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December 5, 2003 Friday Shawwal 10, 1424 KARACHI: Stakeholders at odds over CNG station explosion KARACHI, Dec 4: The Sindh government, Shell Pakistan and the Sui Southern Gas Company have refused to accept the blame for the explosion that occurred on Wednesday at a petrol and... KARACHI: PML workers to have quota in govt jobs, says Mahar KARACHI, Dec 4: Sindh chief minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar has said that with the lifting of ban on government jobs, a certain quota would be allocated for workers of Pakistan... KARACHI: Encroachments engulf city footpaths KARACHI, Dec 4: At a time when several footpaths and even service roads have already vanished, the trend of using footpaths for commercial activities and converting them into so-called green-belts is... KARACHI: Nazim seeks control of KBCA KARACHI, Dec 4: Annoyed over non-compliance of Sindh government’s notification pertaining to devolution of the Karachi Building Control Authority and merging it into the city district government and town administrations, city... KARACHI: Sindh PA resumes debate on law, order today KARACHI, Dec 4: The Sindh Assembly, which resumes its adjourned session at 9.30am on Friday, would continue the debate on law and order.... KARACHI: Younus Khan’s plea granted KARACHI, Dec 4: The additional district and sessions judge Malir, Abdul Kabir, on Thursday granted application of MPA Younus Khan of Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi) seeking permission to attend the Sindh... KARACHI: Rickshaw owners warned KARACHI, Dec 4: The DIG traffic police on Thursday warned the auto-rickshaw operators to get noisy silencers replaced within the next two days, or their vehicles would be impounded in a... KARACHI: Inactivity fuelling NC diseases, says WHO KARACHI, Dec 4: In Pakistan scant attention is paid to the control and prevention of non-communicable diseases even though these have considerable burden, says a World Health Organization (WHO) report.... KARACHI: KU announces BDS suppl exam results KARACHI, Dec 4: Karachi University examinations department on Thursday announced results of the Second and Third Professional, Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), supplementary examinations-2003.... KARACHI: Residents asked to pay for streetlights KARACHI, Dec 4: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) has directed various housing welfare associations of Gulistan-i-Jauhar, BL-19, that lies in the administrative jurisdiction of the Cantonment Board Shah Faisal, to... KARACHI: CNG: need for a regulatory mechanism KARACHI: The cause of the blast that rocked a compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station located in the DHA on Wednesday afternoon still remains shrouded in mystery. Looking at the crumbled... KARACHI: Leaking lines causing water losses KARACHI, Dec 4: Old water pipelines in areas of former district West could not withstand the heavy water flow as areas hooked to the Hub Dam for water needs have been... KARACHI: Prevalence of diabetes rising fast KARACHI, Dec 4: If the current trends are not reversed soon, Pakistan will have 15 million diabetics by the year 2025, according to a World Health Report. A major contributing factor... KARACHI: PIA reshuffles management KARACHI, Dec 4: Besides appointing two more deputy managing directors in view of expanded flight operations after restoration of air links with India, the PIA management has appointed more directors to... KARACHI :APWA gifts for prisoners KARACHI, Dec 4: All Pakistan Women’s Association (APWA) has distributed gifts among the inmates of the Prison for Women in Karachi on Eid day.... KARACHI: Weather forecast KARACHI, Dec 4: Fair weather with hazy morning is expected in the city on Friday.... KARACHI: SSUET admissions KARACHI, Dec 4: Admission letters to the candidates qualifying for different bachelor degree courses have been mailed at their residential addresses, a notification by... KARACHI: Strict laws urged to curb honour killing KARACHI, Dec 3: Honour killings, such as Karo-kari, Swara, etc., are socio-cultural traditions which have nothing to do with religion. They must be condemned and steps should be taken to wipe... KARACHI: ATC issues non-bailable warrants against five: Kidnapping case KARACHI, Dec 4: An anti-terrorism court issued on Thursday