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February 4, 2003 Tuesday Zul Hijjah 2,1423 KARACHI: Maintainability of poll petitions challenged KARACHI, Feb 3: Five Muttahida Qaumi Movement legislators on Monday challenged the maintainability of petitions filed against their election to the National and provincial assemblies in the absence of any affidavits... KARACHI: About 90,000 students still confused over IT exam KARACHI, Feb 3: Due to poor planning and lack of coordination in teaching the Information Technology as a compulsory subject at the intermediate level, students in government colleges are still at... KARACHI: Transporters decide to do away with token system KARACHI, Feb 3: Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) has decided to do away with the token system for mini-buses and coaches.... KARACHI: Yunus Khan brought to PA KARACHI, Feb 3: The solitary member of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement in Sindh Assembly, Yunus Khan, who was arrested from the Sindh Assembly premises on Dec 14, was brought to the... KARACHI: Ban on recruitment to go this month, PA told KARACHI, Feb 3: The ban on recruitments in Sindh would be lifted at the end of the month, Home Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed told Sindh Assembly on Monday while speaking on... KARACHI: Police shoot suspect to death KARACHI, Feb 3: An alleged bandit was shot dead in Malir late Sunday night, in what the police claimed an encounter.... KARACHI: Number of smokers in city rises KARACHI, Feb 3: Despite millions of rupees that were spent on several anti-smoking initiatives, the prevalence of smoking among Karachiites has not declined in the past few decades, a research paper... KARACHI: Postal museum with research centre planned KARACHI, Feb 3: The Pakistan Post Office has decided to establish a postal museum on I.I. Chundrigar Road, where a library, a conference hall and a research centre will also be... KARACHI: WHO team briefed on performance of CHK KARACHI, Feb 3: A delegation of World Health Organization, headed by Dr Ferdinand Siem Tjam, Advisor on Referral Systems, WHO Headquarters, Geneva, visited Civil Hospital, Karachi here Monday.... KARACHI: BDS exam results announced KARACHI, Feb 3: The University of Karachi declared on Monday the results of final professional BDS supplementary examination 2002.... KARACHI: Coastal areas to be developed for farmers, tourists: CS KARACHI, Feb 3: As the provincial government is developing coastal agriculture sector, cultivators and agriculturists are welcomed to avail the opportunity and join in the activity.... KARACHI: Drive against beggars planned KARACHI, Feb 3: The city government will launch a campaign, from Feb 6, to check the activities of professional beggars in the city during Eidul Azha.... KARACHI: NED holiday KARACHI, Feb 3: The NED University will remain closed on Feb 5 in connection with the Kashmir Solidarity Day.—APP... KARACHI: EU to give 39m euros for education KARACHI, Feb 3: The European Union will provide a sum of 39 million euros for promotion of primary education in the province.... KARACHI: Wildlife board members get hunting permits KARACHI, Feb 3: At least nine out of the 19 members of the Sindh Wildlife Management Board, including its vice chairman, are hunters and have obtained hunting permits for the season... KARACHI: Complaints about PTCL’s code facility mount KARACHI, Feb 3: The number of complaints about the code- barring facility getting “hung” has increased over the months.... KARACHI: City council told Faizan to be freed only after legal procedure KARACHI, Feb 3: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan told the city council members on Monday that the UC Nazim, Mr Faizanullah, would be released only after legal procedures, and protest demonstrations were... KARACHI: Qazi lays emphasis on unity KARACHI, Feb 3: Muslims have a lot of talent and abilities to provide leadership to the world, and only Islamic world can provide justice and peace to the world.... KARACHI: Muslim states urged to back Iraqi stance KARACHI, Feb 3: Secretary General of Jamat-i-Islami and central leader of Muttahida Majlis-i-Ammal (MMA) Syed Munawar Hassan has urged the OIC to play its due role to avert a possible US... KARACHI: PSP plans to hold symposium KARACHI, Feb 3: Karachi and Larkana Chapters of Pakistan Society of Physicians will organize their 18th annual symposium from Feb 21-22 in the Liaquat National Hospital.... KARACHI: Governor for promotion of tourism to revive economy