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March 24, 2002 Sunday Muharram 9, 1423 KARACHI: Less than 20pc TB patients get treatment: World TB Day today KARACHI, March 23: After having worked very hard as a construction worker for more than 20 years, Fida Hussain is about to succumb to the ravages of tuberculosis. Classified as a... KARACHI: Industrialists cry foul as KESC drive rolls on KARACHI, March 23: The row between the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation and industrial consumers intensifies as the power utility presses ahead with its load regularization campaign.... KARACHI: Four cars, ten bikes hijacked KARACHI, March 23: Fifteen vehicles — four cars, one rickshaw and 10 motorcycles— were either hijacked or stolen in the city.... KARACHI: City govt reviewing proposal on transport KARACHI, March 23: The city government is looking forward for alternative means to boost its income as a major chunk of its development budget, ie Rs 3.5 billion, would be consumed... KARACHI: Two more fall victim to reckless driving KARACHI, March 23: Reckless driving claimed two more lives in the city on Saturday.... KARACHI: Partly cloudy weather forecast KARACHI, March 23: Karachiites will have another fair and partly cloudy day on Sunday with a hazy morning, the Met office forecast on Saturday.... KARACHI: Malnutrition weakens immunity against TB KARACHI, March 23: The lack of concerted efforts to improve nutritional status of TB patients as well as that of people in general is feared to affect the ongoing fight against... KARACHI: Pakistan Day observed KARACHI, March 23: The Pakistan Day was observed here with traditional zeal and enthusiasm.... KARACHI: GST on life-saving drugs opposed KARACHI, March 23: The coordination committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has urged the government to share the burden of increase in the prices of medicines, including life-saving drugs.... KARACHI: PPP slams fresh arrests KARACHI, Mar 23: The Pakistan People’s Party has condemned the arrest of its leaders and workers in Lahore and for allowing them to hold a Pakistan Day public meeting at Mochi... KARACHI: Global weather changes discussed KARACHI, March 23: Speakers at a seminar on world climatic changes on Saturday highlighted the causes and consequences of global weather changes.... KARACHI: Altaf urges govt to curb lawlessness KARACHI, March 23: The chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Husain, has urged the government to take effective steps to fulfil the aspirations of the people.... KARACHI: 13pc SSUET students offered jobs KARACHI, March 23: The 17th meeting of the board of governors of the Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology was held here on Friday.... PESHAWAR: GST on drugs to hit poor patients PESHAWAR, March 23: The imposition of general sales tax on medicines would hit the poor people hard as they were already unable to buy drugs in view of the skyrocketing prices... PESHAWAR: PPP condemns ban on ARD meeting PESHAWAR, March 23: A former speaker of the NWFP Assembly, Abdul Akbar Khan, has said the military rulers have celebrated the Pakistan Day by arresting politicians and denying them their legal... PESHAWAR: Ban on govt doctors proves boon for retired consultants PESHAWAR, March 23: Since the NWFP government imposed a ban on the private practice of the public sector’s doctors, the practice of retired medical consultants has been thriving with each passing... PESHAWAR: ANP, PTI flay sales tax on medicines PESHAWAR, March 23: ANP secretary information Haji Mohammad Adeel has slammed the government to impose GST on the prices of drugs, says a press release on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Govt urged to lift ban on private practice PESHAWAR, March 23: Doctors of all disciplines have urged the government to withdraw ban on private practice and warned that in case doctors decide to resign en masse on the issue... CHITRAL: Internet users CHITRAL, March 23: Paknet has failed to provide smooth services to its users in Chitral District, as intermittent line disconnections from the main server have added to their miseries.... KOHAT: Arms manufacturers demand EPZ status for Darra Adam Khel KOHAT, March 23: Gun makers of Darra Adam Khel have demanded of the government to declare the area as export processing zone (EPZ), and to extend loan facility to those interested... CHARSADDA: Police asked to change attitude CHARSADDA, March 23: District Nazim Nasir Mohammad Khan has said that police must change its attitude as there was no place for bureaucratic attitude in the new system.... MARDAN: No check on illegal excavation MARDAN, March 23: Illegal excavation is continuing at five different sites in Mardan and Dargai without any check.... PESHAWAR: Councillors warned against funds’ misuse PESHAWAR, March 