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November 16, 2001 Friday Shaba'an 29, 1422 KARACHI: Govt promises funds for Aiwan-i-Riffat KARACHI, Nov 15: The Sindh government has agreed to provide financial assistance for the completion of long-pending Aiwan-i-Riffat project.... KARACHI: Factory GM shot dead KARACHI, Nov 15: Unidentified assailants shot a general manager of a factory to death and wounded his colleague in Baloch Colony on Thursday morning.... KARACHI: City areas go without water for 24 hours KARACHI, Nov 15: Several industries in the SITE area, the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and thousands of residential units would remain without water on Friday and Saturday owing to an unscheduled and... KARACHI: Edhi to set up hospital in Kandahar KARACHI, Nov 15: The Edhi Foundation will set up a hospital in Kandahar soon, this was stated by Abdul Sattar Edhi who is leaving for the Taliban stronghold in the next... KARACHI: Alimuddin Pathan passes away KARACHI, Nov 15: Senior journalist and Dawn’s senior sub-editor Alimuddin Pathan died on Thursday after a brief illness. He was 59. He left behind his wife, two sons, four daughters and... KARACHI: Two bandits killed in ‘encounter’ KARACHI, Nov 15: Two suspected bandits were shot dead and an accomplice of theirs was wounded in what the police claimed an encounter in Nazimabad on Thursday night.... KARACHI: Proper training of GPs stressed: Diabetes control KARACHI, Nov 15: Urgent measures to enhance and improve diagnostic as well as management skills of local general medical practitioners with reference to diabetes was stressed at a symposium organized here... KARACHI: Entrance test for medical colleges held KARACHI, Nov 15: About 2300 candidates, seeking admissions to MBBS classes in the two government medical colleges in the city, appeared in the entry test, held for the second time, at... KARACHI: Special children entertained KARACHI, Nov 15: Over one hundred handicapped children were entertained by music, songs and food at a function in a seaside restaurant, on Thursday.... KARACHI: Exhibition opens at KPC KARACHI, Nov 15: A two-day exhibition of photographs and cartoons by press photographers and cartoonists opened at the Karachi Press Club on Thursday.... KARACHI: Importance of quality education highlighted KARACHI, Nov 15: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has called for convincing parents to take more interest in children’s education as majority of people hardly spare enough time to visit the academic... KARACHI: Urdu’s future dependent on individuals, groups KARACHI, Nov 15: Speakers at a seminar on the present state of Urdu language and literature said there is no permanent and pure status of any language as all the languages... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Nov 15: The meteorological department has forecast fair weather for Karachi with the minimum temperature ranging from 16 and 18 degrees centigrade on Friday. Mainly dry weather is likely to... KARACHI: Poor facilities cause maternal deaths KARACHI, Nov 15: A four-day appreciative inquiry conducted at Qatar Hospital in Orangi Town, with the help of Unicef, Sindh, has revealed that some of the maternal deaths in the hospital... KARACHI: Two die in accidents KARACHI, Nov 15: Two persons died in road accidents in the city on Thursday.... KARACHI: An evening at Goethe Institut KARACHI: Rehman Nishat read out his story at the literary sitting held at Goethe Institut on Wednesday. Prof Hasan Abid was in the chair. Shamim Manzer hosted the evening and introduced... KARACHI: SC suspends SHC order in BEL case KARACHI, Nov 15: The Supreme Court has suspended operation of the Sindh High Court order, whereby Bankers Equity Limited was ordered to wind up and the respondent State Bank was directed... KARACHI: Carjackers jailed for five years KARACHI, Nov 15: The district and sessions judge, South, Agha Rafique Ahmed Khan, convicted on Thursday two car hijackers and sentenced them to five years’ rigorous imprisonment with a fine of... KARACHI: Afghan crisis leading to sack of workers KARACHI, Nov 15: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday demanded that the bombing on Afghanistan be stopped immediately as it was having adverse effects on Pakistani society including its economy.... KARACHI: Cut in lentil prices delays price list for Ramazan KARACHI, Nov 15: The Enterprise and Investment Department (EID) for City Government and wholesalers have made changes in the prices of lentils which were approved at the previous meeting held two... KARACHI: Stay in promotion case extended KARACHI, Nov 15: A division bench of the Sindh High Court has extended the interim stay order by which the chief secretary and the secretary works and services department have been... PESHAWAR: Verdict on conviction appeal reserved PESHAWAR, Nov 15: An accountability appellate bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict in an appeal filed by a former PML(N) MNA, Haji Mohammad Kabir, against his... PESHAWAR: Importance of birth registration highlighted PESHAWAR, Nov 15: Birth registration is not only a fundamental right of every child as it is enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of Child and guaranteed in national laws,... PESHAWAR: Qazi challenges his detention PESHAWAR, Nov 15: A division bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the NWFP government on a writ petition of Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad, challenging... PESHAWAR: Confidence reposed in Sherpao PESHAWAR, Nov 15: Reposing complete confidence in the leadership of former NWFP chief minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, the provincial council of Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) described him as a politician... PESHAWAR: Body set up to study effluent problem PESHAWAR, Nov 15: NWFP Minister for Environment