KARACHI: Rs32m health education scheme
KARACHI, Dec 22: With emphasis on preventive health programmes and to promote the concept of healthy lifestyle, the Sindh government has approved a Rs32 million health education programme throughout the province...
KARACHI: Ehtesham laid to rest
KARACHI, Dec 22: Ehteshamuddin Haider, elder brother of Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider, was laid to rest at the Sakhi Hasan graveyard on Saturday evening....
KARACHI: Nomination filing date extended
KARACHI, Dec 22: The date for the receipt of nomination papers for elections to the 32 committees of the City Government, scheduled to begin on Dec 27, has been extended....
KARACHI: Experts call for US mediation in South Asia
KARACHI, Dec 22: Amid deteriorating security environment following the Indian decision to recall its high commissioner from Islamabad, some of the participants of a workshop here on Saturday urged India and...
KARACHI: Holiday
KARACHI, Dec 22: The Sindh government has declared December 25 as a holiday throughout the province on the occasion of the Quaid-i-Azam’s birthday and Christmas for all offices of autonomous and...
KARACHI: Asthma-related deaths due to wrong treatment
KARACHI, Dec 22: Experts representing the city’s leading hospitals on Saturday discussed various aspects of asthma at a seminar to mark the National Asthma Day with the theme ‘Breath is life’....
KARACHI: Cold weather
KARACHI, Dec 22: The Met office has forecast cold and dry weather on Sunday for the city and the Sindh-Balochistan region....
KARACHI: MA Islamic Studies results
KARACHI, Dec 22: The examinations department of the Karachi University on Saturday announced the result of the Islamic Studies M.A. final external annual examination 2000....
KARACHI: Sir Syed praised as a reformer
KARACHI, Dec 22: Both Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Allama Iqbal proved that, contrary to what people believe, the Muslims did not stand in the way of the progress of civilization....
KARACHI: Girl raped by park’s staff
KARACHI, Dec 22: The administrator and three members of the security staff of Aladin Park have been named in the FIR lodged at Gulistan-i-Jauhar police station for raping a girl student...
KARACHI: President’s gold medal awarded to 18 scouts
KARACHI, Dec 22: Eighteen best scouts of the country were awarded president’s gold medal at an impressive ceremony held at the Governor’s House here on Saturday morning....
KARACHI: India, Pakistan urged to avoid war
KARACHI, Dec 22: Political analysts from South Asian countries have expressed concern over the escalation of acrimonious rhetorics between India and Pakistan and urged both of them to use maximum restraint...
KARACHI: APC condemns Indian propaganda
KARACHI, Dec 22: The All Parties Conference, convened by the Jamaat-i-Islami to discuss the effects of the attack on the Indian parliament, has condemned the Indian government’s propaganda against Pakistan....
KARACHI: Water shortage in Lyari, Gulshan
KARACHI, Dec 22: At a time when water shortage continues to persist in different parts Lyari, some more parts of the city went dry on Saturday, forcing the residents of affected...
KARACHI: Witnesses summoned in hijacking case
KARACHI, Dec 22: An additional district and sessions judge, East, Syed Kausar Ali Shah Bokhari, has summoned witnesses on Jan 5 in a 21-year-old plane hijacking case against alleged agents of...
KARACHI: PMA election postponed
KARACHI, Dec 22: The biennial election of the Pakistan Medical Association, Karachi, has been postponed under court orders, says a press release issued here on Saturday. — PPI...
PESHAWAR: District cadre introduced in health dept
PESHAWAR, Dec 22: In order to appoint its own employees in the newly-established district government, the health department has introduced district cadre in the department, and in the initial phase 505...
PESHAWAR: Two more Al-Qaeda fighters recaptured
PESHAWAR, Dec 22: The law enforcement agencies on Friday arrested two more Al Qaeda members who had fled from custody on Wednesday when being taken to Peshawar from Parachinar on a...
PESHAWAR: Pakistan a victim of terrorism, says ANP
PESHAWAR, Dec 22: The Awami National Party has called upon the world community to help Islamabad get rid of its debt and said that Pakistan itself is a victim of terrorism...
PESHAWAR: Walk held on Asthma Day
PESHAWAR, Dec 22: The Pakistan Chest Society organized a walk here from Khyber Bazar to Lady Reading Hospital, to observe World Asthma Day 2001, which was participated by doctors and people...
PESHAWAR: Inquiry into attack on newsmen urged
PESHAWAR, Dec 22: Reporters Sans Frontiers has called for an immediate inquiry after three Press photographers were attacked near Tora Bora in eastern Afghanistan on Dec 20....
