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December 15, 2001 Saturday Ramazan 29, 1422 KARACHI: Top officials meet today to review decision: Cancellation of entrance test KARACHI, Dec 14: A high-level meeting is scheduled for Saturday to take a decision on the fallout of the health department’s order cancelling results of the second entrance tests conducted by... KARACHI: Bandits shoot two men to death KARACHI, Dec 14: Bandits shot two men to death in the city on Friday.Motorcycle hijackers shot a young man to death in Ranchhore Line. The police said that bandits tried to hijack a motorcycle from Malick Mohammed, aged 25, outside an eating-house in Ranchhore Line...... KARACHI: AI chief briefed on conditions in jails KARACHI, Dec 14: The first Muslim secretary-general of the Amnesty International, Irene Zubaida Khan, exchanged views on human rights situation in Pakistan with senior politicians at a dinner hosted in her... KARACHI: Officials told to communicate directly with district Nazims KARACHI, Dec 14: All the heads of the provincial government departments in Sindh have been directed to ensure that the official correspondence with the district governments is made through the Nazims... KARACHI: PR extends period of reservation KARACHI, Dec 14: The Railway administration has increased the period for reservation of seats and berths in all the trains from existing 15 days to 30 days.... KARACHI: Al-Quds Day observed KARACHI, Dec 14: The last Friday of Ramazan, or Jumatul Wida, which is also marked as Youm Al-Quds, was observed here on Friday.... KARACHI: Hazardous industries in Pak Colony KARACHI, Dec 14: A large number of marble industries, dyeing shops and tanneries and unauthorized hydrants in Pak Colony, Old Golimar, Asif Colony, Haroonabad and Rexer Colony have been playing havoc... KARACHI: Rs788.824m released for public education sector KARACHI, Dec 14: The Sindh education department has released an amount of Rs788.824 million to the 16 district governments of the province for purchasing education material, repair of schools, free distribution... KARACHI: Illegal parking fee being received KARACHI, Dec 14: The trend of extorting car parking fee from motorists even at those places which have not been designated as charged-parking zones continues unabated in different parts of the... KARACHI: Police criticized for extracting ‘Eidi’ from youth KARACHI, Dec 14: Leaders of two political parties in Karachi on Friday severely criticized police for unleashing harassment and excesses in the garb of checking against people when they are busy... KARACHI: Display of water supply schedule planned KARACHI, Dec 14: The KWSB’s managing director has asked all executive engineers to immediately prominently display water supply schedule on the outer walls of all pumping stations.... KARACHI: CARE plan accredited with BDA KARACHI, Dec 14: The CARE Teacher Training Programme for specific learning difficulties (dyslexia), under the directorship of Mahjabeen Sadik, was recently awarded accreditation of the British Dyslexia Association (BDA), says a... KARACHI: Bachat bazaars fail to deliver goods KARACHI, Dec 14: Although a large number of bachat bazaars (fair price open markets) were organized this year in Ramzan, these bazaars have failed to provide any considerable relief to the... KARACHI: SHC sets aside ATC order in cops killing case KARACHI, Dec 14: The anti-terrorism appellate bench of the Sindh High Court set aside on Friday the death sentence awarded by an anti-terrorism court to four accused in the alleged killing... KARACHI: Parties seek action against health dept, IBA officials KARACHI, Dec 14: Political parties on Friday poured scorn on the health department decision of cancelling the results of entrance tests, conducted by the Institute of Business Administration for the second... KARACHI: Lawyers, teachers seek an end to IBA tests KARACHI, Dec 14: The legal fraternity has expressed concern over the cancellation of the IBA aptitude test, taken by the students seeking admission to the medical colleges of the province, for... KARACHI: SNF hails removal of SPs KARACHI, Dec 14: The Sindh National Front welcomed the removal of SPs from the Punjab police posted in Sindh.... KARACHI: Plea converted into revision application KARACHI, Dec 14: A division bench of the Sindh High Court converted on Thursday a constitutional petition filed by the state in the murder case of two Iranian engineers into a... KARACHI: Stamp Act to be amended KARACHI, Dec. 14: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has given an approval to a proposal for reducing the number of articles in the Stamp Act from existing 65 to 31 only.... KARACHI: Man, woman get 4 years’ RI for adultery KARACHI, Dec 14: An additional district and sessions court convicted a married woman and her suitor on Friday for adultery and sentenced them to four years’ rigorous imprisonment with a fine... KARACHI: Zoo contractor issued notice KARACHI, Dec 14: A contractor of the zoological gardens has been issued notice by the zoo management for issuing fake entry tickets.... KARACHI: Heavy vehicles banned KARACHI, Dec 14: The DIG Traffic, Mohammed Yamin Khan, has banned the entry of heavy traffic in districts central and west from Dec 14 for a period of one week in... PESHAWAR: Insecurity making Afghan relief work difficult PESHAWAR, Dec 14: International aid agencies and relief organziations of Afghan origin are finding it difficult to implement assistance projects inside Afghanistan despite the fact that the Northern Alliance and its... PESHAWAR: Reform schools for juvenile offenders proposed PESHAWAR, Dec 14: Participants of a seminar have proposed that instead of sending juvenile offenders to prison, reform schools should be established for them.... PESHAWAR: