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December 17, 2003 Wednesday Shawwal 22, 1424 KARACHI: Nazims of all towns tell TBCOs to attend offices KARACHI, Dec 16: Town building control officers in the city have been issued show-cause notices by the respective town municipal administrations against their failure to sit in their offices in the... KARACHI: Uniform issue discussed with President: UK MP KARACHI, Dec 16: The issue of Gen Pervez Musharraf retaining army chief’s post, which is an impediment to Pakistan’s return to the fold of Commonwealth, came up for discussion when a... KARACHI: Nadra doing little to facilitate process KARACHI, Dec 16: Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people continue to suffer daily owing to mismanagement on the part of Nadra (National Database Registration Authority) in preparation and delivery of the computerized... KARACHI: Muttahida man shot dead KARACHI, Dec 16: An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was shot dead on Monday night in North Karachi.... KARACHI: Bilal Khar acquitted in acid case KARACHI, Dec 16: Bilal Khar, son of a former Punjab governor Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar, was acquitted by the district and sessions court, South, on Tuesday in the acid-throwing case.... KARACHI:Govt urged to announce new fishing policy KARACHI, Dec 16: A rally of fishermen has urged the government to immediately announce its new fishing policy ensuring solution of chronic problems being faced by the community.... KARACHI: PA session to resume today KARACHI, Dec 16: The Sindh Assembly when resumes its session on Wednesday, after a break of six days, will find the treasury benches depleted, as its bloc of over a dozen... KARACHI: Italian cultural centre in city KARACHI, Dec 16: The Consulate General of Italy has established here the Italian Cultural Centre.... KARACHI: Dist govts told to allocate 10pc of budget for drugs KARACHI, Dec 16: The chief of the Global Drug Facility, currently visiting Pakistan, has acknowledged the rapid strides made by the Tuberculosis Control Programme Sindh since 2001.... KARACHI: Delay in KU admissions irks candidates, faculty KARACHI, Dec 16: Delay in the issuance of admission list for Honours classes after the release of a revised list for admissions to Masters classes by the University of Karachi is... KARACHI: HEJ symposium from Jan 10th KARACHI, Dec 16: Over a dozen noted Indian scientists are likely to attend the forthcoming symposium on “Natural Product Chemistry”, said a press release of the HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry.... KARACHI: Workshop on NGOs KARACHI, Dec 16: A two-day workshop on “Strategies for NGO Sustainability” being organized jointly by the Aga Khan Foundation and the Canadian International Developmental Agency will begin on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Lack of democracy results in tragedies: PML-N KARACHI, Dec 16: Federal Minister Mehmood Ali has held the then rulers from West Pakistan entirely responsible for the debacle of East Pakistan, who did not allow political system to work... KARACHI: SHC orders attachment of building’s top floor KARACHI, Dec 16: A division bench of the Sindh high court, comprising Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice Amir Hani Muslim, on Tuesday ordered attachment of top floor of a commercial/residential building... KARACHI: Robber sentenced KARACHI, Dec 16: The additional district and sessions judge, Central, Basheer Khoso, sentenced a robber to seven year rigorous imprisonment.... KARACHI: Four die in accidents KARACHI, Dec 16: Four people died in separate road accidents in different parts of the city on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Shafiq Paracha grieved KARACHI, Dec 16: Qudratullah Paracha, father of project director of the Lyari Expressway Resettlement Scheme Shafiqur Rahman Paracha, died in a local hospital on Tuesday morning after a protracted illness. He... HYDERABAD: SU students demand fee increase withdrawal HYDERABAD, Dec 16: The Sindh University Students’ Action Committee has threatened that it will launch a protest movement if its 26-point charter of demands is not accepted by the university authorities.... HYDERABAD: Chakkis being denied wheat quota: owners HYDERABAD, Dec 16: A large number of Chakki owners held a protest demonstration outside the district Nazim office here on Tuesday against non-supply of wheat to Chakkis by the food officials.... HYDERABAD: Enforcement of ’45 water accord urged HYDERABAD, Dec 16: The central committee, Jeay Sindh Mahaz, at its two-day session held in Sann on Monday and Tuesday, demanded that the right of Sindh over the Indus waters should... BADIN: Power breakdown sparks protest BADIN, Dec 16: Frequent power breakdowns here and other areas of the district have forced the suffering consumers to resort to agitation against the Hesco authorities.... HYDERABAD: Ban on Tapedars’ recruitment lifted HYDERABAD, Dec 16: Board of Revenue, Sindh, announced here on Monday that Sindh Chief Minister, Sardar Ali Muhammad Khan Mahar had lifted ban on the recruitment of qualified tapedars.... HYDERABAD: Tribute paid to Noorani HYDERABAD, Dec 16: The City Taluka Council on Tuesday demanded that the government should include the biography of Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani in the curriculum and a research be conducted on... HYDERABAD: DPO, SHO reject harassment charge HYDERABAD, Dec 16: The DPO, investigation, and the SHO, Jhuddo police station, on Tuesday prayed the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, to dismiss a petition filed by a landlord against them.... THATTA: TTC fails to offer computer courses THATTA, Dec 16: The district government has asked the provincial secretary for labour and manpower to help in making a computer laboratory operational which has been lying closed at the Technical... HYDERABAD: Two policemen held as prisoner escapes HYDERABAD, Dec 16: The Market police arrested two policemen and registered a case against them after an under-trial prisoner escaped from the Hyderabad Civil Hospital’s orthopaedic ward.... PESHAWAR: NWFP govt to ensure proper use of funds PESHAWAR, Dec 16: The NWFP government is preparing unified accounting procedures to overcome confusion and fiscal distortions currently faced by both the provincial and district governments, officials said.... PESHAWAR: High court admits student’s petition: Admission denied PESHAWAR, Dec 16: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday admitted to full hearing a writ petition filed by a student against non-provision of admission to him in... HARIPUR: Safety measures in industries demanded HARIPUR, Dec 16: Speakers at a seminar have said that a number of industrial workers have lost their lives due to lack of safety equipment and measures at the Hattar industrial... PESHAWAR: PA slams attempt on Musharraf’s life PESHAWAR, Dec 16: The NWFP assembly unanimously condemned the bomb explosion in Rawalpindi on Sunday aimed at killing President Pervez Musharraf, whose motorcade had passed moments before the explosion site.... PESHAWAR: ICC’s role termed ineffective PESHAWAR, Dec 16: The International Criminal Court (ICC) came under criticism, at a conference on  global law, peace and security that concluded on Tuesday, for its inability to effectively deal with... PESHAWAR: Students of private college to get house job PESHAWAR, Dec 16: The NWFP government has decided to accommodate the outgoing students of private medical colleges for house job in the teaching hospitals of the city.... PESHAWAR: Conviction in murder case upheld PESHAWAR, Dec 16: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal of a man and his son and upheld their conviction in a murder case.... PESHAWAR: Couple killed over domestic dispute PESHAWAR, Dec 16: A family dispute has claimed life of a young man and his pregnant wife in Omarzai village of the Charsadda district....

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