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October 9, 2001 Tuesday Rajab 21, 1422 KARACHI: Karachi in the grip of tension, uncertainty KARACHI, Oct 8: An atmosphere of fear and uncertainty prevailed in the city on Monday following the start of air strikes on Afghanistan by the United States and Britain.... KARACHI: Many private schools suspend classes KARACHI, Oct 8: Following the American attack on Afghanistan on Sunday night, a number of private schools in the city postponed classes on Monday and announced to put off teaching for... KARACHI: Ship radars disturbing cable TV reception KARACHI, Oct 8: The high-frequency radars used by the ships in the Arabian Sea have started interfering with the communication signals emitted by the satellites orbiting the earth, Dawn learnt here... KARACHI: Police put on high alert KARACHI, Oct 8: The law-enforcement agencies have tightened security in the port city, and police have been put on high alert to meet any eventuality following the start of air strikes... KARACHI: Afghans to remain peaceful: Kakazada KARACHI, Oct 8: Afghan refugees living in Karachi will remain peaceful in their protest against US military operations in Afghanistan.... KARACHI: Cop shot dead KARACHI, Oct 8: Unidentified persons shot a head constable of New Karachi police station to death on late Sunday night.... KARACHI: Police stations to register FIR of car thefts KARACHI, Oct 8: The Anti-Car Lifting Cell has been reorganized and given under the supervision of the DIG Karachi, and the task of registration of FIRs and investigation of such cases... KARACHI: Residential area turned into ‘lorry adda’ KARACHI, Oct 8: Qayyumabad, a residential area next to Defence Housing Authority, has been invaded by all types of vehicles, and their operators. The most conspicuous of them are minibuses, their... KARACHI: Traffic arrangements on four roads KARACHI, Oct 8: The people of the city were faced with severe difficulties due to closure of the roads by the police as part of tightening the security measures around the... KARACHI: HSC-I commerce results announced KARACHI, Oct 8: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, on Monday, announced the results of HSC part-I Commerce (regular and private) group annual examination 2001.... KARACHI: Indian team calls for soft policy on fishing KARACHI, Oct 8: Head of the Indian delegation J.J. Parmar has called for adopting a policy of restraint toward the fishermen caught by the coastal authorities for transgressing the sea-limits.... KARACHI: Entertainment planned for special children KARACHI, Oct 8: Over 4,000 handicapped children will participate in a day-long fun filled activity at an amusement park in Clifton on October 15, which is observed throughout the world as... KARACHI: Biotechnology admissions from tomorrow KARACHI, Oct 8: The process of admissions to MSc in Biotechnology, University of Karachi, will begin on Oct 10.... KARACHI: The role of translations discussed KARACHI: The role of translations in Urdu literature came under discussion at the Irteqa Literary Forum, on Sunday.... KARACHI: Protest rally pledges support to Afghans KARACHI, Oct 8: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F), on Monday, organized a protest rally at Empress Market as an immediate reaction to the US-led attacks on Afghanistan, where speakers condemned the attacks and... KARACHI: Former minister gets bail KARACHI, Oct 8: A division bench of the Sindh High Court granted bail on Monday to a former minister of commerce and a former secretary-general of the Pakistan People’s Party, Chaudhry... KARACHI: Asif gets bail in murder case KARACHI, Oct 8: The additional district and sessions judge, South, Farooq Ali Channa, granted on Monday pre-arrest bail to Asif Ali Zardari, spouse of former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the murder... KARACHI: JI takes out procession KARACHI, Oct 8: Naib Amir, Jamaat-i-Islami, Pakistan, Prof Ghafoor Ahmed, has criticized the double standards of the developed world who termed the attack on the US as an attack on the... KARACHI: Edhi shifted 500 injured to hospitals KARACHI, Oct 8: During the month of September, 540 wounded and 17 dead bodies, victims of road traffic accidents and shootings in the city, were shifted to hospitals by the Edhi... KARACHI: Ulema urged to play due role KARACHI, Oct 8: Sindh Governor, Mohammedmian Soomro, has asked Ulema to play their due role under the present circumstances for stability and national unity of Pakistan and propagation of Islamic teachings.... KARACHI: BIE exams KARACHI, Oct 8: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, has announced that theory examinations of PTC, CT and Diploma in Education 2001 for regular candidates of teachers training colleges will commence... KARACHI: Registration of cases against cops ordered: Lawyer’s killing KARACHI, Oct 8: The IG Sindh issued on Monday night orders for the suspension and registration of cases against the policemen involved in the shootout on Saturday, Oct 6, in Gulshan-i-Iqbal,... KARACHI: Provisions of Limitation Act questioned KARACHI, Oct 8: The provisions of the Limitation Act, particularly articles 23 and 24, restricting the right to seek justice is contrary to the injunctions of Islam as laid down in... KARACHI: IBS holds free camp KARACHI, Oct 8: The Institute of Behavioral Sciences organized a mental health camp on Sunday in connection with the Mental Health Day which is commemorated on Oct 10. At the camp... PESHAWAR: Province-wide protest held against attacks PESHAWAR, Oct 8: Angry workers of various religious organizations on Monday torched the offices and three vehicles of two NGOs in Takhtbhai near Mardan as violent protests were held in many... PESHAWAR: Afghans surging towards Pakistan PESHAWAR, Oct 8: Islamabad is likely to relax restrictions on the entry of Afghans during the next couple of days as a large number of internally displaced people from Afghanistan have... PESHAWAR: Educational institutions closed in NWFP PESHAWAR, Oct 8: