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February 20, 2003 Thursday Zul Hijjah 18, 1423 KARACHI: Madaris to get financial aid under ADB project KARACHI, Feb 19: The Sindh government has decided to extend financial support and other facilities to the madressahs, enabling them to impart modern day education, side-by-side religious studies to their students.... KARACHI: Thousands of houses go without water for days KARACHI, Feb 19: Around 10,000 houses in various localities of Orangi Town went without water for the tenth consecutive day on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Body formed to audit accounts of two colleges KARACHI, Feb 19: Following the complaint that the students admitted to degree classes recently at two colleges were overcharged on account of fees, the Sindh education department has constituted a committee... KARACHI: Teenager throttled to death KARACHI, Feb 19: Unknown persons killed a boy in Lyari late Tuesday night.... KARACHI: SHC seeks AG’s help in water rates writ KARACHI, Feb 19: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday asked attorney-general to assist it in adjudication of a number of petitions challenging the enhanced water and conservancy rates in Karachi and... KARACHI: Two firms submit offers for rail-based transport KARACHI, Feb 19: The city government, under its Karachi Mass Transit Programme, has extended the date of submission of tender documents for a rail-based transport system in Karachi by March 10,... KARACHI: City govt officials summoned in LEW case KARACHI, Feb 19: A division bench of the Sindh High Court directed the district coordination officer (DCO) of Karachi and and the revenue chief of the city district government on Wednesday... KARACHI: Old man commits suicide KARACHI, Feb 19: An old man committed suicide in his house in Gulzar-i-Hijri on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Inequality accounts for women’s poor health: Workshop on new-born care KARACHI, Feb 19: The second provincial master trainers workshop on “Essential New Born Care” for doctors from Balochistan commenced here at the Paediatrics Department Unit One, Civil Hospital.... KARACHI: TB rising in children KARACHI, Feb 19: Around 17 per cent of all TB cases recently confirmed in Pakistan were found to be in children under five years of age.... KARACHI: Complaints against computer institutes KARACHI, Feb 19: Sindh chief Secretary K. B. Rind has said that certain complaints have been brought to the notice of the government regarding private sector computer education institutions, and these... KARACHI: No change in MBBS exam schedule KARACHI, Feb 19: The principals of the government-run medical colleges in the city have announced that the fourth and final year MBBS examinations would be held as per schedule.... KARACHI: Action against Net cafes likely KARACHI, Feb 19: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that a committee of educational experts is being set up to work out proposals for improving the academic environment in educational institutions... KARACHI: KU declares MCD results KARACHI, Feb 19: The University of Karachi has extended the last date for admissions to BA (Pass)/BSc (Pass)/BCom and BSc (Home Economics) classes till March 3 with a late fee of... KARACHI: Plant scientists moot on 24th KARACHI, Feb 19: The eighth national meeting of plant scientists will be held on Feb 24 in the PCSIR auditorium.... KARACHI: New SIDA chairman KARACHI, Feb 19: Rafiq A. Safi Munshey has taken over the charge of managing director of the Sindh Irrigation & Drainage Authority, which is a statutory body.... KARACHI: Shipowners College exam KARACHI, Feb 19: The principal, Pakistan Shipowners Government College, announced on Wednesday that the annual preliminary examinations, 2003, will commence from Feb 24.... KARACHI: War on Iraq to unleash catastrophe in region: Rasheed warns... KARACHI, Feb 19: The ongoing Iraq crisis would enter the decisive phase by the mid-March with far reaching bearing, especially on the Muslim world.... KARACHI: Complaints about voice messaging increase KARACHI, Feb 19: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company has been inundated with complaints about its voice messaging service.... KARACHI: NBW for contemner’s arrest issued KARACHI, Feb 19: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of an alleged contemner and his production in the court. It asked a state counsel to... KARACHI: Fake netball team off-loaded KARACHI, Feb 19: The Federal Investigation Agency’s immigration wing off-loaded 19 passengers, allegedly going to Glasgow under the cover of official members of Pakistan Net Ball Association.... KARACHI: Law for consumers protection stressed KARACHI, Feb 19: Ombudsman of Sindh, Justice Haziqul Khairi, has underlined the need for early enactment of the consumers protection ordinance in Sindh, and its implementation including formation of consumer courts.... KARACHI: Statement in sectarian case recorded KARACHI, Feb 19: The prosecution in a sectarian killing case against the chief of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and his two associates closed on Wednesday its side with the deposition of the... KARACHI: Haqiqi offices case KARACHI, Feb 19: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justices Muhammad Roshan Essani and Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, on Wednesday issued notice to deputy attorney-general, advocate-general Sindh, director... KARACHI: Surprise raids at police stations KARACHI, Feb 19: A committee, comprising two retired district and sessions judges, set up by the Provincial Ombudsman, Justice Haziqul Khairi, has started conducting “surprise raids” at police stations across Sindh... KARACHI: PPP MPAs discuss strategy KARACHI, Feb 19: The Parliamentary Party of the PPP Parliamentarians met here on Wednesday to discuss a strategy vis-a-viz the Feb 22 requisitioned session of Sindh Assembly as well as the... KARACHI: Court orders ignored KARACHI, Feb 19: Despite the clear instructions by the district and sessions judge, South, and judicial magistrate, 8th South, Sindh Health department, despite passage of 38 days, has not yet constituted... KARACHI: JI appreciates French stance KARACHI, Feb 19: Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi has appreciated the French stance on the Iraq crisis.... KARACHI: Taxi drivers to join strike KARACHI, Feb 19: Karachi Rickshaw Taxi Owners Alliance Association has flayed the recent increase in oil prices, and threatened to join the strike called on Feb 27, if the prices were... LARKANA: Nine held for swiping gold from bank lockers LARKANA, Feb 19: Nine persons, including eight bank employees, were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the missing gold worth over Rs7 million from 51 lockers of the Naudero branch of... DADU: Hospital without chest, orthopaedic depts DADU, Feb 19: The Civil Hospital, the biggest hospital in Dadu district, is functioning without a chest department and an orthopaedic department. Besides, it is without any ENT and cardiology specialists.... SANGHAR: PM launches Chhotiari reservoir: Rs10bn for irrigation pledged SANGHAR, Feb 19: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Wednesday pledged to provide Rs10 billion to the Sindh government for improvement and rehabilitation of the province’s irrigation system.... HYDERABAD: Rainwater in Hyderabad not drained out yet HYDERABAD, Feb 19: Rainwater that inundated low-lying areas in different parts of Hyderabad after heavy rains has still not been drained out, creating problems for people.... HYDERABAD: LUMHS entry test on 24th HYDERABAD, Feb 19: The Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, on Wednesday announced that the entry test for admission to degree courses would be conducted on Feb 24....

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