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April 25, 2003 Friday Safar 22, 1424 KARACHI: Hospitals must provide emergency aid: SHC KARACHI, April 24: Hospitals and clinics are bound to provide all necessary and available emergency treatment to patients brought to them irrespective of the nature of their injury or ailment, Justice... KARACHI: Men in police uniform rob house KARACHI, April 24: At least nine bandits, including four in police uniform, took away cash and jewellery from a house in New Karachi early Thursday morning.... KARACHI: Three women commit suicide KARACHI, April 24: Three women committed suicide in separate incidents in various parts of the city Thursday.... KARACHI: APMSO, IJT agree to refrain from violence KARACHI, April 24: Following a series of clashes between the activists of All Pakistan Mohajir Students Organization (APMSO) and Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) at many of the city’s universities and colleges... KARACHI: Husband kills wife KARACHI, April 24: A man killed his wife in his home in Mubina Town on Thursday.... KARACHI: Bureaucracy obstructing development, warns ADB KARACHI, April 24: Country representative of the Asian Development Bank in Pakistan Marshuk Ali Shah has lashed out at the Pakistan bureaucracy and called it “monstrous”. He held the bureaucracy responsible... KARACHI: Power breakdowns hit Karachi University KARACHI, April 24: While the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation remained tight-lipped about the cause of power breakdowns, the city experienced more electric shutdowns on Thursday despite the fact that mercury fell... KARACHI: JPMC’s emergency OT plan under way KARACHI, April 24: The Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre hopes to have a new emergency operation theatre by September or October, said speakers at a fund-raising event that was held on the... KARACHI: HSC exams start off peacefully KARACHI, April 24: The HSC annual examinations 2003, under the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, began in 135 examination centres in a peaceful manner on Thursday.... KARACHI: Seven children bitten by dog KARACHI, April 24: Seven children belonging to the Azam Basti area were bitten by a seemingly rabid dog on Thursday. The children were taken to the accident and emergency department of... KARACHI: Classical dance ballet KARACHI, April 24: Aaj Rung Hai, a Kathak dance ballet, conceived and directed by the dancer Sheema Kermani, will be held at the FTC auditorium at 8pm on April 26 and... KARACHI: BA, BSc semester exams scheduled KARACHI, April 24: The University of Karachi on Thursday notified the terminal examination schedule of BSc (Hons & Subs), first semester of the 1st and 2nd years.... KARACHI: ITB to have 13 members KARACHI, April 24: The Information Technology Board (ITB) will consist of 13 members with a chairman and two vice-chairmen, and five of the members will be drawn from the public sector... KARACHI: Paramedical courses’ results KARACHI, April 24: The secretary of the Sindh Medical Faculty (SMF) Karachi on Thursday announced the result of dispenser courses held on December 20, 2002.... KARACHI: Sindh vows to fight for its water share KARACHI, April 24: The Sindh government will effectively look after the rights and interests of Sindh.... KARACHI: PPP explain stand on LFO talks KARACHI, April 24: The combined opposition is participating in the planned dialogue, scheduled for Friday, with the government on the Legal Framework Order (LFO) ‘with an open mind’ to end the... KARACHI: Preservation of water resources urged KARACHI, April 24: Speakers at a seminar here on Thursday stressed the need to preserve water resources and conserve fertility of soil.... KARACHI: PIA acts against SARS threat KARACHI, April 24: Passengers and crew of the PIA’s east-bound international flights would be required to put on face masks and disposable gloves as personal safety measures against a possible attack... KARACHI: City Nazim KARACHI, April 24: The provincial Minister for Local Government, Mohammad Hussain, visited Aga Khan Hospital here on Thursday to inquire about the health of City Nazim Naimatullah Khan.—APP... KARACHI: Anti-LFO drive KARACHI, April 24: Pakistan People’s Party is launching a series of province-wide protest demonstrations against the Legal Framework Order (LFO) from Friday. — Reporter... KARACHI: Delegates briefed on postal system KARACHI, April 24: Foreign delegates from 12 countries were on Thursday briefed on the computerized postal system in place in the Pakistan Post Office.... KARACHI: Aalmi men deny charges as court indicts them: Plot to kill president KARACHI, April 24: Three top leaders and two workers of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi, charged with hatching a plot to kill President Pervez Musharraf, denied on Thursday the charges as... KARACHI: Settlement of woman’s claim ordered KARACHI, April 24: The Sindh High Court asked an accountability court on Thursday to decide the claim of a petitioner that a convict’s property ordered to be confiscated by it actually... KARACHI: Law and order problem over water feared KARACHI, April 24: Water shortage in various parts of the city has assumed such an alarming proportion that protest demonstrations and sit-ins have become a routine in the affected localities.... KARACHI: Demo held KARACHI, April 24: Students of the University of Karachi on Thursday staged a demonstration in front of the administration building against the arrival of the UN arm inspectors.