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January 23, 2003 Thursday Ziqa’ad 19, 1423 KARACHI: 56 in field for 22 Sindh seats of Senate KARACHI, Jan 22: A total of 56 candidates filed their nomination papers for the 22 Senate seats from Sindh till Wednesday, the last day for filing nomination papers.... KARACHI: Health department left in limbo: It is all politics! KARACHI, Jan 22: The health department is in limbo these days.The reason: there’s neither a full-time health secretary nor a health minister, full- or part-time.... KARACHI: Boy kills girl, himself; man stabbed to death KARACHI, Jan 22: A young man committed suicide after killing a girl in Gulshan-i-Hadeed on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Mahar, NA still at odds KARACHI, Jan 22: A deadlock still persists between Sindh chief minister Ali Mohammad Mahar and his coalition partners, the National Alliance, despite a meeting between the CM and the NA delegation... KARACHI: UTP dies mysteriously KARACHI, Jan 22: An under-trial prisoner died in mysterious circumstances on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Moot on satellite-imaging begins KARACHI, Jan 22: A six-day international workshop on “Satellite-Imaging Technology and Applications” began here on Wednesday aimed at providing an opportunity to the participants to share their experiences in the field... KARACHI: 20 vehicles taken away KARACHI, Jan 22: Bandits took away 20 vehicles- eight cars and 12 motorcycles from different parts of the city on Wednesday.... KARACHI: 93,000 girl students await scholarships: City govt fails to release funds KARACHI, Jan 22: Despite the lapse of considerable time, about 93,000 girl students of 429 schools in the city have not been provided with the monthly scholarship for the year 2002-2003.... KARACHI: Development work at Numaish reviewed KARACHI, Jan 22: District Coordination Officer Shafiqur Rehman Paracha has taken notice of public complaints regarding heavy dust at the Guru Mandir and Old Exhibition roundabouts where development work is going... KARACHI: KU to operate 12 more buses KARACHI, Jan 22: As many as 12 additional point buses will operate from the University of Karachi to different localities from Thursday, a spokesman for the University said on Wednesday.... KARACHI: New bus service flouts rules KARACHI, Jan 22: The Green Bus Company, which launched its operations only two months back, has started violating the rules.... KARACHI: Bridges on Lyari river risky KARACHI, Jan 22: The fast deteriorating condition of several bridges on Lyari riverbed has been causing grave concern among the frequent users of these facilities. The users — commuters, pedestrians and... KARACHI: KBCA told to provide relief KARACHI, Jan 22: The Sindh minister for local government, Mohammad Hussain, has asked the KBCA to provide relief to low- income groups by reducing the regularization fee on small houses and... KARACHI: NED results KARACHI, Jan 22: The NED University on Wednesday declared the results of third-year (Electrical Engineering) annual examination 1999-2000 along with supplementary examinations of third-year (Electrical Engineering) of 1999-99, 1997-98 and 1996-97... KARACHI: DCET fees up by 50pc KARACHI, Jan 22: The Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) on Wednesday unilaterally increased its admission and prospectus fees and asked the students of 2001-2002 and 1998-99 batches, studying in... KARACHI: Below normal winter rains predicted KARACHI, Jan 22: The meteorological department has forecast that, on the consideration of the global available data, there is 80% chance that winter rainfall from January to March 2003 will be... KARACHI: Polio to be eradicated this year: official KARACHI, Jan 22: EDO health Dr Ali Nawaz Sheikh is confident that polio will be eradicated from Karachi this year.... KARACHI: Nurseries on footpaths threat to pedestrians KARACHI, Jan 22: Unlike various other main thoroughfares in the city, Shaheed-i-Millat Road, one of the few major, busy and wide arteries in the former district East, has unthinkably no pavements... KARACHI: Security for gas pipelines enhanced KARACHI, Jan 22: The Sui Southern Gas Company has increased the strength of its security personnel to stand guard over natural gas pipelines that have lately been attacked by terrorists.... KARACHI: US envoy meets governor and CM KARACHI, Jan 22: The US ambassador in Pakistan, Nancy Powell, accompanied by Consul General John Bauman, met the Sindh governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, in the Governor’s House here on Wednesday.... KARACHI: PIA signs agreement with Boeing KARACHI, Jan 22: Pakistan International Airlines signed the landmark ‘work together’ agreement with Boeing under which eight Boeing 777 aircraft, valued at US$1.5 million, would be provided to PIA. An accord... KARACHI: Fresh oath to judges: High Court moved KARACHI, Jan 22: A lawyer has moved the Sindh High Court for administration of a fresh oath to all superior court judges without exception.... KARACHI: ATA maintains death sentence KARACHI, Jan 22: An anti-terrorism appellate bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Wahid