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December 3, 2001 Monday Ramazan 17, 1422 KARACHI: 25 vehicles hijacked, boy dies in accident KARACHI, Dec 2: Twenty-five vehicles — 10 cars and 15 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Sunday, the police said.... KARACHI: New master plan for city under way KARACHI, Dec 2: A new master plan is being formulated to solve the city’s problems.... KARACHI: Preparation of electoral rolls begins: Election 2002 KARACHI, Dec 2: Preparations for new electoral rolls have started for the promised October 2002 general elections in the country.... KARACHI: KESC refuses to recognize IT industry KARACHI, Dec 2: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has refused to recognize information technology as an industry for the last four years, Dawn learnt here on Saturday.... KARACHI: Markets crowded as Eid approaches KARACHI, Dec 2: With the beginning of the third week of Ramazan a sudden surge of customers is being witnessed in different shopping centres and bazaars. Despite the fact that Eid... KARACHI: A monument to apathy towards primary education KARACHI, Dec 2: With a PhD-holder heading it, the tin-roofed government primary school at Korangi Crossing is one of the worst sufferers of the government apathy towards education. The authorities giving... KARACHI: Stamp marks ties with UAE KARACHI, Dec 2: Issuance of postage stamps by the Pakistan Post Office on Sunday marked the 30th year of Pakistan’s diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), headed by Shaikh... KARACHI: Illegal commercial activity in residential areas KARACHI, Dec 2: Conversion of residential units into commercial centres and shops continues unabated in various residential areas of the city, thereby usurping the rights of privacy of residents of such... KARACHI: Shopkeepers fined KARACHI, Dec 2: The government has recovered Rs1,72,700 million as challan from 260 shop keepers for overcharging rates of edible items in contrast to the price-list during Ramazan.... KARACHI: Bank branch closure KARACHI, Dec 2: Banking services will not be available to about 0.1 million people of 100 villages if the United Bank branch in Goth Nazar Mohammed is closed, said the residents.... KARACHI: Pro-worker labour laws demanded: HRCP seminar KARACHI, Dec 2: Speakers at a workshop on Sunday urged workers to get educated so that they can know what their rights are.... KARACHI: SHC issues decree in favour of former minister KARACHI, Dec 2: The Sindh High Court has decreed a suit in the sum of Rs1,500,000 in favour of a former minister for foreign affairs, Agha Shahi, as the defendant has... KARACHI: Action against illegal buildings planned KARACHI, Dec 2: To check the mushroom growth of illegal buildings in the city and to deal with the land mafia with an iron hand, the government has decided to authorize... KARACHI: Traffic jams become routine at Lea Market KARACHI, Dec 2: Traffic jams have become a regular feature in Lea Market area, causing air and noise pollution, a survey shows.... KARACHI: Convention of Balochs urged KARACHI, Dec 2: The Baloch Rabita Ittefaq Tehrik (BRIT) has called for holding an all-Pakistan Baloch national convention to discuss the problems being faced by the Baloch people in view of... KARACHI: Coordinators for Town, UC setups KARACHI, Dec 2: The assistant directors of local government will perform the functions of coordinators in Town and Union Council administrations.... KARACHI: Transporters play foul with fare cut announcement KARACHI, Dec 2: People from various walks of life have criticized the nominal reduction in public transport fares saying it is highly disproportionate to the substantial cut in the prices of... KARACHI: Property tax KARACHI, Dec 2: The provincial government has released share of property and betterment taxes to the local councils in Sindh.... KARACHI: Restoration of perks KARACHI, Dec 2: The Railway Workers’ Federation (RWF) has demanded restoration of 22 seats’ quota in each train for the railway employees during Eid season.... PESHAWAR: WB seeks effective SAP funds’ review PESHAWAR, Dec 2: Not satisfied with the process of reviewing the SAP-funded schemes’ financial accounts, the World Bank wants the NWFP government to establish an effective reviewing process to reduce corruption,... PESHAWAR: Concern voiced over Pakistanis missing in war PESHAWAR, Dec 2: Families failed to find a clue to their near and dear ones who had crossed into Afghanistan for participating in Jihad against the US and its allied forces,... PESHAWAR: PIA lifts war-risk charges PESHAWAR, Dec 2: Pakistan International Airlines has removed war-risk charges - introduced after the Sept 11 incidents - from the passengers travelling on its domestic and international flights, official sources told... PESHAWAR: Bid to ensure fair financial management PESHAWAR, Dec 2: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, said on Saturday the government would work out a new mechanism to ensure that financial discipline and financial management in the... PESHAWAR: Help sought for rebuilding Afghanistan PESHAWAR, Dec 2: The provincial executive council of the Awami National Party here on Saturday called upon the international community to take part in the reconstruction of Afghanistan and assist the... PESHAWAR: Three areas electrified PESHAWAR, Dec 2: The district Nazim Lakki Marwat, Hamayun Saifullah Khan, inaugurated the supply of electricity to Wanda Shuja, Wanda Painda Khan and Wanda Guldastabad in district Lakki Marwat, on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Man acquitted of drug charge PESHAWAR, Dec 2: A local special anti-narcotics court acquitted a person of the charge of drug trafficking here on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: Army team calls meeting on 6th to resolve issue ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: