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November 28, 2001 Wednesday Ramazan 12, 1422 KARACHI: Stern action against carjackers ordered: District ACLCs planned KARACHI, Nov 27: Sindh governor Mohammedmian Soomro on Tuesday directed the inspector general of police and the home secretary to issue instructions to the DIGs, SSPs, and down to the level... KARACHI: MBBS merit list announced KARACHI, Nov 27: The Selection Board for Karachi-based candidates, seeking admission to first year MBBS classes at Dow Medical College and Sindh Medical College, has released the provisional merit list.... KARACHI: Sewage, water lines replacement urged KARACHI, Nov 27: The Nazim of Karachi, Naimatullah Khan, has said that without repairing the underground water and sewage lines, spending Rs6 billion on the planned additional 100mgd water supply under... KARACHI: Guidelines approved for doctors’ postings, transfers KARACHI, Nov 27: The Sindh cabinet here on Tuesday decided to give special concessions to doctors rendering service in basic and rural health centres so as to ensure improved medical... KARACHI: New Ordinance applicable prospectively, rules SHC KARACHI, Nov 27: The Sindh High Court has held that the Ordinance No LIV of 2001, amending the Criminal Procedure Code, is applicable prospectively and shall not affect all those cases... KARACHI: 11 vehicles hijacked, man run over by bus KARACHI, Nov 27: Eleven vehicles — six cars and five motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Tuesday, police said.... KARACHI: Survey against ghost pensioners KARACHI, Nov 27: Under the provincial reforms programme, the Sindh government plans to undertake a survey of pensioners to weed out ‘Ghost Pensioners’ from March to Sept 2002.... KARACHI: Public awareness must to combat Aids KARACHI, Nov 27: With an estimated 74,000 HIV infected persons in Pakistan, participants of a workshop on spread of HIV\Aids said the only mean for safety from the virus is to... KARACHI: Fake institutes playing havoc with careers of students KARACHI, Nov 27: Anomalies and delays in actions on part of the authorities concerned have caused growth of ill-equipped educational institutions, which are believed to be involved in fleecing the students.... KARACHI: Education coordinators for Towns KARACHI, Nov 27: The city government has appointed 32 heads of schools in various towns in the metropolis as coordinators.... KARACHI: Contaminated water being supplied to FB Area KARACHI, Nov 27: Around 40 houses in Federal B’ Area’s Block 16 have been receiving contaminated water for the last four days.... KARACHI: Training course for librarians KARACHI, Nov 27: The Department of Library and Information Science, University of Karachi, is organizing a ten-day training course for academic librarians from Dec 20.... KARACHI: Art show KARACHI, Nov 27: An exhibition of paintings by Hina Patel, which opened at the Sheraton Art Gallery on Nov 24, will continue till Dec 8.... KARACHI: Allocations for KPP in Sindh being doubled KARACHI, Nov 27: Sindh Minister for Local Government Dewan Mohammad Yousuf Farooqui has said that the allocation for the Khushal Pakistan Programme in Sindh is being doubled.... KARACHI: Rs17m decree against defaulter KARACHI, Nov 27: The banking court No 2, headed by Judge Rubina Khan, issued on Tuesday a decree against a loan defaulter of a Dubai-based bank in the sum of over... KARACHI: Plan of action about children urged KARACHI, Nov 27: An NGO working for human rights has urged the government to approve a national plan of action about children immediately.... KARACHI: Hearing of detention case adjourned KARACHI, Nov 27: A division bench of the Sindh High Court adjourned on Tuesday to Wednesday the hearing of an amended petition challenging the detention of a deputy chief of the... KARACHI: SSC practicals KARACHI, Nov 27: The Board of Secondary education, Karachi, has announced that THE SSC supplementary practical examinations (science group) 2001 of Physic, Chemistry, Biology and Computer Studies would be held from... KARACHI: Murtaza murder case KARACHI, Nov 27: Proceedings in the Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder case could not be held on Tuesday as the authorities did not produce the prime accused, Asif Ali Zardari, in the... KARACHI: BEd results announced KARACHI, Nov 27: The University of Karachi on Tuesday announced the results of BEd (Evening) IInd year examination, with a pass percentage of 84.21.... PESHAWAR: PHC sets aside death sentence PESHAWAR, Nov 27: Taking exception to non-compliance with law by a Qazi court in Dir district, a two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court has set aside capital punishment awarded to... PESHAWAR: PHC asks govt to explain position on Qazi’s detention PESHAWAR, Nov 27: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday directed the advocate-general of NWFP to consult the provincial governor as to whether the government intends to extend the detention period... PESHAWAR: ANP demands general election PESHAWAR, Nov 27: Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali Khan has said that though ANP has parted ways with the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, his party still wants that the... PESHAWAR: Governor assures aid agencies of help PESHAWAR, Nov 27: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that the NWFP government would extend all possible help to the agencies providing relief to Afghan persons camped in Paki-stan.... PESHAWAR: Man held with 35kg heroin PESHAWAR, Nov 27: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) arrested a drug baron Nazeem Khan and seized 35 kg heroin from his residence here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Farmers assured of govt support PESHAWAR, Nov 27: A nine-member delegation of Itehad Kashtkaran and Zamindaran, led by its president Nisar Khan Khalil, called on NWFP minister for revenue, excise and taxation, Aminullah Khan Gandapur at... PESHAWAR: Workshop for Nazims, deputy Nazims held PESHAWAR, Nov 27: A four-day workshop