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October 8, 2003 Wednesday Sha’aban 11, 1424 KARACHI: Markets stay shut as tension grips city KARACHI, Oct 7: Tension prevailed in many localities of the city on Tuesday, where markets remained closed and vehicular traffic thin.... KARACHI: Betel-nut importers’ petition dismissed KARACHI, Oct 7: The Sindh High Court dismissed as not maintainable writ petitions moved by the importers of the allegedly contaminated betel nuts and advised them to institute civil suits to... KARACHI: AC convict acquitted by SHC KARACHI, Oct 7: The Sindh High Court acquitted and released an accountability court convict, former managing director of the Thatta Cement Corporation Limited, on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Water crisis persists in city areas KARACHI, Oct 7: Water shortage in various parts of the city is assuming an alarming proportions in this hot and sultry weather, forcing the residents of the affected localities to either... KARACHI:Master-plan for Sindh being drafted: Mahar KARACHI, Oct 7: Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has said that a master plan was being drafted for the development projects in the province to provide basic amenities to the masses.... KARACHI: Law, order situation reviewed KARACHI, Oct 7: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Tuesday ordered the law enforcement agencies to take especial measures for protecting life and property of the people in the province and... KARACHI:Saifee institute remains closed KARACHI, Oct 7: Academic activities remained suspended on Tuesday at the Saifee Institute of Technology on Tuesday following a clash between two student bodies on Monday.... KARACHI: Magisterial powers for CDGK men sought KARACHI, Oct 7: The City Government has sought magisterial powers for deputy district officers (DDO Revenue), district officers and town municipal officers (TMOs) to combat the practice of over-charging by retailers... KARACHI: City govt efforts to take over KPTS intensify KARACHI, Oct 7: The City District Government Karachi has intensified its efforts to take over Karachi Public Transport Society (KPTS).... KARACHI: Cultural exchanges for better ties stressed KARACHI, Oct 7: Cultural exchanges can help further strengthen the friendly relations between Pakistan and Japan.... KARACHI: Pace of work on MPAs’ scheme slow KARACHI, Oct 7: Provincial Minister for Planning and Development Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari chaired a meeting here on Tuesday to review the MPAs’ Priority Programme for which allocations had been made... KARACHI: Teachers urged to do research KARACHI, Oct 7: The workshops and seminars contribute a lot towards updating and exchange of knowledge and information.... KARACHI: Research moot at SZABIST KARACHI, Oct 7: Information and research centre, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST) will hold a two-day moot on “Budget and Sustainable Development in Pakistan,” on Oct... KARACHI: 134 buildings surveyed for demolition KARACHI, Oct 7: The Karachi Building Control Authority has completed a survey to demolish 134 dilapidated buildings in the city.... KARACHI: Symposium KARACHI, Oct 7: The Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology, Sindh Chapter and Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), are organising a joint symposium on “liver transplantation” here at the Deewan Farooq... KARACHI: Varsity cancels 17 illegal admissions KARACHI, Oct 7: The University of Karachi on Tuesday cancelled admissions of some 17 students, who had allegedly provided forged or tempered intermediate and matriculation marks certificates to get admissions in... KARACHI: Cell phones banned KARACHI, Oct 7: Sindh education department has imposed a ban on the use of mobile telephones on the premises of education institutions in the province.... KARACHI: Hazards at Gutter Baghicha growing fast KARACHI, Oct 7: There are countless illegal stakeholders of Gutter Baghicha, loved by rulers in different eras of its 100-year history, who have constantly been contributing to the destruction of the... KARACHI: LEW to help check traffic bottlenecks KARACHI, Oct 7: Adviser to Sindh chief minister on local government Waseem Akhtar said on Tuesday that with the completion of Lyari Expressway, major traffic bottlenecks in Karachi would be resolved.... KARACHI:Ministers told to ensure quality work KARACHI, Oct 7: Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar presided over a meeting ministers at CM House on Tuesday. Those attended the meeting were Senior Minister (Finance) Syed Sardar Ahmed, Minister for... KARACHI: Democracy must for good foreign policy: moot KARACHI, Oct 7: Pakistan must respond to the present challenges with rationality and increased awareness of its geo-political situation.... KARACHI: Man commits suicide after killing daughter KARACHI, Oct 7: A middle-aged man committed suicide after killing his daughter and injuring the other in his house in Kharadar on Tuesday.... KARACHI: TPOs asked to remain vigilant KARACHI, Oct 7: Advisor to Sindh chief minister on home affairs, Aftab Shaikh, on Tuesday warned of strict action against those disturbing law and order in the city.... PESHAWAR: Attempt to smuggle Buddha’s statues foiled PESHAWAR, Oct 7: The customs department has foiled an attempt to smuggle statues of Buddha, stolen from Bamiyan province of Afghanistan during the rule of Taliban, official sources told Dawn here... PESHAWAR: Vegetable oil consumers warned PESHAWAR, Oct 7: An official of the NWFP health department on Tuesday cautioned the people against using vegetable oil being offered for auction.... PESHAWAR: Raid on buses slammed PESHAWAR, Oct 7: The Sarhad Transport Workers Confederation on Tuesday criticized the raid on two Punjab-bound buses allegedly by a Jamaat-i-Islami MNA and a provincial minister.... PESHAWAR: Two sentenced to death PESHAWAR, Oct 7: Additional district and sessions judge Sardar  Mohammad Irshad has sentenced two persons to death for the murder of a spiritual leader, Pir Roohullah Shah, in a courtroom five... PESHAWAR: Seminar organized PESHAWAR, Oct 7: Vice-chancellor University of Peshawar Prof Dr Syed Zulfiqar Hussain Gilani has said that frequent discussions over vital issues are essential for any civilized society. He was speaking at... PESHAWAR: Judicial probe begins PESHAWAR, Oct 7: The NWFP government has initiated a judicial inquiry into the baton-charging incident of Sept 22.... PESHAWAR: Plea to book abusers PESHAWAR, Oct 7: A writ petition has been filed, requesting the Peshawar High Court to direct the police to register FIRs against teachers and employees of a local boys’ school for... HYDERABAD: Minister defends privatization HYDERABAD, Oct 7: Federal Privatization and Investment Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said bureaucrats cannot run industrial units which has made their privatization inevitable as the country is incurring a... HYDERABAD: Karachi, Kotri getting polluted water HYDERABAD, Oct 7: The Kotri Association of Trade and Industry has made no serious efforts to establish a plant to treat effluent of industrial units with the result the people of... HYDERABAD:SITE, EPA chiefs summoned by SHC HYDERABAD, Oct 7: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Tuesday directed the Kotri SITE managing director and the Environment Protection Agency director and the assistant director to appear... HYDERABAD: Shifting of bus stand decried HYDERABAD, Oct 7: A large number of people of Matiari town, under the banner of Matiari Samaji Ittehad, a conglomerate of 22 political, religious and social welfare organizations, staged a token... HYDERABAD: Sindh varsity admissions, exams schedules HYDERABAD, Oct 7: The director (Admissions), University of Sindh, Jamshoro, has announced the last date for submission of admission forms for bachelors as well as masters (Pass and Honours) programme for... HYDERABAD: Power theft detected: Hesco HYDERABAD, Oct 7: A number of Hesco teams, appointed by the regional manager, maintenance and testing wing, Hyderabad, carried out checking of 5,329 connections during September and detected 1,663 cases of...

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