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October 19, 2002 Saturday Sha'aban 12, 1423 KARACHI: Legislation on organ transplant demanded: Dialysis symposium KARACHI, Oct 18: Speakers at the inauguration ceremony of a symposium urged the government to promulgate the cadaver transplantation law.... KARACHI: Water supply from Hub dam stops KARACHI, Oct 18: Water supply to the city from Hub dam was stopped on Friday after water in the reservoir touched the dead level.... KARACHI: UTP dies of ‘police torture’ KARACHI, Oct 18: An undertrial prisoner died of alleged police torture on Friday.... KARACHI: City govt yet to act on Ramazan prices KARACHI, Oct 18: Ramazan begins from Nov 6 or 7, but the city government has not yet called a single meeting with importers, manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers to chalk out its... KARACHI: Nine cars, 13 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Oct 18: Twenty-two vehicles — nine cars and 13 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Friday, police said.... KARACHI: Parties play out power struggle for top slot KARACHI, Oct 18: In the number game of power politics more contenders for the top slot have surfaced and are making hectic efforts to muster support for their agenda.... KARACHI: Wrong tuberculosis drugs supplied to Towns KARACHI, Oct 18: The health department of the city government has taken serious note of the supply of drugs in abnormal combination by the Sindh government to different towns for tuberculosis... KARACHI: Drive against polio from 29th KARACHI, Oct 18: Although there are about nine polio-free districts in Sindh, 19 polio cases have been reported so far from other districts, including ten in Khairpur and Ghotki.... KARACHI: Hakim Said remembered KARACHI, Oct 18: Sindh Ombudsman and Chairman Shura Hamdard Pakistan, Karachi Chapter, Justice (r) Haziq-ul-Khairi paid tribute to late Hakim Mohammad Said, saying that he was a genius who rendered great... KARACHI: Liaquat’s anniversary KARACHI, Oct 18: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro, paying tributes to the first prime minister of the country, Shaheed-i-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan, has underscored the need for compliance with his basic principles... KARACHI: Tribute paid to Sir Syed KARACHI, Oct 18: Eulogising the services of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, speakers at a seminar emphasized that he was a personality no less in stature and credentials than Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali... KARACHI: City govt to upgrade Spencer hospital KARACHI, Oct 18: The city government has finalized plans to upgrade one of the leading eye hospitals of Karachi, the Spencer Eye Hospital, to teaching cadre after getting it affiliated with... KARACHI: Japanese dolls’ show KARACHI, Oct 18: The Japan Cultural Centre of the Consulate General of Japan and the Arts Council of Pakistan will hold an exhibition of the dolls of Japan from Oct 24-26.... KARACHI: Law colleges board of directors reconstituted KARACHI, Oct 18: The law department has reconstituted the board of governors for law colleges in Karachi.... KARACHI: Road construction in Gadap begins KARACHI, Oct 18: The construction of a road in Gadap Town’s Union Council Dara Sano commenced here on Friday under the Khushal Pakistan Programme, against an estimated cost of Rs8.6 million.... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Oct 18: The met office has forecast fair weather with a hazy morning on Saturday.... KARACHI: BBA test date KARACHI, Oct 18: The aptitude test for admission to BBA (Hons.) in the Business Administration Department of Karachi University will be held on Monday, Oct 28. Earlier, the test was scheduled... KARACHI: Seminar KARACHI, Oct 18: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan will be the chief guest at a seminar to commemorate World Mental Health Day here on Oct 20.—APP... KARACHI: Pakistan, India peace body hails pullback KARACHI, Oct 18: The Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) has welcomed the move to de-escalate tension between the two countries.... KARACHI: SHC stops NIPA entrance exams KARACHI, Oct 18: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday suspended the impugned order whereby the Federal Public Service Commission was scheduled to take the NIPA Entrance Examinations... KARACHI: Muttahida man acquitted KARACHI, Oct 18: The additional district and session judge, East, Syed Sagher Zaidi, acquitted on Friday a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a case pertaining to the possession of... KARACHI: Kidnapped man recovered in Hub KARACHI, Oct 18: Following joint raids by the CPLC and police in district Hub, an architect, who had been kidnapped from DHA last month, was released by his captors late Thursday... KARACHI: 237 teachers promoted to Grade-19 KARACHI, Oct 18: