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July 13, 2003 Sunday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 12, 1424 KARACHI: Hospital opens 5 years after completion KARACHI, July 12: The doors of the Sindh Government Children’s Hospital, North Karachi built at a cost of Rs50 million about five years ago were opened for the ailing... KARACHI:Line burst halts water supply to many areas KARACHI, July 12: An 84-inch dia pipeline called Syphon-20 ruptured on Saturday morning behind the Federal Government Urdu University, bringing a halt to supply to a number of towns and inundating... KARACHI: Hunger strike against shortage KARACHI, July 12: Over a two dozen people, comprising men, women and children, belonging to Lyari area, went on hunger strike on Saturday afternoon, to protest against the chronic water shortage... KARACHI: Asif praises MMA’s democratic role KARACHI, July 12: Asif Ali Zardari, the interned husband of Ms Benazir Bhutto, on Saturday termed the government’s offer of talks with the opposition ‘time gaining’ tactics by the regime which,... KARACHI: No clue to blast culprits so far KARACHI, July 12: Police on Saturday appeared to be helpless in getting any clue to those, who had planted a bomb at Kawish Crown Plaza on Sharea Faisal, which exploded on... KARACHI: Students pledge to struggle for peace KARACHI, July 12: Speakers at a meeting on Saturday pledged to shed away the hatred and misconceptions that the vested interests had been forcing the peoples of Pakistan and India to... KARACHI: Girl shot dead in Surjani KARACHI, July 12: A girl was shot dead inside her home in Surjani Town on Saturday night.... KARACHI: Mangrove ecosystem discovered KARACHI, July 12: A rare and unique mangrove ecosystem has been discovered at Keenjhar Lake by Karachi University scientists Dr Surayya Khatoon and Qadeer Mohammed Ali, Thatta, a KU statement said... KARACHI: Campaign against pollution KARACHI, July 12: The provincial government plans launching of a campaign in the next few days against smoke-emitting and noise-making vehicles. The campaign would be launched by the traffic police department... KARACHI: SSUET facing shortage of teachers KARACHI, July 12: In an effort to do away with a dearth of high quality professors and lecturers, the Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology is trying to acquire the... KARACHI: Uplift schemes launched KARACHI, July 12: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan said that within a short span of time the city government has completed various development projects and has started new ones to provide relief... KARACHI: SBP denies banning union KARACHI, July 12: The State Bank of Pakistan has termed “incorrect and misleading” the press reports that it has banned trade union activities.... KARACHI: Walk marks population day KARACHI, July 12: The district population welfare office, Karachi East, on Saturday took out a rally from Malir 15 to Ghazi Town to mark the World Population Day.... KARACHI: KU notification KARACHI, July 12: Karachi University has notified that examination forms of MSc Home Economics, previous and final Annual Examination, 2003, will be accepted in the colleges from July 15 to July... KARACHI: Rs1bn for Madressahs allocated, says Zobaida KARACHI, July 12: The government has prepared an incentive package for Madressahs to bring these institutions to the mainstream and has allocated a sum of Rs1 billion in the 2003-04 budget... KARACHI: Firaq embodied cultural liberalism: Jashn-i-Firaq inaugurated KARACHI: The inaugural session of the three-day seminar on the life and poetry of eminent poet Firaq Gorakhpuri (1896-1982) was held on Friday at the Pakistan Arts Council.... KARACHI: PPP rejects new contempt ordinance KARACHI, July 12: The Pakistan People’s Party has maintained that the newly-promulgated presidential ordinance on contempt of court was “based on mala fide intentions to defeat the will and sovereignty of... KARACHI: Hearing of Asif’s acquittal plea put off KARACHI, July 12: The judicial magistrate, South, Syed Perveen Shah, put off on Saturday the hearing of a suicide attempt case against Asif Zardari, interned husband of the former prime minister... KARACHI: Blind assured of assistance KARACHI, July 12: Sindh Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkil Kazi on Saturday asked the Sindh culture and social welfare department to ensure coordination with relevant departments to resolve the problems of the... KARACHI: Kashmiri martyrs remembered KARACHI, July 12: The president of All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (AJKMC), Sardar Atiq Ahmed Khan, has said that the implementation on the United Nations resolutions on Kashmir issue is... KARACHI: PWs identify Amir Khan as assailant KARACHI, July 12: Three prosecution witnesses, including Hasan Dilawar and Mohammed Rafi, on Saturday identified Amir Khan, secretary general of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM-H), as the accused involved in the... KARACHI: Bank restrained KARACHI, July 12: Justice Maqbool Baqar of Sindh High Court has ordered the Soneri Bank not to confirm sale of mortgaged