KARACHI, Feb 3: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Monday called for promotion of tourism for investment promotion and revival of economy in Sindh.... KARACHI: Nagi’s birthday Celebrated KARACHI, Feb 3: The 87th birthday of Ahmed Saeed Nagi, who distinguished himself as one of the frontline Muslim artists in the Freedom Movement, was celebrated here by a large number... KARACHI: Entry days for zoo notified KARACHI, Feb 3: Karachi Zoo administration has announced the public entry days into the zoological garden for the upcoming holidays.... KARACHI: Opposition’s campaign on sugarcane price defused KARACHI, Feb 3: An adjournment motion, moved during the Monday’s session of the Sindh Assembly by Jam Madad Ali from the treasury benches and pertaining to the grievances of sugarcane growers... KARACHI: Foreign group plans to invest $700m KARACHI, Feb 3: The Qatar-American Group plans to invest $700 million in various commercial projects within the vicinities of Karachi and Lahore airports.... KARACHI: Iraqi artist at Chawkandi KARACHI, Feb 3: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Nuha Al-Radi, an Iraqi artist, will open at Chawkandi Art on Tuesday, says a press release.... HYDERABAD: Rickshaw drivers resent levy of parking fees HYDERABAD, Feb 3: A large number of rickshaw drivers, under the aegis of the Light Transport Rickshaw Drivers Labour Union, took out a procession here on Monday against recovery of what... SHIKARPUR: Govt apathy towards tribal feuds slated SHIKARPUR, Feb 3: A local leader of the Jamiat Ulema-i- Pakistan-N, Mian Abdul Basit Pechuho, has expressed concern over the indifferent attitude of the government towards occurrence of tribal clashes, particularly... LARKANA: Officials accused of ignoring dist governments LARKANA, Feb 3: The district council, at its Monday’s session, resented helplessness of sub-committees, formed to get implemented the council’s resolutions, pertaining to different government departments.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Police blamed for backing murder accused NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 3: The relatives of a man, Saeed Khan, who had been killed about a month ago, and the Naib Nazim Union Council Bhorti on Monday held a protest... SUKKUR: Housewife, bandit killed in crossfire SUKKUR, Feb 3: A woman and a bandit were killed while a man was injured on Monday in an exchange of fire between bandits and inmates of a house in Jahano... HYDERABAD: Efforts to conserve water resources stressed HYDERABAD, Feb 2: Experts on agriculture and leaders of the public opinion have blamed the acute shortage of water for destroying Sindh, calling upon the people to launch a concerted struggle... KHAIRPUR: Sugarcane growers continue protest KHAIRPUR, Feb 3: The sugarcane growers of Sobhodero, Gambat, Kingri and other Talukas continued to protest for the second consecutive day on Monday in their respective towns against the management of... HYDERABAD: Hari leaders elected HYDERABAD, Feb 3: Master Lalji has been elected president and Ahmad Dars as general secretary of the Azad Hari Union at its first-ever elections held on Sunday.... SANGHAR: Thief killed in encounter with villagers SANGHAR, Feb 3: A man believed to be accomplice of three thieves who tried to enter a house in the Sultan Chang village, near Tando Adam, on Sunday night and exchanged... PESHAWAR: Transporters end strike, fare raise call refused PESHAWAR, Feb 3: The transporters on Monday announced that they were ending their strike on the third day, amid reports that difference have emerged among them.... PESHAWAR: JI leader’s candidature for Senate challenged PESHAWAR, Feb 3: The Awami National Party has challenged the candidature of Jamaat-i-Islami deputy chief Professor Khursheed Ahmad for the scheduled Senate elections from NWFP and prayed before the Peshawar High... MIRPURKHAS: Sindh deprived of rights: PPP MIRPURKHAS, Feb 3: PPP MNA Nawab Yousuf Talpur has said that owing to the incompetence of the federal government, Sindh was deprived of its just rights.... PESHAWAR: Two policemen held for killing man in custody PESHAWAR, Feb 3: The city police on Sunday arrested two policemen of Faqirabad police station on charges of killing a person during custody.... PESHAWAR: ASIs given more powers PESHAWAR, Feb 3: The Frontier province government has empowered assistant sub-inspectors of police to carry out investigations into an offence punishable up to three-year imprisonment....

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