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December 30, 2003 Tuesday Ziqa’ad 6, 1424 KARACHI: JPMC to get Rs160m more for its projects KARACHI, Dec 29: In the budget for 2003-04, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) was awarded Rs200 million .... KARACHI: Banks, DFIs vto finance road uplift scheme KARACHI, Dec 29: Banks and other financial institutions would be financing reconstruction of I. I. Chundrigar Road under the Taameer-i-Karachi Programme and paper work in this regard has been started.... KARACHI: Revision of electoral rolls in progress KARACHI, Dec 29: The updation and revision of electoral rolls is being undertaken throughout the province.... KARACHI: Six die in accidents KARACHI, Dec 29: Six persons died in three separate accidents in different parts of the city on Monday.... KARACHI: Women MPs urged to highlight gender issues KARACHI, Dec 29: Speakers at a meeting on Monday pointed out that gender issues were not on the priority of majority of the political parties, so the activists will have to... KARACHI: Governor’s claim on law, order contested KARACHI, Dec 29: Sindh National Front Chief Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto on Monday contested governor’s claim about improvement in the law and order situation in Sindh.... KARACHI: Garbage being dumped in Malir park KARACHI, Dec 29: A park in Malir is fast falling prey to landgrabbers as it has been left unattended by the authorities, and garbage is being dumped in it.... KARACHI: Arts Council election results announced KARACHI, Dec 29: Khushbakht Shujaat, Yavar Mehdi and Azfar Rizvi have been elected vice-president, general-secretary and treasurer, respectively, in the Arts Council election.... KARACHI: People urged to consume food rich in Vitamin A KARACHI, Dec 29: Two surveys carried out about five years ago in the North West Frontier Province and Karachi suggested that up to 35 per cent of the Pakistani children suffered... KARACHI: Turtle watch on beaches creating problems KARACHI, Dec 29: Eco-tourism relating to turtle watch, which is in its initial stages, is creating problems between the Sindh Wildlife Department... KARACHI: Studies to monitor water quality proposed KARACHI, Dec 29: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency has planned to carry out studies for ascertaining the quality of water being consumed in Karachi and the interior of the province.... KARACHI: Govt to exploit IT talent, says Ibad KARACHI, Dec 29: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has said that Pakistan, particularly Karachi, is rich in human resource and the government is paying full attention to its development to... KARACHI: CS stresses improvement in public hospitals KARACHI, Dec 29: Sindh Chief Secretary Dr Mutawakkil Kazi has directed the Sindh Health department to take steps for promotion of mother and child care activities.... KARACHI: IT firms and experts offered assistance KARACHI, Dec 29: Federal Information Technology Minister Awais Khan Leghari on Saturday offered to provide government help and resources to companies and individuals seeking to use .... KARACHI: Passport issued on court orders KARACHI, Dec 29: The authorities in Karachi on Monday issued passport to a woman within hours after a division bench of the Sindh High Court reprimanded an assistant director of the... KARACHI: PML-N resents ‘mutilation’ of Constitution KARACHI, Dec 29: The Sindh chapter of Pakistan Muslim League-N has expressed grave concern over the government-MMA deal on LFO and said the people would never forgive those ... KARACHI: Labourer dies in wall collapse KARACHI, Dec 29: A labourer died and his associate was injured when a wall fell on them during an anti-encroachment drive in F.B. Industrial Area on Monday.... KARACHI: Basic knowledge of rights stressed KARACHI, Dec 29: The data compiled in a survey of union councils reveals that councillors lack basic knowledge of both national and international laws on the rights of women and children.... KARACHI: Move to privatize HBL opposed KARACHI, Dec 29: Amid rapidly changing political situation in the country, the Pakistan Peoples Party has called off its Central Executive Committee’s meeting which was scheduled for January 2 and criticized... KARACHI: Corps commander’s services lauded KARACHI, Dec 29: Commander Corps-5 Lt-Gen Tariq Waseem Ghazi has lauded performance of the Sindh police in establishing peace in the province despite limited resources.... KARACHI: Iranian earthquake Edhi team to procure $0.5 million relief goods KARACHI, Dec 29: The Edhi Foundation