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October 7, 2003 Tuesday Sha’aban 10, 1424 KARACHI: Tension grips city localities: Azam Tariq’s killing KARACHI, Oct 6: In reaction to the killing of Maulana Azam Tariq, chief of the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan, many areas in the metropolis remained tense on Monday evening, as protesters took... KARACHI: Vegetable prices go up ahead of Ramazan KARACHI, Oct 6: Prices of vegetables have further gone up ahead of Ramazan with tomato being sold at Rs48 per kg on Monday as against Rs15-20 till Wednesday last.... KARACHI: Students ransack CHK ward KARACHI, Oct 6: A group of students manhandled teachers conducting the final year MBBS supplementary examination at the Dow Medical College on Monday.... KARACHI: Unauthorized hydrants’ unfit water on sale KARACHI, Oct 6: Private water tankers doing roaring business in the water-starved localities are playing havoc with the health of people as they are drawing water from hydrants operating unlawfully in... KARACHI: Court orders in-prison trial KARACHI, Oct 6: The provincial authorities have notified in-prison trial of cases against Haji Lal Mohammed, alias Laloo, a notorious criminal, allegedly involved in several cases of murder, dacoity and kidnapping.... KARACHI: Unannounced changes in water supply schedule irk people KARACHI, Oct 6: The unannounced changes made in the water supply timings and curtailment of water quota for various localities hooked to the Indus source, following suspension of supply from the... KARACHI: CM orders early action on katchi abadis status KARACHI, Oct 6: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammed Mahar has directed that work on regularization of katchi abadis be completed on a priority basis and development works in these abadis be... KARACHI: Students may get stipends for higher education KARACHI, Oct 6: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Khan Marwat said on Monday that the government had established Endowment Fund for deserving and poor students who intend to acquire higher education.... KARACHI: Waste-water treatment plant discussed KARACHI, Oct 6: Minister of State for Environment Maj (r) Tahir Iqbal has said that the government is committed to eliminate environmental pollution that is posing a serious threat to future... KARACHI: English teachers’ moot from 10th KARACHI, Oct 6: The 19th International conference of the Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers will be held from Oct 10 to 12 at the Bahria College.... KARACHI: Rs161m to be spent on education: advisor KARACHI, Oct 6: Sindh government will spend Rs161.267 million on improvement of education system and raising education standard through training teachers in the province.... KARACHI: An evening with Prof Afaq Siddiqui KARACHI: Tributes were paid to Prof Afaq Siddiqui at a meeting held in his honour by Irteqa Adbi Forum with noted poet Hemayat Ali Shair in the chair. Two full length... KARACHI: KESC plans system improvement KARACHI, Oct 6: The KESC will establish 10 new sub-divisional offices in Lyari town next year where one-window service will be provided to more than 180,000 electricity consumers of the... KARACHI: Medical students’ merit list displayed KARACHI, Oct 6: The final merit list of candidates for admission to the Dow Medical College and Sindh Medical College was displayed at the selected centres on Monday.... KARACHI: Security in Sabzimandi area pledged KARACHI, Oct 6: Special arrangements would be made to ensure security in the old Sabzimandi area where Faizan-i-Madina is located.... KARACHI: SC rejects appeal by policemen: Car-snatching case KARACHI, Oct 6: The Supreme Court dismissed here on Monday an appeal by two police officials of the anti-car lifting cell against registration of a car snatching case against them.... KARACHI: Mumtaz slams Musharraf for sticking to dam plan KARACHI, Oct 6: Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, chief of the Sindh National Front, has criticized the government’s insistence on the construction of dams and canals despite opposition to the projects by... KARACHI: Pensioners’ dues KARACHI, Oct 6: Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkil Qazi on Monday directed concerned authorities to dispose of cases of retired employees without delay so that they could get their dues as per... KARACHI: Pakistani missions abroad not efficient KARACHI, Oct 6: The Pak-American Coordination Committee (PACC) has drawn the government’s attention to the failure of Pakistan’s missions abroad in ensuring protection to Pakistanis in their respective countries.... KARACHI: Mahar, Altaf grieved over assassination KARACHI, Oct 6: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammed Mahar has expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the assassination of MNA Maulana Azam Tariq in Islamabad.... KARACHI: ADB’s role lauded KARACHI, Oct 6: Sindh minister for planning and development Syed Shoaib Bukhari chaired a meeting with the Asian Development Bank’s provincial portfolio