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November 2, 2003 Sunday Ramazan 6, 1424 KARACHI: Karimabad pavements sold to vendors KARACHI, Nov 1: Having no regard for pedestrians’ right to use footpaths, the Gulberg Town administration has sold out two footpaths — one along the Bazaar-i-Faisal and the other along the... KARACHI: Govt okays up to Rs20 increase in meat prices KARACHI, Nov 1: Meat merchants have called-off their city-wide strike after lengthy discussion with the Naib Nazim of the City District Government Karachi (CDGK), Tariq Hassan, at his residence late Friday... KARACHI: Price hike termed shameful KARACHI, Nov 1: Deputy chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, Senator Ghafoor Ahmad, has termed “oppressive and anti-people” the hike in the prices of petrol, diesel and kerosene.... KARACHI: City Council committees’ reports lie in cold storage KARACHI, Nov 1: Reports of City Council’s committees are lying in cold storage since long. Not a single recommendation forwarded by the committees have been implemented since the introduction of the... KARACHI: Boy killed in accident, factory worker dies KARACHI, Nov 1: A 12-year-old boy died in a road accident in Nazimabad on Saturday.... KARACHI: Mahar meets Pagara KARACHI, Nov 1: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar on Saturday evening called on Pir Pagara, leader of Pakistan Muslim League, at Kingri House and held detailed discussion on... Ibad orders survey of pedestrian bridges KARACHI, Nov 1: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has called for an immediate survey of all the pedestrian bridges in the metropolis and repair of their dilapidated portions.... KARACHI: PA session KARACHI, Nov 1: The Sindh Governor has summoned the provincial assembly of Sindh to meet on Nov 7 at 9 am in the assembly building.—APP... KARACHI: Strict action against encroachers ordered KARACHI, Nov 1: Sindh Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkal Kazi has urged the local government department to make it binding for DCOs posted throughout Sindh to ensure that action is being taken... KARACHI: Enrolment in schools increases KARACHI, Nov 1: There has been an increase in enrolment of students in government primary schools of Sindh from April 2002 to March 2003.... KARACHI: BS admissions KARACHI, Nov 1: The University of Karachi, on Saturday, released the list of candidates selected provisionally for admission to BS (Computer Science) and BS (Software Engineering) programmes.... KARACHI: Lecturers to be hired after Eid KARACHI, Nov 1: All the vacant posts of lecturers in colleges in Sindh will be filled purely on the basis of merit after Eidul Fitr.... KARACHI: KU sets up probe body KARACHI, Nov 1: The syndicate meeting of Karachi University was adjourned for indefinite period on Saturday after exchange of words between the vice-chancellor and some syndicate members over initiation of inquiry... KARACHI: SC dismisses cement unit’s appeal on octroi rate KARACHI, Nov 1: The Supreme Court dismissed on Friday a cement factory’s plea against enhancement of octroi rates payable by it.... KARACHI: Pemra backing piracy, says CPAP chief KARACHI, Nov 1: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has supported piracy by not taking action against those cable operators who show pirated television channels illegally.... KARACHI: Opposition demands Hashmi’s release KARACHI, Nov 1: More opposition leaders condemned the arrest of Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, the acting chief of Pakistan Muslim League-N and President of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy. Terming... KARACHI: Osman, Ikram remembered KARACHI, Nov 1: A meeting of the Dawn editorial staff was held on Saturday to offer condolences at the death of Osman Ghani, editorial assistant, and Ikramul Haq, administration clerk. They... KARACHI: Action against CTV operator KARACHI, Nov 1: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, Sindh region, has terminated the operation of M/S Trade-de-Shalimar, Defence, Phase II, by seizing the head-end equipment violating the list of eligible... KARACHI: Soyem KARACHI, Nov 1: The Soyem of Prof Ziauddin Ahmad, who died on Friday, will be held between Zuhar and Asr at B-331, Block 13, Federal B Area on Sunday (today).... PESHAWAR: Peaceful resolution of differences urged PESHAWAR, Nov 1: Federal Minister for Water and Power Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has said that adoption of peaceful means for the resolution of differences