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December 23, 2003 Tuesday Shawwal 28, 1424 KARACHI :No sign of patch-up as CM shows strength KARACHI, Dec 22: Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar on Monday brushed aside any threat to his government, citing support from Pir Saheb Pagara, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Mumtaz Bhutto and Altaf Hussain.... KARACHI: Two meat-sellers among 5 killed KARACHI, Dec 22: Two persons were shot dead in Gulzar-i-Hijri on Monday evening.... KARACHI :PR attracts foreign investors KARACHI, Dec 22: Foreign investors in private sector have shown their interest in different units of Pakistan Railways as well as operation of trains.... KARACHI : 3rd KaraFilm Festival concludes KARACHI, Dec 22: The third KaraFilm Festival concluded on Sunday night with a glittering awards ceremony, held at the Finance and Trade Centre, in which popular youth bands performed, says a... KARACHI :Many MPs have fake degrees, says Sattar KARACHI, Dec 22: The national and provincial assemblies are full of people having fake bachelor’s degrees who often behave like political quacks, said MNA Dr Farooq Sattar at a scientific event... KARACHI: Diplomats assured of security KARACHI, Dec 22: The advisor to chief minister on home affairs, Aftab Ahmed Shaikh, presided over a high-level meeting that was attended by the Consul-Generals of the USA, the UK, Germany,... KARACHI : CPNE worried for journalist KARACHI, Dec 22: The secretary-general of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors, Dr Jabbar Khattak, has expressed concern over the reported disappearance of a Pakistani journalist, Khawar Mehdi Rizvi, who had... KARACHI :Experts stress population planning: Symposium on nutrition ends KARACHI, Dec 22: Experts attending a four-day national symposium on nutrition, which concluded here on Monday, recommended population planning, universal salt iodization, and exclusive breastfeeding for six months as significant factors... KARACHI :A rejoinder to critics of Karachi KARACHI has been getting a lot of unnecessary flak these days. First it was Time magazine staff writer Tim McGirk who wrote an extremely negative piece on the city — as... KARACHI :Roads in Baldia need repairs KARACHI, Dec 22: Almost all roads in Baldia Town are in a dilapidated conditions and require attention by the civic authorities.... KARACHI : Women police station in a shambles KARACHI, Dec 22: The only women police station in the city, established with high expectations, has become a victim of indifferent attitude of authorities as it has yet to find a... KARACHI :DMC’s alumni launch world association KARACHI, Dec 22: In an effort to better channelize their professional and social activities, the old students of Dow Medical College launched the World Association of Dow Alumni (WADA) on Monday.... KARACHI : Ibad unhappy with KU’s financial system: Senate meeting held KARACHI, Dec 22: Governor of Sindh, Dr Ishratul Ibad, has exhorted the universities to keep trying various options, without fearing the consequences, which may ensure perfection and help dispel wrong perceptions.... KARACHI: French journalists move SHC KARACHI, Dec 22: Two French journalists, booked and detained here under the Foreigners’ Act for violating the visa rules, moved the Sindh High Court for bail on Monday.... KARACHI: Judgment in Mansoor case put off again KARACHI, Dec 22: Judgment in a corruption case against former navy chief Mansoorul Haq and another ex-navy official, was deferred for the fifth time on Monday.... HYDERABAD: LUMHS doctors to be trained in US, UK HYDERABAD, Dec 22: The Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America and the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Alumni of North America will provide training opportunities to doctors of... HYDERABAD :SAU selection board meets amid protest HYDERABAD, Dec 22: A meeting of the Sindh Agriculture University selection board was held at the Tando Jam campus on Monday for the selection of candidates for some posts, including those... HYDERABAD: Angry youths thrash Nazim HYDERABAD, Dec 22: The Nazim of union council-11, Latifabad, was manhandled by some people here on Monday.... KHAIRPUR: Man electrocuted KHAIRPUR, Dec 22: A man, Essa, son of Arif Narejo, was electrocuted when he incidentally touched a live wire on Monday morning near Rapri Gambat taluka.... PESHAWAR: Separate women’s development sector proposed PESHAWAR, Dec 22: The NWFP government has been asked to undertake women’s development as a separate sector in its budget and the annual development programme, in addition to introducing