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April 24, 2003 Thursday Safar 21, 1424 KARACHI: Many areas suffer power failures KARACHI, April 23: Many city areas remained without electricity on Wednesday despite the fact that the temperature dropped to 35 degrees Centigrade.... KARACHI: Academic activities resume today KARACHI, April 23: After a gap of two days, teaching activities at the University of Karachi and the Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) would resume on Thursday.... KARACHI: PR blocks progress on KCR project KARACHI, April 23: Pakistan Railways is creating hurdles in responding to China’s offer to revive Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) a service suspended by the PR due to its incurring heavy losses.... KARACHI: Clinic owner held as woman dies during operation KARACHI, April 23: A pregnant woman died of excessive bleeding and severe pain after a doctor operated upon her allegedly without giving her general anaesthesia in a maternity clinic in Quaidabad.... KARACHI: Four Indian boats seized KARACHI, April 23: The Maritime Security Agency has apprehended four Indian boats with 20 members of the crew on board while fishing illegally in Pakistani waters.... KARACHI: Inter exams begin today KARACHI, April 23: Amid tight security, a total of 10,200 candidates will be appearing in their intermediate annual examinations from today (April 24) at 148 exam centres in the city.... KARACHI: Judgment reserved in murder case KARACHI, April 23: The prosecution in a double murder case against the chief of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and two others prayed the court on Wednesday to award capital punishment to the... KARACHI: Fund shortage hits technical institutes KARACHI, April 23: Although state of basic and higher education is not satisfactory in public sector in Karachi, technical education is an area which has been badly neglected despite tall claims... KARACHI: Wrangling clouds future of health facility KARACHI, April 23: The rural health centre in Shershah has come a long way during the last 12 months or so. The centre can, and should, improve further but due to... KARACHI: IT projects KARACHI, April 23: Sindh Chief Secretary K.B Rind has advised the students to equip themselves with Information Technology, because it is essential for employment now a days.... KARACHI: Water testing lab KARACHI, April 23: A laboratory has been established by the Council for Works and Housing Research which will be detecting impurities in water to eliminate water-borne diseases.... KARACHI: Seven doctors suspended KARACHI, April 23: The provincial Health Secretary, Ashiq Hussain Memon, paid a surprise visit to the Sindh government hospitals in Korangi and Ibrahim Haideri and suspended five grade-18 doctors, two grade-17... KARACHI: Minister ‘helpless’ to protect teachers KARACHI, April 23: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Marwat expressed his inability with regard to providing protection to teaching and non-teaching staff at the education institutes as he said he was not... KARACHI: SHC rejects apologies by prison authorities KARACHI, April 23: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday rejected apologies tendered by the Karachi central prison superintendent and deputy superintendent and summoned them on April 30 to indict and prosecute... KARACHI: SLGO needs NRB chief’s help now KARACHI, April 23: The Sindh Local Government Ordinance-2001 is silent over the issue as to who will run the affairs of the city government in case both the City Nazim and... KARACHI: Chehlum observed in city KARACHI, April 23: A mourning procession to mark Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) on Wednesday was taken out from Nisther Park. It terminated at Hussainian Iranian Imambargah at Kharadar after... KARACHI: Order reserved on banker’s acquittal petition KARACHI, April 23: Judge Mrs Qaiser Iqbal of the Accountability Court No. 1 on Wednesday reserved order on an acquittal application filed by former chief of Habib Bank, charged with corruption... KARACHI: FIR forms scheme gets good response KARACHI, April 23: Police have placed FIR forms at all post offices in the city to facilitate the people intending to register police cases.... KARACHI: Demolition of building ordered KARACHI, April 23: The Sindh High Court has ordered evacuation and demolition of an unauthorized structure in Garden East.... KARACHI: KU announces BPharmacy exam schedule KARACHI, April 23: Office of the Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi Wednesday announced schedule for B Pharmacy Terminal Theory examination of first semester-2003.... KARACHI: Protest against water crisis KARACHI, April 23: Senior presiding officer of the City District Council said on Tuesday that water shortage problem of Lyari Town would be resolved soon.... KARACHI: Ibad, Mahar discuss cabinet expansion KARACHI, April 23: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar called on Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad at Governor’s House on Wednesday and discussed the expansion of the provincial cabinet and other... KARACHI: Remand extended KARACHI, April 23: Arshad Noor Khan, acting administrative judge of the Anti-Terrorism Courts, on Wednesday extended the physical remand of Behram Khan and Pir Bux, accused in the murder case of... KARACHI: Two commit suicide; cop shot dead KARACHI, April 23: Two persons committed suicide in separate incidents in different parts of the city Wednesday.... KARACHI: Abdullah Haroon’s death anniversary KARACHI, April 23: The death anniversary of Haji Abdullah Haroon, an eminent philanthropist of the subcontinent, is to be observed on April 27.... HYDERABAD: Child rights to be protected: official HYDERABAD, April 23: The joint secretary, Social Welfare Division, Islamabad, Shaukat Nawaz Tahir, has said that a 10-year “National Plan of Action” for child welfare and development is being formulated in... HYDERABAD: ‘Water problem to be resolved soon’ HYDERABAD, April 23: The federal minister for food and agriculture, Yar Mohammad Rind, has said the main problem confronting the Sindh agriculture sector is the shortage of water.... HYDERABAD: Sugar mill workers to launch protest drive HYDERABAD, April 23: The CBA of the Faran Sugar Mills on Wednesday threatened to launch a protest campaign if the mill’s management did not reinstate the recently-terminated 426 workers immediately. The... HYDERABAD: Chehlum of Imam Hussain observed HYDERABAD, April 23: The Chehlum of Imam Hussain and other martyrs of Karbala was observed with traditional reverence in Hyderabad and the interior of Sindh on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Calamity-hit areas: loan recovery challenged HYDERABAD, April 23: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, has issued pre-admission notices to the secretary, Ministry of Finance, president, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL), regional manager and manager of... HYDERABAD: MBA classes HYDERABAD, April 23: The director, Institute of Business Administration, University of Sindh, on Tuesday announced that classes of the second, third, fifth and the sixth semester of MBA evening programme had... PESHAWAR: Court tells SSP to find missing boys: Illegal detention claimed PESHAWAR, April 23: The Peshawar district and sessions judge, Hayat Ali Shah, on Wednesday directed the senior superintendent of police (operational) to inform the court about the whereabouts of four boys... PESHAWAR: Child rights laws’ application urged PESHAWAR, April 23: Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday urged the government to implement the laws pertaining to child rights in letter and spirit and ensure availability of resources to children... PESHAWAR: ATC convicts two of kidnapping PESHAWAR, April 23: An anti-terrorism court here on Wednesday convicted two persons charged with kidnapping a student and keeping him in wrongful confinement.... PESHAWAR: JI demands debate on LFO in NA PESHAWAR, April 23: Jamaat-i-Islami provincial chief and Senator Prof Ibrahim has said that the crisis in the parliament could be resolved by presenting the Legal Framework Order before the lower house... PESHAWAR: Govt plans free emergency treatment PESHAWAR, April 23: The provincial health department is planning to provide free specialized emergency treatment to critically ill patients at public sector hospitals.... PESHAWAR: Upgradation of hospital held up PESHAWAR, April 23: The Haripur Tehsil headquarters hospital is yet to be commissioned as the district headquarters hospital owing to delay in the purchase of instruments, despite allocation of money, health... PESHAWAR: A piece of heritage showcased PESHAWAR, April 23: A lively cultural tour of Kotla Mohsin Khan heritage site was arranged by a local NGO here on Wednesday....

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