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November 22, 2003 Saturday Ramazan 26, 1424 KARACHI: Ibad seeks monthly report on city plan KARACHI, Nov 21: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that the Rs29 billion Karachi Package approved by President Musharraf should be brought before people with greater clarity and details.... KARACHI: SHC orders release of Usman Farooqui KARACHI, Nov 21: The Sindh High Court on Friday ordered the release of former chairman of Pakistan Steel, Mohammad Usman Farooqui, on bail in the sum of Rs1 million.... KARACHI: Man shot dead by robbers KARACHI, Nov 21: A middleaged man died when he tried to resist armed men in Lyari on Friday.... KARACHI: Post offices to remain open tomorrow KARACHI, Nov 21: The general post office and head post office will remain open on Nov 23, Pakistan Post Office announced on Friday.... KARACHI: Security beefed up KARACHI, Nov 21: The Sindh government has directed all the law enforcing agencies to beef up security in Karachi and other parts of the province, especially at the shopping areas, diplomatic... KARACHI: Race on for bhatta in Karachi KARACHI, Nov 21: With Eidul Fitr approaching fast, the police and some political groups have reportedly quickened the pace of extorting money from common people.... KARACHI: People suffer another day of traffic jams KARACHI, Nov 21: The city witnessed yet another massive traffic jam on Friday as people marched through various roads and arteries in processions to observe Youm Al-Quds.... KARACHI: Construction of two KU buildings begins KARACHI, Nov 21: The Karachi University Vice-Chancellor, Dr Zafar Saeed Saify, on Friday laid foundation stones of new buildings of KU Business School (KUBS) and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (RIPS)... KARACHI: Tribute paid to A.B.S. Jafri KARACHI, Nov 21: Friends and relatives of the late A.B.S. Jafri paid tribute to his professionalism as a journalist, courage and humanism during a condolence meeting at the Karachi Press Club... KARACHI: Officials asked to point out deficiencies in traffic system KARACHI, Nov 21: Deputy Inspector General of Police Traffic Mohammed Yamin Khan, has directed all the traffic SSPs, DSPs and section officers to prepare their recommendations after observing existing weaknesses and... KARACHI: Jumatul Wida observed KARACHI, Nov 21: Jummat-ul-Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramazan, was observed with religious fervour and sanctity here.... KARACHI: A child’s 36-hour-long ordeal KARACHI, Nov 21: The horrified 10-year-old boy stood pale and dazed on Thursday as he narrated his 36-hour-long ordeal he suffered at the hands of a group of criminals. His parents... KARACHI: BIE announces HSC part-II results KARACHI, Nov 21: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi on Friday announced result of Higher Secondary School Information Technology Part-II (regular candidates of all groups) annual examination-2003.... KARACHI: CM’s cell attends to 51 public complaints KARACHI, Nov 21: The complaint cell at the Chief Minister’s House on Thursday received 76 complaints, registered by the people seeking relief, and redressed 51 out of these.... KARACHI: Meat sellers suspend strike KARACHI, Nov 21: The Meat Merchants Welfare Association (MMWA) has decided to resume the sale of meat temporarily from Saturday up to Eid days.... KARACHI: Shab-i-Qadr tonight KARACHI, Nov 21: As elsewhere, Shab-i-Qadr will be observed here on Saturday.... KARACHI: Opposition promoting divisive trends: Altaf KARACHI, Nov 21: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief, Altaf Hussain, said on Friday that opposition political parties were promoting divisive tendencies, by pushing their campaign against the Legal Framework Order and... KARACHI: 2 CID men suspended for torturing youth KARACHI, Nov 21: Two police officials of the Crime Investigation Department have been suspended for torturing a young man during interrogation.... KARACHI: MQM slams PPP KARACHI, Nov 21: Amid continuing criticism of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement by the opposition for its support to Gen Pervez Musharraf, the MQM MNAs have targeted Pakistan People’s Party and said... KARACHI: Hearing of meat merchants’ petition adjourned KARACHI, Nov 21: The Sindh High Court adjourned on Friday the hearing of a writ petition moved by the Meat Merchants Welfare Association to Dec 3 at the request of the... KARACHI: City Nazim calls for inter-faith dialogue KARACHI, Nov 21: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan said on Friday that combining globalization and religious harmony