other fiscal... PESHAWAR: Frontier may face shortfall in dist govts support funds PESHAWAR, Dec 22: The NWFP government is not likely to receive the full amount Islamabad had pledged to provide it as grant to support district governments during the financial year 2003-04,... PESHAWAR: ANP terms LFO talks an eyewash PESHAWAR, Dec 22: The Awami National Party on Monday termed the ongoing dialogue between the government and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal an eyewash and an attempt on the part of the MMA... PESHAWAR: Woman gets son’s custody PESHAWAR, Dec 22: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Monday handed over custody of a minor boy of five to his mother amidst moving scenes.... PESHAWAR: Minister grieved PESHAWAR, Dec 22: NWFP Minister for Science, Technology and Information Technology Hussain Ahmed Kanju has expressed grief and sorrow on the demise of the son-in-law of MNA Qari Abdul Baaes. He... KARACHI: CPSP signs accord with Kuwaiti institute KARACHI, Dec 22: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was initialled by the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) and Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization (KIMS) on Monday under which the... KARACHI :Accident causes traffic jams on three roads KARACHI, Dec 22: Almost the entire Aga Khan-III Road, parts of M.A. Jinnah and Nishtar roads on Monday witnessed heavy traffic jam following an accident that took place at Aga Khan-III... KARACHI: Exhibition KARACHI, Dec 22: The annual science exhibition and poster competition of St. Joseph’s Government College for Women will be begin here on Dec 23 and 24.... KARACHI: Exam forms KARACHI, Dec 22: The University of Karachi has notified for the students of Liaquat National Hospital that the forms for Diploma in Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences exam will be accepted up to... KARACHI: Altaf stresses service to mankind KARACHI, Dec 22: The London-based chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has said that politics without commitment to mankind was a sheer exploitation, deceit and fraud.... KARACHI: Killing slammed KARACHI, Dec 22: The All Pakistan Muslim Zikri Anjuman has condemned the killing of their chief Abdul Ghani Baloch and demanded of the government to arrest the killers and award them... HYDERABAD: Opening of Khokhrapar route urged HYDERABAD, Dec 22: The People of Asia Association, local chapter, has appealed to the president and prime minister to announce a date for opening the Khokhrapar route to provide travel facilities... HYDERABAD: United struggle for rights stressed HYDERABAD, Dec 22: Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party chief Dr Qadir Magsi has accused the rulers of hatching conspiracies to take over the control of resources of the provinces on permanent basis.... PESHAWAR: Bodies of two men found PESHAWAR, Dec 22: Bodies of two young men were found in fields along the Ring Road in the limits of the Bhana Mari police station here on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Ex-sanitary worker seeks payment of dues HYDERABAD, Dec 22: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Monday issued notices to the secretary, local government department, district Nazim, DCO, and the taluka municipal officer.... DADU: Refund of computer fee demanded DADU, Dec 22: Students of Dadu, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Sehwan Sharif and Mehar degree colleges boycotted their classes and held demonstrations on Monday for computer fee refund.... MITHI: Malaria cases on the rise MITHI, Dec 22: The residents of different villages of Diplo taluka, hit by recent heavy rains, have urged the higher authorities of the health department to take notice of increasing cases... MIRPURKHAS: Tribute paid to Noorani MIRPURKHAS, Dec 22: Tribute was paid to Allama Shah Ahmad Noorani by local leaders of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal at a condolence meeting held here on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: MPAs slam power, gas loadshedding PESHAWAR, Dec 22: Members of the NWFP Assembly on Monday protested over persistent loadshedding of electricity and gas in parts of the province.... PESHAWAR: Arms seized in tribal area PESHAWAR, Dec 22: Authorities have recovered an arms cache near the tribal area bordering Afghanistan, an official said Monday.... PESHAWAR: Two killed, 28 hurt in accidents PESHAWAR, Dec 22: Two people were killed and 11 others injured when a passenger van fell into a ravine on the Jamrud Road on Sunday evening....

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