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October 20, 2003 Monday Sha'aban 23, 1424 KARACHI: Mauripur Road in a shambles for months KARACHI, Oct 19: Almost one-fifth of the city’s population, residing on both sides of the Mauripur and Hawkesbay roads, has been facing traffic jams on a daily basis, causing an immense... KARACHI: Citizens slam delay in work on park: Gutter Baghicha KARACHI, Oct 19: The speakers at a conference held at the Shah Latif Library on Saturday evening expressed deep concern over inordinate delay in the construction of a national park in... KARACHI: Man kills himself KARACHI, Oct 19: A man committed suicide at a house in railway quarters in the Al-Falah police limits on Sunday.... KARACHI: Cameras at city’s entry, exit points KARACHI, Oct 19: Sindh Police Inspector General Syed Kamal Shah has asked the capital city police officer and regional police officers of Hyderabad and Sukkur to identify locations at the entry... KARACHI: Young World contests Students show great deal of enthusiasm KARACHI, Oct 19: Tears of joy, and of sorrow, flowed uncontrollably from the eyes of the winners and losers of the Dawn Young World’s competitions at the concluding ceremony, held on... KARACHI: 300,000 quacks playing with people’s lives: Surgeons conference concludes KARACHI, Oct 19: Over 300,000 quacks, involved in every type of medical treatment, including surgery, are playing with the health of people all over the country, said Dr. Azam Yusuf, a... KARACHI: Simultaneous exam plan in doldrums KARACHI, Oct 19: The plan of the Board of Intermediate Education to enable students to appear in biology and mathematics papers simultaneously has not materialized for lack of interest shown by... KARACHI: AKU to hold seminar on Muslim societies KARACHI, Oct 19: The Aga Khan University and its Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations will organize a seminar on the theme of “Approaches to pluralism in Muslim contexts” on... KARACHI: 3,200-kg charas seized KARACHI, Oct 19: The excise police on Friday intercepted a truck laden with fruit cartons on National Highway near Sakrand and arrested two suspects following recovery of 3,200 kilograms of charas... KARACHI: Senior poet honoured KARACHI, Oct 19: Poet-educationist Prof. Manzar Ayubi enthralled the audience at the Arts Council on Saturday by his poetry-recital.... KARACHI: Transformer inaugurated in DHA KARACHI, Oct 19: An MPA, Akhter Hussain Bilgrami, inaugurated a 250 KVA pole-mounted power transformer at 12th Street, Khayaban-i-Bokhari, Defence Housing Authority, Phase-VI, on Sunday.... KARACHI: Hot weather KARACHI, Oct 19: The meteorological department has forecast hot and dry weather for Karachi on Monday with maximum temperature between 37-39 degree centigrade.... KARACHI: Exams for lawyers KARACHI, Oct 19: The Sindh Bar Council on Sunday conducted written and verbal examinations for the candidates of lawyers’ license at the Sindh High Court.... KARACHI: Oil firms urged to hire local labour KARACHI, Oct 19: Gas and oil exploring companies were urged by the participants at a ‘public hearing’ to ensure optimum uitilization of locally available manpower in their projects.... KARACHI: Inquiry demanded into NAB’s performance: Alliance Motors case KARACHI, Oct 19: Deputy Secretary General of the Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal, Hafiz Hussain Ahmad, has demanded Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, to order an enquiry into the failure of the... KARACHI: Malaysian team in city KARACHI, Oct 19: A four-member official delegation from Malaysia, led by Dr. Fong Chan Onn, Minister for Human Resources, arrived here on Sunday on a four-day official visit to Pakistan.... KARACHI: Dam plan disastrous, says ANP leader KARACHI, Oct 19: Senator Asfandyar Wali Khan, President of the Awami National Party, has said that the plan to go ahead with the construction of Kalabagh Dam would prove disastrous for... KARACHI: KKF deserves generous donations, says Altaf KARACHI, Oct 19: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that his party does not aim at amassing money, but its struggle is for serving people and ensuring all basic... KARACHI: Young writer’s books launched KARACHI, Oct 19: Speakers at the