DAWN - Local; October 13, 2003

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October 13, 2003	Monday	Sha'aban 16, 1424

KARACHI: Oct 12 ‘blackest day’: Javed KARACHI, Oct 12: Acting President of the Pakistan Muslim League-N Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has said that the lone voice of resistance raised by Mian Nawaz Sharif on Oct 12, 1999, against...		KARACHI: Bank’s plea admitted for hearing: Details of accounts KARACHI, Oct 12: A division bench of the Sindh High Court has admitted to regular hearing a bank’s petition against the sales tax collectorate’s notices for details about 396 accounts maintained...

KARACHI: Minor among five killed in accidents KARACHI, Oct 12: Five persons, including a minor, died in road accidents in the city on Sunday. Police said that a young man died and two others were injured when a four-seater rickshaw overturned in Saudabad on Sunday...		KARACHI: Contaminated water supply in many areas KARACHI, Oct 12 : Around 20,000 citizens residing near Lyari’s D.D. Chaudhry Road, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Road, Yousuf Haroon (West) Roads No. 1 and 2 and in the vicinity of...

KARACHI: Five housing schemes to be launched soon: Ibad KARACHI, Oct 12: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad, on Sunday, said that five new housing schemes would be launched soon in the province for the shelterless....		KARACHI: Urdu varsity teachers irked by delay in promotions KARACHI, Oct 12: Teachers of Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology are finding it hard to discharge their duties peacefully due to the “unprecedented reservations” of their prime statutory...

KARACHI: Ban on firecrackers proves ineffective KARACHI, Oct 12: The city reverberated with the sound of firecrackers throughout the Saturday-Sunday night as people, especially the youth, observed Shab-i-Barat....		KARACHI: Mental diseases on rise KARACHI, Oct 12: Increasing number of drug addicts and rising suicide rate show that the prevalence in the country of mental disorders is on the rise, said Prof Haroon Ahmed at...

KARACHI: Pakistanis urged to invest in Sharjah KARACHI, Oct 12: More than 40 Pakistani companies are operating in the Hamriyah free zone (HFZ) in Sharjah to market their products to Gulf countries, Central Asian Republics and East Africa....		KARACHI: Road expansion work resumes KARACHI, Oct 12: Work on the Korangi Road’s expansion has resumed after several months of suspension and repeated assurances by various ministers, the Sindh governor and the city Nazim....

KARACHI: Formalities for merger completed, says SDA KARACHI, Oct 12: The Sindh Democratic Alliance has completed its formalities to get merge in the unified Pakistan Muslim League....		KARACHI: Govt urged to ensure provincial autonomy KARACHI, Oct 12: The secretary general of the National Alliance, Muhammad Ali Durrani, has demanded that a parliamentary committee comprising the members of Senate and the National Assembly should be constituted...

KARACHI: Passing-out parade KARACHI, Oct 12: In the present circumstances when the entire world is in the grip of terrorism, there is greater importance of security than ever before....		KARACHI: Ghinwa backs OIC call KARACHI, Oct 12: The Chairperson of PPP-SB, Ms Ghinwa Bhutto, has urged the United States to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan and Iraq to pave the way for peace in the...

HYDERABAD: Division of Wapda into four units demanded HYDERABAD, Oct 12: The Sindh National Council has demanded that Wapda should be divided in four units to end the hegemony of a particular province on it....		HYDERABAD: Nazims seek power to execute uplift schemes HYDERABAD, Oct 12: The All Sindh Taluka/Town Nazims Alliance has said talukas and towns are independent in carrying out development works in their respective jurisdictions....

HYDERABAD: High court orders action against industrialists: Violation of environmental laws HYDERABAD, Oct 12: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Saturday directed the director general, Environmental Protection Agency, to prosecute the industrialists who were violating the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act...		LARKANA: KPP schemes left incomplete: Paucity of funds LARKANA, Oct 12: Development schemes initiated under the Khushhal Pakistan Programme in the Larkana taluka have been left incomplete for shortage of funds....

HYDERABAD: Landlords deny crop share: peasants HYDERABAD, Oct 12: Two peasants of Deh-331, Kot Ghulam Mohammad taluka, Mirpurkhas district, have accused their landlord of withholding their share of agriculture produce....		MIRPURKHAS: ‘Food dept supplies unhygienic wheat’ MIRPURKHAS, Oct 12: The office bearers of the Flour Mills Association, Mirpurkhas, have said that the lives of the people in the district were being seriously endangered due to the food...

HYDERABAD: Date for MBA admission extended HYDERABAD, Oct 12: The University of Sindh announced on Saturday that the date for submission of admission fee for MBA first year (evening programme) fall session-2003 has been extended to Oct...		KHAIRPUR: Protest KHAIRPUR, Oct 12: KHAIRPUR, Oct 12: People from 20 villages, including Saghiyoon, Nawaro Sharif, Amb, Bindi Motayo,

PESHAWAR: NWFP may miss revenue target PESHAWAR, Oct 12: Achievement of the Rs3.7bn provincial own receipts (PORs) target for the year 2003-04 seems to be a difficult proposition if the NWFP government does not adopt additional taxation...		MANSEHRA: Rs160 million allocated for hospital uplift MANSEHRA, Oct 12: The NWFP government has allocated Rs160 million for the extension and uplift of the mansehra district headquarters hospital during the current financial year....

PESHAWAR: Tribesmen hand over two suspects PESHAWAR, Oct 12: The hitherto defiant tribes in the semi- autonomous South Waziristan tribal region are showing signs of buckling under pressure by handing over two of the 12 fellow tribesmen...		PESHAWAR: Action against police officials sought PESHAWAR, Oct 12: Two constables of the Lakki Marwat district police, who were charged of murdering a young resident of Serai Naurang town last month, go unpunished as senior police officials and doctors of a local...

PESHAWAR: ‘Seized antiquities are fake’ PESHAWAR, Oct 12: Three persons arrested in connection with smuggling of ‘statues of Buddha’ and other pieces have claimed that these ‘antiques’ are fake....		PESHAWAR: Shortage of anti-rabies vaccine in rural areas PESHAWAR, Oct 12: Non-availability of anti-rabies vaccines in the public-sector hospitals and their high price in the open market have increased death risk from dog-bite cases in the rural parts of...