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December 18, 2002 Wednesday Shawwal 13, 1423 KARACHI: PM rejects charge of horse-trading KARACHI, Dec 17: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has underlined the primacy of national interests and said these should be above party and personal interests.... KARACHI: Mahar secures vote of confidence KARACHI, Dec 17: The newly-elected Chief Minister of Sindh, Ali Mohammad Mahar, on Tuesday secured confidence of 90 members of the Sindh Assembly as the MPAs belonging to Peoples Party Parliamentarians... KARACHI: Woman commits suicide, man dies in road accident KARACHI, Dec 17: A young woman committed suicide in Ranchhore Lines on Tuesday. Police said Shabana, aged 28, wife of Mohammed Hanif and mother of a child... KARACHI: Another petition filed in High Court: Dy speaker’s election KARACHI, Dec 17: The MMA-PPP candidate for the office of the Sindh Assembly deputy speaker himself came forward on Tuesday to challenge the belated submission and acceptance of his rivals’ nomination... KARACHI: Three-day loadshedding schedule announced KARACHI, Dec 17: Scores of localities in city will suffer power shutdown twice, or even thrice a day, in the next three days.... KARACHI: Short-circuit causes fire in assembly building KARACHI, Dec 17: A fire broke out in the lobby of the main entrance to the Sindh Assembly building on Tuesday night.... KARACHI: Harassment of women highlighted KARACHI, Dec 17: Speakers at a meeting here on Tuesday highlighted the problems being faced by women, especially working women, due to gender-based discrimination.... KARACHI: Joint efforts to combat child abuse urged KARACHI, Dec 17: A multi-disciplinary approach is needed to combat sexual abuse of children in Pakistan, Dr Ghaffar Billo, chairman of the Paediatrics Department of Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, said... KARACHI: Police stations to have libraries KARACHI, Dec 17: The city government has decided to set up libraries in all police stations from Dec 18 in order to enhance religious knowledge and perception of police officials.... KARACHI: Revised plan of Expressway opposed KARACHI, Dec 17: Protesters at a big rally, held here on Tuesday, demanded that the Lyari Expressway project be built according to the original plan.... KARACHI: Reproductive health awareness vital KARACHI, Dec 17: Anaemia, identified as the commonest health problem in women, is yet to be addressed adequately and about 80 per cent of women falling in the reproductive age group... KARACHI: Industrial pollutants harming Indus delta KARACHI, Dec 17: Speakers at a workshop on Tuesday highlighted the various sources affecting the Indus Delta and demanded that a comprehensive management plan be formulated for the conservation of that... KARACHI: EOBI asked to broaden area of benefits KARACHI, Dec 17: Abdul Sattar Laleka, Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis, paid a visit to the Employees Old-age Benefit Institution (EOBI) head office in Karachi on Tuesday.... KARACHI: 35 more Haqiqi workers arrested KARACHI, Dec 17: Police raided several places in areas dominated by the Mohajir Qaumi Movement on Tuesday and picked up more than 35 party activists, party sources said.... KARACHI: Six cars, 14 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Dec 17: Twenty vehicles — six cars and 14 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Tuesday, police said.... KARACHI: Delay in promotions irks teachers KARACHI, Dec 17: The repeated postponement of the teachers’ selection committee meeting at the Federal Govt Urdu Arts College is causing concern among the faculty members.... KARACHI: Guljee for protection of child’s rights KARACHI, Dec 17: Renowned artist Ismail Guljee on Tuesday demanded an end to what he said the shabby treatment meted out to children in society.... KARACHI: Dies of burns KARACHI, Dec 17: A young girl who had suffered burns in her house died in Civil Hospital on Tuesday. Sources at the hospital said Naila, aged 25, had suffered burns in... KARACHI: Seminar on schools KARACHI, Dec 17: The city government is organizing a seminar on “checks and balances in financial management by the drawing and disbursing officers in secondary and higher secondary boys schools” at... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Closure of three water channels for a month flayed NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 17: The growers of the Kot Lalo Minor, Chanari Minor, and Tetri Minor held a protest demonstration on Tuesday at the main bridge regulator, Nusrat Canal, Darya Khan... HYDERABAD: Centre’s role in Sindh CM’s election slammed HYDERABAD, Dec 17: Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party chairman Dr Qadir Magsi has criticized the Centre for its interference in the formation of government in Sindh.... HYDERABAD: Shortage of water causing huge loss to farmers: AT HYDERABAD, Dec 17: The central council of Awami Tehrik at a meeting held on Monday termed the Kalabagh dam, Thal canal, Chashma-Jhelum and Taunsa-Panjnad canal projects anti-Pakistan saying that these projects... DADU: Dadu college lacks teachers, equipment DADU, Dec 17: The Government Ustad Bukhari Degree College, Dadu, is facing various problems, including a shortage of lecturers, furniture, and equipment.... HYDERABAD: Retrenchment of workers deplored HYDERABAD, Dec 17: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q labour wing, Sindh, has warned the bureaucracy and the labour department that the labour wing would not tolerate any excesses against the workers.... HYDERABAD: Pre-97 candidates ineligible for SU exams HYDERABAD, Dec 17: The University of Sindh on Monday notified that the five-year terms of all candidates, who appeared in the annual examinations of 1997 or prior to 1997 as fresh... HYDERABAD: Poor women appeal to Musharraf HYDERABAD, Dec 17: A group of poor women, including widows, staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Tuesday against the land mafia.... SHIKARPUR: Councillors’ protest SHIKARPUR, Dec 17: A large number of councillors observed a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Tuesday to protest against poor sanitary conditions in Shikarpur.... SUKKUR: Man kidnapped, three injured in attack SUKKUR, Dec 17: Tension prevails in Andal Sundrani area of Ghotki district after three men were injured and another was kidnapped in two attacks on the Buddha Chachar village by armed... PESHAWAR: Qazi court’s decision annoys PHC PESHAWAR, Dec 17: The Peshawar High Court here on Tuesday expressed annoyance over conviction of a person without fulfilling procedural requirements by a Qazi court in Dir and remanded the case... PESHAWAR: Easy access to justice will be ensured: CM PESHAWAR, Dec 17: The NWFP Chief Minister, Akram Khan Durrani, has said that the MMA government was taking certain radical measures to enable the ordinary people easy access to justice.... PESHAWAR: Teachers plan series of protests against MUO PESHAWAR, Dec 17: The newly-elected president of Peshawar University Teachers Association, Arbab Khan Afridi, has said that the teachers’ community would launch a series of protests against the implementation of the... PESHAWAR: High court upholds death sentence PESHAWAR, Dec 17: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday upheld capital punishment awarded to a person by a Qazi court in a triple-murder case in Dir.... PESHAWAR: PMA moot ends with musical programme PESHAWAR, Dec 17: The musical concert arranged by the Pakistan Medical Association at the concluding day of its 25the biennial conference brought much-needed entertainment to the doctors, most of whom had... PESHAWAR: Excise dept accused of harassment PESHAWAR, Dec 17: The president of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ghulam Sarwar Mohmand, flayed the excise and taxation  department for harassing the local traders in the name of property tax....

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