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November 10, 2003 Monday Ramazan 14, 1424 KARACHI: Meat made available at fixed price amid strike KARACHI, Nov 9: Dealing a severe blow to the ongoing strike enforced by the Meat Merchants Welfare Association, the city government managed to provide mutton of export quality at Rs150 per... KARACHI: CM backs city govt over meat prices KARACHI, Nov 9: Sindh’s Chief Minister, Sardar Ali Muhammad Mahar, on Sunday extended his support to Karachi’s Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, over his stand against the meat sellers and said the sanctity... KARACHI: Woman killed in Orangi Town KARACHI, Nov 9: A housewife was killed by her brothers and sister-in-law in Orangi Town on Sunday.... KARACHI: Robberies rise in Ramazan KARACHI, Nov 9 : The advent of Ramazan saw a sharp rise in the incidence of robbery in the city.... KARACHI: Tasman insurers’ offer rejected KARACHI, Nov 9: The federal government has decided not to secure funds from the American P&I Club for the purpose of a scientific analysis of the devastation caused to natural resources... KARACHI: 3 hydrants closed down KARACHI, Nov 9: The city government has decided to close three hydrants, besides bringing down water supply from others, as the supply from the Hub Dam has been resumed.... KARACHI: Boy dies in accident KARACHI, Nov 9: A young boy died in a road traffic accident on M.A. Jinnah Road on Sunday.... KARACHI: Static minds idolized dynamic Iqbal: Seminar told... KARACHI, Nov 9: The birth anniversary of the great philosopher and poet Allama Mohammad Iqbal was celebrated by various organizations on Sunday.... KARACHI: CM visits markets to check prices KARACHI, Nov 9: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar asserted that the provincial government had a determination to provide daily use commodities of high standard to citizens at reasonable prices and... KARACHI: Leaking water lines causing shortage KARACHI, Nov 9: A considerable quantity of water being supplied from the Hub dam source is being wasted due to a number of leaking pipelines in Orangi Town.... KARACHI: Schemes for coastal areas planned KARACHI, Nov 9: The Sindh Coastal Development Authority (SCDA) will carry out schemes in the coastal areas of Thatta and Badin, including the Coastal Aquaculture Master Plan, Marine Fisheries Surveillance and... KARACHI: Record of 1,150 KMC officials given to NAB KARACHI, Nov 9: The city government’s office of the district officer health has provided the record of over 1,150 officials of the city government’s hospitals, mostly belonging to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital,... KARACHI: Tributes paid KARACHI, Nov 9: The birth anniversary of Allama Mohammad Iqbal was commemorated here on Sunday with a resolve to draw inspiration from his thought.... KARACHI: Religious tolerance yet to gain ground KARACHI, Nov 9: Few people driving along M.A. Jinnah Road could ignore the building of the Karachi Theosophical Society. However, the message of the organization that stands for religious tolerance and... KARACHI: Departments’ working reviewed KARACHI, Nov 9: Federal communication minister, Senator Ahmed Ali, on Saturday reviewed the working of various departments under his ministry and discussed various problems.... KARACHI: Community policing stressed KARACHI, Nov 9: Capital City Police Officer Karachi and Additional Inspector General, Asad Ashraf Malik, has stressed the need for community policing in the city, and said that committees comprising police... KARACHI: Fair weather forecast KARACHI, Nov 9: The meteorological department has forecast fair weather with cool night for Karachi on Monday.... KARACHI: Extension KARACHI, Nov 9: Sindh government has extended the tenure of contract-based appointment of Mr Justice (Retd) Abdul Ghani Shaikh as chairman, Sindh Services Tribunal, on Monday, for a period of three... KARACHI: Poverty grinds on despite paper boom KARACHI, Nov 9: Sitting outside a government-administered Zakat office, Parveen Naz waits for her turn to cajole a desk worker for the paltry grant to feed her four children and... KARACHI: Calls for NA dissolution not justified, says PML leader KARACHI, Nov 9: The Secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League Organizing Committee, Shaikh Sirajuddin, has said there was no justification of pondering over dissolution of the National Assembly as Prime Minister... KARACHI: 124 vehicles taken away in one week KARACHI, Nov 9: A total of 124 vehicles, including 39 cars and 85 motorcycles, have been taken away in different localities of the metropolis during the last one week.... KARACHI: PAT chief’s efforts lauded KARACHI, Nov 9: The convener for PML Sindh organising committee, Senator Nisar A. Memon, has said that the establishment of the Islamic Centre by Dr Mohammed Tahirul