment in primary classes rises KARACHI, Oct 1: The city government has noted an increase of 349,000 enrolments in primary classes of government schools over a period of five months.... KARACHI: KBCA, city govt separate entities, SHC told KARACHI, Oct 1: The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) and the Karachi Building Control Authority are two entirely different and separate organizations, contended counsel for the KBCA before a division bench... KARACHI: Coach overturns KARACHI, Oct 1: A conductor of Gulistan coach (PE-1115), Ahmed, 20, died when the vehicle overturned due to over-speeding in front of PIA Colony in Gulistan-i-Jauhar.... KARACHI: Ban on hydrant KARACHI, Oct 1: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Wednesday imposed ban with immediate effect on the supply of water from an illegal hydrant, located in the jurisdiction of Jamshed town.... KARACHI: Ibad calls for better health facilities KARACHI, Oct 1: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has emphasized the need for an improvement in heath facilities in the province and issued directives to the concerned departments for practical measures.... KARACHI: Two men killed in Lyari KARACHI, Oct 1: Two young men were shot dead in separate incidents in Lyari on Wednesday. Police said that the body of an unidentified victim, in his early 20’s, was found near Govt Degree College Rasoolabad... KARACHI: Pagara urges Musharraf to head unified PML KARACHI, Oct 1: Pir Pagara, President of his own defunct faction of the Pakistan Muslim League, praying for strengthening of the unified PML and the health of its President, Chaudhry Shujaat... KARACHI: People worry about CHK uplift projects KARACHI, Oct 1: Since the change of guard at the Civil Hospital Karachi and the handing over of its administration’s charge to Capt Dr Mirza Raza Ali, there has been speculation... KARACHI: ICU lying idle for want of staff KARACHI, Oct 1: The eight-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the paediatric unit-III of civil hospital, established at a cost of Rs3.8 million early this year, could not made operational due... KARACHI: Community involvement against polio urged KARACHI, Oct 1: A total of 57 polio cases were reported till September this year in the country with Sindh’s share coming to 26, 16 cases in NWFP, nine in Balochistan... KARACHI: NIPA course concludes KARACHI, Oct 1: A three-day course on capacity building for custom and excise officers, organized by the National Institute of Public Administration, concluded on Wednesday.... KARACHI: New governing body of CDA KARACHI, Oct 1: Sindh Government has made appointments of chairman and governing body members of the Coastal Development Authority (CDA) with immediate effect and would continue to work in their respective... KARACHI: Ikebana shows held at schools KARACHI, Oct 1: Ikebana demonstrations were held for the students of the Quaid-i-Azam Public School and Hamdard Public School and College of Arts and Sciences, Madinat-al Hikmah.... KARACHI: 1,200 primary schools to be upgraded KARACHI, Oct 1: Sindh Education and Literacy Department in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank has launched Decentralized Elementary Education Project (DEEP).... KARACHI: Lectures KARACHI, Oct 1: The second programme of monthly series of extension lectures for faculty members of Karachi University will be held on Oct 4.... KARACHI:Many psychiatrists get away with unethical practices KARACHI, Oct 1: Those psychiatrists who take advantage of the influence they exercise over their patients are seldom brought to justice in Pakistan.... KARACHI: Shujaat sees early merger with PML-N KARACHI, Oct 1: The president, Pakistan Muslim League (Q), Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, on Wednesday expressed hope that the PML-Nawaz, the only party faction left out, will be merged with his faction... KARACHI: Edward Said’s death mourned KARACHI, Oct 1: Israel has been committing gross violations of the international law and the construction of wall around it is the most recent violation in this connection.... KARACHI: Residents demand regularization of villages KARACHI, Oct 1: Over 2,000 residents of the two localities, Mannoo Goth and Noor Muhammad Goth, located near old Sabzimandi, have been made to live in sub-human conditions owing to the... KARACHI: 1,000kg charas seized KARACHI, Oct 1: The staff of excise and taxation department seized 1,000kg charas, which was being brought to Karachi from Peshawar in an oil tanker on the National Highway on Wednesday... KARACHI: Heroes of 1965 war remembered KARACHI, Oct 1: The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat hosted Defence Day Dinner at PAF Museum to pay homage to the heroes of 1965 War.... KARACHI: Nazim gives away