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October 18, 2001 Thursday Rajab 30, 1422 KARACHI: Revenue record to be computerized: Cabinet decides to curb malpractices KARACHI, Oct 17: A special cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Governor Muhammedmian Soomro here on Wednesday reviewed the arrangements for transparent collection of revenue and to make it free... KARACHI: 1,100 plots meant for parks still unused: Tree plantation planned KARACHI, Oct 17: As many as 1,100 plots, which were earmarked for public parks and recreation centres, are either in a state of disrepair or unused.... KARACHI: Govt may reduce bus fares KARACHI, Oct 17: The Sindh government is considering reducing transport fares following a major slash in the petroleum prices by the advisory committees of the oil companies.... KARACHI: Govt moves to reform management of schools KARACHI, Oct 17: The Sindh government has decided to reform the working of educational institutions operative in the same buildings in order to provide unity of command and avoid mis- management,... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims four lives KARACHI, Oct 17: A housewife committed suicide in Surjani Town on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Policeman shot dead KARACHI, Oct 17: A policeman, deputed on guard duty at the Gulshan-i-Iqbal residence of the district judge Badin, was shot dead on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Fire tender set ablaze KARACHI, Oct 17: A fire tender was set ablaze in New Karachi on Wednesday night.... KARACHI: Fun day organized for special children KARACHI, Oct 17: A large number of handicapped children enjoyed a day-long fun-filled function organized at an amusement park in Clifton on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Media urged to help fight AIDS KARACHI, Oct 17: Sindh health minister, Ahsan Ahmed, said on Wednesday that an overall change in national attitude was needed to regain the lost courage to speak out, listen, communicate and... KARACHI: BDS results announced KARACHI, Oct 17: The University of Karachi on Wednesday announced the results of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (Final Professional) annual examinations-2001, with a pass percentage of 86.60.... KARACHI: Ombudsman’s order on encroachment ignored KARACHI, Oct 17: A seven-acre plot (No ST-7), in North Nazimabad’s Block L, has been heavily encroached upon and the Sindh Ombudsman’s order for removing such encroachments has not yet been... KARACHI: History moot from 20th KARACHI, Oct 17: The Pakistan History Conference will commence here on Oct 20.... KARACHI: University announces BA exams schedule KARACHI, Oct 17: Karachi University has announced the schedule of Annual Examinations 2001for Bachelor of Arts (B.A ) Pass, Part-I&II, B.O.L and Improvement of Division, for external as well as and... KARACHI: Body formed to coordinate with private schools KARACHI, Oct 17: Promotion of education and better academic standards came under discussion at a meeting here on Wednesday.... KARACHI: SHC allows plea against FPSC on seat allocation KARACHI, Oct 17: The Sindh High Court allowed on Wednesday a constitutional petition challenging the Federal Public Service Commission’s stand vis-a-vis allocation of seat from urban Sindh, and held that the... KARACHI: PADC denounces arrest of religious leaders KARACHI, Oct 17: The Pak-Afghan Defence Council has condemned registration of treason cases and arrest of religious scholars including Maulana Samiul Haq, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Azam Tariq and Abdullah Shah Mazhar.... KARACHI: Bandit gets 7 years’ RI KARACHI, Oct 17: The district and sessions judge, South, Agha Rafique Ahmed Khan, sentenced, on Wednesday, a bandit to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years.... KARACHI: Altaf condemns arrest of JSQM leaders KARACHI, Oct 17: The chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has condemned the arrest of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) leaders in Hyderabad.... KARACHI: Hearing of Benazir’s application in PIA case adjourned KARACHI, Oct 17: At the request of Benazir Bhutto’s counsel the Sindh High Court put off on Wednesday the hearing of her quashment of proceedings application against an accountability reference pertaining... KARACHI: Leaders doubt American assurances KARACHI, Oct 17: Chief of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP), Allama Shah Ahmed Noorani, has said that US assurances to redress the Kashmir dispute have no worth as the same assurances were... KARACHI: Edhi sends relief goods to Chaman KARACHI, Oct 17: Two more Edhi Foundation trucks carrying 24 tons of food and relief goods for the people of Afghanistan were sent to Chaman, Balochistan, on Wednesday. Besides, three ambulances... KARACHI: Distribution of phone directories begins KARACHI, Oct 17: The distribution of Karachi telephone directories 2001 has started from Aug 20 and approximately 100,000 directories have been provided to the concerned DEs for further distribution to customers,... KARACHI: KUJ condemns US action against Afghanistan KARACHI, Oct 17: The Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) has condemned the US-led military strikes against Afghanistan, resulting in the killing of innocent people.... KARACHI: Dentists’ killings slammed KARACHI, Oct 17: An emergency meeting of the central council of the Pakistan Dental Association has condemned the murder of Dr Ghulam Rasool, president of the PDA (Gujranwala) and the Pakistan... KARACHI: Paintings show KARACHI, Oct 17: An exhibition of paintings by Fahad Ali Hasan will open at Alliance Francaise de Karachi on Thursday at 6pm.... PESHAWAR: Parents’ protest PESHAWAR, Oct 17: Some of the parents, whose daughters and sons sat in an entry test for admissions to medical colleges on Oct 7, have termed the test results bogus, and... PESHAWAR: JI