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October 10, 2001 Wednesday Rajab 22, 1422 KARACHI: KESC offers incentives to small defaulters KARACHI, Oct 9: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has begun a campaign to recover outstanding dues by allowing its consumers to pay the arrears in instalments.... KARACHI: College principal shot dead KARACHI, Oct 9: Unidentified people shot dead the principal of a technical college in Orangi Town on Tuesday.... KARACHI: PPO wants phone bills delivery fee doubled KARACHI, Oct 9: The Pakistan Post Office (PPO) has asked the Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) to double the fee for delivery of telephone bills, Dawn learnt here on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Farooq Sattar released KARACHI, Oct 9: Former city mayor Dr. Farooq Sattar, a leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, was released on late Monday night after remaining in detention for about two years.... KARACHI: PIA continues to operate flights to Balochistan KARACHI, Oct 9: PIA continues to operate flights to destinations in Balochistan, Imran Gardezi, said a PIA spokesman.... KARACHI: World Post Day observed KARACHI, Oct 9: A function was held on Tuesday at the General Post Office on I.I. Chundrigar Road to observe the 127th World Post Day.... KARACHI: Water shortage persists in Lyari KARACHI, Oct 9: Admitting that the water shortage problem has become more acute in many parts of Lyari for the last two months, elected representatives warned if remedial steps are not... KARACHI: 40pc cancer cases in country due to smoking KARACHI, Oct 9: Smoking is the only cause behind 40 per cent of all cancer cases in the country.... KARACHI: Admissions process in KU begins on 12th KARACHI, Oct 9: Admissions in Masters programme at various departments of Karachi University would commence from Oct 15, and admission forms would be available and could be deposited back up to... KARACHI: Body for parks beautification KARACHI, Oct 9: The City Government has decided to constitute advisory committees for further beautification and development of existing parks and playgrounds and to ensure participation of citizens for creation of... KARACHI: Two roads to be closed KARACHI, Oct 9: The two roads, which were temporarily closed for security reasons, were re-opened on Tuesday for traffic, DIG traffic, Muhammed Yamin Khan, said today.... KARACHI: Uplift projects reviewed KARACHI, Oct 9: Sindh governor, Muhammedmian Soomro, on Tuesday in a meeting reviewed the ongoing projects of highways and roads, the schemes under the Asian Development Bank and other foreign aid... KARACHI: City govt prepares contingency plan: Civil Defence training KARACHI, Oct 9: A contingency plan for the city, aimed at meeting any eventuality in the wake of regional situation, is being given a final shape with an emphasis to impart... KARACHI: APC expresses solidarity with Afghans KARACHI, Oct 9: A meeting of the All-Parties Conference has condemned US aggression on Afghanistan without any proof and stated that in this crucial hour, irrespective of the stand of the... KARACHI: OIC urged to help stop attacks KARACHI, Oct 9: Religious scholars have called upon the OIC to take effective steps for halting US attacks on Afghanistan and appealed to the Pakistanis to boycott all the US, UK-made... KARACHI: Polish woman gets 7-year RI for drug trafficking KARACHI, Oct 9: The special anti-narcotics court, headed by Judge Ali Nawaz Pirzada, sentenced on Tuesday a young Polish woman to a seven-year term for attempting to smuggle contraband heroin.... KARACHI: Rally slams US, UK for attacks KARACHI, Oct 9: Speakers at a protest meeting, organized by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam and Pak-Afghan Defence Council on Tuesday, vowed to fight against the “US-British aggression” on Afghanistan.... KARACHI: Judges hiring on quota system challenged KARACHI, Oct 9: The Sindh High Court directed on Tuesday the state to provide record of the appointment of 48 civil judges and judicial magistrates by a selection committee of the... KARACHI: Students suffer as DMC keeps buses off the roads KARACHI, Oct 9: A number of students had to suffer as points buses of Dow Medical College were kept off the roads in view of the law and order situation on... KARACHI: Order reserved in Tando Bahawal case KARACHI, Oct 9: A division bench of the Sindh High Court reserved on Tuesday judgment in appeals of two appellants who were given death sentence in Tando Bahawal murder case. The... PESHAWAR: Protesters attack NGOs, schools: Joint body seeks protection PESHAWAR, Oct 9: Three nonformal schools for girls run by an NGO here on Charssada Road were closed down on Tuesday after an attack on one of them... PESHAWAR: Anti-US rallies continue in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Oct 9: Various religious parties continued protest on the second day in the provincial capital on Tuesday to denounce the US military strikes on Afghanistan and express solidarity with the Taliban.... PESHAWAR: Landmine blast victim arrives PESHAWAR, Oct 9: A 16-year-old boy, Asadullah, who was wounded in a landmine blast incident in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, arrived here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: JI concerned about generals’ retirement PESHAWAR, Oct 9: Jamaat-i-Islami leader Qazi Hussain Ahmad has expressed concern over the premature retirement of two senior generals in the armed forces, saying that such action was damaging to the... PESHAWAR: UN urged to set up camps in Afghanistan PESHAWAR, Oct 9: Afghan NGOs Coordination Bureau (ANCB) on Tuesday called upon the United Nations to establish camps for displaced people inside Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: ANP calls for peaceful solution to Afghan crisis PESHAWAR, Oct 9: The Awami National Party has asked for immediate stoppage of US air strikes on Afghanistan to save