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March 23, 2002 Saturday Muharram 8, 1423 KARACHI: Edhi centres receive 25 newborns every month KARACHI, March 22: At least 20 to 25 newborn babies, born out of a wedlock, are received and looked after by the Edhi Foundation, every month.... KARACHI: People suffer as KESC, KDA fight over dues KARACHI, March 22: The Karachi Development Authority and the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation squabble over outstanding dues as hundreds of people who visit the offices of the KDA suffer every day... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims two more lives KARACHI, March 22: A young child and a young man fell victim to reckless driving in the city on Friday.... KARACHI: Driver of killer bus sent to jail KARACHI, March 22: The driver, who killed two girl students and a motorcyclist on Tuesday in the Karimabad accident, was remanded in judicial custody on Friday.... KARACHI: Children’s smugglers remand extended KARACHI, March 22: The Judicial Magistrate, East, Ms Sadaf Asif, gave on Friday five days of further physical remand of seven human smugglers, Dennis Charles, Dairek Charles, Joseph Aziz, and four... KARACHI: Omar, co-accused remanded in judicial custody KARACHI, March 22: Amid tight security the principal accused, Ahmed Omar Saeed Shaikh, and co-accused Adil Shaikh in the Daniel Pearl case were remanded in judicial custody by the judge of... KARACHI: Strike threatened Transporters seek release of busowner KARACHI, March 22: The Karachi Transport Federation has threatened to observe wheel-jam strike if the owner of the bus involved in the Karimabad accident was not released soon.... KARACHI: Traffic arrangements for Muharram processions KARACHI, March 22: The city administration has notified the scheduled processions along with their routes and the alternate traffic arrangements for 8th to 10th Muharram.... KARACHI: Water day observed KARACHI, March 22: As elsewhere, the world water day was observed in the country on Friday.... KARACHI: 45 students get British awards KARACHI, March 22: 45 candidates studying at Pakistani schools were presented the World Class Achievers’ Awards by the British Council for performing tremendously in “O” and “A” levels (GCE) examinations 2001... KARACHI: Pakistan Day today KARACHI, March 22: As elsewhere, the Pakistan Day will be observed in Karachi on Saturday.... KARACHI: MBBS exam forms KARACHI, March 22: The University of Karachi announced on Friday that examination forms for final professional MBBS annual examination could be deposited with a fee of Rs1600 up to April 8,... KARACHI: GST on medicines widely criticized KARACHI, March 22: Various professional bodies and political parties have criticized the imposition of a 15 per cent General Sales Tax on medicines and demanded its immediate withdrawal.... KARACHI: KU teachers slam killing of doctors KARACHI, March 22: In a joint statement, about sixty teachers of the University of Karachi condemned the target killings of doctors and held that it was a result of religious intolerance.... KARACHI: Union threatens strike KARACHI, March 22: The Karachi Shipyard Mazdoor Union on Thursday warned that if its demands were not met by March 26, the workers would go on strike on March 28.... KARACHI: Further amendments to Constitution rejected KARACHI, March 22: The chairman, Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani, has rejected further amendments to the 1973 Constitution.... KARACHI: UBL workers demand new salary package KARACHI, March 22: Speakers at a meeting on Friday demanded comprehensive salary package for the United Bank employees before the bank’s privatization.... KARACHI: Patients pay for waste management at CHK KARACHI, March 22: The Civil Hospital, Karachi, is perhaps the only public sector hospital in the province where patients are being charged a fee, though nominal, for disposal of hospital waste.... KARACHI: Two men jailed KARACHI, March 22: An additional district and sessions judge, East, Syed Kauser Ali Shah, sentenced on Friday two men to six years’ rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs6,000 each for... KARACHI: Assurance to college teachers KARACHI, March 22: The City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, has assured the college teachers that he would once again request the Sindh governor to review a cabinet decision on denationalisation of educational... KARACHI: 10 held with forged visas KARACHI, March 22: The FIA, Immigration, Karachi airport staff have arrested 10 passengers who were travelling to Saudi Arabia on Pakistan passports with forged Saudi visas.... KARACHI: Fellowships KARACHI, March 22: The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan has recently awarded its fellowship to three foreign doctors.... HYDERABAD: People of Sindh reject Thal canal project: AT HYDERABAD, March 22: The Sindh Water Committee appointed in the water and agriculture conference organized by Awami Tehrik on March 17 held a meeting here on Thursday to deliberate over the... HYDERABAD: HRCP wants inquiry into UTP’s custodial death HYDERABAD, March 22: The secretary general, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Ms Hina Jeelani, in a communication addressed to Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro, a copy of which has been obtained by... KHAIRPUR: Three injured in tribal clash KHAIRPUR, March 22: Three people were injured, including two policemen of Bozdar Wada police station, in a clash between the Ujjan and the Tanwri tribes.... LARKANA: 60 students’ fate hangs in balance LARKANA, March 22: The fate of at least 60 students of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Government Degree College, Larkana, hangs in balance as the college administration had stopped their... HYDERABAD: Sindhs University reduces admission fee for foreign students HYDERABAD, March 22: The University of Sindh has decided to reduce the admission fee for all degree/post graduate programmes for the foreign students under the self-finance scheme from the academic year... MIRPURKHAS: PMA observes protest against doctors’ killings MIRPURKHAS, March 22: On the call of Pakistan Medical Association, a large number of doctors including lady doctors and paramedical staff held a protest demonstration and token hunger strike at... HYDERABAD: Two killed as train hits jeep HYDERABAD, March 22: A woman and her grand daughter were killed and three persons injured when a jeep was hit by a train near Tando Allahyar on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Kidnapped newsman released HYDERABAD, March 22: The staff reporter of the daily Sindhu, Ghulam Hussain Hajano, was released by his tormentors in the wee hours of Friday.... MIRPURKHAS: Security beefed up for Muharram MIRPURKHAS, March 22: Security has been beefed up in the district for Muharram.... SUKKUR: Canals to be closed from April 1 SUKKUR, March 22: The chief engineer, Irrigation, Guddu Barrage, informed farmers that all canals of the Guddu Barrage would remain closed from April 1 to 30 for inspection and maintenance work.... PESHAWAR: Governor may get Fata’s monetary powers PESHAWAR, March 22: The NWFP governor is likely to be delegated financial powers to supervise the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ (Fata’s) financial affairs as part of the under-implementation Fata Reforms Programme,... PESHAWAR: Over 80,000 DPs registered in 14 days PESHAWAR, March 22: Staff at Takhtabaig repatriation centre, Khyber Agency, and mobile teams throughout the NWFP have so far registered over 80,000 Afghan refugees— during 14 working days since the start...

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