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October 28, 2001 Sunday Shaba'an 10, 1422 KARACHI: Muttahida leaders acquitted in 2 cases KARACHI, Oct 27: The district and sessions judge, Central, Ghulam Qadir Leghari, acquitted Dr Farooq Sattar and Kunwar Khalid Younus, the central leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, in two different... KARACHI: Man shot, wounded by bandits: Nine vehicles hijacked KARACHI, Oct 27: A man was shot and wounded after putting up resistance to bandits in Defence Housing Authority, on Saturday.... KARACHI: No scanning machine in post office KARACHI, Oct 27: There is no scanning machine at the International Mail Office (IMO) of the Pakistan Post Office to check powder substances in mails, a senior IMO official confirmed here... KARACHI: Repatriation of fishermen KARACHI, Oct 27: The Maritime Security Agency (MSA), in collaboration with the Fishermen’s Cooperative Society (FCS), will repatriate 196 Indian fishermen along with 32 boats on Oct 30, it was officially... KARACHI: Local Govt (2nd amendment) Ordinance KARACHI, Oct 27: Sindh Governor Muhammedmian Soomro Saturday promulgated the Sindh Local Government (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2001... KARACHI: Old books’ bazaar at Frere Hall KARACHI, Oct 27: The old books’s bazaar which was shifted from Frere Hall six months ago will again be held from this Sunday at the same venue, on the order of... KARACHI: Work on two major city roundabouts completed KARACHI, Oct 27: Improvement and redesigning work of the city’s two major roundabouts — Board Office and Water Pump roundabouts — is in its final stages of completion and would be... KARACHI: Medical colleges entry test today KARACHI, Oct 27: The tests for admission to medical colleges in the province will be held simultaneously in Karachi, Hyderabad and Larkana, on Sunday morning.... KARACHI: Traffic congestion survey near schools starts KARACHI, Oct 27: The transport and communication department of the city government has started a survey around major schools of Karachi to control traffic congestion and accidents as about 26 per... KARACHI: Electricity fluctuation KARACHI, Oct 27: Residents of North Nazimabad Block A and Gulshan-i-Iqbal Block-2 have complained of frequent electricity breakdowns and voltage fluctuations.... KARACHI: KU denies report KARACHI, Oct 27: A spokesman for the University of Karachi, on Saturday, denied press reports about an individual deported through Karachi airport.... KARACHI: Working of medical units reviewed KARACHI, Oct 27: DCO Karachi, Shafiq ur Rehman Paracha, held a meeting with the health department of the city government to review the working of its medical units operating in various... KARACHI: War against Taliban adding to woes of starving people KARACHI, Oct 27: Speakers at a seminar here on Saturday expressed concern over the killing of civilians in American bombing raids on Afghanistan, and also raised questions about Pakistan’s sovereignty in... KARACHI: Women to wage long struggle for rights KARACHI, Oct 27: Speakers at a seminar, on Saturday, said that though religion and the constitution have guaranteed many rights to women, they are not being given the same due to... KARACHI: Govt urged to review Afghan policy KARACHI, Oct 27: The Defence of Pakistan and Afghanistan Council (DPAC) on Saturday asked the government to review its policy regarding Afghanistan and for providing logistic support to United States.... KARACHI: Local bodies system termed faulty KARACHI, Oct 27: Speakers at a discussion, organized by the Centre for Development and Democracy here on Saturday, found fault with the local bodies system which is based on the principle... KARACHI: IBA to send more teachers for PhD KARACHI, Oct 27: The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, will send six more of its faculty members to pursue PhD degrees in the United States next year, IBA director Prof... KARACHI: US action not against Pakhtoons KARACHI, Oct 27: The US-led action in Afghanistan is not aimed against the Pakhtoons; in fact it is a war against terrorism.... KARACHI: Date extended KARACHI, Oct 27: The government of Sindh has extended last date for submission of original Secondary School Certificate (SSC), transcripts of A-level and its equivalent, realizing difficulties of candidates obtaining the... KARACHI: Drive against coaches KARACHI, Oct 27: The traffic police, on Saturday, launched a vigorous drive against coaches carrying passengers more than the seats and warned their drivers that they would be heavily fined and... KARACHI: Train seats available KARACHI, Oct 27: A number of seats are available in regular mail and express trains for Lahore and can be reserved by intending travellers.... PESHAWAR: HRCP opposes outside influence in Afghanistan PESHAWAR, Oct 27: Putting its weight behind holding of a Loya Jirga for resolving the Afghan crisis, a one-day consultation of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan here on Saturday asked all... PESHAWAR: Uplift schemes for Peshawar soon: Nazim PESHAWAR, Oct 27: Peshawar city district Nazim Azam Afridi has said that the government would kick off various development schemes in the provincial capital to ensure provision of basic civic amenities... PESHAWAR: Afghans inhabit abandoned camp PESHAWAR, Oct 27: Fleeing US airstrikes a large number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from various parts of Afghanistan have taken refuge in the once-abandoned Sarshahi camp situated near Jalalabad, in... PESHAWAR: Six-member forestry panel nominated PESHAWAR, Oct 27: In line with the reform process in the forestry sector, a six-man panel was nominated by the Forestry Roundtable for NWFP Forestry Commission on Saturday.... RAWALPINDI: