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October 9, 2003 Thursday Sha’aban 12, 1424 KARACHI: Legislation on organ transplant demanded KARACHI, Oct 8: Unwarranted delay in the passage of the Brain Death Law not only denies thousands... KARACHI: Legal aid cell for prisoners KARACHI, Oct 8: Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Wednesday approved establishment of a legal assistance cell for prisoners and announced an initial grant of Rs1.2 million for it.... KARACHI: Ulema urged to promote peace and harmony KARACHI, Oct 8: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has urged religious scholars, administration and social circles to preach brotherhood and harmony and help maintain peace in the society.... KARACHI: Law and order in Sindh much better: Mahar KARACHI, Oct 8: Sindh chief minister Ali Mohammed Mahar has described the law and order situation in Sindh as much better and said the conditions in Karachi are satisfactory.... KARACHI: City govt can’t restrain KBCA from demolitions: SHC KARACHI, Oct 8: The city Nazim or the city government has no jurisdiction to desire scrutiny of demolition cases where the fact of violation has been established, the Sindh High Court... KARACHI: Gangrape victim in serious condition KARACHI, Oct 8: A 19-year-old women, who had been subjected to gangrape twice in a week, was admitted to the Civil Hospital in a critical condition on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Parts of city without water KARACHI, Oct 8: Various parts of the city on Wednesday remained in the grip of acute water shortage, forcing residents of the affected localities to buy private tankers at exorbitant rates... KARACHI: Sindh govt sets terms for DCET takeover KARACHI, Oct 8: The Sindh government has expressed its willingness to assume administrative control of the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology.... KARACHI: Poor environment around school affecting enrolment KARACHI, Oct 8: Enrolment in one of the most elegantly constructed and furnished government school — Government Public School (West), located within the vicinity of Gutter Baghicha — is as low... KARACHI: Intermediate commerce results announced KARACHI, Oct 8: The Board of Intermediate Education (BIEK) on Wednesday announced the results of the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC-II), Intermediate Class XII, annual examinations 2003, taken by private candidates... KARACHI: KU staffers resent students’ excesses KARACHI, Oct 8: A joint meeting of the Karachi University Teachers’ Society, KU Officers’ Welfare Association and KU Employees Welfare Association, on Wednesday strongly condemned incidents of violence against varsity staff... KARACHI: Timeless heritage from Turkey KARACHI, Oct 8: A Turkish fashion show, titled Timeless heritage, was held in a local hotel on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Moot on Gutter Baghicha KARACHI, Oct 8: An all-parties conference is being organized to discuss the issue of Gutter Baghicha/Trans-Lyari Park, Old Golimar, at Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Library in Site Town on Oct 18.... KARACHI: SSUET test KARACHI, Oct 8: Aptitude tests for admissions to the Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, in Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electronics, Computer, Bio-medical and Civil Engineering and Bachelor in... KARACHI: Malaria rising in children KARACHI, Oct 8: Cerebral malaria in children has risen considerably following the recent rains.... KARACHI: ATC puts off hearing in van attack case KARACHI, Oct 8: An anti-terrorism court put off on Wednesday hearing of the prisoners’ van attack case against the workers of the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba as one of the defence counsel did... KARACHI: Trade licence, pay-parking given under town Nazims KARACHI, Oct 8: The city government has authorized town administrations to collect fees for trade licence and issue the same on behalf of the City District Government, Karachi, according to a... KARACHI: Youth shot dead; two bodies found KARACHI, Oct 8: A youth was shot dead near a spare parts market in Risala police limits Wednesday evening, police said.... KARACHI: Workshop on women rights KARACHI, Oct 8: A three-day capacity building workshop on Law, Justice and Equality of Women Rights, being organized by an NGO, the Aurat Foundation, opens at a local hotel on