non-bailable warrants for the arrest of five accused in a kidnapping for ransom case.... KARACHI:Woman throttled to death KARACHI, Dec 4: An elderly woman was killed in her house in Orangi Town early Thursday morning.... KARACHI: FCS defends fresh appointments KARACHI, Dec 4: The Fishermen Cooperative Society on Thursday admitted that it had made certain fresh appointments, but at the same time claimed that the initiative was taken keeping in view... KARACHI: Federal attorney seeks time to file reply KARACHI, Dec 4: The federal attorney on Thursday sought time before division bench of Sindh High Court to file comments on a petition filed by Shakila Firdous praying the court to... KARACHI: ARD plans people’s court KARACHI, Dec 4: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy Sindh will hold a “people’s court” on Dec 21 at the Kakri Ground where crimes of the present government would be exposed.... HYDERABAD: SHC seeks advice from AAG about unfit officials HYDERABAD, Dec 4: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Thursday asked the additional advocate-general, Sindh, Masood A. Noorani, as to what should be done in cases in which government... NAWABSHAH: Transporter killed NAWABSHAH, Dec 4: A transporter was killed and five others were injured in a clash between two groups of transporters here on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Acute flour shortage in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Dec 4: Hyderabad is facing an acute shortage of flour in the wake of non-supply of weekly quota of wheat to roller flour mills of the district.... HYDERABAD: Time is running out for govt, says MMA HYDERABAD, Dec 4: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has said time is running out for the government to table the constitutional amendment package on the floor of the National Assembly as the one-month... HYDERABAD: Membership of two councillors cancelled HYDERABAD, Dec 4: The membership of two councillors, including a woman councillor, of Union Council-3, Qasimabad Taluka, has been cancelled by its Nazim, Abdul Khaliq Chandio.... LARKANA: ‘Killer’ cops remanded LARKANA, Dec 4: The police on Wednesday obtained a one-day remand of two policemen, Mumtaz Ali Khokhar and Ashiq, from the court of the judicial magistrate in the murder case of... SHIKARPUR: Bandit killed in encounter SHIKARPUR, Dec 4: A bandit was killed and his accomplice arrested following an encounter with police near Mazar Jagirani village on Thursday.... KHAIRPUR: 9 booked for assaulting two women KHAIRPUR, Dec 4: A man, Sohrab Kurio, lodged an FIR with the Ahmedpur police station against nine persons for criminally assaulting two women on Wednesday night.... HYDERABAD: Withdrawal of cases against Benazir urged HYDERABAD, Dec 4: The People’s Students Federation Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences unit staged a protest demonstration outside the press club on Thursday against a ban on the entry... PESHAWAR: Govt told to arrange for deportations PESHAWAR, Dec 4: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday directed the NWFP government to make arrangements for deportation of six foreigners, including some Arabs.... PESHAWAR: PHC acquits convict in Wazirbagh murder case PESHAWAR, Dec 4: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday acquitted an appellant, Kamal Hussain, convicted by a trial court in the Wazirbagh incident in which the son of the former federal... PESHAWAR: Contraband worth Rs10m seized PESHAWAR, Dec 4: The customs authorities seized a record quantity of smuggled goods at the Kund checkpoint in a three-hour operation and impounded 10 buses and two cars used for the... PESHAWAR: Homage paid to Farigh Bokhari PESHAWAR, Dec 4: The launching ceremony of the “Kaali Dhup”, a Hindko poetic collection of prominent writer, poet and research scholar late Farigh Bokhari, was held at the Iranian Cultural Centre... PESHAWAR: District council session adjourned PESHAWAR, Dec 4: The city district council session was adjourned on Thursday without completing the agenda, because of lack of quorum.... PESHAWAR: Talks can resolve LFO issue: CM PESHAWAR, Dec 4: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that the contentious issue of Legal Framework Order could be resolved through mutual understanding, cooperation and dialogue....

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