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April 23, 2003 Wednesday Safar 20, 1424 KARACHI: SARS monitoring steps found unsatisfactory KARACHI, April 22: The authorities are not doing enough to stop the virus that causes the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome from entering Pakistan, visits to Karachi airport and interviews with... KARACHI: City Council protests at water shortage KARACHI, April 22: The 242-member House of the City Council on Tuesday staged a token walk-out to voice their anger over persisting water crisis in the city in general and Lyari... KARACHI: Sindh rejects Punjab’s proposal on NFC KARACHI, April 22: The Sindh government has rejected a proposal by the Punjab government for extending the period of NFC Award for one more year “as its continuation will be against... KARACHI: Cause of student clashes obscure KARACHI, April 22: The academicians have no clue why the student wings of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Jamat-i-Islami decided to turn the academic institutions of the city into a... KARACHI: Schools, colleges closed today KARACHI, April 22: The public and private schools would remain closed on April 23 (Safar 20) on account of the Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), sources in the education department... KARACHI: Commercialization of roads challenged KARACHI, April 22: The Sindh High Court issued notices on Tuesday to the city and provincial governments and the Karachi Building Control Authority on a writ petition challenging commercialization of roads... KARACHI: Drug menace rampant in Malir KARACHI, April 22: A village in the defunct district Malir has become a haven for drug addicts and drug smugglers.... KARACHI: Postponement of Inter exams demanded KARACHI, April 22: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) at an emergency meeting on Tuesday expressed concern over recent clashes between students’ groups at various educational institutions in the city... KARACHI: Students pledge to protect environment: Earth Day observed KARACHI, April 22: Like elsewhere in the world, local groups in the megapolis, though on a limited scale, also observed the Earth Day on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Poetry collection launched KARACHI: A poetry collection by Khursheed Iqbal Haider, Tujh se roshan her ek sang-i-meel, was launched at the Pakistan Arts Council on Monday.... KARACHI: Law against unregistered schools likely KARACHI, April 22: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Khan Marwat said on Tuesday that a law would soon be presented in the provincial assembly to check unregistered private schools and other institutions,... KARACHI: Amendments to SLGO KARACHI, April 22: Sindh Minister for Local Government Mohammad Hussain said on Tuesday that most of the Nazims had pointed out certain lacunas in the LG ordinance that impeded smooth functioning... KARACHI: Importance of educating girls stressed KARACHI, April 22: Sindh Population Welfare Minister Dr Saeeda Malik said that the goal of national progress can be achieved only through educating girl students.... KARACHI: MQM men acquitted in UTP officials’ killing case KARACHI, April 22: An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Tuesday four workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in the killing case of four American employees of Union Texas Petroleum (UTP) and their... KARACHI: Mahar for reforms in Sindh prisons KARACHI, April 22: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar has expressed his concern over the condition of jails in the province and has directed the Home Department officials to... KARACHI: Police mobile stolen, recovered KARACHI, April 22: A police mobile van was stolen near Toll Plaza on Tuesday, and later it was recovered by the Motorway police near Nooriabad on Super Highway.... KARACHI: UN’s role explained KARACHI, April 22: Despite losing moral authority to maintain international peace in the wake of American unilateralism and aggression on Iraq, in blatant violation of the UN charter, the resident representative... KARACHI: SHC seeks details of sedition charges KARACHI, April 22: The Sindh High Court sought on Tuesday details of the sedition charge against a civilian who has been detained by military authorities for court-martial.... KARACHI: Order reserved on appeals KARACHI, April 22: An Anti-terrorism Appellate (ATA) bench of the Sindh of High Court reserved judgment on Tuesday on appeals of three appellants against their sentences awarded to them by an... KARACHI: Court notice to state counsel in Asif case KARACHI, April 22: A judicial magistrate who is trying Asif Ali Zardari in two cases for attempting to commit suicide issued on Tuesday notice to the state counsel on an application... KARACHI: Traffic arrangements for today KARACHI, April 22: The following traffic arrangement has been made for the Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA).... KARACHI: 30 bottles of liquor seized KARACHI, April 22: The excise police arrested a man on Tuesday and recovered 30 bottles of country liquor from his possession.... HYDERABAD: MPAs urged to resist canal construction HYDERABAD, April 22: The Sindh Water Committee (SWC) has called upon members of the Sindh Assembly to take to the streets and protest on all the available forums to stop construction... HYDERABAD: Bumper wheat crop expected this year, says Rind HYDERABAD, April 22: Notwithstanding the shortage of water, which is natural and not artificial, the crop production has increased and we will have a bumper crop of wheat this year.... HYDERABAD: Police torture watchman during illegal confinement HYDERABAD, April 22: The Qasimabad police have tortured a watchman, Ghulam Mustafa, during his illegal confinement at the Qasimabad police station in connection with a theft case.... HYDERABAD: Man, woman found murdered HYDERABAD, April 22: Two persons were found dead in GOR Colony here on Tuesday night.... HYDERABAD: Accused in hijacking case remanded HYDERABAD, April 22: The Site police obtained a two-day remand of an accused in a PIA Fokker hijacking case of 1998 from the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), Hyderabad, on Monday.... LARKANA: Killed in accident LARKANA, April 22: A man, Abdul Waheed Sariyo, died on the spot and two people were injured in an accident in Larkana on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Need for unity on water rights stressed HYDERABAD, April 22: The Sindh National Council has called upon the people to discard their petty differences and party affiliations and come out on the roads against the construction of the... HYDERABAD: Musharraf’s remarks slated HYDERABAD, April 22: Speaker after speaker criticized President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s remarks that he would only address a “civilized” parliament, and would not tolerate such an attitude on his part. They... HYDERABAD: Writers see plan to distort meaning of Latif’s poetry HYDERABAD, April 22: Writers, poets and intellectuals of Sindh have made it clear that efforts to distort the meaning of the poetry and philosophy of the immortal poet Shah Abdul Latif... PESHAWAR: Ex-CS allowed to amend plea PESHAWAR, April 22: The Peshawar High Court here on Tuesday allowed the former NWFP chief secretary, Khalid Aziz, to file an amended writ petition to challenge the continuation of a presidential... PESHAWAR: Drive against drug addiction, beggary PESHAWAR, April 22: The Provincial Council for Social Welfare here on Tuesday approved Rs1.7 million for a campaign against drug addiction and beggary, commencing from May 15.... PESHAWAR: Non-interference in Afghan affairs urged PESHAWAR, April 22: Scholars at a conference on Tuesday said that Pakistan should refrain from adventurism and interference in  Afghanistan’s internal affairs and instead coordinate with its traditional allies to cope with... PESHAWAR: PCSIR holds golden jubilee exhibition PESHAWAR, April 22: Some 50 stalls were set up on the premises of the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research to mark its golden jubilee celebrations here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Engineer gets bail PESHAWAR, April 22: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court here on Tuesday granted bail to a former chief engineer of the communications and works department, Sanaullah Babar, facing trial...

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