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December 4, 2003 Thursday Shawwal 9, 1424 KARACHI: FCS board cancels fresh appointments KARACHI, Dec 3: In a dramatic move, the Board of Directors of the Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS) on Wednesday cancelled all the appointments made over the last two months.... KARACHI: Ibad orders better living conditions in Surjani KARACHI, Dec 3: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has directed concerned authorities to conduct physical survey of Scheme-41, Surjani Town, launched by the now defunct Karachi Development Authority.... KARACHI: Magisterial powers sought for DDOs to control prices KARACHI, Dec 3: At a time when prices of wheat flour varieties and mutton and other items, are getting out of the reach of the common people, the Enterprise and Investment... KARACHI: Public safety commission in entire Sindh soon KARACHI, Dec 3: A high-level meeting held here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar was informed that the District Public Safety Commission had already been set... KARACHI: 17 injured in petrol pump explosion KARACHI, Dec 3: At least 17 persons, including a minor boy, Usman, were injured in a CNG plant explosion at a petrol station in Defence Housing Authority on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Dr Hashmi passes away KARACHI, Dec 3: Veteran left-wing intellectual Dr Mir Rahman Ali Hashmi, a founding member of the Democratic Students’ Federation, died of lung cancer on Wednesday morning. He was 74.... KARACHI: Body set up to examine mass transit proposals KARACHI, Dec 3: An evaluation committee has been formed to examine the proposals pertaining to the implementation of the Rail-based Mass Transit System on priority corridor-I to be built on BOT... KARACHI: Test for college teachers appointment on 14th KARACHI, Dec 3: The written test for candidates aspiring for a three-year contract appointment at government colleges would be held on December 14 at four centres in the province.... KARACHI: KU unable to find replacement of controller KARACHI, Dec 3: University of Karachi is facing a great difficulty in finding an “honest and competent” person to replace its present controller of examinations who has been declared incompetent by... KARACHI: Coastal areas ignored in Karachi package KARACHI, Dec 3: The long-neglected coastal areas of the city have been left out from the Karachi Development Package, announced by President Musharraf for a major overhaul of Karachi’s infrastructure.... KARACHI: Urdu University forms, fee submission schedule KARACHI, Dec 3: Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology has announced that examination forms for regular and private degree exams can be obtained from and submitted at the designated... KARACHI :CDGK can fix meat prices, SHC told KARACHI, Dec 3: The City District Government’s counsel told the Sindh High Court on Wednesday that the CDGK was the competent authority to fix meat prices according to law and a... KARACHI: S. Korean envoy seeks stronger trade ties Peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue urged KARACHI, Dec 3: South Korea on Wednesday emphasized the need for an early, peaceful and negotiated resolution of the Kashmir issue.... KARACHI: Verdict in case against Mansoor deferred again KARACHI, Dec 3: An accountability court deferred on Tuesday the judgment in a corruption reference against former navy chief Mansoorul Haq and another ex-navy official.... KARACHI: Pagara’s nod must for change: PML leader KARACHI, Dec 3: Pakistan Muslim League organizing committee’s secretary Shaikh Sirajuddin has categorically stated that no change is on the card in Sindh’s political setup.... KARACHI: NAB brings Ziaul Islam to city KARACHI, Dec 3: Ziaul Islam, Joint Secretary in the ministry of interior arrested by NAB in Rawalpindi on Monday, was brought to Karachi on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Boy dies in accident; carjackers arrested KARACHI, Dec 3: A five-year-old boy died in a road accident in Kemari on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Day for Disabled KARACHI, Dec 3: International Day for the Disabled was observed at the Quaideen Special Education Centre here on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Five MQM activists acquitted KARACHI, Dec 3: The additional district and sessions judge, West, Mohammed Sagheer Rana, acquitted five workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a murder case.... KARACHI: ARD to show street power KARACHI, Dec 3: The president of the Pakistan People’s Party, Sindh, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has said that the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy will show its street power in a... KARACHI: GRE test rescheduled KARACHI, Dec 3: The Higher Education Commission has rescheduled the GRE general type test for 1000 Ph.D fellowships in all disciplines and 300 Ph.D fellowships for university teachers which were... HYDERABAD: JSQM criticizes MQM’s silence: Disputed water projects HYDERABAD, Dec 3: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz chief Bashir Qureshi has said that the people of Sindh are disappointed at the silence of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement over the disputed water... HYDERABAD: Closure of canal Court summons irrigation officer HYDERABAD, Dec 3: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Tuesday directed the Sukkur Barrage chief engineer to appear before the court on Dec 9 in connection with a petition,... HYDERABAD: 10 arrested in water theft case HYDERABAD, Dec 3: The investigation team of the Saeedabad police station has arrested 10 people in connection with the FIR registered against PPP leader, Makhdoom Fazal Hussain, over an irrigation water... HYDERABAD: Hesco workers’ sacking condemned HYDERABAD, Dec 3: The Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Central Labour Union has criticized the Hesco officials for terminating the services of senior employees on flimsy grounds.... HYDERABAD: Two policemen killed HYDERABAD, Dec 3: Two policemen were killed and three others injured when a... HYDERABAD: Delay in executing uplift plan flayed HYDERABAD, Dec 3: Speakers at a seminar on “Good Governance” have expressed concern over delay in execution of Hyderabad development plan and called for preparing a master plan before its execution... HYDERABAD: Rallies staged to mark Special Persons Day HYDERABAD, Dec 3: Rallies were held by various social welfare organizations, NGOs and government departments here on Wednesday to mark the “Special Persons Day”.... PESHAWAR: Dist council fails to discuss law, order: Session adjourned for lack of quorum PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The scheduled discussion on the law and order situation could not take place at the city district council session on Wednesday for lack of quorum, leading the acting... PESHAWAR: Quacks deceive patients PESHAWAR, Dec 3: Hakims, homeopaths and unqualified doctors have been causing serious health problems to the people in the garb of sex medication, patients and a doctor told Dawn.... PESHAWAR: ANP plans protest against price hike PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The Awami National Party has announced to observe a hunger strike on December 11 against the increasing price hike in the country.... PESHAWAR: World Bank loan delayed PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The NWFP is not likely to get the World Bank loan’s second tranche during the second quarter of the current fiscal year, according to sources.... PESHAWAR: Scottish police propose joint moves PESHAWAR, Dec 3: A two-member delegation of the Lothian and Borders Police, British Scotland, including Chief Inspector Bob Licznerski and Inspector Gordon Hunter, called on Inspector General of Police, NWFP, Muhammad... PESHAWAR: Life terms of 2 prisoners commuted to 10 years PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday commuted the sentence of life term awarded to two drug pushers including a woman to 10 years imprisonment....

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