the people of the war ravaged country from further bloodshed and... PESHAWAR: Body formed to find place for college PESHAWAR, Oct 9: The provincial minister for education, Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani, has constituted a committee to visit Dera Ismail Khan and look for a suitable building, preferably on the premises... PESHAWAR: Two brothers convicted in absentia PESHAWAR, Oct 9: An accountability court on Tuesday convicted in absentia two brothers of former tribal senator, Haji Gul Sher, and sentenced them to three years rigorous imprisonment.... PESHAWAR: Hospital reserves beds for Afghans PESHAWAR, Oct 9: Sixty beds have been reserved at Naseer Teaching Hospital for the expected casualties from across the border, said a press release on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Legal status of finance committee unclear PESHAWAR, Oct 9: Legal status of the Provincial Finance Committee (PFC) appears to be a big question mark for not being covered under the NWFP Local Government Ordinance (LGO), 2001, according... PESHAWAR: Mental health centre opened PESHAWAR, Oct 9: A mental health crisis centre was inaugurated at the department of psychiatry in Khyber Teaching Hospital on the World Mental Health Day on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Smuggled goods seized PESHAWAR, Oct 9: The anti-smuggling squads of the customs collectorate, Peshawar, seized smuggled goods of the customs and freight value of over Rs5m from different parts of the NWFP, an official... ISLAMABAD: Army builds bunkers in Capital: Heightened security ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: The army has built bunkers outside key installation in the federal capital to preempt any possible violent protests by religious parties or terrorist attacks in the wake of... ISLAMABAD: FDE clerks lack typing skill ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: A large number of clerical staff working in the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) and attached institutions are not conversant with typing and other office work, it has... ISLAMABAD: Pollution crosses safety level ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: Our cities are likely to experience a higher incidence of smog in the coming winter because air pollution has crossed all safety levels.... ISLAMABAD: Museum complex to be built at Shakarparian ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: A complex will be built at Shakarparian which will house ethnological and archeological museums, says a statement issued here on Tuesday.... RAWALPINDI: ADC activists hold demo against US RAWALPINDI, Oct 9: About 2,000 activists of different religious parties and organizations and activists of Afghan Defence Council staged a protest demonstration against US-led strikes on Afghanistan at Mareer Chowk on... RAWALPINDI: Two killed in road accidents RAWALPINDI, Oct 9: Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, police said on Tuesday.... RAWALPINDI: FJWU to start IT courses for industrial workers RAWALPINDI, Oct 9: The Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) will start infomation technology courses in collaboration with the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) for the industrial workers of Rawalpindi... RAWALPINDI: Steps being taken for women’s welfare: Nazim RAWALPINDI, Oct 9: District Nazim Raja Tariq Kiani has said that steps are being taken for the welfare of women and they will be provided opportunities to play a role in... LAHORE: Javed Iqbal, accomplice found dead in jail LAHORE, Oct 9: Javed Iqbal Mughal, who hit headlines by confessing to killing 100 children and was convicted on the same charge, died in mysterious circumstances in his cell in the... LAHORE: Religious parties hold protest rallies LAHORE, Oct 9: Religious parties continued to hold anti-America protest rallies for the second day running here on Tuesday, condemning attacks on Afghanistan.... LAHORE: IPPs pacts can’t be scrapped by an order LAHORE, Oct 9: Independent power producers invested $67,000 million under a policy framework announced by Paksitan in 1994 and the country cannot dishonour its own policy commitments, Wapda counsel Tariq Kamal... LAHORE: JI men asked to intensify protest programmes LAHORE, Oct 9: Jamaat-i-Islami’s district office-bearers were directed on Tuesday to intensify their protest programmes in their respective areas.... LAHORE: Ulema assure governor of cooperation LAHORE, Oct 9: As many as 22 ulema belonging to different schools of thought met Governor Muhammad Safdar at the Governor’s House on Tuesday and assured him their cooperation in maintaining... HYDERABAD: SHC suspends proceedings of election tribunal HYDERABAD, Oct 9: A division bench of the Sindh High Court Hyderabad circuit bench here on Tuesday suspended the proceedings of the Election Tribunal against Nazim Sultan Khan and Naib Nazim... HYDERABAD: JUI asks workers to kill US forces HYDERABAD, Oct 9: The activists of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) staged a protest demonstration outside Hyderabad press club here on Tuesday to condemn the US air strikes against Afghanistan.... HYDERABAD: Old man shot dead HYDERABAD, Oct 9: A 55-years-old man was shot dead in Shah Faisal colony on Tuesday following a scuffle between two groups of children in the jurisdiction of Makki Shah police station.... HYDERABAD: Villagers protest against ACE man HYDERABAD, Oct 9: Around 50 villagers of Goth Naieen Sonhari, near Aamri, Dadu District, on Tuesday protested against Sub-Inspector Niaz Hussain Chachar of the Anti-Corruption Establishment, Hyderabad, who, according to them,... HYDERABAD: Students oppose MUET policies HYDERABAD, Oct 9: Two bus loads of students of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), Jamshoro, belonging to the Jeay Sindh Students Federation (JSSF), held a protest demonstration outside...

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