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March 29, 2003 Saturday Muharram 25, 1424 KARACHI: Boy assaulted by policemen commits suicide KARACHI, March 28: A 12-year-old boy committed self-immolation in Shah Faisal Colony late Thursday night after he was sodomized by two policemen the same night.... KARACHI: Beef prices surge by Rs5-10 per kg KARACHI, March 28: Persistent animal shortage and export of live animals have again caused a price flare-up in beef (bachia) by Rs5-10 per kg, while mutton price has witnessed no change.... KARACHI: 4 Muttahida men acquitted KARACHI, March 28: The additional district and sessions courts of district West acquitted on Friday four workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in two separate murder cases.... KARACHI: SHC asks city govt to explain position: Gutter Baghicha land KARACHI, March 28: The Sindh High Court directed the Karachi district coordination officer on Friday to appear in person on April 8 and explain the correct position and status of the... KARACHI: Committees formed to check illegal nets KARACHI, March 28: Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad has called for enforcement of laws to curb the use of banned nets for fishing.... KARACHI: Ban on heavy vehicles KARACHI, March 28: To eliminate major causes of frequent fatal accidents, particularly during the peak hours, City Nazim Naimatullah Khan, under section 144 CrPC, has prohibited movements of heavy vehicles within... KARACHI: Free distribution of textbooks soon KARACHI, March 28: Free distribution of Textbooks among the students of government-run primary schools in the city is likely to begin in mid April, said sources in the education department.... KARACHI: Apathy about Infectious diseases slammed KARACHI, March 28: Infectious diseases are now the world’s biggest killer of children and young adults. And in Pakistan they rank, after heart disease, as the leading cause of fatalities among... KARACHI: Amenity plot encroached upon in Khokhrapar KARACHI, March 28: An amenity plot in front of a market belonging to the defunct KDA has been encroached upon in Khokhrapar where several shops have been built by the land... KARACHI: Uplift of coastal areas discussed KARACHI, March 28: The Vice-Chancellor, NED University of Engineering, Abul Kalam, on Friday met Chief Secretary K.B. Rind and discussed matters relating to development of the province’s coastal areas.... KARACHI: Performance of govt schools not satisfactory KARACHI, March 28: Provincial Education Minister, Irfanullah Khan Marwat, has observed that the government has been spending a sum of Rs20 billion on the public sector educational institutions but the achievement... KARACHI: Students get prize cheques KARACHI, March 28: Sindh governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad on Friday said that children and students are the asset of the country and the government would utilize all its resources to groom their... KARACHI: KU microbiology dept facing space problem KARACHI, March 28: The department of Microbiology, University of Karachi, is facing an acute space problem.... KARACHI: Hilal-i-Imtiaz for Kassim Lakha KARACHI, March 28: President General Pervez Musharraf honoured Shamsh Kassim Lakha, president and founding trustee of the Aga Khan University, by conferring on him the prestigious civil award of Hilal-i-Imtiaz at... KARACHI: PTCL to see radical changes KARACHI, March 28: General manager STR-III of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), Shamsher Ali Khan, taking notice of the growing complaints of consumers, directed on Friday that all complaints be... KARACHI: Only 26,000 aliens registered so far KARACHI, March 28: The registration of illegal immigrants in Karachi has slowed down from an average of daily 500 to only 50 despite setting up of camps and visits of field... KARACHI: Foreign firms interested in uplift plans, says Mahar KARACHI, March 28: Chief Minister Ali Mohammed Mahar has said that his government has embarked upon the crucial phase of creating an atmosphere conducive to foreign investment in the province, particularly... KARACHI: Hearing of Burki’s bail plea put off KARACHI, March 28: The Sindh High Court adjourned former federal secretary Javed Burki’s bail plea on Friday after hearing the National Accountability Bureau counsel’s arguments.... KARACHI: PICIC to provide housing loans KARACHI, March 28: The managing director of Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation, Mohammad Ali Khoja, has said that his organization is venturing into extending small and medium loans for consumer-financing.... KARACHI: Anti-war rallies held in city KARACHI, March 28: A protest day was observed in the city on Friday at the call of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and anti-war demonstrations and rallies were held at several places after... KARACHI: Lack of depots hindering bus operations KARACHI, March 28: Sindh minister for transport, Adil Siddiqui, on Friday held a meeting with the operators of the Urban Transport Scheme in his office, and inquired about the hurdles faced... KARACHI: 2,400 tolas of gold seized from aircraft KARACHI, March 28: The Customs Preventive Collectorate foiled an attempt of gold smuggling and recovered gold bars worth Rs15 million.... KARACHI: Technical person yet to head SEPA KARACHI, March 28: The government has not yet appointed a technical person the director-general of the Sindh Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the executive arm that has to implement environment-related laws in... HYDERABAD: S. Asian states urged to work for peace HYDERABAD, March 28: Participants of the seminar on ‘International Terrorism: Its Impacts on ASEAN and South Asian Security’ have unanimously emphasised on finding a common definition of terrorism and resolved that... HYDERABAD: District council criticizes DPSC’s performance HYDERABAD, March 28: The district council on Friday criticized the performance of the District Public Safety Commission.... HYDERABAD: Cut in Sindh’s fertilizer share slated HYDERABAD, March 28: The Sindh Abadgar Board has criticized the federal government for its decision to decrease Sindh’s share in the production of local fertilizer from 23 per cent to 11... HYDERABAD: Sacked teacher HYDERABAD, March 28: The district and sessions judge on Friday directed the secretary for education to decide the matter of a sacked woman teacher, Shahida Ashfaq Qureshi, after going through inquiry... NAWABSHAH: Protesters set police post, mobile ablaze: Custodial death NAWABSHAH, March 28: People on Friday set ablaze a C-section police post and a police vehicle in the jurisdiction of the A-section police station following the custodial death of a man.... BADIN: Water shortage BADIN, March 28: The EDO, revenue, Badin, Ahsan Ali Khan, said on Thursday the area under cultivation in Badin district decreased by 21.62 per cent during Kharif, 2002-3, due to the... PESHAWAR: NAPP expels party chief PESHAWAR, March 28: The NWFP chapter of the National Awami Party Pakistan has expelled its central president, Ajmal Khan Khattak, for bringing a shameful defeat to the party during the October... PESHAWAR: One killed, 12 hurt in Bara operation PESHAWAR, March 28: One person was killed and 12 others were wounded in an exchange of fire between the tribal Khasadar force and two alleged kidnappers in the Bara Bazar of... PESHAWAR: MMA sets up donation camps for Iraqis PESHAWAR, March 28: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal set up 12 camps here on Friday to collect donations and relief goods for the people of Iraq.... PESHAWAR: PPP-S flays war on Iraq PESHAWAR, March 28: Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) MPAs, Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao and Arshad Khan, have condemned the massacre of innocent people of Iraq as a result of heavy aerial bombardment... PESHAWAR: Millers hail increase in wheat quota PESHAWAR, March 28: The NWFP chapter of Pakistan Flour Mills Association has welcomed enhancement in daily wheat quota by 30 bags a day, saying the step would boost performance of mills.... PESHAWAR: Rain lashes Peshawar PESHAWAR, March 28: A heavy downpour lashed Peshawar valley and other parts of the province on Friday, bringing a pleasant change in the weather.... PESHAWAR: New hospital bloc opened PESHAWAR, March 28: A bloc named after political leader Khan Abdul Wali Khan was opened at the Naseer Teaching Hospital, affiliated with Gandhara Institute of Medical Sciences, on Friday....

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