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May 11, 2003 Sunday Rabi-ul-Awwal 8, 1424 KARACHI: 14-day long cleanliness drive begins tomorrow KARACHI, May 10: A two-week-long cleanliness campaign will be launched in the city on Monday, Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad announced here on Saturday.... KARACHI: Eight students arrested after clash KARACHI, May 10: Police have arrested eight students at the Saifi Institute of Technology in North Nazimabad on Saturday following a clash between two student groups.... KARACHI: SHC for impartiality in awarding contracts KARACHI, May 10: All public concerns and functionaries are required to act in a transparently fair manner while awarding contracts and discharging other functions, the Sindh High Court observed on Saturday.... KARACHI: NGOs fail to attend hearing on oil exploration KARACHI, May 10: Representatives of NGOs failed to appear at a public hearing held here on Saturday on environmental impact assessment for seismic and drilling activities in the Southwest Miano-II concession... KARACHI: Traders booked for breach of peace KARACHI, May 10: Police registered a case against the president of Karachi Electronics Dealers Association and other office-bearers for arson, breach of peace and blocking vehicular traffic.... KARACHI: Nadra plans delivery centre KARACHI, May 10: The National Database Registration Authority will open a central delivery centre to ensure fast delivery of computerized national identity cards in Karachi.... KARACHI: Bandits stab man to death KARACHI, May 10: A man was stabbed to death in his Defence home when he offered strong resistance to bandits on Saturday.... KARACHI: KU offers to set up anaesthesia institute KARACHI, May 10: The vice chancellor of the University of Karachi has offered to set up an anaesthesiology institute on the campus.... KARACHI: New policy for fisheries soon, says minister KARACHI, May 10: The coastal towns of Sindh, including Karachi, will be developed as due attention would be paid on the uplift work as well as welfare of fishermen.... KARACHI: Show-cause issued to ADO KARACHI, May 10: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Marwat on Friday paid a surprise visit to the Government Baldia Primary Girls School, Mohammad Nagar in Landhi Town.... KARACHI: Justification of charged parking questioned KARACHI, May 10: The charged parking system enforced by the city government and major hotels as well as managements of amusement parks to “mint extra money easily” at the cost of... KARACHI: BD diplomat calls on PA speaker KARACHI, May 10: Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Karachi Muhammad Enamul Kabir called on Speaker of the Sindh Assembly Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah on Saturday in his office here.... KARACHI: KUTS demand KARACHI, May 10: The Karachi University Teachers’ Society has demanded that meetings of statutory bodies be held regularly so that the teachers’ problems be resolved.—PPI... KARACHI: New think tank of women planned: Tiwana tells legislators KARACHI, May 10: A representative meeting of the Sindh Assembly’s women members, Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and councillors on Saturday stressed the need for ensuring enforcement of laws already on statutory books... KARACHI: Check on misuse of Red Cross emblem urged KARACHI, May 10: Speakers at a workshop on Saturday urged the government to make amendments to the laws to check the rampant misuse of the emblem of the Red Crescent and... KARACHI: Better working conditions urged KARACHI, May 10: Speakers at a workshop urged the government to ensure that employers implemented working conditions defined as decent work.... KARACHI: CPNE warns govt against control on press KARACHI, May 10: The standing committee of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors has deplored attempts to revive draconian media advertising policies evolved during military dictatorships of the ‘70s, ‘80s, and... KARACHI: Farooq files nomination papers KARACHI, May 10: The senior deputy convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s coordination committee, Dr Farooq Sattar on Saturday filed nomination papers as the party’s candidate for NA-255 in the upcoming... KARACHI: No compromise on Sindh’s interests: Unar KARACHI, May 10: Ghulam Rasool Unar, Adviser to the Chief Minister on Political Affairs, has categorically stated that the elected government will never compromise on the interests of Sindh.... ISLAMABAD: Opening of Khunjerab Pass demanded ISLAMABAD, May 10: The Northern Areas Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NACCI) has asked the government to immediately reopen the Khunjerab border pass for trade and tourism.... MUZAFFARABAD: ‘Forced marriages a serious issue’ MUZAFFARABAD, May 10: A Britain-based Kashmiri leader has said that the issue of forced marriages is a serious problem, particularly for the Kashmiri community, bringing it into disrepute.... ISLAMABAD: Pakistan to train Afghans: Sherpao ISLAMABAD, May 10: Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has said that Pakistan will provide training to Afghans in the fields of paramedic, agriculture and education.... QUETTA: Nazims call for census in Quetta QUETTA, May 10: City and town Nazims have demanded fresh census in the provincial metropolis for proper allocation of funds.... MUZAFFARABAD: AJK defers approval to private university MUZAFFARABAD, May 10: The cabinet of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has deferred approval to an ordinance aimed at establishing a science and technology university in the private sector and decided to... DUBAI: Pakistan consulate refuses free tickets DUBAI, May 10: The Pakistan consulate here has refused to honour free tickets given by the Pakistan Association to those Pakistani amnesty seekers who cannot afford to pay their own travel... RAWALPINDI: RCB’s supervisory staff reshuffled RAWALPINDI, May 10: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has made a reshuffle in its supervisory staff to improve its inspection services and curb corruption, it has been learnt.... ISLAMABAD: Roadmap prepared to counter cyber crimes ISLAMABAD, May 10: A comprehensive policy and implementation plan to host the websites of the government within the country and abroad has been prepared by a committee constituted by the federal... ISLAMABAD: Students urged to explore new avenues of learning ISLAMABAD, May 10: Role of electronic media has increased manifold in the education sector and the launch of four new TV channels for educational purposes this year will help in increasing... ISLAMABAD: Malaria, TB cases on the rise: minister ISLAMABAD, May 10: Health Minister Muhammad Nasir Khan on Saturday said number of patients of AIDS, cancer and hepatitis was increasing in the country while millions of people regardless of age... ISLAMABAD: ‘80 per cent deliveries performed at home’ ISLAMABAD, May 10: The maternal mortality rate in Pakistan, which goes up to 1200 out of a 100,000 delivery cases, is one of the highest in the world.... RAWALPINDI: Passenger bus looted RAWALPINDI, May 10: Four armed persons, including a woman, looted a passenger bus on the Islamabad Highway in the wee hours of Saturday.... RAWALPINDI: 10 TMA officials termed ‘abettors’ in Bano Arcade case RAWALPINDI, May 10: Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Imtiaz Ahmed on Saturday termed 10 Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) officials “abettors” in the Bano Arcade case and ordered registration of Section... ISLAMABAD: Mother Day today ISLAMABAD, May 10: Mother’s Day is being celebrated throughout the world on May 11 to pay tributes to the unconditional love of mothers towards their children.... PESHAWAR: Land dispute puts college plan in jeopardy PESHAWAR, May 10: A dispute between the Cantonment Board Peshawar (CBP) and the provincial Benevolent Fund has put the future of an under-construction educational institution in jeopardy.... PESHAWAR: MOUs worth $225m signed with Kabul PESHAWAR, May 10: The just concluded Afghanistan Rebuild Trade Fair 2003 has laid the foundation for strengthening bilateral trade relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan.... KOHAT: NGOs’ support sought KOHAT, May 10: District Nazim Malik Asad has urged the members of the national and provincial assemblies not to ignore the local issues of federal nature.... PESHAWAR: 70 blank passports recovered PESHAWAR, May 10: The Federal Investigation Agency on Friday night busted a gang involved in providing stolen blank passports to anti-social elements, and recovered 70 blank stolen passports from their possession.... PESHAWAR: ‘Women’s education promotes tolerance’ PESHAWAR, May 10: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah said on Saturday that quality education for women was needed to foster peace, tolerance and rationality in the society.... PESHAWAR: Subscribers warned PESHAWAR, May 10: The Pakistan Telecommunication Northern Region-I has asked its subscribers to pay their bills to avoid disconnection.... MINGORA: Scholarship MINGORA, May 10: Fifteen students would get the scholarship of the BISE, Swat, on the basis of their performance in the matric exams.—Correspondent... HYDERABAD: Reconstitution of NFC demanded HYDERABAD, May 10: Sindh People’s Party Parliamentarians president Nisar Ahmad Khuhro has demanded reconstitution of the National Finance Commission and share of Sindh in the NFC Award on the basis of... HYDERABAD: Policy to promote cottage industry being prepared HYDERABAD, May 10: The Sindh minister for commerce, industry, labour and transport, Mohammad Adil Siddiqui, has said the provincial government is preparing a policy to promote the cottage industry.... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad’s civic problems to be solved: minister HYDERABAD, May 10: The federal government will soon announce a comprehensive policy to resolve the problems affecting Hyderabad, Latifabad and Qasimabad talukas for the past 30 years.... HYDERABAD: Lawyers protest against LFO HYDERABAD, May 10: There is a consensus among parliamentarians and representatives of lawyers that a sovereign parliament, an independent judiciary and real democracy can not be established under the umbrella of... HYDERABAD: Art exhibition HYDERABAD, May 10: A three-day paintings exhibition of a young artist, Abdul Hafeez Qureshi, started at the Dr N. A. Baloch Model School, Elsa Qazi campus, Hyderabad, on Friday.... SUKKUR: Youth to be given jobs in IT sector: minister SUKKUR, May 10: Cellular phone technology was a cheaper alternative in remote areas where financial constraints hindered provision of digital telephone service....

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