can go a long way towards eradication of hatred, alleviation of poverty, equitable resource distribution... KARACHI: Rallies against Wana operation after Eid, says MMA KARACHI, Nov 21: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal will hold protest rallies in Waziristan and other areas in the tribal belt of the NWFP and Balochistan against the military operation there. The protest... KARACHI: Rulers sold out country for $1bn: PML-N KARACHI, Nov 21: Pakistan Muslim League-N has said poverty can be reduced and the “cancer of soaring prices” can be eliminated only after the IMF and World Bank agents are removed... KARACHI: APC urges govt to ensure sufficient flow in Indus KARACHI, Nov 21: The All Parties Conference has demanded that both federal and provincial governments should ensure at least 10 million acre feet of Indus water, downstream Kotri barrage, as envisaged... SANGHAR: Dispute resolved SANGHAR, Nov 21: The dispute between farmers organizations and irrigation officials was resolved by the DPO, Dr Amir Ahmed Shaikh, on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Constitution of CCI demanded HYDERABAD, Nov 21: Sindh National Front chief Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has demanded that the Council of Common Interests, comprising leaders of spotless character, should be constituted.... HYDERABAD: Farmers seek end to fertilizer shortage HYDERABAD, Nov 21: The Sindh Abadgar Board has appealed to Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali to take notice of the acute shortage of fertilizers, specially Nitrophos, in Sindh which is... HYDERABAD: Power tariff cut termed insufficient HYDERABAD, Nov 21: The president of Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan, Sindh, and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Supreme Council member, MNA Dr Sahibzada Abul Khair Mohammad Zubair, has said that the cut in power tariff as... KHAIRPUR: 7 workers suspended KHAIRPUR, Nov 21: Seven employees of the Sachal Library, Khairpur, were suspended on Friday following the theft of rare books and manuscripts from there.... HYDERABAD: Benazir, Nawaz to return soon: PML-N HYDERABAD, Nov 21: The provincial leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N and president Shehri Mahaz, Sultan Shaikh advocate has said the days are not far when the genuine leaders of... HYDERABAD: Juma-tul-Wida observed HYDERABAD, Nov 21: Thousands of Muslims of Hyderabad observed Juma-tul-Wida, the last Friday of Ramazan, with traditional religious sanctity like other parts of the country.... HYDERABAD: 40 schools lack headmasters HYDERABAD, Nov 21: The Government Secondary Teachers Association, district chapter, at a meeting held on Friday condemned the authorities concerned for destroying the education.... JACOBABAD: Villager killed JACOBABAD, Nov 21: Three unidentified armed men shot dead a person in Lehri Domki village in the jurisdiction of Rasaldar police station, Kandhkot taluka, on Thursday.... KHAIRPUR: 10 booked for kidnapping KHAIRPUR, Nov 21: The Ahmedpur police booked 10 persons in a kidnapping case here on Thursday on the complaint of Datar Dino Kalhoro.... PESHAWAR: Cheap foreign drugs flood market PESHAWAR, Nov 21: Cheaper and effective Indian and Iranian drugs have flooded the local pharmacy markets because of the sky- rocketing prices of medicines manufactured by multi-national companies, sources told Dawn... PESHAWAR: Reinstatement of doctors urged PESHAWAR, Nov 21: The Specialist Doctors’ Society on Friday accused Governor Iftikhar Hussain Shah of attempting to sabotage the NWFP government’s plan to reinstate the senior consultants who had resigned in... PESHAWAR: Police get Rs741 raise in two weeks PESHAWAR, Nov 21: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has approved three different summaries, making a raise of Rs741 in the salaries of police personnel in the frontier province, during the... PESHAWAR: Sureties sought from girl’s family PESHAWAR, Nov 21: An Afghan girl who escaped from Darul aman last month was granted bail by judicial magistrate Wajid Ali Khan on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Eid programmes PESHAWAR, Nov 21: Pakis-tan Television, Peshawar centre, will telecast four new programmes on Eidul Fitr, said a press release issued on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Banking to be Islamized: minister PESHAWAR, Nov 21: The provincial government is planning to Islamize the Bank of Khyber by gradually abandoning conventional banking system, says NWFP minister for finance, planning and development Sirajul Haq....

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