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December 15, 2002 Sunday Shawwal 10, 1423 KARACHI: Rangers refuse to vacate fire station KARACHI, Dec 14: The rangers have occupied the fire station in Malir for the past nine years, refusing to vacate the vital facility despite the fact that they have been offered... KARACHI: Action-packed drama mars PA session KARACHI, Dec 14: The Sindh Assembly on Saturday witnessed an action-packed drama which included adjournment of the session amidst chaos and uproar, occupation of the speaker’s chair by an MMA man,... KARACHI: Six Haqiqi activists held KARACHI, Dec 14: Police raided a house in Korangi on Saturday and, after a brief exchange of fire, arrested six activists of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement.... KARACHI: 90m people living outside countries of their birth KARACHI, Dec 14: Pakistan in particular and South Asia in general have been affected badly by migrations over the years. But Pakistan, and also the other countries of the region, are... KARACHI: Meat prices continue to rise KARACHI, Dec 14: The city administration has failed to monitor and implement the reduced prices of mutton as prices have gone up to Rs160-170 a kg in some main city markets.... KARACHI: Three cars, 13 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Dec 14: Sixteen vehicles — three cars and 13 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Saturday, police said.... KARACHI: City govt told to ensure sale of hygienic meat KARACHI, Dec 14: Taking cognizance of a complaint by an NGO about the sale of unhygienic meat the Sindh Ombudsman held a meeting with Town Nazims of the city on Saturday.... KARACHI: 67 more women to marshal the skies KARACHI, Dec 14: Sixty-seven more women have been inducted as air marshals, half a year after nine women broke the gender barrier in the country’s fight against terrorism in the skies.... KARACHI: Recarpeting of road begins KARACHI, Dec 14: The Saddar Town administration on Saturday began work on recarpeting of Chandbibi Road, which will complete in two months.... KARACHI: MBBS results announced KARACHI, Dec 14: The University of Karachi on Saturday declared the results of first professional MBBS (parts A and B) supplementary examination 2002.... KARACHI: Globalization threatens farming sector KARACHI, Dec 14: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday stressed that awareness regarding globalization be created and spread among the masses so that they knew its real effects on the people.... KARACHI: 68 receive degrees at Indus School convocation KARACHI, Dec 14: As many as 68 graduates were conferred Bachelor of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture degrees at the ninth convocation of the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture... KARACHI: Muzaffar slams PPP, MMA MPAs KARACHI, Dec 14: Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah, before being elected speaker of the Sindh assembly, deplored the attitude of MMA and PPP MPAs in the house on Saturday, after the chairman... KARACHI: Dy speaker’s election termed illegal KARACHI, Dec 14: Leaders of the People’s Party Parliamentarians and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement protested on Saturday against the alleged violation of rules in connection with the election of deputy speaker... KARACHI: Allocation of MNA fund to local govts proposed KARACHI, Dec 14: Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal MNA Abdul Sattar Afghani, has suggested that the proposed amount of Rs10 million to be given to each MNA should instead be given to local... KARACHI: City Nazim fetes MPAs KARACHI, Dec 14: City Nazim Karachi Naimatullah Khan hosted a dinner in honour of the members of the Sindh Assembly here on Friday night.... KARACHI: Baqauddin’s burial tomorrow KARACHI, Dec 14: Retired customs officer Baqauddin, who died in the United States on Friday, will be buried here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: PMA seeks law on blood transfusion implemented PESHAWAR, Dec 14: The Pakistan Medical Association has demanded of the government to implement Safe Blood Transfusion Act (SBTA), put brakes on quackery and take action against the medical practitioners involved... PESHAWAR: NGO expresses concern over Afghan DPs arrest PESHAWAR, Dec 14: Expressing concern over large scale arrests of Afghan refugees under the Foreigners Act, the Society for Human Rights and Prisoners Aid (SHARP) has asked the government to consider... PESHAWAR: Mediamen want hurdles removed PESHAWAR, Dec 14: Speakers at workshop on Friday pointed out deficiencies in the working of journalism and called for removing them.... PESHAWAR: Minister justifies ban on govt jobs PESHAWAR, Dec 14: The NWFP Minister for Science, Technology and Information Technology, Hussain Ahmad Kanju, has said that the ban on recruitment, transfers and postings in government departments in the province... PESHAWAR: Bar bodies support call for protest demo PESHAWAR, Dec 14: The bar associations of Nowshera and Charsadda districts have extended support to the call for holding of a protest demonstration against the presence of FBI and other US... PESHAWAR: Design work of bridge completed PESHAWAR, Dec 14: The design work of the bridge over Gambila River near Lakki Marwat has been completed and construction would be taken in hand after payment of compensation to the... PESHAWAR: ITNE hearing of cases continues PESHAWAR, Dec 14: The Chairman of the Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees, Mr Justice Jawaid Nawaz Khan Gandapur, held court here on Thursday and heard various cases of newspaper employees.... PESHAWAR: Pushto films PESHAWAR, Dec 14: President Nayab Arts Council Israr Bacha expressed his grave concern over the lobbying against Pushto films and demanded of the authorities to create a category in awards like... ISLAMABAD: Sugarcane growers problems to be solved ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind has said that all-out efforts would be made to solve the problems of the sugarcane growers.... ISLAMABAD: CDA asked to get 20,000 acres vacated ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The