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October 15, 2003 Wednesday Sha'aban 18, 1424 KARACHI: 1,450 cancelled land allotments restored: Sindh Cabinet meets KARACHI, Oct 14: The Sindh Cabinet meeting, chaired by the chief minister on Tuesday, gave approval to the allotment of lands, which had been sold since 1985 on concession, but the... KARACHI: SHC upholds validity of new building control law KARACHI, Oct 14: The Sindh High Court upheld on Tuesday the validity of the Sindh Regulation and Control (Use of Plots and Construction of Buildings) Ordinance, 2002.... KARACHI: Man dies in accident KARACHI, Oct 14: A man died in a road accident within the limits of Sukkan police station on Tuesday. Police said that Baloch Khan, 35, an employee in Pakistan Machine Tool Factory was going for work on a bicycle... KARACHI: SHC declines to stay work on LEW KARACHI, Oct 14: The Sindh High Court declined on Tuesday to stay construction of the Lyari Expressway, but directed the city and provincial governments to resolve the dispute with the petitioners... KARACHI: Councillor shot dead in Keamari KARACHI, Oct 14: Unidentified persons shot dead a councillor in Keamari Town on Tuesday. Police said that Mohammad Ayub, 40, councillor of UC-5, was going along with his private gunman in Mohammadi Colony... KARACHI: City govt officials’ reshuffle invokes skepticism KARACHI, Oct 14: Sudden transfers, postings and promotions of a number of city government officials by the provincial government, in the absence of the city Nazim, have created unrest among the... KARACHI: Orangi Town to get 20-bed modern hospital KARACHI, Oct 14: Sindh minister for planning and development Shoaib Ahmad Bokhari, and Sindh minister for information technology, Yaqoob Ilyas, inaugurated construction works on different development schemes in Orangi Town on... KARACHI: Preparation of master-plan for CHK ordered KARACHI, Oct 14: Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad has directed that a comprehensive master plan be immediately prepared for Civil Hospital, Karachi.... KARACHI: Teachers’ safety to be ensured: minister KARACHI, Oct 14: Sindh education minister Mr Irfanullah Marwat has assured the college teachers that the government would ensure safety of the teachers and students at educational institutions in the province.... KARACHI: KU exams scheduled KARACHI, Oct 14: The Examinations Department, University of Karachi, on Tuesday announced schedule of the Final Professional Bachelor of Dental Surgery, supplementary examinations, 2003, Postgraduate Diploma in Child Health, annual examinations,... KARACHI: Paintings contest for students KARACHI, Oct 14: The annual poster and painting exhibition and contest for students of primary and secondary schools will be organised here on October 16.... KARACHI: Foreign NGO to help train lifeguards KARACHI, Oct 14: A New Zealand-based NGO has agreed to assist and work with Pakistan Aquatic Life Saving (PALS) to provide trained and equipped lifeguards along the coast of Karachi.... KARACHI: Hypertension among women KARACHI, Oct 14: Ten per cent pregnant women suffer from pregnancy-induced hypertension.... KARACHI: Dry weather KARACHI, Oct 14: The Met office has forecast dry weather for the city on Wednesday, with maximum temperature expected between 34 and 36 degrees centigrade. Dry weather is also likely in... KARACHI: AIOU to hold quiz contest on 16th KARACHI, Oct 14: In connection with the Year of Madar-e-Millat, Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, a quiz competition will be organized by Karachi campus, Allama Iqbal Open University, on Oct 16.... KARACHI: Interviews KARACHI, Oct 14: The admission interviews for first year, Diploma of Associate Engineer (morning), Session 2003-04, in Government Saifi Institute of Technology, which were deferred due to some reasons, will be... KARACHI: Shoaib calls for safety measures at industries KARACHI, Oct 14: Sindh minister for planning and development Shoaib Bukhari has criticized the managements of local industrial concerns and units for not adopting adequate safety measures to protect lives of... KARACHI: Mixing lime with oil-soaked sand continues KARACHI, Oct 14: The city government workers are continuing with the process of mixing quicklime with the sand collected from the Clifton beach.... KARACHI: NGOs slam laws against women KARACHI, Oct 14: Speakers at a workshop on Tuesday demanded that the laws which are discriminatory towards marginalized sections of the society, including women, minorities, etc., be revoked.... KARACHI: PML-N lawyers body observes ‘black day’ KARACHI, Oct 14: The Lawyers Forum of Pakistan Muslim League (N), Sindh, observed a black day against the Provisional Constitutional Ordinance (PCO) and the Legal Framework Order (LFO) at the Karachi... KARACHI: SHC orders arrest of salvage tug KARACHI, Oct 14: Justice Ataur Rehman of Sindh High Court Tuesday issued notice to a Greek company, Tsavliris Russ, and the Karachi Port Trust on miscellaneous applications filed by Global