DAWN - Local; March 3, 2003

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March 3, 2003	Monday	Zul Hijjah 29, 1423

KARACHI: Protesters call for boycott of American, British goods KARACHI, March 2: Thousands of participants of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal rally, named million march, resolved on Sunday to boycott American, British and Israeli goods and franchise outlets in Pakistan and warned...		KARACHI: Extraordinary security in Karachi KARACHI, March 2: Thousands of policemen were mobilized and deployed at sensitive points in the metropolis to ensure peace and security during the million march, along a section of the M....

KARACHI: Massive turnout at anti-war march KARACHI, March 2: People, enraged by the American aggressive designs on Iraq, at a massive protest rally here on Sunday deplored the Bush administration’s policies towards the Muslim world and demanded...		KARACHI: Two persons killed KARACHI, March 2: An elderly man was shot dead by his neighbours in Baldia late on Saturday night....

KARACHI: Appeal for harmony KARACHI, March 2: Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has called upon the religious leaders to play their role for the elimination sectarianism and religious hatred....		KARACHI: Mehran Highway completed KARACHI, March 2: The Works and Services Department of the Karachi City District Government has completed the Mehran Highway scheme at a cost of Rs 146.40 million, connecting Landhi with Bin...

KARACHI: Epilepsy centre opened at JPMC: 1.4m afflicted with disease KARACHI, March 2: The National Epilepsy Centre was inaugurated at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre on Sunday morning....		KARACHI: Transporters still follow token system KARACHI, March 2: Despite promises made by Sindh Transport Minister regarding voluntary abolition of token system by bus, minibus and coach owners, the transporters still flout all rules and regulations and...

KARACHI: School health service to be reactivated KARACHI, March 2: Sindh chief secretary K. B. Rind has underscored the needs for rejuvenating the school health service and transforming it into an effective and service for the benefit of...		KARACHI: People urged to assert right to govern KARACHI: The decline of civil society in Pakistan and its impact was the topic of the lecture delivered by I.A. Rahman at the PMA House of Saturday evening. This being the...

KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, March 2: The meteorological department has forecast dry and dusty weather for Karachi on Monday with minimum temperature of 18 to 20 °C. Dry and windy weather is predicted for...		KARACHI: Drive against polio from tomorrow KARACHI, March 2: The next round of three-day anti-polio campaign, which would be 36th of its kind, would take off in the country from March 4, during which some 38 million...

KARACHI: Women legislators urged to work for gender equality KARACHI, March 2: Speakers at a workshop on Sunday urged all the women parliamentarians to join hands and take a unified stand whenever an issue related to women is discussed in...		KARACHI: US warned against invasion KARACHI, March 2: Religious leaders, speaking at the “Qaumi Ulema Wa Mashaikh Convention”, reminded the United States and its allies that the oppressed people of Iraq were not alone and declared...

KARACHI: Fishermen threaten protest against trawlers KARACHI, March 2: “Fishermen may block deep-sea trawlers and set them on fire, for these vessels are actually killing machines eliminating fish and their habitat and will eventually push fishermen and...		KARACHI: KBCA demolishes illegal structures KARACHI, March 2: The KBCA, in its current campaign against illegal constructions, demolished a number of residential and commercial buildings in different parts of the city....

KARACHI: Governor leaves for London KARACHI, March 2: Sindh Governor Dr. Ishratul Ibad left here on Sunday for London with his family on a four-day private visit....		KARACHI: Aid for Thar KARACHI, March 2: The Pakistan Baitul Mal has provided financial aid worth Rs2.3 million to the drought-hit 470 families in Tharparkar district. — APP...

THATTA: Sindh PA’s resolution ignored by Centre: PPP: Thal canal project THATTA, March 2: Despite adoption of a unanimous resolution against the Thal canal by the Sindh Assembly, the federal government authorities have issued directives to complete the project in seven months...		HYDERABAD: Water reservoirs in Sindh demanded HYDERABAD, March 2: Sindh needs equitable distribution of water on national level and more water reservoirs in the province to overcome its acute water shortage....

LARKANA: 3 villagers kidnapped LARKANA, March 2: A gang of armed men kidnapped three villagers from Murad Bhatti village near Warah Saturday night....		SUKKUR: Cotton gutted SUKKUR, March 2: The entire stock of cotton of a cotton factory in Ghotki was reduced to ashes on Sunday. Firefighters from Deharki were able to control the fire after hectic...

KHAIRPUR: Cracks appear in canal embankment KHAIRPUR, March 2: The embankments of the Mirwah Canal developed cracks at 20 places from the Shar regulator to Tay Manhan on Saturday night. However, villagers living nearby were able to...		HYDERABAD: MMA asks US to destroy Israel’s WMDs HYDERABAD, March 2: MMA senator and Naib Ameer Jamaat-i-Islami, Prof Ghafoor Ahmed, has said that if the US was really interested in the elimination of weapons of mass destruction then its...

LARKANA: No official to sign 2,000 PRC applications LARKANA, March 2: Around 2,000 applicants are awaiting issuance of permanent residence certificates, which has been delayed since Dec 14, 2002, since when post of the EDO, revenue, Larkana, is lying...		MIRPURKHAS: Six killed, four injured in jeep-bus collision MIRPURKHAS, March 2: Six persons were killed and four injured in an accident on the Umerkot-Chhore road near Raees Allahdad turn on Saturday night....

HYDERABAD: Hesco blames Wasa for chaos HYDERABAD, March 2: Hesco has blamed Wasa for the chaotic conditions created in the wake of recent rains in Hydera-bad, saying the agency has not taken proper precautions against power breakdowns....		DADU: Nazim wants relief package for Dadu’s drought-hit area DADU, March 2: The western part of Dadu district is facing drought-like condition for the last three years due to lack of rainfall and the residents are demanding a relief package...