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April 20, 2003 Sunday Safar 17, 1424 KARACHI: Clashes erupt in many educational institutions KARACHI, April 19: Academic activities at about a dozen educational institutions, including three universities, in the city were disrupted as the rival students groups — Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) and All... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims 4 lives; two men killed KARACHI, April 19: Reckless driving claimed four lives in the city on Saturday.... KARACHI: Water shortage persists in many areas KARACHI, April 19: Acute water shortage continued to persist in various city areas on Saturday, forcing the residents of the affected areas to either buy private tankers at exorbitant rates or... KARACHI: Transport fares reduced KARACHI, April 19: The Sindh transport department announced a Rupee 1 cut in the transport fares on Saturday after a substantial two-time decrease made in the POL prices by the Oil... KARACHI: Exorcist identified as woman’s killer KARACHI, April 19: An exorcist charged with slaughtering a woman and her 38-year-old son was identified on Saturday by the surviving son of the dead woman in the district and sessions... KARACHI: 70 students detained KARACHI, April 19: More than 70 students were picked up in various educational institutions after a clash between two student groups on Saturday, the police said.... KARACHI: Appeal filed in carbomb case KARACHI, April 19: Sharib, an alleged worker of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Almi, filed appeal in the Sindh High Court on Saturday challenging the life sentence awarded to him by an... KARACHI: City govt ignoring master plan KARACHI, April 19: The city government has not yet formulated and approved a master plan for Karachi which is needed to regulate the uncontrolled growth and unguided development of the city.... KARACHI: Concern over pollution in Keenjhar lake KARACHI, April 19: Environmentalists have expressed concern over pollution in Keenjhar Lake, an important source of water supply to Karachi.... KARACHI: Navy chief stresses innovation by students KARACHI, April 19: Creativity and innovation act as a catalyst and accelerate success in knowledge-oriented economy. It is imperative to revolutionize our education system with the corresponding changes in the field... KARACHI: Cash awards for teachers, students KARACHI, April 19: A function was held at St. Joseph’s Government College for Women Karachi on Saturday to disburse cash awards announced by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad during a ceremony... KARACHI: Phones restored KARACHI, April 19: All the 6,342 dead telephone numbers of Clifton telephone exchange have been restored, says a press release.... KARACHI: Impact of American policies discussed KARACHI, April 19: The American unilateralism, invasion of Iraq and its divisive impact on the European Union, US quest to become a formidable military power and its future global role were... KARACHI: Anti-encroachment drive launched at Lea Market KARACHI, April 19: The Saddar Town administration on Saturday afternoon launched its anti-encroachment campaign in the Lea Market area.... KARACHI: Mumtaz Bhutto slams PPP on NFC issue KARACHI, April 19: The Sindh National Front has criticized the Pakistan People’s Party, and said that the PPP cannot absolve itself of the responsibility of the situation of injustices in Sindh... KARACHI: Items made by women on sale KARACHI, April 19: A large number of people visited an exhibition organized by the National Association of Business Professional and Agricultural Women (NABPAW), near the NIPA Chowrangi on Saturday evening.... KARACHI: Deserving students to get stipends from Zakat KARACHI, April 19: The district officer secondary and higher secondary education (male) has said that students who cannot afford education expenses will be granted stipends from the Zakat fund, said a... KARACHI: Residents resent shifting of encroachers KARACHI, April 19: Residents of Katrak Compound, near Saddar Dawakhana, have been experiencing great inconvenience and hardship due to congestion created by vendors whose stalls and pushcarts had been removed from... PESHAWAR: Frontier govt to set up TV channel: minister PESHAWAR, April 19: Provincial Information Minister Asif Iqbal has said the NWFP government is considering setting up a television channel.... PESHAWAR: Wapda tower blown up in Shabqader PESHAWAR, April 19: Power supply to a large area of Mohmand Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) was disrupted after miscreants blew up a Wapda tower near Shabqader on... PESHAWAR: Neurologists give free treatment PESHAWAR, April 19: A team of 18 neurologists provided free medical treatment to 500 epilepsy patients at the Habib Medical Centre here on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Pesco waives fine PESHAWAR, April 19: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has written off Rs271,206 dues which were recoverable on account of fine imposed on some 173 individuals falling under its Lakki division’s... PESHAWAR: Nomination of JI workers to Zakat bodies flayed PESHAWAR, April 19: Major political parties have condemned the dissolution of six local Zakat committees and nomination of 28 Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) workers on the District Zakat Committee (DZC) by NWFP Ushr... PESHAWAR: Rains lash Peshawar PESHAWAR, April 19: Widespread rains lashed Peshawar valley on Friday night. Other parts of NWFP and adjacent tribal areas also received sporadic rains.... PESHAWAR: Encroachment removed from Shoba Bazaar PESHAWAR, April 19: Cantonment Board authorities started anti- encroachment drive in the city and demolished cabins and front of shops in Shoba Bazaar road on Saturday.... GILGIT: Two cancer hospitals planned