DAWN - Local; December 25, 2002

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December 25, 2002	Wednesday	Shawwal 20, 1423

KARACHI: Nazimeen to get funds for uplift projects KARACHI, Dec 24: Members of the Karachi City Council discussed on Tuesday the procedure for financial allocation for development works of Rs5 million to each of the UC Nazims and Rs500,000...		KARACHI: Reckless driving claims three lives: Six cars, 13 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Dec 24: A college student committed suicide in his house at Patel Para late Monday night....

KARACHI: Dawn’s lifestyles exhibition opens on Friday KARACHI, Dec 24: Dawn’s exhibition titled ‘All About Lifestyles’, being organized on the national level, will come to Karachi on Friday. The exhibition will remain open till Sunday....		KARACHI: Younus Khan sent to jail KARACHI, Dec 24: Younus Khan, a leader of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement and the party’s only MPA, was sent on Tuesday to jail by a judicial magistrate....

KARACHI: Rains bring no respite from water shortage KARACHI, Dec 24: Monday’s rains brought no relief for residents of the localities hooked to the Hub Dam source as water level in the dam’s reservoir remained unchanged....		KARACHI: Mild jolt felt in Site, Mauripur KARACHI, Dec 24: A low-intensity tremor was recorded in the western parts of Karachi at 2pm on Tuesday, the Met office and the residents of Mauripur said....

KARACHI: Controversy over new governor persists KARACHI, Dec 24: Certain political and business circles have not yet reconciled with the proposal to appoint the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s acting convener, Dr Ishratul Ibad, as governor of Sindh....		KARACHI: Arrangements for IT classes satisfactory, says Nazim KARACHI, Dec 24: Expressing satisfaction over the arrangements made for IT education in colleges, City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has urged the concerned authorities to ensure that the examinations of IT subject...

KARACHI: New Zealand film wins eight awards at festival KARACHI, Dec 24: The Karachi International Film Festival 2002, also known as Second KaraFilm Festival, concluded on Sunday with an impressive awards ceremony in which New Zealand’s film ‘A Small Life’...		KARACHI: Ibad not acceptable as governor: JI KARACHI, Dec 24: Jamaat-i-Islami has urged all the political forces in the province to raise their voice collectively against the nomination of a ‘suspect’ for the highly prestigious slot of governor....

KARACHI: Christmas events KARACHI, Dec 24: Christian community in this city, along with its brethren world over, is celebrating Christmas on Wednesday to mark the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ — Dec 25....		KARACHI: Chitrali cultural show on 28th KARACHI, Dec 24: A Chitrali cultural show will be held on Dec 28 at the Aga Khan Gymkhana followed by a mushaira, at which poets of the Khowar language will present...

KARACHI: IBS facility for patients KARACHI, Dec 24: The general body of the Pakistan Association for Mental Health has decided that patients undergoing treatment at the IBS will be provided with free consultations at an alternative...		KARACHI: PACC office-bearers KARACHI, Dec 24: The election for governing board of the Pakistan American Cultural Centre was held recently, in which Sabir Banatwala was elected as president, a PACC press release said....

KARACHI: PWA plans to establish thalassaemia centre KARACHI, Dec 24: The Patients’ Welfare Association, the largest NGO in the country run by students, plans to expand the services it provides to ailing Karachiites....		KARACHI: Hearing of plea against election of deputy speaker put off KARACHI, Dec 24: The Sindh High Court asked MMA MPA Abdul Rahman Rajput’s counsel on Tuesday to cite any law or provision whereunder a petition against the provincial governor is maintainable,...

KARACHI: Afaq rejects Altaf’s amnesty offer KARACHI, Dec 24: Mohajir Qaumi Movement chairman Afaq Ahmed rejected on Tuesday the Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief’s amnesty offer as a facade, and claimed Mohajirs had not forgotten the killing of...		KARACHI: Hajra Mansur at Canvas KARACHI, Dec 24: An exhibition of paintings by Hajra Mansur opens at the Canvas gallery, A-3 Hassan Homes, Block-5, Clifton, on Thursday at 5pm....

KHAIRPUR: Two bandits arrested near Khairpur KHAIRPUR, Dec 24: The Khairpur police claimed to have arrested two accomplices of bandit Nazroo Narejo in Sanhra village on Tuesday....		HYDERABAD: Dist council session adjourned amid rumpus HYDERABAD, Dec 24: The session of the Hyderabad District Council was adjourned for an indefinite period here on Tuesday after some members raised question of lack of quorum....

NAWABSHAH: Hearing in sugar mills’ cases put off NAWABSHAH, Dec 24: Cases registered against the Sakrand Sugar Mills and the Habib Sugar Mills Limited for delaying crushing and offering low price to cane growers were heard on Tuesday....		SHIKARPUR: Four killed in ambush SHIKARPUR, Dec 24: Four Tarat Jatoi tribesmen were killed in an ambush and another was seriously injured by 20 Mehar tribesmen on the Naka Garhi Yasin Road, near the Shama petrol...

PESHAWAR: Durrani gets vote of confidence PESHAWAR, Dec 24: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has vowed that he will never compromise on the rights of the province to ensure progress and development in the backward areas...		PESHAWAR: BISE Saidu Sharif splits into two PESHAWAR, Dec 24: In order to resolve differences between the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s MPAs, the NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has ordered split of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education...

PESHAWAR: Drive against cinemas criticized PESHAWAR, Dec 24: Cinema owners, criticizing the campaign against their business by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s government, on Tuesday said that the government should provide incentives to the film industry to enable...		PESHAWAR: PPP workers’ convention on Jan 5 PESHAWAR, Dec 24: The NWFP chapter of the Pakistan People’s Party has decided to organize a workers’ convention here on Jan 5, which will be followed by a series of conventions...

PESHAWAR: IBP Ord fails to deliver goods: doctors PESHAWAR, Dec 24: The Specialists Doctors Society has claimed that the ordinance promulgated to introduce institution-based practice at the state-run hospitals has failed to deliver, and asked the government to repeal...		CHARSADDA: Rs16.5m for Charsadda schemes approved CHARSADDA, Dec 24: The District Development Committee (DDC) has approved different development schemes and okayed Rs 16.5m for the purpose....