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February 2, 2003 Sunday Ziqa’ad 29, 1423 KARACHI: US war on Iraq will further Sharon’s aims: Ghada Karmi talks on Palestine KARACHI, Feb 1: Palestinian activist and author Ghada Karmi ‘said on Saturday she thought Palestine was at the back of the Iraqi crisis and she feared a massive “transfer” of the... KARACHI: Police shoot suspect to death KARACHI, Feb 1: An alleged bandits was shot dead at Gole Market in Nazimabad on Saturday evening, in what the police claimed an encounter.... KARACHI: Four men, cop killed KARACHI, Feb 1: Four young men and a police constable were shot dead in the city on Saturday.... KARACHI: Briton indicted in $150m NBP fraud KARACHI, Feb 1: A Briton allegedly involved in one of Pakistan’s biggest bank frauds, involving $150 million, was formally indicted on Saturday by Judge Ikram Hussain Jafferi of the special court... KARACHI: Younus Khan to be brought to PA tomorrow KARACHI, Feb 1: Sindh Home Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed assured the Sindh PA on Saturday that the under-detention MPA of the MQM, Younus Khan, would be brought to the house on... KARACHI: Body urged to check fee hikes KARACHI, Feb 1: Parents have suggested that the government should set up a regulatory body to check unilateral and uncalled for fee hikes by private schools in the city.... KARACHI: Pain management clinic at CHK KARACHI, Feb 1: A well-equipped pain management clinic was inaugurated on the premises of the Civil Hospital, Karachi, on Saturday afternoon. The clinic is the country’s second such facility in the... KARACHI: Hawker zones being set up on footpaths, amenity plots KARACHI, Feb. 1: The city district government is violating rules by allowing use of roads, footpaths and amenity plots on a rental basis.... KARACHI: Tobacco firms use novel methods to beat restrictions KARACHI, Feb 1: Tobacco companies of the country are coming up with novel ways of combating effects of the restrictions imposed in connection with their advertisements, said a senior doctor on... KARACHI: World Wetlands Day today KARACHI, Feb 1: Various programmes are being organized to celebrate the World Wetlands Day, which is celebrated around the globe to educate the masses regarding growing concern over depletion of wetlands,... KARACHI: Environmental safety KARACHI, Feb 1: The Environment Protection Agency has been directed to ensure environmental safety within and around educational institutions.... KARACHI: Classical music keeps audience spellbound KARACHI, Feb 1: Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan cast a spell over the audience at the Arts Council on Friday night as he sang one classical piece after another with admirable facility.... KARACHI: Software engineering KARACHI, Feb 1: The directorate of the evening program, University of Karachi, announced on Saturday that it will launch a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering programme, comprising 30 seats this... KARACHI: Anaemia major health threat KARACHI, Feb 1: More than half of the under-15 years of age children in the country are anaemic and significant malnutrition is prevalent among the local paediatric age group.... KARACHI: SOS children’s carnival today KARACHI, Feb 1: The Friends of SOS Children’s Village of Karachi is organizing an SOS Children’s Carnival 2003 at Hill Park on Sunday from noon to 8pm, says a press release.... KARACHI: Ban on jobs to be lifted soon, assembly told KARACHI, Feb 1: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammed Mahar has said there is no provision to provide job to the next of the kin of a government servant who dies before... KARACHI: Ibad opens new bus service KARACHI, Feb 1: Ten more private green buses formally started plying the city roads on Saturday, raising the number of jumbo-sized buses introduced, so far, by the city government’s mass transit... KARACHI: Hearing of US consulate bomb blast case put off KARACHI, Feb 1: The prosecution in the US consulate carbombing case against leaders of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi failed on Saturday to examine its first eyewitness due to an objection... KARACHI: MVT payment date extended KARACHI, Feb 1: The Excise and Taxation Department has allowed an extension of 15 days for depositing the current motor vehicle tax (MVT).... KARACHI: Haj pilgrims still await visas KARACHI, Feb 1: People who had applied for Haj visas under the open scheme through the ministry of religious affairs have been facing hardships as neither they have been issued visas... KARACHI: MMA slams US over INS issue KARACHI, Feb 1: A meeting of the Muttahida Majalis-i-Amal, presided over by its president Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani, was held here on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: CDA spends Rs640m more on buildings’ maintenance ISLAMABAD, Feb 1: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) bears expenditure of Rs1.4 billion per year for maintaining government buildings, an official of the authority’s revenue directorate told Dawn on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: Pakistani envoy in Thailand clarifies news item ISLAMABAD, Feb 1: The ambassador of Pakistan in Thailand, in a communication, passed to Dawn through the Foreign Office here has expressed his concern over a news item (Pakistanis languishing in... ISLAMABAD: Strategy to control pollen allergy to be finalized soon ISLAMABAD, Feb 1: The National Institute of Health (NIH) has decided to call a follow-up meeting this month to review measures so far taken to minimize pollen concentration in the federal... RAWALPINDI: Chaklala