property of M/s Phoenix Mills, Karachi, owned by Subaktageen Majeed,... KARACHI: Cloudy weather KARACHI, July 12: The met office has forecast cloudy weather with chances of drizzle for Sunday. The maximum temperature is expected to remain between 33 and 35°C. — PPI... HYDERABAD: Cantt Board without power for one month HYDERABAD, July 12: Power supply has been disconnected to offices of the Hyderabad Cantonment Board for the last one month for non-payment of dues.... PESHAWAR: Police officials complain about ‘punishment’ PESHAWAR, July 12: The police department deducted more than Rs111,000 from the salaries of low-paid officials for the month of June as a punishment “for evading the extra-hours’ duty”, sources told... MIRPURKHAS: Growers advised to implement ord MIRPURKHAS, July 12: The district coordination officer, Mirpurkhas, Mohammad Siddique Memon, has advised the cotton ginners and growers to strictly implement the Cotton Control Ordinance.... SUKKUR: Irrigation staff told to remain alert SUKKUR, July 12: Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar warned irrigation officials to strengthen loop bund, repair all weak points of the entire Kutcha Bund, and remain alert at all... PESHAWAR: 31 patwaris indicted for fraud PESHAWAR, July 12: An accountability court on Saturday indicted 31 patwaris of the revenue department for recording mutation of properties during a ban imposed by the provincial government.... PESHAWAR: Troops deployed PESHAWAR, July 12: Paramilitary troops have been deployed in the Federally Administered Tribal Area (Fata) to control sectarian violence.... ISLAMABAD: CBR wing admits failure in checking smuggling ISLAMABAD, July 12: The intelligence wing of the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has admitted failure of the board in curbing rampant smuggling on Peshawar-Lahore GT road despite the presence of... ISLAMABAD: ‘Special persons ignored in policy making’ ISLAMABAD, July 12: Disabled, impaired and handicap (DIP) persons are normal and could do with less prejudice of otherwise normal humans who have been spared disabilities.... ISLAMABAD: Rs198m allocated for Tarbela watershed plan ISLAMABAD, July 12: The ministry of environment, and forestry department are launching Tarbela watershed programme this year to protect forest areas and conserve water resources.... RAWALPINDI: Record of coop bank staff to be scrutinized RAWALPINDI, July 12: The education and performance record of the employees of the cooperative bank is being scrutinized with the help of the examination boards and universities concerned, an official said.... ISLAMABAD: TB-AIDS combination a challenge: study ISLAMABAD, July 12: The deadly combination of Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS, and the threat of Multi Drug Resistance (MDR- TB) as a result of poor treatment have posed formidable challenge to... ISLAMABAD: Plea dismissed ISLAMABAD, July 12: The National Industrial Relations Commission has dismissed a plea of the Capital Development Authority seeking stay against referendum in the CDA.... ISLAMABAD: Probe against former ED of Pims ordered ISLAMABAD, July 12: The federal government on Friday relieved Dr Azhar Mehmood Qureshi of his post as the executive director of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.... ISLAMABAD: Fellowship ISLAMABAD, July 12: The College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) has conferred honourary fellowship on Dr Ghazala Mahmud, Prof of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and project in-charge of Mother and Child... LAHORE: Fate of 117 katchi abadis uncertain LAHORE, July 12: The provincial government has failed to make any plan for 117 katchi abadis, which had been deleted from the list of the Directorate General Katchi Abadis and Urban... LAHORE: Lawyers refuse to attend inter-provincial moot LAHORE, July 12: Members of the Sindh Bar Council refused to attend bar councils’ inter-provincial coordination committee’s meeting on Saturday in the presence of Punjab Bar Council vice-chairman Muhammad Arif Chaudhry.... LAHORE: Monitoring cells LAHORE, July 12: The Punjab government has decided to set up monitoring cells in nine districts to curb heinous crimes, provide legal assistance to the needy and justice to the common... LAHORE: Minorities’ fear LAHORE, July 12: The Shariat Bill presented by an MNA from Jhang will create social, political and religious problems for minorities, which constitute 2.5 per cent of the total population, fears... LAHORE: PTDC bus returns LAHORE, July 12: The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation bus returned here from Delhi at 4.20pm on Saturday, carrying 15 passengers.... LAHORE: Plea to govt LAHORE, July 12: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Yawar Irfan Khan has demanded that the Punjab health department must consult standardization committees and follow the rules while purchasing medicines... LAHORE: LCWU to reopen on 28th LAHORE, July 12: The Lahore College for Women University has notified that the institute will reopen after summer vacation on July 28....

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