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December 31, 2001 Monday Shawwal 15, 1422 KARACHI: Indian general calls for sustained dialogue: India-Pakistan stand-off KARACHI, Dec 30: A former Indian general who has served in the occupied Kashmir has called for sustained dialogue to defuse the current eyeball-to-eyeball stand-off amid a rapidly deteriorating security environment... KARACHI: Sindh police to destroy illegal arms next month KARACHI, Dec 30: The Sindh police will destroy thousands of those illegal weapons in the second week of the next month which had either been submitted voluntarily during the arms recovery... KARACHI: Award of lease to localities urged KARACHI, Dec 30: Several half-a-century old localities of Liaquatabad, despite having basic civic amenities, have not yet been awarded lease.... KARACHI: Water leakage from pump house KARACHI, Dec 30: Water coming out from the KWSB’s pump house, near North Nazimabad’s Five-Star Hotel, has flooded a major portion of the road that links Federal-B Area with North Nazimabad,... KARACHI: Youth killed over petty dispute KARACHI, Dec 30: A teenager was killed over a petty dispute in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Sunday morning.... KARACHI: Arts Council polls attract large number of voters KARACHI, Dec 30: Polling got under way in the annual Arts Council elections on Sunday afternoon, shortly after the general body meeting, amid complaints that the administration failed to make proper... KARACHI: Karachi police alert on eve of new year KARACHI, Dec 30: Police have been put on high alert to face any eventuality during the new year celebrations on Monday night.... KARACHI: Private sector not drawn to education dept’s offer KARACHI, Dec 30: The private sector gave a cold response to the Sindh education department which is making efforts to lease out its seven unutilised or under-construction educational buildings in the... KARACHI: Drive to recover MVT launched KARACHI, Dec 30: The Sindh excise and taxation department have launched a special campaign for the recovery of the Motor Vehicle Tax in Karachi.... KARACHI: Edhi Foundation gets donation KARACHI, Dec 30: The Pakistani community living in Scotland has donated an ambulance and 10,000 pounds to Edhi Foundation.... KARACHI: Rally against war today KARACHI, Dec 30: Citizens for Peace will stage a rally in front of the Karachi Press Club on Monday at 5.30pm, says a press release.... KARACHI: Niaz Fatehpuri remembered KARACHI: Harmony among classes and its role in literature was the subject to be discussed at the annual memorial lecture of the year 2001, in memory of Allama Niaz Fatehpuri.... KARACHI: Fair weather forecast KARACHI, Dec 30: The meteorological department has forecast fair weather with cool night for Karachi on Monday. The minimum temperature is expected between 13 to 15 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: Training course KARACHI, Dec 30: The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology is starting a training course on Safe Management of Wastes from Health Care Activity (Hospital Wastes Management) from January 2.... KARACHI: RTA fails to implement amended ordinance KARACHI, Dec 30: The Road Transport Authority has failed to implement the amendment made to the Sindh Motor Vehicles Ordinance of 1965, enforced on April 13, 2000, making obligatory on all... KARACHI: Proposal for review of stamp duty approved KARACHI, Dec 30: The Governor of Sindh, Mohammedmian Soomro, has approved a proposal for review of stamp duty on financing documents and its imposition at the ad valorem rate of 0.2... KARACHI: Dawn staffer grieved KARACHI, Dec 30: The mother of Dawn chief photographer Mujib-ur-Rehman died on Sunday morning in a local hospital. She was 84.... KARACHI: Rally held against India KARACHI, Dec 30: The Labour Party Pakistan on Sunday staged a peace rally outside Karachi Press Club against the prevailing tension between Pakistan and India.... PESHAWAR: PPP calls for talks to avoid war PESHAWAR, Dec 30: Pakistan People Party’s provincial council has stressed the need for holding meaningful dialogue between India and Pakistan to ward off another war in the region. The people of... PESHAWAR: Quaid wanted pluralistic Islamic state: Seminar told PESHAWAR, Dec 30: The government has brought about vital changes in the governing system, bringing the country closer to achieving the vision of the Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.... PESHAWAR: Accused gets bail in woman’s selling case PESHAWAR, Dec 30: A Pesh Imam, accused of selling a married woman, has been allowed bail by a local court.... PESHAWAR: On Osama’s trail in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Dec 30: He’s here but he isn’t. He used to live here or maybe he didn’t — ever since Afghan Defence Minister Gen Mohammad Fahim said Osama bin Laden was... PESHAWAR: Escalation of tension seen threat to peace PESHAWAR, Dec 30: Central leader of Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao), Sikandar Sherpao has said that the escalating tension between India and Pakistan would affect the prospects of peace and development in... PESHAWAR: Afzal Raza passes away PESHAWAR, Dec 30: Prominent literary