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October 26, 2003 Sunday Sha’aban 29, 1424 KARACHI: Consumers to enjoy little relief in Ramazan KARACHI, Oct 25: Consumers will have to pay higher prices for essential items during Ramazan as most of the multinationals, local firms and millers have flatly refused to offer any cut... KARACHI: Two awarded life term in kidnapping case KARACHI, Oct 25: An anti-terrorism court sentenced on Saturday two men to life for kidnapping a boy for ransom.... KARACHI: Cell to monitor adverse effects of drugs proposed KARACHI, Oct 25: The government will soon make it mandatory upon all hospitals to submit reports of adverse drug reaction, keep record and develop a system, said Dr Farzana Chaudhry, chief... KARACHI: Indian activists for continued interaction KARACHI, Oct 25: A member of the Lok Sabha from occupied Kashmir, visiting Pakistan alongwith several other Indian peace activists, on Saturday called for providing opportunities to political leaders and intellectuals... KARACHI: Plea against Saddar plot auction dismissed KARACHI, Oct 25: The Sindh High Court has upheld the auction of a prime commercial site by the city government and dismissed the old leaseholder’s petition as misconceived.... KARACHI: Diwali celebrated KARACHI, Oct 25: The members of the Hindu community in the city celebrated their annual festival of lights, Diwali, on Saturday.... KARACHI: Accident KARACHI, Oct 25: Two men were crushed to death in Nazimabad on Saturday. Police said Murshid Alam, 35, and his friend, Faiz Rasool, 50, were going somewhere on their motorcycle... KARACHI: Officials told to follow jail manual KARACHI, Oct 25: Sindh Minister for Women Development Dr. Saeeda Malik paid a surprise visit to Special Prison for Women Karachi, and took serious notice of improper cleanliness and lack of... KARACHI: HU exam schedule KARACHI, Oct 25: The examinations department of the Hamdard University has announced the revised schedule of theory and practical examination of first professional MBBS (Part-II) annual examination-2003 to be held in... KARACHI: Price check cell activated KARACHI, Oct 26: A complaint cell, set up on the orders of Chief Minister Ali Mohammed Mahar, was inaugurated by his secretary Bakhshal Khan Gadaro at the CM Secretariat on Saturday.... KARACHI: HSC Part-I exam results announced KARACHI, Oct 25: The Board of Intermediate Education on Saturday announced results of HSC Part-I, Humanities (Regular), Commerce (Regular and Private) and Humanities (Special students) annual examinations-2003.... KARACHI: AIDS control programme KARACHI, Oct 25: An enhanced AIDS control programme is being launched in Sindh in collaboration with the World Bank.... KARACHI: KU holds aptitude tests KARACHI, Oct 25: The University of Karachi is holding aptitude tests for BBA (Hons), BPA and MPA programmes in the campus on Sunday.... KARACHI: Teachers less tolerant of minorities than students KARACHI, Oct 25: Teachers in Pakistan are less tolerant of religious minorities — as far as their participation in the economic life and power distribution system of the country is concerned... KARACHI: W&S complaint cells set up KARACHI, Oct 25: The city government’s water and sanitation department has set up 25 complaint centres to attend to water shortage complaints during Ramazan.... KARACHI: City Council demands lab for water testing KARACHI, Oct 25: The City Council, on Saturday, passed a resolution demanding the city government to establish water testing laboratory for general public to prevent the spread of water borne diseases.... KARACHI: Orders in Tasman case reserved KARACHI, Oct 25: Rehmatullah Moro, Judicial Magistrate, South, on Saturday reserved orders on a contempt of court application, moved by M. Ilyas Khan, counsel for the crew of the grounded oil... KARACHI: KWSB criticized for not following court orders KARACHI, Oct 25: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board General Employees Union has criticized the management for not accepting the workers who have been reinstated by the court.... KARACHI: SHCBA seeks early refund KARACHI, Oct 25: The Sindh High Court Bar Association has urged the authorities concerned to refund the “misappropriated” deposits of the account-holders of the city courts post office savings bank within... KARACHI: Increase in water quota demanded KARACHI, Oct 25: City Nazim Naimtullah Khan has requested the federal government through a letter to increase water quota for Karachi from 1,200 to 1,800 cusec per day.... PESHAWAR: ARD calls for president’s election under Constitution: PESHAWAR, Oct 25: Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim has said the present parliament is incomplete as the office of the president needs to be filled through... PESHAWAR: Govt undecided over lifting of ban on jobs PESHAWAR, Oct 25: The provincial government is in a fix over the question of implementing its move of lifting the ban on fresh recruitments to NWFP public sector departments, official sources... PESHAWAR: Funds for agencies’ overhauling approved PESHAWAR, Oct 25: The federal government has approved Rs1.5 billion for the reorganization of law enforcement agencies in the tribal areas, says NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah.... PESHAWAR: Moves opposed to topple MMA govt PESHAWAR, Oct 25: The youth wing of the Jamaat-i-Islami, Shabab-i-Milli, has cautioned against moves to topple the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government in the NWFP.... PESHAWAR: 78 policemen fail to qualify tests: Peacekeeping