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December 8, 2003 Monday Shawwal 13, 1424 KARACHI: Sindh govt mulls check on teachers’ institutes KARACHI, Dec 7: Sindh Education department is contemplating to tighten noose against the privately-run elementary teachers’ training institutes in the province as many of these were allegedly failing to impart quality... KARACHI: Governor grants 500 acres for AKF projects KARACHI, Dec 7: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has announced allotment of 500-acre land in Karachi for the educational projects sponsored by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) .... KARACHI: Retired professor, wife found dead KARACHI, Dec 7: A retired professor and his wife died in mysterious circumstances. Their decomposed bodies were found in their house in Malir on Sunday.... KARACHI: Fire breaks out in Saddar building KARACHI, Dec 7: A fire broke out in the basement of a multi-storey building at Zaibunnisa Street Saddar on Sunday.... KARACHI: Prof Wolpert arrives in city KARACHI, Dec 7: The distinguished American academician and biographer of the Quaid-i-Azam, Professor Stanley Wolpert, arrived here on Sunday on a six-day visit to Pakistan during which he will participate in... KARACHI: Residents irked by KBCA action KARACHI, Dec 7: The beleaguered residents of Garden Quarters wish to draw attention to the fact that the Karachi Building Control Authority, in collusion with the CDGK and BoR, is unlawfully... KARACHI: Suicide KARACHI, Dec 7: A middle-aged man committed suicide by hanging himself in Lyari on Sunday morning.... KARACHI: Man kills wife KARACHI, Dec 7: A husband killed his wife in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Saturday night.... KARACHI: Sindh pays off debts KARACHI, Dec 7: The Sindh government has retired the debts arranged for by the State Bank from open market.... KARACHI: Diabetes major cause of deaths in Third World : Seminar told ... KARACHI, Dec 7: There are 194 million diabetics in the world today. However, the number of diabetics is expected to rise to 333 million by the year 2025.... KARACHI: Enforcement of regulations on highrises ordered KARACHI, Dec 7: Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has taken notice of resumption of illegal construction activities near the mausoleum of the Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, and has directed that violation... KARACHI: Computer Science Admissions KARACHI, Dec 7: Chairman, Computer Science department, University of Karachi, Prof Dr Nasir Touheed on Sunday announced that all those candidates who have applied for the admission to BS (CS/SE) programme... KARACHI: Aftab Sheikh visits Nadra, passport offices KARACHI, Dec 7: Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for home affairs, Aftab Sheikh, on Sunday visited Passport Office Saddar and the offices of NADRA, after receiving a number of complaints from... KARACHI: Workshop at KU from 15th KARACHI, Dec 7: A five-day workshop on application of the Cell Culture Technology and Immuno-diagnostics will be organized here from dec 15 to 20.... KARACHI: Minister promises tax relief KARACHI, Dec 7: Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation Rauf Siddiqui has said that he would do all he could to ensure tax exemption for the welfare units affiliated to the... KARACHI: Chinese team KARACHI, Dec 7: Chinese firm Chenha Yu has showed keen interest in Thar Coal Project, said provincial Minister for Minerals and Mineral Development Haji Mohammed Usman Malkani while chairing a meeting... KARACHI: Partly cloudy weather likely KARACHI, Dec 7: The Met office has forecast cool and dry weather for Karachi and the rest of the region on Monday. The weather in the city is expected to remain... KARACHI:Unification of PML may take months, says Chattha KARACHI, Dec 7: Pakistan Muslim League leader Hamid Nasir Chattha has said it would take at least three-four months to restructure the unified PML.... KARACHI: Recruitment controversy in fisheries deepens KARACHI, Dec 7: The issue of fresh appointments has kicked off a new controversy involving the administration and Board of Directors of the Fishermen Cooperative Society, both of whom appeared stubborn... KARACHI: CPSP recommends steps to boost medical education KARACHI, Dec 7: Under the Joint Programme Review Mission for 2002-2003, the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) has forwarded a draft policy document on continuing medical education (CME) to... KARACHI: Acute water shortage in many areas