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January 1, 2002 Tuesday Shawwal 16, 1422 KARACHI: Town Nazims get orders to raze illegal constructions KARACHI, Dec 31: Governor Muhammadmian Soomro during his meeting with Town Nazims of Karachi on Monday asked them to lay a heavy hand on illegal constructions.... KARACHI: Three shot dead, two commit suicide KARACHI, Dec 31: A 70-year-old man committed suicide after killing his daughter in Landhi on Monday.... KARACHI: Final merit list for DMC, SMC released KARACHI, Dec 31: The chairman of the selection board for medical admissions and principal of the Dow Medical College, Prof Illahi Bakhsh Soomro, on Monday issued the list of candidates selected... KARACHI: City council demands incentives for UC Nazims KARACHI, Dec 31: The Karachi City Council on Monday demanded that the Sindh government should give the same powers and incentives to the Nazims of union councils and Naib Nazims of... KARACHI: Arts Council election results KARACHI, Dec 31: S.H. Hashmi, Saifur Rehman Grami and Yavar Mehdi have been elected vice president, honorary secretary and treasurer, respectively, in the annual Arts Council elections.... KARACHI: Two PIA flights for India today KARACHI, Dec 31: Pakistan International Airlines has scheduled two special flights to ferry travellers from India stranded there because of the airspace ban imposed by India.... KARACHI: Emergency OT opened at CHK KARACHI, Dec 31: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro on Monday inaugurated an emergency operation theatre at the Civil Hospital, which has been established with the financial assistance of 1976 graduates of Dow... KARACHI: Rs8m earmarked for burns centre KARACHI, Dec 31: The Sindh government has earmarked Rs8 million for the under-construction burns centre at the Civil Hospital, Karachi, the provincial health minister, Ehsan Ahmed, said here on Monday.... KARACHI: Operators back ban on Indian channels KARACHI, Dec 31: The All Pakistan Cable Operators Association (APCOA) has lent unqualified support to the government decision of banning the relaying of all Indian and satellite channels in the country.... KARACHI: New session at KU begins today KARACHI, Dec 31: The new academic session at the University of Karachi will commence on January 1.... KARACHI: IBM merit certificates KARACHI, Dec 31: The Institute of Business Management awarded 14 merit certificates to graduates at its 4th convocation held on Dec 29, said sources in the institution.... KARACHI: Inter suppl exams KARACHI, Dec 31: The HSC supplementary examinations 2001 for Commerce, Humanities and Home Economics groups will commence from January 7.... KARACHI: Urdu, 50 years later KARACHI, Dec 31: Is Urdu going to survive in future, say after hundred or even 50 years? The question came under discussion at Irteqa Literary Forum on Sunday.... KARACHI: City agency for master planning likely KARACHI, Dec 31: The Sindh housing and town-planning department has notified that at the city district government level the master planning group of offices responsible for master planning for the entire... KARACHI: PPP seeks early elections KARACHI, Dec 31: The Pakistan People’s Party has demanded restoration of a political system in the country at the earliest by transferring power to the elected representatives after holding free and... KARACHI: Encroachments removed from amenity land KARACHI, Dec 31: A piece of prime government land measuring over 1000 square yards and reserved for educational purposes has been retrieved from encroachers after more than five years.... KARACHI: India warned against any miscalculation KARACHI, Dec 31: The federal minister for law, parliamentary affairs and human rights, Barrister Shahida Jamil, has said Pakistan’s nuclear assets are fully under a command and control system.... KARACHI: Three MQM activists acquitted KARACHI, Dec 31: Additional district and sessions judge, West, Naseem Mansoor, acquitted on Monday three workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a murder case.... KARACHI: Demo against growing war hysteria KARACHI, Dec 31: A large number of people staged a demonstration at the Press Club on Monday to protest against the growing war hysteria between India and Pakistan.... KARACHI: Quackery on the rise KARACHI, Dec 31: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has expressed its concern over the rising menace of quackery in the country saying that patients of cancer, HIV and other chronic diseases... KARACHI: Shelter home for women KARACHI, Dec 31: The city’s first well-organized private sector shelter home “Panah” for women, who are in distress or who leave their homes because of domestic violence, will start functioning on... HYDERABAD: Taluka council flays transfer, merger of colleges, schools HYDERABAD, Dec 31: The taluka council, Hyderabad City, disposed of a 12-point agenda in a meeting on Monday.... HYDERABAD: SHC summons SHO, AAG HYDERABAD, Dec 31: Justice Ghulam Rabbani of Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, here on Monday issued notices to SHO Bhitai Nagar police and Additional AG Sindh, Masood A. Noorani, for Jan... HYDERABAD: English translation of Ayaz soon HYDERABAD, Dec 31: Tributes was paid to poet Shaikh Ayaz at a literary gathering at Bhitshah on Sunday to mark his 4th death anniversary.... HYDERABAD: LUMHS announces entry test results HYDERABAD, Dec 31: Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, has announced on Monday the final list of candidates who have been granted admission to the university following the entry... HYDERABAD: Report sought on hunting of migratory birds HYDERABAD, Dec 31: Sindh minister for agriculture, forests and wildlife, Mr Hassan Ail Chanhio, has expressed anger on public complaints that migratory birds were being hunted down.... HYDERABAD: Demo held against student’s death HYDERABAD, Dec 31: At least 50 activists of the Sindh National Students Front (SNSF) held a demonstration outside the Hyderabad Press Club on Monday against the suicidal death of Ms Uma... HYDERABAD: People ready for challenge: Nazim HYDERABAD, Dec 31: Hyderabad District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has said that Pakistan believed in peace and wanted to live in peace and amity with its neighbours. However, referring to the... HYDERABAD: PPP leader slams Indian war hysteria HYDERABAD, Dec 31: Former Sindh chief minister and central leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has expressed concern over the prevailing situation particularly recent developments in Afghanistan... HYDERABAD: Doctors HYDERABAD, Dec 31: Dr Noor Muhammad Memon, President, Pakistan Medical Association, Sindh, has regretted that no decision had been taken by the Sindh government about the issuance of NOC to doctors... PESHAWAR: District council demands more perks for LB members PESHAWAR, Dec 31: Peshawar City District Council on Monday asked the provincial government to enhance the perks and privileges being given to the District Nazim, Naib Nazims, and members of district,... PESHAWAR: Launching of Rs50m road project ordered PESHAWAR, Dec 31: The provincial government has ordered launching of a project for widening of road at Sure Pul (Rehman Baba), which will cost Rs50 million and help streamline flow of... PESHAWAR: Petition for registration of FIR rejected PESHAWAR, Dec 31: The Peshawar High Court on Monday declined to direct the local police to register an FIR on the complaint of a petitioner against his son-in-law.... PESHAWAR: Directorate set up without staff PESHAWAR, Dec 31: A separate directorate of prosecution is to start functioning from Jan 1, 2001 (Tuesday) in the NWFP, but the government has yet not issued a notification for the... PESHAWAR: Japanese NGO gives jackets to DPs PESHAWAR, Dec 31: The Japan Emergency NGO (JEN) has started distribution of 12,000 winter jackets among vulnerable displaced Afghans in the Frontier province.... PESHAWAR: Weapons seized, two held PESHAWAR, Dec 31: The police on Sunday seized a huge cache of arms being smuggled to various parts of the country, and arrested two accursed.... PESHAWAR: Govt support to US criticized PESHAWAR, Dec 31: The Hizbut Tahrir has said, after cooperating with America against the Taliban, the government was now in a way fighting against its own people by allowing the American... PESHAWAR: Autonomy for STC to be discussed PESHAWAR, Dec 31: The NWFP minister for information, sports, culture and tourism, Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani, has directed to convene a meeting of the board of directors of Sarhad Tourism Corporation... PESHAWAR: Press club office-bearers felicitated PESHAWAR, Dec 31: The NWFP minister for information, Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani, has congratulated Intikhab Amir, the new president of Peshawar Press Club, and other office-holders on their success in the recently-held... PESHAWAR: Sexual abuse of children remains high: expert PESHAWAR, Dec 31: Pakistan is one of those countries that have failed to curb the rising trend of sexual abuse of children. Society is shy towards the matter and reluctant to...

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