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November 13, 2001 Tuesday Shaba’an 26, 1422 KARACHI: Employment exchanges rendered inoperative KARACHI, Nov 12: The employment exchanges, once a major source of providing jobs to the unemployed skilled and unskilled workers, have almost ceased to function owing to lack of interest on... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims three lives: Nine vehicles hijacked KARACHI, Nov 12: Reckless driving claimed three lives in the city on Monday.... KARACHI: Officials fear rise in drug business KARACHI, Nov 12: Following the US-led air strikes on Afghanistan since Oct 7, the value of pure quality heroin has drastically fallen from Rs325,000 to Rs10,000-Rs15,000 per kg in the city,... KARACHI: Markets, shops remain shut in F.B. Area KARACHI, Nov 12: All markets remained closed in Federal B-Area and nearby localities on Monday, following the killing of a Muttahida activist on Sunday.... KARACHI: Young man shot dead in N. Karachi KARACHI, Nov 12: Unidentified assailants shot dead a young man in North Karachi on Monday night.... KARACHI: Traders told to declare stocks KARACHI, Nov 12: All the traders and retailers have been directed to declare their stocks of essential commodities within three days.... KARACHI: NGOs’ role in development praised KARACHI, Nov 12: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has said the NGOs have put in a lot of work for socio-economic development of the country as well as the Sindh province.... KARACHI: Rs1.1bn plan for repair of Hub Canal KARACHI, Nov 12: A Rs 1.1 billion plan to undertake repairs of the 14-mile-long Hub Canal and to install meters in the city’s pipeline network has been approved by the federal... KARACHI: Nazims to supervise educational census KARACHI, Nov 12: Nazims of districts and the District Coordination Officers will supervise the three-day census of educational institutions in the public and private sectors, commencing on Nov 13 in the... KARACHI: School adopters get vast powers KARACHI, Nov 12: Sindh government has delegated vast powers to the adopter of educational institutions, including that of relieving any or all the teachers of the institution found unwilling or lacking... KARACHI: Role of nurses discussed KARACHI, Nov 12: The role of nurses and technicians in patients’ care came under spotlight at a symposium organized by the Kidney Foundation.... KARACHI: Children want rights protected KARACHI, Nov 12: Hundreds of people, including a large number of school-children, participated in a walk on Monday to highlight the issues being faced by the children and demanded that stringent... KARACHI: Special children enjoy fun and food KARACHI, Nov 12: Over 100 special children enjoyed at a fun-and-food festival at a fast-food outlet on Shaheed-i-Millat Road on Monday.... KARACHI: Diabetics told to take care of heart KARACHI, Nov 12: Pakistan will observe World Diabetes Day on Nov 14, with the theme “Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Time to Act” in the backdrop of the fact that cardiovascular disease... KARACHI: Rs37m stipend programme for students approved KARACHI, Nov 12: Under a stipend programme, initiated by Sindh Middle School Project, an estimated amount of Rs37.046 million has been approved for female students, studying in middle schools in rural,... KARACHI: Eight drug pushers convicted KARACHI, Nov 12: The special anti-narcotics court, headed by Judge Ali Nawaz Pirzada, convicted on Monday seven drug pushers and sentenced them to different jail terms.... KARACHI: Disaster control plan for city urged KARACHI, Nov 12: Speakers at a seminar on “fire and disaster control” called for joint efforts by the City Government, the KPT, the Pakistan Railways, the Civil Defence Organisation, all the... KARACHI: JUP not seeking removal of govt: Noorani KARACHI, Nov 12: Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan chief Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani said here on Monday that his party was not seeking removal of the government.... KARACHI: SHC gives show cause to police KARACHI, Nov 12: Justice Shabbir Ahmed, the administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts for Karachi Division, issued on Saturday show-cause notice to the SHO of Buffer Zone police station.... KARACHI: Altaf offers services to overcome crisis KARACHI, Nov 12: Seeing that the country is facing danger, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief, Altaf Hussain, has announced to offer its party services to save the country.... KARACHI: International moot on drugs opens KARACHI, Nov 12: Federal minister for religious affairs, Dr Mahmood Ghazi, on Monday, inaugurated the 7th international workshop on “Management, Production and Quality Assurance of Drugs” at a local hotel.... KARACHI: Plan to develop aquatic resources KARACHI, Nov 12: The Marine Fisheries Department (MFD) is working on a plan for the development of aquatic resources in the country.... KARACHI: Jamaat urges govt to change policy KARACHI, Nov 12: Deploring the government’s pro-American Afghan policy, secretary general of Jamaat-i-Islami, Syed Munawar Hassan, said on Monday that if by 27th Ramazan this policy was not changed, the government... KARACHI: Inam elected SHCBA president KARACHI, Nov 12: Justice Abul Inam (retd) was elected president of the Sindh High Court Bar Association defeating his rival, Mahtab Ahmed, by a margin of 553 votes in elections held... PESHAWAR: Primary-level dist education cadre to be set up in NWFP PESHAWAR, Nov 12: The NWFP government has decided to establish a district education cadre at primary level for the uninterrupted and smooth running of the academic year all over the province.... PESHAWAR: Smuggled goods worth Rs6.76 million seized PESHAWAR, Nov 12: The anti-smuggling squad of the Customs Collectorate, Peshawar, seized a large quantity of smuggled goods worth Rs6.67 million