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December 2, 2003 Tuesday Shawwal 7, 1424 KARACHI: City Nazim, CM’s aide at odds over cabins issue KARACHI, Dec 1: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan and Adviser to the CM on Local Government Waseem Akhtar are at loggerheads with each other over the removal of cabins placed in a... KARACHI: Ibad gives go-ahead to KCR revival : Mass transit authority soon KARACHI, Dec 1: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Monday gave a go-ahead to the Karachi Circular Railway plan, and a comprehensive strategy for the revival of KCR for running it... KARACHI: Power bills date extended KARACHI, Dec 1: The electricity bills, falling due on Nov 28 and 29, can now be paid on Dec 2 without late payment charges.... KARACHI: Walk held to mark World AIDS Day KARACHI, Dec 1: A walk was organized on Monday morning to mark the World AIDS Day. About 500 people, including health professionals, representatives of 30-odd non-governmental organizations and students took part... KARACHI:104 development schemes under way in Sindh KARACHI, Dec 1: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar on Monday presided over a high-level meeting to review progress of ongoing development schemes in the province.... KARACHI: Relatives of dead beat up doctors KARACHI, Dec 1: The casualty department of the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital remained closed for several hours following the death of a man, who was taken there in a very serious condition.... KARACHI: Muttahida replaces Sindh IT minister KARACHI, Dec 1: Syed Mustafa Kamal, belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, has taken oath as provincial minister for information technology. However, Sindh governor Ishratul Ibad has ruled out the possibility... KARACHI: Low-intensity bomb explodes in Saddar KARACHI, Dec 1: A low-intensity explosion rocked the Madina Shopping Mall on Sarwar Shaheed Road in Saddar on Monday night, however, no casualty was reported in the blast.... KARACHI: Report on outbreak of ailments sought KARACHI, Dec 1: Sindh Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkal Kazi has sought immediate details regarding the reported outbreak of certain ailments in areas including Surjani Town, where contaminated sand following Tasman Spirit... KARACHI: Kanupp to restart power supply KARACHI, Dec 1: The Karachi Nuclear Power Plant will start supplying 50-60 megawatts to the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation shortly.... KARACHI: Chinese delegation due today KARACHI, Dec 1: A five-member delegation of Chinese writers is scheduled to visit Pakistan from Tuesday under a cultural exchange programme, says a press release.... KARACHI: Ban on transfer of students being violated KARACHI, Dec 1: City government’s education department is allegedly allowing the students to attend classes at the intermediate institution, other than those to which they were sent through Centralized Admission Policy-2003,... KARACHI: Goethe-institut to reopen soon KARACHI, Dec 1: The Goethe-Institut has staged a comeback after a gap of one and a half years.... KARACHI: Children of a lesser god? KARACHI: Fair cheeks blackened with dirt, large blue eyes heavy with sleep, a runny nose red with frequent rubbing and feet standing bare on the cold concrete road, a four-year-old stands... KARACHI : Day of the disabled KARACHI, Dec 1: The International Day of Disabled Persons will be observed on Dec 3.... KARACHI: Three shot dead in separate incidents KARACHI, Dec 1: A young man died when a security guard opened fire in PECHS on Monday.... KARACHI: Hearing of LJ men case adjourned KARACHI, Dec 1: An anti-terrorism court put off on Monday the hearing of a sectarian murder case against two workers of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi after an eye-witness identified the two accused.... KARACHI: PPP seeks 117pc increase in minimum wages KARACHI, Dec 1: Leader of the opposition in the Sindh assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has demanded upward revision of minimum wages in line with the increase in legislators’ honorarium.... KARACHI: Warrants against ex-banker KARACHI, Dec 1: An accountability court issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of M. B. Abbasi, a former chief of the National Development Finance Corporation, in a loan default case against... KARACHI: Classes at GCT begin KARACHI, Dec 1: The principal of the Government College of Technology has announced that classes of first, second and third years have started from Dec 1.... KARACHI: Azher Qadri passes away KARACHI, Dec 1: Poet and writer Prof Azher Qadri died of kidney failure on Sunday. He was 74.... KARACHI: MMA may call APC for joint strategy KARACHI, Dec 1: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, on Monday, announced that it would propose holding of an All Parties Conference (APC) to devise a joint strategy with other political parties in case... KARACHI: Ali Ahmed’s Soyem today KARACHI, Dec 1: Fateha Soyem for noted writer Ali Ahmed Barohi, who died on Sunday, will be held on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Imran welcomes peace initiative KARACHI, Dec 1: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) chief, Imran Khan, has welcomed the government’s new peace initiative to improve relations with India but, at the same time, advised Islamabad not to... KARACHI: Cafe opens at Arts Council KARACHI, Dec 1: The Gulrang cultural cafe will open at the Arts Council on Dec 20, says a press release.... HYDERABAD: Flour price hike causes bread rate to go up HYDERABAD, Dec 1: There is a great hue and cry in the city against the rise in prices of different varieties of baked bread but hotel owners are saying they increased... HYDERABAD: ,Nazim rejects schemes scrutiny by governor HYDERABAD, Dec 1: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has protested against the proposed scrutiny of development schemes of the district’s uplift plan by the Sindh chief minister and the governor.... KHAIRPUR: Breach floods five villages, crops KHAIRPUR, Dec 1: The Ali Nawaz Wah developed a 30-ft-wide breach at RD-109, near Faiz Ganj, on Sunday as a result of which five villages were flooded and wheat crops destroyed.... HYDERABAD: Last date of MBA admission today HYDERABAD, Dec 1: The director, Institute of Business Administration, has announced the schedule for admissions to MBA (evening) programme.... HYDERABAD: Relatives seek help in locating detainees HYDERABAD, Dec 1: Relatives of Anwaruddin Khushik, head constable Abdul Qayoom Khushik and Imtiaz Ali Kalloo, who were allegedly arrested by the police 11 days ago, have appealed to senior police... LARKANA: Rice board may be revived: minister LARKANA, Dec 1: The minister of state for agriculture, Sikandar Hayat Bosan, has said that the government was considering to reactivate the Pakistan Rice Board and the Sindh government would be... HYDERABAD: Tribute paid to Ali Ahmed Brohi HYDERABAD, Dec 1: Rich tribute was paid to late Ali Ahmed Brohi, the former information secretary, Sindh, for his services in the cause of Sindh and Sindhi literature at a condolence... HYDERABAD: Walk held to mark AIDS Day HYDERABAD, Dec 1: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafik Zaman, City Nazim Haji Moinuddin Shaikh, Latifabad Taluka Nazim Abdul Jabbar and heads of various NGOs staged a walk from the Nazim’s secretariat... PESHAWAR: NWFP to recruit 4,500 teachers instead of 9,000 PESHAWAR, Dec 1: The NWFP government would appoint around 4500 teachers during the current financial year and gave up its earlier plan to recruit 9000 teachers during the same period, according... PESHAWAR: Suspect’s detention plea dismissed PESHAWAR, Dec 1: District and sessions judge Hayat Ali Shah dismissed on Monday a habeas corpus petition challenging detention of an Al Qaeda suspect.... PESHAWAR: City council to discuss crucial matters PESHAWAR, Dec 1: The city district council will meet here on Tuesday with a heavy agenda which will include illegal appointments in the capital city police and students’ abuse scandal in...

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