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November 3, 2001 Saturday Shaba’an 16, 1422 KARACHI: KESC pays Rs18.6m to AMTs in 15 months KARACHI, Nov 2: The cash-strapped Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has paid Rs18.633 million to the army monitoring teams over the past 15 months, Dawn learnt here on Friday.... KARACHI: People doubt success of drive against pollution KARACHI, Nov 2: In the wake of a recent announcement by the Environment Protection Agency to launch a drive against smoke-emitting vehicles and to penalize them heavily, people have expressed their... KARACHI: Man killed, nine more vehicles hijacked KARACHI, Nov 2: A man who had been injured in a quarrel over a money dispute in Rizvia Society on Wednesday died in a hospital on late Thursday night.... KARACHI: Newspaper hit by anthrax KARACHI, Nov 2: Anthrax has surfaced in an Urdu daily with the laboratory which examined the contents of the envelope received by the paper confirming that they were anthrax spores.... KARACHI: Re-test for admission to medical colleges KARACHI, Nov 2: Re-test for admission to public-sector medical colleges in Sindh will be held on Nov 15.... KARACHI: City govt releases Rs30.6m to 18 towns KARACHI, Nov 2: The city government has started work on the second phase of repairing and carpeting of roads and Rs30.6 million is being paid to the 18 towns for the... KARACHI: BBA, MBA tests at KU KARACHI, Nov 2: The BBA and MBA entrance tests of the University of Karachi would be held at the Shaikh Zayed Islamic Centre on November 4, said official sources.... KARACHI: KU students not awarded medals for lack of funds KARACHI, Nov 2: At least 50 per cent of the top position holders at the University of Karachi have to sit without gold medals every year as the university lacks the... KARACHI: Miniatures’ exhibition opens at Mohatta KARACHI, Nov 2: A four-week exhibition of miniatures by masters as well as students began at the Mohatta Palace museum on Friday evening.... KARACHI: Diseases of urinary tract afflicting children KARACHI, Nov 2: Paediatric urolithiasis continues to be endemic here, afflicting children with renal and bladder stone diseases in the country.... KARACHI: Inquiry into PS accident completed KARACHI, Nov 2: A probe into the Pakistan Steel accident that had left nine dead and many injured in June has concluded that substandard aluminium could be the cause of the... KARACHI: Shab-i-Barat observed with fervour KARACHI, Nov 2: Shab-i-Barat was observed here with due religious fervour and reverence on Thursday night.... KARACHI: Pager service fails to respond KARACHI, Nov 2: The pager service appears to have shut up its shop as for the past many weeks it has been taking hours for one to record message.... KARACHI: Unchecked use of firecrackers irks people KARACHI, Nov 2: The city reverberated with the sound of firecrackers between the night of Thursday and Friday on the occasion of Shab-i-Barat.... KARACHI: JUI holds anti-US protest demo KARACHI, Nov 2: Activists of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, wearing shrouds, staged a protest demonstration outside the Press Club against US aggression on Afghanistan. They held banners, placards, party flags and portraits of... KARACHI: High Court expresses concern over police behaviour KARACHI, Nov 2: A division of bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday expressed concern over “scanty regard to the orders of the court” and issued show-cause notices to the... KARACHI: Public support sought to tackle terrorism KARACHI, Nov 2: The Inspector-General of Sindh Police, Syed Kamal Shah, issued on Friday a standing order to police officials on tackling terrorism.... KARACHI: Release of more fishermen expected KARACHI, Nov 2: A Pakistani fishermen delegation currently in India hopes to secure the release of 202 Pakistani fishermen along with their boats before Ramazan, said a message received on Friday.... KARACHI: End to terrorism without war proposed KARACHI, Nov 2: Tehreek-i-Istiqlal has stated that Japan, being a peace-loving nation, should take initiative to call an international conference to consider ways and means how to eliminate international terrorism without... KARACHI: SHC sets aside sentence KARACHI, Nov. 2: An appellate bench of Sindh High Court on Friday set aside the sentence of accused Syed Shahid Hussain Kazmi, who was convicted by Suppression of Terrorist Activities (STA)... KARACHI: KBA for inquiry against ADJ KARACHI, Nov 2: The Karachi Bar Association has asked the Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court to hold an inquiry against an ADJ.... KARACHI: Security check for NED entrance test KARACHI, Nov 2: The entry of candidates for pre-entry test for admission to NED University of Engineering and Technology, Batch 2001-02, will be subject to security check at the main gate.... KARACHI: Plea against supersession of housing society rejected KARACHI, Nov 2: In a common judgment the Sindh High Court dismissed in-limine two identical constitutional petitions filed by the Ex-Servicemen’s Cooperative Housing Society.... PESHAWAR: Cattle brought by DPs cause anthrax PESHAWAR, Nov 2: Anthrax outbreak in livestock reported from Orakzai and Kurram agencies, has been caused by the infected cattle brought by the Afghan displaced families in recent days, official sources... PESHAWAR: Poppy cultivation eliminated: ANF PESHAWAR, Nov 2: The Anti-Narcotics Force got drug barons’ assets worth $100 million frozen during the last one year as part of its campaign to curb drug smuggling, ANF’s Director-General Maj-Gen... PESHAWAR: US urged to stop killing civilians PESHAWAR, Nov 2 : Former provincial president of the Pakistan Muslim League (J) Manzoor- ul- Haq Qureshi has asked the US to stop killing innocent people in Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: Murder of doctor condemned PESHAWAR, Nov 