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November 7, 2001 Wednesday Shaba’an 20, 1422 KARACHI: SHC moved against decision of KMDC: Refusal to accept A, O levels KARACHI, Nov 6: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the AG and DAG for Nov 13 in a petition, challenging the KMDC’s refusal to... KARACHI: Six people die in road accidents KARACHI, Nov 6: Reckless driving claimed six lives in separate road traffic accidents in the city on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Farooquis surrender Rs265m to state KARACHI, Nov 6: A plea-bargain case in the Accountability Court here against former chairman of Pakistan Steels Mills Usman Farooqui, his wife and daughter was settled on Tuesday when they surrendered... KARACHI: School without facilities KARACHI, Nov 6: The classrooms at GBPS T Area Korangi No. 2, where teachers wield canes, are without furniture and facilities needed for teaching.... KARACHI: Police told to assist administration KARACHI, Nov 6: Sindh Governor, Mohammedmian Soomro, has stressed the need for close coordination between the police, administration and elected representatives for the promotion of values and maintenance of law and... KARACHI: DE awarded five-year RI, Rs20m fine KARACHI, Nov 6: The Accountability Court-III, headed by Rehmat Hussain Jafri, on Tuesday convicted Saeedullah Soomro, ex-divisional engineer of phones (PTCL), and awarded him five years rigorous imprisonment on charges of... KARACHI: Anthrax cases no cause for serious concern KARACHI, Nov 6: The government agencies on the lookout for anthrax organisms in the country have not made any breakthrough as yet.... KARACHI: KPP schemes in Landhi, Korangi to cost Rs46m KARACHI, Nov 6: Brig Ayaz Pir and Brig Haider Abbas of the Army Coordination Team and District Coordination Officer, Shafiqur Rehman Paracha, on Tuesday, visited various development schemes being executed in... KARACHI: 600 jail children to be entertained today KARACHI, Nov 6: More than 550 jailed children will be entertained with fun and food at a function being organized in the compound of the Central Prison on Wednesday morning.... KARACHI: Drive against encroachments in Saddar continues KARACHI, Nov 6: The provincial local government minister, Dewan Muhammad Yousuf Farooqui, on Tuesday, visited Chand Bibi Road and other Old City areas to inspect the on-going anti- encroachment operation launched... KARACHI: Anti-polio drive opens in city KARACHI, Nov 6: City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, formally inaugurated the three-day national polio campaign, administering polio drops to children at Haji Faqir Mohammad Goth Dispensary, Gadap Town, on Tuesday morning.... KARACHI: Debating contest on 15th KARACHI, Nov 6: The second phase of the 7th All Pakistan Inter University Debating Contest would be organised at the NED University of Engineering and Technology on November 15, it was... KARACHI: Police take steps to check violence on Friday KARACHI, Nov 6: The city police will use a helicopter equipped with modern communication devices to keep an eye on those indulging in violence on Friday (Nov 9) for which the... KARACHI: Sindh Ombudsman office completes a decade KARACHI, Nov 6: Office of the provincial Ombudsman has received over 70,000 complaints in a decade of working, apart from suo-motu actions.... KARACHI: CNS stresses need for market-based technology KARACHI, Nov 6: “To meet the challenges of the 21st century, we need to promote active learning and incorporate market-based technologies. There is a need to involve students in meaningful projects... KARACHI: People asked to provide security to minorities KARACHI, Nov 6 PPI. Speakers at a seminar on “ Bahawalpur tragedy and terrorism” on Tuesday demanded the government to initiate immediate inquiry into the terrorist firing in Bahawalpur which left... KARACHI: Transporters assured of safety during strike KARACHI, Nov 6: Transport operators are reluctant to keep their vehicles on roads during the strike by the religious parties on Nov 9.... KARACHI: Geographical changes possible: Altaf KARACHI, Nov 6: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has reiterated that the South Asian region was passing through a very crucial phase and as such possibilities of any... KARACHI: KU holiday KARACHI, Nov 6: The registrar University of Karachi has announced that University of Karachi and its affiliated colleges shall remain closed on Friday, Nov 9 on account of the Allama Iqbal... KARACHI: NED clarification KARACHI, Nov 6: NED University has clarified a news item about the alleged leakage delayed the examinations.... KARACHI: Students urged to follow Seerat of Prophet KARACHI, Nov 6: Noted religious scholar Dr Ghulam Murtaza Malik has stressed the need for following the life and teachings of the Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).... PESHAWAR: Afghan DPs to be shifted to camps PESHAWAR, Nov 6: The NWFP government has decided to shift the displaced Afghans, scattered all over the province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) to the refugee camps along the Pakistan-Afghan border by... PESHAWAR: Jamaat chief challenges house arrest in PHC PESHAWAR, Nov 6: Chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, has challenged his house arrest by the NWFP government here in the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Colleges asked to beef up security measures PESHAWAR, Nov 6: The NWFP education department has directed the administrations of all colleges to take extra security measures to ward off any activity of sabotage in and around their institutions.... PESHAWAR: Ad hoc PAC unlawful, says ANP PESHAWAR, Nov 6: Awami National Party (ANP) has termed the recently-established provincial ad hoc public accounts committee unlawful.... PESHAWAR: Qazi accuses president of ‘sedition’ PESHAWAR, Nov 6: Chief of Jamaat-i-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmad said on Monday that it was General Musharraf who must be charged with sedition for suspending the Constitution. “The basic question is,... PESHAWAR: Currency dealer shot dead PESHAWAR, Nov 6: Unidentified men shot dead a local