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January 28, 2003 Tuesday Ziqa’ad 24, 1423 KARACHI: Police take citizens hostage KARACHI, Jan 27: Madadgar is another name the Karachi police have given themselves, and they make tall claims about the achievements of the Madadgar force. But what citizens experience usually puts... KARACHI: Former navy officer, maid killed: Six robberies in city KARACHI, Jan 27: A retired officer of the Pakistan Navy and his housemaid were found murdered at Sidco Centre in Saddar on Monday.... KARACHI: Transfer of funds to UCs begins: Each UC to get Rs3.5m KARACHI, Jan 27: The city Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, said on Monday that the transfer of funds to 187 union councils of Karachi has begun, and each UC would initially be getting... KARACHI: Work on road delayed KARACHI, Jan 27: Despite the approval of the Nazim of the City Government, work on the construction of Manghopir Road has not started yet.... KARACHI: Experts to investigate contamination of fish KARACHI, Jan 27: The director-general of the marine fisheries department, experts from the Pakistan Council for Science and Industrial Research, the HEJ Institute and two fish processors will investigate the source... KARACHI: New assembly hall planned, says Shah KARACHI, Jan 27: In view of the space-crunch in the Sindh Assembly hall, a new plenary hall is being planned to accommodate all the members suitably. The MPAs have to compromise... KARACHI: 70 per cent deaths of newborns preventable KARACHI, Jan 27: Speakers at a workshop said that the government should take concerted efforts to check neonatal mortality rate as Pakistan ranked sixth among the countries with highest rate of... KARACHI: Encroachments, sewage hit Tariq Road KARACHI, Jan 27: Almost all narrow streets and pavements of Tariq Road’s main commercial area have heavily been occupied by pushcart vendors selling fruits, vegetables, items of daily use and other... KARACHI: Mehdi Hasan receives Rs1m from President KARACHI, Jan 27: Presidential spokesman and director-general of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj-Gen. Rashid Qureshi visited the residence of Mehdi Hasan here on Monday.... KARACHI: Chrysanthemum exhibition not to be held this year KARACHI: The city of Karachi that had the pleasure of witnessing an exhibition of chrysanthemum every year over the last 40 years, will not be able to see it this year... KARACHI: BIE bank overcharges students KARACHI, Jan 27: The external candidates for HSC humanities and commerce groups examinations claimed on Monday that they were being charged incorrect amount on account of bank commission.... KARACHI: Group show at V.M. Art KARACHI, Jan 27: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by a group of artists will open at V.M. Art Gallery on Tuesday at 5pm.... KARACHI: More towns and talukas to get compulsory education KARACHI, Jan 27: The Sindh education department has named another five towns of Karachi and 30 talukas of Sindh where the compulsory primary education ordinance will be implemented in the second... KARACHI: Aptitude test for BCS course held KARACHI, Jan 27: As many as 376 candidates appeared in an aptitude test on Monday for admission to Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) classes in six government colleges in the city.... KARACHI: Ban on some channels to stay KARACHI, Jan 27: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has urged TV viewers not to pressure their cable operators into showing those channels which have been banned by the government, says... KARACHI: Experts for Urdu as medium of instruction KARACHI, Jan 27: Researchers and academicians at a workshop on Monday at the University of Karachi called for declaring a “state of alert” at educational institutes and research centres besides adopting... KARACHI: MPAs resent Punjab official’s remarks KARACHI, Jan 27: The Sindh Assembly on Monday expressed concern over the reported remarks by the Punjab Water Council Coordinator, Hamid Malahi, that Punjab was mentally prepared to accept Sindh’s separation... KARACHI: Recounting of PS-112 votes ordered KARACHI, Jan 27: An election tribunal, comprising Justice Amir Hani Muslim of the Sindh High Court, ordered on Monday recounting of votes of PS-112 at 10am on Feb 6 at the... KARACHI: Master-plan on water supply Stressed KARACHI, Jan 27: Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad has stressed the need for preparing a comprehensive master plan for Karachi on water supply and sewerage.... KARACHI: Orientation programme for MPAs begins today KARACHI, Jan 27: A three-day orientation programme for the members of the Sindh assembly is beginning at a local hotel from Tuesday.... KARACHI: Haqiqi women force their way into PA KARACHI, Jan 27: A delegation of five women activists of Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM-H), on Monday met the provincial Home Minister, Syed Sardar Ahmad at the assembly building after staging a... KARACHI: Lashkar men not produced in court KARACHI, Jan 27: The hearing of a sectarian killing case against the self- styled chief of the Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and two others was put off on Monday as the jail authorities failed... KARACHI: SBC elects office-bearers KARACHI, Jan 27: The