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January 3, 2002 Thursday Shawwal 18, 1422 KARACHI: Preparation of electoral rolls gets under way KARACHI, Jan 2: The Election Commission of Pakistan’s drive of house-to- house enumeration and preparation of electoral rolls to send it to the press for printing for the scheduled October 2002... KARACHI: Missing boat traced in India KARACHI, Jan 2: The mystery of a missing Pakistani boat with 11 crewmen on board, which sailed out on a fishing trip more than four months back, has been resolved, it... KARACHI: KESC cuts supply to KWSB offices KARACHI, Jan 2: The KESC on Wednesday disconnected the power supply of the KWSB’s 9th-mile offices complex, residential colony and workshop, situated on Sharae Faisal, on account of non-payment of electricity... KARACHI: Special cell created to keep tabs on Madaris KARACHI, Jan 2: The government has created a new cell in the Special Branch of police which is preparing lists of religious schools, their accounts and other related matters, including the... KARACHI: Transport boards on defence planning KARACHI, Jan 2 : The government of Sindh has constituted the Provincial Transport Board on defence planning with immediate effect.... KARACHI: Meeting on KWSB’s fate today KARACHI, Jan 2: Some important decisions pertaining to the KWSB’s decentralization are expected to be taken at a high-level meeting here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Hospital waste management law in the offing KARACHI, Jan 2: A good frame-work for hospital waste management is an absolute necessity to raise the standards of health and environment in the country, according to provincial ombudsman Justice (Rtd)... KARACHI: PhD programme for KU faculty KARACHI, Jan 2: The University of Karachi has initiated a programme to enable its faculty members to acquire Ph.D. qualifications for enhancing their academic performance as well as having chances for... KARACHI: Child education curriculum reviewed KARACHI, Jan 2: A high level meeting, chaired by federal education minister Zubeida Jalal, reviewed the draft of an early childhood education curriculum here recently.... KARACHI: Women advised cancer checkups KARACHI, Jan 2: All women aged between 20 to 40 have been strictly advised to ensure medical checkups every third year, and all above 40 annual medical assessment to prevent breast,... KARACHI: Forms for BSE scholarship KARACHI, Jan 2: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, has announced that application forms for merit scholarships are available at the Board Office which could be submitted up to Feb 15... KARACHI: Judgment reserved in SSGC employees’ petitions KARACHI, Jan 2: The Sindh High Court reserved on Wednesday judgment in about 300 petitions of Sui Southern Gas Company employees who had challenged the credibility and locus standi of the... KARACHI: District govts asked to acquire land records KARACHI, Jan 2: The Sindh Board of Revenue has advised all the Nazims of district governments in the province to take over the subjects devolved on them by way of transfer... KARACHI: Five cars, five bikes stolen KARACHI, Jan 2: Ten vehicles — five cars and an equal number of motorcycles — were stolen in the city on Wednesday, the police said.... KARACHI: Pharmaceutical firms raising false fears KARACHI, Jan 2: Aggressive marketing techniques on the part of national and multi-national pharmaceutical companies is creating unnecessary fear among the public regarding different diseases.... KARACHI: Wasim calls for India, Pakistan dialogue KARACHI, Jan 2: Former chairman of the Senate, Wasim Sajjad, expressed concern on Wednesday over the Indian intentions and emphasized the need for resolving the contentious issues, including Kashmir, through dialogue.... KARACHI: Registration of aliens begins KARACHI, Jan 2: The National Aliens’ Registration Authority (Nara) has launched its operation from January 1, 2002.... KARACHI: Emergency measures discussed KARACHI, Jan 2: Preparation for emergency measures in the obtaining situation were discussed and decisions taken at a meeting of all the administrative secretaries and heads of the relevant departments held... KARACHI: Altaf slams baton charge on peace rally KARACHI, Jan 2: The chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Husain, has condemned the baton charge on participants of a peace rally, that was led by human right activist Asma... KARACHI: JI criticizes govt policies KARACHI, Jan 2: Acting chief of the Jamaat-i-Islami Syed Munawwar Hasan said here on Wednesday that he feared that the government’s attitude towards political parties might widen the gulf between the... KARACHI: PML vows to thwart Indian designs KARACHI, Jan 2: The Pakistan Muslim League (N) has said the nation stands united to give a