currency dealer and looted Rs1.4 million here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Anti-polio campaign under way PESHAWAR, Nov 6: The NWFP health department in collaboration with the federal government has launched a three-day polio vaccination campaign in the province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).... PESHAWAR: Complaint cell PESHAWAR, Nov 6: According to a notification issued here on Monday, a district complaint cell has been set up at the divisional KDA offices complex, Kohat, under the supervision of district... PESHAWAR: Afghan refugees leading a miserable life PESHAWAR, Nov 6: Musa Badghai, a middle-aged Afghan from the Paktia province of Afghanistan, along with his two wives and 18 children lives in a small shanty set-up along the pathway... ISLAMABAD: Union vows to defy FDE, FGEI merger: Combined seniority list ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Tension is mounting at Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), as the management moves ahead with plans to merge the seniority of the ministerial staff of the directorate and... ISLAMABAD: Over 30 million children to be vaccinated ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Federal Minister for Sports, Culture and Tourism S K Tressler has inaugurated a three-day countrywide polio vaccination and vitamin A supplement campaign here on Tuesday.... ISLAMABAD: Over 2bn lack food security: report ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Some two billion people lack food security and 800 million are severely malnourished at a time when food production capacities in poor countries are deteriorating.... ISLAMABAD: 62 vehicles recovered, 7 gangs busted, says SSP ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Police recovered 49 cars and 13 motorbikes during its ongoing campaign against thieves and arrested members of seven gangs involved in the crime, claimed senior superintendent of police,... ISLAMABAD: Justice Nawaz’s daughter laid to rest ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Saira Ali, the adopted daughter of Justice Nawaz Abbasi, senior judge of the Lahore High Court, who died in a road accident, was laid to rest here on... ISLAMABAD: Traders reject strike call ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Traders Action Committee and representatives of different traders associations have rejected the strike call on November 9.... ISLAMABAD: Remand extended ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: An accountability court on Tuesday extended for ten days the remand of three accused involved in a massive corruption and misappropriation case of worth Rs 185 million through... ISLAMABAD: Glowing tribute paid to Quaid-i-Azam ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Quaid-i-Azam gave the top most importance to economic independence and was of the view that it was only self-reliance and the prosperous economy of Pakistan that could ensure... RAWALPINDI: Peace rally denounces terrorism, US strikes RAWALPINDI, Nov 6: The Alliance for Peace and Justice held a peace rally on Tuesday and demanded the US and its allies to put an end to the on-going war against... LAHORE: Strict action against strikers, says Maqbool LAHORE, Nov 6: Punjab Governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) on Tuesday warned that stern action will be taken against those found blocking traffic or forcing traders to close their shops on... LAHORE: Ghazi-Brotha project delay can lead to loadshedding LAHORE, Nov 6: Pakistan faces the prospect of loadshedding from June 2003 unless the Italian contractors, who abandoned the Ghazi-Brotha hydro-electric power project on Oct 18, return quickly to resume work.... LAHORE: JUP, JI reiterate call for strike LAHORE, Nov 6: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (Noorani) and the Jamaat-i-Islami on Tuesday reiterated their call for a peaceful wheel-jam strike on Nov 9. They urged people to take all measures to... LAHORE: Qayyum’s speech annoys lawyers LAHORE, Nov 6: Former AJK president Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan on Tuesday supported the Afghan policy being pursued by the government, saying the country’s integrity would have been at stake if... LAHORE: Alleviate suffering of Pakistanis in US LAHORE, Nov 6: The ARD deputy information secretary has drawn the attention of President Gen Pervez Musharraf towards the hardships facing the Pakistanis in the US after Sept 11 incident.... LAHORE: ARD president ‘not worried’ over Labour Party’s exit LAHORE, Nov 6: Alliance for Restoration of Democracy president Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan claimed on Tuesday that the exit of the Labour Party from the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy would not... LAHORE: IJT plans rallies LAHORE, Nov 6: The Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba, Punjab, has announced that it will organize a ‘Jihad caravan’ and an ‘Azm-i-Jihad Rally’ on Nov 8 and 13, respectively, to protest against the government’s... HYDERABAD: Judicious distribution of irrigation water urged HYDERABAD, Nov 6: Sindh Minister for Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries, Hassan Ali Chanhio has directed the officials of the irrigation and agriculture departments to evolve a proper strategy for the judicious... HYDERABAD: SHC issues notices to SSGC, others HYDERABAD, Nov 6: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Tuesday issued notices to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Islamabad, the chairman, Natural Gas Regulatory Authority, and the... HYDERABAD: Rural women’s medical problems highlighted HYDERABAD, Nov 6: Women of remote areas face medical problems at a large scale which need due attention and efforts to overcome this problem with the cooperation of gynaecologists as well... HYDERABAD: Arrests of JSQM activists flayed HYDERABAD, Nov 6: Acting chairman of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) Shafi Karnani and general secretary Shabbir Jamali have condemned the arrest of party workers in Karachi in Malir bomb blast...

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