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January 10, 2003 Friday Ziqa’ad 6, 1423 KARACHI: Each town to get Rs5m to expedite uplift works KARACHI, Jan 9: The city district government’s advisory committee has decided to equally distribute Rs90 million among all the 18 town administrations of the city for expediting the ongoing development works... KARACHI: PR told to pay Rs5.89m in compensations KARACHI, Jan 9: Justice Khilji Arif Hussain of the Sindh High Court decreed on Thursday three identical suits for an aggregate sum of Rs5.895 million for recovery of death compensation on... KARACHI: Public buses threaten CM House security KARACHI, Jan 9: The road in front of the Chief Minister’s House has been closed to public transport - buses, minibuses, coaches, rickshaws and taxis. There is no hindrance to the... KARACHI: Traffic signal installation today KARACHI, Jan 9: The Nazim of Karachi, Naimatullah Khan, will lay foundation stone of traffic light signal at Rashid Minhas Road junction in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Friday.... KARACHI: Eight cars, 11 bikes hijacked: Girl commits suicide KARACHI, Jan 9: A young girl committed suicide at her house in Orangi Town late Wednesday night.... KARACHI: CM denies rift among coalition partners KARACHI, Jan 9: Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has dispelled the impression that there were any differences among the coalition partners in Sindh or cabinet members.... KARACHI: STB may revamp publishing method KARACHI, Jan 9: The Sindh Education department is considering to make the existing system of procuring printing paper and of getting published its text books transparent to end the monopoly of... KARACHI: Proper education, training stressed: National Children’s Day KARACHI, Jan 9: Perfection in education and training, meant for children, was stressed by a number of speakers at a function held here on Thursday to celebrate the first National Children’s... KARACHI: MSc results announced KARACHI, Jan 9: The University of Karachi on Thursday announced results of MSc, Home Economics, (Final) annual exams, 2002, MSc, (Previous), Home Economics, annual exams, 2002, and second professional, BDS supplementary... KARACHI: Repair of roads demanded KARACHI, Jan 9: Bitterly criticizing the administration of the Union Council, UC-7, Saddar Town, for ignoring the maintenance of roads and for poor sanitation, the residents of the area on Thursday... KARACHI: Group show at The Art KARACHI, Jan 9: A group exhibition of paintings opens at The Art Gallery at 5pm on Friday.... KARACHI: Gutter Baghicha uplift plan hits snags KARACHI, Jan 9: The ambitious plan to convert Gutter Baghicha into a national park seems to have hit snags as no ground work has yet been carried out despite the passage... KARACHI: Judgment reserved in corruption reference KARACHI, Jan 9: An accountability court deferred on Thursday judgment in a reference against a Wapda clerk, prosecuted for amassing over Rs15 million assets through illegal means during a period of... KARACHI: JI demands release of detainees KARACHI, Jan 9: The Jamaat-i-Islami has demanded of the government to immediately release family members of a woman member of its central Shura and MMA leader, Sabiha Shahid, who were picked... KARACHI: Court tells police not to harass citizen KARACHI, Jan 9: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh disposed of on Thursday a petition against harassment filed by Ms Afzal Jehan.... KARACHI: Bad weather Disrupts flights schedule KARACHI, Jan 9: Bad weather in many parts of the country has been affecting PIA flight schedule for more than a week. From Jan 1 to 8, a total of 278... KARACHI: Indigenous check of aircraft KARACHI, Jan 9: PIA rolled out its Boeing 747-300 aircraft after accomplishing first-ever check “D,” which is a major overhaul check, at its own engineering facilities at Isphani Hangar.... KARACHI: MMA vows to solve people’s problems KARACHI, Jan 9: The local leaders of the Jamat-i-Islami (JI) have urged the voters of the Orangi Town to cast votes for the candidate of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), Dr Mairjaul Hudda... KARACHI: Govt urged not to aid US in its aggression KARACHI, Jan 9: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday urged the government not to provide any assistance to the United States in its planned aggression against Iraq.... KARACHI: Stress affects organizational performance KARACHI, Jan 9: The stress disorder which is perceived as an individual’s adaptive response to excessive psychological or physical demand, caused by some stimulus, may be termed as a pattern of... HYDERABAD: Workers resent allowances’ withdrawal HYDERABAD, Jan 9: The workers of the Jamshoro Thermal Power Station staged a demonstration at the power station in Jamshoro on Thursday against the withdrawal of different allowances.... HYDERABAD: SU position holders HYDERABAD, Jan 9: The controller of examinations (semester), University of Sindh, on Thursday, has announced the names of students who secured the highest marks in the various faculties of the university.... HYDERABAD: ‘Hesco dues against govt depts to be recovered’ HYDERABAD, Jan 9: Minister of state for water and power Khalid Ahmad Lund has said efforts will be made to recover Wapda dues from government departments and local councils.... HYDERABAD: Health workers’ role lauded HYDERABAD, Jan 9: The EDO, health, Hyderabad, has stressed the need for acquiring the services of women health workers for creating awareness about health issues among the people.... HYDERABAD: SU admissions HYDERABAD, Jan 9: The director, admissions, University of Sindh, on Wednesday announced the schedule for admission to different courses, evening programme, at the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science.... HYDERABAD: Demos held to mark Children’s Day HYDERABAD, Jan 9: Hundreds of school children brought out processions and staged demonstrations outside the press club here on Thursday to mark the National Children’s Day.... HYDERABAD: More research in agriculture urged HYDERABAD, Jan 9: The vice chancellor, University of Sindh, Mazharul Haq Siddiqui, has stressed upon the scholars to concentrate on research in the fields of agriculture and chemistry to bring about... MITHI: Ex-Sazda employees stage sit-in MITHI, Jan 9: A group of former employees of the defunct Sindh Arid Zone Development Authority (Sazda), Thar region, took out a procession from the bus stand and staged a sit-in... PESHAWAR: Women councillors allege flaws in LB system PESHAWAR, 9 Jan: The women (district) councillors, who could be effective members of the district council, are handicapped by a complicated process of responsibilities and duties enshrined in the local bodies... PESHAWAR: Cable operators end strike PESHAWAR, Jan 9: The NWFP Cable Television Network Association has ended their protest and have restored transmissions after their meeting with the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) officials.... PESHAWAR: Man threatens to murder blind wife: Govt help sought PESHAWAR, Jan 9: A blind woman, seeking divorce from her husband due to domestic violence, has been facing life threats from her husband and has sought security from the government.... PESHAWAR: Lack of funds affecting PCSIR working PESHAWAR, Jan 9: Lack of funds, staff and equipments have been affecting the performance of the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR), officials told Dawn on Thursday....

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