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December 03, 2006 Sunday Ziqa'ad 11, 1427 KARACHI: 276 awarded degrees at 19th AKU convocation KARACHI, Dec 2: As many as 276 graduates of medicine, nursing and teachers’ education programmes were conferred bachelor or masters’ degrees and diplomas at the 19th annual convocation of the Aga Khan University on Saturday.... KARACHI: 97 per cent of juveniles waiting for trial KARACHI, Dec 2: Over 97 per cent of teenagers languishing in the city’s Youthful Offenders Industrial School, or juvenile jail, are under-trial prisoners, who until proven guilty, can be termed innocent.... KARACHI: KWSB to get back hydrants KARACHI, Dec 2: Rangers will soon hand over the administrative control of the nine hydrants to the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, which has planned to establish one hydrant in each town of the metropolis.... KARACHI: Bank robbed; 74 deprived of vehicles, cellphones KARACHI, Dec 2: Six armed men stormed into a bank in Federal B Area and made off with Rs6 million, the bank guard and his official repeater gun on Saturday morning.... KARACHI: Four NED projects inaugurated KARACHI, Dec 2: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan on Saturday said that the government had ensured availability of uplift funds to all public sector varsities in Pakistan through the Higher... KARACHI: ADB to closely monitor $800m project KARACHI, Dec 2: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will establish its office in the metropolis to accelerate the pace of studies and subsequent development projects to be carried out under the US$800 million Karachi Mega City Development Project.... KARACHI: Joint efforts to protect culture stressed KARACHI, Dec 2: Speakers at the seventh Akhter Hameed Khan Development Forum on Saturday highlighted the significance of culture in a society and stressed on joint efforts by all segments of... HYDERABAD: SAB concerned over govt decision to build dams HYDERABAD, Dec 2: The Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) on Saturday expressed grave concern over the decision of president and federal cabinet to go ahead with the proposed construction of Kalabagh and... DADU: Bill made women more secure, says minister DADU, Dec 2: Sindh Minister for Women Development Dr Saeeda Malik reiterated on Saturday that the Women’s Protection Bill had made women more secure.... HYDERABAD: PhD seminar held at Sindh University HYDERABAD, Dec 2: A final PhD seminar was held at the National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry of the University of Sindh. Ms Farah Naz Talpur presented her dissertation on... PESHAWAR: Markhor hunting permits auctioned for $227,000 PESHAWAR, Dec 2: The NWFP wildlife department on Saturday raised $227,000 from the auction of Markhor hunting permits under the Trophy Hunting scheme. The hunting season starts from Dec 1 and will last till March 31, 2007.... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Durrani accuses Wapda of delaying hydel profit dues DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 2: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani on Saturday accused Wapda of delaying the implementation on decision of the arbitration commission on the profit on hydel power generation.... Tribal elder among 4 killed in ambush LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Dec 2: Four people were killed and one injured when unidentified gunmen attacked a car near Bara here on Saturday. Tribal elder Haji Zareef and his four associates were on their way from Bara to Peshawar.... KARACHI: Let’s not die of ignorance: Something to talk about KARACHI, Dec 2: The stigma that surrounds HIV/Aids is the barrier in providing necessary information to public and making prevention possible.... KARACHI: Murder case KARACHI Dec 2: The Sindh High Court has dismissed an appeal of man in double murder case, but converted his death sentence into life imprisonment.... KARACHI: Hospitals, private clinics warned KARACHI, Dec 2: Sindh Environment Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed on Saturday noted that private hospitals and clinics in Karachi and interior of Sindh were acting irresponsibly by disposing of the hospital waste causing spread of hepatitis and other infectious diseases.... KARACHI: Trains run on schedule: PR KARACHI, Dec 2: Pakistan Railways has clarified a news item that appeared in Dawn’s Saturday issue titled ‘Trains run late’. In a clarification issued here, it said all trains left Karachi... KARACHI: Centenary of radio moot KARACHI, Dec 2: A two-day international conference on ‘100-years of radio, Voice of Nation: past, present and future’ begins on December 21 at the Arts Council Karachi to mark the centenary of the radio invention.... KARACHI: Protection of special citizens’ rights urged KARACHI, Dec 2: The Pakistan Disabled Foundation on Saturday urged the authorities to give representation to the handicapped people on all decision-making forums so that they could protect their rights.... KARACHI: Citizens brave loadshedding KARACHI, Dec 2: The Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation on Saturday resorted to power loadshedding across the city for an hour on rotation basis, as one of the power generating units at Bin Qasim Power Station ceased to work.... HYDERABAD: Nazim dismays over declining literary activities HYDERABAD, Dec 2: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that materialism has received tremendous boost due to development of science and technology, but it has affected literary and soul-searching activities.... HYDERABAD: Job-seekers beaten up by police HYDERABAD, Dec 2: Police on Saturday baton-charged candidates appearing for test in the office of the director-general of the Sindh Agriculture Extension for 20 posts of different cadres.... DADU: Schools funded by BHP opened in Johi villages DADU, Dec 2: Three primary girls schools with an enrolment of 263 students were opened in three villages of UC Phulji, on Friday. Funds for these schools were provided by BHP Biliton, which is exploring gas from Bhit Jabal, Johi taluka.... SHIKARPUR: Three held in karo-kari killing case SHIKARPUR, Dec 2: Police on Saturday arrested three accused in the murder case of four women of Abdoo village in Shikarpur district. Police conducted raids on different places in the district and arrested Ghulam Qadir Mahar, Nazir Mahar and Javed Mahar.... PESHAWAR: ‘MMA govt committed to welfare of special people’ PESHAWAR, Dec 2: The NWFP Minister for Zakat, Ushr and Social Welfare, Hafiz Hashmat Khan, has said the MMA government has done a lot for the welfare of special people as compared to previous governments in the province.... PESHAWAR: Anti-landmine drive launched PESHAWAR, Dec 2: A four-month project on the benefits of a landmine-free world was launched here on Saturday with the collaboration of the Canadian Foreign Office and International Campaign to Ban Landmines....

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