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March 25, 2003 Tuesday Muharram 21, 1424 KARACHI: Acute water shortage to persist KARACHI, March 24: Water supply situation in the city aggravated on Monday in the wake of frequent power failures that continued to hit two major pumping installations functioning under the city... KARACHI: Hearing of case put off for want of courtroom KARACHI, March 24: An anti-terrorism court had to put off the hearing of a bomb blast case on Monday because there was no courtroom available inside the Central Prison, Karachi, to... KARACHI: Policeman shot dead KARACHI, March 24: A policeman was shot dead in New Karachi on Monday evening.... KARACHI: Karakoram Express begins daily operation KARACHI, March 24: The Karachi-Lahore Karakoram Express, consisting of Chinese coaches, on Monday began daily operation after its formal inauguration by Federal Minister for Railways Ghous Bux Mahar at a ceremony... KARACHI: Dusty winds sweep city KARACHI, March 24: Dusty winds blew across the city on Monday as a result of what the Met office termed development of a pressure gradient in Karachi.... KARACHI: PCSIR offices being shifted KARACHI, March 24: The head office of Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research will be shifted to Islamabad by May this year.... KARACHI: New chief for CPLC KARACHI, March 24: The appointment of Jameel Yousuf as Chief of the Citizen-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) Karachi has been rescinded with immediate effect by competent authority. This has been notified by... KARACHI: City Council calls for end to war KARACHI, March 24: Terming the ruthless bombardment on Iraqi civilians and damage to civic infrastructure by US-British forces ‘a barbaric act against humanity’, the City Council on Monday urged the UN... KARACHI: TB Day observed Sindh may Witness 61,000 TB cases yearly KARACHI, March 24: According to World Health Organization estimates, Sindh, with a population of around 34million, is feared to witness more than 61,000 patients developing Tuberculosis every year, including 30,000 tested... KARACHI: Registration of private schools resumes KARACHI, March 24: The education department of the city government has reopened the dates for fresh registration of privately-managed educational institutions.... KARACHI: Anniversary celebrations of KU centre begin KARACHI, March 24: The 20th anniversary celebrations of Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre, University of Karachi, began with a software exhibition on Monday.... KARACHI: Literary body holds its first meeting KARACHI: A meeting of the Karachi Literary circle — a nascent body of city writers and poets — was held on Sunday.... KARACHI: Dropout rate KARACHI, March 24: A significant increase has been registered in the dropout rate of children from schools at different levels from class one to six in rural as well as urban... KARACHI: Nazim for uniform education system KARACHI, March 24: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said it is the need of the hour that women get higher education in society.... KARACHI: Law to protect rights of consumers likely KARACHI, March 24: The provincial Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, Arif Mustafa Jatoi, has expressed the hope that the draft consumer protection law, if enacted, would help increase demand of indigenously... KARACHI: KU exam results KARACHI, March 24: The University of Karachi has announced the results of MA (final) of the Department of Political Science, with a pass percentage of 86.... KARACHI: Women urged to play role in politics KARACHI, March 24: Women parliamentarians at a seminar on “role of women in politics” on Monday stressed the need for creating an awareness among women about their rights and responsibilities, as... KARACHI: Accused not produced in court for long gets bail KARACHI, March 24: The Sindh High Court granted on Monday bail to an accused, who was not produced in the trial sessions court since his arrest in April 2000.... KARACHI: Rally held to condemn invasion of Iraq KARACHI, March 24: Scores of men, women and children staged a big protest demonstration outside the press club here on Monday against the US invasion of Iraq, heavy bombardment on Iraqi... KARACHI: Altaf seeks end to feudalism KARACHI, March 24: MQM chief Altaf Hussain has said that he was opposed to military regimes and martial laws, but if any general would impose a martial law to banish feudalism,... KARACHI: Ulema call for jihad against US KARACHI, March 24: Ulema belonging to the Jamia Uloom-i-Islamia Binnori Town, Karachi, and Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatme Nabuwat said Monday that Jehad against the US had become an obligation for Muslims... KARACHI: SHCBA sets up Iraq relief fund KARACHI, March 24: The Sindh High Court Bar Association has set up a relief fund for Iraqi children as a token of its solidarity with the victims of