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May 6, 2003 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 3, 1424 KARACHI: Woman dies of surgical team’s negligence KARACHI, May 5: A 40-year-old woman died on Saturday at the Civil Hospital, Karachi, after going through three surgical operations — one in which a dreadful mistake was made and two... KARACHI: SHC orders attachment of ‘killer’ tanker KARACHI, May 5: The Sindh High Court ordered on Monday attachment of a water tanker that killed a student.... KARACHI: Delay by police enabled robbers to flee: victims KARACHI, May 5: A delay of no less than 90 minutes by police in responding to a distress call provide an ample opportunity to four robbers, including at least one policeman,... KARACHI: Kidnapped man found murdered KARACHI, May 5: A retired bank officer who had been kidnapped for ransom on Friday was found murdered on Monday under a bridge in Nazimabad.... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims two lives KARACHI, May 5: Reckless driving claimed two lives in the city on Monday.... KARACHI: Police kill two suspects KARACHI, May 5: Two suspected car hijackers were shot dead late Monday night in Buffer Zone, in what the police claimed an encounter.... KARACHI: Power failures in hot weather perturb people KARACHI, May 5: Being the hottest day of the month, Monday saw a great many power breakdowns while the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation remained indifferent to the plight of its consumers.... KARACHI: New bodies to monitor depts’ workings KARACHI, May 5: The Deputy Speaker of Sindh Assembly, Rahila Tiwana, has said that the government was also planning setting up of advisory committees, comprising sincere and honest people, NGOs and... KARACHI: Minister takes notice of garbage at hospital KARACHI, May 5: During a surprise visit to the Civil Hospital Karachi, Sindh chief minister’s adviser for health, M. Noman Saigal, was appalled to see heaps of garbage in and around... KARACHI: City govt approves scheme for road network KARACHI, May 5: The Karachi City Government has finalized a scheme to improve the Mauripur Road, the Shirin Jinnah Colony Road and important thoroughfares in Clifton area.... KARACHI: Bcom results announced KARACHI, May 5: The University of Karachi on Monday announced the results of BCom (Regular and External) Part-II, annual examinations-2002, with a pass percentage of 36.95.... KARACHI: Poetry collection discussed KARACHI: Munfarid, poetry collection by a senior poet and journalist Rafiq Jabir, was discussed at the Irteqa literary Forum on Sunday.... KARACHI: SMI admissions KARACHI, May 5: The Sindh Madsressatul Islam announced on Monday that admissions in the IX class (Technical Group) would continue till May 15. All the willing candidates are advised to receive... KARACHI: No SSC practical on 15th KARACHI, May 5: Board of Secondary Education Karachi announced here on Monday that the annual practical examinations of the SSC, Part I and II, scheduled for May 15 would now be... KARACHI: Disputes on fishing to be resolved, says minister KARACHI, May 5: The fishing dispute between Sindh and Balochistan will be permanently settled with mutual consent and negotiations.... KARACHI: SMC principal hears students today KARACHI, May 5: In line with an order passed by the Sindh High Court, the principal of Sindh Medical College has asked 26 petitioner students who are alleged to have obtained... KARACHI: Camel kid handed over to family KARACHI, May 5: Khalid, the 10n-year-old boy who returned Pakistan a few days back from the United Arab Emirates, was handed over to his parents by the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF)... KARACHI: Minister for introducing bus ticket system KARACHI, May 3: Sindh minister for transport Mohammad Adil Siddiqui has ordered the resumption of ticketing system to avoid conflicts between commuters and conductors and to assess the income of transporters.... KARACHI: PTCL’s global fiber link inaugurated KARACHI, May 5: The Federal Minister for Information Technology, Awais Ahmed Leghari, said that with the introduction of PTCL-FLAG (Fiber Link Around the Globe), Virtual Point Of Presence (VPOP), the Internet... KARACHI: DHA residents to get all civic amenities KARACHI, May 5: Corps Commander Lt-Gen Tariq Wasim Ghazi has