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November 18, 2001 Sunday Ramazan 2, 1422 KARACHI: Unhygienic conditions in govt-run hospitals KARACHI, Nov 17: The lack of infection control has badly affected the efficiency of hospitals, particularly the public sector health facilities.... KARACHI: Special teams for price control KARACHI, Nov 17: The Town Nazims and the deputy district officers will be invested with powers of magistrates for one month after seeking approval of the Chief Justice of Sindh High... KARACHI: Non-bailable warrants for arrest of cops KARACHI, Nov. 17: District and Sessions Judge, Central, Riaz Ahmed Shaikh on Saturday issued non-bailable warrants of arrests of some policemen for Nov 26, who are prosecution witness in a murder,... KARACHI: IBRD offers assistance in reforms KARACHI, Nov 17: A delegation of the World Bank, led by its vice president, Ms. Mieko Nishimizu, lauded the Sindh government’s “economic reforms programme” during their meeting with the Sindh Governor,... KARACHI: Three men killed, nine vehicles hijacked KARACHI, Nov 17: Two young men were found dead with torture marks on their bodies near a fruit farm in Ebrahim Hydery, Malir, on Saturday.... KARACHI: Sindh seeks share in ADB, WB money KARACHI, Nov 17: Sindh government has decided to approach the federal government for seeking its share of the financial assistance extended by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank for... KARACHI: CHK nutrition care unit KARACHI, Nov 17: Establishment of a full-fledged Inpatient Nutrition Rehabilitation Facility at the Paediatrics Unit-I, Civil Hospital Karachi, was formally inaugurated in collaboration with Ikebana International Chapter.... KARACHI: Scholarship delay irks students KARACHI, Nov 17: A number of meritorious students have expressed concern over the delay in the allocation of scholarship, given to students every year under the President’s Talent Farming Scheme.... KARACHI: City govt announces Jauhar award KARACHI, Nov 17: Nazim Karachi Naimatullah Khan has announced the institution of “Maulana Mohammed Ali Jauhar City Government Literacy Award” in recognition of the services of the Maulana.... KARACHI: Masters’ admissions KARACHI, Nov 17: The University of Karachi has decided to announce another date for submission of fees and documents for admission to Masters classes in the last week of November, it... KARACHI: Literacy centre established KARACHI, Nov 17 : The recently established literacy department of the city district government Karachi has established a literacy centre at the children’s jail Landhi... KARACHI: Municipal emergency demanded KARACHI, Nov 17: An NGO, working for development of parks and trees, and upgradation of environment, on Saturday demanded enforcement of “municipal emergency” in Karachi for immediate removal of garbage dumps... KARACHI: SC suspends SHC order on extra power charges KARACHI, Nov 17: The Supreme Court has suspended the operation of an impugned judgment of the Sindh High Court which had declared the demand for load regularization and systems development charges... KARACHI: Tree plantation drive launched KARACHI, Nov 17: The city government on Saturday launched its tree-plantation programme which is to continue till a couple of hundred thousand trees have planted in the city.... KARACHI: Tributes paid to Alimuddin Pathan KARACHI, Nov 17: Tributes were paid to senior journalist the late Alimuddin Pathan at a condolence meeting held at Karachi Press Club on Saturday.... KARACHI: Chronology of conflicts in South Asia KARACHI, Nov 17: While efforts are being made to free South Asia from causes of tension and conflict, the International Relations Department of the University of Karachi has compiled a chronology... KARACHI: Saso official jailed for three years KARACHI, Nov 17: The Accountability Court No 2 sentenced on Saturday an absconding official of the Sindh Agricultural Supplies Organization to a three-year term for avoiding court proceedings.... KARACHI: Pension increase KARACHI, Nov 17: The Accountant General, Pakistan Revenues, has announced that under the government’s directives its sub-office in Karachi has initiated work from Nov 15 on enhancing pension for federal government’s... KARACHI: Strike call KARACHI, Nov 17: The MCB Staff Union has served a strike notice on the management saying that its members would go on strike from Nov 30.