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August 10, 2003 Sunday Jumadi-us-Sani 11, 1424 KARACHI: Public-private sectors partnership stressed KARACHI, Aug 9: Punjab Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Khalid Maqbool has called upon the government and the private sector to join hands to root out poverty, which is hindering progress and... KARACHI: Body with pistol found in Buffer Zone KARACHI, Aug 9: A man was found shot dead at his house in Buffer Zone on Saturday.... KARACHI: Lenient telecom licence policy pledged KARACHI, Aug 9: The federal government has approved the policy aimed at opening the market in telecommunication sector and currently the details of licensing process and the way the operators will... KARACHI: Sadequain: The Holy Sinner launched KARACHI, Aug 9: The State Bank of Pakistan will convert its old building on I. I. Chundrigar Road to a museum where some of the most prized works of Sadequain, after... KARACHI: HSC exam registration from 15th KARACHI, Aug 9: The process of registration of private candidates of Humanities and Commerce groups, for the HSC annual examination-2004, will start from Aug 15.... KARACHI: Oil spill from grounded ship makes life difficult KARACHI, Aug 9: Residents of Sea View Township are facing great hardships because of the oil spill that occurred after a ship ran aground two weeks back.... KARACHI: 12 million infected with hepatitis KARACHI, Aug 9: The country is currently estimated to have four percent of the total population suffering from hepatitis C, with a similar percentage carrying the hepatitis B virus.... KARACHI: Atta for economic progress through technology KARACHI, Aug 9: Chairman, Higher Education Commission, and advisor to prime minister on science and technology, Dr Attaur Rehman, on Saturday urged multi-national companies operating in the country to initiate steps... KARACHI: Passing-out parade held KARACHI, Aug 9: A passing out parade of recruits was held in the Army Air Defence Centre in Malir Cantonment on Saturday.... KARACHI: Physicians course KARACHI, Aug 9: Dean Faculty of Medicine, Karachi University, Prof Tipu Sultan, will inaugurate the eighth advanced course for family physicians and post graduates here on Sunday.... KARACHI: Cloudy weather forecast KARACHI, Aug 9: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy and cloudy weather for Karachi on Sunday.—PPI... KARACHI: Wrong policies hit vaccine production KARACHI, Aug 9: The National Institute of Health (NIH) — the sole public-sector manufacturer of bacterial and viral vaccines — remained in the doldrums for a full nine years because of... KARACHI: Govt slammed for case against Orangi Nazim KARACHI Aug 9: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has slammed institution of a case against Orangi Town Nazim Shahid Islam terming it an act of vengeance by one of the coalition... KARACHI: 22 victims of HR abuse get aid KARACHI, Aug 9: The federal government has given cheques of Rs5,000 and Rs10,000 to each of the 22 families from all over the province, as a part of financial assistance to... KARACHI: Governor opens IT exhibition at Expo Centre KARACHI, Aug 9: The three-day international IT exhibition ‘ITCN-2003’ was formally inaugurated by Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad at the Expo Centre on Saturday.... KARACHI: CM receives relief goods from Centre KARACHI, Aug 9: Federal Minister for Health Mohammed Naseer Khan called on Chief Minister Ali Mohammed Mahar at the CM House here on Saturday and handed over seven truckloads of medicines... KARACHI: AAG’s removal deplored KARACHI, Aug 9: The President and Honorary Secretary of Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA), Muneer A. Malik and Yawar Nasim Faruqi, have termed the removal of Additional Advocate General of... KARACHI: Naimat visits areas affected by rains KARACHI, Aug 9: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Saturday visited the devastated areas of Lyari Town, where rainfall had severely damaged the civic infrastructure.... KARACHI: Curb on drug trade assured KARACHI, Aug 9: Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation Rauf Siddiqui on Saturday ordered the concerned officers of his department to ensure the arrest of drug paddlers and elimination of narcotics... KARACHI: MLO examined in Mir murder case KARACHI, Aug 9: No person who sustained injuries like the ones by Mir Murtaza Bhutto could talk coherently and fluently, said Dr Ayaz during his cross-examination before the district and sessions... PESHAWAR: Hepatitis control project