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October 21, 2001 Sunday Shaba'an 3, 1422 KARACHI: City Council seeks ban on liquor shops KARACHI, Oct 20: The City district government’s 255-member council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution, seeking a ban on liquor shops and cancellation of liquor permits in the metropolis.... KARACHI: Major park planned at Gutter Baghicha: Dual control criticized KARACHI, Oct 20: The city government plans to develop a model central park at the site of Gutter Baghicha so that the people in the vicinity can have open space for... KARACHI: Conference stresses effective teaching of history KARACHI, Oct 20: Speakers at the inaugural session of the Pakistan History Conference, celebrating the golden jubilee session of the Pakistan Historical Society, on Saturday stressed the need for teaching history,... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims two lives KARACHI, Oct 20: Two men died and another was injured when a truck collided with a taxi-cab on University road on Saturday. The dead and injured were travelling in the taxi-cab.... KARACHI: Lawyers urge withdrawal of facilities to America KARACHI, Oct 20: City lawyers condemned on Saturday the US-led attack on Afghanistan, and demanded of the government to immediately withdraw all facilities to the American forces, including the use of... KARACHI: Fishermen team leaves for India tomorrow KARACHI, Oct 20: A seven-member fishermen delegation of the Fishermen Cooperative Society will leave for Bombay on Monday to bring back the released 202 Pakistani fishermen and their 21 boats from... KARACHI: Security steps for oil terminals reviewed KARACHI, Oct 20: The reports on the development of infrastructure in Zulfiqarabad area for the parking of oil tankers and the security measures at Keamari oil terminal came under review at... KARACHI: Community’s help sought for solid waste management KARACHI, Oct 20: Speakers at an international symposium here on Saturday stressed the need for integrated efforts, with the community’s involvement, for solid waste management in cities and towns.... KARACHI: HSC part-I results announced KARACHI, Oct 20: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi has withheld results of 4,829 candidates of the HSC Part I (Class XI) annual examinations 2001 of the Humanities (private) group.... KARACHI: Class IX results KARACHI, Oct 20: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi on Saturday announced the results of SSC Part I (Class IX) Science Group annual examination 2001.... KARACHI: Mental health law workshop KARACHI, Oct 20: A workshop on mental health ordinance 2001 will be held on Sunday.... KARACHI: BL results KARACHI, Oct 20: Karachi University on Saturday announced the results of BL, first year, annual examinations 2001.... KARACHI: US eyes on C. Asian oil & gas reserves: Seminar told... KARACHI, Oct 20: The US attacks on Afghanistan were termed unjustified and Pakistan’s instant support to Washington’s coalition against battered Afghanistan was questioned at a seminar held here on Saturday.... KARACHI: Muttahida slams hike in power tariff KARACHI, Oct 20: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement rejected on Saturday the increase in power tariff by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) and termed it an attempt to deprive the... KARACHI: Labour laws to be implemented in informal sector: Omar KARACHI, Oct 20: Federal minister for labour, manpower and overseas Pakistanis, Omar Asghar Khan, on Saturday, said the government would hold a national labour conference on informal sector in Islamabad by... KARACHI: MQM man acquitted in murder case KARACHI, Oct 20: The additional district and sessions judge, West, Muhammed Saghir Rana, acquitted on Saturday a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a murder case.... KARACHI: Work on uplift projects reviewed KARACHI, Oct 20: The District Coordination Officer (DCO), Karachi, Shafiqur Rehman Piracha, visited Saddar Town and inspected the pace of work of ongoing development projects under Khushhal Pakistan Programme (KPP) on... KARACHI: ADP schemes reviewed KARACHI, Oct 20: The progress made in respect of the annual development programmes of Sindh Health Department was reviewed at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Provincial Health Minister, Maj-Gen... KARACHI: Demo against US bombings KARACHI, Oct 20: A demonstration was organized by the Mother Mary Trust of Pakistan to protest against the US bombing in Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: Muslim world urged to support Taliban PESHAWAR, OCt 20: The women wing of Jamaat-i-Islami, Peshawar, here on Saturday asked former Mujahideen commanders of Afghanistan to join hands with the Taliban in order to defeat allied forces.... PESHAWAR: Leasing of public school opposed PESHAWAR, Oct 20: Leasing out Peshawar Public School and College to ILM (Institute of Learning and Motivation) Schools, Pakistan would amount to depriving the students belonging to low income group from... PESHAWAR: 260 more Afghan families arrive PESHAWAR, Oct 20: United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) teams have identified the arrival of 260 displaced Afghan families at Jalozai makeshift camp near Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: Court reserves verdict PESHAWAR, Oct 20: An accountability court