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April 13, 2003 Sunday Safar 10, 1424 KARACHI: Water shortage persists in many areas KARACHI, April 12: Acute water shortage continue to persist in various parts of the city on Saturday, giving a boost to the sale of private tankers’ water.... KARACHI: Education dept land illegally occupied KARACHI, April 12: Precious government land owned by the education department in Federal Capital Area is being allegedly grabbed by a petrol pump proprietor, but the local government appears to be... KARACHI: HSC exam schedule KARACHI, April 12: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, would start issuing admit cards pertaining to the HSC annual examinations, from April 16, said controller of examinations on Saturday.... KARACHI: Muttahida man gets life in murder case KARACHI, April 12: An anti-terrorism court sentenced on Saturday a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement to life imprisonment for killing a police constable.... KARACHI: Man run over by bus KARACHI, April 12: A pedestrian was run over by a bus on Super Highway near Gulshan-i-Maymar on Saturday.... KARACHI: Fewer power failure complaints reported KARACHI, April 12: Fewer power breakdowns on Saturday seemed to bear out the claim made by the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation that the number of power cuts had decreased significantly.... KARACHI: Holiday KARACHI, April 12: Sindh Government has declared Safar 11, 1120, (Hijra), April 17, (Thursday) a holiday throughout the province in reverence of Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai for all offices... KARACHI: Policies on Iraq proved correct, says Rashid KARACHI, April 12: The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, said on Saturday that Pakistan’s policies on Iraq proved successful and in right direction. He said its analysis... KARACHI: DCET students protest KARACHI, April 12: Students of the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) on Saturday staged a protest demonstration in front of a local hotel, where college administration was holding a... KARACHI: Lab workers don’t follow safety guidelines KARACHI, April 12: Regardless of who gets infected and who does not, an overwhelming number of workers in the clinical laboratories of the city do not adhere to universally recognized safety... KARACHI: Dangerous buildings KARACHI, April 12: Residents of a number of buildings surrounding Moon Centre and Kaghazi Bazaar have sought the help of the Sindh chief minister, the housing and town planning minister and... KARACHI: HRCP workshop seeks end to bias against minorities KARACHI, April 12: Participants of a workshop, organized by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), on Saturday called for a realistic approach on the rights of federating units as well... KARACHI: Trauma Centre not to be privatized, says minister KARACHI, April 12: Provincial Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh has said that the trauma centre and children hospital in Karachi would not be privatized.... KARACHI: Statements recorded in Frenchmen killing case KARACHI, April 12: An anti-terrorism court put off the hearing of the Frenchmen killing case on Saturday after recording the statements of three prosecution witnesses, including the complainant in the case.... KARACHI: Woman kills herself KARACHI, April 12: A young housewife who set herself on fire in her house at Jacob Lines late Friday night died in a hospital on Saturday.... KARACHI: PPP to launch big mobilization drive KARACHI, April 12: Pakistan People’s Party has decided to launch a massive mobilization campaign against mounting lawlessness and unemployment, rising cost of utilities and the proposed construction the greater Thar canal.... KARACHI: Public toilets KARACHI, April 12: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has urged the owners of petrol pumps and CNG stations to provide filtered water and toilet facilities for general public at their installations.... KARACHI: Iranian diplomat passes away KARACHI, April 12: The consulate general of Iran on Saturday announced the death of its press attache, Zaker Abbas Ali. His body will be flown to Iran shortly. He was based... PESHAWAR: Uniform education system promised PESHAWAR, April 12: The NWFP Minister for Zakat, Ushr, Social Welfare and Women Development, Hafiz Hashmat Khan has said that the MMA government would introduce uniform system of education in the... PESHAWAR: Work on road project comes to a halt PESHAWAR, April 12: The Frontier Highway Authority has stopped work on the jail intersection project for unknown reasons, officials said. The project was aimed at easing traffic flow in front of... ISLAMABAD: Welfare body to set up six model schools ISLAMABAD, April 12: The Workers Welfare Fund (WWF) has planned to open six new model schools in the NWFP.... PESHAWAR: Conviction to be challenged PESHAWAR, April 12: The Awami National Party will move courts of law against the conviction of party leader Azam Hoti by the Attock Fort accountability court in the assets case.... PESHAWAR: Appeal of 2 boys on death row sent to FSC PESHAWAR, April 12: The Peshawar High Court has transferred the criminal appeal of two boys, who are on death row, to the Federal Shariat Court, it is learnt on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Hospitals asked to improve service PESHAWAR, April 12: The NWFP government has asked the administration of the three big hospitals in the city to make sure the presence of specialists doctors and arrangements for life saving... PESHAWAR: Govt staff can keep restricted bore arms PESHAWAR, April 12: The NWFP government has restored the facility regarding one non-prohibited bore (NPB) arm, free of licence fee to government servants including the employees of the police department.... PESHAWAR: Nigerian unable to leave after serving term PESHAWAR, April 12: A