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December 3, 2003 Wednesday Shawwal 8, 1424 KARACHI: Four die in clash over property KARACHI, Dec 2: Four persons, including two women, died and several others were injured in Rehri goth on Tuesday night when a dispute over a piece of land turned violent.... KARACHI: Ibad rules out political change in Sindh KARACHI, Dec 2: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Tuesday once again ruled out the possibility of any change in the provincial setup, saying “it is doing well”.... KARACHI:International Day for Disabled today KARACHI, Dec 2: The International Day for the Disabled is being observed in the city, like everywhere else around the globe, on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Nazim inspects work on roads KARACHI, Dec 2: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan, on Tuesday, visited Korangi road and Mauripur road to assess traffic problems on these roads.... KARACHI:Freezing of accounts an issue of state security, SHC told KARACHI, Dec 2: The Sindh High Court was told by the federal attorney on Tuesday that the freezing of Al-Akhtar Trust bank accounts involves the determination of a “very sensitive issue... KARACHI: Chinese writers welcomed KARACHI, Dec 2: Fond memories of friendship spread over 52 years between Pakistan and the People’s Republic of China were revived and warm expressions of brotherly emotions exchanged at a reception... KARACHI: City govt IT project faces hurdles KARACHI, Dec 2: The city government’s information technology project to streamline working of different departments and to provide people an easy access to information concerning them does not seem to be... KARACHI: Hamza Alavi’s death condoled KARACHI, Dec 2: The Irteqa Institute of Social Sciences, Progressive Writers Association and Awami Adbi Anjuman in a joint resolution expressed profound grief at the demise of noted intellectual and a... KARACHI:KU all set to hold degree exams KARACHI, Dec 2: The University of Karachi has planned to conduct degree class annual examinations for college students, which will commence during the month at 113 centres, to be set up... KARACHI: Flaws in KUBS admissions KARACHI, Dec 2: Major flaws in the process of admissions to BBA (Hons) at Karachi University Business School have resulted in the postponement of interviews of candidates scheduled to be held... KARACHI: Symposium on chemistry KARACHI, Dec 2: The HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry and the Pakistan Academy of Science will be organizing the ninth international symposium on “Natural Product Chemistry” from Jan 10 to 13,... KARACHI:FCS financial problems created by over-staffing KARACHI, Dec 2: The Fishermen Cooperative Society, one of the oldest NGO and a representative body of fishermen, is faced with a serious financial problem owing to over-staffing in the body.... KARACHI:FIR drop-boxes at post offices soon KARACHI, Dec 2: The postal department would soon place FIR drop-boxes at different post offices where completed forms could be dropped by the complainants.... KARACHI: PPP opposes cut-off date for NICs KARACHI, Dec 2: The Karachi coordination committee of the Pakistan People’s Party in its meeting on Tuesday expressed concern over the National Database and Registration Authority’s announcement that it would discontinue... KARACHI: Constitution of CCI demanded KARACHI, Dec 2: Sindh National Front Chairman Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto on Tuesday called for the formation of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) to clean up the administration, the judiciary... KARACHI:Statements recorded in LJ men case KARACHI, Dec 2: An anti-terrorism court put off the hearing of a sectarian murder case against two workers of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi after recording the statements of two prosecution witnesses.... KARACHI: Indo-Pakistan convention to focus on Kashmir issue KARACHI, Dec 2: The three-day joint convention of the Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy, being held here from Dec 12, will focus on the Kashmir issue and problems of... KARACHI: Tasman insurers ready to pay compensation KARACHI, Dec 2: The reported communication gap between the Pakistani authorities and the American P&I Club has been delaying the “prompt availability” of compensation funds to the quarters affected by Tasman... KARACHI: Blast suspects held KARACHI, Dec 2: Police on Tuesday detained several persons for questioning in connection with the Monday night blast. An explosion had rocked the Madina Shopping Mall.... KARACHI: controversy KARACHI, Dec 2: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has taken strict notice of college admissions saying that certain students are studying in two colleges at the same time.... KARACHI: Mubarak Ali honoured KARACHI, Dec 2: The noted historian Dr Mubarak Ali has been awarded the Ramkrishna Jaidayal Harmony Award, said a press release of the Irtiqa Institute of Social Sciences.... KARACHI: KUJ elects office-bearers KARACHI, Dec 2: Mazhar Abbas has been elected unopposed president of the Karachi Union of Journalists for 2003-04.... HYDERABAD: Paucity of funds affects uplift work: dist council HYDERABAD, Dec 2: Numerous complaints were made by members of the district council about the use of substandard material in construction projects and incomplete development projects in Hyderabad district.... LARKANA: Medicines shortage hits CMCH LARKANA, Dec 2: The Chandka Medical College Hospital, Larkana, is facing a shortage of medicines as the provincial health department has delayed the regular supply of medicines from the Import and... HYDERABAD: Admissions to MBA close on 26th HYDERABAD, Dec 2: The University of Sindh has announced that the last date for submitting forms for admission to MBA, evening programme, at the Institute of Business Administration has been fixed... HYDERABAD: Dam supporters criticized HYDERABAD, Dec 2: The chief of the Awami Tehrik, Rasool Bux Palijo, has said that the right of the Sindhi people over the River Indus system was not given to Sindh... HYDERABAD: KPP schemes delayed: official HYDERABAD, Dec 2: The DCO has expressed concern over the delay in completing Khushhal Pakistan Programme schemes and the substandard material used in the works.... BADIN: Cane growers suffer losses BADIN, Dec 2: The delay in resuming crushing by the sugar mills has forced the small growers to sell their produce to the middlemen at a loss of about Rs2 per... HYDERABAD: Nazim’s poll HYDERABAD, Dec 2: The Provincial Election Commissioner, Sindh, Ahmed Ali Halepoto, here on Monday defended the election of the PPP-backed Awam Dost Panel’s Ghulam Ali Gopang as Hyderabad (rural) taluka Nazim.... PESHAWAR: PHC sets aside death sentence PESHAWAR, Dec 2: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday set aside the death sentence awarded by an anti-terrorism court to a man for killing an army sepoy.... PESHAWAR: Rehabilitation scheme for beggars launched PESHAWAR, Dec 2: The NWFP government has launched a three-year Kafala scheme at a cost of Rs6.5 million to provide vocational training to beggars and drug addicts in order to eliminate beggary.... PESHAWAR: Job seekers rap Pesco authorities PESHAWAR, Dec 2: A large number of candidates seeking jobs in the Peshawar Electricity Supply Company protested against the management for not allowing them to appear in the written test held... PESHAWAR: Polio eradication Need stressed for public awareness PESHAWAR, Dec 2: Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday stressed the need for a public awareness campaign regarding polio to contain the disease’s spread in the province’s high-risk areas.... PESHAWAR: Condemned prisoner hanged PESHAWAR, Dec 2: An 80-year-old condemned prisoner was hanged inside the central prison on Tuesday morning. The body of Qadeem Khan was handed over to his relatives against his will and... PESHAWAR: NAB arrests official PESHAWAR, Nov 2: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested a private secretary to the NWFP secretary education on the charges of accumulating of assets beyond his sources of income.... PESHAWAR: Construction plan gets mixed reaction PESHAWAR, Dec 2: The proposed construction of a building for the bio-technology department at the site of a botanical garden on the Peshawar University campus has drawn mixed reactions from quarters...

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