Kashmiris hold demo outside UN office RAWALPINDI, Oct 27: The All Jammu and Kashmir Youth Council on Saturday organized a sit-in of 27 Kashmiri groups outside the office of United Nations Military Observers Group for India and... RAWALPINDI: RCB likely to double water charges RAWALPINDI, Oct 27: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) is likely to double water charges due to the heavy cost being incurred on water supply from Khanpur Dam, sources told Dawn.... ISLAMABAD: Qarshi pays Diyat for a pervert ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: The Qarshi Foundation, on the recommendation of jail authorities, paid Rs630,000 as Diyat for a man who had destroyed three organs of his wife, Zainab Noor, by electric... ISLAMABAD: Libya sends relief goods for Afghans ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: A Libyan plane has arrived here at the Islamabad International Airport with relief goods for the people of Afghanistan.... ISLAMABAD: Hizbul Tehrir demands release of its members ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: Hizbul Tehrir has asked the government to eliminate secularism and establish Khlifat system in the country.... ISLAMABAD: Steps being taken to develop backward areas: Javed ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: The government is taking concrete steps for development of backward regions, Communications Minister Lt-Gen (Rtd) Javed Ashraf Qazi said here on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: Ramazan begins from Nov 17 ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: There is a likelihood of the first of Ramzan falling on November 17, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has announced.... ISLAMABAD: Low rainfall to affect agriculture sector ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: Rain-fed agriculture and vegetation in Pakistan has been severely affected by up to 80 per cent below normal rains during the last winter cropping season resulting in total... ISLAMABAD: NAB accepts five plea bargain applications ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has accepted five plea-bargaining applications filed in the past few weeks, involving an amount of Rs197 million.... ISLAMABAD: Students to be provided vegetable oil by WFP ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: The federal government has approved Rs.432.76 million to promote primary education for girls in NWFP.... QUETTA: ‘35 per cent of Afghanistan’s populace is Hazara’ QUETTA, Oct 27: Local leaders of the Hazara tribe have taken a serious notice of a public statement of former foreign minister Gohar Ayub that the ratio of Hazara population in... ISLAMABAD: No ban on movement of wheat ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: The government has imposed no ban on release and free movement of wheat and its value added products to ensure its availability at affordable prices throughout the country.... TORONTO: Canada scales down visa operations TORONTO, Oct 27: While Pakistani mission here has started collecting data of its community members living in Canada, a ruling party MP has provided details about Ottawa’s reduced visa operations in... ISLAMABAD: Shaukat to visit Japan on 31st ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: The federal minister for finance, Shaukat Aziz will pay a four-day visit to Japan from Oct 31 as special envoy of president Gen Pervez Musharraf.... HYDERABAD: Refugees’ influx to prove extremely harmful: AT HYDERABAD, Oct 27: The chief of Awami Tahrik and noted intellectual Mr Rasool Bux Palejo has said that after giving a gift of one million Afghan refugees to Sindh, America will... HYDERABAD: Call to settle DPs along Pakistan-Afghan border HYDERABAD, Oct 27: The chief of Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party, Dr Qadir Magsi has said that the September 11 terrorist incident had totally changed the political scenario and priorities of the... HYDERABAD: Sindhis being converted into minority: JSMM HYDERABAD, Oct 27: The central committee of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) at a meeting held at Sann the other day, charged that under a conspiracy, an agency was trying to... HYDERABAD: BISE announces HSC part-I results HYDERABAD, Oct 27: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Hyderabad, on Saturday announced the results of Higher Secondary Certificate Part-I (Class XI) General Science, Pre-Engineering, and Pre-Medical groups annual... HYDERABAD: US urged to focus on causes of terrorism HYDERABAD, Oct 27: Former Sindh governor Mamnoon Hussain said that Pakistan should have delayed its decision of announcing its all out support to America in its war against Afghanistan, and added... LAHORE: Pakistan may review policy on refugees: Moin LAHORE, Oct 27: Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider on Saturday hinted that Pakistan might review its policy of sealing borders with Afghanistan if humanitarian conditions worsened there.... LAHORE: JMP criticizes parties for anti-govt campaign LAHORE, Oct 27: The Jamiat Mashaikh-i-Pakistan, a component of the Grand Democratic Alliance, denounced on Saturday parties which have launched struggle against the military government at a crucial moment when the... LAHORE: Gen Maqbool takes oath tomorrow LAHORE, Oct 27: Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool, the governor-designate, is expected to take oath of office at the Governor’s House on Monday.... LAHORE: Restoration of Jehangir’s Tomb resumes LAHORE, Oct 27: The Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums says work on the renovation of north facade of the Jehangir’s Tomb is going to be taken up shortly....

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