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October 22, 2003 Wednesday Sha’aban 25, 1424 KARACHI: Govt plans measures against profiteering KARACHI, Oct 21: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Tuesday directed that effective action be taken against elements involved in profiteering and anti-social activities during the month of Ramazan.... KARACHI: 41 victims of Alliance Motors scam get cheques KARACHI, Oct 21: The National Accountability Bureau on Tuesday disbursed cheques among forty-one victims of the Alliance Motors scam.... KARACHI: Grenade blast at factory KARACHI, Oct 21: Three labourers were injured when a low-intensity grenade exploded at a dying factory in Pak Colony on Tuesday. Police said a Suzuki pickup carrying drums entered the factory in the Jahanabad area to unload the drums... KARACHI: Naimat orders shifting of tanker stands KARACHI, Oct 21: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has ordered the shifting of terminuses of Balochistan-bound oil tankers and buses to the outskirts of the city and sought the files pertaining to... KARACHI: Judgment on ships’ arrest reserved KARACHI, Oct 21: Justice Ataur Rehman of Sindh High Court on Tuesday reserved judgment on a miscellaneous application filed by the owners of the Greece-registered oil tanker Tasman Spirit and another... KARACHI: Complaint cell set up KARACHI, Oct 21: A complaint cell has been established at the chief minister’s secretariat to monitor prices in Ramazan.... KARACHI: KU moves to engage faculty on contract KARACHI, Oct 21: Though the teachers of Karachi University are still against the Model University Ordinance, the administration appears to implement the part of the ordinance which calls for appointment of... KARACHI: Achievements by Pakistan highlighted: German scholar traces history KARACHI, Oct 21: The visiting German scholar, Mr Wolfram W. Karnowski, did not agree with the perception that ‘Pakistan is a failed state’ and said that such a view would not... KARACHI: Experts ask people to quit smoking KARACHI, Oct 21: The National Quit Smoking Day on 1st Ramazan is an excellent opportunity for a Muslim to quit smoking, says a press release issued by the Pakistan Chest Society.... KARACHI: Activists hold demo against price-hike, unemployment KARACHI, Oct 21: The local chapter of Pakistan People’s Party on Tuesday staged a token hunger strike outside Karachi Press Club against soaring prices of essential items and utility bills, unemployment,... KARACHI: Railway decides to lease out land KARACHI, Oct 21: The lands belonging to the Railways but not in operational use would be leased out through the provincial governments on the market rates to those who have constructed... KARACHI: KWSB told to provide filtered water KARACHI, Oct 21: Adviser to Sindh chief minister on special projects Mumtaz Hameed on Tuesday stressed the need of building more dams to meet the shortage of water in Karachi.... KARACHI: Councillors seek end to laws against women KARACHI, Oct 21: Speakers at a meeting on Tuesday urged the women councillors to forge unity among their ranks and continue struggle for their own rights as well as for the... KARACHI: Man shot dead; girl kills herself KARACHI, Oct 21: Unidentified persons shot dead a man in Bhatti Colony on Monday night.... KARACHI: PTCL restores phones KARACHI, Oct 21: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company admitted on Tuesday that thousands of telephones of the Azizabad exchange had become dead on Monday night.... KARACHI: Progress on Thar coal project reviewed KARACHI, Oct 21: Following confirmation by a German team of experts about existence of water deposits in Thar area, the authorities are waiting for a report by Chinese technocrats on selection... KARACHI: Date for BA, BCom registration announced KARACHI, Oct 21: The University of Karachi has announced the date for submission of registration and examination forms and fee by external candidates who wish to appear in BA, BCom, BOL... KARACHI: 93 Pakistani fishermen still in Indian custody KARACHI, Oct 21: Delay in release of 93 Pakistani fishermen imprisoned in India is causing concern among fishermen communities here.... KARACHI: Judgment reserved in kidnapping case KARACHI, Oct 21: An anti-terrorism court reserved on Tuesday the judgment in a kidnapping for ransom case.... KARACHI: Zamir Ali passes away KARACHI, Oct 21: Known literary critic and broadcaster Zamir Ali Badayooni breathed his last on Monday. He was 63.... KARACHI: Malaysian team inspects local labour’s potential KARACHI, Oct 21: Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis, Abdul Sattar Laleka said on Tuesday that Pakistan was committed to export manpower in accordance with the host countries’ requirements.... PESHAWAR: Tribes warned against sheltering suspects PESHAWAR, Oct 21: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that the government would not allow foreigners to use Pakistan’s soil for their vested interests.  ... PESHAWAR: Governor’s remarks flayed PESHAWAR, Oct 21: Women councillors staged a walkout from the city district council on Tuesday to protest against the NWFP governor’s remarks in which he was attributed to have labelled local... PESHAWAR: SC upholds death sentence PESHAWAR, Oct 21: A two-member bench of the Supreme Court here on Tuesday upheld the capital punishment awarded to an appellant in a murder case in Kohat.... PESHAWAR: ‘Water supply plan to be executed’ PESHAWAR, Oct 21: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah assured a tribal jirga that Shalman water supply scheme would be executed soon as preparation of the feasibility report was at its... PESHAWAR: Importance of agriculture development underscored PESHAWAR, Oct 21: The sustainable development of agriculture sector is vital for the socio-economic development and well being of the people, particularly the resource poor rural masses.... PESHAWAR: LRH to get angiography machine PESHAWAR, Oct 21: A new angiography machine will be installed at the Lady Reading Hospital at a cost of Rs80 million to speed up the tertiary care services to the cardiac patients, health officials... PESHAWAR: Cancellation of entry Test demanded PESHAWAR, Oct 21: Parents of students failing the entry test conducted by the Educational Testing and Evaluation Authority on Tuesday started hunger strike, urging the government to cancel results of the test.... PESHAWAR: Environmental Guidelines prepared PESHAWAR, Oct 21: The NWFP government has prepared the draft environmental assessment guidelines and checklists for the public and private sector projects in line with the Pakistan Environment Protection Act 1997.... PESHAWAR: Children’s Day observed PESHAWAR, Oct 21: Parents were asked to concentrate on the character-building of their children to make them successful citizens.... PESHAWAR: PML-N seeks Nawaz’s return PESHAWAR, Oct 21: The provincial PML-N has demanded return of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan to fill the leadership vacuum created by his exile, a press release said on... PESHAWAR: Use of iodized salt urged PESHAWAR, Oct 21: Speakers at a function held at the Khyber Teaching Hospital on Tuesday asked health workers and the media to spread awareness about the use of iodized salt to save...

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