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December 6, 2003 Saturday Shawwal 11, 1424 KARACHI: Legislators alarmed by looming atta crisis KARACHI, Dec 5: The Sindh Assembly was on Friday cautioned against the looming atta crisis in the province owing to hoarding and exorbitant increase in the price of wheat.... KARACHI:High Court dismisses plea as ‘frivolous’ : Indian HC property case KARACHI, Dec 5: The Sindh High Court on Friday dismissed with costs “a frivolous” application by an alleged purchaser of the former Indian high commission building in the city for a... KARACHI: Debate on law & order provokes heated exchanges KARACHI, Dec 5: The Sindh Assembly on Friday resumed debate on law and order situation in the province amid criticism of the measures taken by the government to improve it.... KARACHI: Amenity plot conversion City planners question DHA policy on fuel stations KARACHI, Dec 5: The Defence Housing Authority and the city planners are on a collision course over the construction of petrol stations on amenity plots.... KARACHI: Anomalies in promotions KARACHI, Dec 5: City Nazim Naimatullah has taken serious notice of irregularities in promotion and other organizational matters of the city government.... KARACHI: Security guard shot dead KARACHI, Dec 5: The Shah Faisal Police said Khurshid Khan had been shot dead by unknown assailants in front of his house in Natha Khan Goth. They added that the 19-year-old... KARACHI: Experts’ report today KARACHI, Dec 5: The Sindh government said on Friday that the process of removal of the wreckage from the explosion site was almost complete.... KARACHI: Governor visits sites of uplift schemes KARACHI, Dec 5: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Friday called for carrying out round-the-clock work on all on-going development works in Karachi.... KARACHI: 43 prisoners let off on parole in a year, PA told KARACHI, Dec 5: A total of 43 prisoners have been released on parole from Central Prison Karachi since Dec 1, 2002. However, their affiliation to any party, if any, is not... KARACHI: Nawab Wajid Ali Shah remembered KARACHI, Dec 5: Wajid Ali Shah: shaeri aur marsiay, a historical document, researched and written by Dr Syed Manzer Hussain Kazmi, was launched by the literary committee of the Pakistan Arts... KARACHI: CDGK to get possession of KTC depots KARACHI, Dec 5: The Sindh government has finally agreed to hand over the defunct Karachi Transport Corporation (KTC) depots to the CDGK... KARACHI: BDS results KARACHI, Dec 5: University of Karachi on Friday announced the results of second and third professional BDS supplementary examinations 2003.... KARACHI: KU exam department violates rules KARACHI, Dec 5: The examination department officials of the University of Karachi allowed 21 foreign students of the Dow Medical College, Sindh Medical College... KARACHI: Science exhibition KARACHI, Dec 5: The seventh inter-collegiate and fourth inter-board Sindh Science Exhibition will be held in the last week of January.... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Dec 5: The meteorological department has forecast fair weather, with hazy/ misty morning for Karachi on Saturday with a minimum temperature between 14 and 16 degrees centigrade. The highest maximum... KARACHI: SHCBA elections KARACHI, Dec 5: Annual general elections of Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) will be held on Saturday in which more than 3,000 members will exercise their right to elect office-bearers... KARACHI: Hearing of Justice Nizam murder case adjourned KARACHI, Dec 5: Asif Ali Zardari on Friday moved an application for his medical treatment before Special STA Judge Pir Ali Shah.... KARACHI: Meeting observes... Qisas, Diyat law affects weaker segments KARACHI, Dec 5: Speakers at a meeting on Friday unanimously called for repeal of the Qisas and Diyat Ordinance, saying it did not reflect true spirit of Islam.... KARACHI: Two die of burns KARACHI, Dec 5: Mohammad Yasin, who had suffered burns on Dec 1 when a fire broke out because of a leaky gas cylinder, died on Friday. According to the... KARACHI:Altaf stresses role of mother KARACHI, Dec 5: Emphasising the role of the mother in the upbringing of the child, Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has said that whatever he was today was... KARACHI: Law & order extremely critical, says Khuhro KARACHI, Dec 5: Leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Friday, criticizing the poor law and order situation in the province, accused the government of failing... KARACHI: Azim stripped of post KARACHI, Dec 5: The Sindh Government has restrained Nazim Orangi Town Shahid Alam to act as the Nazim of Orangi Town Municipal