14 June 2004 Monday 25 Rabi-us-Saani 1425 KARACHI: NOC must for land lease, sale deeds KARACHI, June 13: Most of sub-registrars are executing lease or sale deeds without ensuring whether the parties concerned have obtained the required NOC from Karachi Building Control Authority. ... KARACHI: Water shortage hits many areas KARACHI, June 13: Frequent power failures and low voltage problem at local pumping stations on Saturday and Sunday played havoc with the city's water supply position in the current sizzling temperature. ... KARACHI: Power cuts provoke people of Liaquatabad to protest KARACHI, June 13: Enraged consumers of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation in Liaquatabad took to the streets to protest against prolonged power breakdowns on Saturday night. ... KARACHI: STB gives deadline to publishers KARACHI, June 13: The Sindh Textbook Board has asked its registered publishers to prepare and furnish books by June 20 for their onward free distribution among students of government primary schools in the province ... KARACHI: Vendors, officials team up to fleece consumers KARACHI, June 13: The vendors in Sunday Bazaars, in connivance with officials of the Controller General (Prices) of city government continue to fleece the public in sheer violation of the fixed price lists for fruits and vegetables. ... KARACHI: Lecture on pledged stock laws KARACHI, June 13: The present special criminal laws of the country lack any proper remedy or specific provision regarding the recovery of pledged stock ... KARACHI: City govt funds for books sit unused KARACHI, June 13: The city government has failed to spend the amount allocated for the purchase of books in the current financial year. ... KARACHI: Boy wounded in blast near Orangi PS KARACHI, June 13: A college boy was injured in an explosion caused by a home-made grenade outside the Orangi Town police station on Saturday evening. Police allegedly implicated Zeeshan, 18, into the explosion. ... KARACHI: Body of teenager found with stab wounds KARACHI, June 13: The police on Sunday morning found the body of a young man from a park in Korangi Industrial Area. The body of Muhammad Islam, 19, was found from Javed Shaikh Park in KIA. ... KARACHI: CVT proposal irks KSE KARACHI, June 13: The Governing Board of Directors of the Karachi Stock Exchange in an emergency meeting held on Sunday afternoon discussed the impact of the proposed levy of Capital Value Tax (CVT) on purchase of shares ... PESHAWAR: Call for fresh probe into crimes against women - Protest demonstration in Peshawar PESHAWAR, June 13: Political and social organizations have denounced recent incidents of molestation of women in Peshawar and Nowshera by holding a protest demonstration at Chowk Yadgar here on Sunday. ... PESHAWAR: Jirga decision illegal: lawyers PESHAWAR, June 13: A compromise hammered out by a jirga between the two parties in the incident of parading a girl naked at Kucha Dehri, Nowshera, is illegal because there is no room for compromise in such cases, according to legal experts. ... HYDERABAD: Steps for waste disposal urged HYDERABAD, June 13: Elected representatives, leaders of social welfare organizations and experts have urged Punjab and Balochistan provinces to make their own arrangements for the disposal of agricultural waste. ... HYDERABAD: Rahim promises fair water distribution HYDERABAD, June 13: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Sunday said that restoration of law and order and judicious distribution of water were his priorities. ... RAWALPINDI: Work started on 80pc projects - Minister RAWALPINDI, June 13: Work on about 80 per cent of the projects announced by Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has been started. ... RAWALPINDI: Pre-monsoon rain in three days RAWALPINDI, June 13: Different parts of the country will receive pre-monsoon rains within the next three days, the Met Office said on Sunday. According to the Met office report ... MULTAN: Expansion of pesticides' import list hits snags MULTAN, June 13: The matter to expand the list of pesticides import under generic names has once again hit snags as an alleged powerful 'pesticides mafia' has once again succeeded in getting transferred 'unfavourable' federal agriculture secretaries. ... MULTAN: Farm package 'half-baked' MULTAN, June 13: Growers and their organizations have expressed a mixed reaction to the 'Kissan package' announced by President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday. ... GUJRANWALA: Billboards removal within a week GUJRANWALA, June 13: The district and city tehsil governments have directed advertisement agencies to remove large billboards from the GT Road and other parts of the city and warned that all those not removed within a week would be destroyed. ... SAHIWAL: DPS principal refutes embezzlement charge SAHIWAL, June 13: The Divisional Public School principal has refuted charges that he embezzled any school funds, saying a false case was registered against him in this connection. ... SAHIWAL: Dacoits loot workers, assault three women SAHIWAL, June 13: About 12 robbers on Saturday night looted the labourers employed by a construction company on the Chuchak Road and gang-raped three women workers. ... SUKKUR: Police claim of killing bandits disputed SUKKUR, June 13: A woman, Kerri Banglani, 70, has said that the killing of two alleged bandits in Raza Goth by police the other day was a drama. Talking to newsmen at the Daharki press club on Saturday ... KHAIRPUR: Protest against water shortage in Khairpur KHAIRPUR, June 13: Farmers continued their protests against shortage of water in different parts of the district on Sunday. Growers of the Sobhodero taluka and workers of the Sindh Hari Committee held a protest ... GILGIT: Road closure hits 20,000 villagers GILGIT, June 13: The security forces have not yet opened the Gilgit-Nomal road for traffic, nor are they allowing villagers from Nomal, Naltar and Chilmisdas to enter Gilgit city after the imposition of curfew on June 3, even during the curfew breaks, the stranded villagers said. ... ATTOCK: Embezzlement detected in PAC Kamra's welfare shop ATTOCK, June 13: The authorities of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra, have unearthed an embezzlement and irregularities at the PAC's commissary (welfare shop) and terminated the services of its manager and assistant manager, sources told Dawn. ... LANDI KOTAL: Wana action condemned LANDI KOTAL, June 13: The Khyber Agency chapter of the Jamaat-i-Islami has said that the military operation in South Waziristan Agency would bring disastrous consequences for the country if it is not stopped immediately. ...

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