KARACHI, Dec 7: Private water tankers on Sunday did a roaring business as various parts of the city either went without water or received scant supply.... KARACHI: Pilgrims’ grievances to be resolved KARACHI, Dec 7: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said his government would resolve all the problems, faced by Haj pilgrims, on priority basis and held out the assurance that... KARACHI: PSC being manoeuvred: city govt KARACHI, Dec 7: Certain elements are trying to bring persons of their own choice on the Public Safety Commission Karachi, to exercise their influence in police matters.... KARACHI: Vital road in Lyari needs urgent repair KARACHI, Dec 7: Residents of Baghdadi Union Council are perturbed over the inordinate delay in the repair work of Shah Latif Bhittai Road, one of the major roads linking Lyari with... KARACHI: Safety rules urged for CNG stations KARACHI, Dec 7: Speakers at a meeting on Sunday urged the government to formulate safety regulations regarding the CNG filling stations and also ensure these were being followed strictly to avoid... KARACHI: SHC dismisses appeal in palm oil import case KARACHI, Dec 7: A division bench of the Sindh High Court dismissed an appeal filed by the Iram Ghee Mills against the imposition of fine and confiscation of palm-oil.... HYDERABAD: Sindh govt to hire consultants: Hyderabad development plan HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The Sindh Government has decided to hire consultants and appoint a project director (not from any government department) on contract basis for four years for execution of Hyderabad’s... SUKKUR: ARD not to vote on amendments bill: PPP SUKKUR, Dec 7: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah has said that his party will not boycott the National Assembly’s Dec 18 session which has been called to discuss... BADIN: 16 peasants freed from landlords’private jails BADIN, Dec 7: At least 16 bonded Haris, including three women and 10 children, were rescued by the police from the private jail of two landlords, Choudhry Tariq Arain and Choudhry... HYDERABAD: Regularization of villages demanded HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The Insaan Dost Samaji Ittehad, Qasimabad taluka, has threatened to organize an indefinite hunger strike outside the local press club if 206 villages of the city are not... LARKANA: Killing of two women condemned LARKANA, Dec 7: A complete strike was observed in Kambar town on Sunday in protest against the killing of a woman and her daughter on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Nooriabad hit by power breakdown HYDERABAD, Dec 7: Hesco and Nooriabad industrialists suffered heavy losses in the wake of a day-long power breakdown that occurred due to theft of live high-tension wires and conductors on Saturday.... NAWABSHAH: Two die in accident NAWABSHAH, Dec 7: Two people were killed in an accident on the National Highway, near Qazi Ahmed, Nawabshah district, on Sunday.... JACOBABAD: Explosion in Jafarabad JACOBABAD, Dec 7: A bomb exploded on a road in Mohabbat Shakh village, Jafarabad district, Balochistan, on Saturday night.... HYDERABAD: Play staged HYDERABAD, Dec 7: Tehrik-i-Niswan staged a play at the Marui Girls Hostel, University of Sindh, Jamshoro campus, on Saturday to create awareness about woman’s health.... PESHAWAR: Scrapping of Hudood Ordinance opposed PESHAWAR, Dec 7: The NWFP chapter of the Women’s Commission on Sunday warned the government against setting aside of the Hudood Ordinance and said the law guaranteed protection of the women... PESHAWAR: Girls college without science teachers PESHAWAR, Dec 7: The non-availability of science teachers have deprived a large number of girls of the Government Degree College for Women, Parachinar, Kurram Agency, of taking admission in science classes... SWABI: Arts contest held at GIK Institute SWABI, Dec 7: Director general of Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA), Raja Changez Sultan, has said that co-curricular activities are part of education, urging students to participate in healthy and... PESHAWAR: Levies accused of HR violations PESHAWAR, Dec 7: The people from the Kurram Agency in the Fata area on Sunday criticized the Levies, accusing them of brutalitizing tribesmen.... ABBOTTABAD: FIA arrests human trafficker ABBOTTABAD, Dec 7: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Abbottabad circle, arrested a man allegedly involved in human trafficking here on Saturday evening....

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