23: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain has said the local governments’ system is based on mutual consultation and demands complete cohesion and unity among its tiers.... ISLAMABAD: Virtual varsity to provide world class education: Ata ISLAMABAD, March 23: The government plans setting up of a multi-billion-dollar fund for software export, as 40,000 professionals are required just to earn $1 billion, Federal Science and Technology Minister Prof... ISLAMABAD: Labs accreditation scheme may be launched ISLAMABAD, March 23: The government is considering to launch a national laboratory accreditation scheme to determine and approve the competence and reliability of different laboratories testing goods or materials meant to... ISLAMABAD: Benazir flays disruption of ARD meeting ISLAMABAD, March 23: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto has condemned disruption of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy’s (ARD) planned public meeting in Lahore and arrest of hundreds of... ISLAMABAD: Zuljinah procession taken out in Capital ISLAMABAD, March 23: The annual Zuljinah procession of Muharram 8 was taken out amid tight security in Sector G-9 here on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: Ex-MPs refuse to pay hostel, lodges dues ISLAMABAD, March 23: Former parliamentarians including MNAs and senators have refused to pay their arrears of parliament lodges and government hostels unless their pending salaries and other perks and privileges are... ISLAMABAD: PFUJ, Apnec take strong exception to minister’s remarks ISLAMABAD, March 23: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (Apnec) have taken strong exception to former ISI chief Lt-Gen Javed Ashraf Qazi’s remarks in... ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, India urged to rein in extremists ISLAMABAD, March 23: The Pakistan-India Peoples Forum for Peace and Democracy has condemned the ongoing communal violence in India under the state-sponsored programme.... RAWALPINIDI: PRM condemns arrests of political activists RAWALPINDI, March 23: The People’s Rights Movement (PRM) on Saturday condemned the arrests of political activists in Lahore ahead of a planned public rally on Sunday.... ISLAMABAD: Bodies of two Pakistanis arrive from S. Arabia ISLAMABAD, March 23: The bodies of two Pakistanis — who died in a bus accident in Saudi Arabia — were received by family members and representatives of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation... RAWALPINIDI: Court summons Murree hospital MS RAWALPINDI, March 22: The Rawalpindi bench of Lahore High Court issued notice to the medical superintendent (MS) of Murree Tehsil Hospital to appear in the court in person on March 27... LAHORE: All contingency expenses stopped: Reconciliation default LAHORE, March 23: The Punjab accountant general has ordered that all contingency payments, except utility bills, be stopped to the government departments which have not reconciled 100 per cent of their... LAHORE: Sales tax on medicines resented LAHORE, March 23: The Pakistan Chemists and Retailers Association has resented imposition of 15 per cent sales tax on medicines.... LAHORE: Pakistan Day a low key affair LAHORE, March 23: The Pakistan Day remained largely a low key affair in the city due to preparation for Muharram, heavy police presence to stop the ARD leadership from holding a... LAHORE: TI hopes to win on PML-QA’s coattails LAHORE, March 23: The Tehrik-i-Istiqlal leadership is trying to strike an alliance with the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) in the hope that being the King’s Party the League will carry it... LAHORE: Union leaders seek end to capitalism LAHORE, March 23: Trade union leaders at a Pakistan Day meeting held here on Saturday demanded an end to capitalism and feudalism.... HYDERABAD: Concern over levy of GST on medicines HYDERABAD, March 23: The president, Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Yousuf Suleman, and the chairman, Standing Committee for Sales Tax, Haji M. Yaqoob, expressed grave concern over the levy of... HYDERABAD: SHC judgment on bonded labour challenged in SC HYDERABAD, March 23: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has filed in the Supreme Court at Karachi a petition for Leave to Appeal to challenge a judgment dated Jan 9... HYDERABAD: Security measures finalized HYDERABAD, March 23: Elaborate security arrangements have been finalized by police in Hyderabad district to monitor mourning processions till Muharram 10 with the help of 5,000 policemen, a police spokesman said... HYDERABAD: Court issues notice to DPO, others HYDERABAD, March 23: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, has issued notices to Shahid Hanif, DPO, Sanghar, Gul Mohammad Phul, SDPO, Hassan Mallah, SHO, Tando Adam police, and ASI Mohammad...

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