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November 21, 2003 Friday Ramazan 25, 1424 KARACHI: APC backs fishermen plea against trawlers KARACHI, Nov 20: The All-parties Conference (APC) has demanded announcement of a sustainable fishing policy without any further delay to save the livelihood of three million people who depend on this... KARACHI: Karo-kari custom blamed on system KARACHI, Nov 20: Speakers at a seminar on infamous tradition of karo-kari held the feudal system responsible for this social evil and called for creating a separate ministry and also urged... KARACHI: Woman dies in accident KARACHI, Nov 20: An unidentified woman died after being crushed beneath a locomotive near Cantt Station on Thursday.... KARACHI: Karachi in the limelight KARACHI, Nov 20: It was a little over two months ago that the Nazim of Karachi, Naimatullah Khan, in an interview with this correspondent declared: “...I promise you that I will... KARACHI: Universal Children’s Day observed KARACHI, Nov 20: Not much activity was witnessed on the Universal Children’s Day as only a few events were held to observe it at the city’s schools and other venues.... KARACHI: Charge-sheet in firing case submitted KARACHI, Nov 20: Justice Shabbir Ahmed, administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts for Karachi division, on Thursday accepted challan against Shanawaz alias Shan in Suparco bus firing case and entrusted the... KARACHI: More slaughterhouses planned KARACHI, Nov 20: The city government has decided to build three more slaughterhouses in the city to cater to the growing need of meat.... KARACHI: Sewage inundates many roads KARACHI, Nov 20: A major road of Federal B’ Area’s Block 2 (Hussainabad) is flooded with sewage water, causing inconvenience to motorists and pedestrians.... KARACHI: Mutthahida men get bail in robbery case KARACHI, Nov 20: The federal anti-corruption court, headed by Judge Muneer Ahmed Khawaja, fixed December 4 for formal indictment of Sadarudding Ghanchi, a business tycoon, in a duty evasion case.... KARACHI: Delayed IT results to be out today KARACHI, Nov 20: The Board of Intermediate Education would announce the results of Information Technology paper, taken by 4,000 candidates, six months after holding of the examination, on Friday.... KARACHI: Pemra tariff structure slammed KARACHI, Nov 20: The cable operators, criticizing the tariff structure announced by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, have said it is not feasible.... KARACHI: Chinese writers KARACHI, Nov 20: A five-member Chinese writers’ delegation will arrive here on a visit on Dec 2, under cultural exchange programme between the two governments.... KARACHI: Police told not to harass immigrants KARACHI, Nov 20: The Sindh High Court has asked the “Bangladesh cell” of the provincial government to duly verify documents of the two petitioners alleged to have illegally migrated from Dhaka... KARACHI: Ibad calls for financial discipline in local govt KARACHI, Nov 20: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Thursday said that devolution of powers to the grassroots level under the local government system is meant for the welfare of... KARACHI: Altaf stresses importance of knowledge KARACHI, Nov 20: Altaf Hussain, chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, has stressed the need for understanding the spirit of Quranic message of “Iqra” and act accordingly.... KARACHI: JI seeks curb on extortion KARACHI, Nov 20: Jamaat-i-Islami organized a protest demonstration in New Karachi on Thursday against what it called, “extortion by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in the name of Zakat and Fitra collection.”... KARACHI: Policewoman KARACHI, Nov 20: Justice Shabbir Ahmed on Thursday remanded Yasmeen Tahira to jail custody till Dec 1 and directed the investigation officer to submit charge-sheet against her in a kidnapping for... HYDERABAD: Atrocities against children deplored HYDERABAD, Nov 20: Activists of different human rights organizations and NGOs held a demonstration outside the press club here on Thursday in protest against the murder of two children in Larkana.... HYDERABAD: Oil, gas royalty for Sindh sought HYDERABAD, Nov 20: The Awami Tehrik chief, Rasool Bux Palijo, has said that Sindh was being forced to sign new agreements under the sixth NFC Award, which will not only create... THATTA: Fake PRCs, domiciles cancelled THATTA, Nov 20: DCO Mohammad Usman Panhwar, following an one-month comprehensive inquiry, has cancelled seven fake domiciles and permanent residence certificates recently issued here.... HYDERABAD: Study on medicinal plants launched HYDERABAD, Nov 20: There are all kind of medicinal plants in Sindh and other parts of the country which can be used in the alternative therapies.... SUKKUR: Plea to implement ’91 water accord SUKKUR, Nov 20: Tehrik-i-Istiqlal president Rehmat Khan Wardag has underlined the need for building confidence among the provinces on national issues.... HYDERABAD: SU position holders HYDERABAD, Nov 20: The controller of examinations, University of Sindh, has announced the names of candidates who secured positions in various disciplines in the semester examinations of 2002.... MITHI: Compensation distributed MITHI, Nov 20: Sindh minister for works and services and Tharparkar relief committee chief Arbab Ghulam Rahim here on Wednesday distributed compensation cheques of Rs2 million to the heirs of 22... PESHAWAR: CM’s orders go unheeded: Compensation to flood victims PESHAWAR, Nov 20: Non-provision of sufficient funds to the flood relief cell, NWFP, has brought its operations to a virtual halt.... PESHAWAR: Sentence in murder case commuted PESHAWAR, Nov 20: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday commuted the sentence of 18-year imprisonment awarded to a killer to 10 years in a double murder case.... PESHAWAR: SHOs to get Rs200 monthly allowance PESHAWAR, Nov 20: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has approved Rs200 monthly charge allowance for SHOs of all police stations throughout the province.... PESHAWAR: Senior registrars getting lower salaries PESHAWAR, Nov 20: The government has been paying salaries of BPS-17 scale to the senior registrars who were appointed in BPS- 18 at three teaching hospitals, health officials and affected doctors...

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