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October 17, 2003 Friday Sha'aban 20, 1424 KARACHI: Status quo in Indian property case ordered KARACHI, Oct 16: The Sindh High Court ordered on Thursday that status quo be maintained in respect of a bungalow once housing the Indian high commission till Oct 22 when a... KARACHI: Computerization of all revenue record ordered KARACHI, Oct 16: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Thursday directed that successful computerization of revenue records in five districts of Sindh should be emulated in other districts.... KARACHI: Robbers take away Rs5.4m from bank KARACHI, Oct 16: Armed men robbed a bank of Rs5.4 million in New Karachi Industrial Area on Thursday.... KARACHI: Project to study Indus dolphin population KARACHI, Oct 16: The Sindh government has approved a project to carry out biological as well as ecological studies of the Indus dolphin to find out the causes of slow increase... KARACHI: Inquiry into death at JPMC launched KARACHI, Oct 16: The administration of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) has launched an inquiry into the death of a 30-year-old man who died due to alleged negligence on the... KARACHI: Winners of poster competition get prizes KARACHI, Oct 16: The annual poster and painting exhibition and contest for students of primary and secondary schools will help further cement the already existing close ties between Japan and Pakistan... KARACHI: Commercialization policy ready for debate, approval KARACHI Oct 16: Commercialization policy of the city government which is lying abandoned for the last few years, has been finalized and would be presented in the next session of the... KARACHI: Toppers want media to help educate youth: HSC Humanities results KARACHI, Oct 16: The Board of Intermediate Education, on Thursday announced the results of the HSC, Humanities (private), annual examination, 2003, with an overall pass percentage of 34.11, which is about... KARACHI: Bus service to Keenjhar Lake planned KARACHI, Oct 16: The Sindh Tourism Development Corporation (STDC) has planned a special bus service from Karachi to Keenjhar Lake to make the access of people easy to the recreational spot,... KARACHI: Naimat signs deal in China KARACHI Oct 16: An agreement has been signed between city government and the city government of Wahai, China, under which joint measures would be taken for the economic progress and social... KARACHI: SMC admissions scam Ibad urges early action against KU officials KARACHI, Oct 16: Taking notice of delay in disciplinary action against officials of the University of Karachi, found involved in 53 unauthorized admissions at the Sindh Medical College, Sindh Governor Dr... KARACHI: Fasting may help quit use of tobacco KARACHI, Oct 16: Ramazan is the best month to quit smoking. It is the month to get rid of all evils, including tobacco.... KARACHI: Anti-polio drive continues KARACHI, Oct 16: The campaign ‘Polio-free Pakistan’ continued on Thursday in Jamshed Town, like in other towns of the country, under the supervision of health department.... KARACHI: Liaquat death anniversary observed KARACHI, Oct 16: The 52nd death anniversary of Shaheed-i- Millat Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, the first prime minister of Pakistan, was observed on Thursday with due solemnity.... KARACHI: New classes KARACHI, Oct 16: The principal of the newly-established, Government Girls Collage, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, (new Shaikh Zayed Centre) has announced that the classes of first year, pre-medical and pre-engineering, would begin on Friday,... KARACHI: Mobarak Mongori remembered KARACHI: Khatem hua afsana bhi (end of a story), a posthumous poetry collection from known poet Mobarak Mongori, was launched at the Sadeqain Institute of Art on Wednesday. Among those who... KARACHI: Charity body dismisses American charges KARACHI, Oct 16: The Al-Akhtar Trust International on Thursday dismissed the US allegations that the Trust had been supporting extremist elements in Iraq or had links with Al Qaeda.... KARACHI: Problems faced by women are deep-rooted: Seminar told KARACHI, Oct 16: Minister for women development Dr Saeeda Malik has stated that the problems faced by women in Pakistan have not been superimposed, but they are deep-rooted in society which... KARACHI: Rangers set up water centre KARACHI, Oct 16: The Rangers on Thursday established a water distribution-cum-complaint centre at Mominabad to meet the water requirement of both Orangi and SITE Towns’ water-deficit pockets and to receive water-related... KARACHI: PTCL makes management plan KARACHI, Oct 16: In view of deregulation of the telecommunications sector, the Pakistan Telecommunication Company has chalked out a human resource management plan to prepare the staff to meet the challenges... KARACHI: Workshop on diagnostic methods begins KARACHI, Oct 16: A three-day workshop on Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) application in research and diagnostics, organized by the University of