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December 10, 2003 Wednesday Shawwal 15, 1424 KARACHI: People hit unawares with water closure KARACHI, Dec 9: Water supply to the entire Gulistan-i-Jauhar is being suspended from Wednesday for three days (from Dec 10 to 12) to undertake valve affixing work at a 48-inch dia... KARACHI: 40 more buses added to new city routes KARACHI, Dec 9: About 40 green buses, on three new routes, have started plying in the city, while another 15 would join the fleet soon, a city government press release said.... KARACHI: Action against encroachers ordered KARACHI, Dec 9: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad has issued orders for strict action against elements involved in establishing encroachments and illegally occupying lands in the city.... KARACHI: ATC issues notice in ransom case KARACHI, Dec 9: An anti-terrorism court issued on Tuesday show-cause notice to a defence counsel in a kidnapping for ransom case for not appearing before the court.... KARACHI: 2 CNG plant explosion victims die KARACHI, Dec 9: Two employees of Shell’s Select Shop, who were wounded in the Dec 3 explosion at a petrol station on Khayaban-i-Bahria, died on Tuesday, says a press release issued... KARACHI: Cabinet discusses NFC KARACHI, Dec 9: A special meeting of the Sindh cabinet was held here on Tuesday with Sindh chief minister, Sardar Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar, in the chair.... KARACHI: Ex-army man foils kidnapping bid a KARACHI, Dec 9: An ex-serviceman fired at a man when the latter tried to kidnap the former on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Shot dead KARACHI, Dec 9: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a youth in Kalakot on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Draft spill contingency plan prepared: IMO KARACHI, Dec 9: A three-day workshop on oil spill response strategies and planning got under way on Tuesday for personnel of government agencies and oil companies.... KARACHI: Experts urge timely prevention of hepatitis KARACHI, Dec 9: Pakistan, with an estimated number of seven million carriers of hepatitis B, needs to initiate a comprehensive vaccination campaign against the disease at all levels. Health-care experts, addressing... KARACHI: KMDC faculty upgraded KARACHI, Dec 9: Faculty and other facilities have bee strengthened further at different departments of the Karachi Medical and Dental College, to the satisfaction of health education bodies, a press release... KARACHI: Sharea Faisal flyover to be completed in 14 months KARACHI, Dec 9: The 533-metre-long flyover being built as part of grade-separated intersection at the Sharea Faisal and Shahrah-i-Quaideen intersection by the city government will be completed in the next 14... KARACHI: 500 teachers to be trained abroad KARACHI, Dec 9: As many as 500 teachers would be sent abroad for further training.... KARACHI: aDisputer over street lights KARACHI, Dec 9: A row between Karachi Electric Supply Corporation and various housing welfare associations of Gulistan-i-Jauhar has intensified after residents refused to pay electricity charges on commercial rates.... KARACHI: IT admissions KARACHI, Dec 9: Admissions to three-year diploma in Information Technology under the self finance scheme have begun at the Jamia Millia Polytechnic Institute, Malir.... KARACHI: SHC reserves order on suit by marriage hall owners KARACHI, Dec 9: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment on a suit instituted by owners of 46 marriage halls/lawns for a declaration that they were legally constructed and... KARACHI: People urged to help strengthen system KARACHI, Dec 9: National Workers Party President Abid Hasan Manto has called upon the people to play their role in ushering a revolution in the country through the parliamentary system.... KARACHI: Order on release of vessel suspended KARACHI, Dec 9: Justice Mushir Alam of High Court of Sindh on Tuesday suspended his earlier order for one week on an application by Karachi Port Trust against the release of... KARACHI: Law, order situation reviewed KARACHI, Dec 9: Advisor to Sindh chief minister on home affairs Aftab Shaikh on Tuesday described law and order in Sindh as satisfactory and called for a further improvement in the... KARACHI: Body be set up to probe killings: Altaf KARACHI, Dec 9: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has