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Nov 17: The city’s weather will be fair on Sunday with hazy morning, a weather forecast said.... PESHAWAR: NGOs asked to work for people’s welfare PESHAWAR, Nov 17: The governor of NWFP, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has said that the government would extend its full support to the NGOs if they proved their worth.... KOHAT: 700 TNSM men feared killed KOHAT, Nov 17: The chief of the Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat-i- Mohammadi (TNSM), Maulana Sufi Mohammad, who, with his 30 companions, has been awaiting clearance from the interior ministry to enter Pakistan through the... JALALABAD: Chaos in Jalalabad JALALABAD, Nov 17: More than 5,000 armed people of Commander Hazrat Ali, a supporter of the Hizb-i-Islami (Younas Khalis group), have occupied important buildings and strategic points in and around the... MINGORA: TNSM to protest if leader arrested MINGORA, Nov 17: The activists of the Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM), Malakand division, will protest if their leader Maulana Sufi Mohammed is arrested by the government.... MANSEHRA: Prices of essential items go up MANSEHRA, Nov 17: With the beginning of the Ramazan-ul-Mubarak the prices of the essential items have gone up from 20 to 25 per cent, a survey revealed.... PESHAWAR: Students take part in contests PESHAWAR, Nov 17: Around 100 students and staff of the Asian Institute of Management, Iqra University, Peshawar  campus, participated in different contests and musical events organized by the AMI, Iqra University,... RAWALPINDI: Murderer awarded death sentence RAWALPINDI, Nov 17: The additional sessions judge on Saturday awarded death sentence to an accused involved in a murder case, registered with the Westridge police in October 1999.... ISLAMABAD: Supply system contaminating water in twin cities ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: Faulty distribution system is a major source of water contamination in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the chairman, Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR),... RAWALPINDI: Al-Shifa to pump Rs150m into DHQ, THQ ophthalmics RAWALPINDI, Nov 17: The Al-Shifa Trust is going to launch a Rs150 million project for strengthening the public hospitals’ ophthalmic facilities in 17 districts of the country.... ISLAMABAD: Foreign envoys present credentials to CE ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: The Canadian high commissioner-designate to Pakistan, Konrad Sigurdson, and the ambassador-designate of United Arab Emirates to Pakistan, Ali Mohammad Hammad al-Shamsi, presented their credentials to President Gen Pervez... ISLAMABAD: Cases against Saifullah shifted to Pindi court ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: Three corruption references against former petroleum minister Anwar Saifullah Khan have been transferred to the accountability court, Rawalpindi, from Lahore.... RAWALPINDI: Over 2,100 cases registered with Pindi police in two months RAWALPINDI, Nov 17: The Rawalpindi police have registered 2,189 cases during the last two months while 1,876 cases were registered in the corresponding period last year, reveals statistics collected from the... ISLAMABAD: Omar asks NGOs to support devolution process ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: Labour minister Omar Asghar Khan has urged the civil society organizations to support the process of devolution and democratization, which, he added, would help establish a system of... ISLAMABAD: EC chief due next week for talks on funds ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: President of the European Commission Mr Rumano Prodi is arriving here next week to discuss increased funding for Pakistan with senior government authorities.... ISLAMABAD: ‘Lyari expressway a gift for Karachi’ ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: The chairman of the National Highway Authority, Maj-Gen Farrukh Javed, has said that the Lyari expressway is a gift of the government for the people of Karachi and... ISLAMABAD: More checkpoints set up on border ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: Additional militia and scouts posts have been set up and military troops deployed to beef up security at the border with Afghanistan to check any unauthorised crossing, Interior... MUZAFFARABAD: Girl hurt in blast MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 17: A minor girl got her hands blown off when she picked up a bomb near the LoC in Azad Kashmir on Friday, police here said.... MUZAFFARABAD: Restoration of police image stressed MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 17: The newly-appointed deputy inspector general of police, Muzaffarabad range, Sheikh Tahir Qayyum, has asked the police officials to work towards the restoration of people’s confidence in the institution.... QUETTA: Navy to build frigates, says Aziz QUETTA, Nov 17: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza has emphasized the need for attaining higher level of professionalism and dedicating oneself to the sacred mission of the country’s... PESHAWAR: Nazim pledges Mansehra’s development PESHAWAR, Nov 17: District Nazim of Mansehra, Mohammad Azam Khan, has assured the people of Mansehra that all resources will be used for the uplift of district....