The District Army Monitoring Team has convened a meeting of the officials of Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) on Thursday to resolve the... ISLAMABAD: FTO rejects Paktel charges against CBR ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Justice (Rtd) Saleem Akhtar rejected the complaint of Paktel Ltd, finding charges of maladministration against the Central Board of Revenue(CBR) as incorrect and... ISLAMABAD: US team to assess TB treatment in camps ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Members of an American Refugee Committee (ARC), including several health experts has arrived in Pakistan to assess tuberculosis (TB) treatment needs and methodologies among Afghan refugees.... ISLAMABAD: Payment of utility bills: NOC must for selling property ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is making a law under which an owner will have to clear all utility bills before selling a commercial or residential unit in... ISLAMABAD: Water table drops in twin cities ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: The underground water-table in Rawalpindi and Islamabad has considerably declined, the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) sources informed Dawn.... ISLAMABAD: World Day of Disabled Persons today ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Pakistan will observe the International Day for Disabled Persons on December 3, the minister for social welfare, Dr Attiya Inayatullah, said.... ISLAMABAD: Govt asked to open dialogue with politicians ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Acting Jamaat-i-Islami chief Syed Munawar Hasan on Sunday said President Gen Pervez Musharraf should immediately open a dialogue with politicians for steering the country out of the quagmire... ISLAMABAD: AIOU exams from 6th ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: The final examinations of the Allama Iqbal Open University’s (AIOU) Spring 2001 semester for matriculation, FA, FSc, BA, BSc (eye care) and Elementary Arabic Programme will start throughout... ISLAMABAD: Fake currency notes ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Police have arrested five persons on charge of printing fake currency notes here on Sunday.... RAWALPINDI: Screening job at airports not given to FBI, says Anwar RAWALPINDI, Dec 2: The federal information secretary, Anwar Mehmood, on Sunday dispelled the impression that the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had been provided facilities at airports to screen suspected... LAHORE: Ejaz seeks sedition case against Benazir LAHORE, Dec 2: PML-QA Senior Vice-President Ejazul Haq on Sunday demanded a sedition case against PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto for her reckless utterances during her recent visit to India on the... LAHORE: Shahbaz was banished ‘against his consent’ LAHORE, Dec 2: Almost a year after being exiled to Saudi Arabia along with the rest of the Sharif family members, former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif alleged on Sunday that... LAHORE: 113 of 257 sick units revived LAHORE, Dec 2: The committee for the revival of sick industries has restructured and revived 113 out of the 257 sick units, protecting the jobs of 36,000 people.... LAHORE: Four youths kill private college owner LAHORE, Dec 2: Four youths killed owner of a private college and attempted to kill his wife at his house along Asad Jan Road in Cantonment on Sunday.... LAHORE: Punjab Drug Act, Rules to be amended LAHORE, Dec 2: The Punjab Drug Act 1976 and the Drug Rules 1988 are proposed to be amended shortly to check preparation and sale of spurious and sub-standard drugs in the... LAHORE: Seminaries to be protected, says Fazl LAHORE, Dec 2: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam amir Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday reacting to reports of possible action against seminaries said that it was part of the US agenda. He said that... LAHORE: GDA likely to attend APC LAHORE, Dec 2: Grand Democratic Alliance president Hamid Nasir Chattha is likely to participate in the all-party conference being convened by ARD president Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan.... LAHORE: Minimum wages board LAHORE, Dec 2: In order to review minimum wages for skilled and semi-skilled workers, the Punjab government has reconstituted the Punjab Minimum Wages Board, appointing 98 additional members representing both workers... LAHORE: Ex-senator Abdullah Rokari dies LAHORE, Dec 2: Mr Abdullah Rokari, former senator and worker of the Pakistan Movement, died here on Sunday after a protracted illness.... HYDERABAD: Women want more seats in assemblies HYDERABAD, Dec 2: Citizen Action Committee for Women Rights, Aurat Foundation at a meeting held here on Sunday decided to launch a campaign to press for earmarking women seats in the... HYDERABAD: Sacked mill worker observes hunger strike HYDERABAD, Dec 2: A dismissed worker of Calico Mills Kotri, Riaz Kandhro staged token hunger strike outside the Hyderabad press club here on Sunday in protest against the termination of his... HYDERABAD: Infotech to change world, says expert HYDERABAD, Dec 2: The Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro, organized the 8th Professor MD Makhdoom Memorial Lecture at the campus here the other... HYDERABAD: Police to cooperate with Nazims HYDERABAD, Dec 2: The senior superintendent of police, Hyderabad, Moazzam Jah, assured elected Nazims that the district police would fully cooperate with them in resolving people’s problems at their doorsteps.... HYDERABAD: Promotion of cottage industry urged HYDERABAD, Dec 2: The provincial secretary for forests, wildlife and environment, Shamsul Haq Memon stressed the need for the development of the cottage industry and added that the government should support...