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November 5, 2003 Wednesday Ramazan 9, 1424 KARACHI: Pakistan frees 74 Indian fishermen KARACHI, Nov 4: Pakistan freed 74 Indian fishermen on Tuesday as a goodwill gesture to India.... KARACHI: City council to take up meat price issue today KARACHI, Nov 4: Meat merchants have set their eyes on the outcome of city council’s meeting, in which city Nazim Naimatullah Khan will decide whether to enforce or put on hold... KARACHI: Claimants asked to submit title deeds of HC building KARACHI, Nov 4: The Sindh government asked the claimants to the former Indian high commission building in Karachi to produce their original title deeds and the Sindh High Court judge hearing... KARACHI: UTPs’ fate hangs in the balance due to snags KARACHI, Nov 4: The fate of over 7,000 under-trial prisoners hangs in the balance, as authorities this year failed to comply with more than 30 per cent orders for their production... ISLAMABAD: Oil spill may affect marine life for 500 years ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: The oil spill from Tasman Spirit may continue to affect human and marine life in the coastal areas of Karachi for up to 500 years, reveals an official... KARACHI: Kidnapped banker released KARACHI, Nov 4: An official of a foreign bank who was kidnapped by unknown persons on Oct 12 was released by his captors on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Honours admissions KARACHI, Nov 4: The admission process for Honours and B.Pharmacy programmes in the University of Karachi is beginning from Wednesday.... KARACHI: City govt decides to widen major roads KARACHI, Nov 4: The city government has placed as many as 35 main and busy thoroughfares under the Road Widening Scheme to shed the ever-increasing load of vehicular traffic which has... KARACHI: ‘Degree Show’ begins at Karachi University KARACHI, Nov 4: The ‘Degree Show’ of graduating class of Visual Studies Department of Karachi University, started on Tuesday, witnessing a little opposition from a group of students over the use... Smuggled betel nuts seized KARACHI, Nov 4: The Customs Preventive Collectorate, Karachi, on Tuesday seized 11,800 kgs of betel nuts from a godown in the vicinity of Shah Waliullah Road.... KARACHI: Govt schools selected for road safety education KARACHI, Nov 4: The city government has selected the government schools located on University Road from NIPA Chowrangi to Jail Chowrangi to impart road safety education among students in the first... KARACHI: Fire safety devices to be ensured KARACHI, Nov 4: The city government has decided that the departments concerned will be asked to ensure installation of fire prevention systems in multi-storey buildings, in consultation with the Fire Brigade... KARACHI: Ibad visits markets to check prices KARACHI, Nov 4: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Tuesday went round various areas of the city for the third consecutive day to personally assess the availability of essential items,... KARACHI: Uplift schemes pledged KARACHI, Nov 4: Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Shoaib Bukhari on Tuesday said that efforts would be made for construction of road from Manghopir to Surjani Town, under the supervision... KARACHI: Fair weather forecast KARACHI, Nov 4: The met office has forecast fair and partly cloudy weather with misty morning for Wednesday.... KARACHI: MBA entry test results announced KARACHI, Nov 4: The Karachi University Business School has announced the results of tests for admissions to Masters in Business Administration (MBA) of morning and evening programmes.... KARACHI: Book on Muslim scholars launched KARACHI: Athar Rizvi from Canada, a poet, literary activist and a researcher, launched his book ‘Kaun abas badnam hua’ at the Arts Council on Monday.... KARACHI: Alternative to hazardous plastic bags under study: Usable may replace disposable KARACHI, Nov 4: The proposal to introduce safe shopping bags to replace the plastic-made shopping bags, which carry hazards of different kinds, is under active consideration.... KARACHI: Two men killed in separate incidents KARACHI, Nov 4: A former policeman was killed by unidentified persons who dumped his body outside his house in North Nazimabad late Monday night.... KARACHI: Javed’s arrest termed a threat to democracy KARACHI, Nov 4: The Sindh chapter of Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Tuesday termed the arrest of its central president, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, a serious threat to political... KARACHI: PPP demands Asif’s release KARACHI, Nov 4: Pakistan People’s Party has demanded release of Asif Zardari, husband of