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December 4, 2001 Tuesday Ramazan 18, 1422 KARACHI: Sindh govt to resist PR grab of KCR land KARACHI, Dec 3: Differences have cropped up between the Pakistan Railways and the Sindh government over the leasing out of shops and markets along the tracks of the Karachi Circular Railway.... KARACHI: Bandits rob consulate, govt officials of Rs1.3m KARACHI, Dec 3: Bandits robbed a customs officer of one million rupees outside Metropolitan Bank on Rashid Minhas Road on Monday.... KARACHI: Sindh Building Control Ordinance amended KARACHI, Dec 3: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro promulgated on Monday, with immediate effect, the Sindh Building Control (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001, amending the Sindh Building Control Ordinance, 1979.... KARACHI: 202 Pakistani fishermen arrive today KARACHI, Dec 3: Two hundred and two Pakistani fishermen who have been released recently by the Indian government will arrive here on Tuesday morning.... KARACHI: SHC sets aside Ombudsman’s order KARACHI, Dec 3: An impugned order of the Sindh Ombudsman regarding the New Malir Housing Scheme was set aside by a division bench of Sindh High Court on Monday which held... KARACHI: 12 vehicles hijacked KARACHI, Dec 3: Twelve vehicles — six cars and an equal number of motorcycles were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Monday, the police said.... KARACHI: Policy on teachers’ pay rise test changed KARACHI, Dec 3: The Sindh Education department has revised its policy with regard to qualifying test for school teachers seeking advance increment or financial benefit on the basis of Bachelor or... KARACHI: 178 doctors leave country in a year KARACHI, Dec 3: The Sindh Health Department has warned that all those doctors who fail to return to their duties from foreign countries in line with the allowed No-Objection Certificate period... KARACHI: Rs100m to be spent on construction of roads KARACHI, Dec 3: The City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, said here on Monday that the Karachi city district government had issued tenders worth Rs370 million for various development schemes of the city.... KARACHI: 31 admission cases reviewed KARACHI, Dec 3: The IBA has reviewed the cases of 31 candidates for admission to medical colleges from Hyderabad, whose records were affected by computer virus.... KARACHI: Entrance test held for reserved seats KARACHI, Dec 3: 96 candidates appeared in the entry test for admission on 18 reserved seats for Sindh students at different engineering universities of the country.... KARACHI: Female education coordinators KARACHI, Dec 3: The Executive District Officer, Education, Karachi, has nominated 35 female coordinators in all the towns of the city to assist in promoting curricular as well as co- curricular... KARACHI: SHC rejects PIA official’s petition KARACHI, Dec 3: The Sindh High Court on Monday rejected a petition of a PIA director through which the plaintiff had raised legal objection in respect of the maintainability of the... KARACHI: America criticized for double standards KARACHI, Dec 3: Leaders belonging to various political and religious parties have contended that the US and its allies’ action in Afghanistan has exposed these countries’ claim of a civilized society.... KARACHI: Hearing of Sajjad’s plea begins KARACHI, Dec 3: The hearing of a constitutional petition filed by former chief justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan, Justice Syed Sajjad Ali Shah, commenced on Monday before Sindh High Court’s... KARACHI: Acquitted in tax fraud case KARACHI, Dec 3: In compliance with the directives of Justice Shabbir Ahmed of the Sindh High Court, the Special Judge Customs and Taxation, Salman Ansari, compounded the offence under section 37(A)(4)... KARACHI: Plea against acquittal in murder case admitted KARACHI, Dec 3: The Sindh High Court has admitted for regular hearing a criminal acquittal appeal against the trial court’s judgment which had found the two respondents not guilty of murdering... KARACHI: Survey of shrines in Sindh ordered KARACHI, Dec 3: Sindh minister for religious affairs Mohammad Wali Razi has issued directives to the Auqaf department to conduct an immediate survey of all shrines so that data could be... KARACHI: Govt orders reorganization of ACE KARACHI, Dec 3: Sindh governor Muhammedmian Soomro has called for making the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) effective and efficient.... KARACHI: Seminar held on Imam Hasan KARACHI, Dec 3: Tehrik-i-Jafaria Pakistan chief Allama Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi has said the life of Hazrat Imam Hasan Mujtaba (AS) is a guideline for the Ummah on how to meet... KARACHI: Seized tapes, horns destroyed KARACHI, Dec 3: About 4,240 tape recorders and pressure horns, confiscated by the traffic police during different drives, were destroyed at the Central Police Office here on Monday in the presence... PESHAWAR: PHC rejects Qazi’s plea against detention PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The Peshawar High Court has observed that some of the religious groups tried to get political mileage out of the situation born of the attack on Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: Mujaddidi plans meetings with Musharraf PESHAWAR, Dec 