Tradeways... KARACHI: Housewife dies of burns, taxi driver hurt KARACHI, Oct 14: A housewife died of burns in New Karachi on Tuesday. Police said that Shahida, 30, was working in kitchen of her house in Sector 5-F of New Karachi... KARACHI: Indian HC asked to show property documents KARACHI, Oct 14: Police are waiting for the property documents of the residence of Indian High Commission in Clifton, which has allegedly been sold out to a private individual recently.... KARACHI: MA classes, library announced for college KARACHI, Oct 14: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Marwat on Tuesday announced initiating of Bachelors of Computer Science (Pass & Honours) and postgraduate classes, besides establishment of Allama Shabir Ahmed Usmani library... KARACHI: Lease papers granted for two kutchi abadis KARACHI, Oct 14: The government is determined to provide all necessary facilities to the poor and to regularize Katchi Abadies in the province, Sindh chief minister’s advisor on local government, Katchi... KARACHI: APNS, CPNE shocked at journalist’s killing KARACHI, Oct 14: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) have expressed grief and shock over the killing of Ameer Bux, a correspondent of... KARACHI: Jihad being misperceived KARACHI, Oct 14: Secretary General Jamaat-i-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan has said that the people of Kashmir, Palestine, Afghanistan, Chechenia and Iraq are indulged in Jihad against the occupants as it is... KARACHI: Encroachments removed KARACHI Oct 14: City government and the town municipal administration of Gulshan-i-Iqbal, in a joint operation, demolished about 25 offices of goods transport companies and bus stands at the Old Sabzi... KARACHI: Police official suspended KARACHI, Oct 14: Capital City Police Officer, Asad Ashraf Malik has suspended SHO Sharea Faisal police station with immediate effect for failing to control robbery incidents in his jurisdiction.... PESHAWAR: Bid to restore jobs of doctors resented: Resignations after IBP introduction PESHAWAR, Oct 14: The NWFP government’s attempt to restore the services of the doctors who had resigned after the introduction of the institution-based practice (IBP) has created a wide rift among... PESHAWAR: Afghan gemstone traders’ capture local market PESHAWAR, Oct 14: Afghan gemstone traders have captured the local market which is flooded with precious stones smuggled from Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: University students for cut in hostel charges PESHAWAR, Oct 14: The members of a united front of the students, Muttahida Tulaba Mahaz (MTM), have demanded of the government to provide free accommodation facility to the university students as... PESHAWAR: WB to help strengthen LBs PESHAWAR, Oct 14: The NWFP government will soon undertake Community Infrastructure Project-II (CIP-II) with an estimated expenditure of Rs 3.5 billion to strengthen the local bodies system in the province.... PESHAWAR: MMA probe team leaves for Waziristan PESHAWAR, Oct 14: A seven-member  group of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal parliamentarians left for South Waziristan Agency on Tuesday to ascertain facts about the ongoing operation against Al Qaeda and Taliban fugitives... MANSEHRA: Anti-polio drive in Mansehra MANSEHRA, Oct 14: Anti-polio campaign was launched in the district here Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: 14 injured in Sudanese students’ clash HYDERABAD, Oct 14: Fourteen Sudanese students were injured in a clash between two groups of Sudanese students at a hotel, near the Jamshoro railway crossing, on Monday night.... HYDERABAD: SU to set up solar power station HYDERABAD, Oct 14: The University of Sindh will develop a solar power station at the Jamshoro campus to supply power to its departments and residential areas through it.... SUKKUR: 15 villagers held for ‘harbouring’ outlaws SUKKUR, Oct 14: Law enforcment agencies arrested 15 villagers in the Rehmatullah Bugti village at Sindh-Balochistan border on Monday and Tuesday on the charge of harbouring outlaws.... SHIKARPUR: Journalists hold demo SHIKARPUR, Oct 14: Journalists held a demonstration in Garhi Yasin on Tuesday to protest against the delay in arresting the killers of a journalist, Amir Bux Brohi.... HYDERABAD: Services of folk poets eulogized HYDERABAD, Oct 14: The Sindh minister for culture and tourism, Shabbir Ahmed Qaimi, has said that the Sughars (folk poets) were the real protecters of the ... HYDERABAD: Problems of dist govts discussed HYDERABAD, Oct 14: A Decentralization Support Programme delegation met with the district Nazims of Hyderabad and Badin here on Tuesday to discuss issues related to capacity building of the district government... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Firecrackers kill boy NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Oct 14: A boy was killed while exploding firecrackers in Mallah Mohalla, Kandiaro, on Monday night....

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