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November 15, 2003 Saturday Ramazan 19, 1424 KARACHI: Sindh defies Centre on crushing season date: PA debate ends KARACHI, Nov 14: Amid criticism of the federal government’s decision by MPAs, the Sindh government remained firm on commencing the sugarcane crushing season from Saturday (Nov 15), but at the same... KARACHI: Muttahida activist killed; five die in accidents KARACHI, Nov 14: Five persons, including four boys, died in separate accidents in different parts of the city on Friday.... KARACHI: Petition on Karo-kari disposed of KARACHI, Nov 14: The so-called honour killings are more of a social problem than consequence of any legal lacuna, a Sindh High Court division bench observed on Friday while disposing of... KARACHI: Rift delays formation of safety commission KARACHI, Nov 14: Formation of the Capital City District Public Safety Commission (CCDPSC) has been delayed further, after the Sindh governor expressed some reservations about the names for independent members forwarded... KARACHI: Kidnapped girl recovered KARACHI, Nov 14: A young girl kidnapped from Lyari Town by her grandmother was recovered on Thursday night from Moro by the volunteers of Edhi Foundation and police.... KARACHI: 605 deported job seekers return from Muscat KARACHI, Nov 14: Another 605 job seekers arrived here on Friday by a cargo launch, taking the total of Pakistanis deported from Muscat during the current year to more than 3,000.... KARACHI: Doctors call for urgent steps to fight malaria KARACHI, Nov 14: Doctors associated with Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, registering their serious concern over recent rise in the number of falciparum malaria cases reported at its varied wards, have called... KARACHI: City govt vows to eliminate beggary KARACHI, Nov 14: The city government has set up camps and displayed banners in various areas of Karachi to discourage professional beggars and guide people to avoid granting their hard-earned money... KARACHI: BA exams schedule announced KARACHI, Nov 14: The University of Karachi, on Friday, notified that BA annual exams 2003 would be held in the morning shift.... KARACHI: Need stressed to adopt international standards KARACHI, Nov 14: There is a need to adopt all international standards in order to compete in the international market.... KARACHI: Report denied KARACHI, Nov 14: Apropos to Dawn’s story of Nov 11, titled “Illegal construction,” the Faran Educational Society, which runs the Faran High School, has maintained that the construction of a boundary... KARACHI: Calligraphy show KARACHI, Nov 14: A calligraphic exhibition will open at the National Sailing Centre at 4pm on Saturday.... KARACHI: 300 inquiries pending against Nazims KARACHI, Nov 14: Sindh chief minister’s adviser on local government Waseem Akhtar said on Friday that local bodies elections would be held on the completion of the four-year term of the... KARACHI: Status quo in SZABIST land case extended KARACHI, Nov 14: The Sindh High Court extended the status quo order made by it in the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology petition against the Sindh government... KARACHI: Altaf seeks law to check sectarian killings KARACHI, Nov 14: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has asked his party legislators to introduce a bill in the assembly against killings motivated by religious and sectarian differences.... KARACHI: Govt failed to provide relief to people: PPP KARACHI, Nov 14: The Pakistan People’s Party has accused the government of failing to provide relief to common man from price-hike, unemployment and adequate health and education cover.... KARACHI: SSUET admissions KARACHI, Nov 14: The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology has released the list of 1,254 candidates, who have qualified for admissions to Bachelor degree programmes.... KARACHI: PML-N to launch court-arrest drive KARACHI, Nov 14: Acting president of the PML-N Sindh, Imdad Hussain Chandio, has warned that if Javaid Hashmi is not released they will launch a jail bharo tehrik.... KARACHI: Pakistan, India urged to sign no-war pact KARACHI, Nov 14: The Tehreek-i-Istiqlal has urged India and Pakistan to sign a no-war pact so that billions of rupees which are being spent on defence could be saved and utilised... KARACHI: AG deposes in HC building case KARACHI, Nov 14: The plaintiff claiming possession of the former Indian High Commission building here had no right to seek a declaration and could not benefit from any alleged ambiguity in... KARACHI: Fishermen remanded KARACHI, Nov 14: Judicial magistrate Karachi West, Mumtaz Ahmed Solangi, on Friday remanded 13 Indian fishermen to judicial custody till November 24, 2003.... KARACHI: Package for MPAs resented KARACHI, Nov 14: The central president of the Railway Workers’ Federation, Manzoor Ahmad Razi, has termed the grant of a 100 per cent rise in the salaries and perks of