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September 21, 2003 Sunday Rajab 23, 1424 KARACHI: Prosecution seeks death penalty for Lahori KARACHI, Sept 20: The prosecution on Saturday prayed an anti-terrorism court to award capital punishment to the chief of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and three others in a sectarian murder case.... KARACHI: Ban on transfer of students lifted KARACHI, Sept 20: The provincial minister for education, Irfanullah Khan Marwat, has lifted ban on transfer of students from one college to another on hardship ground.... KARACHI: Edhi may accept rejected sheep KARACHI, Sept 20: The Edhi Foundation has announced that it would accept donation of 57,000 sheep, offered by certain philanthropists, on after certification by veterinarians and experts as well as a... KARACHI: Four blast suspects being interrogated KARACHI, Sept 20: Police on Saturday detained four suspects in connection with the explosion that damaged the 10th floor of a highrise building on Sharea Faisal on Friday.... KARACHI: City govt begins carpeting of roads: Rs85m okayed KARACHI, Sept 20: The city government has started the repair and carpeting of roads, damaged by the heavy rains, on emergency basis and claimed to complete the job in two months.... KARACHI: Two women killed KARACHI, Sept 20: Two women were killed at different places in the metropolis on Saturday.... KARACHI: Standards for clinics yet to be chalked out KARACHI, Sept 20: Standards for clinics of general practitioners are yet to be chalked out and these should be formulated as soon as possible.... KARACHI: Ordinance promulgated KARACHI, Sept 20: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad promulgated ‘The Institute of Business and Technology Ordinance 2003’ with imme-diate effect, an official announcement said on Saturday.... KARACHI: Painting contest KARACHI, Sept 20: The annual poster and painting contest for the students of primary and secondary schools will be organized next month.... KARACHI: Special children entertained KARACHI, Sept 20: Speakers at a function on Saturday urged the government to provide better education and training facilities to the handicapped children, so that they could play their due role... KARACHI: Senate chief seeks help for NICH project KARACHI, Sept 20: Senate chairman Mohammadmian Soomro has underscored the need for introducing the “bone-marrow transplantation” facility in public sector institutions, as the National Institute of Child Health has called upon... KARACHI: Senior poet honoured KARACHI: A literary sitting to honour noted poet Umeed Fazli was held on Friday, the Pakistan Arts Council and Bazm-i-Munawwer Badayuni being the hosts. This was the third and final function... KARACHI: Lalika sees active govt role: Industrial relations KARACHI, Sept 20: Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower, Abdus Sattar Lalika on Saturday emphasized more interaction between government, employees and employers to formulate productive labour policies to boost industries and... KARACHI: Fishermen’s team leaves for India tomorrow KARACHI, Sept 20: A five-member delegation will leave for Mumbai, via Dubai, on Monday to take the custody of 93 detained Pakistani fishermen, alongwith their nine boats, released by the Indian... KARACHI: Diet matching blood group stressed KARACHI, Sept 20: It is important that one should take diet in accordance with his or her blood group, a doctor said at a seminar on “A possible association of A,... KARACHI: JPMC dept lacks equipment KARACHI, Sept 20: The newly-built skin ward of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre was inaugurated by Chairman of the Senate, Mohammadmian Soomro, on Saturday afternoon.... KARACHI: New dean KARACHI, Sept 20: Prof Dr Syed Iqbal Mohsin has assumed the charge of the Dean of the Karachi University’s Faculty of Science, campus sources said on Saturday. He is a professor... KARACHI: Warrants against doctor withdrawn KARACHI, Sept 20: Justice Zia Pervez of the Sindh High Court on Saturday withdrew warrants of arrest against Dr Naushad Sheikh of the Civil Hospital Karachi as he appeared in the... KARACHI: MoU signed with Dutch foundation KARACHI, Sept 20: The Pakistan Association of Printing and Graphic Art Industry (Papgai) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Foundation for International Training Cooperation, Netherlands, to provide technical... KARACHI: Govt focusing on quality education KARACHI, Sept 20: Sindh Minister for Population Welfare Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh said that the government had taken a number of radical measures to provide quality and technical oriented education