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January 26, 2003 Sunday Ziqa’ad 22,1423 KARACHI: Two men run over by bus KARACHI, Jan 25: Two young men were run over by a bus on Hub River Road on Saturday.... KARACHI: Students suffer due to official wrangling: MBBS exam from tomorrow KARACHI, Jan 25: The acquisition of admit cards became a nerve-wrecking exercise for the students of government-run medical colleges in the city as they had to remain on toes till Saturday... KARACHI: SHCBA concerned about fresh oath move KARACHI, Jan 25: The Sindh High Court Bar Association has expressed concern over reports that the government was contemplating to administer fresh oath to some selected judges of the superior courts... KARACHI: ATC-II to hear bomb blast case KARACHI, Jan 25: The trial of the Sheraton Hotel bomb explosion case, in which 11 French naval personnel lost their lives, is set to begin in an anti-terrorism court on Feb... KARACHI: Standoff persists in Sindh coalition KARACHI, Jan 25: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammed Mahar made an attempt on Saturday to break the standoff between his coalition partners, particularly the leadership of the National Alliance, it is... KARACHI: Accused in blast case identified KARACHI, Jan 25: Two witnesses who appeared before an ATC judge inside Central Prison, Karachi, on Saturday in a bomb blast case deposed that they had seen the accused, a worker... KARACHI: Sindh Assembly session likely to be stormy KARACHI, Jan 25: Despite attempts to defuse the tense situation in the province, the first session of the Sindh Assembly, beginning on Monday, is likely to see some fireworks in the... KARACHI: Four cars, 13 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Jan 25: Seventeen vehicles — four cars and 13 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Saturday, the police said.... KARACHI: Leprosy controlled 4 years ahead of WHO target KARACHI, Jan 25: Speakers at a function on Saturday said that after controlling leprosy effectively the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MALC) was now trying to control TB and eye diseases in... KARACHI: Seminar on asthma KARACHI, Jan 25: The Pakistan Chest Society Sindh, in collaboration with the Department of Chest Medicine, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, plans to hold a seminar on asthma at a local... KARACHI: Women activists urged to lobby for rights KARACHI, Jan 25: Speakers at a meeting on Saturday urged the masses to forge unity and struggle hard to make the government review discriminatory laws.... KARACHI: Walk for children KARACHI, Jan 25: The Sindh Girl Guides Association is organizing a walk on Sunday morning to highlight the rights of the child. The event will begin from the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam... KARACHI: Cloudy weather forecast KARACHI, Jan 25: The meteorological department has forecast cloudy weather with chances of rain in Karachi on Sunday. The minimum temperature in the city is expected to range between 13 to... KARACHI: Judge removed KARACHI, Jan 25: The Chief Justice/Authority High Court of Sindh has imposed the major penalty of removal from service under the Sindh Civil Servants (efficiency & discipline) Rules, 1973, on Mr... KARACHI: Severe water shortage in parts of city KARACHI, Jan 25: An acute water shortage continued to persist in various parts of the city for the last three consecutive days.... KARACHI: Parents reluctant to get children vaccinated: Anti-polio drive from 28th KARACHI, Jan 25: Lack of awareness, inaccessibility to some areas in Sindh, reluctance on the part of parents in rural areas and the unfounded fear that polio drops cause death are... KARACHI: Law on cadaver transplant in offing KARACHI, Jan 25: The government plans to promulgate the Donation and Transplantation of Human Organs ordinance as soon as possible, said the federal minister for health, M. Naseer Khan, on Saturday... KARACHI: 6m Pakistanis have eyesight problem KARACHI, Jan 25: The eyesight of some six million Pakistanis is impaired. And some three million Pakistanis suffer from cataract, which ailment can be reversed if proper and timely intervention is... KARACHI: Another 75 buses to be brought in city KARACHI, Jan 25: Private transport companies will bring nother 75 large buses, raising the number of large buses to 153 under the Urban Transport Scheme (UTS), introduced by the transport &... KARACHI: Customs burns 53 tons of narcotics KARACHI, Jan 25: The Preventive Collectorate of the Customs burned about 53 tons of narcotics, in the presence officials of various agencies working against the drug menace, diplomats and journalists, here... KARACHI: Law college promised land KARACHI, Jan 25: Sindh minister for law, parliamentary affairs and human rights, Chaudhry Iftekhar Ahmed, has urged law students to work with dedication and serve the country.... KARACHI: KESC camp KARACHI, Jan 25: An army monitoring team in KESC has set up a special camp to facilitate the residents of Defence Phase-I in Malir Cantonment Area for providing regular connections through... KARACHI: Nazim for abolition of interest on loans KARACHI, Jan 25: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said he will request the House Building Finance Commission (HBFC) to abolish interest on the loans being given to employees of the City... ISLAMABAD: Govt to extend communication services to remote areas ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: The government is planning to launch a rural telephony service scheme to extend communication facilities to inaccessible and far-flung areas.... ISLAMABAD: Pakistan not to retaliate against Indian missile tests: Samar ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: Chairman National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) Dr Samar Mubarkmand says Pakistan will not be provoked by the Indian missile tests.... RAWALPINDI: 2 