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January 18, 2003 Saturday Ziqa'ad 14, 1423 KARACHI: IT to remain compulsory, weightage reduced: Intermediate exams KARACHI, Jan 17: A joint meeting of the district officers (education) and chairmen of the educational boards in the province on Friday decided to reduce the weightage of the compulsory IT... KARACHI: 25 buffaloes with burns sold to butchers KARACHI, Jan 17: At least 25 seriously injured buffalo out of the 70 which received burn injuries, on Friday, due to a fire caused by substandard wiring in a cattle pen... KARACHI: Delay in settling fee-sharing causing losses to city govt: Outdoor advertising KARACHI, Jan 17: The city government is losing a considerably handsome amount annually under the head of the outdoor advertising only due to the absence of a consensus among different tiers... KARACHI: Strike-like situation in former district Central KARACHI, Jan 17: A strike-like situation prevailed in troubled areas of former district Central of the city for the second consecutive day on Friday as youths claiming themselves to be activists... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims three lives KARACHI, Jan 17: Reckless driving claimed three lives in the city on Friday.... KARACHI: Three judges relieved KARACHI, Jan 17: Three accountability court judges were on Friday relieved of their assignments on the expiry of their term.... KARACHI: Vaccination must to fight hepatitis KARACHI, Jan 17: Contrary to common belief, vaccines are available locally with the help of which hepatitis-B might be eradicated in newborns.... KARACHI: English-Urdu dictionary by Haqee launched KARACHI, Jan 17: While the English language and literature need no introduction, Urdu is spoken of compassionately as a young language. The fact of the matter is that some Urdu words... KARACHI: Rs4.7m for uplift of Landhi-Korangi KARACHI, Jan 17: Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Shoaib Bokhari has said that more than Rs4.7 million would be spent on different development projects in Korangi, including health and education... KARACHI: Self-employment programme KARACHI, Jan 17: Shell Pakistan, on Friday, launched a programme, Tameer, to promote self-employment among the youth by helping develop skills for planning, launching and managing new business enterprises.... KARACHI: Workshop at KU KARACHI, Jan 17: A workshop on statistical methods in research with special reference to applied biology will be organised from January 27 to 29.... KARACHI: Rashid Minhas Road opened KARACHI, Jan 17: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Thursday inaugurated the Rashid Minhas Road constructed at a cost of Rs54.8 millions.... KARACHI: Facelift of bridges planned KARACHI, Jan 17: The city government has set up a committee to make recommendations for beautification of bridges and elimination of underneath encroachments.... KARACHI: SSUET announces BCS results KARACHI, Jan 17: Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET) announced, on Friday, the result of 7th semester, Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) examination, 1999 batch of the Aligarh Institute... KARACHI: Hawkesbay housing plan reviewed KARACHI, Jan 17: In a meeting to discuss various steps about journalists’ housing scheme in Hawkesbay, Sindh Chief Secretary K.B. Rind was informed on Friday that encroachments have been removed from... KARACHI: Anti-US demo today KARACHI, Jan 17: PPP (Shaheed Bhutto) and the Labour Party of Pakistan (LPP) on Friday jointly formulated an anti-war committee against the US policies and war mania.... KARACHI: Country faces grave challenges in health sector: Cardio moot opens KARACHI, Jan 17: Pakistan is witnessing an explosion in communicable as well as non-communicable diseases which has placed unbearable burden on the country’s resources.... KARACHI: MMA conspiring to destroy peace: Altaf KARACHI, Jan 17: The chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has accused the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal of conspiring to destroy peace in Karachi and the rest of Sindh.... KARACHI: Registration of private schools KARACHI, Jan 17: The Sindh Education department has extended the date for submitting applications for registration of educational institutions in the private sector till Jan 31.... KARACHI: SHC admits Harkat leader’s appeal KARACHI, Jan 17: A division bench of the Sindh High Court admitted on Friday a Harkatul Mujahideen leader’s appeal against his conviction and punishment in a bomb blast case.... KARACHI: Hearing of PIA hiring case put off KARACHI, Jan 17: A division bench of the Sindh High Court adjourned on Friday the hearing of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s petition for quashment of a reference alleging illegal recruitments... KARACHI: Impressive show by children in SeaKarnival rehearsal KARACHI, Jan 17: A colourful ceremony was held at Beach Avenue in Defence Housing Society here on Friday to kick off