Karachi in collaboration with the Pakistan Society of Biochemistry, Molecular... KARACHI: KESC detects power theft KARACHI, Oct 16: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) detected power theft of over Rs46 million at two factories in F.B Area.... KARACHI: Scheme to upgrade colleges reviewed KARACHI, Oct 16: Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari on Thursday presided over a meeting held to review the progress made in connection with the launching of... KARACHI: Millat demands arrest of killers KARACHI, Oct 16: The city chief of Millat-i-Islamia Pakistan, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem, has demanded immediate arrest of the killers of Maulana Azam Tariq.... KARACHI: Body set up for defence of press freedom KARACHI, Oct 16: The president of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors, Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, has announced the establishment of the Editors, Journalists and Human Rights’ Activist Liasion Committee for the defence... KARACHI: Pay-parking in more areas KARACHI, Oct 16: The city government is to include the area underneath the Liaquatabad Flyover and the roads around Gul Plaza in Saddar area in its charged-parking zones with effect from... KARACHI: Lawyers’ strike KARACHI, Oct 16: The hearing of scores of cases was adjourned here on Thursday as members of the Karachi Bar Association observed a one-day strike. No member of the KBA appeared... PESHAWAR: Committee records statements: Students’ sexual abuse by teachers PESHAWAR, Oct 16: A sub-committee of the NWFP assembly on Thursday recorded statements of about 15 students to investigate the issue of sexual abuse by a group of employees at the... PESHAWAR: Production of seized antiquities ordered PESHAWAR, Oct 16: Customs and anti-smuggling special judge Safdar Shah on Wednesday directed the customs department officials to produce the statues of Buddha and other items seized by them a few days back.... PESHAWAR: Bara traders protest PESHAWAR, Oct 16: The Bara Importers Association has accused the customs department of withholding consignments of crockery and cloth imported from different countries without any justification.... PESHAWAR: Number plates not available PESHAWAR, Oct 16: Non-availability of computerized number plates has been causing problems for vehicle owners in Peshawar for the last eight months.... PESHAWAR: Pukhtuns urged to remain united PESHAWAR, Oct 16: Speakers at a conference urged the Pukhtun population to remain united to foil conspiracies hatched against them.... PESHAWAR: No forward bloc in MMA, says CM PESHAWAR, Oct 16: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has reiterated that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government is strong enough and it can survive any move aimed at toppling it.... THATTA: Thatta tourist sites being renovated, says Mahar THATTA, Oct 16: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar has said that some people were trying to gain cheap popularity in the name of the Kalabagh dam, whereas the Sindh... HYDERABAD: SHC serves notice on EC officials HYDERABAD, Oct 16: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, has issued notices to officials of the election commission and election tribunal on a constitutional petition filed by Nazim UC-8, Mohammad... HYDERABAD: Votes for MMA’s seat being recounted HYDERABAD, Oct 16: Votes for a provincial assembly seat won by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal are being recounted here on Thursday under the supervision of the divisional election commissioner (DEC) of the... HYDERABAD: Release of water in channels demanded HYDERABAD, Oct 16: Growers of the Tando Ghulam Ali Shakh have threatened that they will launch a protest movement from Oct 25 if water is not released in the channel.... KHAIRPUR: Villagers decry police excesses KHAIRPUR, Oct 16: A large number of residents of the Haji Paproz village held a demonstration in Ranipur on Thursday against police excesses.... DADU: 6 devotees drown in canal DADU, Oct 16: Six more devotees of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz drowned while taking bath in the Aral Wah, originating from the Manchhar Lake, on the second day of the saint’s 751st... HYDERABAD: PPP-SB holds demo against controversial water projects HYDERABAD, Oct 16: Pakistan People’s Party-SB activists marched from the Liberty Market to the press club here on Thursday to protest against construction of the greater Thal canal, Kalabagh dam and... SUKKUR: Arrest of Azam Tariq’s killers demanded SUKKUR, Oct 16: Sindh Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam deputy secretary- general Maulana Abdul Qayoom Halejvi has expressed his concern over the deteriorating law and order situation, price-hike and joblessness in the country.... SUKKUR: PAF announces vacancies SUKKUR, Oct 16: The Pakistan Air Forces has announced vacancies in administration, air defence, logistic, accounts, education, Met, and engineering....

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