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December 29, 2002 Sunday Shawwal 24, 1423 KARACHI: Most IT graduates lack proper education: Chemistry conference opens KARACHI, Dec 28: Up to 8,000 Pakistanis acquire the bachelors’ and masters’ degrees in information technology every year. But only about 1,500 of the graduates are equipped with good quality training... KARACHI: Work on central park fails to make progress KARACHI, Dec 28: The development work relating to the construction of a central park on the old Sabzimandi land appears to have been abandoned as after levelling of the ground no... KARACHI: City Council demands rangers’ removal KARACHI, Dec 28: The City Council in its Saturday’s session called for the restoration of union activities in the University of Karachi and other educational institutions of the city. It also... KARACHI: Haqiqi activist dies in jail KARACHI, Dec 28: An activist of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement died in mysterious circumstances in Central Prison Karachi on Saturday.... KARACHI: No no-trust move against dist Nazims till June KARACHI, Dec 28: The Sindh governor has promulgated the Sindh Local Government (Ninth Amendment) Ordinance 2002 providing for extending the period for moving no-confidence motion against the district Nazims till June... KARACHI: Bomb blast case accused remanded KARACHI, Dec 28: Justice Shabbir Ahmed of the Sindh High Court, who is also the administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts at Karachi, remanded on Saturday Asif Zaheer, an accused in... KARACHI: Thousands flock to Lifestyles show KARACHI, Dec 28: Thousands of people flocked to the Expo Centre in Gulshan-i-Iqbal where All About Lifestyles, a three-day exhibition organized by Dawn, entered its second day on Saturday.... KARACHI: 179 students get degrees at IBM convocation KARACHI, Dec 28: As many as 179 students were conferred Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) degrees at the 5th convocation of the Institute of Business... KARACHI: Youth be given proper education: seminar KARACHI, Dec 28: Speakers at a seminar here on Saturday suggested that youth, who are the future leaders of the country, be provided all the information, quality education and equal opportunities... KARACHI: Efforts urged to check respiratory diseases in children KARACHI, Dec 28: Experts at the conclusion of a six-day workshop here on Saturday emphasized the need for taking effective measures to combat acute respiratory infection (ARI) and chronic diarrhoeal disease... KARACHI: HU exams schedule announced KARACHI, Dec 28: Hamdard University on Saturday announced the schedule of third professional Bachelor of Eastern Medicine Science annual theory/practical/viva-voice examinations to be held next month.... KARACHI: Attack on church condemned KARACHI, Dec 28: The All-Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) has condemned the bomb attack on a church in Daska, Punjab, on Christmas day in which four people have been killed and demanded... KARACHI: Sea carnival parade KARACHI, Dec 28: ‘Karavan Sea Karnival Parade’ would be held on Jan 19 on the Beach Avenue, Sea View, under the auspices of the government of Sindh, the city government, the... KARACHI: Technocrats for senate seats KARACHI, Dec 28: The United Council of Architects and Engineers Pakistan at a meeting has urged the legislators to send decent people to the senate on the technocrats’ seats so they... KARACHI: Graduation ceremony KARACHI, Dec 28: A graduation ceremony was held at the school of Army Air Defence in Malir Cantt.... KARACHI: Educational institutes told to improve performance KARACHI, Dec 28: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Saturday asked public educational institutions to enhance their standard of education so that people from poor segments of society could also get their... KARACHI: Faisal Colony flyover to be completed by April KARACHI, Dec 28: The law and order situation in the province was reviewed at a meeting of district Nazims, DCOs and officers concerned here on Saturday.... KARACHI: Ordinance banning extortion promulgated KARACHI, Dec 28: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad promulgated on Saturday an ordinance banning extortion and forced donation.... KARACHI: Ibad visits Quaid’s mazar KARACHI, Dec 28: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Saturday visited the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah to pay homage to the founder of the nation. He laid a wreath... KARACHI: Stinking water being supplied to FB Area KARACHI, Dec 28: Many houses in Husainabad, Federal B Area’s Block 2, have been receiving stinking water for the past 10 days, causing nausea and severe abdomen pain to consumers/residents.... KARACHI: Stipends for artists KARACHI, Dec 28: The Sindh Culture and Tourism Department has released the first instalment of stipends for artists, writers and poets for the year 2002-2003.... KARACHI: Two die of burns KARACHI, Dec 28: Two women who had suffered burns in their houses a couple of days ago, died in Civil Hospital on Saturday.... KARACHI: Body to run Urdu varsity in a fortnight KARACHI, Dec 28: One statutory body of the Federal Government Urdu University would be constituted within the next couple of weeks, said the chairman of Higher Education Commission on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: 61 arrested, video shops sealed PESHAWAR, Dec 28: The capital city police have arrested 61 people in connection with running mini-cinema houses and sealed a number of video shops in the provincial capital during the last... PESHAWAR: Fresh fruit dealers to earn huge profit PESHAWAR, Dec 28: The fresh fruit dealers and shopkeepers of the Frontier are all set to earn huge profits from the locally-produced orange, owing to bumper produce this year. The orange,... PESHAWAR: NWFP PA discusses law & order PESHAWAR, Dec 28: Senior provincial minister Sirajul Haq has