the preparations for the Jan 19 ‘Karavan SeaKarnival Parade’, a... KARACHI: MMA demo against arrest of activists KARACHI, Jan 17: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Friday held a protest demonstration in front of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) to denounce the arrest of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) workers.... KARACHI: TI slams US policies KARACHI, Jan 17: Tehreek-i-Istiqlal on Friday staged a protest demonstration in front of Karachi Press Club to denounce the aggressive designs of the United States against Iraq and its new registration... KARACHI: Law and order strategy being formulated KARACHI, Jan 17: Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said the government is formulating a strategy to improve the law and order situation in the province... KARACHI: Weather affects PIA flights KARACHI, Jan 17: Bad weather in most parts of the country continues to seriously affect the schedule of Pakistan International Airline flights... KARACHI: Full court reference KARACHI, Jan 17: A full court reference was held on Friday in the courtroom of the Sindh High Court Chief Justice in memory of three members of the legal fraternity —... KARACHI: Temperature KARACHI, Jan 17: The city’s weather would be partly cloudy/cloudy on Saturday, a weather forecast said.... KARACHI: Probe ordered KARACHI, Jan 17: Sindh chief minister Ali Mohammad Maher has directed immediate probe into the killing of two MQM activists in Orangi Town.... DADU: More rights for provinces urged: G.M. Syed’s birth anniversary DADU, Jan 17: Pakistan Oppressed Nations’ Movement chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai has said that the smaller provinces were deprived of their rights by the “big brother,” Punjab.... MITHI: Call for plan to avert catastrophe in Thar MITHI, Jan 17: The people of Thar on Friday urged the government and the international relief agencies to devise a strategy to combat the worsening situation and avert a catastrophe in... SUKKUR: No deal on NFC award, Kalabagh dam: Mahar SUKKUR, Jan 17: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar declared here on Friday that no compromise will be made on the National Finance Commission award and Thal canal and Kalabagh dam... HYDERABAD: Minister deplores state of education HYDERABAD, Jan 17: The government will strive to improve the quality of education in Sindh as its education system is in a bad shape, specially in the government-run education institutions.... HYDERABAD: BoR requested to declare 10 Dehs calamity-hit area HYDERABAD, Jan 17: The growers of Badin district have submitted an application before the senior member, Board of Revenue, requesting him to direct the EDO, revenue, to conduct a survey in... HYDERABAD: Two die in accident HYDERABAD, Jan 17: Two people were killed while three others were injured in an accident on the Indus Highway on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Plan to minimize health hazards among growers HYDERABAD, Jan 17: A 12-day national congress of 57 integrated pest management (IPM) facilitators of Sindh will be held from Jan 19 at Islamabad to review the performance of farmers field... BADIN: Tribute paid to Fazil Rahu BADIN, Jan 17: Rich tribute was paid to the late Fazil Rahu at a public meeting held at the Rahuki village on the occasion of his 16th death anniversary on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Book on Syed HYDERABAD, Jan 17: The Manchhar Publications, Dadu, has published a book on the life of nationalist leader G M Syed, titled, “As We Knew Him - A Tribute to the Great... HYDERABAD: Demo against Wapda held HYDERABAD, Jan 17: A large number of Wapda employees, under the banner of the Paigham Union, Sindh chapter, held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Friday against the... PESHAWAR: Rashid hints at MMA, PML-Q govt in NWFP PESHAWAR, Jan 17: Federal information minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has revealed that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) will soon form a coalition government in the NWFP.... PESHAWAR: Death sentence in murder case upheld PESHAWAR, Jan 17: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday upheld death penalty awarded to an appellant by an anti-terrorism court for kidnapping and killing a dental surgeon, Jawed Iqbal.... PESHAWAR: Peshawar gets first digital radio PESHAWAR, Jan 17: Digital radio studio established in the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ), University of Peshawar, was inaugurated here on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Teenager, doctor shot dead PESHAWAR, Jan 17: A teenager was killed over a petty dispute in Khwadakhel area of Badhber, here on Thursday evening.... PESHAWAR: Stuntsman stuns audience PESHAWAR, Jan 17: An Afghan wrestler here entertained thousands of spectators through the feats he displayed here on Friday at the Shahi Bagh Stadium....

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