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March 15, 2002 Friday Zilhaj 30, 1422 KARACHI: Fishing activities resume at harbour KARACHI, March 14: The law-enforcing agencies on Thursday brought the 13-day blockade of the Karachi Fish Harbour channel to an end by ordering the waiting fishing vessels to leave the harbour... KARACHI: People question rationale of time-barred ID cards KARACHI, March 14: People who have obtained computerized national identity cards have expressed surprise over the expiry date on their cards, and the instruction in the cards that a new card/cards... KARACHI: Doctors continue protest KARACHI, March 14: As part of the continuing protest against the government’s failure to apprehend those responsible for the killing of doctors and to take effective measures for providing protection to... KARACHI: Goods transporters strike KARACHI, March 14: The movement of goods from the city to the upcountry came to a halt as 4,000 trucks as well as 800 containers stood motionless on Thursday at Mauripur... KARACHI: Seven cars, six bikes hijacked KARACHI, March 14: Thirteen vehicles — seven cars and six motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Thursday, the police said.... KARACHI: Four persons arrested for killing: IG KARACHI, March 14: Four persons involved in the killings of doctors in the city have been arrested, IGP Sindh Syed Kamal Shah told the PMA members here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Women urged to struggle for rights KARACHI, March 14: Speakers at a workshop here on Thursday said a long and hard struggle had to be launched to change social attitudes so that women could get their due rights.... KARACHI: College principals asked to utilize private funds KARACHI, March 14: Provincial minister for education Prof Anita Ghulam Ali has exhorted college principals to utilise private funds for minor development works in colleges.... KARACHI: Teachers slam seniority list, plan protests KARACHI, March 14: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers’ Association has demanded of the government to immediately revoke the seniority list of college teachers issued on March 11.... KARACHI: 54 students get prizes KARACHI, March 14: Some 54 outstanding girl students of St Joseph’s Government College for Women, who won positions in the Board examinations, were awarded prizes and medals at a ceremony held... KARACHI: PTCL directories KARACHI, March 14: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has take serious note of non-delivery of telephone directories to its subscribers in Karachi.... KARACHI: Book, flower show opens at Arts Council KARACHI, March 14: With blooming flowers all around, skillfully arranged to celebrate Jashn-i-Baharan at the Pakistan Arts Council, one enters the lawn where a book fair is being held, launched informally... KARACHI: Rs200bn lost annually to corruption: NAB chief KARACHI, March 14: Governor Sindh Muhammedmian Soomro advocated on Thursday a fair and reasonable wage with appropriate facilities like shelter, health, education and security at the time of retirement for low-paid... KARACHI: Politicians demand provincial autonomy: MQM holds seminar KARACHI, March 14: Provincial autonomy is a guarantee to survival of the country, as without it there couldn’t be a true and strong democracy, nor there could be stability in the... KARACHI: Ulema accuse govt of failing to maintain peace KARACHI, March 14: There is complete sectarian harmony among the people and all religious parties and Ulema of different schools of thought are united, but the government has failed miserably in... KARACHI: PPP leader condemns arrest of workers KARACHI, March 14: The Pakistan People’s Party has condemned the arrest of its party leaders and workers throughout Sindh on the occasion of a rally taken out from Karachi to Sukkur... KARACHI: BoR advice to people KARACHI, March 14: The Registration, Stamps and Evacuee Properties Wing of the Board of Revenue, Sindh, has extended the date of getting the power of attorney for consideration on the basis... KARACHI: Two Muttahida men acquitted KARACHI, March 14: The additional district and sessions judge, Central, Ghulam Qadir Leghari, acquitted on Thursday two workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a case ofshootout with a police party.... KARACHI: EU urged to come out of American shadow KARACHI, March 14: Security analysts have noted negative impact of the American unilateral initiatives in the war against terrorism, and urged the European Union to come out of the shadow of... PESHAWAR: Committee to assess hospital facilities PESHAWAR, March 14: The NWFP government on Wednesday agreed to constitute a fact-finding committee to look into the facilities at government hospitals in view of the reservations expressed by government-employed doctors... PESHAWAR: Government sets condition for helping Madaris PESHAWAR, March 14: The NWFP government has stopped allocation of funds for religious schools involved in sectarianism or giving admission to foreign students.... PESHAWAR: Afghan woman dies at UNHCR centre PESHAWAR, March 14: Another Afghan woman died of heart attack at Takhta Baig Voluntary Repatriation Centre, Khyber Agency, on Thursday, United Nations High Commi-ssion for Refugees (UNHCR) officials said here.... PESHAWAR: Ex-official’s petition admitted PESHAWAR, March 14: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday admitted to full hearing the writ petition of a former chief secretary, Khalid Aziz, praying for his release on bail.... PESHAWAR: Onset of spring celebrated PESHAWAR, March 14: The Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran has said that spring is a season which reflects the beauty of nature in its full swing.... PESHAWAR: ‘Drug peddler’ escapes from ANF custody PESHAWAR, March 14: An alleged drug trafficker escaped from the custody of anti-narcotics force officials near the provincial headquarters of the ANF after he was arrested at Peshawar International Airport on... PESHAWAR: PHC reserves judgment on teachers’ pleas PESHAWAR, March 14: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday reserved judgment on 106 identical writ petitions filed by physical education teachers who had challenged a change in...

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