missions PESHAWAR, Oct 25: A deputy inspector general among 78 other police officials of the Frontier province failed to qualify the tests taken by the government to send them to Kosovo and... PESHAWAR: Nominal punishment criticized: Honour killings PESHAWAR, Oct 25: Participants at a workshop held here on Saturday expressed serious concern over the awarding of nominal punishments in the honour-related murder cases. They urged the judiciary not to... PESHAWAR: Education officials told to improve working PESHAWAR, Oct 25: The provincial government has started implementation on a comprehensive policy to improve performance of the education department, under which various effective measures have been taken to improve the... PESHAWAR: Consensus on Kalabagh dam urged PESHAWAR, Oct 25: Consensus among all the four federating units is necessary before undertaking the construction of Kalabagh dam, says former State Minister Mohammad Unis Elahi Sethi.... SWABI: Restructuring of UNSC sought SWABI, Oct 25: Speakers at a function held on “the UN role in the new world scenario” called for the restructuring of the UN Security Council.... ISLAMABAD: Stallholders warned against price hike: CDA weekly bazaars ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: The director sanitation of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has said the minimum penalty for stallholders in the CDA’s weekly bazaars found guilty of excess charging, selling bad... RAWALPINDI: 15 computer centres for women next month: Nazim RAWALPINDI, Oct 25: The district government will open 15 new computer literacy centres for women next month.... ISLAMABAD: Teachers’ body seeks probe into unrest ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: The executive council of the Academic Staff Association (ASA) of the Quaid-i-Azam University has urged the vice chancellor to constitute an independent inquiry committee to probe into the... ISLAMABAD: Awareness on WTO among businessmen stressed ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: Speakers at a workshop stressed on creating greater awareness among the business community about countervailing duties, law and procedures to protect the production of local industries against unfair... ISLAMABAD: Asghar welcomes Indian steps for ties’ normalization ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: President of Qaumi Jamhoori Party (QJP) Air Marshal Asghar Khan (retired) has welcomed the 12-point announcement of the Indian government and said it is a step towards easing... ISLAMABAD: Body to certify doctors’ credentials soon: minister: Employment abroad ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: The government is considering forming a committee by involving the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) for certifying the credentials of doctors recruited by overseas employers for... RAWALPINDI: AIGP asks police to be polite to people RAWALPINDI, Oct 25: Additional Inspector General of Police Dr Azhar Hassan Nadeem on Saturday said revolutionary steps had been adopted to eliminate ‘Thana Culture’ and make the police a symbol of... ISLAMABAD: HEC seminars for varsities faculty ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to hold a series of one-day seminars for the faculty members of both private and public sector universities for preparation of... ISLAMABAD: Clarification ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: The spokesman for Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has clarified that there was no likelihood of shortage of POL products in the country.... RAWALPINDI: Dialogue must for peace in S. Asia RAWALPINDI, Oct 25: Dialogue between Pakistan and India on the issue of Kashmir is a must to avert war and ensure peace in the subcontinent.... LAHORE: ARD to ‘adopt every method’ to oust rulers: Time for action: Jhagra LAHORE, Oct 25: Realizing that exiled leaders Mian Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto would not be allowed to return home in case the ARD continued to express its willingness to hold... LAHORE: Flaws in industrial policy to be removed LAHORE, Oct 25: The government would remove flaws in the Industrial Policy 2003, Punjab Industries Minister Ajmal Cheema said on Saturday.... LAHORE: Protest against detention of Asif Zardari LAHORE, Oct 25: The Lahore organization of the PPP on Saturday set up a protest camp in front of the PDP office to express resentment against ‘unjustified detention’ of Mr Asif... LAHORE: Opponents of Nazim fail to win support LAHORE, Oct 25: Data Ganj Bakhsh Town Nazim Khwaja Ahmed Hassaan’s opponents failed to muster the support of a majority of councillors for a walkout from the town council session here... LAHORE: Call to improve country’s image in US thru lobbying LAHORE, Oct 25: The government must immediately coordinate with Pakistani-Americans for lobbying in the US for the improvement of the country’s image marred, especially after Sept 9, 2001.... LAHORE: Feasibility of lake city being examined LAHORE, Oct 25: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood said here on Saturday the City District Government was examining feasibility of developing the Lahore Lake City, and arranging assessment of the ground... LAHORE: ‘Development in science vital for independence’ LAHORE, Oct 25: National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES) chancellor Senator Waseem Sajjad has said that developments in science and technology through the medium of higher learning institutions are...

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