soon: CM PESHAWAR, Aug 9: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani has announced that a hepatitis control programme on the pattern of those initiated to control TB, HIV/AIDS and malaria would soon be launched... PESHAWAR: Suspects yet to be produced in court PESHAWAR, Aug 9: None of the 10 suspects arrested in connection with the Rashid Town triple murder case has so far been produced in a court of law by the police.... PESHAWAR: Commanders have no role in politics: Qazi PESHAWAR, Aug 9: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said corps commanders should not involve themselves in political affairs and stay away from the current political quagmire.... PESHAWAR: Students display textile designs PESHAWAR, Aug 9: An exhibition displaying textile designs made by fine arts students was held here on Saturday.... MINGORA: Two killed in incidents MINGORA, Aug 9: Two people were killed in separate incidents here on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Test flight of Super-7 this month PESHAWAR, Aug 9: Test flight of Super-7 aircraft, Pakistan’s first medium high-tech fighter plane built with Chinese technical assistance, will take place later this month in China, participants of a seminar were told here on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Over 300 POs arrested PESHAWAR, Aug 9: The police have arrested 304 proclaimed offenders and seized a large quantity of small and heavy weapons during a 15-day anti-outlaw operation in and around the city, said... ISLAMABAD: $140m environment project to be launched soon ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The federal environment ministry will soon launch $140 million “Industrial Efficiency and Environmental Management Sector project” with the financial assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB).... ISLAMABAD: Plan being considered to commercialize M-2 ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Pakistan has so far failed to benefit from the true potential of Motorway (M-2), but a plan is under consideration to commercialize the highway in a best possible... ISLAMABAD: Emigration rules amended ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The federal government under section 16 of the Emigration Ordinance, 1979 (XVIII of 1979), has directed that the following further amendment shall be made in the Emigration Rules,... ISLAMABAD: AJK hotelier strangled ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: A hotelier from Azad Kashmir was strangled by suspected gangsters in Kuala Lumpur.... ISLAMABAD: Water level in Simly dam decreasing ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Water level in Simly Dam is constantly decreasing due to less rains in the catchment area of the dam.... LAHORE: Much independent evidence against Rangers: Asma LAHORE, Aug 9: Human Rights activist Asma Jehangir has termed it regrettable that the Pakistan Rangers should launch a smear campaign against those supporting tenants on Okara military farms rather than... LAHORE: Duty exemption for PR withheld at IMF behest LAHORE, Aug 9: The government has withdrawn the exemption of 10 per cent custom duty on the import of Completely Knocked Down (CKD) locomotives, leaving the Pakistan Railways with an extra... LAHORE: Railway to build two stores for importers LAHORE, Aug 9: The railway authorities have decided to construct two warehouses —- at Kot Lakhpat, Lahore, and Chichawatni, Sahiwal — to facilitate upcountry importers.... LAHORE: Two Attock Nazims join PML-Q LAHORE, Aug 9: The Nazims of two tehsils of Attock joined on Saturday the ruling PML-Q after a meeting with the Punjab chief minister here on Saturday.... LAHORE: ARD leaders discuss public meeting LAHORE, Aug 9: The ARD leaders on Saturday reviewed arrangements for Aug 14 public gathering to be held outside the Mochi Gate gardens.... LAHORE: Governor to open paintings exhibition LAHORE, Aug 9: Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool will inaugurate an exhibition of paintings titled ‘56 years of painting in Pakistan’ at Alhamra Art Gallery here on Aug 12.... LAHORE: Grievances redressed LAHORE, Aug 9: The zakat and usher department and the Benevolent Fund Board have redressed the grievances of complainants on the Punjab Ombudsman’s orders.... LAHORE: Modern training for paramedical staff LAHORE, Aug 9: Punjab Health Minister Dr Tahir Ali Javed has said the government will provide the latest training to the paramedical and other staff to enable them to offer best...

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