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October 19, 2003 Sunday Sha'aban 22, 1424 KARACHI: 3 sentenced for plotting to kill Musharraf KARACHI, Oct 18: Three top leaders of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi were sentenced to a 10-year term for hatching a plot to kill President Parvez Musharraf.... KARACHI: Master’s conduct led to Tasman mishap: KPT KARACHI, Oct 18: After keeping mum for more than 80 days about the quarters responsible for the Tasman Spirit disaster, the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) authorities on Saturday declared that it... KARACHI: Three killed in separate incidents KARACHI, Oct 18: Two men and a woman were killed in separate incidents in different localities on Saturday.... KARACHI: SHC orders probe against two SHOs KARACHI, Oct 18: The Sindh High Court ordered a police inquiry into a number of serious allegations levelled by a petitioner against two SHOs.... KARACHI: Transfer of technology in surgery stressed KARACHI, Oct 18: Surgeons at a conference, on Saturday, underlined the need for transfer of knowledge and technology in surgery and other medical fields to help keep local professionals abreast of... KARACHI: Muttahida reshuffles parliamentary leadership KARACHI, Oct 18: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has reshuffled the leadership of its parliamentary group at the national and provincial levels.... KARACHI: Quality education pledged for DHA residents KARACHI, Oct 18: Commander, Five Corps, and president of the Executive Board of Defence Housing Authority, Lt Gen Tariq Waseem Ghazi, on Saturday lauded the efforts of DHA for providing quality... KARACHI: Park land encroached KARACHI, Oct 18: Despite the directives of City Nazim Naimatullah Khan to stop construction work on a disputed plot, allegedly designated for children’s park at the Model School, Block 2, PECHS,... KARACHI: Senior poet honoured KARACHI: In recognition of his services to Urdu poetry, a meeting was held in honour of the noted poet Shabnam Romani at the Arts Council on Friday.... KARACHI: Memon community’s services lauded KARACHI, Oct 18: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has paid rich tributes to the services rendered by Memon community in the reconstruction and stability of the country.... KARACHI: Campaign against hepatitis planned KARACHI, Oct 18: Two organizations representing doctors have demanded of the government to get people vaccinated against Hepatitis B. They also demanded an increase in the spending on health.... KARACHI: Govt criticized for price hike KARACHI, Oct 18: The local chapter of the Pakistan People’s Party, on Saturday, deplored mounting unemployment, price hike and deteriorating law and order.... KARACHI: 40,000 women councillors imparted training KARACHI, Oct 18: Almost 40,000 women councillors of the local bodies all over the country have been trained under a project enabling them to perform their functions efficiently.... KARACHI: Metal traces in water causing renal problems KARACHI, Oct 18: Heavy metal traces in water used by Karachiites, particularly those consuming unfiltered water procured through drilling, were one of the factors exposing people to serious kidney diseases.... KARACHI: Sir Syed’s services eulogized KARACHI, Oct 18: Speakers at a function organized by the Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association on Friday night heaped praises on Sir Syed Ahmad Khan for getting Muslims to educate... KARACHI: Workshop for teachers begins tomorrow KARACHI, Oct 18: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan will be the chief guest and US consul-general in Karachi Douglas C Rohn will be the guest of honour at the inaugural session of... KARACHI: Extension in submission of tenders demanded KARACHI, Oct 18: The officials of Karachi Mass Transit and the city government held preliminary discussion on pre-tender details here on Saturday.... KARACHI: Walk against dowry KARACHI, Oct 18: A walk against the tradition of ‘Jahez’ was organized on Saturday by the students of the Centre of Excellence for Women Studies, University of Karachi.... KARACHI: Rules relaxed KARACHI, Oct 18: The government of Sindh has allowed “one-time relaxation” for allotment of 3,000 square yards land to implement an order of High Court of Sindh” passed in a constitutional... KARACHI: Land issue resolved KARACHI, Oct 18: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad announced on Friday night that he had resolved the land issue of Aligarh Old Boys Association once and for all.... PESHAWAR: Frontier CM denies Osama’s presence PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The NWFP chief minister has denied the presence of Osama bin Laden and other members of the Al Qaeda network in Pakistan and said that no body should... PESHAWAR: Jamaat warns of suicide attacks by tribesmen PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The NWFP Jamaat-i-Islami has said that tribesmen will carry out suicide attacks if the opera-tion against Al Qaeda fugitives in Wana, South Waziristan Agency, is not stopped immediately.... PESHAWAR: End to operation in Wana demanded PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The Pakistan Muslim League-N has