to the... KARACHI: APS celebrates annual day KARACHI, Sept 20: The Army Public School and College celebrated their annual day in a colourful and dignified manner at Malir Cantt here on Saturday.... KARACHI: WB launches project for vulnerable groups KARACHI, Sept 20: The World Bank has initiated a pilot project aimed at encouraging vulnerable groups to come into the mainstream.... PESHAWAR: Hospital room closed for fumigation: HIV positive woman gives birth PESHAWAR, Sept 20: The authorities at the Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) have closed the isolation room adjacent to the labour ward for fumigation after an HIV-positive mother gave birth to a... HYDERABAD: SAB opposes closure of seed corporation HYDERABAD, Sept 20: The Sindh Abadgar Board has expressed concern over the Sindh government’s decision to wind up the Sindh Seed Corporation.... HYDERABAD: SU extends date for exam forms submission HYDERABAD, Sept 20: The Sindh University has extended the date for submitting examination forms for BA, BSc, BCom, BSW, BSc (Home Economics) I and II and MA previous and final (college... SUKKUR: EPA slammed for changing venue: Public hearing SUKKUR, Sept 20: A number of NGOs and notables of Sukkur and Ghotki have criticized the change of venue by the Environmental Protection Agency, Sindh, of the public hearing in regard... PESHAWAR: Policeman dies while chasing smuggler: 850kg of charas seized PESHAWAR, Sept 20: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) seized 840kg of fine quality hashish and arrested a woman smuggler on Saturday. Two of her accomplices managed to escape owing to death... HYDERABAD: SHC seeks papers in murder case HYDERABAD, Sept 20: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Friday directed the district police officer, operations, Dadu, to direct his subordinate staff to provide all relevant as well as... ISLAMABAD: Joint projects can help capture IT market: Lou ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: Pakistan and China can capture the international markets by launching joint projects in the fields of information technology and telecommunication, China’s vice- minister for information industry, Lou Quinjin,... RAWALPINDI: Lecturers promoted RAWALPINDI, Sept 20: The Punjab government has promoted eight lecturers (BPS-17) to the rank of assistant professor (BPS-18) in different colleges of Rawalpindi.... ISLAMABAD: ‘Scholarship schemes to be revived’ ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: The government will soon revive the defunct scholarship schemes to send a maximum number of students for education abroad, Education Minister Zobaida Jalal said here Saturday.... RAWALPINDI: Three TMA employees suspended for negligence RAWALPINDI, Sept 20: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) has suspended three employees for negligence in their duties.... ISLAMABAD: Rs35m okayed for research facilities in Punjab varsity ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a project worth Rs35 million for the upgradation of teaching and research facilities at the Institute of Chemistry, University of the... ISLAMABAD: Peace Day today ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: The International Peace Day will be observed throughout the country on Sunday.... ISLAMABAD: Pollution monitoring stressed ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: State minister for environment Tahir Iqbal has said the country is in dire need of water and air pollution monitoring infrastructure.... LAHORE: Punjab to have access to Nadra record LAHORE, Sept 20: The Punjab government will have access to computerized record of NADRA to verify particulars of citizens to check crime and preparation of bogus documents.... LAHORE: Hot, humid weather persists in Lahore LAHORE, Sept 20: Hot and humid weather continued to persist for the fourth day running in Lahore on Saturday with the Met office seeing no relief in the near future.... LAHORE: Reduction in prize bond money challenged LAHORE, Sept 20: The proposed reduction in the total prize money allotted for different series of prize bonds was challenged in the Lahore High Court on Saturday.... LAHORE: Smuggling case taken up against Zardari LAHORE, Sept 20: A drug-trafficking case against former senator Asif Ali Zardari and two others was taken up by the newly-appointed district and sessions judge on Saturday.... LAHORE: Lawyers reject package LAHORE, Sept 20: The Lahore High Court Bar Association on Saturday disapproved the proposed constitutional package handed over to the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal by the government....

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