Bux Brohi and Justice Moosa K. Leghari, on Wednesday maintained the death sentence awarded to an accused... KARACHI: Lahori, others deny murder charges KARACHI, Jan 22: The self-styled chief of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, Akram Lahori, and his two associates denied on Wednesday their involvement in the murder of the PSO MD.... KARACHI: Govt depts. directed to cut expenses KARACHI, Jan 22: Sindh chief secretary K. B. Rind has directed reduction in the expenditure of the Sindh government departments.... KARACHI: Fake visa racket unearthed KARACHI, Jan 22: The Passport Circle of the FIA arrested on Wednesday an alleged human smuggler and as many as 90 blank visa stickers of the Saudi Consulate from him.... KARACHI: Balloting of MDA scheme KARACHI, Jan 22: A special balloting ceremony for allotment of additional 2,500 plots in Malir Housing Scheme will be held on Jan 30 at the site of the scheme, it... KARACHI: Bone diseases on rise in young people KARACHI, Jan 22: Sedentary lifestyle and the massive change in the dietary pattern of the people in the developing countries has made the younger population vulnerable to a wide range of... HYDERABAD: FIR lodged against SP, others for hiding facts HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC), Karachi, has lodged an FIR against the SP, Motorways, Lahore, and former ASP Latifabad, Ahmed Yar Chohan, Inspector Rana Nasrullah of Hyderabad, Asad... HYDERABAD: Students threaten to launch movement HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The newly-formed Sindh Students’ Alliance (SSA) is launching a struggle against commercialization of education and for the rights of teachers, students and non-teaching staff.... MITHI: Inquiry in wheat distribution demanded MITHI, Jan 22: Nazims of various union councils and members of the district council on Tuesday demanded of the government to conduct a high-level inquiry into the misappropriation of wheat provided... HYDERABAD: Bank approves loan relief package HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The annual general body meeting of the Sindh Provincial Cooperative Bank was held here on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Distribution of funds among poors urged HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The Sindh secretary for Auqaf, religious affairs, Zakat and Ushr, Fasiuddin Khan, has directed officials concerned to ensure proper distribution of the Zakat fund among deserving people.... HYDERABAD: GSTA to launch protest movement HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The Government Secondary Teachers Association Action Committee, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas divisions and Nawabshah district, has threatened to evolve a future course of action at its meeting scheduled to... HYDERABAD: English to be made compulsory from Class I HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The Sindh minister for education, Irfanullah Marwat, has said that English would be made compulsory from class one, and added that two “Model Schools” would be established in... HYDERABAD: Hesco power shutdown HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The Hesco on Wednesday announced that the power supply would remain suspended from 9am to 2pm on Jan 23 in those areas which were supplied electricity from... HYDERABAD: ANP leader’s family not being harassed : Police tell SHC HYDERABAD, Jan 22: Three district police officials of Hyderabad on Tuesday stated before the Sindh High Court that they had not harassed the family of Aurangzeb Khan, the vice president, Awami... HYDERABAD: Admission date extended HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The director, admissions, University of Sindh, has extended the last date for submitting forms for admission to B. Pharmacy and PGD in pharmacy (evening programme), 2003-2004 session, up... PESHAWAR: Gambling continues on prize bond numbers PESHAWAR, Jan 22: Gambling on prize bond numbers has been going on unchecked in the city despite official ban across the country.... PESHAWAR: PTCL to set up special camps PESHAWAR, Jan 22: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (northern region) is scheduled to set up special camps from Jan 23 to 29 to provide new telephone connections to the northern region... PESHAWAR: Teachers stage protest demo PESHAWAR, Jan 22: Teachers associations staged a protest demonstration here on Wednesday to express anguish over the proposed model university ordinance.... PESHAWAR: Details of Afghan prisoners sought PESHAWAR, Jan 22: The interior ministry has directed home departments of the four provinces to immediately send particulars of about 550 Afghan prisoners being kept in different prisons of the country,... PESHAWAR: Promotions PESHAWAR, Jan 22: The provincial health department has promoted two associate professors of the department of paediatrics from BS-19 to BS-20.... PESHAWAR: Travel agents awarded PESHAWAR, Jan 22: Awards were distributed among the travelling agents in the NWFP by the Amadeus Global Travel Distribution at a local hotel on Tuesday night....

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