Cantt Board starts functioning RAWALPINDI, Feb 1: The new Chaklala Cantonment Board (CCB) formally started working on Saturday and all the assets/ liabilities and share of employees falling in its part were transferred to it.... RAWALPINDI: Drug-peddler gets 2-year RI RAWALPINDI, Feb 1: The additional district and sessions judge, Mian Mohammad Shafi, on Saturday awarded two years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) to a drug-peddler.... ISLAMABAD: Ehsan Akbar’s collection of poems launched ISLAMABAD, Feb 1: Some poems one would like to read again and again, said eminent poet Ahmad Faraz at the launch of Ehsan akbar’s collection of poems here on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Farmers told not to grow unapproved cotton varieties HYDERABAD, Feb 1: The director general of agriculture research and extension, Sindh, has advised growers not to sow unapproved varieties of cotton.... HYDERABAD: Abandoned development schemes to be revived HYDERABAD, Feb 1: The EDO, community development, has said the district government is trying to revive abandoned development schemes.... HYDERABAD: Nazim withdraws resignation: Qasimabad UC problems HYDERABAD, Feb 1: The Nazim and all the 18 councillors of union council-1, Qasimabad, have withdrawn their resignation, following assurance by the Qasimabad taluka Nazim that problems of their area will... HYDERABAD: Assessment of schools planned HYDERABAD, Feb 1: The directorate of research and assessment, Jamshoro, is launching a programme of mobile assessment system for classes I-VIII in the Khairpur district from Feb 3-4 an official statement... HYDERABAD: Three awarded life term for murder HYDERABAD, Feb 1: The Anti-Terrorism Court, Hyderabad, here on Saturday awarded life imprisonment twice and Rs100,000 fine each to three convicts in a murder and kidnapping for ransom case.... HYDERABAD: SU admissions HYDERABAD, Feb 1: The University of Sindh has extended the date for submission of admission forms in the evening programme under self-finance scheme in B.S. (Computer Science), post-graduate diploma in computer... PESHAWAR: District governments seek increase in budget PESHAWAR, Feb 1: District governments in the NWFP want the provincial government to increase their non-salary budget and transfer the salary component of their budgets to them during the second year... PESHAWAR: 7 activists of banned outfit granted bail PESHAWAR, Feb 1: The Frontier Crimes Regulations Tribunal here on Saturday granted bail to seven activists of the proscribed Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi convicted by the assistant political agent of Kurram Agency.... PESHAWAR: Three carjackers’ gangs busted PESHAWAR, Feb 1: The police have busted three gangs of carjackers and recovered... PESHAWAR: NWFP delegation to visit Kabul PESHAWAR, Feb 1: A delegation comprising two Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leaders and two officials will visit Kabul to secure the release of Pakistanis languishing in different jails in Afghanistan, sources said.... PESHAWAR:EC to hear appeal of Senate candidate PESHAWAR, Feb 1: Member Election Commission Justice Qazi Ehsanullah Qureshi will hear the appeal of Muhammad Saeed against the rejection of his nomination paper on Feb 6, at Peshawar High Court.... PESHAWAR: Rally staged against USwar plans PESHAWAR, Feb 1: Jamaat Ahle-i-Sunnat Ishaat Al-Tauheed held a protest rally against a possible US attack on Iraq and the victimization of Muslims in western countries on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: ‘Cultural heritage needs protection’ PESHAWAR, Feb 1: NWFP Governor Iftikhar Hussain Shah has stressed the need for protecting, preserving and promoting cultural heritage, which, he said, is imperative for collective national expression and to reflect... LAHORE: Indo-Iranian deal ‘against Pakistan’s interests’ LAHORE, Feb 1: Former foreign minister Sardar Assef Ahmad Ali has said that the security agreement signed by Iranian President Mohammad Khatami with India is against Pakistan’s interests and President Musharraf... LAHORE: Jail official says he was not allowed to produce Khwajas LAHORE, Feb 1: The Central Jail superintendent claimed in an anti-terrorism court on Saturday that he was instructed not to produce Dr Ahmad Javed Khwaja and Ahmad Naveed Khwaja despite court... LAHORE: PSMA’s plea to govt LAHORE, Feb 1: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association has urged the government to buy the surplus stocks of sugar to protect the farmers’ interests.... LAHORE: Three new sites identified on Wetlands Day LAHORE, Feb 1: On the eve of the World Wetlands Day on Sunday (today), Pakistan has identified three new wetlands of international importance in Sindh because of their unique biodiversity and... LAHORE: Abolition of interest stressed LAHORE, Feb 1: State Bank of Pakistan Governor Dr Ishrat Husain has said that only Islamic economic system offers equality and independence in a society.... LAHORE: Hearing in Asif Zardari case put off LAHORE, Feb 1: The district and sessions judge on Saturday adjourned the proceedings of drug case against Asif Ali Zardari for Feb 8 as latter could not turn up owing to... LAHORE: Checks on private computer colleges LAHORE, Feb 1: The Punjab government is planning to check private computer colleges cropped up all over the province.... LAHORE: Plan to upgrade traffic police LAHORE, Feb 1: The Punjab government has decided to fill-in thousands of vacant posts in the traffic police besides purchasing a large number of new wireless set fitted vehicles and motorcycles...

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