DAWN - Local; March 14, 2002

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March 14, 2002	Thursday	Zilhaj 29, 1422

KARACHI: Doctors go on strike to protest killings: Almost all hospitals closed KARACHI, March 13: Nearly all major hospitals and health institutions, both private and public, remained closed on Wednesday in protest against killing of doctors in the city....		KARACHI: Goods transporter, another shot dead KARACHI, March 13: A goods transport operator was shot dead and his employee was wounded in a bungled robbery in Kalri, Lyari. Police said four armed bandits forced their entry into New Chishtian Goods Transport Company on Mauripur Road and made the inmates hostage at gunpoint....

KARACHI: Retrenchment in PS stopped, body formed KARACHI, March 13: The Joint Action Committee of Pakistan Steel Employees held a meeting with Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro in which matters relating to Pakistan Steel came under discussion....		KARACHI: Water shortage in several city areas KARACHI, March 13: Various parts of the city have been facing an acute water shortage owing to short supply of water from the Dhabeji pumping station and Hub dam reservoir....

KARACHI: Harbour’s channel to be cleared today KARACHI, March 13: An operation is going to be launched at the Karachi Fish Harbour on Thursday morning to clear the channel for free boat movement....		KARACHI: City govt seeks Rs7.5m for free books KARACHI, March 13: The city government has demanded an amount of Rs7.5 million from the Sindh government for free distribution of primary school books among the unprivileged students, it was learnt...

KARACHI: Compulsory education in five towns KARACHI, March 13: In pursuance of the Sindh Compulsory Primary Education Ordinance 2001, the provincial education department has selected 16 talukas in interior of Sindh and five towns in Karachi for...		KARACHI: Mobile phone directory shortly KARACHI, March 13: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority is considering asking all mobile telephone companies operating in the country to share their data bank with one another and compile a mobile phone...

KARACHI: Subsoil water supply for Site inaugurated KARACHI, March 13: Sindh Minister for Industries Dewan Mohammad Yousuf Farooqui on Wednesday inaugurated a supply of subsoil water to Block F of Site and expressed the hope that the industrialists...		KARACHI: Welfare trust for children inaugurated KARACHI, March 13: Every member of society has responsibility towards proper upbringing of children, not only his own but all children, particularly those who are neglected and exploited....

KARACHI: Change in varsities status opposed KARACHI, March 13: The Federation of All-Pakistan Universities’ Academic Staff Association, Sindh chapter, has opposed the proposed placement of a board of governors in the public sector universities....		KARACHI: Matric exams from 30th KARACHI, March 13: The postponed SSC annual examinations-2002 of the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Karachi, will now commence from March 30....

KARACHI: NED announces BE results KARACHI, March 13: NED University has announced the results of Bachelor of Engineering (BE) final-year Civil Engineering annual examinations of 1997-98 batch....		KARACHI: Shah Suleman’s papers KARACHI, March 13: A special exhibition of the original papers of eminent Muslim jurist and scientist Dr Sir Shah Mohammad Suleman continued here at the National Museum of Pakistan on the...

KARACHI: Thal canal project violative of constitution: PPP KARACHI, March 13: The Pakistan Peoples Party’s senior vice- chairman, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has urged President Gen Pervez Musharraf to reject the Thal Canal project immediately in the interest of...		KARACHI: UN urged to help reduce tension KARACHI, March 13: The need for more effective UN role in reducing tension between India and Pakistan was emphasised in a seminar on international security issues here on Wednesday....

KARACHI: MQM, SHCBA condemn killings KARACHI, March 13: The coordination committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement has condemned the killing of doctors and held that such incidents were aimed at destroying peace in the city....		KARACHI: PIA official’s services appreciated KARACHI, March 13: The managing director of the Pakistan International Airlines, Ahmad Saeed, has appreciated the personal contribution made by PIA chief operating officer Khurshid Anwar towards the turnaround of the...

KARACHI: Muttahida worker acquitted KARACHI, March 13: The district and sessions judge, Central, Ahmed Nawaz Shaikh, acquitted on Wednesday a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a ‘police encounter’ case....		KARACHI: JUI-Q to form alliance with PML-QA, SDA KARACHI, March 13: Chief of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-Q), Ajmal Qadri, said on Wednesday that his party had reached an understanding with the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-QA) and the Sindh Democratic...

KARACHI: 963 growers to get plots in new Sabzimandi KARACHI, March 13: A meeting of the Standing Committee on New Sabzimandi was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Chief Secretary Mohammad Javed Ashraf here on Wednesday....		KARACHI: Flower and book show at Arts Council KARACHI, March 13: A two-day flower and book show will open at the Arts Council on Thursday....

HYDERABAD: Meter-reading system to be improved, says Hesco chief HYDERABAD, March 13: The new chief executive of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company, Brig Tariq Arshad, here on Tuesday said that meter reader cards would be provided to the consumers to...		HYDERABAD: Abolition of Sindh Coal Authority rejected HYDERABAD, March 13: The convenor, Tharparkar Coal Action Committee (TCAC), Nand Lal Malhi, has rejected the proposal of the federal minister for petroleum and natural resources that the Sindh Coal Authority...

HYDERABAD: Two killed in road accident HYDERABAD, March 13: The secretary, communication and works, government of Sindh, Hafz-ur-Rehman and member board of revenue (land utilization) Ali Raza Khan along with district Nazim Hyderabad, Dr. Makhdoom Rafiquzaman and...		HYDERABAD: Election tribunal for Hyderabad demanded HYDERABAD, March 13: The candidates for the post of Nazim and Naib Nazim from union council-8, Hyderabad city, Munawar Khan Zai and Raees Ahmed Qureshi respectively, have appealed to the chief...

HYDERABAD: Bashir Qureshi, Niaz Kalani granted bail HYDERABAD, March 13: The fourth additional district judge has granted bail to Chairman Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, Bashir Khan Qureshi and Vice Chairman, Dr.Niaz Kalani in an arson case of B-section...		HYDERABAD: Food grain godown employees stage demo HYDERABAD, March 13: A large number of employees of the food grain godown under the banner of employees federation, with dry Chappatis tied around their necks, staged a protest demonstration outside...

HYDERABAD: Sindh PMA slams killings of doctors HYDERABAD, March 13: The president of the Pakistan Medical Association, Sindh chapter, Dr Noor Mohammad Memon, has expressed shock and anger over the murderous attack on Dr Ali Jaffar Naqvi and...		HYDERABAD: Two killed in road accident HYDERABAD, March 13: Two persons, a teacher and a student of a private educational institution, were crushed under the wheels of a passenger bus near the Central Telegraph Office on the...