condemned the operation against Al Qaeda and Taliban elements in Wana, demanding of the government to stop it immediately.... PESHAWAR: NAPP parts ways with National Alliance PESHAWAR, Oct 18: The National Awami Party Pakistan (NAPP) announced here on Saturday that it was parting ways with the National Alliance.... HYDERABAD: Polluted water spreading hepatitis-B, says WWF HYDERABAD, Oct 18: The director, World Wide Fund for Nature, Pakistan, Hamad Naqi Khan, has said that Hepatitis-B was spreading rapidly due to consumption of contaminated water, and added that Pakistan... HYDERABAD: Tribute paid to Edward Said HYDERABAD, Oct 18: Rich tribute was paid to the late Professor Edward Said at a meeting held at the Hyderabad Press Club on Saturday for his services towards the cause of... HYDERABAD: Cancellation of illegal grant ordered HYDERABAD, Oct 18: A division bench of the Sindh High Court directed the additional advocate-general Masood A. Noorani on Friday to apply to the authority concerned for cancellation of illegal permission... ISLAMABAD: Saarc centre approves 14 programmes for 2004 ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The governing board of Saarc Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC) has approved 14 programmes for implementation in the year 2004.... ISLAMABAD: Probe’s scope broadened: QAU Killing ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) is taking into consideration both external and internal factors to probe into the recent violence on the campus in which a student of the history... RAWALPINDI: Mismanagement of traffic: Commuters suffer RAWALPINDI, Oct 18: Traffic remained suspended in the twin cities on Saturday due to the arrival of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: EC restores MPA’s membership ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Dr Syed Waseem Akhter, member of Punjab Assembly, who was barred from working as public representative, has regained his official status after submitting yearly statements of assets and... ISLAMABAD: Staff college team visits defence ministry ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: A delegation of the officers of the Command and Staff college Quetta visited the ministry of defence here on Saturday.... RAWALPINDI: PMA set to launch anti-hepatitis B campaign RAWALPINDI, Oct 18: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) in a joint venture with Pakistan Society of Hepatology (PSH) is all set to kick off a “Hepatitis B Disease Management Programme” in six... RAWALPINDI: 11 more officials transfered RAWALPINDI, Oct 18: Director-general Military Lands and Cantonments (MLCs), angered by non-compliance of his earlier transfer orders, has made further reshuffling in the officer cadre of the directorate, sources said.... RAWALPINDI: Two SPs likely to be reinstated RAWALPINDI, Oct 18: Two senior officials (SPs) of Islamabad police, who were suspended on the orders of the interior minister for failing to control violence after Maulana Azam Tariq’s assassination in... RAWALPINDI: ‘Army officers declare assets details to tax authorities’ RAWALPINDI, Oct 18: An ISPR spokesman contradicted on Saturday a news item appearing in a section of the press quoting a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) official that there is no law... ISLAMABAD: Website launched ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The World Conservation Union-Pakistan has launched a website to commemorate the International Day for Eradication of Poverty.... ISLAMABAD: British MPs likely to visit in February ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: A delegation of British parliamentarians is likely to visit Pakistan in February 2004 ‘to interact’ with their Pakistani counterparts.... LAHORE: Lord Nazir criticizes US Kashmir policy LAHORE, Oct 18: British parliamentarian Lord Nazir Ahmad has said that the US was dubbing the Kashmiri freedom fighters as terrorists and Irish Republican Army men freedom fighters due to its... LAHORE: PPP leader calls on German officials LAHORE, Oct 18: The Punjab PPP information secretary, Naveed Chaudhry, on Saturday met Germany’s head of division for South Asia Bernd Borchardt and his deputy Heike Dettmann in Berlin, and discussed... LAHORE: Car incident Dist council calls for judicial probe LAHORE, Oct 18: The Lahore District Council on Saturday adopted a resolution for judicial inquiry into the incident involving a high-ranking military officer’s car with tinted glass, which was stopped by... LAHORE: Audit cells to be set up LAHORE, Oct 18: Punjab Finance Minister Sardar Hasnain Bahadur Dareshak said here on Saturday that separate cells of internal audit would be set up in provincial departments and the district governments.... LAHORE: HRCP seeks IGP’s explanation LAHORE, Oct 18: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has taken exception to the Ghalib Market incident in a letter to the Punjab IGP, asking him to explain publicly the action... LAHORE: ISPR terms news reports unjustified LAHORE, Oct 18: Commenting on news items that a policeman was suspended for checking the tinted glass of an army vehicle, the ISPR termed the reports ‘unjustified’....

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