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January 8, 2002 Tuesday Shawwal 23, 1422 KARACHI: New billing plan to inflate gas bills KARACHI, Jan 7: A large number of the consumers of the Sui Southern Gas Company will pay more under the recently-introduced heating value-based billing system.... KARACHI: IT exhibition attracts thousands KARACHI, Jan 7: Thousands flocked to the Expo Centre in Gulshan-i-Iqbal as a two-day exhibition on information technology, titled “IT — The Future of Pakistan (IT & Education)”, got under way... KARACHI: Motorcyclist shot to death by bandits KARACHI, Jan 7: A motorcyclist was shot dead by unknown bandits in Mominabad on Monday night.... KARACHI: Solid waste Management a challenge for city KARACHI, Jan 7: Solid waste management is one of the most daunting problems facing Karachi. Probably it is the only city of this size which has not been able to address... KARACHI: Muttahida activist shot dead KARACHI, Jan 7: An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement died when unidentified men fired a volley of bullets at him in front of his house across the Khursheed Memorial Hall... KARACHI: Work on two major flyovers to begin soon KARACHI, Jan 7: The city government’s two major projects — FTC Flyover and Sharea Quaideen Flyover — will finally take off within two months.... KARACHI: 10 vehicles hijacked KARACHI, Jan 7: At least 10 vehicles — four cars and six motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in different parts of the city on Monday.... KARACHI: Alarming increase in dogbite cases KARACHI, Jan 7: The National Institute of Child Health (NICH) has expressed serious concern over the alarming rise of dogbite cases in the city, as according to a report, the hospital... KARACHI: Unhygienic conditions in many areas KARACHI, Jan 7: Filthy environment continues to prevail in different areas due to the overflowing gutters, heaps of garbage and water coming out from leaking pipelines.... KARACHI: Conservation of natural resources demanded KARACHI, Jan 7: Speakers at a function on Monday urged the people not to over exploit the natural resources and conserve them for the posterity.... KARACHI: IBA not to conduct entry tests KARACHI, Jan 7: The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, will not be entrusted with the task of conducting entrance tests for medical colleges in the province, provincial minister for health,... KARACHI: Poet-writer eulogizes his teacher KARACHI: Prof Azhar Qadri was the guest of the evening at Irteqa Adbi Forum on Sunday. To eulogise his erstwhile teacher, Shafiq Ahmad Shafiq had come with his book, a compilation... KARACHI: Inter suppl exams begin KARACHI, Jan 7: The intermediate supplementary examinations for candidates of Commerce and Humanities groups began on Monday in the afternoon sittings.... KARACHI: Two teenagers get life term for kidnapping minor boy KARACHI, Jan 7: An anti-terrorism court sentenced two teenagers to suffer life imprisonment for kidnapping a four-year-old boy for ransom.... KARACHI: Peace activists not allowed to hold demo KARACHI, Jan 7: Police dispersed a large number of peace activists — took two of them into custody — who had come to stage a peaceful demonstration near the Expo Centre... KARACHI: Balochs urged to unite KARACHI, Jan 7: Speakers at a forum here on Monday urged the Baloch people to unite to face the new challenges being faced to their national integrity in the new millennium.... KARACHI: Ulema’s help sought for progress KARACHI, Jan 7: Sindh Minister for Religious Affairs, Maulana Wali Razi, while highlighting the role of Ulema towards guiding the people in the society, urged them that in view of the... KARACHI: Judge amends earlier order KARACHI, Jan 7: Justice Shabbir Ahmed, also the administrative judge (AJ) of Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATC’s) for Karachi division, on Monday recalled his earlier order accepting the challan of two accused in... KARACHI: High Court orders probe into rape case KARACHI, Jan 7: A bench of Sindh High Court on Monday directed the DIG Karachi police to reinvestigate a rape case through an officer not below the rank of DSP and... KARACHI: Two MQM men acquitted KARACHI, Jan 7: The additional district and sessions judge, Central, Riyaz Shaikh, acquitted two workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a robbery case.... KARACHI: Mumtaz Bhutto proposes new nationalist party KARACHI, Jan 7: The Sindh National Front chief, Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, hosted a reception for