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May 13, 2003 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 10, 1424 KARACHI: Pakistan, Russia share common goals: Ivanov KARACHI, May 12: Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov has said that Moscow attaches great importance to its mutual understanding and partnership with Islamabad as both the countries have a lot of... KARACHI: Inquiry extended to other colleges: Medical admissions KARACHI, May 12: The Sindh government has ordered a probe into medical admissions given during the last five years in the government-run medical colleges in the province, it is learnt.... KARACHI: Water shortage in several areas KARACHI, May 12: An acute water shortage persists in various parts of the city, forcing the residents of the affected localities to either consume sub-soil unhygienic water or buy tankers at... KARACHI: Four killed in road accident KARACHI, May 12: Four persons died in a road traffic accident in Shershah late Sunday night.... KARACHI: Water supply network tampered with by Nazims KARACHI, May 12: Tempering with valves, unauthorized water connections from main supply lines and installation of illegal boosters by union Nazims of various towns have either badly affected the city’s supply... KARACHI: Lahori, others indicted KARACHI, May 12: An anti-terrorism court indicted on Monday the chief of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and three others in the Mehmoodabad massacre case.... KARACHI: Mothers’ Day observed in women’s prison KARACHI, May 12: The Lawyers for Human Rights and Legal Aid, under its prison project, observed World Mothers’ Day on Monday, arranging various activities for women prisoners of Karachi Women’s Jail... KARACHI: Holiday on Thursday KARACHI, May 12: The Government of Sindh declared on Monday to observe a holiday on Thursday throughout the province on account of Eid Milad-un-Nabi.... KARACHI: Corrective steps urged for surgical mishaps KARACHI, May 12: Corrective steps should be taken immediately by the staff of the hospital where a mishap takes place so that similar problems do not arise in future, said a... KARACHI: Inter colleges lack Internet facility KARACHI, May 12: Despite formation of computer labs at various city intermediate colleges, students have not yet been provided facility of internet in these labs, owing to which a majority of... KARACHI: Police blamed for drug trade KARACHI, May 12: The provincial Education Minister, Irfanullah Khan Marwat, has said that police were involved in marketing of narcotics and that drugs are easily available in any part of Karachi... KARACHI: FCS, KFHA asked to settle rent issue KARACHI, May 12: The Sindh government has asked the Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS) and Karachi Fisheries Harbour Authority (KFHA) again to resolve their lingering dispute over the issue of the harbour’s... KARACHI: Women MPs urged to seek more funds for uplift KARACHI, May 12: Speakers at a workshop here on Monday urged women legislators to lay stress on a cut in non-developmental expenditure and more allocation for social sector development in the... KARACHI: Reinstatement of PS workers demanded KARACHI, May 12: MNA Sher Mohammad Baloch has demanded immediate reinstatement of all the sacked and forcefully retired employees of the Pakistan Steel.... KARACHI: LRBT eye clinic for SHC staff KARACHI, May 12: A free eye clinic begun treating patients at the Sindh High Court dispensary on Monday.... KARACHI: Hygiene to help stop Sars in its tracks KARACHI, May 12: A seminar on Severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) was organized by the Microbiology department of Karachi University in the conference hall of science faculty on Monday.... KARACHI: Govt told to decide fate of teachers KARACHI, May 12: The Sindh High Court on Monday gave the provincial government a last chance to take and intimate a decision in respect of teachers employed in the late 80s... KARACHI: KWSB dues recovery KARACHI, May 12: Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Finance Aftab Ahmed Sheikh has directed immediate steps for the recovery of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board’s (KWSB) Rs3 billion dues owed... KARACHI: Indictment of former PACO official on 27th KARACHI, May 12: An accountability court has fixed May 27 for the indictment of Javed Burki, a former federal secretary and former chief of the Pakistan Automobile Corporation (PACO) and other... KARACHI: MBBS exam results announced KARACHI, May 12: The University of Karachi on Monday declared the results of MBBS IIIrd professional annual examination-2003, with a pass percentage of 80.47.... KARACHI: Shot dead KARACHI, May 12: A security guard was shot dead by his associate in Federal B. Industrial Area late Sunday night.... HYDERABAD: SAU employees hold protest demo HYDERABAD, May 12: A large number of employees of the Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, boycotted their duties, staged a sit-in outside the university administration block and took to the streets... HYDERABAD: Private sector’s help in anti-Sars efforts sought HYDERABAD, May 12: The adviser to the Sindh chief minister on health, Nauman Seghal, has sought the support of the private sector in efforts against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.... HYDERABAD: 70pc people of rural areas live in abject poverty HYDERABAD, May 12: A two-day “Interactive Dialogue on Development Communication” was inaugurated at the Sindh Development Study Centre, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, on Monday.... KARACHI: Work on 42 water projects begins KARACHI, May 12: Work on an emergency basis was started by Baanhn Beli last week in the Ramji jo Wandio village, situated in Tharparkar, Sindh, on constructing 20 new water wells,... HYDERABAD: Marx remembered HYDERABAD, May 12: The Communist Party of Pakistan (Khaskheli group) observed the 185th birth anniversary of one of the most potent ideologues of the 20th Century, Karl Marx, at the local... HYDERABAD: Students’ clash mars academic activities HYDERABAD, May 12: Four students of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, on Monday were injured in a clash between two groups of students, which disrupted academic activities.... PESHAWAR: Smoking ads ban laws from 31st PESHAWAR, May 12: The ordinances, calling for a ban on tobacco advertisements on electronic and print media and asking cigarette manufacturers to print warnings regarding the hazards of smoking on packets... PESHAWAR: Poll tribunal puts AG on notice PESHAWAR, May 12: An election tribunal of the Peshawar High Court on Monday put the attorney-general and NWFP advocate-general on notice in a poll petition of former federal minister Iftikhar Gillani.... PESHAWAR: Verdict reserved in election plea PESHAWAR, May 12: An election tribunal here on Monday reserved its judgment in an election petition challenging the election of an MPA, Attiqur Rehman, from Hangu.... PESHAWAR: FBI agents’ presence in country opposed PESHAWAR, May 12: Teachers and students of the Agricultural University, Peshawar, have opposed the presence of Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) personnel in Pakistan.... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: X-rated movies seized DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 12: Police arrested two cinema owners on the charge of screening pornographic movies here on Monday. Police also seized X-rated films from them....

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