figure and writer Prof Dr Afzal Raza Raza, who died here on Sunday after a protracted illness, was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard at... PESHAWAR: Press club elects office-bearers PESHAWAR, Dec 30: Senior correspondent of Dawn, Intikhab  Amir, was elected president of Peshawar Press Club here on Saturday.... BUNER: Campaign BUNER, Dec 30: The Pakistan Awami Party (PAP), Buner, decided at a meeting held here on Saturday to start a fresh membership campaign in the district.... ISLAMABAD: Reputed colleges to be granted autonomy ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Ministry of Education is planning to grant autonomy and degree awarding status to reputed colleges in the country, official sources told Dawn here on Sunday.... RAWALPINDI: ‘Private sector to run second shifts in public schools’ RAWALPINDI, Dec 30: The government has prepared a plan under which public schools will be given to the private sector for starting afternoon and evening classes to raise the literacy level... RAWALPINDI: PML workers asked to be ready for sacrifice RAWALPINDI, Dec 30: Former provincial minister and PML leader Raja Basharat Ahmed has said Quaid-i-Azam’s heritage embodied in the shape of Pakistan was the prime security responsibility of the Quaid’s founding... ISLAMABAD: Scientist calls for more research activities ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Development in the field of science and technology is must for the economic growth of a country.... RAWALPINDI: Pindi lost three poets in 2001 RAWALPINDI, Dec 30: Three prominent local poets of national importance died during the year 2001. Among them included Ahmed Zafar, Jamil Malik and Bashir Saifi.... ISLAMABAD: Pakistan losing media war with India: PAT ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) chairman Dr Tahirul Qadri has said Pakistan is being pushed on the defensive, despite a just stance, because of its ineffective response to the... LAHORE: Extortion mafia back to Bakar Mandi: Hike in meat prices LAHORE, Dec 30: Meat prices are up following the return of the mafia to the Kot Kamboh Bakkar Mandi and slaughterhouse from the District City Government to the Allama Iqbal Town... LAHORE: ARD ceases to exist? LAHORE, Dec 30: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) practically ceases to exist after the refusal of its two major component parties to attend the all parties conference convened by... LAHORE: Kashmir cause being sabotaged, says JI LAHORE, Dec 30: The Jamaat-i-Islami on Sunday accused the military government of weakening the country’s national stand on Kashmir by banning under foreign pressure the Lashkar-i-Taiba and Jaish-i-Muhammad and then failing... LAHORE: North Cantt killings: two labourers held LAHORE, Dec 30: Police on Sunday took two labourers into custody in connection with the murder of five family members in North Cantonment.... LAHORE: Amer for boycott of Indian products LAHORE, Dec 30: District Nazim Mian Amer has called upon the Lahorites to boycott the culture and products of India till the review of the aggressive and extremist policies by its... LAHORE: Guard shot dead LAHORE, Dec 30: A security guard was shot dead in Mahmoodi Market, Hanjarwal, on Sunday.... LAHORE: YMCA’s services praised LAHORE, Dec 30: Speakers at a function held here on Saturday night to mark the 126th anniversary of the YMCA eulogised the service of the association in the fields of education,... HYDERABAD: Houses for Qila people occupied HYDERABAD, Dec 30: The deputy district officer, revenue, Latifabad, Dr Mohammad Farooq Leghari, has been nominated as the coordinating officer for shifting the affected families of Pucca Qila to government quarters... HYDERABAD: SHC orders officials to explain admission through disputed test HYDERABAD, Dec 30: Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, issued notices to Sindh chief secretary, secretary health and the responsible official of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences to appear... HYDERABAD: Need for research on livestock stressed HYDERABAD, Dec 30: The vice chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Dr Bashir Ahmed Chandio has stressed the need for research in veterinary especially in livestock breeding. He said modern... HYDERABAD: SU holds entry test HYDERABAD, Dec 30: The Sindh University Jamshoro conducted admissions tests for the first time to the Bachelor’s degree programme for the academic session 2002 at the Elsa Qazi Campus (old campus),... HYDERABAD: Haris reject Areesar’s claim HYDERABAD, Dec 30: The Sindh Hari Committee has taken strong exception to the claim of Abdul Wahid Areesar, a central leader of the Jeay Sindh Quami Mahaaz (JSQM), that the slogan... HYDERABAD: Electronics market closed in protest HYDERABAD, Dec 30: The entire electronics market remained closed and the electronic dealers observed total strike following the manhandling of an electronics dealer, Bashir Memon, by an ASI of the Baldia... HYDERABAD: Teachers call off protest movement HYDERABAD, Dec 30: The Sindh Teachers Alliance (STA) called off its protest movement in view of the prevailing situation in the country....

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