directed that steps be taken to provide all civic amenities to the residents of DHA.... KARACHI: Governor approves ‘cultural village’ KARACHI, May 5: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has approved establishment of a “Cultural Village” comprising the Karachi Arts Council, Faizi Rahmeen Art Gallery, National Museum and the Burns Garden in... KARACHI: NED results KARACHI, May 5: The Examinations Department, NED University of Engineering and Technology, on Monday announced the results of first year, Mechanical Engineering, supplementary examinations, 2001- 2002 batch, along with that of... KARACHI: Hearing of bomb blast case adjourned KARACHI, May 5: Judge Feroz Mahmood Bhatti of the anti-terrorism court No 2 adjourned on Monday the hearing of a case against Asif Zaheer and Rizawanullah alias Bashir for their alleged... KARACHI: Prolonged contact with SARS patients risky: PMA KARACHI, May 5: Use of clean toilets and frequent hand washing can help against the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) from patient to attendant.... KARACHI: HK relaxes visa requirement KARACHI, May 5: Passengers of Cathay Pacific flights and intending a six-hour transit in Hong Kong no longer required a transit visa for the stopover country, according to the airlines.... KARACHI: Black day KARACHI, May 5: On the appeal of Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA), black day was observed by more than 7,000 lecturers of colleges in the province on Monday to condemn... KARACHI: NBP officials to be trained to probe cyber frauds KARACHI, May 5: The National Bank of Pakistan will train its officials and financial crime experts of the Federal Investigation Agency jointly to investigate frauds in electronic and cyber banking, said... NAWABSHSH: LBOD watchmen without salaries for three months NAWABSHAH, May 5: At least 75 regular tube-well watchmen and 465 work charge tube-well watchmen of the Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) have not received their salaries for the last three... HYDERABAD: Anti-LFO protest to continue, says MMA HYDERABAD, May 5: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal will not allow the National Assembly to function in a normal way till the Legal Framework Order issue is resolved.... HYDERABAD: BCom, BSc exam results HYDERABAD, May 5: The University of Sindh has announced the results of examinations of BCom-II.... HYDERABAD: Hospital affairs deplored HYDERABAD, May 5: Sindh Assembly Deputy Speaker Rahila Tiwana has expressed concern over the lack of cleanliness and provision of sub-standard food at the Sir Cowsjee Mental Hospital.... HYDERABAD: Removal of culture secretary slammed HYDERABAD, May 5: The widow and son of the noted folk singer the late Faqir Abdul Ghafoor, on behalf of folk artists of Sindh, have appealed to the Sindh governor to... SUKKUR: Farmers advised to grow more cotton SUKKUR, May 5: Speakers at a seminar held on Monday on cotton production urged growers to adopt modern technology, use quality seeds and adopt better water management techniques to maximise the... BADIN: Procession BADIN, May 5: The activists of Sindh National Council and growers took out a procession here on Monday to protest against the water shortage in Sindh and construction of the Thal... PESHAWAR: MMA disallows anti-LFO bill: Opposition stages walkout PESHAWAR, May 5: The NWFP assembly has disallowed the introduction of an opposition bill, seeking the repealing of the governor’s special powers, introduced by the military government, for removing civil servants.... PESHAWAR: Juvenile inmates in cramped conditions PESHAWAR, May 5: The juvenile inmates at the Borstal Institute and Juvenile Jail, Faisalabad, have been living in unhygienic conditions, a press release issued by the Society for Protection of the... PESHAWAR: Students’ strike enters 7th day PESHAWAR, May 5: Students of the Saidu Medical College (SMC), Swat continued their strike on the seventh consecutive day on Sunday, demanding recognition for their college from the Pakistan Medical and... PESHAWAR: MMA reverses military govt decisions PESHAWAR, May 5: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government has started undoing decisions taken by the last military-backed civil government in the province....

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