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June 3, 2003 Tuesday Rabi-us-Sani 2, 1424 KARACHI: Rs50 million project at civil hospital launched KARACHI, June 2: The stone-laying ceremony of an operation theatre complex, having 16 well-equipped operation theatres, was performed on Monday on the premises of Civil Hospital Karachi by the adviser to... KARACHI: 21 victims of Keenjhar tragedy laid to rest KARACHI, June 2: Twenty one bodies of the victims of Sunday’s Keenjhar Lake tragedy were laid to rest in Jafar-i-Tayyar and Wadi-i-Husain graveyards on Monday amid demands of stern action against... KARACHI: Surgeons move to prevent deaths by negligence KARACHI, June 2: Following the death of a 40-year-old woman after a sponge had been left in her abdomen last month, some surgeons of the Civil Hospital, Karachi, have put in... KARACHI: Security measures at picnic spots demanded KARACHI, June 2: The absence of life-saving protective measures at picnic spots in and around the city, and unbridled pursuit of profit at gross human cost, which resulted in the drowning... KARACHI: Anti-polio drive from today KARACHI, June 2: Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has described polio as a menacing disease which disables infants and children. So, the health department, NGOs and parents are duty bound to... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims life KARACHI, June 2: A motor mechanic was crushed to death by a recklessly driven minibus in Lyari on Monday.... KARACHI: Defence seeks shifting of case from ATC KARACHI, June 2: An anti-terrorism court reserved order on Monday on an application seeking shifting of a case, pertaining to plot to kill President Pervez Musharraf to an ordinary court.... KARACHI: Submission date for SSC forms notified KARACHI, June 2: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, on Monday announced the schedule for submission of forms of SSC supplementary examinations-2003 and SSC Part-I and II annual examination-2004.... KARACHI: DHA college to start BCS, BA classes KARACHI, June 2: The Board of Governors (BOG) of Defence Authority Degree College for Men has accorded approval to initiation of BCS and BA from the next academic year.... KARACHI: Move to dislodge shops’ tenants slammed KARACHI, June 2: More than two thousand persons on Monday staged a protest demonstration against the attempt by the administrator of the Evacuee Trust Property to dislodge tenants of more than... KARACHI: Environment Day on 5th KARACHI, June 2: The World Environment Day will be observed on June 5 to stimulate worldwide awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and action.... KARACHI: Girls secure top three positions in SSC exams KARACHI, June 2: The girl candidates outshone boys in the SSC Part-II General group (Regular and Private) annual examinations- 2003, by keeping the top three merit positions among them.... KARACHI: Planning dept sends SOS on water to governor, CM KARACHI, June 2: Apprehending a serious water crisis in the city in the near future, the Sindh planning and development department has sought the help of the Sindh governor and the... KARACHI: BA Part-II results announced KARACHI, June 2: The University of Karachi on Monday announced the results of BA Part-II (Regular and External) annual examination-2002, with a pass percentage of 55.38.... KARACHI: Training of 5,100 teachers completed KARACHI, June 2: The fifth and last phase of teachers’ training under Sindh Middle School Project came to an end on Monday with the distribution of certificates among 350 teachers drawn... KARACHI: APAC holds protest rally against LFO, president KARACHI, June 2: The All-Parties Action Committee, comprising 19 political parties of the country, on Monday staged a protest demonstration in front of the Karachi Press Club against the Legal Framework... KARACHI: Tribunal reinstates Benazir’s relative KARACHI, June 2: The Federal Service Tribunal has reinstated a BPS-18 officer of the district management group, dismissed from service for wilful absence, with retrospective effect, from the date of his... KARACHI: MMA strives for supremacy of constitution against LFO KARACHI, June 2: Sindh President of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Asadullah Bhutto, has said that the MMA considers Legal Framework Order (LFO) against the nation and the country while opposition parties were striving... KARACHI: KFH plans to curtail expenses KARACHI, June 2: The new administration in Karachi Fish Harbour is