Qadri, President Pakistan Awami... KARACHI: Release of Asif and Hashmi demanded KARACHI, Nov 9: The Sindh Council of All Pakistan Minorities‘ Alliance, which met here on Sunday under a former MPA Saleem Khurshed, demanded immediate release of Asif Ali Zardari and Makhdoom... KARACHI: Neglect of slums deplored KARACHI, Nov 9: Chief of the Jamaat-i-Islami (women wing) Ms Aisha Munawwar has regretted that backward areas, slums and shanty towns had always been neglected and those who got themselves elected... SANGHAR: Farmers criticize forcible recovery of loan SANGHAR, Nov 9: The officials of the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) are recovering loans in a disgraceful manner by violating basic human rights while dealing with farmers.... HYDERABAD: Patriots blamed for impasse HYDERABAD, Nov 9: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur has accused the PPP -Patriots of creating misunderstanding between the government and the opposition.... HYDERABAD: Sindh govt accused of supporting mill owners: Sugarcane price, crushing season HYDERABAD, Nov 9: Activists of the Sindh Small Growers Association here on Sunday took out a procession from Hyder Chowk to the press club against the refusal of sugar mills to... MIRPURKHAS: TMA leases out plot without approval MIRPURKHAS, Nov 9: The Taluka municipal administration has awarded lease of a large plot to a local contractor without seeking the approval of the taluka council, it was learnt.... KHAIRPUR: Three illegal watercourses sealed KHAIRPUR, Nov 9: The irrigation staff sealed three illegal watercourses, plugged 30 cuts and removed 20 pipes inserted in Ali Nawaz Wah near Thari Mirwah on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Flawed plans cause fund waste: minister HYDERABAD, Nov 9: Sindh Works and Services Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Raheem has said millions of rupees have been wasted on construction works due to wrong planning.... HYDERABAD: Suspension of teachers’ leaders condemned HYDERABAD, Nov 9: Teachers of Kotri, under the banner of the Government Secondary Teachers Association, held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Protest against detention observed HYDERABAD, Nov 9: Family members of Krishan Sharma, who is in the custody of intelligence agencies, observed a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Protection against land grabbers demanded HYDERABAD, Nov 9: Two residents of Qasimabad have appealed to district police authorities to provide them with protection against land grabbers and extortionists.... LARKANA: Expired drugs seized LARKANA, Nov 9: A health department raided Mangi Medical Store on the premises of the Chandka Medical College Hospital here on Saturday and confiscated physician’s samples and expired medicines.... SUKKUR: Two kidnapped SUKKUR, Nov 9: Two rice dealers were kidnapped by a group of armed bandits near Tando Masti on Sunday.... DADU: Two brothers killed DADU, Nov 9: Two brothers — Ali Asghar and Ali Anwar — were shot dead by armed men over an old enmity in Mano Lakho village near Mehar on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Prosecution service’s formation demanded PESHAWAR, Nov 9: The public prosecutors in the NWFP have requested the president to take note of the delay by the provincial government in the enactment of a proposed law for the creation... PESHAWAR: School principal transferred : Students’ abuse case PESHAWAR, Nov 9: Former principal of the City Government Higher Secondary School No 3 for Boys Ubaidullah Khan, who had exposed the issue of the sexual abuse of students, has been... PESHAWAR: PPP seeks early release of Asif PESHAWAR, Nov 9: The Pakistan People’s Party has called upon human rights bodies to take a strong notice of the persistent detention of Asif Ali Zardari, spouse of PPP chairperson Benazir... PESHAWAR: PPP-S ready to merge with Patriots PESHAWAR, Nov 9: The central committee of the Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao group) has agreed to merge the party with the People’s Party Patriots, authorizing its chief, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao,... WANA :11 escape from jail WANA (South Waziristan Agency), Nov 9: Eleven outlaws including two Afghans escaped from a prison in Wana on Sunday, officials said.... MARDAN: Funds for rural uplift schemes allocated MARDAN, Nov 9: The NWFP government has provided funds through a special package for different schemes for 23 villages in the Takhtbai tehsil.... HARIPUR: Three shot dead in Haripur HARIPUR, Nov 9: Three persons including a young boy were killed in two different incidents here on Sunday, police said.... ABBOTTABAD: ARD holds demo ABBOTTABAD, Nov 9: ARD held a protest rally against the arrest of PML-N and ARD president Javed Hashmi here on Saturday....

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