Karachi—President Asif Ali Zardari has directed that education should be promoted in every nook and corner  of the country. This was stated by the Sindh Minister for Information Ms. Shazia Marri. On the eve of the International Literacy Day being marked on September 8, she said that no nation can progress without education and as such there is a need of promoting education. The Minister said that the government is

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Observer Report

Karachi—Today, in midst of UN Literacy Decade (2003-2012) the world is celebrating Literacy Day and so is Pakistan. Literacy is just the ability to read, write, listen, comprehend and speak a language, yet millions are deprived of this fundamental human right. UNESCO reminds the world of the status of literacy and adult learning globally, but we have to make firm resolve to improve our literacy. Literacy Day is observed annually since 1965 on September 8 and focuses attention on worldwide literacy needs. Today more than 780 million of

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Karachi—Hundreds of doctors from Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center and other private and public sector hospitals of Karachi attended the funeral prayer for Dr, Syed Abdul Mujeeb, here on Monday. Incharge, Blood Bank of Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center and a crusader to help masses get easy accessibility to safe and quality blood had died on Sunday night at National Institute of Cardiovascular of Diseases (NICVD). The deceased doctor born in Nawabshah on February 12, 1957 was equally respected by all doctors and other

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Karachi—Nazim Saddar Town, Mohammed Dilawar has directed that special care be taken of sanitary conditions around busy areas, worship places, important commercial and shopping centres. He said that these areas be kept clean and sweeping be carried out during night hours so that the shoppers and buyers find a clean environment when they come out next morning. He directed the staff that garbage dumping places be cleaned

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Karachi—The representatives of lawyers community expressed reservations about list of advocate and ex-judges recommended for appointment as judges of High Court of Sindh. In a joint press statement, Vice Chairman Sindh Bar Council Mehmood-ul-Hasan, President SHC Bar Association Rasheed A Razvi and Mohammad Ali abbasi,

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