PESHAWAR: Death of Moin’s brother condoled
PESHAWAR, Dec 22: The NWFP governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has expressed his deep sorrow and grief over the tragic death of Ehteshamuddin Haider, the elder brother of interior minister Moinuddin...
PESHAWAR: Alumni meeting
PESHAWAR, Dec 22: The Senior Alumni Association of the Islamia College, Peshawar, is holding its second annual general meeting at the college’s Khyber Union Hall on Dec 27. All members of the association have...
PESHAWAR: Sherpao’s decision to return welcomed
PESHAWAR, Dec 22: Endorsing the decision of Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao to end his self exile and return home, the provincial council of Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) has said that the...
ISLAMABAD: CDA serves notices on 600 property tax defaulters
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has served notices on some 600 defaulters of both commercial and residential property tax, the Authority’s director revenue, Jamilur Rehman, told Dawn on...
ISLAMABAD: Capital to get water from seasonal rivers
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has formulated a plan to utilize water of five seasonal rivers in and around Islamabad for drinking purpose, a well-informed source told Dawn....
ISLAMABAD: Govt plans to unite anti-PPP elements: Babar
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The military regime has prepared a game plan to cobble together anti-PPP elements, with Aftab Sherpao playing a crucial role, former interior minister Maj-Gen (Rtd) Naseerullah Babar said...
ISLAMABAD: Dr Atta awarded Isesco prize
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rahman was awarded Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Isesco) Prize 2001 in Chemistry on Saturday in Sharjah....
ISLAMABAD: Nahid Siddiqi to perform at local club
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Kathak dancer Nahid Siddiqi will perform at the Islamabad Club on January 16 under the aegis of the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA)....
ISLAMABAD: PNCA launches ‘Sunday Art Bazaar’ today
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) is launching an “art bazaar” on Sunday that will continue as a regular weekly feature in the new year....
PESHAWAR: Peace forum condemns Indian decision
PESHAWAR, Dec 22: Pakistan India Peoples Forum for Peace and Democracy, NWFP chapter, has condemned the Indian government’s decision to recall its high commissioner in Islamabad and the suspension of Samjhauta...
HUB: Army sets up 6 checkpoints in Balochistan
HUB, Dec 22: The army has set up six checkpoints in Balochistan to prevent Al- Qaeda members’ entry into Pakistan, sources said here on Friday....
PESHAWAR: Tight security along Afghan border urged
PESHAWAR, Dec 22: Political Agent of Mohmand Agency has urged, that keeping in view the irresponsible statements of the Northern Alliance, Pakistan should secure its borders....
QUETTA: Former food official jailed
QUETTA, Dec 22: The anti-corruption court, Quetta, headed by Judge Atiqur Rehman, on Friday sentenced a former wheat supply contractor of the Balochistan food department to 28 years’ rigorous imprisonment and...
HARIPUR: Show-cause notice issued
HARIPUR, Dec 22: The forest magistrate of Haripur has served a show-cause notice on the forest range officer for having deceived the court in a case of alleged smuggling of timber...
PESHAWAR: JI leader resigns
PESHAWAR, Dec 22: General secretary of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Mohmand Agency, Mukarram Khan Atif, has resigned from the membership of the party. In a statement, he said he had resigned because of...
QUETTA: Troops get night surveillance equipment
QUETTA, Dec 22: Night surveillance equipment has been provided to Pakistan troops deployed at the border with Afghanistan, to check movement of Al-Qaeda members and Taliban leaders, an army official told...
KOHAT: 18,000 used syringes destroyed
KOHAT, Dec 22: The Kohat police and the local health authorities destroyed 18,000 used disposable syringes here on Saturday in the presence of Zila Nazim Malik Assad....
MINGORA: Man shot dead
MINGORA, Dec 22: A young man was shot dead and a schoolboy died in a road accident on Saturday....
LAHORE: Former MPA sentenced in absentia
LAHORE, Dec 22: A local accountability court on Saturday sentenced Mian Mohammad Rashid, a former member of the Provincial Assembly, to three years rigorous imprisonment for not appearing before the NAB...
LAHORE: PPP has not yet made decision on APC
LAHORE, Dec 22: While the all-party conference is only four days away, the PPP, one of the major components of the ARD, is yet to inform Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan about its...
LAHORE: PPP meeting on Jan 2
LAHORE, Dec 22: The Punjab council and the provincial executive committee of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will meet here on Jan 2....
LAHORE: Indian govt decision ‘unfortunate’
LAHORE, Dec 22: The Indian decision to recall its high commissioner from Islamabad and suspend train and bus services is “unfortunate but understandable.”...