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February 21, 2003 Friday Zul Hijjah 19, 1423 KARACHI: City govt at odds with NHA on roads plan KARACHI, Feb 20: The city government is at loggerheads with the National Highway Authority (NHA) over the structural designs of Lyari Expressway and Northern Bypass projects.... KARACHI: SHC orders retrial due to improper evidence KARACHI, Feb 20: A trial conducted in contravention of the prescribed mode and manner of recording evidence is no trial in the eyes of law, a division bench of the Sindh... KARACHI: Met dept forecasts heavy rains next month KARACHI, Feb 20: The city might experience the same kind of rains that lashed the country a couple of days ago and bigger in intensity and reach early next month.... KARACHI: Police introduce complaint forms KARACHI, Feb 20: Karachi Police have placed public complaint forms at all the offices of Town Police Officers (TPOs), Madadgar-15 and post offices.... KARACHI: Man shot dead KARACHI, Feb 20: A journalist was shot dead in Korangi on Thursday afternoon.... KARACHI: Annual toll of AIDS to rise manifold KARACHI, Feb 20: Despite low prevalence in Pakistan as compared to other parts of the world, the lethal disease, HIV/AIDS, has touched the mark of 1942 cases.... KARACHI: Accidents routine on Hub River Road KARACHI, Feb 20: Traffic accidents have become a matter of routine on the main Hub River Road as it is in dilapidated condition and there are no street- lights.... KARACHI: Work begins on women’s university, says Nazim KARACHI, Feb 20: Preliminary work has started on the establishment of a women’s university in Karachi.... KARACHI: Leaking line creates water shortage KARACHI, Feb 20: Water gushing out from an 8-inch dia pipeline has inundated a number of streets of Clifton’s Block 8, causing hindrance in the smooth flow of traffic, and inconvenience... KARACHI: Lines Area observes black day KARACHI, Feb 20: The Awami Ittehad Welfare Committee (AIWC) and the Save Lines Area Committee on Thursday announced that they would observe a black day on Friday to protest against their... KARACHI: Kashmir a victim of big powers’ rivalry: Workshop on EU role KARACHI, Feb 20: The European Union is failing to adopt an even-strategy on enforcement of human rights and promotion of democratic values in South Asia, speakers observe this at a workshop... KARACHI: SHC puts off hearing of domicile case KARACHI, Feb 20: A division bench of the Sindh High Court adjourned on Thursday to March 6 the hearing of a case involving the criterion for determination of domicile for the... KARACHI: Minister warns EDOs over powers’ misuse KARACHI, Feb 20: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Khan Marwat on Thursday warned that strict action would be taken if any Executive District Officer (EDO) misused his powers.... KARACHI: Faiz: a voice for the world’s wretched KARACHI: A seminar on Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984), eulogising his person and poetry, was jointly held by the Academy Adbiat-i-Pakistan and the Pakistan Arts Council, with Dr Shanul Haq Haqqi in... KARACHI: Demo against deep-sea fishing policy KARACHI, Feb 20: A large number of women and children belonging to the fishing community staged a demonstration to protest against the deep-sea fishing policy on Thursday.... KARACHI: Steel Mills management penalizes employee KARACHI, Feb 20: The Pakistan Steel Mills has taken a punitive action against one of its employee.... KARACHI: BIE results KARACHI, Feb 20: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi on Thursday announced the result of Higher Secondary Certificate Part II Supplementary Examinations 2002 of the Home Economics Group.... KARACHI: NFC Award to be settled thru talks: Aftab KARACHI, Feb 20: The Adviser on Finance to the Sindh Chief Minister, Aftab Ahmed Shaikh, has called for making population, poverty, area and provincial revenue contribution to the centre as the... KARACHI: Moot on infectious diseases KARACHI, Feb 20: The Infectious Diseases Society of Pakistan has invited local and foreign delegates for an International Congress on Infectious Diseases which is being organized from March 28 to 30... KARACHI: BEd exam KARACHI, Feb 20: The University of Karachi on Thursday notified that forms and fees for B.Ed. supplementary examination 2002 will be accepted at respective colleges from Feb. 21 to Feb. 28... KARACHI: HU results KARACHI, Feb 20: The examination department of Hamdard University on Thursday announced the result of B-Pharm-MBA first year examination-2002.... KARACHI: Book launch KARACHI, Feb 20: The launching ceremony of Mohammad Zakir Ali Khan’s book, titled Mai baap, will take place at Aligarh Old Boys’ Association on Friday at 4pm.... KARACHI: FCS grant to replace pipeline KARACHI, Feb 20: Chairman Fishermen’s Cooperative Society Commodore Syed Tayyab Naqvi has directed the Society to replace the damaged water pipeline in a fishermen locality, Salehabad, on emergency basis.... KARACHI: Appointment KARACHI, Feb 20: The London-based Royal Society for Asian Affairs has appointed Mr Fateh Ali Hashim, Honorary Consul-General of Morocco in Karachi, as their local honorary secretary. The society was founded... KARACHI: PM rushes back to Islamabad KARACHI, Feb 20: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali cut short his visit to the interior of Sindh and left for Islamabad on Thursday afternoon, after he received the news that the... KARACHI: Flower show postponed KARACHI, Feb 20: The 52nd flower show, to be organized by the Horticultural Society of Pakistan, which was to be held on Friday, has been postponed on account of the day... HYDERABAD: Moot calls for equitable distribution of resources HYDERABAD, Feb 20: A two-day national conference on “Economic Rights and Social Justice: A New Political Agenda for Pakistan,” has recommended equitable distribution of resources.... HYDERABAD: Victims’ heirs to be paid compensation HYDERABAD, Feb 20: Five million rupees have been given to the district Nazim for undertaking relief measures in the rain- devastated Hyderabad and, in addition to this, Rs100,000 would be paid... HYDERABAD: Relief work HYDERABAD, Feb 20: To review relief activities in rain-affected areas, a meeting was held here on Wednesday.... MIRPURKHAS: Relief package for Mirpurkhas urged MIRPURKHAS, Feb 20: The government should announce a special relief package for the water-starved Mirpurkhas district, which is situated at the tail-end of the Nara Canal and is facing acute water... SANGHAR: Girl’s death by falling in manhole stirs protest SANGHAR, Feb 20: Dozens of angry people took to streets here on Thursday to protest against the death of a minor girl after falling in an open manhole in Shahan Shah... KHAIRPUR: Three kidnapped KHAIRPUR, Feb 20: A woman, her young daughter and minor son were kidnapped in the Daro village on Wednesday in retaliation against the kidnapping of a girl over a matrimonial dispute.... MITHI: Thar gets no benefit from recent rains MITHI, Feb 20: Though some part of the Thar received moderate rain on Monday but it would not benefit its agricultural sector as it could best be described as a freak... SUKKUR: Lightning kills three SUKKUR, Feb 20: Three persons were killed after being stricken by lightning and two in a roof collapse incident in different areas of Daharki on Tuesday night....

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