working on a plan to cut the non-development expenditure and will provide adequate funds in the next fiscal for the... KARACHI: Equal rights demanded KARACHI, June 2: The Awami National Party, Sindh, has demanded equal rights for Pakhtoons in Sindh, who have been relegated to third category citizens by ignoring them while recruitment in government... KARACHI: Shaheen Bader passes away KARACHI, June 2: Well-known poet Shaheen Bader died here on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He was 67.... KARACHI: Altaf lauds end to no-go areas KARACHI, June 2: Chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has lauded efforts of the Sindh government in eliminating the so-called no-go areas, according to a press release.... DADU: Drought forces Kachho villagers to migrate to other places DADU, June 2: The majority of people of 30 villages of the Kachho area have migrated to other places as the situation in the Khirthar mountains has worsened owing to drought.... HYDERABAD: Debate on LFO in parliament demanded HYDERABAD, June 2: Pakistan Awami Tehrik MNA Dr Tahirul Qadri has proposed that controversial points of the Legal Framework Order should be reviewed and the LFO be presented in parliament for... HYDERABAD: Need for changing curriculum stressed HYDERABAD, June 2: The vice chancellor, University of Sindh, Mazharul Haq Siddiqui, has stressed the need for changing the curriculum of many disciplines in consultation with the teachers.... HYDERABAD: Growers to be trained in pest management HYDERABAD, June 2: About 5,000 cotton growers will be trained in integrated pest management (IPM) technology at 150 farmers’ field schools in different districts of the province.... HYDERABAD: Ex-SSGC employees want reinstatement HYDERABAD, June 2: The former employees of the Sui Southern Gas Company under the banner of the Sui Gas Action Committee held a protest demonstration outside the Hyderabad Press Club on... ISLAMABAD: PPP calls for relief operation ISLAMABAD, June 2 : People’s Party Parliamentarians chairperson Benazir Bhutto has expressed concern over reports that the growers as well as people of areas in Larkana district have been adversely hit... THATTA: Panic delayed rescue effort THATTA, June 2: Panic and lack of coordination delayed launching of an operation to rescue 26 persons who drowned in Keenjhar Lake on Sunday, investigation by this correspondent revealed.... HYDERABAD: ‘Union tenure not extended’ HYDERABAD, June 2: The Wapda Paigham Union, Sindh chapter, has refuted the claim of the CBA union of Wapda employees that tenure of the CBA has been extended by one year.... HYDERABAD: Tragedy in Keenjhar Lake HYDERABAD, June 2: The poignant tragedy at the Keenjhar Lake resulting in the death of 26 picnickers from Karachi on Sunday must serve as an eye-opener for the Sindh government. But... PESHAWAR: Nazims concealing wrongdoings: CM: En bloc resignation PESHAWAR, June 2: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has termed the collective resignation of district Nazimeen a show of weakness, and said they want to open a new front for... PESHAWAR: Poll tribunal disqualifies MPA PESHAWAR, June 2: The election tribunal on Monday disqualified an MPA, Attiqur Rehman, declaring his seat vacant in the NWFP Assembly.... PESHAWAR: NWFP likely to set Rs6m revenue target PESHAWAR, June 2: NWFP government is likely to set Rs 60m revenue target under both components of its receipts’ head of Land Tax and Agriculture Income Tax for the 2003-04 financial year,... PESHAWAR: Reinstatement demanded PESHAWAR, June 2: Hundreds of employees of the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited held a protest demonstration against their termination in front of the NWFP Assembly here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: EOBI asked to provide more relief PESHAWAR, June 2: Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis Abdul Sattar Lalika has said that Employees’ Old Age Benefit Institution (EOBI) should work more efficiently to provide relief to... PESHAWAR: Narcotics seized PESHAWAR, June 2: The city police have arrested seven outlaws and seized a large quantity of narcotics and weapons from their possession in three incidents, said a press release issued on... CHITRAL: Shandur festival from July 7 CHITRAL, June 2: The Shandur festival would start from July 7 next and would continue for three days, officials of the district administration told Dawn here on Monday....

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