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December 16, 2003 Tuesday Shawwal 21, 1424 KARACHI: Road repair work to be over ahead of deadline: City Nazim confident KARACHI, Dec 15: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that the city government would complete patchwork/repairing of all battered roads in the metropolis ahead of the deadline set by President Musharraf... KARACHI: KESC chairman admits fault in new meters KARACHI, Dec 15: The chairman of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation, Riaz Ahmed Khan, has admitted that the recently- installed power meters have shown a rise in electricity consumption to the... KARACHI: Two sentenced to death in kidnapping case KARACHI, Dec 15: An anti-terrorism court, on Monday, sentenced two accused to capital punishment in a kidnapping for ransom case.... KARACHI: Govt drafting laws for Unani, homeopathic medicines KARACHI, Dec 15: The authorities are formulating laws to regularize the use of traditional Unani and homeopathic medicines.... KARACHI: Third victim of petrol pump blast dies KARACHI, Dec 15: The death toll in the recent explosion at the Bahria petrol station rose to three on Monday with another person succumbing to his injuries at Patel Hospital.... KARACHI: Infant dies in hut fire KARACHI, Dec 15: An infant died in a fire that broke out in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Monday.... KARACHI: BIEK ready to issue HSC suppl exam cards KARACHI, Dec 15: The Board of Intermediate Education will start issuing admit cards pertaining to 2003 HSC supplementary examinations to colleges from Dec 18.... KARACHI: Metrobus operators demand fare hike KARACHI, Dec 15: The transport company, operating Metro buses and coaches in the city under Karachi Public Transport Society, has proposed a revised tariff for approval to the governing body of... KARACHI: Neglect ruins govt college in Orangi KARACHI, Dec 15: The Government Abdul Hamid Badayuni College, the only government-run degree college in Orangi Town, has become an example of authorities’ neglect, as it is facing acute shortage of... KARACHI: Tobacco firm’s ad drive criticized a , Dec 15: Smoking is the single most important cause of indoor pollution in the country, yet a tobacco company is being allowed to mount an environmental... KARACHI: Club for special people planned KARACHI, Dec 15: Over a 100 handicapped children had fun for three hours in an entertainment programme at an elite seaside restaurant on Monday afternoon.... KARACHI: BA, BSc (honours) merit list on 18th KARACHI, Dec 15: The University of Karachi will release the merit list of candidates, who have applied for admissions to BA/BSc (Honours), B Pharmacy and BS Agriculture, on Dec 18.... KARACHI: PTCL urged to regularize daily wagers KARACHI, Dec 15: The PTCL Foundation Daily-wagers Action Committee has said that if the services of all daily-wagers were not regularized soon it would launch a protest movement.... KARACHI: Students’ week KARACHI, Dec 15: The students week programmes got under way at PECHS Foundation Science College on Monday, with the holding of sports events inaugurated by Principal.... KARACHI: FIA officials involved in visa racket go underground: Raids conducted KARACHI, Dec 15: Certain officials of the FIA’s immigration wing, allegedly involved in human smuggling, are learnt to have gone underground to avoid investigation against them.... KARACHI: Karachi-Delhi ‘friendship march’ from June 11 KARACHI, Dec 15: Peace activists of Pakistan and India on Monday proposed a four-month peace march from Karachi to Delhi to promote peace, amity and understanding between the peoples of the... KARACHI: Altaf demands judicial probe into Aligarh killings KARACHI, Dec 15: The London-based founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has demanded constitution of inquiry commission, comprising judges of the Supreme and High courts, to investigate the bloodbath... KARACHI: Ibad assures expatriate investors of support KARACHI, Dec 15: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Monday said that government was working on priority basis for improving education sector and promoting modern studies and vocational education in the... KARACHI: Afaq slams rulers for apathy KARACHI, Dec 15: The Mohajir Qaumi Movement chief, Afaq Ahmad, deplored apathy of the rulers towards stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh, who had been leading inhuman life for remaining loyal to Pakistan.... HYDERABAD: Changes in Police Order by Jan: DPSC chief HYDERABAD, Dec 15: The National Reconstruction Bureau has assured office-bearers of district and provincial public safety commissions that the lacunas noticed in the Police