here on Saturday reserved judgment in a reference filed against a former supervisor of agriculture department, D. I. Khan,  Enayatullah Gandapur.... PESHAWAR: Seminar on export finance scheme held PESHAWAR, Oct 20: The Export Promotion Bureau organized a one-day seminar on “Export Finance Scheme” here on Saturday which was attended by more than 40 participants, representing pharmaceutical, engineering, leather, furniture... PESHAWAR: Peshawar Zila Council condemns Indian action PESHAWAR, Oct 20: The Zila Council on Friday condemned the provocative and uncalled for activities of the Indian forces along the eastern border.... PESHAWAR: MKP urges US to stop attacks PESHAWAR, Oct 20: The Mazdoor Kisan Party has expressed concern at the continuing air strikes on Afghanistan.... ISLAMABAD: Drinking water standards: law by year end ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Water standards will be enforced in the country by the end of the year to improve quality of drinking water, sources said on Saturday.... RAWALPINDI: Over 48pc pass SSC supplementary exams RAWALPINDI, Oct 20: The Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education on Saturday announced the results of the supplementary examination, 2001, for the secondary school certificate (SSC), showing a pass percentage... ISLAMABAD: QAU students facing multiple problems ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Students at Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) have expressed their concern over the shortage of books, non- availability of internet facility and mismanagement of the central library.... ISLAMABAD: Osama T-shirts business going great guns ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: A few enterprising businessmen in Islamabad market are capitalising on the media image of Osama-bin-Laden, following the September 11 attack on World Towers and Pentagon and America’s “War... ISLAMABAD: South Korean aid arrives for Afghans ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: The first consignment of relief supplies, donated by South Korea for the Afghan refugees, arrived at Chaklala Airbase on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: Kiani for reducing population growth rate ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: District Nazim Tariq Kiani has underlined the need to check the high growth rate of the country’s population, saying that it was the most serious hurdle in the... ISLAMABAD: Comsats’ new measures for inducting IT experts ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Comsats Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) has taken a number of measures to expedite the programme of inducting expatriate Pakistani IT (information technology) experts in local education institutes.... RAWALPINDI: Paintings show opens tomorrow RAWALPINDI, Oct 20: Works of 21 post-graduate students of Fatima Jinnah Women University will go on display at the Pearl Continental Hotel, Rawalpindi, on Monday.... PESHAWAR: NWFP govt says no to Wapda’s plea: Official’s transfer PESHAWAR, Oct 20: The NWFP government has refused to allow Wapda to avail itself of the services of land acquisition collector appointed by the province for the acquisition of land for... ISLAMABAD: Pakistan to boost cooperation with China ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Pakistan will undertake every possible measure to promote cooperation with China in highway building sector.... CHITRAL: Call to start work on Gilgit-Chitral road CHITRAL, Oct 20: The district council Chitral has demanded of the federal government to initiate work on Gilgit-Chitral Road from Chitral side.... PESHAWAR: ANP leader withdraws resignation PESHAWAR, Oct 20: Former senator Bashir Ahmad Matta on Saturday withdrew his resignation he tendered earlier from the membership of Awami National Party, after a special committee led by provincial chief... HARIPUR: Jihad enrolment drive gathers momentum: JI HARIPUR, Oct 20: As the US-led coalition’s ground offensive has begun in Afghanistan, as many as 1000 volunteers got themselves registered with the Haripur chapter of Jamat-i-Islami for waging a Jihad... PESHAWAR: Gen Wardak arriving next week PESHAWAR, Oct 20: Head of the anti-Taliban defence committee Gen Abdur Rahim Wardak is arriving in Pakistan next week to organize armed opposition, sources said.... LAHORE: NICFC executives’ remand extended LAHORE, Oct 20: An accountability court extended on Saturday judicial remand of six former executives of the NICFC till Nov 3.... LAHORE: Work on Shahdin Manzil LAHORE, Oct 20: Work on the renovation and upgradation of Shahdin Manzil started here on Friday.... LAHORE: 53 per cent pass matric supplementary exam LAHORE, Oct 20: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore, on Saturday declared the results of secondary school (supplementary) examination for 2001 showing a pass percentage of 53.18.... LAHORE: JUI protest against America LAHORE, Oct 20: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (Noorani) held an anti-America protest demonstration at Shahdara here on Saturday on the call of the Pak-Afghan Defence Council.... KARACHI: Punjab stand on NFC to be decided by 31st LAHORE, Oct 20: Punjab expects all the provinces to take their respective positions on the next National Finance Commission Award when the commission meets at Jacobabad for its deliberations....