March, 15 2005 Tuesday 04 Safar 1426 KARACHI: Rumpus mars PA session: Opposition quits house body KARACHI, March 14: The opposition in the Sindh assembly on Monday resigned from the House Business Committee in protest against the late-coming of the treasury members, saying that the practice was... KARACHI: Life span of Kanupp to be extended by 15 years KARACHI, March 14: The Director, Division of Nuclear Power of International Atomic energy Agency (IAEA), Akira Omoto, on Monday said IAEA would continue helping Pakistan in the field of nuclear safety... KARACHI: Minister tells PA Only two civil hospitals can treat special children KARACHI, March 14: The Sindh Assembly was on Monday informed that 130 posts of doctors and 53 of other staff were lying vacant in various basic health units in Tharparkar district.... KARACHI: Two Harkat activists acquitted in blast case KARACHI, March 14: An Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi on Monday acquitted two activists of banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al Alami in petrol pump blast case.... KARACHI: Arbab asked to justify Rs20m expenditure on ad campaign KARACHI, March 14: Opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmad Khuhro on Monday asked Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim to give account of the amount of Rs20 million he... KARACHI: Criticism of revived train service undue: Ibad KARACHI, March 14: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has described the criticism of Karachi Circular Railway revival as ‘undue’ and ‘based on lack of knowledge’.... KARACHI: Removal of encroachment in Hawkesbay ordered KARACHI, March 14: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has ordered immediate removal of all encroachments from Hawkesbay Housing Scheme.... KARACHI: Need stressed for promoting peace, education KARACHI, March 14: The Commonwealth Day was observed here on Monday with an emphasis on education and creating an appropriate environment for promoting peace, justice, equitable growth, prosperity and respect for... KARACHI: Monitoring team calls on nazim KARACHI, March 14: A monitoring team of the Sindh Local Government Commission, headed by Member Technical M A Kareem, called on the City Nazim Niamatullah Khan, ... KARACHI: Domestic violence attributed to feudal mindset KARACHI, March 14: Speakers at a seminar described feudal mindset as root-cause of all social evils, particularly domestic violence and gender-based discrimination. They called for a strong legal system for protecting... KARACHI: Biochemistry workshop KARACHI, March 14: The discipline of biochemistry was ignored in the past and was not accorded the due status.... KARACHI: Service road project foundation laid KARACHI, March 14: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan on Monday said that the city government had maintained quality and transparency in all development projects including road construction.... KARACHI: Diversified learning system stressed KARACHI, March 14: Speakers at an educational conference stressed the need of doing away with the conventional models of schooling and developing a system envisaging respect for diverse knowledge, enabling the... KARACHI: Dissatisfaction over trial KARACHI, March 14: The Joint Doctors’ Action Committee has expressed dissatisfaction over conviction of Dr Waheed by an anti-terrorism court on Monday.... KARACHI: Suspects held after shootout KARACHI, March 14: Police arrested two suspects after a shootout in DHA late Sunday night.... KARACHI: Brother refutes charges against Salma Ahmed KARACHI, March 14: Akbar Ahmed, brother of former MNA and President of the Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI), Begum Salma Ahmed, on Monday claimed that his sister was, what... HYDERABAD: Plea to revive Sindh Seed Corporation HYDERABAD, March 14: The Sindh Seed Corporation Employees Union has appealed to the Sindh chief minister to implement his orders about revival of the corporation and ensure payment of salaries to... SHIKARPUR: SHO among three shot dead SHIKARPUR, March 14: Three Mahar tribesmen, one of then a sub-inspector of police, were gunned down on the Ruk link road near Jamali railway crossing in the Lakhi Ghulam Shah area... LARKANA: Protest against water projects LARKANA, March 14: Activists of the Jeay Sindh Mahaz took out a procession on Monday in protest against the proposed projects of greater Thal canal and Kalabagh dam.... KHAIRPUR: 21 faint after taking poisonous food KHAIRPUR, March 14: Twenty-one people, including children and women, fell unconscious after consuming poisonous food in Mang Tagar village near here on Sunday night.... Strike against murder of villagers MIRPURKHAS, March 14: A complete strike was observed in Samaro town, Samaro road and Rahoabad on the call of traders’ association on Monday to protest against killing of two villagers by... SUKKUR: JSQM rally SUKKUR, March 14: To mark the International Day Against Big Dams, activists of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz took out a protest procession here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: NWFP to adopt new budgeting method PESHAWAR, March 14: The NWFP government has undertaken a project to change its budgeting method by adopting a new system under which budgetary needs of public sector departments and organizations would... PESHAWAR: Clean politics drive launched PESHAWAR, March 14: The Centre for Civic Education (CCE) Pakistan has launched a campaign “Clean Money for Clean Politics” with a view to examining the existing situation and kicking off a... MANSEHRA: Refusing to administer polio drops an offence MANSEHRA, March 14: EDO health department Dr Syed Pervez Ali has said that a refusal to administer polio drops to children below the age of five years has become a cognizable... PESHAWAR: Efforts under way to find missing soldiers: ISPR PESHAWAR, March 14: Army has dispatched commandos from the Special Services Group (SSG), Northern Light Infantry and Snow Expedition Parties to trace the whereabouts of 24 soldiers who had gone missing... PESHAWAR: Case of ‘preaching religion’ quashed PESHAWAR, Mar 14: The Peshawar High Court has quashed proceedings against two persons implicated in a case of preaching Ahmadi faith.... NOWSHERA: Khalil meets Samiul Haq NOWSHERA, March 14: Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs Senator Maulana Samiul Haq said on Monday that his faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam had nothing to do with... PESHAWAR: Board changes invigilators to ensure transparency PESHAWAR, March 14: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Peshawar has placed a ban on those invigilators who had performed duties last year, said BISE chairman Manzoor Iqbal Bangash... PESHAWAR: ‘Discontinuity of political process hit female rights’ PESHAWAR, March 14: Discontinuity of political process in the country has kept women deprived of their rights and women are faced with gender discrimination and injustice, says I.A. Rehman, a former... HARIPUR: Water shortage HARIPUR, March 14: The people of Kot Najibullah area are facing severe shortage of drinking water as the concerned department has failed to replace the tubewell.... Clean politics drive launched PESHAWAR, March 14: The Centre for Civic Education (CCE) Pakistan has launched a campaign “Clean Money for Clean Politics” with a view to examining the existing situation and kicking off a...

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