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November 29, 2001 Thursday Ramazan 13, 1422 KARACHI: City govt officials have no power to check prices KARACHI, Nov 28: Some Town Nazims have started imposing penalties on retailers and shopkeepers for overcharging and non-display of price lists with a view to “maintain” prices during Ramazan, although they... KARACHI: Nine laws to be merged into three ordinances: Industrial relations KARACHI, Nov 28: Measures were discussed to make the laws relating to industrial and commercial sections as investment friendly at a meeting of the Sindh Cabinet here on Wednesday. The meeting,... KARACHI: Man shot dead, brother wounded in Model Colony KARACHI, Nov 28: Unknown assailants entered a house in Model Colony on Wednesday and shot dead Saeed, 30, and wounded his brother Kamran Ahmed 27.... KARACHI: Liaquat Baluch’s detention extended KARACHI, Nov 28: Detention of Liaquat Ali Baluch, deputy chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, under MPO was extended for another fortnight by the Sindh government which claimed that his internment was necessary for... KARACHI: Ayub Afridi sentenced to 7-year RI KARACHI, Nov 28: Ayub Afridi, a drug baron, was convicted on Wednesday by the special customs court, which sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years.... KARACHI: 10 more vehicles taken away KARACHI, Nov 28: At least 10 vehicles, five cars and an equal number of motorcycles, were either stolen or hijacked in different parts of the city on Wednesday, police said.... KARACHI: Lyari Expressway ready to take off KARACHI, Nov 28: Work on technical aspects of the Lyari Expressway project has almost been completed and the project is now at the take-off stage, it is learnt here.... KARACHI: Gender bias hinders women’s career: study KARACHI, Nov 28: Gender insensitivity at all levels has severely hampered active and meaningful participation of women in public sector institutions of the province.... KARACHI: Row over Bachat Bazaar KARACHI, Nov 28: The Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town Nazim is in a fix over the setting up of two Bachat Bazaars in the same vicinity.... KARACHI: Three depts. disagree on plans for expressway KARACHI, Nov 28: The three departments involved in initiation of Lyari Expressway — the National Highway Authority (NHA), the Sindh Government (GS) and the Karachi City Government — have not reached... KARACHI: Increment test results announced KARACHI, Nov 28: The Education Department on Wednesday announced the results of aptitude/qualifying test held on Nov 25 for schoolteachers, seeking additional salary increments on the basis of BED for MED... KARACHI: KU fee KARACHI, Nov 28: The University of Karachi has announced that the students, whose names were included in the admission list for M.A., M.Sc., or M.Com classes but could not deposit admission... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Nov 28: The Met office has forecast fair weather with cold night for Karachi on Thursday. The minimum temperature is expected to remain between 14 and 16 degree Centigrade. Dry... KARACHI: Service commissions at district level likely KARACHI, Nov 28: The Sindh government is considering establishing district service commissions and district service tribunals in the province besides promulgating an ordinance, granting the SPSC with additional powers.... KARACHI: Govt told to file comments in land dispute case KARACHI, Nov 28: Two identical petitions filed by M/s Cott Knit (Pvt) Ltd and Jamal Mohammed, through their counsel, K. M. Nadeem, came up for hearing before a division bench of... KARACHI: Need stressed for democratic rule KARACHI, Nov 28: The chairman, National People’s Party, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, on Wednesday, emphasized that only the National Assembly has the right to amend the Constitution and warned that any other... KARACHI: Negligence towards oral health hazardous: expert KARACHI, Nov 28: Low priority towards oral health on the part of individuals and community has enhanced the incidence rate of dental caries and gum disease.... KARACHI: Committee formed to study sea dues KARACHI, Nov 28: A proposed formula to share resources between the City Government and towns was discussed at a meeting here on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Govt urged to develop public consensus KARACHI, Nov 28: The chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has urged the rulers to develop a general consensus in the country to cope with the situation emerging in Afghanistan.... KARACHI: Children’s Day KARACHI, Nov 28: Child patients admitted at the Civil Hospital were invited to a special programme, organized to commemorate the World Children’s Day at their wards here on Wednesday.... KARACHI: US criticized for double standards KARACHI, Nov 28: Acting chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, Syed Munawar Hasan, on Wednesday, asserted that the United States, Britain and Pakistan were equally responsible for killing innocent Muslims in Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: Representation of all ethnic groups in future Afghan govt demanded PESHAWAR, Nov 28: Six NWFP-based Pakhtoon parties and Pakistan Muslim League (N) here have joined hands seeking representation for all ethnic groups in the future broad-based setup of Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: Strategy for Peshawar uplift finalized PESHAWAR, Nov 28: Peshawar is the first city in Pakistan that has entered into partnership with the Cities Alliance, a global partnership to help cities meet the urban challenges of 21st... ISLAMABAD: Musharraf committed a series of blunders: PML-N fact-sheet ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz group on Wednesday issued a fact-sheet comparing the performance of political leaders with the army generals who ruled the country during the past 53... RAWALPINDI: Dist govts can take action against extremists RAWALPINDI, Nov 28: The district governments can take action against extremist elements, the director-general, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Maj-Gen Rashid Qureshi, said here on Wednesday.... ISLAMABAD: Report highlights