sewing machines KARACHI, Oct 1: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has distributed 500 sewing machines among deserving women, according to a statement released here on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Novel on Karo-kari KARACHI, Oct 1: The launching of a Sindhi novel, written by Ghulam Nabi Mughal, on the subject of karo kari, will be held at a local hotel on Oct 4.... KARACHI: Notices issued to defence ministry in spying case KARACHI, Oct 1: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the defence ministry and military authorities in a petition seeking release and trial of human rights activist Krishan Sharma... KARACHI: PPP Sindh body meeting today KARACHI, Oct 1: The Sindh Council of Pakistan People’s Party meets here on Thursday to discuss prevailing political situation at a time when its exiled leader Benazir Bhutto sounded conciliatory gestures... KARACHI: Hashim Raza laid to rest KARACHI, Oct 1: A former civil servant, Syed Hashim Raza, was laid to rest here Wednesday afternoon.... HYDERABAD: Amendments to SLGO invited HYDERABAD, Oct 1: The adviser to Sindh chief minister on local bodies and Kutchi Abadis has invited the district council members to submit proposals for amendments to the Sindh Local Government... THATTA: Election campaigns launched THATTA, Oct 1: Haji Shoukat Ali Malkani of the Sheerazi- Malkani coalition and Syed Masood Mustafa Shah of the Awam Dost Panel have started election campaigns after emerging as final candidates... HYDERABAD: Senior citizens day observed HYDERABAD, Oct 1: The Pakistan Senior Citizens Association staged a walk here on Wednesday to mark the international day of senior citizens.... HYDERABAD: Repeal of IRO-2002 demanded HYDERABAD, Oct 1: Central president Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Central Labour Union Abdul Latif Nizamani has asked the government and Wapda to repeal the Industrial Relations Ordinance 2002 and Removal from... HYDERABAD: ‘Unilateral moves being imposed on Sindh’: Thal, Kalabagh projects HYDERABAD, Oct 1: Referring to the greater Thal canal and the Kalabagh dam, the Anti-Greater Thal Canal Action Committee has said that the rulers are trying to impose unilateral decisions on... HYDERABAD: Areas declared calamity-hit HYDERABAD, Oct 1: The Sindh government, according to the Additional Relief Commissioner, Sindh, has issued a notification declaring the villages of Tando Bago, Shaheed Fazil Rahu, Talhar, Matli and Badin Talukas... SANGHAR: Internet lines reduced SANGHAR, Oct 1: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited has reduced the Internet lines from 31 to 3, as a result of which the Internet users are unable to get connected with... HYDERABAD: Councillors hold demo against Nazims HYDERABAD, Oct 1: Many City taluka councillors staged a demonstration outside the press club under the banner of the Councillors Rabita Committee here on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: SU transport issue to be resolved HYDERABAD, Oct 1: Pro-chancellor University of Sindh and provincial Education Minister Irfanullah Khan Marwat has said that the issue of providing transport to students and teachers will be given top priority... HYDERABAD: Municipal assets sold, notes SHC HYDERABAD, Oct 1: Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, has deplored the sorry state of affairs in Kotri municipality where assets have been sold out under the garb of renting or... PESHAWAR: Govt-MMA accord on LFO likely, says MNA PESHAWAR, Oct 1: Millat-i-Islamia Pakistan chief MNA Maulana Azam Tariq said on Wednesday that the government and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal had reached an understanding on the Legal Framework Order.... PESHAWAR: Wages according to ILO rules sought PESHAWAR, Oct 1: Speakers at a seminar have voiced concern over paltry wages awarded to labourers and asked the government to implement the International Labour Organization (ILO) rules that call for... PESHAWAR: Fata development projects discussed PESHAWAR, Oct 1: Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah on Wednesday said the distribution of funds had been rationalized to ensure judicious use of resources for speedy and balanced development of tribal... LANDI KOTAL: New telephone exchange approved LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Oct 1: The Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) has approved installation of a 300-line telephone exchange in Torkhum near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.... SWABI: Deserving students to get Zakat SWABI, Oct 1: The district Zakat Department has decided to give Rs2.6 million to deserving students of government schools in the current financial year....

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