leaders of various nationalist parties of Sindh at his residence here on Monday.... HYDERABAD: SHC refuses bail in honour killing case HYDERABAD, Jan 7: Justice Zahid Qurban Ali of the Sindh High Court Hyderabad circuit has rejected the bail application of a man, accused of an honour killing.... HYDERABAD: STPP holds demo against aliens’ influx HYDERABAD, Jan 7: Activists of the Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party (STPP) on Monday held a protest rally against the influx of Afghan refugees and other outsiders in the province, acute shortage... HYDERABAD: Inter-city transport fares revised HYDERABAD, Jan 7: The secretary of the Regional Transport Authority, Hyderabad, announced here on Saturday the new fare for buses, coasters and wagons plying between Hyderabad, Badin, Thatta, and other... HYDERABAD: Newsmen protest over FIR against Kawish editors HYDERABAD, Jan 7: A large number of working journalists of Hyderabad held a protest meeting at the local press club on Monday against the registration of a false criminal case against... HYDERABAD: Bail plea in fraud case rejected HYDERABAD, Jan 7: Justice Musheer Alam of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Monday rejected the bail application of two accused in the international racket of Rs3 million dollars,... HYDERABAD: Law books translated into Sindhi HYDERABAD, Jan 7: The chairman of Sindhi Language Authority, Prof Dr Mohammad Qasim Bughio, has said that the SLA was translating different law books into Sindhi language.... HYDERABAD: City Nazim stops action against encroachments HYDERABAD, Jan 7: The city Nazim, Hyderabad, Haji Moinuddin Shaikh, stopped the anti-encroachment drive in the city on the intervention of the president, Anjuman Tajran-i-Sindh, Zakir Bin Zahid, and decided to... LARKANA: Basic health education for women urged LARKANA, Jan 7: Five to six out of 1000 pregnant women die during labour in the country every year.... KHAIRPUR: Cyclist killed KHAIRPUR, Jan 7: A car rammed into two cyclists killing one of them, Tekam Mehraj, on the spot and injuring the other in Darya Khan, Kandiaro Taluka, on Monday.... SUKKUR: Sukkur city security measures reviewed SUKKUR, Jan 7: The Sukkur Nazim, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, held a meeting at the DCO office and reviewed security arrangements the other day.... PESHAWAR: Importance of police reforms highlighted PESHAWAR, Jan 7: NWFP Inspector General of Police Mohammad Saeed Khan has said the police reforms would provide a better opportunity to police officers to serve the nation in a more... PESHAWAR: Law to regulate cosmetics production sought PESHAWAR, Jan 7: Like other developing countries, legislation is also required in Pakistan to regulate cosmetic industry, which like pharmaceutical products also produce reactions and side effects.... PESHAWAR: Handing over of Arab nationals to US challenged PESHAWAR, Jan 7: Detention of the Arabs by the government and their handing over to the United States was challenged in the Peshawar High Court on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Engineers urged to improve skills PESHAWAR, Jan 7: NWFP Minister for Irrigation Shamsul Mulk has said that sound knowledge and better technical skills will play a vital role in the days to come in the development... PESHAWAR: Sikandar slams govt attitude PESHAWAR, Jan 7: Sikandar Khan Sherpao, son of NWFP former chief minister Aftab Ahmad Sherpao, has criticized the government for not allowing PPP workers to enter the Peshawar airport to welcome... PESHAWAR: Detention of Fazl: hearing tomorrow PESHAWAR, Jan 7: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court will take up for preliminary hearing of a writ petition challenging the detention of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman,... PESHAWAR: TNSM leader to be buried today PESHAWAR, Jan 7: Maulana Aziz Ahmad Gharwal, chief of the Tanzim Nifaz Shariat-i-Mohammadi (TNSM), Bajaur Agency, who was killed in US bombardment in the Paktia province of Afghanistan a few days... PESHAWAR: Probe into illegal mining demanded PESHAWAR, Jan 7: The residents of the Tangi tehsil, Charsadda district, have called upon the NWFP government to take action against illegal exploration of asbestos and chromite deposits.... BAJAUR: 4000 scouts leave for border areas BAJAUR, Jan 7: A strong contingent of 4,000 scouts to be deployed along the border left the Bajaur Agency on Monday in the face of mounting tension between Pakistan and India....

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