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October 12, 2003 Sunday Sha'aban 15, 1424 KARACHI: 800 students awarded MBBS degrees KARACHI, Oct 11: Over 800 graduates of four batches of the Dow Medical College (DMC) were conferred MBBS degrees at a convocation held on Saturday.... KARACHI: Muttahida announces uplift plan for H’abad KARACHI, Oct 11: Muttahida Quami Movement ministers and lawmakers have announced a raft of uplift measures for Qasimabad, Latifabad and other parts of Hyderabad district.... KARACHI: New labour policy by June next, says Lalika KARACHI, Oct 11: Federal minister for labour, manpower and overseas Pakistanis Abdus Sattar Lalika on Saturday called upon all stakeholders to build consensus among themselves and suggest improvements, if required, for... KARACHI: Water crisis in city areas KARACHI, Oct 11: Various parts of the city continued to suffer acute water shortage on Saturday on the eve of Shab-i-Bara’at. The hard-hit areas included Baghdadi’s D. D. Chaudhry Road... KARACHI: Musharraf, aides to face trial: Javed KARACHI, Oct 11: The Acting President of Pakistan Muslim League-N, Mr Javed Hashmi, has said that if the party regained rule over the country, it would put to trial not only... KARACHI: Boy killed by stray bullet KARACHI, Oct 11: Two men were killed in separate incidents on Saturday in different localities of the city.... KARACHI: Nazim inspects road repair work KARACHI, Oct 11: Nazim Karachi Naimatullah Khan paid surprise visits to various city areas on Friday night and inspected various development works.... KARACHI: Ignorance may increase risk of sexual diseases KARACHI, Oct 11: At the moment the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is quite low in the country. But the risk of sharp increase in prevalence is considerable because of... KARACHI: Anti-obesity drugs harmful: experts KARACHI, Oct 11: Despite significant proportion of its population living below poverty line, Pakistan is yet regarded a country where food indulgence is a favourite past time, often manifested through a... KARACHI: Passing out parade KARACHI, Oct 11: A passing out parade was held at the Ordnance Corps Centre here on Saturday, says an ISPR release.... KARACHI: Judgment reserved in conspiracy case KARACHI, Oct 11: An anti-terrorism court reserved on Saturday judgment in the plot to kill President Parvez Musharraf case against the top leaders and workers of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi.... KARACHI: Mushaira pulls in big crowds KARACHI, Oct 11: The people of Karachi flocked to the National Stadium on Sir Shah Sulaiman Road in their hundreds on Friday night to attend the Aalmi Mushaira.... KARACHI: Validity of PML-Q’s body asserted KARACHI, Oct 11: Convener of the Sindh Organizing Committee of Pakistan Muslim League-Q Senator Nisar Memon has said that the committee is continuing with the task assigned to it as directed... KARACHI: Legalities for PML unification by 15th KARACHI, Oct 11: All legalities pertaining to the unification of PML factions would be completed by Nov 15 by the PML constitutional committee which is working on it, according to Shaikh... KARACHI: Livestock policy in 15 days KARACHI, Oct 11: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Muhammad Khan Mahar will announce the live stock policy for Sindh in the next fifteen days, said Sindh Chief Secretary Dr Matawakkil Kazi... KARACHI: Funds allocated for road projects KARACHI, Oct 11: The Sindh government has earmarked Rs110 million for four new special road schemes in Karachi during the current fiscal.... PESHAWAR: Liquor smuggling case lingers on for nine years PESHAWAR, Oct 11: A liquor smuggling case has been lingering for the past nine years in two different courts.... PESHAWAR: Tibb, homoeopathic centres to be set up PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The NWFP Health Department has decided to establish alternative medicine centres, by setting up homeopathic and Tibb-i-Islami dispensaries in every district headquarter hospital of the province.... PESHAWAR: National autonomy for Pukhtuns demanded PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party said on Saturday that its political struggle was aimed at achieving maximum national autonomy for the Pukhtun nation rather than seeking a separate geographical... HYDERABAD: Promotion of doctors urged HYDERABAD, Oct 11: The Pakistan Medical Association has offered its support to specialist doctors who have threatened that they will resign if their due promotions are not sanctioned by the government.... HYDERABAD: Judge to probe into illegal detention HYDERABAD, Oct 11: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here the other day appointed the district and sessions judge to inquire into a case of wrongful detention.... PESHAWAR: Implementation of Juvenile Justice System Ord sought PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child on Saturday expressed concern over the non-implementation of the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000, and urged the government... RAWALPINDI: Leh project unlikely to complete by year end RAWALPINDI, Oct 11: The Nullah Leh expansion project is unlikely to be completed by December 31 - the latest deadline set by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), official sources told Dawn... ISLAMABAD: Minister seeks revision of Pakistan’s HDI ranking: Meets Unesco DG