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April 10, 2003 Thursday Safar 7, 1424 KARACHI: Students suffer most in power breakdowns KARACHI, April 9: School-going children are the worst-hit victims of power breakdowns in the city which continued unabated on Wednesday as mercury stood at 40 degrees Centigrade.... KARACHI: Low quality kits being used in hospital labs KARACHI, April 9: In the absence of a regulatory framework, the pathological laboratories of Pakistan are using imported kits and procedures of dubious quality.... KARACHI: Water shortage in Lyari KARACHI, April 9: Elected representative of Lyari Town have been facing public pressure as water shortage problem persists in many parts of Lyari Town.... KARACHI: Sindh govt to set up 208 English schools KARACHI, April 9: The Sindh government would convert two of its secondary schools, in every Taluka or town, into English medium model high schools, one each for girls and boys, it... KARACHI: Mob attacks KESC office KARACHI, April 9: Irate consumers attacked a complaint centre of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation in Landhi Town on Wednesday night following a prolonged power breakdown in their locality.... KARACHI: Inter exams from 24th now KARACHI, April 9: The Intermediate annual examinations-2003 will now commence on April 24 instead of April 22.... KARACHI: High-level bodies to settle LGs affairs KARACHI, April 9: The ongoing provincial-city district governments tussle in Sindh, Balochistan and the NWFP will be resolved at different forums, including Prime Minister’s Committee on Devolution, CMs’ Committees on Devolution... KARACHI: Rs100m mangrove plantation planned KARACHI, April 9: The Sindh Coastal Development Authority (SCDA) has submitted a proposal for the replanting and regeneration of 8,000 hectares of the Indus delta mangroves in Shah Bandar, Keti Bundar... KARACHI: Shifting of illegal bus termini in doldrums KARACHI, April 9: Contrary to the tall claims by city government about hectic efforts for the solution to the problems pertaining to the inter-cities buses and termini, no improvement is visible... KARACHI: Hospitals suffer due to DO’s absence KARACHI, April 9: Following the recent transfers, the post of district officer, responsible for administrative and financial matters of seven hospitals of the defunct KMC, is lying vacant, causing a delay... KARACHI: Incautious drug therapy on the rise KARACHI, April 9: Despite the fact that drug therapy is an extremely specialised field as all the drugs are chemical poison and have to be used with utmost caution, the prescribing... KARACHI: Report on suspension of water supply KARACHI, April 9: Sindh Chief Secretary K.B.Rind has sought a report from the KW&SB regarding the disconnection of water supply to 13-D-1, Gulshan-i-Iqbal.... KARACHI: MQM men acquitted in encounter case KARACHI, April 9: The additional district and sessions judge, West, Sikander Ali Lashari, acquitted three workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a police encounter case.... KARACHI: Govt fails to submit report on plot allotment KARACHI, April 9: A summary pertaining to allotment of a plot to a school in Korangi is still pending disposal at the chief minister’s secretariat. The Sindh High Court had ordered... KARACHI: New mini-bus routes approved KARACHI, April 9: The District Regional Transport Authority Board (DRTAB) has decided to take action against the buses and minibuses operating without route permits or failing to complete legal formalities in... KARACHI: Newspaper told to pay damages KARACHI, April 9: Justice Mohammad Moosa K. Leghari of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday decreed a newspaper a sum of Rs300,000 on a suit filed by Ms Nasreen Pervaiz against... KARACHI: BSE includes computer studies in optional list KARACHI, April 9: The Board of Secondary Education, will continue to offer computer studies as an optional subject, in the annual examination, 2004 and onwards.... KARACHI: Judgment reserved KARACHI, April 9: The Anti-terrorism Court No. 5, headed by Judge Haq Nawaz Baloch, reserved the judgement in a sectarian murder case against the chief of banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, Akram Lahori,... KARACHI: Cop, suspect killed in shootout KARACHI, April 9: A policeman and a bandit died in an encounter on I.I. Chundrigar Road on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Colombo flights from June 1 KARACHI, April 9: Srilankan Airlines has announced to resume its flights between Karachi and Colombo from June 1.... KARACHI: Students demo KARACHI, April 9: Scores of students on Wednesday staged a demonstration at the Islamia Science College under the auspices of Islami Jamiat Talaba, to protest against the unjust US-led aggression on... HYDERABAD: MMA urges people to boycott US goods HYDERABAD, April 9: The president, Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Hyderabad district, Maulana Abdul Waheed Qureshi, has appealed to the people of Pakistan to boycott all American goods, including fast food restaurants.... HYDERABAD: Need for teachers’ training stressed HYDERABAD, April 9: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Marwat has said proper training of teachers will help improve the standard of education.... HYDERABAD: Founder’s week Celebrations begin at SU HYDERABAD, April 9: The vice-chancellor, University of Sindh, Mazharul Haq Siddiqui, on Wednesday inaugurated the founder’s week by planting a sapling in front of the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science.... HYDERABAD: Fisheries’ awareness programme HYDERABAD, April 9: The Sindh directorate of inland fisheries has launched a programme to disseminate basic information about different aspects of fishing at grass roots level.... HYDERABAD: SHC wants details of all U-turns on highway HYDERABAD, April 9: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Wednesday directed the additional advocate general, Sindh, Masood A. Noorani, to provide details of all the... HYDERABAD: Last date for submitting forms HYDERABAD, April 9: The last date for submitting forms for admission to MSc Environmental Sciences at the University of Sindh has been fixed at April 14.... HYDERABAD: WHO Day seminar held HYDERABAD, April 9: To mark the WHO Day, the Sindh Goth Sudhar Sangat (SGSS) also organized a seminar on “Efforts by the Community for Healthy Environment for Children” at the Government... PESHAWAR: Recovery of stolen cars demanded PESHAWAR, April 9: The teachers of the Peshawar University staged a rally and presented a memorandum to the NWFP governor on his visit to the university.... PESHAWAR: Officials’ tussle mars police affairs PESHAWAR, April 9: The administrative affairs of the Capital City Police seem to be marred by the ongoing tussle between the NWFP police chief and the head of the city police.... PESHAWAR: PPP wants LFO to be scrapped PESHAWAR, April 9: The Pakistan People’s Party on Wednesday demanded scrapping of the Legal Framework Order and election of the president in accordance with the Constitution.... PESHAWAR: Study of modern technologies stressed PESHAWAR, April 9: NWFP Governor Iftikhar Hussain Shah has called upon engineers to keep abreast of latest developments in their field and prepare themselves for the future challenges to put the...

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