asked his fellow MPAs to offer proposals for the improvement of law and order situation and help the government in stemming the... PESHAWAR: Quake jolts Peshawar ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale jolted parts of the NWFP on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of any injury or damage.... RAWALPINDI: District council seeks ban on snooker clubs RAWALPINDI, Dec 28: The district council through a unanimous resolution on Saturday asked the district government to impose ban on the snooker clubs in the city.... RAWALPINDI: Transporters observe hunger strike RAWALPINDI, Dec 28: More than 200 transporters observed a seven-hour hunger strike on Saturday against the franchise of route no 7 to a private transport company.... ISLAMABAD: Minister against PTCL workers lay off ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The federal minister for information technology and telecommunication, Awais Ahmad Leghari, has said that he will not support any plan to lay off employees from the Pakistan Telecommunication... ISLAMABAD: Security steps deprive faithful of Friday prayers ISLAMABAD Dec 28: Security alert on Friday caused great inconvenience to the public and gave a curfew-like situation in cantonment area restricting hundreds of faithful from offering prayers at a mosque... ISLAMABAD: Campaign against wild boars launched ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The Capital Development Authority has kicked off a poison-baiting campaign to reduce the number of wild boar in the capital.... ISLAMABAD: HEC okays Rs34.2m to strengthen IT facilities ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has planned to augment areas of network infrastructure and internet service setup as a model for other government departments. Focusing on establishing academic... ISLAMABAD: FBISE declares HSSC supple exam results ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) on Saturday declared the results of the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Supplementary) Examination 2002.... ISLAMABAD: Joint struggle against WTO manipulation stressed ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The developing countries should launch a joint struggle against the hidden manipulation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), as it is an agreement against the poor economies due... NOWSHERA: PAF cadets awarded degrees NOWSHERA, Dec 28: Two convocations were held at two colleges of the Pakistan Air Force Academy on Saturday.... BAJAUR: Video shops given a week to close BAJAUR, Dec 28: Sahibzada Haroonur Rashid, MNA from Bajaur Agency, has given a deadline to the political administration to remove dish antennas from the residences and business centres and close all... HARIPUR: Probe into fake case demanded HARIPUR, Dec 28: A resident of Malikpura locality, Shafqat Mehmood, has alleged that he had been implicated in a false case by the police and demanded that the inspector-general should order... MANSHERA: Man dies as truck ambushed MANSEHRA, Dec 28: A man was killed when unidentified people opened fire on a convoy of trucks on the Korakorum Highway near Batgram on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Village demolition plan opposed HYDERABAD, Dec 28: A large number of the villagers, including women, staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Saturday against the proposed demolition of their villages by the administration... HYDERABAD: HDA, Wasa blamed for insanitation HYDERABAD, Dec 28: The Taluka City Council on Saturday criticized the HDA, Wasa and sanitation department of the council for not ensuring cleanliness in the city, and poor sewerage system.... HYDERABAD: Sindh varsity exams begin HYDERABAD, Dec 28: The first and second semester examinations of bachelor’s and master’s degree courses commenced at the University of Sindh, Jamshoro, on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: ‘Petaro’s problems to be solved’ HYDERABAD, Dec 28: The chairman, board of governors, Cadet College Petaro, Vice Admiral Irfan Ahmed has assured that he will do his best to help resolve problems of the college.... HYDERABAD: Drive against pressure horns launched HYDERABAD, Dec 28: The regional office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a drive against pressure horns and smoke-emitting vehicles here on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Plea to restore gas supply HYDERABAD, Dec 28: A large number of Liaquat Medical University and Liaquat University Hospital employees residing in Jamshoro Colony held a protest demonstration at the university campus on Friday to protest... LAHORE: Qazi asks Musharraf to speak for Pakistanis detained in US LAHORE, Dec 28: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s parliamentary leader and Jamaat-i-Islami amir Qazi Husain Ahmad wants Gen Pervez Musharraf to take up large-scale arrests of the Pakistanis in the United States with Washington.... LAHORE: Pervaiz for changes in local govt system LAHORE, Dec 28: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Saturday that changes in the local government system were necessary to improve the working of various departments.... LAHORE: Release of pension, salaries ordered LAHORE, Dec 28: Punjab Ombudsman Justice Sajjad Ahmed Sipra (retired) has directed the Lahore City District Government and the Pattoki Tehsil Nazim to pay pension and salary dues of schoolteachers.... LAHORE: Terminally ill patients need palliative treatment LAHORE, Dec 28: The ever-increasing number of terminally advanced patients admitted to hospitals need palliative care treatment instead of hospital treatment.... LAHORE: Arguments on Khwajas’ bail plea deferred LAHORE, Dec 28: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday deferred arguments on Dr.Ahmad Javed Khwaja and Naveed Khwaja’s bail application till Jan 1, after the prosecution sought an adjournment....

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