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August 31, 2003 Sunday Rajab 2, 1424 KARACHI: Tasman tilt hampers lighterage operation KARACHI, Aug 30: While oil spillage from the foreign vessel Tasman Spirit continued to lash the beach, salvagers have now realized that the ongoing lighterage operation they are engaged in is... KARACHI: Ruthless spending hits exchequer KARACHI, Aug 30: Unapproved reallocation of resources and overspending under several heads of account by the health and other departments of the Sindh government is becoming common, indicating that its financial... KARACHI: Madar-i-Millat Train arrives in city KARACHI, Aug 30: Tributes were paid to Madar-i-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah through a warm welcome accorded to “Madar-i-Millat Train” when it steamed into Landhi Railway Station at 7.30am on Saturday.... KARACHI: Immunization programme fails to deliver KARACHI, Aug 30: Measles and tetanus are still among the major causes of child mortality in the country whereas poliomyelitis is also responsible for a considerable rate of morbidity and long... KARACHI: Police rough up doctors for not issuing illegal death certificate KARACHI, Aug 30: Police in civvies abused doctors at the casualty ward in the Civil Hospital after the doctors refused them a death certificate of a policeman without performing the postmortem... KARACHI: Witnesses identify LJ activists KARACHI, Aug 30: Two eye-witnesses in a sectarian murder case identified the chief of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and his three associates before an anti-terrorism court on Saturday.... KARACHI: Help sought in anti-polio drive KARACHI, Aug 30: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad said on Saturday that it was the social and moral responsibility of every citizen to play their role at all levels for elimination... KARACHI: Cloudy weather forecast KARACHI, Aug 30: The Met Office has forecast partly cloudy or cloudy weather in Karachi on Sunday with maximum temperature of 33-35 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: Students warned against illegal colleges KARACHI, Aug 30: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has taken strong exception to the mushroom increase in the number of unauthorized medical and dental colleges across the country.... KARACHI: Scholarships given to poor students KARACHI, Aug 30: The advisor to chief minister on local government and special developments, Waseem Akhtar, said that the government was making vigorous efforts for provision of maximum educational facilities to... KARACHI: Kuwait sends relief goods KARACHI, Aug 30: The Kuwait government has provided relief goods for the rain and flood affected people of Sindh. The goods consist of tents, blankets, food and medicines.... KARACHI: 43pc women face violence during pregnancy KARACHI, Aug 30: Over 43 per cent of women in the city are victims of domestic violence, says a study carried out among pregnant women who visited the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical... KARACHI: DHA to spend Rs1.2bn on old phases uplift KARACHI, Aug 30: The 19th annual meeting of the governing body of the Defence Housing Authority on Saturday reviewed the progress and development activities of the authority for the preceding year.... KARACHI: Indian fishermen’s repatriation KARACHI, Aug 30: Pakistan’s fisheries and other officials concerned will meet on Monday (Sept 1) to review the repatriation arrangements for 343 Indian fishermen detained in Pakistan on charges of illegal... KARACHI: Auction of fishing rights demanded KARACHI, Aug 30: Fishermen have demanded fishing rights to seafood stock off Badin coast, which is presently controlled by the Thar Rangers, who are allegedly depriving local people of their legitimate... KARACHI: Parts of city face acute water shortage KARACHI, Aug 30: Various parts of the city are either without water or being supplied scant supply since long, thereby forcing the residents of water-starved localities to either buy water from... KARACHI: CM asks colleagues to serve people KARACHI, Aug 30: Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar has said that present government is committed to serve the people without any discrimination and that elected representatives should pay full attention on... KARACHI: Quran recitation training given to 400 teachers KARACHI, Aug 30: Under city government’s Taleemul Quran course, meant for 26,000 government school teachers, 400 teachers were awarded certificates at a ceremony.... KARACHI: Three-day mourning urged over Najaf blast KARACHI, Aug 30: The Jafria Alliance chief and Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s senator, Allama Abbas Kumeli, has deplored the killing of Ayatollah Baqer al Hakim, and called for a three-day national mourning... KARACHI: Health dept employees asked not to observe strikes KARACHI, Aug 30: Advisor to Sindh chief minister for health, Noman Saigal, has said that employees of the Sindh health department, including doctors and paramedical staff, must communicate with him directly... KARACHI: Journalist robbed KARACHI, Aug 30: A journalist was robbed of cash and a mobile phone set at gunpoint in Paposh Nagar on Saturday.... KARACHI: Clarification With reference to a report headlined ‘ex-banker gets bail in five cases’ carried by Dawns on Friday, it is clarified that Dawood Jan Mohammad, a prosecution witness in one of the... KARACHI: Recruitment KARACHI, Aug 30: Last date for submission of applications for recruitment of nurses in Pakistan Army has been extended till Sept 7, to enable qualified and desirous candidates for induction in... PESHAWAR: Teachers await trial for 21 months PESHAWAR, Aug 30: The special judge anti-corruption here on Saturday could not hear bail petition of two primary schoolteachers who are in prison for about twenty-one months without trial.... LANDI KOTAL: Youths ignore Afghan govt’s offers: Colleges, police dept LANDI KOTAL, Aug 30: Afghanistan government’s