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December 29, 2001 Saturday Shawwal 13, 1422 KARACHI: SSGC may stop supply to KESC: Non-payment of dues KARACHI, Dec 28: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation is likely to lose the gas supply it receives from the Sui Southern Gas Company because the power utility has not paid its... KARACHI: Water scarcity persists in many localities KARACHI, Dec 28: The water shortage in various parts of the city continued for a second consecutive day on Friday, forcing residents of the affected localities to buy water tankers at... KARACHI: Teenaged girl raped, strangled; cop shot dead KARACHI, Dec 28: An activist of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement was shot dead in Shah Faisal Colony on Friday.... KARACHI: Transporters seek repair of damaged roads KARACHI, Dec 29: The Karachi Transport Ittehad has demanded of the City Nazim, Naib Nazim and DCO to get... KARACHI: Boy brutally tortured by stepfather KARACHI, Dec 28: A 12-year-old boy was held captive and brutally tortured for over two days by his stepfather in Pirabad.... KARACHI: Immigrants’ registration KARACHI, Dec 28: The National Alien Registration Authority (NARA) will launch the registration of illegal immigrants living in Pakistan from January 1, 2002, NARA sources told APP here on Friday.... KARACHI: Christmas reception at Governor’s House KARACHI, Dec 28: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro on Friday evening hosted a Christmas reception at the Governor House.... KARACHI: Zia enthrals audience at Karachi Gymkhana KARACHI, Dec 28: Words never die: born in a particular cultural environment, they quite often keep lying, as if dead in an inclement weather, and later, rejuvenated by the poets and... KARACHI: Committed leadership for country urged KARACHI, Dec 28: Girls won all the three prizes in the annual Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah inter-school declamation contest held at the Quaid-i-Azam Museum on Friday.... KARACHI: Miniatures show KARACHI, Dec 28: An exhibition of miniatures/calligraphies by Zawar Hussain at Carlton’s Hotel gallery will continue till Jan 14, says a press release.... KARACHI: Niaz-o-Nigar celebrations KARACHI, Dec 28: The annual celebration of Bazme Niaz-o-Nigar will be held on Saturday at Nipa auditorium.... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Dec 28: The weather in Karachi remained fair and dry on Friday.... KARACHI: Efforts made for good governance, says Soomro KARACHI, Dec 28: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has said coordinated efforts have been undertaken for good governance, improvement of financial matters and provision of facilities in the province.... KARACHI: IG orders operation against criminals KARACHI, Dec 28: IGP Sindh Syed Kamal Shah on Friday ordered a vigorous operation cleanup against dacoits, terrorists and other criminal elements in Karachi and in the interior of Sindh.... KARACHI: Arrest of foreign vessel ordered KARACHI, Dec 28: Justice Wahid Bux Brohi of the Sindh High Court ordered the arrest of a foreign vessel M V ECO-Ekram on a suit filed by Almina for the recovery... KARACHI: Garbage-burning posing health hazard to people KARACHI, Dec 28: The rising trend of burning garbage at roadsides and garbage dumping sites by health workers of different Town administrations is causing pollution and posing a serious health hazard... KARACHI: Expressway, N. bypass projects reviewed KARACHI, Dec 28: The chairman of the National Highway Authority, Maj-Gen Farrukh Javed, on Friday called on Sindh Governor Muhammedmian Soomro in the Governor’s House and reviewed the highway projects in... KARACHI: Court issues notice to NAB KARACHI, Dec 28: A division bench of Sindh High Court on Friday issued notice to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) through its deputy prosecutor general for Dec 31 on a pre-arrest bail... KARACHI: Doctors seek NOCs KARACHI, Dec 28: Doctors from different hospitals in Sindh have appealed to the governor to issue them NOCs for joining the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia.... KARACHI: ATC issues notice to SHO in murder case KARACHI, Dec 28: The Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) No 4, presided over by Khan Pervez Chang, has issued notice for Jan 9 to SHO Gadap in a case filed by one Abbas... KARACHI: Civil defence at union councils shortly KARACHI, Dec 27: The Karachi city government has decided to activate the Department of Civil Defence at the union council level to meet any eventuality.... KARACHI: Fishmongers face problems KARACHI, Dec 28: More than 100 fishmongers in Karachi Fish Harbour have been facing economic hardships since 1996 because authorities have yet to arrange a proper site for their settlement.... KARACHI: Appointed KARACHI, Dec 28: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has appointed Prof Dr Raunaq Raza as dean of Karachi University’s Faculty of Sciences..—APP... KARACHI: Revenue collection up by Rs5bn: KESC KARACHI, Dec 28: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has shown a turnaround in revenue collection by over Rs5 billion. The total revenue earning during 1998-99 was Rs23.78 billion, which increased to... PESHAWAR: Changes in Zakat system under way, says minister PESHAWAR, Dec 28: The NWFP Minister for Social Welfare, Auqaf, Religious and Minority Affairs, Qari Roohullah Madani, has said that changes are being made in the Zakat system at both federal... PESHAWAR: Dir council cuts bus fares by 15 per cent PESHAWAR, Dec 28: Lower Dir District government announced 15 per cent cut in public transport’s fares on Friday, to provide relief to commuters.  ...