for district Nazims, Naib Nazims, DCOs, EDOs and DOs on decentralized functioning, planning, finance and Information Technology skills concluded here the other day.... PESHAWAR: Work on power house panel begins PESHAWAR, Nov 27: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has started work to install a 11-kv panel at the Boni Power House, Chitral, to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity to... PESHAWAR: Arrangements for World Aids Day finalized PESHAWAR, Nov 27: The NWFP Aids Prevention and Control Programme, directorate-general of health services, in collaboration with the UNAIDS & the NWFP AIDS Consortium, has completed arrangements to observe the World... PESHAWAR: Smuggled goods seized PESHAWAR, Nov 27: An anti-smuggling squad of  customs collectorate, has confiscated smuggled foreign goods worth about three million rupees from different parts of the NWFP during the last eight days.... ISLAMABAD: Two Afghan women represent 56pc population at Bonn conference ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Afghan women, who represent as much as 56 per cent of country’s population and the worst sufferers of the two decades of warfare, are being represented by only... ISLAMABAD: Criteria for postings abroad becomes controversial ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: The selection process of trade ministers, commercial counsellors and commercial secretaries for postings abroad has become controversial even before the last date for submission of applications.... RAWALPINDI: Consumers will not be included in water testing RAWALPINDI, Nov 27: Pakistan Council of Research on Water Resources (PCRWR) will carry out this year’s second round of bottled water quality analysis without the participation of consumer rights groups, Dawn... ISLAMABAD: Man killed, four injured in a clash ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: One person was shot dead while four received injures in a clash between two rival groups at Rawat bus stand on Tuesday, police said.... ISLAMABAD: CPC opposes MNCs, IFIs’ role in Afghanistan’s reconstruction ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: The Citizen’s Peace Committee has expressed concern at the holding of a three-day conference on “Preparing for Afghanistan’s Reconstruction” hosted by the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB),... ISLAMABAD: Rs5bn uplift projects to be completed by year end ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) will complete over two dozen mega development projects worth over Rs5 billion by the end of the current fiscal year.... ISLAMABAD: Zardari allowed to hire services of religious teacher ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: An accountability court has allowed the jailed leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Asif Ali Zardari, to hire services of a religious teacher at his own expense to... LAHORE: ‘Govt to take action against Shahbaz’s wife, daughters’: ‘Breach of agreement’ LAHORE, Nov 27: The sudden return home on Tuesday of the wife and two daughters of former chief minister Shahbaz Sharif in less than a year after being exiled along with... LAHORE: Autonomy to teaching hospitals in phases LAHORE, Nov 27: The government has decided to grant autonomy to teaching hospitals in phases, Punjab Minister for Health Prof Dr Mahmood Ahmad Chaudhry said on Tuesday.... LAHORE: ‘Lodge case against DSP, SHOs, ASI’ LAHORE, Nov 27: One DSP, two SHOs, one ASI and three constables of Pasrur, Sialkot district, were ordered to be booked for murder by the Lahore High Court on Tuesday for... LAHORE: ‘Prices of essential commodities reduced’ LAHORE, Nov 27: The government has succeeded in reducing the price of essential commodities by 10 per cent to 15 per cent during Ramazan and would try to maintain the patron... LAHORE: Indian Sikhs arrive LAHORE, Nov 27: As many as 1,200 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived here on Tuesday by three special trains to participate in a 12-day long 533rd birth anniversary celebrations of Baba Guru... LAHORE: Wheat sowing picks up in Punjab LAHORE, Nov 27: Wheat sowing in the Punjab has picked up pace during the last three weeks.... HYDERABAD: SU cancels affiliation of Institute of Science and Management HYDERABAD, Nov 27: The Sindh University has decided that without availability of proper teaching staff, library and laboratory no affiliation will be granted to any institute or college in future and... HYDERABAD: Governor urged to take action against prison officials HYDERABAD, Nov 27: A large number of SPSF (SB) activists from the Liaquat Medical University, Jamshoro, Technical College, Hyderabad, and other educational institutions of Hyderabad staged a protest demonstration outside the... HYDERABAD: SHC takes notice of non-payment of compensation award HYDERABAD, Nov 27: Expressing dismay over the way of functioning of government officials, the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Tuesday took serious notice of the non-payment of compensation of... HYDERABAD: Search operation continues HYDERABAD, Nov 27: No under trial prisoner was brought to court as search operation in the central prison here continued on the second consecutive day on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: Petition against Nawabshah Zila Council proceedings admitted HYDERABAD, Nov 27: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, has admitted a constitutional petition, praying the court to declare the proceedings of the third session of the... HYDERABAD: JI leader terms Bush terrorist HYDERABAD, Nov 27: The provincial Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami, Maulana Asadullah Bhutto, has said that the US President, George W. Bush, was Raja Dahar of the 21st century who had converted the... HYDERABAD: Teachers’ protest enters third day HYDERABAD, Nov 27: All the teachers continued boycott of classes and the schools remained closed on the third consecutive day here on Tuesday....

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