GILGIT, April 19: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission will establish cancer hospitals here and in Skardu.... RAWALPINDI: Unbooked deliveries high in govt hospitals RAWALPINDI, April 19: Unbooked delivery cases constitute a very high percentage of births in government hospitals due to lack of public awareness about antenatal care.... RAWALPINDI: Uplift funds for women councillors to be increased RAWALPINDI, April 19: District Nazim Raja Tariq Kiani on Saturday said development funds allocated for the Special Seats members including the women councillors would be increased from Rs10 million to Rs20... ISLAMABAD: Women representation in NA to change mood of debates: envoy ISLAMABAD, April 19: The ambassador of France, M. Yannick Gerard, said the representation of women in Pakistan’s parliament was more than that of France, which would definitely change the mood of... ISLAMABAD: Steps being taken to improve investment climate: Pervaiz ISLAMABAD, April 19: The Punjab chief minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, has said appropriate measures are under way to improve investment climate in the province.... ISLAMABAD: New Comsats campuses to be set up, says Awais ISLAMABAD, April 19: Three new campuses of Comsats will be established in different cities in the next six months, Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Awais Ahmad Leghari said.... RAWALPINDI: Rain turns weather pleasant in twin cities RAWALPINDI, April 19: The twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad received 10mm and 13mm rain, respectively, which made the weather pleasant.... ISLAMABAD: Muslim states urged to invest in defence production ISLAMABAD, April 19: The chairman of Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF) Board, Lt-Gen Abdul Qayyum, has called upon the Muslim countries to unite at one platform to harness their abundant resources and... ATTOCK: Fazlur Rehman rules out compromise on LFO ATTOCK, April 19: MMA leader and JUI-F Amir Maulana Fazlur Rehman has ruled out any compromise on the issue of Legal Framework Order (LFO).... RAWALPINDI: 2 awarded death sentence RAWALPINDI, April 19: The judge of the anti-terrorist court no 2, Safdar Hussain Malik, on Saturday awarded death sentence to two accused in a kidnap for ransom and murder case.... HYDERABAD: Uplift projects to be completed on time: Sindh’s heritage will be preserved HYDERABAD, April 19: The beautification plan of Bhit Shah, development works at the Mazar of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan and development works at tourist resorts, including the Gorakh Hill Station... HYDERABAD: Need for learning Sindhi stressed: Moot on Bhitai’s Sur Rano HYDERABAD, April 19: Noted intellectual Mohammad Ibrahim Joyo has said that the legend of Moomal-Rano holds a prominent place in the history of Sindhi music.... HYDERABAD: Retrenchment in sugar mills flayed HYDERABAD, April 19: The secretary-general of Sindh Sugar Mills Trade Unions Federation, Bashir Ahmed, has criticized owners of sugar mills for resorting to large scale retrenchment of workers and ignoring labour... HYDERABAD: Deteriorating education standard deplored HYDERABAD, April 19: The members of the Sindh Agriculture University syndicate have deplored the poor law and order situation and deteriorating standard of education at the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Agriculture College,... HARIPUR: Hattar road develops pits HARIPUR, April 19: The Hattar road, a provincial government- funded project, has started deteriorating.... LANDIKOTAL: Kidnapped minor not recovered LANDI KOTAL, April 19: The Khyber Agency political administration after its failure to pressure Shalobar tribe for the recovery of Ismail Yousuf has now reverted to negotiate the recovery of the... PESHAWAR: PHC grants bail to accused SDO PESHAWAR, April 19: A single bench of the Peshawar High Court on Friday granted bail to an SDO of building division, Swat, accused of misappropriation of funds in connivance with other... MANSEHRA: Rs35m power plans completed MANSEHRA, April 19: The chief executive of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco), Brig Tahir Saeed Malik, has said Pesco has completed Rs 35 million electrification schemes in Mansehra  district  in 2001-2002... ISLAMABAD: ‘Anti-LFO protest to continue’ ISLAMABAD April 19: A joint meeting of opposition parliamentary groups in the National Assembly on Friday decided to take their protest against the Legal Framework Order to the Senate and provincial... ABBOTTABAD: Attackers arrested ABBOTTABAD, April 19: Abbottabad police have arrested three persons, including a college student, for allegedly making an attempt on the life of Principal Mehboob Shah on Friday.... LAHORE: Bottlenecks in otherwise smooth local govt system LAHORE, April 19: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has reportedly found the implementation of the local government system in the province on track, asking the provincial government to remove some major shortcomings... LAHORE: Countrywide village census from May 2 LAHORE, April 19: The Agriculture Census Organization (ACO) is undertaking a countrywide village census to collect socio-economic data of 55,000 villages.... LAHORE: Two policemen testify against Khwajas LAHORE, April 19: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday started recording the evidence against Dr Ahmad Javed Khwaja and his brother Ahmad Naveed Khwaja.... LAHORE: Rain in parts of Punjab LAHORE, April 19: Several cities in the Punjab, including Lahore, the NWFP and the Northern Areas received rain on Saturday.... LAHORE: Tigress suffers from epilepsy LAHORE, April 19: Brita, the five-year old white tigress of the Lahore Zoo, has been diagnosed as suffering from epilepsy, say officials....

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