the former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who on Tuesday completed seven years in prison on different charges.... KARACHI: JI leader criticizes Senate chief KARACHI, Nov 4: Senator Prof Ghafoor Ahmad said on Tuesday that the government was shying away from discussing matters of prime concern to the people of Pakistan and claimed that his... KARACHI: CM secretariat receives various complaints KARACHI, Nov 4: The complaint cell at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat received a large number of complaints during the last 48 hours.... KARACHI: Lunar eclipse KARACHI, Nov 4: An eclipse of the moon will occur on November 9 and that of the sun will take place on November 24.... KARACHI: Notices on petition against shopping festival KARACHI, Nov 4: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh (SHC), comprising of Justice Zahid Kurban Alavi and Justice Gulzar Ahmed, on Tuesday issued pre-admission notice for Nov 7... KARACHI: Action ordered against rapists KARACHI, Nov 4: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has taken serious notice of the complaint of a poor woman against the police for releasing culprits involved in the reported rape... KARACHI: Locality without water for five years KARACHI, Nov 4: About 500 houses in North Karachi’s Sector 11-C-3 are without water for the last five years.... HYDERABAD:Protest drive against sugar mills planned: Delay in crushing season HYDERABAD, Nov 4: The Sindh Small Growers’ Association has threatened that it will launch a protest movement from Nov 9 if sugar mills are not made operational and dues of growers... HYDERABAD:TMAs directed to pay Wasa bills HYDERABAD, Nov 4: The Sindh finance secretary has directed the city’s three town municipal administrations to clear water and sewerage charges of Wasa by Dec 31.... HYDERABAD: SHC summons two police officials HYDERABAD, Nov 4: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Tuesday directed the investigation wing in charges of Khanote and Wada Chachar police stations, Dadu district, to appear before the... THATTA: Power supply to historic mosque disconnected THATTA, Nov 4: The power supply to the historic Shahjahan Mosque has been disconnected by Hesco authorities rendering great inconvenience to the people in performing their prayers and reciting the Holy... HYDERABAD: College accused of violating court order HYDERABAD, Nov 4: Residents of Goth Jam Suleman, Goth Mallah and Goth Safar Khan Khaskheli have accused the Petaro Cadet College administration of violating a 2002 order of the Senior Civil... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE : Hesco workers protest NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Nov 4: On the call of the Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electrical Central Labour Union, employees of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company staged rallies in Naushahro Feroze, Mehrabpur, Kandiaro, Tharushah... HYDERABAD: Nazim issued notice HYDERABAD, Nov 4: The district council convener, Nawab Rashid Ali Khan, has issued a notice to union council-4 Nazim Jiyando Soomro, asking him to explain why his case should not be... PESHAWAR: Party loyalists nominated: Medical institutes’ management bodies PESHAWAR, Nov 4: The provincial government has installed party loyalists and sympathisers to the management councils of medical institutions to oversee the NWFP’s four teaching hospitals and medical colleges.... PESHAWAR: Fake passports seized PESHAWAR, Nov 4: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has sealed two unauthorized travel agencies in Mardan and seized 16 fake Pakistani passports and dozens of bogus visa stickers from their possession... PESHAWAR: PHC moved against kerosene outlets PESHAWAR, Nov 4: Eight filling stations of district Mardan have challenged in the Peshawar High Court the selling of petrol by 33 kerosene oil outlets in the district.... PESHAWAR: Court acquits murder suspect PESHAWAR, Nov 4: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday acquitted a man, Janas Khan, in a murder case and set aside his conviction by a trial court in Charssada.... PESHAWAR: Respondents’ comments sought PESHAWAR, Nov 4: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday sought comments from the director-general of the National Accountability Bureau (NWFP) and another official in a writ petition filed by a resident of... PESHAWAR: Tax collectors asked to change attitude PESHAWAR, Nov 4: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has asked the tax collectors to bring positive changes in their way of working and public dealing....

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