demanded that a high-level judicial commission be set up to investigate extra-judicial killings of MQM activists over the years.... KARACHI: KFHA to build modern shrimp peeling complex KARACHI, Dec 9: A modern shrimp-peeling complex costing Rs33 million will be built in Karachi Fish Harbour to facilitate the export of shrimp.... KARACHI: Burn injuries KARACHI, Dec 9: The Saeedabad police said that Razia, wife of Aslam, sustained burn injuries while cooking at home at Sumar Goth on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Imam of Aqsa mosque in city KARACHI, Dec 9: The imam of Masjid-i-Aqsa (Baitul Maqdas), Shaikh Mohammad Al-Sayyam, arrived here on Tuesday from Lahore. He was received by a local leader of the Jamaat-i-Islami, Dr Mairajul Huda,... KARACHI: Rs33 million for beach rehabilitation approved KARACHI, Dec 9: The Ministry of Science and Technology has approved Rs33 million for a study and rehabilitation of the area affected by the oil spill at the Clifton beach.... KARACHI: KU forms KARACHI, Dec 9: The University of Karachi on Tuesday announced that enrolment forms and fee for Bachelor of Physical Education for the session-2003 will be accepted from Dec 15 to 31,... HYDERABAD: Expert warns against concentration of toxic metals in food HYDERABAD, Dec 9: A scholar from Bangladesh, Prof Zahurul Alam Chowdhury said that from recent research reports it is evident that there is much concentration of toxic metals in foods and... MIRPURKHAS: ‘Corruption behind flour price hike’ MIRPURKHAS, Dec 9: A group of Chakki owners have accused the district food officer (DFO) of creating an artificial flour shortage in the district and charging more than the government rate... HYDERABAD: Transfer of surplus staff proposed HYDERABAD, Dec 9: The district coordination officer, Hyderabad, Mohammad Hussain Syed, has said that the district government has requested the provincial government to transfer the surplus staff of the former Bureau... HYDERABAD: SU extends date of admissions HYDERABAD, Dec 9: The registrar, University of Sindh, on Tuesday extended the last date up to Dec 31 for admissions in BA, BSc, BCom, BSW and BSc (Home Economics) Part-I classes... HYDERABAD: Solution to teachers’ problems demanded HYDERABAD, Dec 9: The executive committee, Government Secondary Teachers Association, Sindh, at a meeting held here on Monday severely criticized the provincial finance and education departments for failing to implement the... THATTA: Protesters block road THATTA, Dec 9: Traffic on the Ghulamullah-Mirpur Sakro road remained suspended for about four hours on Monday as villagers blocked it in protest against the alleged detention of a farmer by... PESHAWAR: NWFP in a fix over pay increase issue PESHAWAR, Dec 9: The provincial government is likely to cut down its development expenditure and spending on account of repair and maintenance in view of the financial implications owing to the... PESHAWAR: Secretary told to issue notification: Medical students’ migration case PESHAWAR, Dec 9: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court has directed the provincial health department to issue a notification for migration of two students to the Khyber Medical College... PESHAWAR: Repeal of Hudood Ordinance demanded PESHAWAR, Dec 9: A meeting of the Aurat Foundation has demanded that the government should implement the recommendations of the National Commission on the Status of Women and repeal the... PESHAWAR: Petitioner asked to arrange for tickets: Deportation of foreigners PESHAWAR, Dec 9: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed a former MNA, Jawed Ibraheem Paracha, to provide air tickets for six foreigners so that they could... PESHAWAR: Afghan leader’s deportation ordered PESHAWAR, Dec 9: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday ordered deportation of an Afghan political organization’s leader, Shan Bacha Shinwari.... PESHAWAR: Opposition to secretariat in Fata decried PESHAWAR, Dec 9: Prominent tribal leader and elder of South Waziristan Agency Malik Lal Mohammad Wazir has said that setting up of a Governor’s Secretariat in Fata should not be made... PESHAWAR: PUTA holds elections PESHAWAR, Dec 9: Arbab Khan Afridi of the Institute of Education and Research was re-elected president of the Peshawar University Teachers Association (PUTA) here on Monday....

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