between Centre and federating units is... PESHAWAR: Work on Torkham highway to begin soon PESHAWAR, Nov 1: The work on the Rs1 billion Torkham-Jalalabad highway project in Afghanistan would soon start after the National Highway Authority (NHA) recently awarded its contract to the Lahore based... HYDERABAD: Govt yet to pay Hesco dues HYDERABAD, Nov 1: The Sindh government has made no payment to Hesco though it promised to make part payment of power dues by Oct 20 on Oct 18 when Hesco disconnected... PESHAWAR: ‘MMA govt taking steps to enforce Shariat’ PESHAWAR, Nov 1: Senior Minister Sirajul Haq has said the MMA government is taking steps to enforce Shariat and to introduce interest-free banking in the province.... HYDERABAD: Millers urged to start sugar cane crushing HYDERABAD, Nov 1: The Sindh Abadgar Board has criticized sugar mill owners for not starting the crushing season on time and denying growers the government-fixed price for sugarcane.... PESHAWAR: Salinity main cause of low yield: study PESHAWAR, Nov 1: Salinity and sodality are the prime causes of low yield in most of the important agriculture crops in the country and it is estimated that around 72 per... PESHAWAR: Posting PESHAWAR, Nov 1: Shafiquzzaman, former secretary of information, NWFP, has been posted as the Director-General of Fata Secretariat, an official notification issued here said on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: Majority of people unsatisfied: NRB : Govt health services ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Only 23 per cent of households across the country are satisfied with the government health services, National Reconstruction Bureau’s (NRB) survey on “Social Audit of Governance and Delivery... ISLAMABAD: Need for gender awareness stressed ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Chairperson National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) Justice Majida Rizvi (retired) on Saturday said every field of life is open to girls and they should never... RAWALPINDI: 100 profiteers arrested RAWALPINDI, Nov 1: As many as 100 profiteers were arrested from Sadiqabad, New Town and Pirwadhai during the fourth day of a grand operation against profiteering and hoarding on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: Benazir criticizes POL price hike ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has criticized the recent price increase by the Oil Companies Advisory Committee.... ISLAMABAD: ‘Liberalization of trade overburdens women’ ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Trade liberalization has doubled the burden on women by forcing them to work to compensate for the loss of income due to the reduction in paid employment for... ISLAMABAD: Call for building more farm to market roads ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The parliamentary secretary for communications, Dr Abdul Qadir Khanzada, on Saturday stressed the need for building farm-to-market roads to pave the way for accelerating the pace of economic... ISLAMABAD: PTI supports call to repeal extradition treaty ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Saturday announced that it would support the call of the Pakistan Bar Council to repeal the extradition treaty reportedly signed between Pakistan and the United... LAHORE: Jamali calls on Mansoor LAHORE:, Nov 1: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Saturday met PDP president Mansoor Khan and offered his condolences over the death of his father, Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, whose Chehlum... LAHORE: Opposition leaders seek more rights for provinces LAHORE, Nov 1: The two-day conference of opposition leaders of all four provincial legislatures concluded here on Saturday with a proposal for the establishment of a federal constitutional court, calling for... LAHORE: JUP sees nothing new in Indian proposals LAHORE, Nov 1: MMA central leader and JUP secretary-general Gen K.M. Azhar sees nothing new in the 12 proposals presented by New Delhi to Islamabad.... LAHORE: MMA to stage protest against foreign interference LAHORE, Nov 1: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has given a call for observing the coming Friday as a protest day against the “increasing US interference” in the country’s internal affairs.... LAHORE: PML-N body to discuss Hashmi’s arrest LAHORE, Nov 1: The provincial working committee of PML-N will meet here on Nov 5 to discuss the situation after the arrest of Javed Hashmi....

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