Order, 2002, will be removed and proposals... HYDERABAD: ‘32pc people of country live below poverty line’ HYDERABAD, Dec 15: The Soil Science Society of Pakistan has said thousands of hectares of fertile land have been affected by water and wind erosion in arid and semi-arid regions in... THATTA: Moot deplores rise in HR violations THATTA, Dec 15: Speakers at a seminar on Situation of Human Rights in Thatta District have expressed concern over the rise in human rights violations and stressed the need for activating... LARKANA: PPP-backed panel wins bar polls LARKANA, Dec 15: The People’s Party Parliamentarian-backed panel of advocates won the annual election of the District Bar Association here on Saturday.... MIRPURKHAS: FIA to probe power theft by Hesco men MIRPURKHAS, Dec 15: Wapda authorities had decided to reduce line losses in the Hesco by checking power connections of the Hesco employees through the FIA, sources said.... HYDERABAD: PPP activist held after release HYDERABAD, Dec 15: A PPP activist, Hassan Rajar, who was released from jail here on Monday, was whisked away by police as soon as he came out of prison.... HYDERABAD: Payment of Zakat delayed HYDERABAD, Dec 15: The non-issuance of lists of Zakat recipients to banks by the district Zakat officer, Gul Hassan Leghari, has put the recipients in a difficult situation.... LARKANA: ‘20m suffer from iodine deficiency’ LARKANA, Dec 15: Around 20 million people are living with iodine deficiency in the country and the highest percentage of iodine deficient people is found in Lahore, which is 81.... HYDERABAD: Dist Nazim booked in fraud case HYDERABAD, Dec 15: The Makki Shah police here on Monday registered a case of cheating against Thatta District Nazim Shafqat Hussain Shirazi on the complaint of a lawyer.... HYDERABAD: Tax net to be widened, says officer HYDERABAD, Dec 15: The income tax commissioner, Hyderabad region, Sardar Ameenullah Khan, has stressed the need for enlarging the tax net and said the Central Board of Revenue has declared the... PESHAWAR: NWFP PA to debate NFC formula: Adjournment motion adopted PESHAWAR, Dec 15: The NWFP Assembly unanimously adopted an adjournment motion on Monday, seeking a debate on the formula for distribution of funds among provinces under the National Finance Commission.... PESHAWAR: Industrialization given top priority: CM PESHAWAR, Dec 15: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that his government is giving priority to industrialization and skill development to overcome poverty in the province.... PESHAWAR: Lack of coordination delays uplift schemes PESHAWAR, Dec 15: Lack of coordination among the key provincial departments is hampering the pace of development activities, creating fears of a repeat of last financial year’s situation when a big... PESHAWAR: Fake currency seized, one held PESHAWAR, Dec 15: The Frontier Constabulary (FC) seized a large quantity of fake Pakistani currency notes and arrested a smuggler at Sangu checkpoint in Pishtakhara here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Developed states’ policies criticized PESHAWAR, Dec 15: Speakers at a conference on international law, peace and security, here on Monday stressed that regional cooperation among developing countries was imperative for political and economic stability in... PESHAWAR: Power supply linked to payment of dues in Fata PESHAWAR, Dec 15: The Wapda has decided to extend electricity supply to only those consumers in the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas who agree to install power meters and pay charges for the... PESHAWAR: 4 districts yet to get new ambulances PESHAWAR, Dec 15: The health department is yet to hand over new ambulances to four districts of the province, official sources said.... KOHAT: Kohat road project moving at a snail’s pace KOHAT, Dec 15: The local business community and transporters have expressed anguish over the unusual delay in the completion of an important 35-km-long section of Kohat-Rawalpindi road despite repeated warnings of... PESHAWAR: Afridi will contest PML-Q polls PESHAWAR, Dec 15: Former provincial minister Ayub Afridi has announced that he would contst elections for the provincial presidentship of the PML-Q.... HARIPUR: Haripur TMA to launch drive against encroachments HARIPUR, Dec 15: The municipal administration is all set to launch an anti-encroachment drive in the city after issuing notices to the encroachers, officials told Dawn here.... PESHAWAR: Minister hails officers PESHAWAR, Dec 15: NWFP Minister for Food, Excise and Taxation Fazal Rabbani has hailed the efforts of excise and taxation officers for better revenue collection....

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