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February 24, 2003 Monday Zul Hijjah 22, 1423 KARACHI: 10 withdraw from contest on Senate’s Sindh seats KARACHI, Feb 23: Arrangements pertaining to the election of Sindh seats of Senate have been finalized. Polling will be held in the Committee Room No.1 of the Sindh Assembly building from... KARACHI: Killings termed conspiracy to fuel sectarianism: Compensation announced KARACHI, Feb 23: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammed Mahar on Sunday announced a compensation of Rs100,000 each for the deceased victims and Rs25,000 each for those injured in the firing... KARACHI: People suffer second day of water shortage KARACHI, Feb 23: Various parts of the city on Sunday either went dry or received scant supply of water owing to the short supply of over 40 million gallons of water... KARACHI: 77 vehicles hijacked in a week KARACHI, Feb 23: Seventy-seven vehicles — 16 cars and 61 motorbikes — were either hijacked or stolen in the city during the last one week,... KARACHI: Al-Falah DSP, SHO suspended KARACHI, Feb 23: The deputy superintendent of police and the station house officer of Al-Falah police station have been placed under suspension for their failure in maintaining law and order in... KARACHI: Wards for infectious diseases suggested KARACHI, Feb 23: A study undertaken recently at a general hospital showed that between 35 and 40 per cent of the patients reported infectious diseases, which are preventable.... KARACHI: PPO plans to set up postal mall KARACHI, Feb 23: The Pakistan Post Office has decided to build a postal mall in the city modelled on the one already operating in the capital.... KARACHI: HR education at primary level urged KARACHI, Feb 23: Speakers at a seminar on Sunday demanded that human rights be included in the curricula at the primary level so that children would grow as good human beings... KARACHI: Ombudsman redresses 71,838 complaints KARACHI, Feb 23: The institution of Provincial Ombudsman Sindh received 79,467 complaints during the past ten years, and of these 71,838 were disposed of, providing relief to 13,422 people.... KARACHI: Irritable bowel syndrome not dangerous KARACHI, Feb 23: The Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common gastro-intestinal problem world wide and up to 20% people suffers from it in Pakistan.... KARACHI: Nature Carnival draws big crowd KARACHI, Feb 23: A large number of people, most of them women and children, visited the ‘Nature Carnival’ held at the PAF Museum here on Sunday.... KARACHI: Senior poet honoured KARACHI: Munfarid, a poetry collection by senior poet and writer, Rafiq Jabir, was discussed at a literary sitting of the Karachi Press Club on Saturday, with Dr Mohammad Ali Siddiqui in... KARACHI: Reproductive health remains a least understood issue KARACHI, Feb 23: Despite enhanced accessibility to updated modes of information and knowledge, local adolescents continue to have deeply-ingrained myths and wrong perceptions about basic personal hygiene, reproductive health and the... KARACHI: Scouts Day KARACHI, Feb 23: As elsewhere, the World Scout Day was observed in Pakistan on Saturday with enthusiasm.... KARACHI: Basant festival KARACHI, Feb 23 : The basant festival and musical programme would be held at the PAF Korangi Creek Club on March 2, the organizers said here on Sunday.—APP... KARACHI: Ibad wants special police to be effective KARACHI, Feb 23: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has stressed the need for making police special branch more effective and functional and directed all the agencies responsible for law enforcement to... KARACHI: Cadaver organs donation law urged KARACHI, Feb 23: Pakistan is perhaps the only country in the Islamic world where law on cadaver donations does not exist, as despite sustained efforts since 1994, legislators have not adopted... KARACHI: SHC issues contempt notice to collector KARACHI, 23: The Sindh High Court on Saturday issued contempt notices to the customs collector for appraisement and five other officials for defying its order to release a consignment of imported... KARACHI: Million march to be a show of unity KARACHI, Feb 23: The March 2 million march will be a show of Ummah’s unity against the United States and a referendum against the supporters of the US policies towards Pakistan.... KARACHI: Minorities demand seats in Senate KARACHI, Feb 23: Criticizing non-representation of minorities in the Senate of Pakistan, the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (Apma) demanded on Sunday that the government should allocate seats for minorities in the... KARACHI: Muslims urged to strengthen civil societies KARACHI, Feb 23: Conditions are being created in Afghanistan in which the militant outfits could engage the Americans.... SUKKUR: Minor girl married to settle Karo-kari dispute SUKKUR, Feb 23: The Sindh High Court has ordered two landlords and an accused in the case of a forcible marriage a nine-year-old girl and criminal assault on her to appear... SUKKUR: ‘Three provinces want cut in Centre’s share’: Divisible pool SUKKUR, Feb 23: The governments of Sindh, Balochistan and the NWFP have agreed that the Centre should reduce its share from the federal divisible pool and the provinces’ share should be... SUKKUR: Woman sold by brothers, court told SUKKUR, Feb 23: The Rohri and Pano Aqil police have recovered a woman, Farida, from the house of a man, Abdul Aziz, in Achhyoon Kubiyoon, who was sold by her brothers... DADU: Seven booked for water theft DADU, Feb 23: Seven landlords of Dadu district were booked on charges of water theft on Sunday.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Growers take out procession NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 23: Hundreds of growers of Moria and Mahesar minors took out a procession in Kandiaro area on Sunday.... MITHI: Rain brings relief to Tharis MITHI, Feb 23: A major portion of the Thar desert received moderate rains a few days back. There was rain in almost all parts of three talukas — Chhachhro, Mithi, and... SHIKARPUR: Motorcyclist killed SHIKARPUR, Feb 23: Khadim Hussain Mahar, 40, was killed and his companion, Wajid Ali Mahar, was seriously injured after a truck (QA-6137) hit their motorcycle near Pir Zubair on the National... HYDERABAD: Plea to ensure teaching of Sindhi HYDERABAD, Feb 23: Speakers at a seminar on “Importance of Mother Tongue in Education” have demanded that the teaching of Sindhi language from class-III to XII should be ensured in all... HYDERABAD: PPP opposes Thal canal project HYDERABAD, Feb 23: The leader of opposition in the Sindh Assembly, Nisar Ahmad Khuhro, has opposed construction of the greater Thal canal, saying it will render land of Sindh barren....

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