policy to lure Pakistani youths to its educational institutions and police department has received a lukewarm response from tribesmen living along the Durand Line.... PESHAWAR: Opposition walks out of PA session: Kalabagh dam issue PESHAWAR, Aug 30: The opposition groups, on Saturday staged a walkout against what they called the stubbornness of Gen Pervez Musharraf on the dead issue of the Kalabagh dam at a... PESHAWAR: Talks with opposition fruitful: Sherpao PESHAWAR, Aug 30: Water and Power Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has said that fruitful and constructive talks are currently in progress between the government and the opposition on the LFO.... PESHAWAR: PML-Q endorses president’s stand PESHAWAR, Aug 30: The PML-Q has endorsed the decision of President Gen Pervez Musharraf to construct Kalabagh dam and criticized the stand of Awami National Party on the issue.... PESHAWAR: Carjacking PESHAWAR, Aug 30: Six men snatched a car (Peshawar-N 7272) from Asad Habib after he had dropped a group of singers at Landi Arbab area on Friday night.—Bureau... RAWALPINDI: Tehsil council dissolves 14 monitoring bodies RAWALPINDI, Aug 30: The Tehsil council, in its monthly session on Saturday, dissolved all 14 monitoring committees for showing poor performance.... ISLAMABAD: Nasir for use of IT in health sector ISLAMABAD, Aug 30: Health Minister Mohammad Nasir Khan on Saturday said computer-based information technology must be applied for planning of health programmes in the country.... ISLAMABAD; Teachers to be posted at home dists: minister ISLAMABAD, Aug 30: The teachers of all the public sector schools in the country would be posted at their home districts to save them from mental and physical stress impacting on... ISLAMABAD: PPP tells C’wealth of govt ‘corruption’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 30: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Senator Rukhsana Zuberi has appealed to the Commonwealth secretary-general Donald Mckennon to take notice of the corrupt practices of the ministers of the Musharraf... ISLAMABAD: ITP to observe 3-day mourning of al-Hakim ISLAMABAD, Aug 30: The three-day mourning of Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer al-Hakim, the head of supreme assembly of the Islamic revolution in Iraq, will be observed here under the auspices of Islami... ISLAMABAD: HEC approves Rs35m for high-tech lab ISLAMABAD, Aug 30: The Higher Education Commission has approved a Rs35 million project to establish high tech central resource laboratory at the University of Sindh, Jamshoro.... RAWALPINDI: Wasa extends Save Water Week till Sept 6 RAWALPINDI, Aug 30: The Water and Sanitation... HYDERABAD: Notices issued to kiln owners’ body: Environmental protection HYDERABAD, Aug 30: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Friday issued notices to the local government secretary, Environmental Protection Agency director general, EPA regional director, DCO, EDO, local government,... HYDERABAD: Sindh’s stance backed: Controversial projects HYDERABAD, Aug 30: Noted historian and MPA Dr Hamida Khuhro has welcomed the recent Sindh visit of the president to know the opinion of the province on construction of dams on... SUKKUR: Police asked not to harass people SUKKUR, Aug 30: The DPO, Sukkur, Ghulam Shabbir Shaikh, has said that all the in charges of police stations should remain alert at all times and be responsible for curbing crime... KHAIRPUR: Students hold demo for school building KHAIRPUR, Aug 30: The students of the Sami High School, Sobhodero Taluka, held a protest demonstration for the second consecutive day on Friday demanding that a school building be constructed in... HYDERABAD: ‘New dams to hurt Sindh’s water availability’ HYDERABAD, Aug 30: There will be no water available downstream Guddu Barrage if more dams are built, says Chairman of the Sindh National Front Mumtaz Ali Bhutto.... LAHORE: Levy of taxes on pick-ups challenged LAHORE, Aug 30: The levy of withholding and professional taxes on owners of pick-up vehicles by the Punjab Excise and Taxation Department was challenged in the Lahore High Court on Saturday.... LAHORE: Govt launches HR project LAHORE, Aug 30: The federal government has launched a project to sensitize the public about the concept of human rights in collaboration with the Norwegian Agency for Development and the Swiss... LAHORE: HRCP’s concern at case against journalists LAHORE, Aug 30: Describing the filing of a case against seven Hyderabad journalists as a proof of the establishment’s intolerance of freedom of media, the HRCP has called upon the authorities... LAHORE: Farmers can get loan till Sept 30 LAHORE, Aug 30: The Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited has extended the period of disbursement of production loans for the Kharif season through a one-window operation up to Sept 30 to facilitate... LAHORE: Indian youth sent home LAHORE, Aug 30: A 19-year-old Indian, who had mistakenly crossed into Pakistan’s territory about four years ago, was handed over to the Indian authorities at Wagah check post on Saturday.... LAHORE: Intikhab Alam’s car stolen LAHORE, Aug 30: The car (LOH-5577) of former Test cricketer Intikhab Alam has been stolen from outside a hotel in the Gulberg area.... LAHORE: P&D officials to inspect projects of all depts LAHORE, Aug 30: The Punjab government has decided that planning and development department senior officers’ teams will inspect ongoing development schemes in all departments from Sept 1 (tomorrow).... LAHORE: Three held with fake travel documents LAHORE, Aug 30: The immigration authorities at Lahore airport claimed on Friday to have arrested three passengers allegedly using fake travel documents.... LAHORE: ISO stages protest demo LAHORE, Aug 30: The Imamia Students Organization staged a demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club on Saturday to condemn a bomb blast outside the shrine of Hazrat Ali (AS) in Iraq....

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