globalization’s effects on S.Asia ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The annual report on “Human Development in South Asia 2001”, which will be released by Mahbubul Haq Human Development Centre at a ceremony here on Thursday, focuses on... ISLAMABAD: With China’s admission, it’s still an unequal world in WTO: speakers ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: China’s admission in the WTO led to equity but the conference which concluded at Doha had not succeeded in its stated objective of further liberalising and streamlining international... ISLAMABAD: Court awards three years RI to ex-IGP ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: An accountability court on Wednesday sentenced former Inspector General of Punjab, Mian Mohammad Amin, to three years rigorous imprisonment for absconding and avoiding court proceedings in a corruption... ISLAMABAD: Stronger Pakistan, Turkey ties stressed ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Federal Secretary for Communications Iftikhar Rashid has said that with the passage of time Pakistan- Turkey relations would be further strengthened.... ISLAMABAD: Jimmy to hold peace walk ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Renowned artist Jimmy engineer will be starting peace walk from Islamabad to New Delhi via Lahore and Amritsar from tomorrow.... ISLAMABAD: Imran demands war crimes tribunal for Mazar massacre ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has called for the establishment of a war crimes tribunal to investigate the massacre of unarmed prisoners of war (POWs) at the hands... ISLAMABAD: Four Iesco officials convicted; five acquitted ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: An accountability court on Wednesday convicted Iesco line superintendent Amjad Rashid to five years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs0.2 million for causing a loss of Rs0.403... ISLAMABAD: 2.5m pounds UK aid for LHWs plan ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The British government will provide 2.5 million pound sterling to support Lady Health Workers (LHWs) programme in Pakistan.... ISLAMABAD: No difference between modern and mediaeval mindset: experts ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The jingoistic language used by President Bush and the western media is not much different from the mediaeval mindset prevalent in “Jihadi journalism” in Pakistan, said speakers at... LAHORE: No let-up in sugar cane crisis LAHORE, Nov 28: A meeting between representatives of sugar millers and the Punjab government has failed to resolve the crushing season crisis as none of the sides is willing to give... LAHORE: Tevta to appoint senior officers LAHORE, Nov 28: The lifting of the ban on recruitment in the Tevta does not promise the opening of floodgates of jobs as it plans to appoint only senior officers at... LAHORE: Tajammul, Majeed indicted LAHORE, Nov 28: The accountability court hearing a reference in the matter of National Industrial Cooperation Finance Corporation on Wednesday framed charges against its former chairman, Chaudhry Tajammul Husain, ex-MPA Abdul... LAHORE: Rs1 bn hospital equipment lying inoperative LAHORE, Nov 28: Some 1,160 electro-medical machines worth over Rs1 billion are lying non-operational or uninstalled in 11 teaching hospitals of the province.... LAHORE: No funds for spray plants, insecticides LAHORE, Nov 28: The epidemic control system of the provincial metropolis has been paralysed by paucity of funds resulting in unrestricted multiplication of mosquitoes, flies and pests, MCL sources said.... LAHORE: Mian Azhar suggests PML unification LAHORE, Nov 28: Mian Azhar on Wednesday suggested that all factions of the PML should unify.... LAHORE: Meeting on historical monuments inconclusive LAHORE, Nov 28: The Punjab chief secretary has once again chaired a meeting on the transfer of the management of historical places and monuments to the province — a subject on... LAHORE: Govt defends creation of new districts LAHORE, Nov 28: The creation of new districts was fully justified in view of the manifold increase in population and the needs of the people, the provincial government submitted in the... HYDERABAD: Teachers boycott classes in Sindh: Govt policies rejected HYDERABAD, Nov 28: The teachers on the call of the Sindh Employees Alliance boycotted classes and all the educational institutions in Hyderabad and the interior of Sindh remained closed on Wednesday... HYDERABAD: Haris continue hunger strike HYDERABAD, Nov 28: A large number of liberated Hari women, children and activists of Awami Tehrik and the Sindhiani Tehrik continued their token hunger strike outside the Hyderabad Press Club on... HYDERABAD: SPYO slams torture of prisoners HYDERABAD, Nov 28: The activists of Sindh People’s Youth Organisation (SPYO) and the SPSF (SB) observed a token hunger strike outside the Hyderabad Press Club here on Wednesday in protest against... HYDERABAD: SRTC ex-employees HYDERABAD, Nov 28: More than 50 ex-employees of Sindh Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) staged a protest demonstration and six workers observed token hunger strike outside the Hyderabad Press Club here on... HYDERABAD: Plea against notification dismissed HYDERABAD, Nov 28: A division bench of Sindh High Court (SHC) Hyderabad circuit here on Tuesday dismissed a constitutional petition challenging the notification issued in August 1992 appointing eight deputy or... LAHORE: Man found dead LAHORE, Nov 28: An unidentified man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Tibbi City on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: SU semester exams from today HYDERABAD, Nov 28: The controller of examinations, University of Sindh Jamshoro, announced on Wednesday that the first semester examination for the academic session 2001-2002 in all the departments of the University... HYDERABAD: Date extended for submitting exam forms HYDERABAD, Nov 28: The controller of examinations, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Hyderabad, has announced that the date of submitting examination forms for the SSC part-I (class-IX) annual examination 2002...

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