from different parts of the NWFP during the last few... PESHAWAR: Armymen urged to concentrate on professional skills PESHAWAR, Nov 12: Vice Chief of Army Staff Gen Muhammad Yousaf Khan has urged officers and jawans to concentrate on their jobs and enhance professional skills to meet any eventuality.... PESHAWAR: PADC not to take part in conference PESHAWAR, Nov 12: Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) will not send its delegation to national solidarity conference, convened by former president Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari.... PESHAWAR: CLI facility relieves subscribers of obnoxious calls PESHAWAR, Nov 12: With the provision of Caller Line Identification (CLI) facility the complaints about obnoxious calls have almost come to the zero level.... MINGORA: Killing of civilians in bombing condemned MINGORA, Nov 12: A protest demonstration was staged in the Puran tehsil of Shangla district here on Monday to condemn the killing of innocent civilians in the US bombing on Afghanistan,... KHAR (BAJAUR): 400 TNSM men return from Afghanistan KHAR (BAJAUR), Nov 12: About 400 activists of Tanzeem Nifaz-i-Shariat Mohammadi (TNSM), who had gone to Afghanistan last week to fight against US-led forces, returned here on Monday.... HANGU: 750 tribesmen reach Kabul HANGU, Nov 12: The first batch of 750 armed tribesmen reached Kabul on Monday from the Orakzai Agency, bordering Afghanistan.... KOHAT: Bid to smuggle arms foiled KOHAT, Nov 12: The Kohat police have arrested two women and their male accomplice for trying to smuggle huge quantity of sophisticated weapons and ammunition in a car from Darra Adam... KOHAT: School staff found absent KOHAT, Nov 12: The education committee of the Kohat assembly raided a government higher secondary school, Ustarzai and found the principal and six staff members absent from the school.... ISLAMABAD: USC reduces kitchen items prices by 5-10pc ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has reduced the prices of about 10 major essential items of around 200 brands ranging 5 to 10 per cent with effect from... ISLAMABAD: Benazir concerned over journalist’s expulsion ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 : Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has expressed concern over the expulsion of a British journalist Christina Lamb and her colleague.... ISLAMABAD: Court orders to arrange meeting between Saif, SBP officials ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: An accountability court hearing Redco default case against Saifur Rehman on Monday directed the superintendent of central jail to make arrangements for November 13 meeting between the accused... ISLAMABAD: Commandos deployed at sensitive places ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: The capital district administration has prepared a comprehensive security arrangements to maintain law and order during Ramazan.... ISLAMABAD: No anthrax in Pakistan: minister ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: No case of anthrax has tested positive in Pakistan, says Federal Minister for Health Abdul Malik Kasi.... LAHORE: China to give 15 locomotives, 45 coaches by Jan 2002 LAHORE, Nov 12: China will provide 15 locomotives and 45 coaches to Pakistan Railways by January 2002, say sources privy to the high-level PR delegation which has recently returned from China... LAHORE: Shujaat for making boards to pick candidates LAHORE, Nov 12: Chaudhry Shujaat Husain has advised the party leadership to constitute parliamentary boards at the central and provincial levels to select candidates for the general elections due to be... LAHORE: No time frame yet for rules: Autonomous hospitals LAHORE, Nov 12: The Health Department meeting chaired on Monday by Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) ended without setting a timeframe for the approval and enforcement of rules and regulations for... LAHORE: PUASA election tomorrow LAHORE, Nov 12: The annual elections of the Punjab University Academic Staff Association (PUASA) will be held on Wednesday (tomorrow).... LAHORE: Around 270,000 newborn die annually in country LAHORE, Nov 12: Low birth weight, tetanus and birth asphyxia are causing almost two-thirds of around 270,000 neonatal deaths annually in the country. Some 60 per cent of these deaths occur... LAHORE: Dacoits who had looted policemen arrested LAHORE, Nov 12: Police claimed on Monday having arrested the two gangsters who had looted three policemen in Sattukatla on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Ponam fighting for rights of oppressed HYDERABAD, Nov 12: The acting president of Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (Ponam), Mehmood Khan Achakzai, has said that ever since the creation of Pakistan, the oppressed nations had remained slaves and... HYDERABAD: District Council approves budget HYDERABAD, Nov 12: The Hyderabad District Council (HDC) here on Monday passed its deficit free and revised budget of Rs305.631 million for the year 2001-2002 in its budget session amidst rumpus... HYDERABAD: Women accuse landlord of excesses HYDERABAD, Nov 12: Over half a dozen women of village Pahar Leghari, near Chambar, taluka Tando Allahyar, have accused a local landlord of excesses and appealed to the president, Sindh governor,... HYDERABAD: Nazim invites private sector HYDERABAD, Nov 12: Hyderabad district Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has said that the district government had invited private sector for development of roads, construction of overhead bridges, by- passes, establishment of... HYDERABAD: Non-development expenditure be cut: Mahar HYDERABAD, Nov 12: The president of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-QA) Sindh, Sardar Ghous Bux Mahar, has said that following terrorist attacks on America on September 11, Pakistan was passing through a...

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