March, 19 2005 Saturday 08 Safar 1426 KARACHI: US consulate on Clifton plot not to be allowed: Govt submits in SHC KARACHI, March 18: The provincial government has decided in principle not to allow conversion of a Clifton plot for construction of a new US consulate-general building in the city, an additional... KARACHI: 150 houses raided in Jehanabad KARACHI, March 18: Police on Friday raided around 150 houses in Jehanabad on a tip off that gang leader Arshad Pappu was present in the locality. “Though police made no arrests... KARACHI: Altaf condemns action in Dera Bugti KARACHI, March 18: The chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, on Friday condemned Thursday morning’s bombardment and killing of people in Dera Bugti, and cautioned against strong arm tactics... KARACHI: Changes in medical curricula stressed KARACHI, March 18: Participants of the four-day workshop “Trends in teaching of biochemistry as basic science for medicine and dentistry” have called for regular mechanism to review medical and dental curricula... KARACHI: CPSP to launch 2-year diploma in dentistry KARACHI, March 18: In view of the poor dental education and training situation in the country, College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) has decided to expand its postgraduate training and... KARACHI: SMC students not given admit cards KARACHI, March 18: As many as 85 male students of the Sindh Medical College could not be delivered their admit cards for IIIrd Prof MBBS examinations on Friday as the college... KARACHI: Desalination plant under study, says Niamatullah KARACHI, March 18: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan said on Friday that the City District Government Karachi was working on a project for desalination of seawater, besides K3 project to provide extra... KARACHI: City lawyers observe strike today KARACHI, March 18: City lawyers will not turn up to any court on Saturday in protest against police baton charge of lawyers in district courts of Rawalpindi and demolishing of lawyer’s... KARACHI: MMA warns govt against blocking march KARACHI, March 18: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Friday warned of a complete strike in Karachi on Monday if it was not allowed to hold its ‘million march’ on Sunday. Addressing... KARACHI: City Govt. accused of patronizing MMA KARACHI, March 18: The adviser to chief minister for local government, Wasim Akhtar, has accused the city government of patronizing Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal by allowing them to use billboards for its Sunday’s... KARACHI: Sindh seeks WHO help to curb skin ailment KARACHI, March 18: Sindh health secretary Noshad Shaikh has requested the WHO to include Pakistan in the list of countries being provided extensive support in view of high incidence of cutaneous... KARACHI: Killings in Dera Bugti slammed KARACHI, March 18: Leaders of various political parties have expressed their concern over the tragic incident in Dera Bugti on Thursday, and asked the government to resolve all problems being faced... MIRPURKHAS: Dera Bugti killings condemned MIRPURKHAS, March 18: People’s Party Parliamentarians MNA Nawab Mohammad Yousuf Talpur has condemned the killings of innocent men, women and children in Dera Bugti and accused the government of acting against... KARACHI: ‘Public gathering’ allowed: minister KARACHI, March 18: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui on Friday said that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) had been allowed to hold a ‘public gathering’ at M. A. Jinnah Road on Sunday... KARACHI: Dawn staffer grieved KARACHI, March 18: Mr Abdul Haq Siddiqi, father of Dawn’s assistant editor, Kamal Siddiqi, passed away on Friday morning. An educationist and author of several books, Mr Siddiqi was known by... KARACHI: Baseer Ashraf passes away KARACHI, March 18: Senior journalist and art critic Baseer Ashraf died of brain cancer after a long illness on Friday afternoon. He was 70. Born in Jabalpur, India, in 1935, Mr... KARACHI: Doctor brothers challenge conviction KARACHI, March 18: The doctor brothers challenged their conviction and sentences by an anti-terrorism court in the Sindh High Court on Friday. They submitted through Advocate M. Ilyas Khan that there... KARACHI Dental facilities need to be streamlined KARACHI, March 18: The Adviser to the chief minister on Local Govt and Katchi Abadis, Wasim Akhter, has underscored the need to streamline dental care facilities across the country on adequate... SUKKUR: Army, judiciary responsible for country’s ills, says Qazi SUKKUR, March 18: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said that the US wants to deprive Pakistan of its nuclear assets and hinted that the visit of US Secretary of... KARACHI: Atmosphere conducive to trade, says Ibad KARACHI, March 18: The Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, on Friday said it was the collective responsibility of people from all walks of life to deter any activity, which may lead... HYDERABAD: Soomro visits Sindhi Adabi Board HYDERABAD, March 18: Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro visited the Sindhi Adabi Board here on Friday and inspected the book house, printing press, ancient manuscripts and books written on the history and... PESHAWAR: ARD meeting on Balochistan today PESHAWAR, March 18: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has convened a meeting on Saturday to chalk out unanimous stance against the government’s decision of using force against civilians in... SWABI: Nazims deplore transfer of Swabi DCO SWABI, March 18: District and tehsil nazims of Swabi on Friday demanded cancellation of the transfer order of District Coordination Officer Akbar Khan, saying that four DCOs had been transferred in... PESHAWAR: Rs3.2m looted from cashier PESHAWAR, March 18: Four robbers snatched Rs3.2 million at gunpoint from a bank cashier in the cantonment area on Friday, eyewitnesses said. This is the biggest robbery in recent times in... THATTA: Quaid’s birthplace THATTA, March 18: People’s Party Parliamentarians MPA Humaira Alwani, has commended a statement of Sindh Minister for Education Dr Hamida Khuhro that Jherruk was the actual birthplace of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali... MIRPURKHAS: Junejo’s death anniversary MIRPURKHAS, March 18: The 12th death anniversary of former prime minister Mohammad Khan Junejo was observed in Khan Sahib Din Mohammad Junejo village in the Sindhri area on Friday. Activists... KARACHI: Poetry collection launched KARACHI: Hava, Chiragh, Aena, a collection of ghazals from poet/journalist Akhtar Saeedi was launched at a ceremony here on Thursday. Dr Farman Fatehpuri, who had great admiration for the poet, presided... KARACHI: More research on flora urged KARACHI, March 18: About 85 per cent of the Pakistani flora has been published which is a monumental achievement. This was stated by the Dean of Karachi University’s Faculty of Science,...

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