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February 23, 2003 Sunday Zul Hijjah 21, 1423 KARACHI: MPAs seek calamity-hit status for whole Sindh KARACHI, Feb 22: Members’ demand for Sindh to be declared ‘calamity-hit area’ and their impassioned call for a special relief package for the rain-hit people of Sindh reverberated in the requisitioned... KARACHI: Karachiites to experience two-day water shortage KARACHI, Feb 22: Water supply to almost entire city will be affected badly on Sunday owing to a major power breakdown at Dhabeji Pump House (phase-III) on Saturday.... KARACHI: MBBS exams tomorrow KARACHI, Feb 22: As many as 900 candidates are likely to appear in MBBS 3rd professional annual examinations, commencing on Feb 24, under the aegis of the University of Karachi.... KARACHI: Demolition operation at Haqiqi HQ KARACHI, Feb 22: In a major demolition operation at MQM Haqiqi headquarters in Landhi, the Karachi Building Control Authority and the anti-encroachment cell of Karachi City District Government, on Saturday, razed... KARACHI: World being destabilized by US hubris KARACHI, Feb 22: American unilateralism and its attempt to bypass the United Nations are significantly contributing to global instability after the 9/11 incident; and the situation must be reversed.... KARACHI: Four die in road accidents KARACHI, Feb 22: Four people including two policemen died in road accidents at separate places in the city on Saturday.... KARACHI: 6,000 suffer yearly for want of organs KARACHI, Feb 22: More than 6,000 Pakistanis came close to losing their lives every year for want of kidney transplantation, said a urological expert on Saturday morning.... KARACHI: Number of nurses at JPMC inadequate KARACHI, Feb 22: The 1,200-bed Jinnah Post-graduate Medical Centre has more than 1,000 doctors but only about 500 nurses. This was stated by the senior JPMC officials at a press conference... KARACHI: Registration forms for MA exams KARACHI, Feb 22: The University of Karachi on Saturday announced that registration forms for MA/double MA and improvement of division for external annual examinations 2002 could be submitted with a fee... KARACHI: Colleges short of about 900 teachers KARACHI, Feb 22: The government-run colleges for general education in the city are faced with a shortage of about 900 teachers, which has been contributing adversely to the standard of teaching,... KARACHI: New Sabzimandi issue taken up by MPA: PA question hour KARACHI, Feb 22: For the past many years, the maladministration and corruption in the affairs of New Sabzi Mandi has remained a bone of contention between the authorities at one side... KARACHI: Khuhro raps govt for not stopping work on Thal canal KARACHI, Feb 22: The Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, has criticized the provincial government for turning a blind eye at the work being carried out... KARACHI: Alliance man allowed to contest Senate polls KARACHI, Feb 22: Asif Ali Khan Jatoi of the National Alliance will be able to participate in the Senate elections on Monday by virtue of an interim order passed by the... KARACHI: Nazim slams transfers of police officers KARACHI, Feb 22: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has expressed concern over large scale transfers and postings of police officers in Karachi and said that these officers have a remarkable record of... KARACHI: KU rally expresses solidarity with Iraq KARACHI, Feb 22: Hundreds of faculty members, students and non- teaching staff at the University of Karachi took out a rally, which marched through various faculties and departments and culminated at... KARACHI: Hearing in US consulate carbomb case put off KARACHI, Feb 22: The Anti-terrorist Court No. 1, headed by Judge Aley Maqbool Rizvi, adjourned the hearing of the US Consulate car-bombing case against the leaders and workers of the banned... KARACHI: Coalition parties meet KARACHI, Feb 22: A parliamentary meeting of the coalition parties of the Sindh Government was held in the Sindh Assembly premises on Saturday.... KARACHI: Indian fishermen to be repatriated KARACHI, Feb 22: The Maritime Security Agency will undertake repatriation of 280 Indian fishermen along with 45 fishing boats on Tuesday February 25.... KARACHI: Save Water Group KARACHI, Feb 22: A six-member team, representing various organizations, was constituted as ‘Save Water Group’ at a day-long workshop held under the auspices of the Centre of Molecular Genetics (CMG), University... PESHAWAR: 5 independent MPAs part ways with MMA govt PESHAWAR, Feb 22: A group of five independent MPAs, led by former NWFP chief minister Sardar Inaytullah Khan Gandapur, has withdrawn its support to the government, accusing the MMA of mismanagement... PESHAWAR: Change in attitude must to stop mental illness: expert PESHAWAR, Feb 22: Patients in the United Kingdom play a great role in their treatment and consultants treating them take their suggestions seriously as far as their diagnosis and treatment was... PESHAWAR: Registration refused PESHAWAR, Feb 22: The fate of Gomal Medical College (GMC) Dera Ismail Khan is still in doldrums as the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has refused to recognize the college.... NOWSHERA: Microcredit Scheme launched in NWFP NOWSHERA, Feb 22: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that the government is determined to abolish quota system in the province during the next three years.... MINGORA: People facing food shortage MINGORA, Feb 22: The residents of Shangla, Malamjabba and Kalam valleys, who are stranded in their areas due to recent rains and snowfall, face a severe shortage of essential commodities, particularly... HANGU: One killed in road accident HANGU, Feb 22: One person was killed and two others were injured when a car they were travelling in veered of the road and fell into a ravine in Joza area... ISLAMABAD: Ulema, Capital admin agree on code of conduct ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: The deputy commissioner of Islamabad, Tariq Mehmood Khan, has said the entry of ‘fire-brand’ speakers will be banned within the limits of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) while distribution... ISLAMABAD: QAU selection procedure for teachers to be changed ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: The syndicate of Quaid-i-Azam University, in a meeting held on Saturday, agreed in principle to change selection procedure for the recruitment of lecturers and assistant professors, Dawn has... ISLAMABAD: 400 villages to be electrified, says Iesco chief ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: Iesco will supply electricity to 400 villages in its jurisdiction under the Khushaal Pakistan Programme (KPP) before June 30 with a cost of Rs300 million, the company’s chief,... ISLAMABAD: UNFPA provides $30m to govt ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), under its seventh country programme (2004-08), will provide $30 million ($6 million per year) to the government of Pakistan.... ISLAMABAD: HEC okays upgradation of horticulture department ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a project for upgradation of Department of Horticulture to Institute of Horticultural Sciences at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.... ISLAMABAD: Press Gallery a valuable reference tool ISLAMABAD, Feb. 22: Readers are informed in the prologue to the book ‘Press Gallery’ that democracy could not function without a free press. The book has been edited by Zafarullah Khan,... ISLAMABAD: BD naval chief due today ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: The Bangladeshi naval chief, Rear Admiral Shah Iqbal Mujtaba, is arriving on an official visit to Pakistan on Sunday, says a press release.... ISLAMABAD: Poetry evaluated and tributes paid to Joan Elia ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: Poet Joan Elia was remembered for his particular style in Ghazal at a meeting organized by the Islamabad Cultural Forum at the TVO Auditorium.... ISLAMABAD: All set to celebrate Basant in twin cities ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: Only a week is left before the skies of the twin cities are filled with the colourful kites of various sizes and designs during the Basant festival on... RAWALPINDI: Students exude talents through humorous poems, songs RAWALPINDI, Feb 22: The inter-collegiate student week concluded with a Mushaira and song competition at Government Postgraduate College for Women, Satellite Town, here on Saturday.... LAHORE: Irrigation system to be rehabilitated LAHORE, Feb 22: The government has planned to rehabilitate the Punjab irrigation system, which is one of the best and the oldest in the world, according to Irrigation Minister Amir Sultan... LAHORE: Nobody wants to be ‘full-time’ NAB DPG LAHORE, Feb 22: Two prominent lawyers, approached by the Punjab NAB for the post of Lahore deputy prosecutor general (DPG), have rejected the offer because of the recent NAB decision to... LAHORE: Former MNA convicted LAHORE, Feb 22: An accountability court on Saturday sentenced former MNA Chaudhry Farooq Hussain to seven-year rigorous imprisonment with Rs5 million fine on corruption charges in a NAB reference.... LAHORE: Awareness on mother, infant care stressed LAHORE, Feb 22: Punjab Health Minister Dr Tahir Ali Javed has said the government will reorganize the public healthcare system to the benefit of the common man.... LAHORE: Monthly fee on PCOs LAHORE, Feb 22: The Data Ganj Bakhsh Town Council on Saturday decided to impose a monthly fee on the opening of public call offices within its limits.... LAHORE: No reforms in presence of ‘black sheep’in police LAHORE, Feb 22: The Lahore High Court on Saturday taking up a petition seeking registration of a case against land-grabbers observed that police could not be reformed without the removal of... LAHORE: Senate election LAHORE, Feb 22: Candidates for the Senate election, due to be held on Monday, can take back their nomination papers by 12 noon on Sunday.... LAHORE: Programme for poor kidney-sellers LAHORE, Feb 22: The Punjab Zakat Council has launched a programme for rehabilitating the deserving people of Bhalwal in Sargodha district and checking the kidney trade.... LAHORE: Students reluctant to accept Zakat scholarships LAHORE, Feb 22: Of the Rs20.16 million allocated by the Central Zakat Council for distribution of scholarships among deserving students in the Punjab, only Rs6.8 million has so far been distributed... HYDERABAD: Civic bodies fail to drain out rain water HYDERABAD, Feb 22: Even after the passing of five days, the civic bodies have failed to drain out filthy rain water as a result of which business in the only fruit... HYDERABAD: Rs6.6bn earmarked for power supply HYDERABAD, Feb 22: The chairman, Wapda, Lt Gen (retd) Zulfiqar Ali Khan, has said that an amount of Rs6.6 billion had been earmarked for the improvement of the power supply system... HYDERABAD: 205 development schemes reviewed HYDERABAD, Feb 22: As many as 205 development schemes of Hyderabad, Badin, Thatta, Tharparkar, Sanghar, and Mirpurkhas districts were reviewed at a meeting held at the Shahbaz Hall here on Friday.... HYDERABAD: SAU convocation plan opposed HYDERABAD, Feb 22: The Sindh Agriculture University Teachers Association has criticized the plan for second convocation of the university, scheduled to be held on March 11.... HYDERABAD: Impersonator handed over to police HYDERABAD, Feb 22: A man who was posing as an inspector of an intelligence agency was caught by Hesco personnel and handed him over to the police here on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Plea to promote Sindhi language HYDERABAD, Feb 22: Sindhi Language Authority chairman Dr Qasim Bughio has said that amongst the regional languages of Pakistan, Sindhi is the only language which has produced a voluminous body of...

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