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January 13, 2002 Sunday Shawwal 28, 1422 KARACHI: KESC set to launch drive against defaulters KARACHI, Jan 12: After having held out the carrot, the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation will now brandish the stick to get those defaulters to pay up who chose not to avail... KARACHI: Leakages causing water shortage KARACHI, Jan 12: A number of leakages in water pipelines continue to cause an acute shortage of water in various city areas, and the concerned KWSB officials seem to be least... KARACHI: 300 activists detained KARACHI, Jan 12: Police rounded up more than 300 activists of religious parties during raids in different parts of the city on Saturday.... KARACHI: Anti-hepatitis campaign KARACHI, Jan 12: A two-day inoculation campaign against hepatitis-B began on Saturday under the joint auspices of the city government and a non-governmental organisation, the “AL-Khidmat Welfare Society.... KARACHI: Jeweller shot dead KARACHI, Jan 12: Bandits shot a man to death and wounded another on Saturday at a jeweller’s shop in Mehmoodabad.... KARACHI: Six cars, 15 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Jan 12: Twenty-one vehicles — six cars and 15 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Saturday, the police said.... KARACHI: Town police officers named KARACHI, Jan 12: The Sindh home department has redesignated several posts in the Sindh police department in pursuance of the amendments made in the Police Act and to create a capital... KARACHI: New bylaws for hoardings soon KARACHI, Jan 12: Sindh minister for labour, transport, industries and local government Dewan Mohammad Yousuf Farooqui said on Saturday that new bye-laws on installation of hoardings and sign-boards in the city... KARACHI: Ahmed Jaffer’s biography launched KARACHI, Jan 12: Tributes were paid at a meeting here on Saturday to the late Ahmed E. H. Jaffer for his services rendered to the Pakistan Movement and for his struggle... KARACHI: People warned of unlicensed builders KARACHI, Jan 12: Almost entire construction activities currently being undertaken in the city is unlawful as, according to the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA), only two professionals and one builder have... KARACHI: Moroccan singer in city KARACHI, Jan 12: Hayat Aloui of Morocco has arrived in the city for a concert scheduled to take place on Sunday at the Karachi Parsi Institute, says a press release.... KARACHI: SSC exams from March 1 KARACHI, Jan 12: The annual examinations 2002 of 9th and 10th classes of the Board of Secondary Education Karachi will commence from March 1, the chairman of the BSEK, Mohammad Aziz... KARACHI: Moot on child health KARACHI, Jan 12 : The International Biennial Conference of the Pakistan Paediatric Association will be held here from Feb 14 to 17. Many renowned international and national figures will highlight the... KARACHI: Edhi received 35pc more mentally ill last year KARACHI, Jan 12: The number of the mentally sick and destitute people who have been provided with shelter by the Edhi Foundation rose by 35 per cent in the previous year,... KARACHI: ATC orders action against IO KARACHI, Jan 12: The anti-terrorism court No 4, headed by Judge Khan Pervaiz Chang, acquitted on Saturday a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a car hijacking case.... KARACHI: President’s speech praised KARACHI, Jan 12: General Secretary of the Tahrik-e-Insaf Pakistan (TIP), Mairaj Muhammad Khan, has welcomed President General Pervez Musharraf’s address to the nation and said that the President has taken “bold... KARACHI: City govt to face Rs10bn shortfall KARACHI, Jan 12: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that the Karachi City Government needs about 15 billion rupees to meet its development expenditure whereas its present income is only Rs5... KARACHI: Altaf calls for talks to ease tension KARACHI, Jan 12: Expressing concern over the prevailing war-like situation between Pakistan and India, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief, Altaf Husain, has said both the countries should withdraw their forces from... KARACHI: Medical unit at JPMC opens KARACHI, Jan 12: The spirit of charity was well-marked when the newly-constructed wing of the Medical Unit 11 (Ward 6) was inaugurated at the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre on Saturday.... KARACHI: Suggestions on condition of graveyards invited KARACHI, Jan 12: The Provincial Ombudsman, Justice (retd) Haziqul Khairi, has invited suggestions from the public and the departments of Islamic Studies in major universities in the country after receiving a... KARACHI: Board set up for recruitment in police KARACHI, Jan 12: The Sindh government has constituted an eight-member board, under the chairmanship of DIG Mohammed Yamin Khan, for recruitment of 1,650 policemen.... KARACHI: PIA hiring case put off KARACHI, Jan 12: The accountability court-IV, headed by Judge Mohammed Javed Alam, deferred on Saturday the hearing of an accountability reference against former prime minister Benazir Bhutto pertaining to 1,393 illegal... KARACHI: Navy is fully prepared: CNS KARACHI, Jan 12: Commander Pakistan Fleet, Real Admiral Shahid Karimullah, has said Pakistan Navy is fully prepared and ready to meet any aggressive design of the enemy and will respond with... KARACHI: New unit at NICVD KARACHI, Jan 12: The fully-equipped and renovated five-bed Coronary Care Unit 1 of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases was inaugurated on Saturday at a simple ceremony.... PESHAWAR: Women councillors form body to seek rights PESHAWAR, Jan 12: Women councillors of the province here on Saturday decided to constitute a united forum to launch a joint struggle for stamping out discrimination faced by them in local... PESHAWAR: Troops will be deployed in Fata PESHAWAR, Jan 12: Troops will be deployed permanently in some parts of