interior ministry has asked the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to immediately get its 20,000 acres vacated from encroachers, sources in the ministry told Dawn.... RAWALPINDI: Two murderers get death sentence RAWALPINDI, Dec 14: The additional district and sessions judge, Mohammad Sarwar Sidhu, on Saturday awarded death sentences on two counts each to two persons convicted of murdering a businessman and committing... RAWALPINDI: 11 submit papers for NA-56 by-polls RAWALPINDI, Dec 14: Eleven candidates on Saturday submitted their nomination papers with the district and sessions judge and returning officer (RO) for NA-56 Shehzad Pervez Abbasi for contesting the by-elections, which... ISLAMABAD: Ata calls for due attention to S&T ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Chairman Higher Education Commission Dr Attaur Rehman Saturday said if the government didn’t continue with the educational reforms introduced by the military government, things would not move in... ISLAMABAD: Need stressed for creating awareness about hypertension ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Over 15 million people, about the size of population living in big cities like Karachi, Islamabad and Rawalpindi, are suffering from hypertension and blood pressure in Pakistan.... ISLAMABAD: Convicted ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Senior Civil Judge Arshad Ali awarded two-and-a-half-year collective rigorous imprisonment to two accused in different theft cases on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: Japan pledges $9.6m for anti-polio drive: Agreement signed with Unicef ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Japan will provide $9.6 million through the United Nations Children’s Fund in humanitarian assistance to support Pakistan’s ongoing polio eradication campaign for the year 2003.... LOS ANGELES: Many Pakistanis on way home from US LOS ANGELES, Dec 14: With the US economy going from bad to worse, thousands of Pakistanis living in the United States, will be compelled to leave the country any time soon.... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: ASP transferred on complaints DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 14: Acting on public complaints, the NWFP Inspector-General of Police, Mohammad Saeed Khan, has ordered the transfer of ASP Malik Mohammad Yousaf from Dera Ismail Khan to... MUZAFFARABAD: AJK facing medicines shortage MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 14: Dozens of paediatric patients suffering from respiratory diseases have been worst hit as a medicine used for their treatment has gone missing from the markets for the last... CHARSADDA: Merger of NAPP, ANP on cards CHARSADDA, Dec 14: The Awami National Party (ANP) and the National Awami Party Pakistan (NAPP) are likely to be merged into a single party soon, sources close to Wali Bagh told... CHITRAL: FHA fails to serve purpose CHITRAL, Dec 14: The Frontier Highway Authority (FHA), which was created out of the NWFP works and services department, has not only failed to serve the purpose, but also has caused... KOHAT: Kohat Bar opposes governor’s replacement KOHAT, Dec 14: The Kohat Bar Association through a unanimous resolution passed at a meeting held here on Friday, has rejected the demand of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) for the replacement... MINGORA: Assurance MINGORA, Dec 14: The NWFP Minister for Science and Information Technology, Hussain Ahmad, has said that the government was making efforts to introduce modern technologies in the field of information technology... HYDERABAD: Growers warn of protest movement: Dispute with sugar mill owners HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The Sindh Abadgar Board, with the support of other growers’ organizations, will launch a protest movement if the government failed to persuade sugar mills to start the crushing... HYDERABAD: SHC orders action against SHO HYDERABAD, Dec 14: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad, on Friday directed the Nawabshah DPO to take departmental and disciplinary action against the SHO of Kazi Ahmad, Allah... HYDERABAD: Entry fee annoys zoo visitors HYDERABAD, Dec 14: Employees of a contractor continued to charge money from visitors in the Rani Bagh (the Municipal Zoo) in the name of entry fees, resulting in altercations with the... HYDERABAD: SU merit list HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The University of Sindh has announced the second list of candidates provisionally selected for admission to master’s degree courses.... HYDERABAD: Hostel allotment HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The provost, hostels, University of Sindh, on Saturday said the date for submitting hostel allotment forms for the year 2003 by fresh candidates had been extended up to... HYDERABAD: DPSC to investigate Shahnaz murder case HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The District Public Safety Commission (DPSC) has constituted an inquiry committee to investigate the murder of Shahnaz Jatoi and the complaints of meat sellers.... LAHORE: Reforms to continue, says Maqbool: BoG not suspended LAHORE, Dec 14: Governor Khalid Maqbool has praised chief minister’s decision to constitute a commission headed by a retired judge to review the need of the boards of governors in educational... LAHORE: Pervaiz hopes intra-party differences to be solved LAHORE, Dec 14: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has expressed the hope that all (intra-party) differences with PML-Q president Mian Azhar, who is facing a no-confidence motion against him, will be... HYDERABAD: Package for power defaulters HYDERABAD, Dec 14: Wapda chairman Zulfiqar Ali Khan has said a concessional package has been announced for defaulters and added that 12 per cent of the recovered amount will be given... HYDERABAD: Villagers hold demo against landlord HYDERABAD, Dec 14: A group of the villagers of Korey-ja-Bhan, Naushahro Feroze taluka, staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Friday against the alleged excesses of landlord Imam Ali...

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