new vice-chairman and other office-bearers of the Sindh Bar Council for the year 2003 were elected unopposed on Sunday.... KARACHI: KFHA security guards KARACHI, Jan 27: The Karachi Fish Harbour Authority (KFHA), in collaboration with the Pakistan Navy, has completed training of 35 security guards for the harbour.... KARACHI: SDA wants accord fully implemented KARACHI, Jan 27: President of the Sindh Democratic Alliance (SDA) and the newly-elected member of the Sindh Assembly, Imtiaz Shaikh, downplaying his differences with the Chief Minister, Ali Muhammed Mahar, said... KARACHI: Special children enjoy food and fun KARACHI, Jan 27: A large number of handicapped children enjoyed ‘food-and-fun’ at a city restaurant.... KARACHI: DHA to set up varsity KARACHI, Jan 27: The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) is planning to establish its own university where subjects in emerging sciences such as management and commerce will be offered.... KARACHI: The intent behind a debate on law and order: Sindh assembly session KARACHI: Contrary to past traditions, the Sindh Assembly session on Monday turned out to be an exercise dominated by a measure of sobriety and sincerity on the part of almost all... KARACHI: Ex-principal of City college dies KARACHI, Jan 27: Prof Zaheer Alam, a former principal of City Government College, died here on Monday. He was 61.... HYDERABAD: Call to extend farm taxes recovery date HYDERABAD, Jan 27: The district council on Monday demanded of the Sindh government to extend the last date for the recovery of agriculture taxes from growers given the nature of water... HYDERABAD: SHC orders probe against ACLC officials HYDERABAD, Jan 27: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Monday appointed the district police officer (DPO), Hyderabad, as an inquiry officer to probe into the allegations levelled against officials... HYDERABAD: Anti-polio rally held HYDERABAD, Jan 27: A rally was organized here on Monday by the Executive District Officer (Health) to create public awareness against polio.... SHIKARPUR: Govt, tribal chiefs held responsible for feuds SHIKARPUR, Jan 27: A seminar on “Tribal Terrorism and Role of State Machinery” was organized by the Pakistan Peoples’ Party, Lakhi taluka, at the local press club on Sunday.... KHAIRPUR: 100 BHUs await staff, budget KHAIRPUR, Jan 27: Buildings of 100 Basic Health Units are ready but neither the staff nor the budget is available for them.... THATTA: Adviser escapes robbery attempt THATTA, Jan 27: Occupants of over a dozen vehicles were robbed of cash and valuable items by four highwaymen on Thatta- Badin road, near the Damdamo check post, on Sunday night.... DADU: Lasmo urged to recruit locals DADU, Jan 27: The people of the Sehwan taluka on Monday staged a demonstration outside the local press club to protest against the administration of Lasmo project, located at the Bhit... LARKANA: Arbitrary laws to sack workers slated LARKANA, Jan 27: The Wapda workers on Monday staged a demonstration to protest against arbitrary laws, enacted in 2000, which, according to them, had enabled the authorities to dismiss employees without... DADU: Rainfall DADU, Jan 27: Various parts of Dadu received heavy downpour on Monday. The power supply remained suspended because of rain.... PESHAWAR: UN role in Iraq crisis criticized PESHAWAR, Jan 27: Secretary general of Jamaat-i-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan said here on Sunday that the United Nations had failed to show its impartiality in the current US-Iraq standoff.... PESHAWAR: Concern over law, order situation expressed PESHAWAR, Jan 27: The deputy speaker of the NWFP assembly, Ikramulla Shahid, has expressed his concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in district Mardan.... PESHAWAR: Malakand project to benefit barren land PESHAWAR, Jan 27: The Malakand-III hydro-power project to be executed in the provincial public sector would involve a future opportunity to bring some 20,000 acres of barren land under irrigation, according... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two sent to jail DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Jan 27: On the orders of the civil judge, D. I. K., two men — Mushtaq and Shah Jehan — were sent to jail for 10 days after... PESHAWAR: Govt in a fix over assembly’s advice on taxes PESHAWAR, Jan 27: The NWFP government appears to be in a fix whether or not to abolish three important levies, as recommended by the provincial assembly through its unanimously-adopted resolution, interviews... PESHAWAR: Afghan elders demand broad-based govt PESHAWAR, Jan 27: A gathering of Afghan elders termed the Karzai-led government a failure and called for the formation of a broad-based government in Kabul to ensure peace in the country.... PESHAWAR: People urged to follow Prophet’s teachings PESHAWAR, Jan 27: A lecture was arranged at the Institute of Computer and Management Sciences (ICMS), entitled “Wake-up call for a Muslim” on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Doctors want IBP abolished PESHAWAR, Jan 27: The doctors on Monday opposed the introduction of institution-based practice at the public sector hospitals and asked the government to abolish it in the patients’ interest....

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