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December 24, 2001 Monday Shawwal 8, 1422 KARACHI: Police probe comes up with startling revelations: IBA entrance test scam KARACHI, Dec 23: The Airport DSP, who was assigned to conduct a probe into the irregularities in the second entrance test for admission to medical colleges, submitted his findings to the... KARACHI: Govt agrees on sea dues, road user charge KARACHI, Dec 23: The federal government has agreed, in principle, to the Karachi city government’s suggestion of levying between one and two per cent tax on those using the Karachi Port... KARACHI: Repair of bridge ordered KARACHI, Dec 23: The city Nazim Naimatullah Khan has instructed the city government’s executive district officer (Works) to immediately improve the overall condition of the Malir Bridge.... KARACHI: Experts term military build-up in S. Asia dangerous KARACHI, Dec 23: The two-day workshop on “Paradigms of conflict resolution in South Asia” concluded on Sunday with a resolve that military buildup is not compatible with the security of South... KARACHI: Education dept releases funds KARACHI, Dec 23: Sindh Education Department has issued details of funds released or sanctioned for release to the District Coordination Officers of all districts in the province under non-salary component during... KARACHI: Man run over by bus KARACHI, Dec 23: A young man died in a road accident in Saeedabad on Sunday.... KARACHI: Protest against water shortage in Lyari KARACHI, Dec 23: Tension gripped Shah Beg Lane and Baghdadi union council areas on Sunday morning after a councillor and an area resident were arrested.... KARACHI: IT fee in colleges, schools halved KARACHI, Dec 23: The Sindh education department has decided to cut the Information technology fee by 50 per cent for college and higher secondary school students.... KARACHI: Cold weather to persist KARACHI, Dec 23: Dry and cold weather is expected to persist for the next couple of days.... KARACHI: Events to mark Quaid’s birthday KARACHI, Dec 23: A number of events have been planned in connection with the birth anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah which will fall on Dec 25.... KARACHI: Qadeer calls for quality institutions KARACHI, Dec 23: Noted nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan on Saturday underlined the need to set up quality educational institutions for science and technology to make the country developed and... KARACHI: Christmas festivities begin tonight KARACHI, Dec 23: The members of the Christian community will begin their festivities to celebrate Christmas— the annual festival of Christ’s birth—with the Midnight Mass on Monday night.... KARACHI: Doctors emphasize people’s right to clean air KARACHI, Dec 23: There is a need to remove various misconceptions and taboos associated with asthma, and accordingly fight for the right to clean air so that those suffering from this... KARACHI: Build-up of Indian forces termed alarming KARACHI, Dec 23: Various political parties, including the Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (N), on Sunday expressed concern over the build-up of the Indian armed forces on Pakistan’s... KARACHI: ANP urges cut in long-route bus fares KARACHI, Dec 23: The Awami National Party, Sindh, has criticized the government for its failure to persuade transporters to reduce long-route bus fares despite falling prices of petroleum, oil and lubricants,... KARACHI: Muttahida delegation to visit India KARACHI, Dec 23: A delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement would soon visit India to finalize the arrangements for the visit of its founder and leader Altaf Hussain to that country.... KARACHI: IJT founding day celebrated KARACHI, Dec 23: The 55th Foundation Day of the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) was celebrated on Sunday at Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET), Karachi, with great enthusiasm and fervour.... KARACHI: Dates for admissions to KU announced KARACHI, Dec 23: The University of Karachi has announced special dates for those candidates who were on the merit lists for admissions to Masters and Honours classes at the university but... KARACHI: Pace of investigation being reviewed: Ehtesham murder KARACHI, Dec 23: The pace of investigations into the Ehtesham murder case is being reviewed frequently at high-level meetings, said police chief Syed Kamal Shah.... KARACHI: Training for election officials KARACHI, Dec 23: A committee on training and institutional development of the UNDP and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday reviewed the training programme of assistant election commissioners.... KARACHI: Minorities ready to defend country KARACHI, Dec 23: Federal minister for minorities, culture, tourism, sports and youth affairs, S.K. Tressler said that the nation was united and fully prepared to face any eventuality in case India... KARACHI: Analysts call for urgent steps to avert disaster KARACHI, Dec 23: South Asian security analysts on Sunday called for developing a consensus on traditional and non-traditional paradigms of security, peace process and confidence-building measures in the backdrop of the... PESHAWAR: Optimal utilization of school buildings stressed PESHAWAR, Dec 23: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday called for optimal utilization of school buildings through public-private collaboration to promote education.... PESHAWAR: ‘Schemes for minorities’ welfare being implemented’ PESHAWAR, Dec 23: The NWFP minister for Auqaf, social welfare and minority affairs, Qari Roohullah Madani, has said that the government is implementing various development schemes for the progress and welfare... PESHAWAR: Probe ordered into Al Qaeda prisoners’ escape PESHAWAR, Dec 23: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has ordered constitution of a joint inquiry committee to probe fleeing of Arab prisoners from custody when being transported to Kohat for... PESHAWAR: Guidelines for asthma management launched PESHAWAR, Dec 23: National clinical guidelines for management of asthma: a respiratory disorder and a serious global health