to hold demos tomorrow PESHAWAR, Oct 17: Jamaat-i-Islami has decided to organize protest demonstrations here on Friday to protest against the US attacks on Afghanistan, and has asked President Pervez Musharraf to leave the office.... PESHAWAR: PHC to take up former official’s plea PESHAWAR, Oct 17: A division bench of the Peshawar High Court will take up for preliminary hearing a writ petition filed by former secretary of provincial Information Department, Niaz Khan, challenging... PESHAWAR: PTCL offers connection within 48 hours PESHAWAR, Oct 17: The Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Limited, Northern Region, has offered telephone connections within 48 hours on first-come-first-served basis in two more exchanges of Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: Eye-care programme PESHAWAR, Oct 17: The NWFP health department would launch a district comprehensive eye care programme on Thursday at the Ghalanai headquarters hospital in Mohmand Agency.... PESHAWAR: Entry tests PESHAWAR, Oct 17: The University of Peshawar has announced new dates for entry tests of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) and Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT)... RAWALPINDI: Clare urges women to stand up against domestic violence RAWALPINDI, Oct 17: Domestic violence is an international menace and women all over the world would have to stand up against it and denounce it, otherwise their dignity will always remain... ISLAMABAD: Accreditation council to implement Rs23m project: Quality management ISLAMABAD, Oct 17: A Rs23 million project for creating awareness and imparting training in the field of quality management has been launched by the science ministry.... PESHAWAR: Governor calls for improving healthcare system PESHAWAR, Oct 17: The NWFP governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said the government wanted to improve the health care system.... ISLAMABAD: ‘Hard-talking’ lady back in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Oct 17: Lyse Doucet is no stranger to Pakistanis. Television viewers were already familiar with the British Broadcasting Corporation’s anchorperson presenting the world news from London even before she arrived... RAWALPINDI: Redco case hearing adjourned RAWALPINDI, Oct 17: An accountability court on Wednesday adjourned the recording of statements of the accused in Redco Textile Mills corruption reference till October 22.... ISLAMABAD: PAF man held for mugging student ISLAMABAD, Oct 17: Police have booked two employees of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on charges of mugging a student in F-9 park and arrested one of them on Tuesday, the... RAWALPINDI: ‘Killer’ yet to record statement in homicide case RAWALPINDI, Oct 17: A man, who allegedly slaughtered his wife and two children at a Raja Bazaar hotel and later stabbed himself, has yet to record his statement, police said.... LAHORE: OIC members to share data on efficient water use LAHORE, Oct 17: The next annual governing body meeting (GBM) of Inter-Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and Management (INWARDAM) has decided to ‘establish channels for regular contacts among members of... LAHORE: Property tax exemption limit raised for widows LAHORE, Oct 17: The Punjab government has decided to raise the exemption limit of property tax for widows, disabled, and orphans to Rs48,000 from the current limit of Rs27,000 to provide... LAHORE: Reference filed against ex-MNA Rana Nazir LAHORE, Oct 17: The National Accountability Bureau filed on Wednesday supplementary references with an accountability court in two cases against former MNA from Gujranwala and PML leader Rana Nazir Ahmad.... LAHORE: ‘Alliance with US meant to perpetuate military rule’ LAHORE, Oct 17: The Pakistan Muslim League alleged on Wednesday that Gen Pervez Musharraf had extended open-ended cooperation to the United States to have his government recognized at the international level... LAHORE: ANP blames Taliban, Osama for attacks LAHORE, Oct 17: ANP Senior Vice-President Ehsan Wyne holds the Taliban government and Osama bin Laden responsible for the killings of innocent people as a result of US attacks on Afghanistan.... LAHORE: Exporters welcome EU decision LAHORE, Oct 17: Textile exporters are likely to urge the commerce minister in their meeting with him at Karachi on Thursday to expedite the release of their sales tax and duty... LAHORE: HRCP’s concern at Afghan situation LAHORE, Oct 17: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed grave concern at the situation in Afghanistan and its fallout in Pakistan.... HYDERABAD: Demo held for Bashir Qureshi’s release HYDERABAD, Oct 17: Following the arrest of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz chairman Bashir Qureshi and vice chairman Niaz Kalani from Qasimabad, JSQM activists led by Chacha Qasim Soomro staged protest demonstration... HYDERABAD: SHC imposes fine on petitioner HYDERABAD, Oct 17: A division bench of Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, comprising Justice Shabbir Ahmed and Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, here on Wednesday fined a petitioner Rs10,000 for filing a... MITHI: Tributes paid to A.R. Naqash MITHI, Oct 17: Despite being a disabled person Abdul Rehman Naqash was not an armchair journalist/writer but he was a man of action who wrote in the light of his experiences... HYDERABAD: Two awarded death sentence HYDERABAD, Oct 17: Anti- Terrorism Court Judge Hyderabad Abdul Ghafoor Memon has awarded death sentence for four times and fine of Rs1,030,000 to two convicted in a murder case here on... HYDERABAD: Ex-speaker of Sindh PA surrenders HYDERABAD, Oct 17: Former Acting Governor of Sindh and Speaker of Sindh Assembly, Nawab Mirza, surrendered before the Seventh Additional District Judge in Mir Gardens case here on Wednesday and submitted...

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