Administration Karachi until further orders.... KARACHI: SHC notice to Pemra KARACHI, Dec 5: A division bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Zia Pervez, on Friday issued notice to Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority on a... KARACHI: Foreign visits KARACHI, Dec 5: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammed Mahar has banned the visits abroad of provincial ministers, advisers and high officials at government expenses.... KARACHI: Motor company director arrested KARACHI, Dec. 5: The National Accountability Bureau has arrested Noor Qadir Tawakkal, son of Abdul Qadir Tawakkal, director of Naya Daur Motors, for defrauding the public at large.... HYDERABAD: MMA opposes ban on Jihad donations HYDERABAD, Dec 5: The president, Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani, has strongly opposed the government’s initiatives of curbing collection of donations for Jihad.... HYDERABAD: Japanese diplomat warns against nuclear weapons HYDERABAD, Dec 5: Japan is concerned over peace and security in South Asia, particularly Pakistan-India conflict, which has affected development process in Pakistan and investment and economic cooperation from foreign countries.... HYDERABAD: Villagers protest over demolition of houses HYDERABAD, Dec 5: The administration of the Cadet College, Petaro, has made the villagers of Goth Jam Tamachi Samoon and Goth Mallah homeless by demolishing their houses and raising a boundary... HYDERABAD: SHC seeks accident case papers HYDERABAD, Dec 5: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Thursday directed the additional advocate general, Sindh, Masood A. Noorani, to obtain police papers and call... HYDERABAD: JSQM activist killed HYDERABAD, Dec 5: A motorcyclist shot dead an activist of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, Abdul Khaliq Khaskheli, in Tando Mohammad Khan on Friday.... BADIN: Mill stops crushing as boilers explode BADIN, Dec 5: The Fauji Sugar Mill, Khoski, stopped sugarcane crushing on Friday after its machinery developed a fault.... MIRPURKHAS: ZTBL launches drive against defaulters MIRPURKHAS, Dec 5: The Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL), Mirpurkhas, launched its recovery campaign on a large scale as a result of which two defaulting landlords were arrested by the police... HYDERABAD: Release of Hashmi, Naqvi demanded HYDERABAD, Dec 5: The local chapter of Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal on the appeal of central leadership staged a demonstration outside the press club on Friday against the arrest of the central... HYDERABAD: Admission list announced HYDERABAD, Dec 5: The University of Sindh on Friday announced the second merit list of selected candidates for admissions to bachelors classes for the academic session 2004.... SUKKUR: DPO ordered to appear in court SUKKUR, Dec 5: The Sindh High Court, Sukkur double bench, has ordered the Khairpur DPO to appear in the court to answer the allegation levelled against him by 33 petitioners and... PESHAWAR: Frontier bank’s mark-up waiver scheme fails Govt plans action against defaulters PESHAWAR, Dec 5: The NWFP government has decided to act against the defaulters of the former Frontier Cooperative Bank after its special scheme offering waiver of mark-up failed to yield the... PESHAWAR: Implementation of Qisas law delayed PESHAWAR, Dec 5: The NWFP government is yet to implement the law concerning the examination of medico-legal cases by doctors in accordance with the Qisas and Diyat Ordinance, officials said.... PESHAWAR:NWFP gets Rs800m from private bank PESHAWAR, Dec 5: The NWFP government has availed a fresh credit of Rs800 million from a private bank to support its commodity operations during the current financial year.... PESHAWAR:Increase in revenue sought PESHAWAR, Dec 5: The revenue generating agencies and departments of the provincial government have been asked to improve the recovery of receipts to ensure the achievement of their target for the current... PESHAWAR:PML-N leader rules out talks with Musharraf PESHAWAR, Dec 5: The PML-N’s leadership would never meet President Pervez Musharraf as he had sabotaged the democratic process in the country, a senior leader of the party said.... PESHAWAR: International Volunteer Day observed PESHAWAR, Dec 5: The International Volunteer Day was observed in Afghan refugee camps across the NWFP and the adjacent tribal areas on Friday.... PESHAWAR:Ex-collector of customs arrested PESHAWAR, Dec 5: A former collector of customs, Rana Mazhar Ali Khan, was arrested in Peshawar along with a clerk on the charges of causing huge losses to the national exchequer....

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