the US-led invasion... KARACHI: Steps for development in Thar highlighted KARACHI, March 24: Chief Secretary K. B. Rind said here on Monday that President Musharraf had profound interest in the development of Thar area. Talking to a delegation of Thardeep Rural... KARACHI: HRCP demands release of activist KARACHI, March 24: Human rights activists has demanded that the provincial coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Akhtar Baloch, who was “picked up by a government agency” in... KARACHI: Relief team for Iraq planned KARACHI, March 24: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has expressed deep concern over the loss of human lives in Iraq and observed that while both the sides were suffering casualties, thousands of... KARACHI: Turkish army commander KARACHI, March 24: General Tamer Akbas, Commander of Turkish 3rd Army, called on Admiral Shahid Karimullah, chief of the Naval Staff, at the Naval Headquarters here on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Dist council slams US attack on Iraq HYDERABAD, March 24: The District Council on Monday began a debate over the situation in Iraq condemning the US-led attack on Iraq and urging Iran and Pakistan to prepare to face... HYDERABAD: Politicians criticize LFO, want provincial rights HYDERABAD, March 24: Leaders of different political parties on Monday rejected the Legal Framework Order, saying that the so- called amendments to the Constitution are unacceptable.... HYDERABAD: Crops of research institutes affected: Water shortage HYDERABAD, March 24: The Sindh Agriculture Forum has demanded of the irrigation authorities to increase water supply to Tando Kaiser Minor and Bilori Minor of Rohri Canal.... HYDERABAD: Board to supervise uplift works HYDERABAD, March 24: The Sindh governor has constituted an urban development board to oversee ongoing development works in various areas and remove hindrances in uplift schemes.... HYDERABAD: Students to be given free books HYDERABAD, March 24: Free primary school course books will be distributed among students for next academic session on April 1.... HYDERABAD: Dust storm hits Hyderabad HYDERABAD, March 24: Strong dust storm, followed by intermittent drizzle, hit the Hyderabad city on Monday evening.... LARKANA: Protesters in Sindh flay war on Baghdad LARKANA, March 24: A partial strike was observed on the call of Jamait-Ulema-i-Pakistan (JUP) here on Monday to condemn the US aggression against Iraq.... SUKKUR: Three killed in clash SUKKUR, March 24: Three men were killed and two were injured in an armed clash between Cahchar and Teghani tribesmen in Soomar Pattan village, near Pano Aqil, on Monday.... KHAIRPUR: Soft-term loans demanded KHAIRPUR, March 24: The Sindh Abadgar Board has demanded of the government to supply good quality seeds, soft-term agricultural loans to the growers of the province.... PESHAWAR: Govt plans law to curb money laundering PESHAWAR, March 24: The government plans to enact a law to curb money laundering and transactions through illegal channels including Hawala, officials told Dawn.... PESHAWAR: WB offers funds for social sector PESHAWAR, March 24: The World Bank has offered funds to the NWFP government in addition to the Structural Adjustment Credit (SAC) for improving the social services delivery system in the province.... PESHAWAR: Two Swat boys on death row PESHAWAR, March 24: Two minor boys are on death row after having been awarded capital punishment by a qazi court in Swat district.... PESHAWAR: Experts emphasize parents’ role: Rehabilitation of special children PESHAWAR, March 24: NWFP senior minister Sirajul Haq has said the government has told the electronic media to broadcast welfare and education-oriented programmes for parents of special children.... PESHAWAR: Private practice at hospitals may go PESHAWAR, March 24: If institution-based practice for government-employed doctors did not benefit the common man, the NWFP government would abolish this system, replacing it with the old one, head of an... PESHAWAR: Teachers seek representation on task force PESHAWAR, March 24: Peshawar University Teachers Association has demanded that the Task Force for Higher Education should look into the Model University Ordinance and teachers’ representatives should be included in the... PESHAWAR: Private firms may help recover dues PESHAWAR, March 24: Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) would seek services of private sector to recover its arrears.... PESHAWAR: More transformers for Peshawar PESHAWAR, March 24: The Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) wiil provide 200kva capacity additional transformers to Peshawar.... KOHAT: Rs35m okayed for Kohat uplift plans KOHAT, March 24: The NWFP government has approved Rs35 million for different development projects in the rural areas of Kohat which included construction of a small dam in the Lachi town,...

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