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May 23, 2003 Friday Rabi-ul-Awwal 20,1424 KARACHI: CPSP disaffiliates Jinnah hospital: Non-payment of stipend KARACHI, May 22: The College of Surgeons and Physicians (CPSP) on Thursday disaffiliated the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre with immediate effect, asking it not to induct trainees under the FCPS-II programme.... KARACHI: Major park projects put into cold storage KARACHI, May 22: Three major park projects, promised by no less personalities than President Pervez Musharraf, Corps Commander Lt-Gen Waseem Ghazi and City Nazim Naimatullah Khan, have been put into cold... KARACHI: Two more camel-kids return KARACHI, May 22: Two young camel jockeys — or camel kids — who returned from the United Arab Emirates were received by the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) officials here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Rs1260m released for KPP-IV KARACHI, May 22: Work on the Khushhal Pakistan Programme, phase-IV, is under progress and the finance department has released Rs260.020 million under a special allocation made by the Sindh governor in... KARACHI: SMC students hold demo KARACHI, May 22: The aggrieved students of the Sindh Medical College, along with their parents, on Thursday staged a demonstration in front of the Chief Minister’s House, demanding restoration of their... KARACHI: MQM-H leader arrested KARACHI, May 22: The central joint secretary of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement was arrested at his residence during a police raid in Khokhrapar late Thursday night.... KARACHI: Fresh notice to Punjab jail chief in Asif’s case KARACHI, May 22: The additional district and sessions court of South, trying Asif Ali Zardari in a murder case, issued fresh show-cause notice to the prison chief of the Punjab for... KARACHI: Corruption mars education system: Seminar told KARACHI, May 22: An overwhelming majority of the graduates produced by the current examination system turn out to be functional illiterate, with zero mental level.... KARACHI: Lyari areas to get 5,000 street lights KARACHI, May 22: Lyari Town has purchased 5,000 street-lights for illuminating various roads and streets.... KARACHI: Rs65m given to UCs for uplift projects: Nazim KARACHI, May 22: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that union councils have been given about 65 million rupees for development and predicted that citizens of Karachi would witness a development... KARACHI: Prof Sobhan’s lecture KARACHI, May 22: Prof Rahman Sobhan, an eminent economist from Bangladesh, will deliver the Hamza Alvi Distinguished lecture at the Jinnah Medical College auditorium under the auspices of Irtiqa Institute of... KARACHI: Hunger strike against water shortage KARACHI, May 22: The Nazims and councillors of three union councils of Keamari Town on Thursday observed hunger strike to voice their anger over persisting water shortage in Bhutta Village, Gulshan-i-Sikandar... KARACHI: Proper strategy urged to end child labour KARACHI, May 22: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday said that the government, civil society organizations and trade unions should join hands to forge a comprehensive strategy to counter the ever-growing... KARACHI: KU periodical KARACHI, May 22: The Seeratun Nabi edition of the faculty of Islamic Learning’s periodical “Majallah” has been published.... KARACHI: People urged to keep check on polluters KARACHI, May 22: While government agencies are still in the process of their capacity-building and addressing the weak areas of environmental legislation, it is the citizen who can stand out against... KARACHI: KESC fails to rectify faulty system KARACHI, May 22: Power breakdowns continued to occur unabated on Thursday as the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation failed to fix its erring transmission and distribution network.... KARACHI: SHC acquits constable in accidental murder case KARACHI, May 22: A constable convicted of criminal negligence and accidental murder and sentenced to five years imprisonment for killing two children of an additional district and sessions judge was on... KARACHI: Quake damages under water phone cables KARACHI, May 22: The earthquake that occurred in Northern Algeria on Thursday morning partly disturbed voice and data traffic which was afterwards restored by the staff of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company.... KARACHI: FCS election KARACHI, May 22: Election for a new chairman and vice chairman of Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS) will be held on Saturday.... KARACHI: UK national among six fraudsters arrested KARACHI, May 22: Police on early Thursday morning arrested six persons including a British national in two different raids in the city, on charges of a fraud involving Rs6.5 million.... KARACHI: Factory worker shot dead; man beats wife to death KARACHI, May 22: Unknown assailants shot dead a worker of a textile factory in the F. B. Industrial Area early Thursday.... KARACHI: Karachi-Thar road project KARACHI, May 22: The provincial Minister for Planning and Development, Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bokhari, on Thursday approved construction of 429.32km road from Karachi to Thar Coalfield in Islamkot.... HYDERABAD: Sindh to get large share of foreign aid: minister: LUMHS convocation HYDERABAD, May 22: Sindh education minister Irfanullah Marwat has said that Sindh would get the biggest share of foreign aid of 60 million dollars in connection with the Pakistan Development Fund,... HYDERABAD: MS loses power to suspend employees HYDERABAD, May 22: The adviser to chief minister for health, Nauman Saigal, on Thursday seized the powers of the medical superintendent, Civil Hospital, Hyderabad, Sharafuddin Baloch, for suspending hospital employees, a... HYDERABAD: Land allotment to MNCs opposed HYDERABAD, May 22: The Sindh Hari Committee has resolved that it will resist any move by the government to dispose of Sindh’s land to multinational companies.... HYDERABAD: Civic problems discussed HYDERABAD, May 22: The Cantonment Board, Hyderabad, has assured the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) that the basic problems of the people will be solved.... PESHAWAR: UC Nazims seek early funds disbursement PESHAWAR, May 22: The city district government has been urged to disburse funds to the union councils as the NWFP government has already released Rs18.4 million in the head of octroi... PESHAWAR: CM orders steps for college’s recognition PESHAWAR, May 22: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has directed the authorities concerned to make efforts for provision of facilities to the Gomal Medical College (GMC), Dera Ismail Khan, so that the... PESHAWAR: Drug trade thrives on city outskirts PESHAWAR, May 22: A village on the outskirts of the city has become a haven for drug smugglers where not only the local addicts but also those of the surrounding areas... PESHAWAR: NHA official convicted PESHAWAR, May 22: The Accountability Court No 4 on Wednesday convicted a land acquisition collector of the National Highway Authority in a misappropriation case involving Rs50 million....

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