befitting reply to the Indians as 140 million Pakistanis know how to defend the... KARACHI: Separate PIA counters for senior citizens KARACHI, Jan 2: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), has introduced separate counters for senior citizens at all its major domestic stations to provide better facilities and enhanced comfort to the elderly... KARACHI: PMA braces for election battle KARACHI, Jan 2: Serious court battle has started between the challengers and the retainers of PMA elections, originally scheduled to be held on December 23, which have been stayed by Civil... HYDERABAD: 2001 saw police grappling with criminals and dacoits HYDERABAD, Jan 2: The people of Hyderabad bid farewell to 2001 that saw police grappling with kidnappers and criminals and people continued to be detained in police lock-ups without any remand... HYDERABAD: Garhi Khata traders hold protest against sewage on road HYDERABAD, Jan 2: Shopkeepers of Gari Khata held a protest demonstration at Kohinoor Chowk on Wednesday in protest against the accumulation of sewage on the main road.... HYDERABAD: Peace forum flays lathi-charge on Wagah rally HYDERABAD, Jan 2: The Pak-India Peoples Forum for Peace and Democracy condemned lathi-charge by the law enforcement agencies on the rally held at Wagah border, near Lahore, which had been held... HYDERABAD: Growers to suffer losses due to low voltage HYDERABAD, Jan 2: The growers of Tando Jam, who have installed tube-wells due to the acute shortage of irrigation water, complained that due to low voltage they were unable to operate... HYDERABAD: Truck owners criticize Cantt contractor HYDERABAD, Jan 2: Truck owners under the banner of the Mazda Loading Truck Owners Association held a demonstration outside the press club on Wednesday against the alleged high-handedness of the Cantonment... HYDERABAD: Cooperation urged between teachers and students HYDERABAD, Jan 2: The vice chancellor, Sindh University, Jamshoro, Mazharul Haq Siddiqui stressed upon the teachers to have close interaction with the students for their guidance and proper education.... HYDERABAD: SPYO holds token hunger strike HYDERABAD, Jan 2: Activists of the Sindh People’s Youth Organization (SB) held a token hunger strike outside the press club on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: PAF notifies successful candidates HYDERABAD, Jan 2: The Information and Selection Centre, Pakistan Air Force, Hyderabad, on Wednesday notified candidates who have qualified as aero-technicians.... MIRPURKHAS: Four arrested MIRPURKHAS, Jan 2: The Tando Adam police claimed to have arrested four accused — Abdul Ghani Makrani, Chetan Bajeer, M. Saleh Memon and Ali Nawaz Laghari — on Tuesday for allegedly... PESHAWAR: No specific order yet on Sherpao PESHAWAR, Jan 2: With the absconding former chief minister Aftab Sherpao returning to Pakistan on Jan 6, the officials of Regional Accountability Bureau have yet to receive any specific directives about... PESHAWAR: Cases held up for want of notification PESHAWAR, Jan 2: Due to non-issuance of a vital notification by the provincial government after amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code and other laws, a large number of cases could not... PESHAWAR: Kabul urged to release Pakistani volunteers PESHAWAR, Jan 2: NWFP Awami National Party President Nasim Wali Khan has called upon the Afghan interim setup to release all those Pakistan’s pro-Taliban volunteer fighters who she thinks were lured... PESHAWAR: Repatriation hits real Estate business PESHAWAR, Jan 2: The expected repatriation of Afghan refugees has affected real estate business in the provincial metropolis as property prices experienced a downward trend last month.... PESHAWAR: Farmers, sugar mill owners asked to settle differences PESHAWAR, Jan 2: Expressing concern over the state of sugar industry in the province, NWFP Minister for Finance Farid Rehman has urged the sugar mill owners and the farming community to... PESHAWAR: CBR revenue collection improves PESHAWAR, Jan 2: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) recorded substantial improvement in revenue collection in the NWFP at the close of the first half of the current financial year despite... PESHAWAR: Bonn Accord decisions hailed PESHAWAR, Jan 2: The Afghanistan-Pakistan Peoples Friendship Association said on Wednesday that the decisions taken at the Bonn conference were a historic step for establishing peace in Afghanistan and rebuilding the... PESHAWAR: ICJ role in curbing terrorism sought PESHAWAR, Jan 2: Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar, a British MP, has stressed the need for setting up an International Court of Justice to deal with the menace of terrorism confronting the world....

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