Timely payment of  pension urged KARACHI, March 23: Sindh chief secretary Abdul Subhan Memon has asked all administrative secretaries, including additional chief secretaries, senior members of the board of revenue, the chairman of the anti-corruption department and all secretaries to ensure timely completion of pension cases of all retiring officers so that on the very next day of their retirement they can satisfactorily avail themselves of their dues without any delay or problem.

He said that such instructions had already been given to all heads of departments and it must be kept in view that required paperwork be initiated prior to six months of the date of retirement, enabling the beneficiaries to get their retirement dues well in time.

The chief secretary said that no negligence or delay tactics would be tolerated in this connection and disciplinary action would be taken against those found guilty.—PPI KU MS/PhD programme announced

THE University of Karachi has announced the schedule for admission to MS/PhD and MS (Surgery) programme.

The Registrar of Karachi University, Prof Kaleem Raza, said on Wednesday that March 31 was the last date for obtaining and submission of admission forms to MS/PhD and MS (Surgery)/MD (Medicines) programme.

He stated that the eligibility for this programme is minimum 16-year education (MA, MSc, MBA, MPA, MAS, MIS, four-year BS, BPharm, Pharm-D, MBBS, BDS, DVM or equivalent).

Prospectus and admission forms can be downloaded from the official KU website, while the forms could be submitted with a pay order for Rs1,000 till March 31.

He said that admit cards for the entrance test could be obtained from April 15 to April 30. The entrance test will be held on May 1.

Moreover, the students who have completed all formalities of their degree i.e. BS (four years) but waiting for the announcement of their results/issuance of mark sheets will be allowed to appear in the Karachi University entrance test-2011.

However, they will be required to submit their final results (transcript/proforma) for consideration of provisional admission |latest by April 5, 2011.—APP Superhighway bridge traffic problems

THE bumpy road leading to the vital Sohrab Goth bridge on the Superhighway has become a major point of traffic congestion for vehicles entering and leaving Karachi, resulting in wastage of precious time and fuel of road users.

This vital bridge linking the city with upcountry areas via Hyderabad has been in shabby condition for a long time.

The road surface on both ways of the bridge is pot-holed, causing snarl-ups from dawn to dusk.

There are no proper U-turns for diverting vehicular traffic coming from Abul Hassan Ispahani Road and moving towards Al-Asif Square.

Posting of traffic police in this busy area is often neglected and only one or two traffic police officers have been seen near the Sohrab Goth flyover who often looked more interested in attending to violators of traffic laws than streamlining traffic.—PPI