The government has closed all the educational institutions and ordered postponement of the ongoing examinations for an indefinite period. The political authorities in FATA have also taken the... PESHAWAR: Ex-minister backs president’s stand PESHAWAR, Oct 8: Veteran leaguer and former State Minister Muhammad Unis Elahi has supported President General Pervez Musharraf’s statement at his press conference on the situation that emerged following US attacks... PESHAWAR: 3,980 appear in medical colleges entry test PESHAWAR, Oct 8: As many as 3,980 boys and girls appeared in the entry test for admission to NWFP medical colleges held at the Qayyum Stadium here on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Doctor released on bail PESHAWAR, Oct 8: A single bench of the Peshawar High Court on Monday released on bail a doctor convicted of altering postmortem report of a deceased in a murder case.... PESHAWAR: Sept 11 attacks require unemotional response: HRCP PESHAWAR, Oct 8: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Sunday stated that Pakistan’s past policy on Afghanistan offers Islamabad lessons of a fundamental nature, which must not be disregarded.... ISLAMABAD: PADC warns Americans to leave country ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: The Pakistan-Afghan Defence Council (PADC), an umbrella of religious organizations and Jihadi outfits, has given an ultimatum to the American citizens living in Pakistan to immediately leave the... ISLAMABAD: UNDP to provide $42.7m for NEAP: Environment report launched ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: Federal Minister for Environment Omar Asghar Khan said the country was suffering a loss of about $1.8 billion due to environmental degradation.... ISLAMABAD: 21st century, a knowledge driven era, says Atta ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: The federal science minister, Prof (Dr) Attaur Rehman, has said that the 21st century will be a knowledge driven century with an emphasis on human resource development.... ISLAMABAD: Steps taken to provide better postal service ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: Steps will be taken to provide world level services to the people and to facilitate the postal employees as per rules and regulations.... ISLAMABAD: PML-N opposes US raids on Afghanistan ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) said the US air strikes on Afghanistan did not enjoy the support of the UN General Assembly and the OIC.... ISLAMABAD: Afghan crisis hits Capital’s property market ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: The international crisis that followed the terrorist strikes in New York and Washington has badly affected the property business in the federal capital where prices and rental value... RAWALPINDI: Ustad Fateh Ali Khan wants to set up music academy in Capital RAWALPINDI, Oct 6: Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, country’s ace classical music maestro, has moved to Islamabad with his family with a view to passing on the rich legacy of his Patiala... RAWALPINDI: Japanese relief goods planes arrive today RAWALPINDI, Oct 8: Six Japanese military transport aircraft carrying relief goods for Afghan refugees will arrive here on Tuesday, Japan embassy officials told Dawn on Monday.... RAWALPINDI: Pensioners flay TMA for stopping direct payment RAWALPINDI, Oct 8: About 24,000 pensioners of now defunct Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation (RMC) are perturbed over the decision of the tehsil municipal administration (TMA) of stopping direct payment to them, some... RAWALPINDI: Religious students vow to fight against US RAWALPINDI, Oct 8: Thousands of students pledged to fight with their Muslim brethren against the US-led coalition forces as pro-Taliban rallies continued in Rawalpindi on Monday.... LAHORE: Religious parties condemn attack LAHORE, Oct 8: Religious parties held peaceful demonstrations and took out processions in different parts of the city on Monday to condemn America for launching an attack on Afghanistan.... LAHORE: Pacts with IPPs: ‘remedy will be worse than disease’ LAHORE, Oct 8: Pakistan shall have to pay billions of dollars as compensation to independent power producers if contracts with them were set aside, even if by a court of law... LAHORE: Implementing a cabinet decision A FEDERAL cabinet decision about the status of a 17th century mausoleum and a mosque adjacent to the Railways Headquarters on Empress Road, that remained unimplemented for 25 years, might now... LAHORE: US act termed terrorism LAHORE, Oct 8: Leaders of various religious parties including Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan Chairman Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani on Monday condemned America for attacking Afghanistan and said by doing it had established itself... LAHORE: Plea for case against NAB men dismissed LAHORE, Oct 8: The Lahore High Court summarily dismissed on Monday a writ petition seeking registration of a case by police against two officers of the National Accountability Bureau for allegedly... HYDERABAD: Six granted bail in sedition case HYDERABAD, Oct 8: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, has granted bail to six accused persons in a sedition case.... HYDERABAD: Police fail to explain omission of names: Double murder case HYDERABAD, Oct 8: The Crime Branch, Karachi, on Monday once again failed to explain on what grounds the names of former MNA and father of former senator Asif Ali Zardari, Hakim... HYDERABAD: Need for research stressed HYDERABAD, Oct 8: Sindh Agriculture University vice chancellor Dr Basheer Ahmed Chandio has called upon the research scholars to create a research culture at the campus and undertake research only on... HYDERABAD: Demo held against private transporters HYDERABAD, Oct 8: A large number of former SRTC employees, who had purchased SRTC buses as quid pro quo for their golden handshake and other dues from the SRTC, held a...

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