sentenced to death, 3 get life imprisonment RAWALPINDI, Jan 25: The additional district and sessions judge, Mohammad Sarwar Sidhu, on Saturday handed over capital punishment to two persons besides awarding life imprisonment to three other co-accused in a... ISLAMABAD: HEC approves Rs35m project for Balochistan varsity ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: The Departmental Development Working Party (DDWP) of Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a project to set up a instrumentation centre at University of Balochistan, Quetta, at a... ISLAMABAD: US envoy meets defence minister ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: The US ambassador, Nancy Powell, on Saturday met the federal minister for defence, Rao Sikander Iqbal, at his office in Rawalpindi and discussed matters related to bilateral relations,... ISLAMABAD: USAID to help improve health care system ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: The US ambassador to Islamabad, Nancy Powell, following a meeting with the federal health minister Mohammad Nasir Khan, said the USAID would formulate a plan of action in... ISLAMABAD: Courts automation plan approved ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: The National Judicial Policy-Making Committee (NJPMC) on Saturday approved the courts automation plan involving installation of computers in the Supreme Court, high courts, law ministry, Law and Justice... PESHAWAR: Sherpao pledges to develop Frontier PESHAWAR, Jan 25: Federal Minister for Water and Power Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Saturday said he had joined hands with the PML-Q to remove misunderstandings and promote harmony between the... PESHAWAR: Ethiopian man found dead PESHAWAR, Jan 25: An Ethiopian national was found dead in mysterious condition at a guest house in the University Town locality, here on Saturday morning.... PESHAWAR: AI concerned over murder of writer PESHAWAR, Jan 25: Amnesty International has expressed concern over the killing of a writer in Mingora allegedly because of his writings and has asked the provincial government to safeguard the rights... PESHAWAR: SC moved for early poll plea hearing PESHAWAR, Jan 25: Awami National Party leader Asfandyar Wali Khan has filed an application before the Supreme Court for early hearing of his petition, challenging the disqualification of a losing candidate... PESHAWAR: Mental patients’ plight continues PESHAWAR, Jan 25: Inadequate facilities at public sector hospitals have added to the problems of people, especially of patients suffering from mental disorders.... HYDERABAD: Rumpus mars district council proceedings HYDERABAD, Jan 25: Independent members of the Hyderabad District Council here on Saturday did not allow proceedings of the council to continue on the ground of lack of quorum.... HYDERABAD: Sindh to seek Centre’s help to resolve water crisis HYDERABAD, Jan 25: There is a crisis of water in Sindh and the provincial government is approaching the federal government to redress the problem and the interests of Sindh will be... LARKANA: NA leaders to meet tomorrow LARKANA, Jan 25: Sindh minister for communication and works Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has alleged that the provincial chief minister has deviated from the points agreed upon by the coalition partners.... HYDERABAD: Teachers call for removal of cattle pens HYDERABAD, Jan 25: The All-Sindh Teachers’ Association has urged the Sindh minister for local bodies and Nazims of the local councils to order the removal of the garbage dumps, encroachments and... HYDERABAD: No polio case reported in Hyderabad since Jan 2002 HYDERABAD, Jan 25: The DCO has constituted an Integrated Monitoring Committee to ensure children up to five years of age are vaccinated.... HYDERABAD: SU position holders HYDERABAD, Jan 25: The controller of examinations (semester), University of Sindh, on Friday announced the top positions in various faculties of the University of Sindh, Jamshoro.... LAHORE: Around half of foodstuffs in Lahore markets adulterated LAHORE, Jan 25: Adulteration has become an integral part of the food business despite the existence of comprehensive laws and administrative mechanism for curbing the menace. The culprits allegedly operate in... LAHORE: Consensus decision on BoGs, says Pervaiz LAHORE, Jan 25: Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said on Saturday that a consensus decision on the fate of the health institutions’ board of governors would be taken in the light... DADU: Landlord kidnapped, 30 arrested DADU, Jan 25: A landlord, Imdad Ali Gorar, was kidnapped by bandits from Sojhro village, Mehar taluka on Friday.... LAHORE: Opposition leader in NA from ARD or MMA? LAHORE, Jan 25: Who will be the next leader of opposition in the National Assembly?... LAHORE: Six judicial officers posted LAHORE, Jan 25: Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court on Saturday posted and transferred two additional district and sessions judges.... LAHORE: Lesco drive on Basant LAHORE, Jan 25: A battle of banners over kite flying is in the offing between the Lahore Electric Supply Company and beverage companies in the provincial metropolis with the start of... LAHORE: Nominations of seven PPP candidates accepted LAHORE, Jan 25: The nomination papers of seven candidates, including a female, of the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians were found in order for the Senate election by the returning officer on... LAHORE: PBC suspends four licences LAHORE, Jan 25: The Punjab Bar Council Tribunal headed by Justice Nasim Sikandar has suspended the licences of four lawyers till further orders for not appearing before it on complaints against... LAHORE: Bypoll in PP-147 today LAHORE, Jan 25: Polling for byelection to the Punjab Assembly seat PP-147 (Lahore-XI) vacated by the PML-N will be held on Sunday....

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