legislators... KARACHI: New E&T chief KARACHI, Nov 14: Mohammad Asif Marghoob Siddiqui, an officer of Customs and Excise group (BS-19), has been posted as DG, Excise and Taxation Sindh.... KARACHI: Nurses’ stipend KARACHI, Nov 14: Nazim Karachi Naimatullah Khan has immediately enhanced, by 200 per cent, the stipend for nursing students of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, and thus they will now get Rs3100 per... KARACHI: CPNE meeting KARACHI, Nov 14: A meeting of the standing committee of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors will be held at 11am on Saturday at the CPNE secretariat, Farid Chambers, Abdullah Haroon... HYDERABAD: SAB urges Centre to withdraw decision: Delay in sugarcane crushing HYDERABAD, Nov 14: The Sindh Abadgar Board’s sugarcane committee at a meeting here on Friday criticised the federal government’s decision of delaying sugarcane crushing, terming it an interference in the provincial... SUKKUR: 20 held after attack on factory vehicle SUKKUR, Nov 14: At least 20 people were arrested from five villages of Ubauro following the attack on a vehicle belonging to the Engro Chemical Company on Thursday.... SANGHAR: Farmers condemn water shortage SANGHAR, Nov 14: A large number of farmers staged a sit-in outside the DCO office here on Friday to protest against water shortage in the Bakhoro sub-division of irrigation department.... KHAIRPUR: Two villagers electrocuted KHAIRPUR, Nov 14: Two persons were electrocuted while two others sustained injuries when live electric cables fell on them in Gulsher Solangi village, Kot Diji taluka on Friday.... DADU: Five injured in raid DADU, Nov 14: Five members of a family, including two women, were injured when the Faridabad police raided their house in the Obhayo Sodhar village in Mehar Taluka on Thursday night.... HYDERABAD: Police officials issued notices HYDERABAD, Nov 14: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Friday issued notices to the police officials of Mirpurkhas and Sanghar districts in two separate constitutional petitions, seeking registration of... HYDERABAD: Soft loans in farm sector demanded HYDERABAD, Nov 14: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo in a statement here on Friday demanded of the government to advance interest free loans to growers repayable in easy instalments for... THATTA: 5 fishermen nabbed by Indians, 21 missing THATTA, Nov 14: Five fishermen were airlifted by an Indian border security force helicopter while they were fishing in the territorial waters of Pakistan near Keti Bunder on Wednesday.... LARKANA: BISE accused of registering bogus college LARKANA, Nov 14: The management of Institute of Training and Education, Nawabshah, alleged that the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Larkana, has registered a bogus training college and allowed... THATTA: Growers hold demo THATTA, Nov 14: The sugarcane growers staged a sit-in in front of Shah Murad Sugar Mills in Jhok Sharif on Friday to protest against the delay in sugarcane crushing season and... SHIKARPUR: Passengers looted SHIKARPUR, Nov 14: A group of 15 highwaymen, in police uniform, stopped buses and trucks on Shikarpur-Khanpur road some three kilometres from here on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Students warn of self-immolation: Colleges’ entry test row PESHAWAR, Nov 14: The candidates declared unsuccessful in the entry test for admission to medical and dental colleges on Oct 12, have warned of self-immolation if the test is not conducted... HYDERABAD: Bail granted HYDERABAD, Nov 14: The Sindh High Court Hyderabad circuit bench here on Thursday granted bail to an accused for possessing counterfeit currency notes.... PESHAWAR: MMA to follow last govt’s stand: Net hydel profit PESHAWAR, Nov 14: The MMA government is likely to follow the same policies which were adopted by the previous military-backed provincial government on various issues at the National Finance Commission, sources... PESHAWAR: PA’s first year termed smooth PESHAWAR, Nov 14: The NWFP Assembly, which was required to complete at least 70 working days during its first parliamentary year under the Constitution, managed to work for a period of... PESHAWAR: 23m child labourers in country: NGO PESHAWAR, Nov 14: Nearly 23 million children between 5 and 15 years of age are working as child labourers in Pakistan.... MANSEHRA: Three killed, one injured in Mansehra MANSEHRA, Nov 14: Three persons were killed in separate incidents here on Friday.... NOWSHERA: Policy made for rural areas uplift: Sherpao NOWSHERA, Nov 14: Federal Minister for Water and Power Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said the government has devised a comprehensive policy to develop the backward areas.... HARIPUR: DPs barred from entering city limits HARIPUR, Nov 14: The district administration has barred the Afghan refugees from entering into the city limits after 6 pm....

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