Three cases filed in Barotha scandal PESHAWAR, Dec 14: Three different cases have been filed before local accountability courts in connection with Ghazi Barotha land acquisition scandal.... PESHAWAR: Money, goods distributed among DPs PESHAWAR, Dec 14: TALON, a local NGO, distributed relief goods on Friday among 1,200 displaced Afghan families at a camp in Bajaur Agency.... PESHAWAR: Iftikhar to head IMS board of governors PESHAWAR, Dec 14: The NWFP governor and the chancellor of the University of Peshawar, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, will head the new board of governors of the Institute of Management Sciences,... PESHAWAR: Ex-minister’s appeal dismissed PESHAWAR, Dec 14: A division bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by the former provincial minister, Habibullah Kundi, challenging his conviction in absentia by an... PESHAWAR: 11 uplift plans okayed PESHAWAR, Dec 14: A meeting of the district development committee Dir Lower, presided over by district Nazim Dr Mohammad Yaqoob Khan, on Thursday approved 11 new development schemes to be executed... RAWALPINDI: Man killed, daughter injured in road accident RAWALPINDI, Dec 14: A man was killed and his daughter sustained critical injuries after their motorcycle plunged into a deep ravine on Simli Dam Road Thursday night, police and hospital authorities... RAWALPINDI: PTU warns of starting drive against transfers RAWALPINDI, Dec 14: The Punjab Teachers Union (Rawalpindi chapter) has termed the recent transfers of teachers as unjustified, and warned of launching a movement if these are not reviewed.... RAWALPINDI: AC adjourns hearing in Wattoo’s case RAWALPINDI, Dec 14 : An Accountability Court (AC) adjourned the hearing of corruption reference against the former chief minister Punjab Manzoor Wattoo, till January.... ISLAMABAD: Plan finalized to meet water shortage in Capital: Moin ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: A broad-based programme has been finalized to overcome water scarcity in the federal capital, Interior Minister Lt-Gen (Rtd) Moinuddin Haider said on Friday.... ISLAMABAD: ‘PTCL can’t hike tariff without PTA approval’ ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) can not determine tariff independently, says a Pakistan Telecommunication Authority official.... ISLAMABAD: Court rejects Asif’s plea to celebrate Eid in Karachi ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: An accountability court on Friday rejected the request of jailed PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari to celebrate Eidul Fitr in Karachi along with his parents.... LAHORE: US might allow India to attack Pakistan: JI LAHORE, Dec 14: Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan acting amir Syed Munawwar Hasan feared on Friday that the attack on Indian parliament could be used by the United States as a justification to allow... LAHORE: ‘Attack a ploy of Indian agencies’ LAHORE, Dec 14: Jamaat-i-Islami acting amir Munawwar Hasan has termed the attack on Indian parliament a ploy of secret agencies of New Delhi and urged the Pakistan government and the public... LAHORE: Christians observe fast LAHORE, Dec 14: Members of the Christian community on Friday observed fast to express solidarity with Muslims in response to a call by Roman Catholics’s spiritual leader Pope Paul-II.... LAHORE: Convict’s lip stitching: report sent to governor LAHORE, Dec 14: The Attock Jail administration has submitted a report to the Punjab governor regarding stitching of lips by a convict.... LAHORE: NAB softens settlement terms in Wattoo case LAHORE, Dec 14: The National Accountability Bureau, Punjab, softened its terms on Wednesday for a settlement with former chief minister Manzoor Wattoo and others bringing down to 15 per cent the... LAHORE: Tresslor’s statement criticized LAHORE, Dec 14: The Christian National Front has described a reported statement of Mr S K Tresslor as a conspiracy against the government in which the federal minister had expressed himself... LAHORE: Special Eid trains LAHORE, Dec 14: The Pakistan Railways is running two special trains on Lahore-Multan section in view of the passengers’ rush on Eidul Fitr.... LAHORE: Jumatul Wida observed LAHORE, Dec 14: The faithful observed Jumatul Wida with religious fervour.The last Friday of Ramazan holds a special importance for the Muslims. A large number of people offered Juma prayers in mosques and open places in the city..... HYDERABAD: PMA wants action by health dept, firms HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The president of Pakistan Medical Association, Sindh, Dr Noor Mohammad Memon, has expressed concern at the artificial shortage of a very important drug Sustac used by the heart... HYDERABAD: Looted goods recovered, two arrested HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The Hyderabad police have arrested two accused on Thursday night and recovered a dish receiver and looted gold ornaments valued at over Rs100,000.... HYDERABAD: Modern teaching facilities at SU soon HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The Sindh University, Jamshoro, has decided that the information about admissions, results, and examinations would be provided on the university website as a newsletter with information about the... HYDERABAD: Power suspension HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The Hesco has announced that due to the on-going development work, the power supply will remain suspended on Dec 15 from 8:00am to 1:00pm in areas receiving power... HYDERABAD: Al-Quds Day observed HYDERABAD, Dec 14: The Al-Quds Day was observed here on Friday by Tehrik-e-Jafria Pakistan, Asgharia Students Organisation, Imamia Students Organisation and Jamaat-i-Islami....

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