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December 14, 2001 Friday Ramazan 28, 1422 KARACHI: Health dept cancels IBA test results second time: KARACHI, Dec 13: The Sindh health department dropped on Thursday another bombshell on the harried students seeking admission to government medical colleges when it declared that they would have to take... KARACHI: Culture of harmony, not war on terrorism: Amnesty chief KARACHI, Dec 13: Secretary-general of the Amnesty International, Irene Zubaida Khan, has said that instead of waging a war on terrorism, the world needs to launch a movement to spread the... KARACHI: No male primary teacher to be hired KARACHI, Dec 13: No male primary teacher will be appointed in future in Sindh as the provincial government has decided to appoint only female teachers at primary level to remove gender... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims two lives KARACHI, Dec 13: Reckless driving claimed two lives in the city on Thursday.... KARACHI: DCOs to perform functions of DCs KARACHI, Dec 13: The Sindh Government has decided that all functions performed and appointments held by Divisional Commissioners/Deputy Commissioners in their ex-officio capacity shall now be performed /held by district coordination... KARACHI: Amnesty chief opens shelter for women KARACHI, Dec 13: Secretary-general of the Amnesty International Irene Zubaida Khan said that the AI planned to launch a global campaign next year to counter violence against women.... KARACHI: City Govt distributes goods among poor KARACHI, Dec. 13: The City Government, in cooperation with Al-Khidmat Group, has started distribution of items worth Rs 1.5 million among poor and deserving people under its Ramazan Aid Package.... KARACHI: Gutters overflowing in Lyari locality KARACHI, Dec 13: Overflowing sewage from chocked gutter lines has inundated the Baba Ahmed Road, the main artery linking the Mohammadi Colony with the Mauripur Road in Keamari.... KARACHI: DCET results announced KARACHI, Dec. 13: The NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi has announced the results of third year chemical engineering and architecture supplementary examinations of 1995-96 batch, for students of Dawood... KARACHI: Neuro-ward in ASH to be operational after Eid KARACHI, Dec 13: The neuro-surgery department of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital is expected to become operational after remaining closed for two years as a senior neuro-surgeon of Karachi has expressed his consent... KARACHI: SHC orders payment to widows from govt fund KARACHI, Dec 13: The Sindh High Court expressed concern on Thursday over non-payment to widows and other beneficiaries from the West Pakistan Government Servants Benevolent Fund and directed the Sindh government... KARACHI: High Court allows state’s plea in allotment case KARACHI, Dec 13: A division bench of the Sindh High Court has allowed the state’s application in a land allotment case and held that the earlier order of the High Court,... KARACHI: Liaquat Baloch released from jail KARACHI, Dec 13: A division bench of the Sindh High Court was informed on Thursday that the detained deputy chief of the Jamaat-i-Islami, Liaquat Baluch, was being freed today and the... KARACHI: Muttahida distributes relief goods KARACHI, Dec 13: The Khidmat-i-Khalq Foundation on Thursday distributed relief goods worth over Rs one crore among the poor and needy persons, including widows, so that they could also celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr.... KARACHI: Kunwar Khalid acquitted in 75th case KARACHI, Dec 13: Kunwar Khalid Younus, a leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and former member of the National Assembly, was acquitted on Thursday by an additional district and sessions court... KARACHI: IBA staff named as accused: FIR registered KARACHI, Dec 13: The Director of the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Dr Javed Ashraf, lodged on Thursday an FIR at Mubina Town police station against unidentified persons for alleged irregularities... KARACHI: Christians fast today in solidarity with Muslims KARACHI, Dec 13: Various Christian community leaders announced on Thursday that their community members would observe fast on Friday to express solidarity with their Muslim brothers.... KARACHI: 6 cars, 5 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Dec 13: Eleven vehicles — six cars and five motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Thursday, the police said.... PESHAWAR: Nadra receives poor response in NWFP PESHAWAR, Dec 13: The National Database Registration Authority received poor response from the general public in Frontier province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas to submit their computerised national Identity Card forms... PESHAWAR: PPP likely to face new electoral alliance PESHAWAR, Dec 13: Pro-government and opposition parties seem to have stepped up their efforts to bring regional and religious parties and groups into their electoral alliances before March ostensibly to defeat... PESHAWAR: Troops plug entry points along border PESHAWAR, Dec 13: A force of 4,000 troops from the Pakistan Army, the Frontier Corps, Khasadar and Levies has plugged all entry points along the Pakistan-Afghan border in the Khyber Agency... PESHAWAR: PHC allows woman to live with husband PESHAWAR, Dec 13: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday set a married woman at liberty who was given in the custody of a Naib Nazim by a sessions court.... PESHAWAR: Traders reluctant to get goods cleared PESHAWAR, Dec 13: Local and Afghan businessmen, whose goods had been stopped at Peshawar dry port because of the unilateral restrictions imposed   by Islamabad on the Afghan Transit Trade (ATT)... PESHAWAR: Nazim okays uplift schemes PESHAWAR, Dec 13: District Nazim Azam Khan Afridi has said that the district government is determined to redress the grievances of the people.... PESHAWAR: Parents cautioned against toys PESHAWAR, Dec 13: Doctors have asked parents not to allow their children to purchase various types of explosive toys for Eid celebrations as these could lead to tragic incidents.... PESHAWAR: Senior doctor suspended PESHAWAR, Dec 13: The provincial government has suspended Dr Saeeda Majeed, a known gynaecologist of the Khyber Teaching Hospital.... PESHAWAR: NAB issued notice in ex-secy case PESHAWAR, Dec 13: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday, issued notice to the NAB in a writ petition filed by NWFP former chief secretary Khalid Aziz, requesting the court to release... RAWALPINDI: HFH admin strikes ‘deal’ with accused: Water, power theft case RAWALPINDI, Dec 13: Holy Family Hospital (HFH) bosses, who had caught a contractor stealing water and power causing loss to the tune of approximately Rs3 million, have decided not to pursue... RAWALPINDI: Court seeks report on former Indus Bank chief’s health RAWALPINDI, Dec 13: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench on Thursday directed the Accountability Court, to submit a report about the progress in the corruption case against former Indus Bank chairman... RAWALPINDI: Austrian envoy’s car snatched RAWALPINDI, Dec 13: Two gunmen snatched Austrian ambassador’s car from its driver near the airport, Thursday evening, police said.... ISLAMABAD: Corruption cases against 4 estate office men ready ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has completed inquiry against officials of the Estate Office (EO) for their alleged involvement in corruption, and submitted its report to National Accountability... ISLAMABAD: AC verdict on Sehwani case today ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: An accountability court is likely to announce its verdict in three identical corruption references against former chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), Shafi Sehwani on Friday.... ISLAMABAD: TB cases in refugee camps on the rise ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Afghan refugees in Pakistan are suffering from tuberculosis (TB) as a result of overcrowded living conditions, poor ventilation and malnutrition, an American Refugee Committee (ARC) team disclosed on... ISLAMABAD: Norway to fund gender equality project ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Norway will provide Kroner 8.9 million to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for implementation of gender equality project in Pakistan.... ISLAMABAD: PML opposes change in Constitution ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) on Thursday asked the government that no institution of the country had the authority to amend the Constitution....