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October 6, 2003 Monday Sha’aban 9, 1424 KARACHI: Huge silt deposits discovered in channels: 5-day supply skipped KARACHI, Oct 5: Water supply to the city from the Hub Dam source will now remain suspended for 25 days at a stretch and there will be no supply during the... KARACHI: Struggle for Sindh’s top slot intensifies: Merger politics KARACHI, Oct 5: The scramble for power by a dominant group of the Sindh Democratic Alliance (SDA), led by former bureaucrat Imtiaz Shaikh and his decision to jump on the bandwagon... KARACHI: Slow pace of work on Hub canal irks Nazim KARACHI, Oct 5: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has expressed his displeasure over the slow pace of work for the repair of Hub Canal which is a main source of water supply... KARACHI: Councillor wounded, son killed in Lyari KARACHI, Oct 5: A 17-year-old boy was shot dead and his father was injured when a young man opened fire at them in Lyari on Sunday.... KARACHI: SHC allows transfer of land without NUF payment KARACHI, Oct 5: The Sindh High Court has accepted a writ petition seeking transfer of a prime plot of land adjacent to Awami Markaz on Sharea Faisal without payment of non-utilization... KARACHI: 105 vehicles taken away last week KARACHI, Oct 5: Bandits either hijacked or stole 105 vehicles — 46 cars and 59 motorcycles — during the past one week in various parts of the metropolis.... KARACHI: People warned against unscreened blood KARACHI, Oct 5: Speakers at a seminar, on Sunday, urged people to donate blood so that the professional blood donors, who were one of the major causes of spreading fatal diseases,... KARACHI: IT facilitating patients: moot KARACHI, Oct 5: The introduction of information technology has played a vital role in advancement of science, medicine and research knowledge, Prof Kim Solez, professor of pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton,... KARACHI: Policy decision soon on karo-kari: minister KARACHI, Oct 5: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has been working seriously on the issue of karo-kari and a policy decision to eliminate this social evil will be announced soon.... KARACHI: Protection to working class pledged KARACHI, Oct 5: The chairman of Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI), M. Shafi Malik, has said that his institution is determined to provide social protection to the poor working class and... KARACHI: Dr Aslam Farrukhi honoured KARACHI: Professor Aslam Farrukhi was the guest of the evening organized by Daira-i-Adab-o-Saqafat and Dhaka Group of Institutions on Saturday.... KARACHI: Beach cleaning at Sandspit KARACHI, Oct 5: The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), organized beach-cleaning activity at the Sandspit on Sunday, covering the nesting area of endangered turtle species, Green and Olive Ridley.... KARACHI: MBA entry test at KU KARACHI, Oct 5: A pre-entry test for MBA (evening/morning) admissions was held on Sunday at the University of Karachi’ Arts Faculty, Business School.... KARACHI: PM wants work on Baghicha expedited KARACHI, Oct 5: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has directed Sindh Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkil Kazi to take steps for the establishment of a public park.... KARACHI: Three men killed in road accidents KARACHI, Oct 5: Three persons died and two injured in road accidents in different parts of the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: Military estate told to set up body on land conversion KARACHI, Oct 5: The Sindh High Court has asked the military estate authorities to constitute an evaluation committee to determine market rates for conversion of a plot from old grant to... KARACHI: Muttahida holds free medical camp KARACHI, Oct 5: A two-day free medical camp was inaugurated by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement at Shah Faisal Colony on Sunday.... KARACHI: Govt slammed over dam issue KARACHI, Oct 5: The Save Sindh Committee has expressed concern over Gen Musharraf’s moves to drum up support from legislators elected from Sindh for the controversial projects, like the Kalabagh Dam... KARACHI: Pakistan faces backlog of 4.3m housing units KARACHI, Oct 5: Against the population of over 140 million, Pakistan has a total of 19.3 million housing units with backlog of 4.3 million units.... KARACHI: Killings exposed govt claims, says MMA KARACHI, Oct 5: Provincial chief of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Asadullah Bhutto, has demanded of the government to take concrete measures in order to improve law and order in the province and... SUKKUR: 400 doctors threaten to resign SUKKUR, Oct 5: About 400 specialist doctors will resign from their posts if the Sindh chief secretary does not sign a summary regarding their promotion in one month.... BADIN: Irregularities found in distribution of scholarships BADIN, Oct 5: Irregularities have been witnessed in the distribution of the Zakat fund under the first phase of the ministry of religious affairs scholarship scheme in the district.... SHIKARPUR: Protest observed across Sindh: Newsman’s killing SHIKARPUR, Oct 5: Journalists held protest demonstrations in various parts of interior Sindh on Sunday against the killing of a Shikarpur journalist, Amir Bakhsh Brohi, who worked for the Daily Kawish.... SHIKARPUR: Two killed over Karo-kari SHIKARPUR, Oct 5: Two men were killed in Ahmed Jakhrani village of Garhi Yasin taluka on Sunday over a Karo-kari related dispute.... HYDERABAD: School staff seeks posting orders HYDERABAD, Oct 5: The Secondary Schools Gazetted Officers Association has demanded that the posting orders of promoted gazetted officers should be issued without further delay.... HYDERABAD: No NOC for buildings on school premises HYDERABAD, Oct 5: The director-general, Hyderabad Development Authority, Ali Ahmed Lund, has issued directives that no NOC should be issued for any commercial construction on the premises of educational institutions.... PESHAWAR: NWFP govt to use seized vehicles: Decision violates rules PESHAWAR, Oct 5: The NWFP government in gross violation of all federal and provincial laws has decided to use confiscated and seized smuggled vehicles by the provincial government departments.... LANDI KOTAL: Khasadar checkpost blown up LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Oct 5: Armed tribesmen after ransacking blew up a Khasadar checkpost in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency on Sunday morning.... PESHAWAR: PO killed in shootout with police PESHAWAR, Oct 5: A hardened criminal was killed in a shootout after police raided a hideout of proclaimed offenders in the Mosakan area near Warana in Karak district on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: No woman probation officer in Frontier PESHAWAR, Oct 5: Women offenders in different cases could not be released on probation due to non-availability of even a single woman probation officer in the province.... PESHAWAR: World Teachers Day today PESHAWAR, Oct 5: The Peshawar University Teachers Association will hold a seminar to mark the World Teachers Day on Monday (today), said a press release here on Sunday.... ISLAMABAD: Rs35m agri varsity plan okayed ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a Rs35 million “Support to Biotech Education and Research Programme” project for the NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar....

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