Nigerian national, who has served jail term for drug smuggling, is facing problems to go back home as customs officials are allegedly withholding his luggage despite a... PESHAWAR: ANP, MMA, PML-Q join hands for Bar polls PESHAWAR, April 12: The lawyers’ forums affiliated with the Awami National Party (ANP), the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) and the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) on Saturday formed an alliance for the annual... PESHAWAR: Khattak’s joining of ANP delayed PESHAWAR, April 12: The recent arrest of Azam Khan Hoti by the Accountability Court of Attock, has delayed the central presidentship of Ajmal Khattak of Awami National Party, well-informed source said... PESHAWAR: Foreign troops’ withdrawal from Iraq urged PESHAWAR, April 12: An Imamia Jirga on Friday demanded of the United Nations to draw a plan for an early withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq.... PESHAWAR: Distinction PESHAWAR, April 12: Tajammul Hussain Bangash, son of Mohammad Askar Bangash, student of BSc (electrical and electronics) in NWFP University of Engineering and Technology, who stood first in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas... RAWALPINDI: US policies termed antithesis of democracy, freedom RAWALPINDI, April 12: The activists of People’s Right Movement (PRM), Awam Dost Mahaz, Tabqati Jidojhaudh, Communist Mazdoor Kisan Party (KMKP), Labour Party Pakistan (LLP) and a number of other political groups... ISLAMABAD: Police stations to have women complaint cells ISLAMABAD, April 12: The ministry of women development, social welfare and special education has recommended establishment of separate women complaint cells in the police stations.... ISLAMABAD: Constitution ensures basic rights, says Justice Riaz ISLAMABAD, April 12: Chief Justice of Supreme Court Justice Sheikh Riaz Ahmed on Saturday said the Constitution guaranteed fundamental rights and the courts were effectively playing their role to ensure provision... ISLAMABAD: Assets of CDA officials to be investigated ISLAMABAD, April 12: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started an investigation into the assets of those Capital Development Authority (CDA) officials, who are allegedly involved in steel purchase and substandard pipelines... RAWALPINDI: Man acquitted in abduction case RAWALPINDI, April 12: Additional District and Sessions Judge Mian Mohammad Shafi on Saturday acquitted a person of charges of abducting and criminally assaulting a woman.... TAXILA: Three-day Besakhi mela starts TAXILA, April 12: The three-day Sikh religious festival, Besakhi, started on Saturday at Gurdwara Punja Sahib, Hassanabdal. Over 400 Sikh yatrees from all over the country and abroad have reached Hassanabdal... ISLAMABAD: Turkish concert of high beats, soft tunes enthralls audience ISLAMABAD, April 12: The Turkish concert, put up by Ruhi Ayangil and the Sitare Orchestra at a local hotel on Friday night, provided a combination of high beats and soft tunes.... RAWALPINDI: One shot dead, 19 injured in separate incidents RAWALPINDI, April 12: A man was shot dead, while 19 people were injured in separate incidents on Saturday, police said.... RAWALPINDI: MMA urges people to boycott US products RAWALPINDI, April 12: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has appealed to the traders and people at large to permanently boycott American products to weaken its economy.... ISLAMABAD: HEC plans to increase number of PhDs ISlAMABAD, April 12: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is planning to increase the number of PhD degree-holders from the present 100-150 to about 1,000 per year.... ISLAMABAD: Two accused in PhD thesis scam tender resignations ISLAMABAD, April 12: Two main accused in the PhD thesis scam of Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) have tendered resignations, allegedly to avoid action against them.... MURREE: Dilapidated buildings MURREE, April 12: The dilapidated buildings in Murree city are a constant threat to the lives of the residents and passers- by.... ISLAMABAD: WWF kidney centre handed over to PAEC ISLAMABAD, April 12: Workers Welfare Fund (WWF) handed over its kidney centre to Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) in a simple ceremony here on Saturday.... LAHORE: Commission to discuss new local govt system LAHORE, April 12: The newly-constituted Punjab Local Government Commission is reported to be holding its maiden meeting on Friday (April 18) to discuss issues related to the new local body system.... LAHORE: Benazir unwilling to return: Faisal LAHORE, April 12: PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto does not want to return to the country, says Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat.... LAHORE: NLC to get 80pc Data Town uplift projects LAHORE, April 12: Private contractors on Saturday suffered the biggest shock of their lives when the Data Ganj Bakhsh Town Council unanimously decided to entrust execution of 80 per cent of... LAHORE: Musharraf urged to withdraw LFO LAHORE, April 12: ARD president Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan has asked Gen Pervez Musharraf to immediately withdraw the LFO.... LAHORE: Allama Iqbal advocated ijtehad: speakers LAHORE, April 12: Allama Iqbal was an ardent advocate of democracy and wanted ‘ijtehad’ through parliament. This was the consensus at a seminar on ‘Iqbal and democracy’ organized by the Quaid-i-Azam... LAHORE: Committee to reform social security institute LAHORE, April 12: The Punjab government has constituted a six-member committee for reforming the Punjab Social Security Institute and reviewing the labour laws.... LAHORE: Reply sought from agri secy on contempt petition LAHORE, April 12: The Lahore High Court on Saturday sought reply from the Punjab agriculture department secretary on a contempt petition....

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