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February 15, 2003 Saturday Zul Hijjah 13, 1423 KARACHI: People not spared power breakdowns on Eid days KARACHI, Feb 14: Power failures did not observe Eid holidays on Wednesday and Thursday as many localities remained without electricity.... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims five lives KARACHI, Feb 14: At least five persons died and more than two dozens were injured in two road accidents in the city in the past 48 hours.... KARACHI: Cop commits suicide; bandits rob, kill man KARACHI, Feb 14: Bandits robbed and killed an expatriate in Korangi soon after he arrived in the city from Austria on Friday morning.... KARACHI: Transfusion services fuelling HIV, hepatitis KARACHI, Feb 14: Ironically, the country’s blood transfusion services, which are supposed to help doctors combat suffering, are in all likelihood fuelling diseases like HIV and hepatitis B and C.... KARACHI: Thirteen held for snatching hides KARACHI, Feb 14: Police arrested 13 people for snatching hide and skin of sacrificial animals in different areas of the metropolis during the three days of Eidul Azha.... KARACHI: High Court sets aside death sentence KARACHI, Feb 14: Inadmissibility of a child’s evidence saved his father from execution for killing his mother at Kharadar in 1992.... KARACHI: Over 700,000 animals slaughtered during Eid KARACHI, Feb 14: Over 700,000 animals were sacrificed in the city during the three days of Eid-ul-Azha.... KARACHI: Opinion sought on graveyard extension KARACHI, Feb 14: The Sindh Ombudsman, Justice Haziqul Khairi, while taking suo motu notice of maladministration at graveyards, has opined that public and scholars’ opinion could be sought on whether Sharia... KARACHI: Nazim visits KKF camp KARACHI, Feb. 14: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has expressed satisfaction over the law and order situation in Karachi.... KARACHI: Concern at increasing noise pollution KARACHI, Feb 14: Pakistan observed the World Noise Day on Friday with considerable majority of its urban population exposed to exceeding levels of noise pollution.... KARACHI: Ibad reviews uplift works KARACHI, Feb 14: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that schedules of the public should be kept in consideration during construction of roads and other development works.... KARACHI: Urdu University senate opposed KARACHI, Feb 14: The Karachi University Teachers’ Society (KUTS) has opposed the formation of senate at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology.... KARACHI: Eidul Azha celebrations in Karachi KARACHI, Feb 14: Like elsewhere, the people in Karachi, celebrated Eid-ul-Azha on Wednesday with religious fervour and enthusiasm.... KARACHI: Scholarships to Karachi students not disbursed KARACHI, Feb 14: Scholarships to the tune of Rs74 million could not be released to the girl students of secondary schools promptly as the city government is yet to finalize a... KARACHI: 55 tons of meat distributed, says Edhi KARACHI, Feb 14: The Edhi Foundation has distributed more than 55 tons of meat of sacrificial animals among those who have been displaced due to construction of the 16.7km Lyari Expressway... KARACHI: Elimination of child labour KARACHI, Feb 14: Sindh Chief Secretary K.B. Rind has called upon the officials of the Industries and Labour Department to adopt a concrete and practical strategy for elimination of child labour... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Feb. 14: The meteorological department has forecast fair and partly cloudy weather in Karachi on Saturday. The minimum temperature in the city is expected between 16 to 18 degrees centigrade.—PPI... KARACHI: Seminar on civic issues KARACHI, Feb 14: A seminar on “civic problems and their hi-tech solutions” will be organized by the Usman Institute of Technology (UIT) here on February 18.... KARACHI: Peace rally KARACHI, Feb 14: A peace rally to protest against US plans to attack Iraq will be held at the Karachi Press Club at 3pm on Saturday. The rally has been organized... KARACHI: Cash reward for railwaymen KARACHI, Feb 14: The Chairman Railways, Lt-Gen (retired) Saeeduz Zafar, has announced a cash reward of Rs1.5 million for supervisors and other workers of the Karachi diesel shed/shop for their outstanding... KARACHI: High Court issues notice to hospital: Compensation case KARACHI, Feb 14: Justice Zahid Qurban Alvi of the Sindh High Court issued on Friday notices to the administration of Aga Khan