Abbas Khan has said that untreated effluents from Hayatabad township and Hayatabad industrial estate are not only affecting the health of residents of the... PESHAWAR: PML-N terms Kabul debacle a great tragedy PESHAWAR, Nov 15: The NWFP secretary-general of the Pakistan Muslim League, Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, has said that the fall of Kabul is a great tragedy parallel to the fall of Dhaka... RAWALPINDI: LG polls in cantt areas likely in March next RAWALPINDI, Nov 15: The local government elections in the cantonments are likely to be held in March next year, Dawn has learnt through well-placed sources on Thursday.... ISLAMABAD: Workshop on women’s rights ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: A properly-filled Nikahnama could prevent many unpleasant incidents of domestic violence in the society.... ISLAMABAD: Ustad Fateh charms classical music fans ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, a maestro of classical music and Ghazal, mesmerized the audience with his two- hour performance at the National Art Gallery Tuesday evening.... ISLAMABAD: Over 0.1m suffer from thalassaemia ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: Presen-tly there are an estimated 100,000 cases of thalassaemia in Pakistan, which makes up for almost five per cent of the world cases. This number is increasing by... RAWALPINDI: Cinema adding to traffic congestion RAWALPINDI, Nov 15: The local municipal authorities have failed to demolish a cinema house which is creating traffic congestion at Fawara Chowk.... RAWALPINDI: Unicef to build toilets in rural areas RAWALPINDI, Nov 15: District Nazim Raja Tariq Kiani has said the district government will extend its full cooperation to the Unicef-sponsored programme of water and sanitation under which latrines are to... LAHORE: Call to install treatment plants at tanneries LAHORE, Nov 15: Pakistan Tanners Association Northern Zone chairman Agha Saiduddin has called for installation of treatment plants at tanneries in the Punjab.... LAHORE: Diplomats among immigration fraud suspects LAHORE, Nov 15: An ambassador, a senior diplomat now serving in the United Nations and three former MNAs are among those being investigated for the misuse of government and diplomatic passports... LAHORE: Sharif family’s two appeals dismissed LAHORE, Nov 15: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday dismissed two appeals by the Sharif family against appointment of inspectors in two mills of the defunct Ittefaq... LAHORE: Police, petrol pumps blamed for air pollution LAHORE, Nov 15: The Rickshaw-Taxi United Front (RTUF) has held traffic police, environment department, petrol pumps and bogus manufacturing firms more responsible for air pollution than the owners and drivers.... LAHORE: Over 100,000 children in carpet industry LAHORE, Nov 15: Over 100,000 children between five and 14 years of age have been working in the carpet industry in the Punjab, said provincial Minister for Social Welfare Shaheen Atiqur... LAHORE: CIA to reprobe Faisal Town killings LAHORE, Nov 15: The Punjab governor has directed the Lahore CIA to re-investigate the killings of seven people in Faisal Town last year, it is learnt.... LAHORE: Govt urged to help stop killing of Pakistanis LAHORE, Nov 15: Human Rights Society of Pakistan chairman S. M. Zafar on Thursday condemned the massacre of Pakistanis in Afghanistan by the Northern Alliance and urged the government to use... LAHORE: Train timings changed LAHORE, Nov 15: The Pakistan railways has changed the timings of five trains for the month of Ramazan.... HYDERABAD: PPP(SB) protests against ‘govt-PPP deal’ HYDERABAD, Nov 15: About two-dozen activists of PPP (SB) staged a token hunger strike outside the Hyderabad Press Club here on Thursday against the alleged deal between the government and the... HYDERABAD: Zila Nazim, police issued notices: Harassment case HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The Sindh High Court Hyderabad circuit bench here on Thursday issued notices to the Zila Nazim of Hyderabad, the SSP of Hyderabad, the SHO of Hala police station... HYDERABAD: No district judge in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The absence of district and sessions judge of Hyderabad has created innumerable problems for the litigants, prisoners and lawyers.... HYDERABAD: LUMHS pre-entry test held HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The pre-entry test of over 1,900 candidates, including a large number of female candidates, for admission to the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences was held at... HYDERABAD: PML(QA) leaders criticize Nawaz HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The central president of Pakistan Muslim League (QA), Mian Mohammad Azhar, has said that Nawaz Sharif was intoxicated with power as such he considered himself as another Qauid-i-Azam... HYDERABAD: Seminar on knee replacement HYDERABAD, Nov 15: Isra University Hospital organized one-day workshop on complete knee replacement here on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: JSSF opposes recovery of computer fee HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The Jeay Sindh Students Federation (JSSF) has threatened to launch a movement against the recovery of Rs1,000 computer fee from the college students and said that this move... HYDERABAD: Allowance withdrawal criticized HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Central Labour Union at a meeting held here on Thursday, discussed in detail the situation arising out of the revision of basic pay... HYDERABAD: Atrocities of jail officials condemned HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party has condemned (STPP) the alleged atrocities unleashed by the management of Hyderabad central jail against the prisoners and said that the jail had...

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