—PPI... KARACHI: Population growth rate must be checked: CM KARACHI, April 24: Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has expressed his deep concern over the increasing rate of population growth in the province and emphasized the need for concerted effort to... HYDERABAD: 4 policemen held for hijacking vehicle HYDERABAD, April 24: The Nooriabad police on Tuesday apprehended four members of a law enforcement agency, who had decamped with the police mobile vehicle used for escorting federal minister for agriculture... HYDERABAD: Sugar mills urged to refund road cess HYDERABAD, April 24: The Sindh Abadgar Board on Thursday appealed sugar mills to refund the road cess surcharge to growers in conformity with the decision of the Sindh High Court.... HYDERABAD: G.M. Syed’s death anniversary HYDERABAD, April 24: The eighth death anniversary of the late G. M. Syed, the founder of Jeay Sindh Tehrik, is being observed at Sann, Dadu, on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Two killed under mysterious circumstances HYDERABAD, April 24: The killing of two people, Inayat Dakhan and Azeema Dakhan, remained a mystery for the GOR police who have picked up their servant, Ahmed, for interrogation on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Elimination of child labour demanded HYDERABAD, April 24: A workshop that concluded here on Wednesday called for eliminating child labour, child abuse and corporal punishment.... HYDERABAD: Teachers want decision on promotion cases HYDERABAD, April 24: The Government Secondary Teachers Association (GSTA), Hyderabad, has demanded of the Sindh secretary for education to decide pending cases of move-over and promotion of teachers.... HYDERABAD: Farmers to be informed about pesticides HYDERABAD, April 24: The pesticide manufacturing companies and the provincial agriculture department are duty-bound to educate the growers about the harmful effects of the agricultural products and also guide them regarding... SUKKUR: Transport fares revised SUKKUR, April 24: The secretary of District Transport Authority here on Wednesday revised downward fares of buses and mini buses plying on the Sukkur-Rahimyar Khan route.... THATTA: PPP leader booked THATTA, April 24: A leader of the Pakistan People’s Party, her three brothers and a cousin were booked by the Sujawal police for injuring their sister-in-law in the Choretani village here... HYDERABAD: Anti-corruption committee discusses 43 issues HYDERABAD, April 24: The Anti-Corruption Committee-II, Hyderabad, at its meeting held on Wednesday discussed 43 matters placed before it by the deputy director, Anti-Corruption Establishment, Hyderabad, Ali Ahmed Junejo.... PESHAWAR: Peshawar roads to be reclassified PESHAWAR, April 24: A high-level meeting, to be held anytime soon, is to reclassify Peshwar city roads, sources in the transport sector told Dawn on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: 5 policemen killed in shootout PESHAWAR, April 24: Five policemen were killed and two others injured when a gang of hardened criminals opened fire on them at village Banda Daud Shah Terri, in southern Karak district,... PESHAWAR: Move to help cardiac patients PESHAWAR, April 24: The NWFP’s health department will make necessary arrangements in the province’s hospitals for the provision of injections and medicines used to save the lives of cardiac patients who... PESHAWAR: Defaulters warned PESHAWAR, April 24: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company will not restore supply to defaulting industrial units in Federally Administered Tribal Areas unless they clear their arrears, says a press release.... PESHAWAR: HBFC men told to explain detention PESHAWAR, April 24: District and Sessions Judge Hayat Ali Shah on Thursday issued a show cause notice to the general manager and two other officials of House Building Finance Corporation for detaining an 80-year-old... PESHAWAR: Conviction of BoR’s ex-official set aside PESHAWAR, April 24: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday set aside conviction of a former senior member of Board of Revenue and remanded the case back to...

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