launching ceremony of an English novel and an English poetry book, written by a 15-year old girl, here on Sunday evening, called for encouraging young... HYDERABAD: 13 farmers picked up, tortured: HRCP HYDERABAD, Oct 19: The Qasimabad police picked up 13 liberated Haris, including Mannu Bheel, and took them to the police station where they were severely tortured on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Millers refuse to grind rotten wheat HYDERABAD, Oct 19: The Atta Chakki Owners Association has threatened grind to a halt during the holy month of Ramazan, if flour mills were supplied with rotten wheat.... DADU: Bride among four killed in accident DADU, Oct 19: A bride and three other persons were killed and the bridegroom and a minor girl were injured when the car (ABV-051) they were travelling in rammed into a... HYDERABAD: ‘Hyderabad to have two flyovers’ HYDERABAD, Oct 19: HDA director-general Ali Ahmed Lund has said two flyovers will be constructed in the city under the package announced by President Gen Pervez Musharraf.... HYDERABAD: Hesco cuts, restores govt depts’ power supply HYDERABAD, Oct 19: The Hyderabad Electricity Supply Company disconnected and later restored electricity supply to essential and non-essential services of provincial government departments on Saturday to recover outstanding dues of Rs1,257... MITHI: Nadra opens offices in Tharparkar MITHI, Oct 19: The National Database and Registration Authority has opened its sub-offices in Chhachhro, Nagarparkar and Diplo for issuing Computerized National Identity Cards.... HYDERABAD: Excessive use of alcohol can cause hepatitis-C HYDERABAD, Oct 19: Renowned gastroenterologist Prof Sarwar Jehan Zubairi has said that about 170 million people throughout the world were suffering from hepatitis-B and C which was a killer disease.... KARACHI: Aptitude test for BS programme KARACHI, Oct 19: The aptitude test for BS Computer Science and Software Engineering (morning and evening) was held Sunday at the Arts Faculty of Karachi University under the auspices of the... PESHAWAR: Public-private partnership in education gets little response PESHAWAR, Oct 19: The NWFP government-sponsored Public-Private Collaboration (PPC) programme for education received little response as only 125 middle and secondary schools have been opened throughout the province so far, officials... PESHAWAR: Islamabad ignores NWFP proposal: Prepayment of expensive loans PESHAWAR, Oct 19: The NWFP’s proposal to get rid of the expensive loans payable to the Centre failed to attract the federal authorities to renegotiate the terms and conditions, sources said.... PESHAWAR: WHP seeks advice on six ambulances PESHAWAR, Oct 19: An official of the Women Health Project (WHP) has sought the advice of the secretary health to distribute six ambulances, which aren’t being delivered to the hospitals, owing... HARIPUR: Trust reposed in Nazim HARIPUR, Oct 19: Majority of the Haripur tehsil council members on Saturday reposed confidence in the tehsil Nazim by endorsing the proceedings of the last session.... PESHAWAR: Convict awaiting outcome of plea PESHAWAR, Oct 19: A woman sentenced to death for killing her husband has been waiting for the outcome of her appeal for three years.... PESHAWAR: Anti-govt drive from 24th, says PPP leader PESHAWAR, Oct 19: NWFP PPP chief Khawaja Mohammad Khan Hoti has said that a movement against the military government will be launched on Oct 24 which will continue till the restoration... PESHAWAR: Tajazai grid station to be upgraded PESHAWAR, Oct 19: The Tajazai grid station in Lakki Marwat district has been included in the upgradation list of the grid stations prepared for the southern districts of the province by... PESHAWAR: Importance of IT highlighted PESHAWAR, Oct 19: The general manager of PTV Peshawar Centre, Farmanullah Jan, has asked the technical staff to abreast themselves with information technology to be able to compete the challenges in... SWABI: JUI not to allow cable networks SWABI, Oct 19: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) has warned that they would not allow the operation of cable networks, which the party said had diverted the attention of the young generation...

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