federally-administered tribal areas (Fata) to enhance security in areas closer to the country’s border with Afghanistan, official sources told... PESHAWAR: Ex-official held for bungling PESHAWAR, Jan 12: A former land acquisition collector of National Highway Authority, Nazir Ahmad, was arrested on the orders of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) here on Friday night.... PESHAWAR: Tribal chiefs urged to pay Wapda dues PESHAWAR, Jan 12: The Water and Power Development Authority Chairman, Lt-Gen Zulfiqar Ali Khan, in a meeting with tribal elders and maliks belonging to the Federally Administered Tribal Area, persuaded them... PESHAWAR: Opposition to uplift plans flayed PESHAWAR, Jan 12: The political administration of Khyber Agency is opposing the development plan for tribal areas.... HARIPUR: Police told to arrest accused of triple murder HARIPUR, Jan 12: The district Nazim, Dr Raja Aamir Zaman, has condemned the brutal killing of a mother and her two sons in a dacoity attempt in Haripur the other night.... ISLAMABAD: Domestic violence to become cognizable offence ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: Violence against women will soon become a cognizable offence and the victim will be able to sue the lawbreaker, the minister for women development, Attiya Inayatullah, said here... ISLAMABAD: Traders to stand behind armed forces ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: Traders of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have expressed their solidarity and full support to Pakistan Army in this critical hour when Indians have deployed massive forces at borders and... ISLAMABAD: ‘Space camp’ inaugurated ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Salim Arshad on Saturday inaugurated the 7th Pakbase Buraq 2002 “space camp”here at the Adventure Inn.... ISLAMABAD: Ch Zaman awarded five-year RI; property forfeited ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: An accountability court on Saturday awarded Chaudhry Mohammad Zaman, the ex-director of agriculture (extension), Rawalpindi, five years rigorous imprisonment, imposed a fine of Rs500,000 and ordered to forfeit... RAWALPINDI: Haj flights from Jan 16 RAWALPINDI, Jan 12: At least 19,762 people would use Islamabad International Airport to embark on Haj pilgrimage, Air Commodore (Rtd) Shahid Naveed, zonal manager (north), Civil Aviation Authority, said here at... RAWALPINDI: Asmatullah new RBA president RAWALPINDI, Jan 12: Sardar Asmatullah has been elected the president of Rawalpindi Bar Association (RBA) for the year 2002- 03.... ABBOTTABAD: Tough steps to curb extremism assured ABBOTTABAD, Jan 12: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, said on Saturday that the government was determined to weed out extremism and militancy from the society and bring to justice... RIYADH: Saudi minister wants US to end causes of terrorism RIYADH, Jan 12: Security cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is excellent and has existed even before the recent developments in the region, Saudi Deputy Minister of Interior Prince Ahmad Bin... LONDON: India has made Kashmir issue dangerous: paper LONDON, Jan 12: The outside powers trying to help settle Kashmir dispute should realize that communal BJP is responsible for turning it into far dangerous an issue than any so-called outside... BEIJING: ‘Pakistan’s chances of joining SCO bright’ BEIJING, Jan 12: Pakistan has bright chances of becoming a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), since it emerged as a front-line state in the fight against terrorism, diplomatic sources... GILGIT: Communities to be trained about natural disasters GILGIT, Jan 12: Non-governmental organizations must supplement government efforts for development in the Northern Areas because it cannot reach each sector due to budgetary constraints, NAs Chief Secretary Fazal Durrani said... MANSEHRA: Office complex along KKH planned MANSEHRA, Jan 12: The District Nazim of Mansehra, Mr Azam Khan Swati, said on Friday that the district government has planned to construct an office complex along the Kurrakaram Highway to... LAHORE: Trade union leader calls for peace LAHORE, Jan 12: The Asia-Pacific regional organization of International Confederation of Free Trade Unions has expressed grave concern over the tension between India and Pakistan and called for peace and normalcy.... LAHORE: Councillors’ demands to be pursued LAHORE, Jan 12: The city district councillors on Saturday formed a 22-member committee to advance their demands for pay and privileges.... LAHORE: Directive to improve tax collection LAHORE, Jan 12: Punjab chief secretary Imtiaz Masrur directed on Saturday all the provincial departments concerned to further improve collection of provincial receipts.... LAHORE: Wattoo given two weeks to pay Rs1.6m LAHORE, Jan 12: An accountability court on Saturday allowed the former Punjab chief minister Manzoor Wattoo and six co-accused to pay Rs1.605 million demanded as mark up by the National Accountability... LAHORE: Watch out for aliens, PECs told LAHORE, Jan 12: The Provincial Election Commissio-ners have been asked to keep a strict watch on the enumeration staff to ensure that Afghan refugees or other foreigners are not registered as... LAHORE: Lahore Dist Council meeting LAHORE, Jan 12: District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has summoned an extraordinary meeting of the Lahore District Council at the Jinnah Hall on Monday (tomorrow)) to discuss the civil defence arrangements... LAHORE: Lahore College to be women university LAHORE, Jan 12: The Punjab government on Saturday granted university status to the Lahore College for Women.... LAHORE: BISE exams LAHORE, Jan 12: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education has announced that Intermediate Part-I and Part-II and oriental learning annual examinations for 2002 will start from May 11....

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