review mission.... KARACHI: Inspection of plot in PECHS ordered KARACHI, Oct 6: The Sindh High Court ordered on Monday inspection of a plot in the PECHS and its sealing if found being misused by its owner.... KARACHI: Over 1.88m aliens in city KARACHI, Oct 6: No proper survey of aliens residing in Karachi has been conducted while the data collected by National Alien Registration Authority reveals that more than 1.88 million aliens are... PESHAWAR: ANP seeks huge cut in defence budget PESHAWAR, Oct 6: Stressing the need for leaving the settlement of the Kashmir issue to politicians instead of the military establishment, the Awami National Party (ANP) has demanded massive reduction in... PESHAWAR: Record spending on education PESHAWAR, Oct 6: The NWFP Education Department spent a record amount in the fiscal 2002-03 after being pushed hard by the World Bank to meet its conditionalities or risk aid termination.... PESHAWAR: Doctors demand test exemption PESHAWAR, Oct 6:TheContract Doctors Association  has demanded that the government should exempt doctors who have been working on a contractual basis from taking tests in order to get their contracts renewed.... PESHAWAR: Teachers’ role in Afghan development highlighted PESHAWAR, Oct 6: Speakers at a function have urged the Afghan teachers to play their role in the re-construction of Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: NWFP wants funds to bridge fiscal gap PESHAWAR, Oct 6: NWFP’s fiscal deficit would increase if the quantum of federal transfers on the basis of the new national finance commission award (NFC) and its own resources do not... PESHAWAR: Three drug pushers held, heroin seized PESHAWAR, Oct 6: Customs officials have arrested three drug traffickers and seized seven kilograms of heroin near Nasirpur town, said an official statement here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Women facing identical problems: Iranian MP PESHAWAR, Oct 6: The International Muslim Women Union secretary-general and wife of the Iranian parliament speaker, Fatemeh Karoubi, has said that women in all the Islamic countries are facing identical problems.... PESHAWAR: Students competition PESHAWAR, Oct 6: The Islami Jamiat Talaba will hold a programme entitled “Shinning Stars” at the Puta Hall, University of Peshawar, on Saturday morning, a press statement said.... PESHAWAR: ‘Islam has no links with terrorism’ PESHAWAR, Oct 6: A declaration adopted at the end of the International Women Conference here on Saturday dismissed what it called the propaganda of vested interests associating terrorism with Islam.... MINGORA: Three die in accident MINGORA, Oct 6: Three people were killed and seven others sustained injuries when a flying coach carrying a marriage party overturned in Barawal area of Upper Dir district on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Civil Hospital does not get 75pc of drug budget HYDERABAD, Oct 6: The Civil Hospital of Hyderabad is facing difficulties in meeting its medicine requirements as it has not been provided with 75 per cent of the budget for medicines... HYDERABAD: Demo held against water shortage HYDERABAD, Oct 6: Activists of the Sindh Hari Committee held a protest demonstration and observed a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Monday against the shortage of water... HYDERABAD: PPP seeks removal of armymen from civic bodies HYDERABAD, Oct 6: People’s Party Parliamentarian chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim has demanded that the unemployed engineers of Sindh should be provided jobs and sanctioned soft loans for self-employment.... LARKANA: Girls take lead in HSC-II exams LARKANA, Oct 6: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Larkana, on Monday announced results of examinations of Higher Secondary School Certificate-II (class XII) of humanities group.... HYDERABAD: Printing of official papers in Sindhi urged HYDERABAD, Oct 6: The Sindhi Language Authority has appealed to public and private bodies to print Sindhi language deeds, rolls and reports.... HYDERABAD: Police not helping DPSCs, moot told HYDERABAD, Oct 6: Office-bearers of nine district public safety commissions at a meeting held here on Sunday formed Sindh Coordination Council to solve problems confronting the commissions in different districts.... SUKKUR: Rally against killing of JSQM leader staged SUKKUR, Oct 6: Activists of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz staged a protest rally here on Sunday to condemn the murder of local party leader, Ghulam Shabir Kamangar.... HYDERABAD: PMA wants PMDC revamped HYDERABAD, Oct 6: The Pakistan Medical Association, Sindh, has stressed the need for revamping the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.... HYDERABAD: Beginning of cane crushing demanded HYDERABAD, Oct 6: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture has urged the Sindh government to implement directives of the prime minister on the fixing of minimum price of sugarcane, payment of quality...

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