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October 26, 2001 Friday Shaba'an 8, 1422 KARACHI: Subscribers suffer as inquiry ‘17’ in limbo KARACHI, Oct 25: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company has failed to establish a decentralized inquiry number 17 despite a lapse of two years because of red tape, clash of egos and suspicions... KARACHI: City govt, EDC join hands for uplift plans KARACHI, Oct 25: The city government appears determined not to allow financial constraints to become a stumbling-block to improving quality of life of the people in the city.... KARACHI: Eight vehicles hijacked KARACHI, Oct 25: Eight vehicles — three cars and five motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Thursday, the police said.... KARACHI: Protest meeting allowed KARACHI, Oct 25: The city administration on Thursday night reached an agreement with the Council for Defence of Pakistan and Afghanistan under which the religious parties would be allowed to take... KARACHI: Fire erupts in godown KARACHI, Oct 25: A major fire broke out in a godown in Lyari on Thursday noon, which was put out in the evening by the fire brigade.... KARACHI: Bomb found in downtown area, defused KARACHI, Oct 25: A bomb, weighing about one kg, was found outside the PIA Booking Office on M. R. Kiyani Road on Thursday morning. It was defused by the Bomb Disposal... KARACHI: Hot spell subsides KARACHI, Oct 25: The city’s weather will be sunny on Friday with hazy/ misty morning, a weather forecast said.... KARACHI: Number of candidates for MBBS, BDS declines KARACHI, Oct 25: The number of applicants for admission to MBBS and BDS programmes at the government-run medical institutions in the province has declined this year.... KARACHI: Policy on pollution control sought KARACHI, Oct 25: Speakers at a seminar on “Combating Environmental Pollution”, organized by the Pakistan Press Foundation here on Thursday, said that since there was no clear- cut policy regarding environment... KARACHI: 100,000 turn to drugs every year, say experts KARACHI, Oct 25: Speakers at a seminar on “Narcotics addicts in Pakistan” said on Thursday that if masses were not mobilized against the menace of drugs, it could cause an irreparable... KARACHI: Academic calendar finalized KARACHI, Oct 25: A high-level meeting chaired by the Sindh Secretary of Education, on Thursday, finalized the academic calendar for the province.... KARACHI: Lectures, programmes planned for Diabetes Day KARACHI, Oct 25: The Pakistan Diabetic Association and the WHO Collaboration Centre, Karachi, have chalked out an elaborate programme to observe the World Diabetes Day on Nov 14, says a press... KARACHI: Govt vows to maintain price stability KARACHI, Oct 25: The City Price Control Committee, which met here on Thursday under the chairmanship of the District Coordination Officer Karachi and Controller General Prices, Shafiqur Rahman Paracha, decided to... KARACHI: Demo held against extremism KARACHI, Oct 25: Speakers at a demonstration on Thursday said that the majority of Pakistanis were peace-loving people and were not extremists or fanatics as they were being portrayed by the... KARACHI: Schools having few students to be closed KARACHI, Oct 25: The Sindh government has decided to merge all those schools or colleges which are functioning in one building or premises and close down such institutions where there are... KARACHI: New rates of property tax on much higher side KARACHI, Oct 25: After more than three decades the Sindh government has conducted a property survey in the province, though, according to law, reassessment and evaluation of property has to be... KARACHI: AC told to hear Zardari case on daily basis KARACHI, Oct 25: The Sindh High Court directed on Thursday an accountability court to hear a reference against a former MNA, Hakim Ali Zardari, on a day-to- day basis.... KARACHI: PTCL workers slam sell-off move KARACHI, Oct 25: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) Union Action Committee has expressed resentment over the privatization of Customers Services Centre to the private sector and termed it a conspiracy against... KARACHI: Govt move criticized KARACHI, Oct 25: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Sami) and Pak- Afghan Defence Council have condemned the government for handing over most of the airports in Balochistan to the US.... KARACHI: Harkat man buried amid tight security KARACHI, Oct 25: Funeral prayers of an activist of the Harkatul Mujahideen who was killed in US bombing in Kabul were held in Nazimabad on Thursday morning.... KARACHI: ST man acquitted in mosque attack case KARACHI, Oct 25: An anti-terrorism acquitted on Thursday a worker of the Sunni Tehreek of the charge of illegally occupying and damaging a mosque on Burnes Road.... KARACHI: US action condemned KARACHI, Oct 25: The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf, on Thursday, said the United States had violated the Geneva Convention with impunity by bombing schools, hospitals, mosques, social welfare centres and killing hundreds of... PESHAWAR: Performance of university reviewed PESHAWAR, Oct 25: A meeting of officials of the University of Peshawar was held here to review critically the performance of the administrative staff over the past nine months and to... PESHAWAR: Raids won’t weaken Taliban: commander PESHAWAR, Oct 25: Taliban bow to military advice from their professional commanders in warfare, and experienced Arab fighters are manning many front line positions, a senior Kabul commander said on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Tribal areas secretary appointed PESHAWAR, Oct 25: Chairman Sarhad Development Authority Javed Iqbal has been appointed as secretary home & tribal affairs in the NWFP government on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: ANP slams Peshawar budget PESHAWAR, Oct 25: Apprehending misuse of development funds on part of the Peshawar district Nazim, Awami National Party has raised numerous objections against the Peshawar City District budget for the financial... PESHAWAR: Standard of education to be improved, says minister PESHAWAR, Oct 25: The NWFP Minister for Education, Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani has stressed upon the experts to see as to why despite the fact that huge investment is being made... PESHAWAR: Suspected envelope, patient sent for tests PESHAWAR, Oct 25: The Peshawar district health authorities dispatched the envelop suspected of carrying anthrax and the ‘patient’ complaining to be affected by the bacteria to the National Institute of Health... PESHAWAR: Workshop on Afghan crisis PESHAWAR, Oct 25: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) will hold a day-long consultation workshop on “Afghan crisis: an assessment” here on Saturday Oct 27.... RAWALPINDI: Pindi hospitals brace for anthrax cases RAWALPINDI, Oct 25: Rawalpindi hospitals have finalized all arrangements and contingency plans to handle any anthrax case, hospital sources told Dawn on Thursday.... ISLAMABAD: Acountability court can hear SGS case: judge ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: An accountability court (AC) on Thursday declared that it had the jurisdiction to proceed with the SGS pre-shipment inspection award reference against former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and... ISLAMABAD: Poor quality gas heaters abound markets ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: The markets of twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad are flooded with inferior quality gas heaters due to absence of enforceable quality control standards, interviews with shopkeepers and... ISLAMABAD: Taliban ask for more aid from Edhi ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: Afghan authorities have requested the Edhi Foundation for provision of more relief goods to the war-affected people of Afghanistan.... RAWALPINDI: Minister asks lawyers to be professional RAWALPINDI, Oct 25: Establishment of a system based on justice and equality in the country is the government’s basic agenda, for which meaningful changes are being made in a phased manner... ISLAMABAD: Faraz, Yousifi receive Kamal-i-Fun Award ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: Eminent poet and National Book Foundation director-general, Ahmad Faraz, has received Kamal-e-Fun award for the year 2000.... ISLAMABAD: IJT threatens Gherao of three major offices ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: The Islami Jamiat Tuleba Nazim (IJT), Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, has given a call to his supporters to stage a Gherao of the Chief Executive Secretariat, Foreign Office and... ISLAMABAD: Consolidation of labour laws needed: Omar ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: There is a dire need for consolidation and rationalization of labour laws in the country for the larger interest of the workers, Labour Minister Omar Asghar Khan said... ISLAMABAD: Pakistan to face repercussions of US bombings: Soomro ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: Prolonged US bombardment on Afghanistan will inflame the situation in Pakistan and may lead to fragmentation of the country, former national assembly speaker Ilahi Bakhsh Soomro told Dawn... ISLAMABAD: Govt flayed for not issuing passport to Benazir ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) vice- chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim has condemned the government’s “harassment” of the party chairperson, Benazir Bhutto, in denying her a Pakistani passport.... LAHORE: Video survey to assess water pollution LAHORE, Oct 25: The Punjab Fisheries department has started a video survey of provincial water channels to ascertain the level of pollution.... LAHORE: Bio-safety guidelines yet to be ‘approved’ LAHORE, Oct 25: The federal environment ministry has yet to approve the draft biosafety guidelines for commercial use of biotechnology in agriculture (and industry) in Pakistan.... LAHORE: UN hostage to major powers: PML-QA LAHORE, Oct 25: Punjab leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) alleged on Thursday that the United nations had allowed itself to be held hostage to some major powers. As a... LAHORE: PR team leaves for China on Sunday LAHORE, Oct 25: A three-member Pakistan Railways delegation leaves for China on Sunday to sign an agreement with a private Chinese firm for the supply of locomotives and other rolling stock.... LAHORE: Hundreds of JI women rally on The Mall LAHORE, Oct 25: Hundreds of women and their children marched from Nasser Bagh to Masjid-i-Shuhada on The Mall on Thursday to condemn attacks on Afghanistan....