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December 8, 2001 Saturday Ramazan 22, 1422 KARACHI: City father ignored on teachers’ hirings: Devolution gets major blow KARACHI, Dec 7: The government’s devolution plan received a major setback on Friday when the Sindh education department bypassed the country’s biggest city government while appointing about 600 teachers for educational... KARACHI: Thousands suffer as row over bus stand re-erupts KARACHI, Dec 7: Thousands of commuters living around Korangi Crossing suffered immensely when the tussle between transporters and officials of the cantonment board took a nastier turn on Friday. Till late... KARACHI: Meeting fails to end students’ ordeal KARACHI, Dec 7: The fate of some 20 girls students, aspiring for admission to MBBS programmes in the city’s medical colleges, still hanged in the balance as a meeting at the... KARACHI: Man commits suicide KARACHI, Dec 7: A young man committed suicide in the city on Friday.... KARACHI: Ten more vehicles taken away KARACHI, Dec 7: Ten vehicles — five cars and an equal number of motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Friday, the police said.... KARACHI: Water pipeline bursts in Lyari, supply stopped KARACHI, Dec 7: Water supply to Lyari and its nearby localities came to a halt on Friday evening after a 33-inch dia pipeline burst near the Zoological Garden’s traffic intersection.... KARACHI: Equipment lying idle Fund Shortage hits Civil Hospital KARACHI, Dec 7: The virtues of private-public participation in improving the provision of health-care is becoming quite evident in Civil Hospital Karachi, one of the oldest and largest public-sector teaching hospital... KARACHI: 84 doctors requisition PMA general body KARACHI, Dec 7: A group of 84 doctors have submitted a requisition to general secretary of the PMA, Karachi, calling for a general body meeting, expressing concern over election schedule and... KARACHI: Urinary problems common in women KARACHI, Dec 7: Poor obstetric care facilities available to local women, coupled with the practice of repeated deliveries, significantly enhances urinary incontinence among women.... KARACHI: Function for minorities on 22nd KARACHI, Dec 7: A function, Solidarity with Pakistan, for the minority communities is being organised at the PAF Museum Faisal, Karsaz, Sharae Faisal, on Dec 22.... KARACHI: Admission to KU honours classes KARACHI, Dec 7: Karachi University has extended the date up to Dec 8 for the payment of fee and submission of required documents for admission to the Honours classes.... KARACHI: DCET admissions KARACHI, Dec 7: As many as 370 candidates would be offered admissions in the disciplines of electronics, chemical, architecture, metallurgy and industrial engineering for the coming academic session at the Dawood... KARACHI: Labour dept’s year book out KARACHI, Dec 7: The Sindh Labour Department after a lapse of a decade has come out with the second edition of “Year book-2000”, which contains latest and updated data about overall... KARACHI: Arts Council election on 30th KARACHI, Dec 7: Now since the annual elections of the office-bearers and members of the governing body of the Pakistan Arts Council for next year are to be held on Dec... KARACHI: Two former chiefs of NDFC jailed for 3 years KARACHI, Dec 7: An accountability court sentenced on Friday 10 accused, including two former chiefs of the National Development Finance Corporation, to three years’ rigorous imprisonment each in three different corruption... KARACHI: Court notice to KESC against harassment KARACHI, Dec 7: The Sindh High Court has put the KESC and the advocate- general Sindh on notice for Dec 21 in a petition filed by an industrialist alleging harassment by... KARACHI: Procession taken out to mark Yaum-i-Ali KARACHI, Dec 7: Yaum-i-Ali, Hazrat Ali’s martyrdom day, was observed in the city on Friday with religious reverence.... KARACHI: Police speed up extortion activities in city KARACHI, Dec 7: With Eid coming close, police have speeded up their extortion activities in the city.... KARACHI: Bureaucrats meddling in district govt affairs KARACHI, Dec 7: The federal government had directed the district governments to ensure establishment of Bachat bazaars in their respective areas.... KARACHI: Dehs’ transfer, opening of canal rejected KARACHI, Dec 7: A state of discontent is gaining ground among the people of Sindh in the wake of the transfer of several Dehs of upper Sindh to the Punjab and... KARACHI: Justice Ashhad sworn in as acting governor KARACHI, Dec 7: The Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court, Justice Syed Saeed Ashhad, was sworn in as acting governor of Sindh at a ceremony held here in the Governor’s... KARACHI: Edhi Home provides shelter to 146 women KARACHI, Dec 7: The Edhi Foundation transported 15,302 patients and dead bodies to their destinations in the city during the month of November.... KARACHI: Airlines to resume flights KARACHI, Dec 7: Cathay Pacific Airways on Friday announced that it would resume flights to Pakistan on Jan 9, 2002.... KARACHI: Hearing of plea against detention on 13th KARACHI, Dec 7: An amended petition challenging the detention of a deputy chief of the Jamaat-i-Islami, Liaquat Baluch, will come up for hearing on Dec 13 when the advocate-general Sindh has... KARACHI: Mehfil-i-Sama at KPC KARACHI, Dec 7: A Mehfil-i-Naat-o-Sama will be held at the Karachi Press Club at 9pm on Saturday, says a press release.... PESHAWAR: DPs consume 45 per cent of hospital funds in Fata PESHAWAR, Dec 7: Afghan refugees settled in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) consume over 45 per cent of the total annual budget the federal government earmarks for the public sector... PESHAWAR: Nadra plans issuance of birth certificates PESHAWAR, Dec 7: National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) plans to introduce birth certificates on the pattern of computerized national identity cards, said NWFP minister