Oct... KARACHI: MIP warns of agitation if assassins not arrested KARACHI, Oct 8: Leaders of the Millat-i-Islamia Pakistan, formerly Sipah-i-Sahaba, on Wednesday warned of nationwide agitation, especially in Karachi, if assassins of Maulana Azam Tariq were not arrested.... KARACHI: Pir Illahi Bakhsh remembered KARACHI, Oct 8: The 28th death anniversary of a former chief minister of Sindh, Pir Illahi Bakhsh, was observed at his family residence on Wednesday.... KARACHI: First phase of roads repair almost over KARACHI, Oct 8: The city government has almost completed the first phase of repair and patch work of rain-battered roads in the metropolis, according to CDGK sources.... KARACHI: SHC dismisses petition in land case KARACHI, Oct 8: A division bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by the residents of Deh Jureji... KARACHI: PN ships, copters at Malaysia exhibition KARACHI, Oct 8: Pakistan Navy ships, PNS Nasr and PNS Babar, along with two naval helicopters participated in the annual Langkawi International Maritime and Air Exhibition (LIMA-03) held in Malaysia, according... KARACHI: Newsmen’s threat KARACHI, Oct 8: Journalists at a protest meeting in Karachi Press Club on Wednesday threatened to boycott the proceedings of the Sindh Assembly if the killers of a newsman, Amir Bux... PESHAWAR: Police avoiding arrest of suspects: Billboards ransacking case PESHAWAR, Oct 8: Due to pressure of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s provincial government, the local police are avoiding to arrest the activists of the Shabab-i-Milli, accused of ransacking signboards in the city... PESHAWAR: Two bodies found PESHAWAR, Oct 8: Bodies of a 20-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were found in the Tarnab area in the Charsadda district on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: Protesters block roads PESHAWAR, Oct 8: Activists of the Millat-i-Islamia staged two protest demonstrations on Wednesday to condemn the murder of MNA Maulana Azam Tariq and his companions.... PESHAWAR: Administrative posts held by doctors: Violation of rules PESHAWAR, Oct 8: In an apparent violation of the prescribed rules and policy of posting and transfers, certain doctors are working against administrative posts in the public-sector hospitals at the provincial... PESHAWAR: Official convicted of corruption PESHAWAR, Oct 8: An accountability court on Wednesday convicted a senior official, Ahmad Nawaz Shinwari, of corruption and sentenced him to three-year rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs575,000.... PESHAWAR: Moot on Durand Line PESHAWAR, Oct 8: The Pukhtoonkhwa Qaumi Party is going to organize a two-day conference at Peshawar Press Club from Oct 15 to discuss the Durand Line question.... HYDERABAD: SHC dismisses nine appeals of Wapda: Compensation for land used in LBOD HYDERABAD, Oct 8: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Wednesday dismissed nine appeals of Wapda, challenging the passage of the Land Acquisition Award for the acquisition of land for... HYDERABAD: 14 members resign from dist bodies HYDERABAD, Oct 8: Several district council members on Wednesday tendered their resignations from the membership of different committees of the council enblock in protest against “the deliberate attempts of ignoring... HYDERABAD: Varsities to jointly conduct research HYDERABAD, Oct 8: The Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, and the Isra University, Hyderabad, here on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for jointly conducting ... HYDERABAD: Kalabagh dam opposed HYDERABAD, Oct 8: The general council of the Awami Tehrik at a meeting held here on Tuesday condemned the construction of the greater Thal canal and the proposed construction of the... HYDERABAD: ADB to lend $120m for service sector HYDERABAD, Oct 8: Asian Development Bank social sector coordinator Vincent de Wit has said the bank will advance $120 million to Sindh for improving its basic services.... MIRPURKHAS: Cane crushing season MIRPURKHAS, Oct 8: The president, Sindh Agriculture Growers Development Association, Rais Ahmed Khan, and the general- secretary of the Sindh Abadgar Board, Imtiaz Panhwar, have expressed resentment over delay in the... HYDERABAD: Councillors term dist govt system a failure HYDERABAD, Oct 8: Women councillors of Naushahro Feroze district have declared ...

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