in Paris ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Education Minister Zobaida Jalal on Saturday proposed revision of the latest report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on human resource development, since it was not based... ISLAMABAD: Cell phone firm to compensate subscribers: Unauthorized deductions ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Saturday announced that Mobilink, a cellular phone company, will compensate its customers by giving credit equal to the loss the users suffered... ISLAMABAD: Tourism house to be set up in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: On the directives of Minister of State Incharge for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rais Munir Ahmed, Chairman CDA Chaudhry Abdul Rauf announced on Saturday that a tourism house... RAWALPINDI: Two prayer leaders awarded life-term RAWALPINDI, Oct 11: A court here on Saturday awarded life- terms to two pesh imams for killing their colleague in a dispute over running the affairs of a mosque in Kotli... ISLAMABAD: USC recovered over Rs200m in three years: MD ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The managing director, Utility Stores Corporation (USC), Brig Hafeez Ahmed (retired), on Saturday said the corporation had overcome financial losses by recovering Rs204.83 million during the last three... ISLAMABAD: Students shine at software contest ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Extraordinary talent and innovation were displayed at the annual NASCON’03, an All-Pakistan national software exhibition and competition, by 172 students, showing that Pakistan was not behind the most... ISLAMABAD: Edhi, others nominated polio ambassadors ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Renowned social worker Abdus Sattar Edhi and some other noted personalities were nominated goodwill polio ambassadors to invigorate polio eradication initiative during a glittering infotainment event organized here... RAWALPINDI: Encroachers removed from RCB land RAWALPINDI, Oct 11: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) on Saturday launched an operation to reclaim its land from encroachers near Tench Bhata and demolished about 20 kiosks and seven shops.... ISLAMABAD: US visits of president, PM termed failure ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The Israeli deal to sell Falcon Radar System to India with the US consent soon after consecutive Washington visits of Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah... ISLAMABAD: NA team leaves for Moscow ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: A nine-member parliamentary delegation led by National Assembly speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain left for Moscow on an official visit on Saturday.... LAHORE: ILO wants IRO-2001 amended LAHORE, Oct 11: The federal government is being pressured by trade unions of the country and the Geneva-based International Labour Organization to amend the ‘anti-worker and pro-industrialist’ Industrial Relations Ordinance 2001.... LAHORE: Processions, public meetings allowed LAHORE, Oct 11: The Punjab government lifted on Saturday the ban on taking out processions, holding demonstrations and public meetings, imposed under Section 144.... LAHORE: Butchers fined LAHORE, Oct 11: Of 15 meat shops checked by City District Government veterinary officers in Aziz Bhatti Town on Saturday, eight were found selling unstamped meat. Fines totalling Rs6,500 were imposed... LAHORE: PDP to elect new president today LAHORE, Oct 11: The national council of the Pakistan Democratic Party is due to meet here on Sunday (today) to choose a new party president and successor of Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan,... LAHORE: Maqbool for better farm development strategy LAHORE, Oct 11: Punjab Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) has emphasized the need to adopt a concordant agricultural development strategy in all the provinces on scientific footing.... LAHORE: CDG fee on parking plazas to go LAHORE, Oct 11: The City District Government has decided to exempt the parking plazas from commercialization fee and waive extra-height charges in the event of construction of basement within 15 months... LAHORE: PU to soon start PhD programme in IT LAHORE, Oct 11: A regular PhD programme will soon be started in the Punjab University College of Information Technology.... LAHORE: Bars urged to promote HR agenda LAHORE, Oct 11: Bar associations must help in the promotion of freedom of expression and social justice to the aggrieved who have no other recourse.... LAHORE: White-paper, black day today LAHORE, Oct 11: The ARD is issuing a white-paper on Sunday (today), the day Gen Pervez Musharraf completes four years in power. The PML-N will observe the day as black day... LAHORE: Ajoka group LAHORE, Oct 11: Ajoka group’s 20-member artistes delegation with the cooperation of Iranian Cultural Centre, Lahore, is leaving for Iran to participate in a 11-day Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) festival starting... LAHORE: Nawaz calls Mansoor Ali Khan LAHORE, Oct 11: Deposed prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif called Nawabzada Mansoor Khan from Saudi Arabia on Saturday to offer condolences on the death of his father Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan....

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