The Sindh government has notified the list of 237 college teachers of grade 18, who have been promoted to Grade-19 as associate professors.... KARACHI: PTCL to retain its monopoly KARACHI, Oct 18: The number of existing customers of PTCL hopefully will not reduce even after the PTCL’s monopoly goes in the year 2003.... KARACHI: Yusuf Abbas Hashmi passess away KARACHI, Oct 18: Dr Yusuf Abbas Hashmi, former dean of the faculty of Islamic Studies at the University of Karachi and teacher of Shariah law to LLM classes at SM Law... KARACHI: Four travellers held KARACHI, Oct 18: The FIA Immigration Karachi Airport staff arrested on Friday four persons on charges of travelling on forged travel documents.... KARACHI: Soomro visits blast victims KARACHI, Oct 18: Governor Mohammedmian Soomro visited the Aga Khan Hospital on Friday and inquired about the condition of victims of parcel bomb blasts.... KARACHI: PPP demands re-election KARACHI, Oct 18: A large number of women held a demonstration on Friday alleging that the results from NA-239 were changed under a pre-planned strategy.... KARACHI: Forged mark-sheets KARACHI, Oct 18: The centralised admission committee for first year classes has detected over a dozen forged mark-sheets of HSC annual examinations, submitted by students while seeking admissions this year.... KARACHI: Glaucoma KARACHI, Oct 18: As part of its series of public awareness programmes to create awareness about diseases, Ziauddin Medical University is holding its second programme on Sunday, Oct 20 at its... KARACHI: Khuhro meets Pagara KARACHI, Oct 18: President Pakistan People’s Party Sindh, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, on Friday called on chief of the Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) Pir Pagara at the latter’s residence Kingri House here... KARACHI: PTCL network KARACHI, Oct 18: The PTCL will be conducting network expansion work in the digital transit exchange Pak Capital Karachi on Oct 20 from 0230 to 0300 hrs.—PPI... HYDERABAD: LUH house officers demand salary HYDERABAD, Oct 18: A majority of the house officers of the Liaquat University Hospital on Thursday staged a protest demonstration outside the press club against the non-payment of salaries to 257... HYDERABAD: SHC sets aside conviction of journalists: Blasphemy case HYDERABAD, Oct 18: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, set aside the other day the conviction of a columnist and a chief editor of a Sindhi newspaper... HYDERABAD: MQM to challenge results of two seats HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Friday decided to challenge the results of NA-220 (Hyderabad-III) and PS-45 (Hyderabad-III) before the election tribunal.... HYDERABAD: MMA offers thanksgiving prayers HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Hyderabad, offered thanksgiving prayers in Paretabad here on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Archives merger with information dept opposed HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The Sindh Culture and Development Committee has decided to oppose the proposed merger of the provincial Archives Department with the Information Department.... HYDERABAD: Teachers resent scrutiny of record HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The Government Secondary Teachers Association (GSTA), Hyderabad district, has taken strong exception to the repeated scrutiny of teachers’ records by the Education department.... HYDERABAD: Bail granted to 49 PPP activists HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Friday granted protective bail to 49 People’s Party Parliamentarians activists in three separate FIRs of the Nagarparkar, Mithi, and Chachro... PESHAWAR: Senior MPAto administer oath to new members PESHAWAR, Oct 18: A senior parliamentarian will administer the oath to the newly-elected members of the provincial assembly, sources said.... PESHAWAR: Nursing students want better food PESHAWAR, Oct 18: Nursing students at the Khyber Teaching Hospital are getting substandard food at their hostel mess which has been causing diarrhoeal diseases to them, many students told Dawn on... PESHAWAR: Awareness drive planned PESHAWAR, Oct 18: Sarhad Conservation Network will meet on Saturday to discuss the threats confronting Gandhara art and historical monuments in the NWFP, a press release said.... PESHAWAR: Wapda offers concession to defaulters PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The Water and Power Development Authority has announced special package for defaulters with a view to expediting its recovery drive in the country.... PESHAWAR: Transporters threaten to go on strike PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The city transporters on Thursday threatened to observe a wheel-jam strike on Sunday if the deputy inspector-general traffic police is not transferred....

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