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September 23, 2003 Tuesday Rajab 25, 1424 KARACHI: Minister’s order on transfer deferred: CAP to continue KARACHI, Sept 22: The Sindh government on Monday decided to defer implementation of an order of the provincial education minister, encroaching upon the authority of the city government.... KARACHI: NAB assigned to ensure merit in recruitments KARACHI, Sept 22: The Sindh government has decided to effect monitoring of all recruitments in public sector through the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to ensure observance of merit and transparency, it... KARACHI: Girl commits suicide KARACHI, Sept 22: A teenage girl committed suicide in Korangi on Monday.... KARACHI: High Court decrees Against two vessels KARACHI, Sept 22: Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali of the Sindh High Court on Monday decreed against two Philippine-registered vessels C.V. Lamon Bay and C.V. Sinnar Padang and others in the sum... KARACHI: Hearing of Asif’s plea adjourned KARACHI, Sept 22: The Sindh High Court adjourned to Oct 7 hearing of a revision petition moved by former premier Benazir Bhutto’s spouse Asif Ali Zardari against an anti-corruption court’s permission... KARACHI: Wornout roads add to citizens’ agony KARACHI, Sept 22: Almost all major thoroughfares of the city, except for those which were built as part of Life-Long Road Plan under American Astho technology, have either been ruined or... KARACHI: Mental illness, poverty closely linked, says WHO official KARACHI, Sept 22: The WHO Director of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, Geneva, Dr Benedetto Saracenoe, has said that mental disorders and poverty are closely linked in a vicious cycle with... KARACHI: $8.5m needed to rehabilitate fishermen KARACHI, Sept 22: In the aftermath of about 30,000 tons of oil spill from Tasman Spirit, 600 tons of marine life in a radius of more than 35 square kilometres may... KARACHI: F.B. Area locality gets filthy water KARACHI, Sept 22: About 50 houses in block 20 of Federal B Area have been getting contaminated water for the last one-and-a-half month, the affected residents said on Wednesday.... KARACHI: 100 special children entertained KARACHI, Sept 22: Over a 100 handicapped children had fun for over three hours at an entertainment programme organized at a club on Monday afternoon.... KARACHI: Progress on KPP schemes reviewed KARACHI, Sept 22: Provincial Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkil Qazi, presiding over a meeting here on Monday, directed the concerned authorities to ensure timely completion of the projects launched under the Khushhal... KARACHI: KU book fair begins today KARACHI, Sept 22: A three-day book fair will begin at the Karachi University from Sept 23.... KARACHI: Awareness of environment issues emphasized KARACHI, Sept 22: Speakers at a seminar, on Monday, called for awareness among the masses especially stake-holders about environment issues along with increased research, professional development and coordination among various agencies... KARACHI: 2,472 male students okayed for admissions KARACHI, Sept 22: The Centralized Admission Committee on Monday released the placement list of male applicants for Humanities, first year classes, at colleges and higher secondary schools, which was the last... KARACHI: Pakistani students top Cambridge exams KARACHI, Sept 22: Pakistani students have performed exceptionally well in the O and A level Cambridge examinations.... KARACHI: Education dept to announce 16,000 jobs next week KARACHI, Sept 22: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Khan Marwat said that education department would advertise 16,000 vacancies next week.... KARACHI: Teachers urged to promote ideology KARACHI, Sept 22: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has urged teachers to play a vital role in enhancing literacy in the city and promoting ideology of Pakistan among children. He also stressed... KARACHI: Federal Shariat Court dismisses appeal KARACHI, Sept 22: A three-member bench of Federal Shariat Court, comprising Chief Justice Chuadhary Aijaz Yousuf, Justice Dr Fida Muhammad Khan and Justice Saeedur Rehman Farrukh, dismissed appeal of Amjad Pervez... KARACHI: Gender sensitive approach to development stressed: KARACHI, Sept 22: The Counsellor (Development) of the Canadian High Commission, Rolando Bahamondes, has called upon the government organizations to adopt a gender sensitive approach to development.... KARACHI: Dawn staffer grieved KARACHI, Sept 22: The mother of Abubaker Siddiq Raja, assistant manager, finance department, Dawn Group of Newspapers, died on Sept 21, and was buried in the Azizabad graveyard.... KARACHI: Admission list of MBBS KARACHI, Sept 22: The provisional list of candidates for admissions to the MBBS first year classes will be displayed on Sept 24.... KARACHI: Child rights KARACHI, Sept 22: A large number of children representing different schools gave their full support to the unprivileged children and vowed to work for their betterment.... HYDERABAD: Inquiry into education funds’ misuse demanded HYDERABAD, Sept 22: Members of the district council on Monday demanded an inquiry into the embezzlement of funds in educational institutions that are working under the administrative control of the executive... HYDERABAD: Papers filed for Nazim, Naib Nazim seats HYDERABAD, Sept 22: Candidates filed their nomination papers on Monday in the interior of Sindh to contest for the vacant seats of Nazims and Naib Nazims.... HYDERABAD: Officials accused of damaging LG system HYDERABAD, Sept 22: District Naib Nazim Nawab Rashid Ali Khan has accused the government officials of damaging the local government system and creating differences among the elected representatives.... HYDERABAD: Two men arrested in murder case SANGHAR, Sept 22: The Sinjhoro police on Sunday arrested two men, Nawaz and Bux Ali Brohi, on the charges of killing a transporter on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: ADB lauds role of farmers’ bodies HYDERABAD, Sept 22: A three-member team of the Asian Development Bank, comprising Robin Bruce Erickson, MA Adora Deguito and Aslam Rasheed, has praised the performance of farmers’ organizations (FOs) as impressive... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Consumers flay Hesco SDO for corruption NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 22: Power consumers of the Union Council Fato Balal and Union Council Deparja, led by the chairman of Zarat Bachayo Committee and councillor of Union Council-3 Moro, Yaseen... LARKANA: Plea to revive rice board LARKANA, Sept 22: The executive committee of Sindh Balochistan Rice Millers and Traders Association in its meeting held here on Sunday demanded the revival of the Pakistan Rice Board.... PESHAWAR: Drugs shortage at emergency wards PESHAWAR, Sept 22: Shortage of drugs at the emergency wards of the city hospitals have added to the sufferings of the patients in need of urgent medical aid, a doctor told... PESHAWAR: Plan to merge Khasadars, levies into FC hits snags PESHAWAR, Sept 22: A plan to merge Khasadars and levies into a unified paramilitary force has fizzled out due to financial constraints, a senior government official told Dawn .... PESHAWAR: Three kidnappers arrested PESHAWAR, Sept 22: The city police arrested three alleged kidnappers of two groups and seized illegal arms from them here on Monday at Ring Road, near Hayatabad township.... PESHAWAR: Subscribers complain of inflated phone bills PESHAWAR, Sept 22: Many subscribers of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) have complained about excessive billing, saying they were being charged for the calls they had never made.... PESHAWAR: President asked to commute juvenile’s death penalty PESHAWAR, Sept 22: Two international human rights bodies, the Law Society of UK and World Organization Against Torture, have requested President Pervez Musharraf to commute the death sentence awarded to juvenile...

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