March, 14 2005 Monday 03 Safar 1426 KARACHI: MVR wing lets over 50,000 files go ‘missing’ KARACHI, March 13: As many as 50,000 files are missing from the motor-vehicle registration wing of the excise department.... KARACHI: Provincial autonomy demanded KARACHI, March 13: All democratic forces and civil society organizations should forge unity and pursue a common agenda of launching a decisive movement for the restoration of true democracy, complete provincial... KARACHI: SHC gives ruling on DNA test KARACHI, March 13: There is a very strong presumption of paternity of a child in its mother’s husband without any acknowledgment in Islam and a DNA test would be the best... KARACHI: Water shortage in several localities KARACHI, March 13: Several parts of the city are either without water or getting scant supply for the last many days, leaving no choice for the residents of the affected localities... KARACHI: Noor Naz wins top SBC post KARACHI, March 13: Advocate Noor Naz Agha was elected vice-chairperson of the Sindh Bar Council on Sunday.... KARACHI: MQM puts forward draft for autonomy KARACHI, March 13: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has put forward its five- point draft of recommendations on provincial autonomy that also includes drafting a new constitution, if necessary.... KARACHI: Doctors giving wrong drugs for hepatitis KARACHI, March 13: The Executive Director of the Pakistan Medical Research Council (PMRC), Dr Huma Qureishi, has registered serious concern about physicians recommending and administering drugs meant to treat Hepatitis B... KARACHI: Three killed in city KARACHI, March 13: Three persons were killed in various parts of the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: Sindh spent Rs237m on irrigation system KARACHI, March 13: Sindh government has spent Rs237.844 million up to June 2004 on the revamping of irrigation and drainage system in Sindh.... KARACHI: Turkish mission meets Nazim KARACHI, March 13: The city government is considering implementing a proposal regarding the privatization of garbage collection in Karachi to help improve cleanliness, said a city government press release on Monday.... KARACHI: Minister visits families of fire victims KARACHI, March 13: Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Senator Babar Khan Ghauri visited families of the victims of Pakistan Navy Ship PNS Moawin.... KARACHI: Technical team submits report on TKP projects KARACHI, March 13: The Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) for the Master Plan 2020 for Karachi has submitted its report to the project director of the Tameer-i-Karachi Programme (TKP) for approval of... KARACHI: Sir Sulaiman’s research papers KARACHI, March 13: A display of research papers of Sir Shah Mohammad Sulaiman started on Sunday, at the National Museum to commemorate his 64th death anniversary. The papers will remain... KARACHI: Uplift work reviewed KARACHI, March 13: Sindh Minister for Mineral Resources Irfanullah Khan Marwat here on Sunday inspected the under construction Government Girls Degree College, at Azam Basti.... KARACHI: Preparation of master plan for shrine ordered KARACHI, March 13: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has ordered to prepare a comprehensive master plan to provide more facilities to devotees and to maintain the sanctity of the shrine of... KARACHI: Trial of convoy attack case halts KARACHI, March 13: The trial of the corps commander attack case against 11 workers of the banned Jundullah has come to a halt due to incessant absence of defence attorneys.... KARACHI: Doctors urged to win trust of patients KARACHI, March 13: Speakers at a seminar urged doctors to improve their communication skills for better relations between doctors and patients besides improving the outcome of treatment.... KARACHI: DUHS approves increase in dept staff KARACHI, March 13: The syndicate of the Dow University of Health Sciences has approved increasing the number of teaching and medical staff at its various departments and affiliated hospitals including the... HYDERABAD: Centres set up for wheat procurement HYDERABAD, March 13: The Sindh food department has completed arrangements for wheat procurement starting from March 15 and established 276 purchase centres for the purpose.... HYDERABAD: Angiography unit opens: Red Crescent Hospital HYDERABAD, March 13: The Red Crescent Cardiac Hospital here plans to carry out open- heart surgery will by June.... PESHAWAR: Sherpao lauds role of women in politics PESHAWAR, March 13: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said womenfolk have always played an important role in national affairs and without their participation the country cannot achieve real... PESHAWAR: 160 trees in varsity campus auctioned PESHAWAR, March 13: About 160 trees in the campus of the University of Peshawar are being cut after they were auctioned last month....

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