has planned procurement of relief goods, including medicines, worth $500,000 for the victims of the devastating earthquake in Bam town of Iran.... KARACHI: Uniform lab operations on environment urged KARACHI, Dec 29: Experts on environmental issues have emphasized on adoption of uniform laboratory operations by various environmental planning and regulatory agencies of the government.... KARACHI: Experts oppose new dams, canals KARACHI, Dec 29: Experts at a two-day national conference on Water management and conservation in Pakistan: issues and options opposed construction of new dams and canals and proposed that the existing... KARACHI: Mushaira tomorrow KARACHI, Dec 29: The Capital City Police and Bazm-e-Ahbab Nazimabad will hold a Mushaira on Dec 31 to promote harmony between citizens and the police.... KARACHI: 11,000 bottles of foreign liquor seized KARACHI, Dec 29: An attempt to smuggle foreign liquor, worth millions of rupees, was foiled by the staff of Anti-smuggling wing of the Preventive Collectorate of Customs on Sunday night.... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad development plan Dist Nazim resigns from committees HYDERABAD, Dec 29: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has resigned from the steering and working committees .... HYDERABAD: Doctors demand stipend HYDERABAD, Dec 29: A large number of house officers of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences deputed... HYDERABAD: Govt-MMA deal criticized HYDERABAD, Dec 29: The Sindh National Council’s executive committee at a meeting held here on Monday discussed the Legal Framework Order and the increasing incidents of terrorism.... HYDERABAD: Tribute paid to Shaikh Ayaz HYDERABAD, Dec 29: Writers and intellectuals paid tribute to renowned poet Shaikh Ayaz for his services in the cause of Sindh and literature at a function held at the Sindh Museum... HYDERABAD: District council forms body HYDERABAD, Dec 29: The Hyderabad District Council on Monday decided to form a committee to weekly oversee the pace of work of water supply and drainage schemes under the Rs500 million... SHIKARPUR: DPO supports Jirga system SHIKARPUR, Dec 29: District police officer Arif Hanif, while supporting the Jirga system, has termed it a means of providing swift justice and stressed the need for early implementation of verdicts... HYDERABAD: students hold demo HYDERABAD, Dec 29: Students of the Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, under the banner of Students’ Action Committee, staged a protest demonstration outside the press... PESHAWAR: Cases against 6 units filed for polluting environment PESHAWAR, Dec 29: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in an attempt to implement the National Environment Quality Standards (NEQS) has registered cases against six units... PESHAWAR: NWFP PA slams bid on president’s life PESHAWAR, Dec 29: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Ammal-dominated NWFP Assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a PML-Q-sponsored resolution condemning two suicide attacks to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf.... PESHAWAR: Help sought for curbing poppy cultivation PESHAWAR, Dec 29: Balochistan Governor Owais Ghani here on Monday said Pakistan had asked European states and Washington to help curtail poppy production in Afghanistan because it would be difficult for... BANNU: ‘LG system ensures good governance’ BANNU, Dec 29: Supporting the local government system introduced in the country by previous government, Bannu district Nazim Malik Mohammad Iqbal Khan has said that the new system has ensured good... PESHAWAR: Restoration of students unions to be reviewed PESHAWAR, Dec 29: The NWFP government has constituted a commission to look into the pros and cons of the restoration of students’ unions in colleges and universities, an official said.... PESHAWAR: Durrani says small dams to be built PESHAWAR, Dec 29: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said the government has evolved a well-directed approach to tap perennial surface water resources to boost agriculture ... PESHAWAR: Afghan govt allows use of Nawa Pass PESHAWAR, Dec 29: The Afghan government has permitted the people of Chitral to use the Nawa Pass route via the Kunar province in winter for three months without any travelling documents,... MANSEHRA: Man kills wife MANSEHRA, Dec 29: A man gunned killed one of his wives and injured the other over domestic dispute near Lassan Nawab in the upper Tanawal area on Sunday....

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