problem, has been launched by Pakistan Chest Society (PCS).... PESHAWAR: 18 ton fish produced by 58 NWFP farms PESHAWAR, Dec 23: Communities involvement for development of fisheries showed good result as NWFP obtained an additional production of 18.211 metric tons of white meat through this procedure during 2000-2001.... PESHAWAR: Lawyers may file petition for Sherpao’s bail PESHAWAR, Dec 23: Lawyers pursuing the cases of former chief minister Aftab Sherpao have been chalking out their strategy for dealing with the situation emerging out of his possible arrest on... PESHAWAR: Azhar’s entry banned PESHAWAR, Dec 23: The home and tribal affairs department, NWFP, has under Section 5(1)(a) of the West Pakistan Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960, banned the entry of Maulana Masood Azhar... PESHAWAR: Suicide PESHAWAR, Dec 23: A housewife committed suicide in Barrri Bagh, Yaka Tooth on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Partridge hunting allowed till Feb 3 PESHAWAR, Dec 23: The NWFP government has notified that hunting  of partridges will be permissible from Dec 23 to Feb 3, 2002, in the province, except Shinawari, Toi Banda, Chakhtoo and Darmalak game reserve in Kohat... PESHAWAR: Exhibition PESHAWAR, Dec 23: The archives and libraries department, NWFP, in collaboration with the National Archives of Pakistan will organize a two-day exhibition of rare photographs and documents relating to the Quaid-i-Azam... ISLAMABAD: PSPA seeks allowance for M.Phil teachers ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: Punjab Science Professors Association (PSPA) has demanded of the provincial government to provide half Ph.D allowance to the professors having M.Phil degree to encourage research activities.... RAWALPINDI: Leaking pipes cause water shortage, damage roads RAWALPINDI, Dec 23: The Rawalpindi cantonment is linked to a large Military Engineering Services (MES) network of pipelines supplying water to its consumers. A number of these pipelines are leaking and... RAWALPINDI: Indian action creating tension, says Naib Nazim RAWALPINDI, Dec 23: The Indian government and its media have been consistently harping against Pakistan and thereby creating tension in the region, the Rawalpindi Tehsil Naib Nazim, Sajjad Khan, said here... ISLAMABAD: Women to be included in housing programmes ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: The government has formulated a policy to ensure equality and empowerment of women in all housing activities, and help them obtain affordable houses, sources told Dawn.... ISLAMABAD: Plea to implement wage award for newspaper employees ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (APNEC) and other newspapers employees bodies have demanded implementation of the 7th Wage Award.... RAWALPINDI: Steps against corruption lauded RAWALPINDI, Dec 23: The office-bearers of United Bank Limited (UBL) Employees Union have expressed their support for the President Gen Pervez Musharraf and finance minister Shaukat Aziz’s intended programmes for eliminating... RAWALPINDI: Edhi returns from Kabul RAWALPINDI, Dec 23: Chairman Edhi International Foundation Mr Abdul Sattar Edhi has returned to Pakistan after attending the swearing in ceremony of interim government of Afghanistan.... RAWALPINDI: TNFJ chief deplores Indian accusations RAWALPINDI, Dec 23: Tehrik-i-Nafaz-i-Fiqah Jafaria (TNFJ) chief Agha Syed Hamid Ali Moosvi has criticized India for accusations that Pakistan was involved in the attack on Indian parliament.... ISLAMABAD: Bumper sugarcane crop likely this year ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has predicted bumper sugarcane crop in the coming sugar crushing season.... ISLAMABAD: Lashkar not a Kashmiri organization: JKLF ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has said that Lashkar-i-Taiba was not a Kashmiri organization as mentioned by US President George W. Bush after he ordered the... ISLAMABAD: PADC leader arrested ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: A leader of Pakistan-Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC), Maulana Abdul Rashid Ghazi, was booked on Sunday under section 188 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and 16 MPO, a law... ISLAMABAD: Sultan warns India against misadventure ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: Leader of the opposition in the Azad Kashmir’s Legislative Assembly, Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, has asked India to think twice before opting for any misadventure against Pakistan.... ISLAMABAD: NHA awards two projects to FWO ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: Two agreements were signed between the National Highway Authority (NHA) and the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) on Sunday, NHA chairman Maj-Gen Farrukh Javed said.... ISLAMABAD: Rs33m to be spent on IT training of police ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: The ministry of science and technology (MoST) has allocated Rs33 million for training police officials in collecting data and sorting cases by using state-of-the-art technology.... LAHORE: Wine samples awaiting analysis since 1995 LAHORE, Dec 23: Wine samples seized for quality checking from the provincial metropolis for the first time since independence have been ageing at the Jinnah Hall Food Laboratory for the past... LAHORE: India can’t scrap Indus Water Treaty: experts LAHORE, Dec 23: India “cannot” unilaterally scrap Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan nor is it for the time being in a position to withhold water of three rivers flowing into this... LAHORE: Golden handshake for senior SBP officials soon LAHORE, Dec 23: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will soon introduce golden handshake scheme for its senior officials (assistant director and higher) under the banking restructuring plan, it is learnt.... LAHORE: 7,842 appear in entry test LAHORE, Dec 23: A total of 7,842 candidates — 3,105 boys and 4,737 girls — appeared in the entry test at five centres on Sunday for admission to Punjab’s medical and...

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