for religious affairs and social welfare... PESHAWAR: Eid shopping gains momentum PESHAWAR, Dec 7: With the month of Ramazan heading towards its end, Eid shopping has picked momentum at various bazaars of the provincial capital.... PESHAWAR: UNHCR to resume shifting work today PESHAWAR, Dec 7: United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) will resume relocation operation of displaced Afghan families from  Jalozai makeshift camp to the Bajaur and Kurram agencies on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Tea saplings to be planted in Swat PESHAWAR, Dec 7: The district Nazim of Swat, Dr Mehboobur Rehman, has said that tea saplings worth Rs2 million will be planted in the area during the current year.... PESHAWAR: 270,000 newborns die every year PESHAWAR, Dec 7: Some 270,000 newborn babies expire every year, out of 5.3 million births in Pakistan, the second highest number in the world.... PESHAWAR: Accountability process discussed PESHAWAR, Dec 7: NAB chairman Lt-Gen Munir Hafeez visited the Regional Accountability Bureau on Friday and discussed with RAB chief Zakaullah Khan steps for improving the accountability process.... PESHAWAR: Afghan refugees reluctant to go back to their country PESHAWAR, Dec 7: Though the warring Afghan factions have signed a power-sharing agreement in Bonn, Afghan refugees living in Pakistan seem in no mood to go back to their country.... ISLAMABAD: Novel calligraphic patterns mystify art fans ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: The national exhibition of calligraphy made a grandiose start Friday evening in what turned out to be the largest ever display of 130 scripts done in various styles... ISLAMABAD: Nasrullah demands caretaker government ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: Nawabzada Nasrulla Khan, the chief of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD), has demanded that a neutral interim civilian setup should be formed immediately for holding fresh... ISLAMABAD: ‘Iesco bound to inform Supreme Court’: Construction of grid station ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) was bound to inform the Supreme Court (SC) about establishing its grid station between sectors F-6 and F-7 four weeks before the commissioning... ISLAMABAD: Saudi prince seeks export of houbara bustards to Riyadh ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: A request by a Saudi prince to export 200 houbara bustards from Pakistan to his country is being considered by the government, an informed source told Dawn on... ISLAMABAD: Rocca lauds education plan ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: A team of The Asia Foundation met Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State, in Washington to discuss educational developments in Pakistan, says a press release issued here on... ISLAMABAD: Holland to give $1.7m funds for Afghan women ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: The Netherlands Government will provide US$1.7 million to finance women activities in Afghanistan, says a press release issued here on Friday.... ISLAMABAD: Kashmir issue: Italian experts fear N-war ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: Possibility of a nuclear war between Pakistan and India can not be ruled out, given the animosities between the two countries and frequent skirmishes on an unsettled border.... RAWALPINDI: Secretary culture leaves behind a workable legacy RAWALPINDI, Dec 7: The doors of the National Art Gallery in Islamabad are expected to open by early winter next year. A new Rs66 million Museum of Ethnography will be in... LAHORE: ‘US itself violator of human rights’ LAHORE, Dec 7: Speakers at a seminar on ‘Human rights after Sept 11’ on Friday condemned attacks on America and the atrocities against Afghans, Kashmiris and Palestinians in its aftermath, emphasizing... LAHORE: Colonial era building close to demolition LAHORE, Dec 7: The Agriculture Department has finalized a plan to demolish over a century old building in the Bagh-i-Jinnah housing the superintendent’s residence to replace it with a lawn. The... LAHORE: Saeed alleges sell-off on Kashmir LAHORE, Dec 7: Markaz al-Dawa Wal Irshad amir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed claimed on Friday the Pakistan government was ready to hand over an important part of Northern Areas, high mountain peaks... LAHORE: PU to issue new degrees LAHORE, Dec 7: The Punjab University has finalized arrangements to issue new format computerized degrees bearing relevant information in English.... LAHORE: Demos against US attacks LAHORE, Dec 7: Demonstrations were held in front of many mosques here by supporters of the Pak-Afghan Defence Council comprising 26 religious parties after Friday prayers to condemn American attacks on... HYDERABAD: Joint struggle soon for prisoners’ rights HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The leaders of different parties have decided to launch joint struggle against prison officials to protect political prisoners from the atrocities unleashed against them in different jails of... HYDERABAD: Israeli aggression condemned HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The provincial committee of Pakistan People’s Party (SB) in a meeting has flayed the indifferent attitude of the rulers in Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder case.... HYDERABAD: Transfer of Dehs opposed HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The Sindh Consultative Council and the Sindh Active Research Council has urged the President, the Government of Pakistan and the Government of Sindh to take urgent notice of... HYDERABAD: Cattle traders demand action against highwaymen HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The office-bearers of Cattle Merchants Welfare Association have strongly protested against the loot and plunder on highways and said that some cattle merchants were robbed of over Rs1.5...

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