University Hospital and others for Feb 17.... KARACHI: Regularization of illegal buildings by March 18 KARACHI, Feb 14: Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) will receive applications for the regularization of illegally-constructed buildings up to March 18, according to the Chief Controller of Buildings, Brig A. S.... LARKANA: Suicides in Sindh blamed on economic exploitation LARKANA, Feb 14: Participants of a seminar have urged the government to take urgent steps to provide jobs to the unemployed besides devising strategy to end economic exploitation to contain the... KARACHI: Homage paid to Sardar Nishtar KARACHI, Feb 14: Sindh Minister for Population Welfare and Women Development Dr Saeeda Malik on Friday paid tribute to Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar.... KARACHI: Nawab Moinuddin laid to rest KARACHI, Feb 14: Former ruler of the state of Manawadar, Nawab Ghulam Moinuddin Khan, was laid to rest on Friday.... KARACHI: Probe urged into purchase of computers KARACHI, Feb 14: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association has hailed the decision of the education minister to declare IT as an optional subject at intermediate level.... KARACHI: Lost hearing ability can be restored KARACHI, Feb 14: As a result of advancement in research and technology in the medical field, complete restoration of lost hearing ability has now become possible in Pakistan.... SANGHAR: Villagers thrash police party SANGHAR, Feb 14: Villagers thrashed a police party in the Murad Unnar village, near Preetamabad, after they mistook them for bandits.... KARACHI: CM satisfied with law & order KARACHI, Feb 14: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has expressed satisfaction over steps taken by the law-enforcement agencies in the city during Eidul Azha, saying that a peaceful atmosphere was... KARACHI: Noorani criticizes US KARACHI, Feb 14: MMA chief Allama Shah Ahmed Noorani on Friday accused the US of promoting vulgarity and indecency among Muslims, especially in Pakistan, through a well-conceived conspiracy.... KARACHI: Drugs seized KARACHI, Feb 14: The Anti-narcotic Force recovered a sizable quantity of narcotics during Eidul Azha.... KARACHI: Convocation KARACHI, Feb 14: The fourth Convocation of Baqai Medical University will be held on Feb 17.... MIRPURKHAS: Body found MIRPURKHAS, Feb 14: An unidentified body of a man has been recovered from Manghan Machhi village in Kot Ghulam Mohammad taluka.... THATTA: PPP urges PM to check misuse of power THATTA, Feb 14: Legislators belonging to the People’s Party Parliamentarians on Friday called upon Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali to take notice of misuse of power and worsening law and... NAWABSHAH: Action committee ends protest NAWABSHAH, Feb 14: Following an assurance by the chief secretary, Sindh, K. B. Rind, the Shehri Action Comm-ittee ended its protest on the fifth day on Thursday against the supply of... MITHI: Urgent relief measures needed in Thar: WB MITHI, Feb 14: Members of the World Bank (WB) team, who visited Thar this week, said that the drought situation there was severe, which needed immediate relief measures besides sustainable planning... DADU: ‘Sindh to receive its water share’ DADU, Feb 14: Federal minister for industries Liaquat Ali Khan Jatoi has said Sindh will receive its share of water and shortage of the water will soon be overcome.... HYDERABAD: LUHMS to widen computer network HYDERABAD, Feb 14: The Higher Education Commission has approved a project for computerization and network enhancement of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro.... DADU: Growers in a fix over closure of sugar mill DADU, Feb 14: At least eight million maunds of sugarcane are available in Dadu district, but the growers are facing difficulties ever since the closure of the Piaro Goth Sugar Mill... SANGHAR: 20 injured in accident SANGHAR, Feb 14: Over 20 persons were injured, four of them seriously, when a bus fell in a ditch after breaking of its tie- rod near Mir Hassan Mari village, Tando... HYDERABAD: Eidul Azha celebrated with fervour HYDERABAD, Feb 14: Eidul Azha was celebrated here on Wednesday with traditional festivity.... HYDERABAD: Research work published HYDERABAD, Feb 14: The Lincom Europa, Germany, has published a research work of the chairman of Sindhi Language Authority, Dr Mohammad Qasim Bughio, titled “A Comparative Socio-linguistic Study of Rural and...

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