2: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), NWFP, has expressed deep sorrow and anguish over the brutal murder of Dr Javed Iqbal and has termed it an act to disrupt the... PESHAWAR: Call to grow tobacco according to demand PESHAWAR, Nov 2: Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB) has advised growers to plan their tobacco crop for the up-coming cropping season  keeping in view the overall demand the  cigarette manufacturing units have... NOWSHERA: Smuggled goods seized NOWSHERA, Nov 2: Dozens of passengers proceeding to Raiwind were injured here on Thursday when they clashed with smugglers trying to carry foreign cloth on the same bus to Lahore.... CHARSADDA: Qazi castigates govt policy CHARSADDA, Nov 2: Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmad has held out a warning that the present rulers of Pakistan would soon face the wrath of Allah as they have preferred to... CHARSADDA: Afghanistan history repeating itself CHARSADDA, Nov 2: The Afghan history reveals that there is a great resemblance between first Western onslaught on Afghanistan and the present US-led airstrikes.... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: TJP chief backs govt stand DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 2: Allama Sajid Naqvi, chief of Tehrik-i-Jafria Pakistan (TJP) has supported Pakistan’s stand on Afghanistan and has said it was necessary for us to favour all types... GILGIT: Hilltops get rain, snowfall GILGIT, Nov 2: Intermittent rain and snowfall occurred on hilltops which had started early Thursday morning and is still continuing on Friday.... RAWALPINDI: RCB losing Rs30.5m annually: Tax exemption to ex-armymen RAWALPINDI, Nov 2: The resource-constrained Rawal-pindi Cantonment Board has asked the defence ministry to abolish the property-tax exemptions, worth Rs30.5 million annually, given to the retired and serving army employees to help... RAWALPINDI: Robbers loot Rs2.6m from HFH ambulance RAWALPINDI, Nov 2: Robbers on Friday looted Rs2.6 million from a Holy Family Hospital (HFH) ambulance, hospital and police sources said.... ISLAMABAD: Provincial labour inspection services to be strengthened ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The government on Friday unfolded the new labour policy, which envisages restructuring of the labour ministry, provincial labour inspection services, labour-judicial system and provincial minimum wage board councils.... ISLAMABAD: PML-N condemns Hashmi’s victimization ISLAMABAD Nov 2: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on Friday termed the government allegations against Javed Hashmi as “ridiculous and baseless” and said he was being victimized for his pronouncements for the... ISLAMABAD: Lawyers to be trained in legal transcription ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The ministry of science and technology will train 2,000 graduates and lawyers in legal data storage, using state-of-the art techniques.... ISLAMABAD: Family planning centres to be set up at tehsil level ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The government plans to set up family development centers (FDCs), at Tehsil level by 2005, enabling people to access advanced family planning methods.... ISLAMABAD: Fakhr Imam says party preparing for general elections ISLAMABAD Nov 2: Pakistan Muslim League (LM) has asked its workers to start preparing for contesting the general elections scheduled for October 2002, former speaker and PML (LM) leader, Syed Fakhr... LAHORE: ‘Nov 9 strike call disservice to nation’ LAHORE, Nov 2: “Those calling for strike on Nov 9 are doing a great disservice to the nation,” said Tehrik-i-Istiqlal president Asghar Khan here on Friday.... LAHORE: Kohinoor: amend in plea allowed LAHORE, Nov 2: The Lahore High Court on Friday taking up a petition for the return of historic Kohinoor diamond allowed the petitioner to amend the petition to make the federal... LAHORE: Raiwind moot continues LAHORE, Nov 2: The tableeghi congregation continued for the second day on Friday with ulema calling upon the Muslims to spread the message of Islam throughout the world.... LAHORE: Anti-benami legislation: provinces’ input sought LAHORE, Nov 2: The federal government has sought opinion from the provinces regarding the implementation of proposed anti-benami laws to discourage tax evasion by purchasing property in other people’s names, Punjab... LAHORE: HRCP terms NAB chief’s appointment frustrating LAHORE, Nov 2: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan chairperson Afrasiab Khattak on Friday described as disappointing the posting of another military official as chairman of the National Accountability Bureau.... HYDERABAD: Call to stop Afghan DPs’ influx into Sindh HYDERABAD, Nov 2: The Sindh council of Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (Ponam) at a meeting held here the other day expressed the opinion that religious extremism in Pakistan had gained strength... HYDERABAD: Wapda announces consumer-friendly package HYDERABAD, Nov 2: Chairman Wapda Lt General Zulfikar Ali Khan announced a consumer-friendly incentives’ package including a one-widow operation for energy consumers in the country.... HYDERABAD: Grain godown workers hold demo HYDERABAD, Nov 2: About three dozen food grain godown employees under the banner of CBA union staged protest demonstration at Hali Road godowns here on Friday against the non-acceptance of... HYDERABAD: Clarification HYDERABAD, Nov 2: Apropos a news item published in our issue of Nov 1, headlined “Report not submitted in murder case” in connection with an FIR No 70/97 under section 302,... HYDERABAD: Cotton attracts hazardous pests: study HYDERABAD, Nov 2: A recent study has revealed that cotton crop attracts a number of pests which create health hazards due to poisoning of the food chain....

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