3: Afghanistan’s former president Sibghatullah Mujaddidi who arrived in Peshawar on Sunday night is likely to hold meetings with president Gen Pervez Musharraf and other senior officials in Islamabad... PESHAWAR: PHC puts off hearing : Nigerian woman’s case PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The Peshawar High Court on Monday directed a detained Nigerian female to produce school record of her daughter studying in Pakistan.... PESHAWAR: No retaliation against non-Pakhtoon refugees: UNHCR PESHAWAR, Dec 3: United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has denied reports of retaliation against non-Pakhtoon Afghan refugees in Malakand division and other parts of the Frontier province.... PESHAWAR: Bodies formed to solve problems PESHAWAR, Dec 3: Various committees comprising district assembly members have been formed to address the people’s problems and check the efficiency of government departments, Nazim of Mansehra District, Mohammad Azam Khan... PESHAWAR: Court orders release of official PESHAWAR, Dec 3: An accountability court on Monday ordered release of a land acquisition collector, Attock, Sheikh Ijaz, after he agreed to pay Rs2.2 million to the National Accountability Bureau.... PESHAWAR: Taliban’s inclusion in future setup demanded PESHAWAR, Dec 3: A prominent Afghan leader, Haji Mohammad Yaqub Sharafat, has welcomed the arrival of Hazrat Mujaddadi in Pakistan, media reports said.... PESHAWAR: Health care top priority, says NWFP governor PESHAWAR, Dec 3: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that the present government has allocated a major portion of its resources to strengthen secondary health care at the district... PESHAWAR: End to bombing on civilians demanded PESHAWAR, Dec 3: A meeting with the participation of several chieftains of Kharoti tribe of Pakhtoon clan held in Paktia province in which the participants demanded end to the bombings on... PESHAWAR: Director arrested PESHAWAR, Dec 3: On the directives of National Accountability Bureau, an assistant director of Primary Education Project, Dir, Shehryar Khan, was arrested on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Livestock can earn more revenue: report PESHAWAR, Dec 3: NWFP Livestock and Dairy Department has the potential to double its Rs62.8 billion per annum revenue by exploiting its resources on sound footings, says a report.... PESHAWAR: Private schools may be allowed to use govt buildings PESHAWAR, Dec 3: The government will allow the private sector to run their schools in the buildings of public sector schools and colleges after the regular school hours, NWFP Education and... HANGU: College fails to start degree classes HANGU, Dec 3: Millions of rupees spent on Government Girls Degree College for Girls in Hangu appear to be going down the drain as the education department fails to commence classes... RAWALPINDI: LG system not applicable to cantts: station commander RAWALPINDI, Dec 3: No decision has been made regarding holding of local government elections in cantonments.... RAWALPINDI: Dist health depts’ plea on drug prices rejected RAWALPINDI, Dec 3: The provincial health department has turned down the request of various districts to fix medicine prices for procurement to public hospitals, official sources told Dawn on Monday.... RAWALPINDI: Eid shopping gaining momentum in Pindi RAWALPINDI, Dec 3: As shopping picks up for the fast approaching Eidul Fitr, a great deal of hustle and bustle is seen in the shopping centres of Rawalpindi city, Cantonment, Chaklala... ISLAMABAD: Implementation of quality standards for bottled water lauded ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: The Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan (CRCP) has appreciated the decision to implement legally enforceable quality standards for bottled/mineral water.... ISLAMABAD: CDA to build a dam yearly to conserve rainwater ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to construct at least one small dam every year in Islamabad to preserve rainwater and utilize it during drought situation, a... ISLAMABAD: Ban on arms licences to be relaxed in certain areas ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: The ban on issuance of arms licences may be relaxed in certain areas for security purposes and to check terrorist activities, interior ministry sources said here on Monday.... ISLAMABAD: 35pc living below poverty line: report ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Lack of political stability to bear the short-term costs of reforms have increased poverty and currently 35 per cent of the households in the country are below the... LAHORE: PPP to stop jihad across LoC: Zia LAHORE, Dec 3: Pakistan People’s Party Punjab president Qasim Zia said on Monday a PPP government would not allow jihadi organizations to enter occupied Kashmir.... LAHORE: LHC asked to order release, production of scientists LAHORE, Dec 3: The high court must order the production of the detained or summon the detaining authority to ascertain whether he is being held in lawful custody, counsel for detained... LAHORE: Police get three weeks to enforce traffic law, rules LAHORE, Dec 3: The Lahore High Court gave the traffic police there weeks to ensure full implementation of the motor vehicles law and rules and submit a compliance report soon afterwards....