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December 29, 2003 Monday Ziqa’ad 5, 1424 KARACHI: Hundreds of thousands visit exhibition: ‘All about lifestyles’ concludes KARACHI, Dec 28: Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the Expo Centre on University Road on Sunday where “All about lifestyles”, an exhibition organized by the Dawn Group of Newspapers,... KARACHI: Crime rate down by 35 per cent, claims Ibad KARACHI, Dec 28: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that significant success has been achieved in improving the law and order during one year of his tenure.... KARACHI: Boy injured in cracker explosion KARACHI, Dec 28: A young boy sustained injuries when some explosive device he was holding in his hand went off in the Alladin Shopping Mall Sunday evening.... KARACHI: Bachelor admissions at colleges from Jan 1 KARACHI, Dec 28: The process of admissions to first year degree classes at city colleges would start from January 1, with the issuance of admission forms.... KARACHI: Doctors held responsible for woman’s death KARACHI, Dec 28: A high-level committee looking into the death of a pregnant woman at the Civil Hospital Karachi earlier this month has recommended that every operation, whether routine or emergent,... KARACHI: Highrise near Mazar KBCA at last made to follow rules KARACHI, Dec 28: The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) has withdrawn building plans and NOC, issued to a highrise, raising of which was violative of the sanctity of the Quaid-i-Azam mausoleum.... KARACHI: Experts stress political move to get Urdu due status: Niaz Fatehpuri remembered KARACHI: The role of Urdu in our social and cultural development and its status were discussed at a seminar held by Halqai-Niaz-o-Nigar at Nipa Auditorium to remember the great writer and... KARACHI: Lyari locality getting contaminated water KARACHI, Dec 28: Contaminated water is being supplied to a locality of Lyari Town, where residents have been... KARACHI: SC issues notices on Sindh govt petition KARACHI, Dec 28: The Supreme Court issued notices on Monday in a Sindh government petition for leave to appeal against a provincial service tribunal order reinstating three information directors.... KARACHI: Computer centre inaugurated KARACHI, Dec 28: Sindh Minister for Women Development Dr Saeeda Malik has said the government would soon set up a display and sales centre to sell handicraft work of rural women... KARACHI: Major reforms in civil services likely KARACHI, Dec 28: The government has decided to reform its civil services in order to improve its image of indulging in un- necessary paper work instead of attending to the grievances... KARACHI: Sewage overflow irks people in Malir KARACHI, Dec 28: The residents of Saudia Colony Khokhrapar are made to suffer owing to faulty sewerage lines and filthy water is overflowing on streets, creating an extreme unhygienic condition.... KARACHI: Pemra’s ban on channels being openly violated KARACHI, Dec 28: Despite a ban imposed by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Indian channels, the cable operators throughout the mega city have restarted broadcasting the banned Indian... KARACHI: Child labour slammed at moot KARACHI, Dec 28: Speakers at a seminar on Sunday demanded that basic amenities like health, education etc be provided to children, so that the menace of child labour could be checked... KARACHI: Arts Council election held KARACHI, Dec 28: Polling got under way in the annual Arts Council election on Sunday afternoon shortly after the conclusion of the general body meeting.... KARACHI: Govt mulls sending back Bangladesh nationals KARACHI, Dec 28: Pakistan is considering repatriation of those Bengali-speaking people who have acquired aliens registration cards (ARCs) by admitting that they are Bangladesh nationals.... KARACHI: Two shot dead; two die in accidents KARACHI, Dec 28: Two men were shot dead by unknown persons in different areas of the city early Sunday morning.... KARACHI: PML-Q trying to woo opposition KARACHI, Dec 28: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q has decided to hold talks with the provincial assembly members of the Pakistan People’s Party and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on individual basis to seek... KARACHI: JI plans to send relief goods for Iranians KARACHI, Dec 28: The Jamaat-i-Islami, Karachi, has announced to send relief goods and medicines alongwith a team of doctors of the Pakistan Islamic Medical Association to Iran for providing services to... KARACHI: SSGC workers continue protest KARACHI, Dec 28: The hunger strike by those employees of the Sui Southern Gas Company whose services were terminated by the between 1997 and 2000 entered the 28th day on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Finance dept rejects new drug purchase formula HYDERABAD, Dec 28: The Civil Hospital Hyderabad administration has asked the Sindh health department to ensure that the hospital got half of the medicines budget for local purchase from the health... LARKANA:10 injured in accident LARKANA, Dec 28: Ten people, including seven policemen, were injured in a road accident on the Indus highway some 10 kilometres off here on Sunday.... SUKKUR: Three outlaws arrested, arms recovered SUKKUR, Dec 28: Three outlaws were arrested by the Bhambhor Rifles in Sui Gas Field Colony, Kashmor, on Saturday night.... KHAIRPUR: Plea to reopen school KHAIRPUR, Dec 28: Residents of Rafiq Ahmad Jamali village held a protest demonstration near Kot Mir Mohammad, Kingri taluka, for the second consecutive day on Sunday against the closure of a... LARKANA: Hashmi’s release demanded LARKANA, Dec 28: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leaders on Sunday demanded that the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy chairman Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, People’s Party Parliamentarians leader Asif Zardari and MNA... DADU: Dadu blasts termed terrorist act DADU, Dec 28: The regional police officer of Hyderabad has said a trained terrorist group exploded eight bombs to destroy 500kv lines and disrupt power supply to the country near here... PESHAWAR: NWFP lacks money to invest in GP fund PESHAWAR, Dec 28: The provincial government has failed to make any investment in the GP (general provident) fund during the first six months of the current financial year due to shortage... PESHAWAR: Detention of TNSM chief challenged PESHAWAR, Dec 28: The detention of Maulana Sufi Mohammad, chief of proscribed organization Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi, was challenged on Saturday in the Peshawar High Court.... KHAAR: Scholarship funds in Khaar embezzled KHAAR (Bajaur Agency), Dec 28: The education department here has detected a huge embezzlement in the funds meant for scholarships for the poor students and initiated an action against the responsible... PESHAWAR: Prison dept in a fix over remissions PESHAWAR, Dec 28: The officials of the prison department are in a fix due to two conflicting judgments of the Peshawar High Court regarding granting of remissions to the convicted prisoners... HANGU: Lawmaker tenders resignation to Fazl HANGU, Dec 28: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal MNA Akhunzada Mohammad Siddique has handed over his resignation from the membership of the National Assembly to Maulana Fazlur Rehman against what he called his inability... SWABI: CM’s Swabi visit termed a failure SWABI, Dec 28: Politicians and the office-bearers of the local government have termed the recent visit of the chief minister to the district a futile exercise.... HYDERABAD: SNP to stage sit-in against oil firm HYDERABAD, Dec 28: Activists of the Sindh National Nari Tehrik will participate in the sit-in to be held outside the British Petroleum Limited office on Jan 8 for employing outsiders.... SHIKARPUR: Shaikh Ayaz remembered SHIKARPUR, Dec 28: Sixth death anniversary of renowned poet and writer Shaikh Ayaz was observed on Sunday at the local press club with the collaboration of the Sindhi Adabi Sangat....

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