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January 16, 2002 Wednesday Ziqa’ad 1, 1422 KARACHI: SHC tells IBA to file counter-affidavit: Medical colleges’ admissions KARACHI, Jan 15: Petitions of some of the aspirants for admission to medical colleges, who had challenged the omission of their names from the second list of students clearing the controversial... KARACHI: 11 cars, 17 bikes hijacked: Bandits shoot man to death KARACHI, Jan 15: Bandits shot a security guard to death in Buffer Zone on Tuesday night.... KARACHI: Changes in bus routes announced KARACHI, Jan 15: The District Regional Transport Authority (DRTA), Karachi, has created/extended/amended the various bus/minibus routes as the following:... KARACHI: PIA flights to ferry 91,685 Haj pilgrims KARACHI, Jan 15: PIA will operate a total of 238 flights to ferry 91,685 Haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia from Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta.... KARACHI: CDC offices closed down KARACHI, Jan 15: The Federal Communications Ministry, in accordance with the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 2001, has decided to close down offices of the Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC) of shipping throughout the... KARACHI: Gusty winds to continue KARACHI, Jan 15: The city’s weather will be fair on Wednesday with cool night and gusty winds, a weather forecast said.... KARACHI: Private sector in education gets free hand KARACHI, Jan 15: Under the newly-promulgated private educational institutions ordinance, the Sindh education department aims to reduce the say of parents, students or government agencies in the affairs of privately-run educational... KARACHI: Students criticize fee hike by Petroman KARACHI, Jan 15: A decision to increase the tuition fee of Bachelor of Computer Science programmes conducted at the Petroman institutes has irked the students as they believe that the fee... KARACHI: Nazim for new taxes to generate revenue KARACHI, Jan 15: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan said here on Tuesday that being an elected representative he was opposed to the imposition of new taxes, however, he had proposed levy of... KARACHI: Hepatitis vaccination in June KARACHI, Jan 15: The Expanded Programme for Immunization (EPI), Sindh, is planning to launch a Hepatitis-B vaccination campaign across the province from June.... KARACHI: Sanitary workers go on strike KARACHI Jan 15: Sanitary workers of the KWSB, in Liaquatabad Town, have gone on strike in protest against checking of attendance by the Union Councils Nazims,... KARACHI: Science exhibitions schedule announced KARACHI, Jan 15: As part of the first phase of the Science Exhibition 2002 of the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK), colleges and higher secondary schools have announced their schedule... KARACHI: KU seminar KARACHI, Jan 15: The University of Karachi is organizing a seminar on “Karachi University-Past, Present and Future” on Jan 17.... KARACHI: Justice of peace KARACHI, Jan 15: The Government of Sindh has appointed Mohammad Yasin Malik as justice of peace for Karachi with immediate effect. Malik is a well-known businessman and chairman of Hilton Pharma... KARACHI: Cardiac centre KARACHI, Jan 15: Sindh health minister Maj-Gen Ahsan Ahmad on Tuesday emphasized the need for integrated efforts by the government and philanthropists to serve the ailing humanity.... KARACHI: SHC rejects PN body’s plea against tenant KARACHI, Jan 15: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal of the Pakistan Navy Benevolent Association (PNBA) against Shell Pakistan in a case pertaining to... KARACHI: Supreme Court to set up more benches KARACHI, Jan 15: The Supreme Court of Pakistan will set up additional benches for Karachi and Lahore for disposing of pending petitions, Akram Zuberi, senior vice-president and Sahibzada Anwar Hamid, secretary,... KARACHI: KESC cuts 900 more connections KARACHI, Jan 15: 900 more power connections of the KESC’s defaulters were disconnected by special KESC teams comprising Army, Ranger and Police officials during its ongoing operation for the recovery of... KARACHI: 2 MQM men acquitted in ‘encounter’ case KARACHI, Jan 15: An additional district and sessions judge, Central, Ahmed Nawaz Shaikh, acquitted on Tuesday two workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a “police encounter” case.... KARACHI: People urged to forge unity for peace KARACHI, Jan 15: Speakers at a seminar on “Importance of Peace in the Prevailing Situation,” on Tuesday appealed to the people to forge unity in their ranks and work for peace... KARACHI: Hearing of bail pleas put off KARACHI, Jan 15: The Sindh High Court put off on Tuesday till Jan 25 the hearing of the bail applications filed by activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Ajmal alias Pahari... KARACHI: Job fair to be held in April KARACHI, Jan 15: Sindh Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said that the government is making efforts to promote technical and vocational education and Rs10 million have been earmarked for... KARACHI: Army to recruit jawans KARACHI, Jan 15: The Pakistan Army has established a reporting centre in Lyari Town office for emergency recruitment in the Mujahid Force.... KARACHI: SHC adjourns hearing of murder case KARACHI, Jan 15: A division bench of the Sindh High Court put off on Tuesday till Feb 1 hearing of appeals of nine convicts of a banned organization, the Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan,... KARACHI: Reorganization of Sida discussed KARACHI, Jan 15: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has stressed the need for effective representation of farmers on the Board of Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA).... HYDERABAD: SHC sends pleas to principal seat: IBA entry test controversy HYDERABAD, Jan 15: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Tuesday sent three identical petitions of students challenging pre-admission tests by the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) to Karachi’s principal... HYDERABAD: Govt, society urged to help eliminate child labour HYDERABAD, Jan 15: The school children and social workers, under the banner of Sindh Development Society, Al-Falah Samaji Tanzeem, Sehrish Nagar Welfare Association and National Commission for Justice and Peace, staged... HYDERABAD: Police trying to cover up fake encounter: victim’s father HYDERABAD, Jan 15: The father of Roshan Palari, who was gunned down in an alleged police encounter, said that the respondent police officials had tried to cover-up their misdeeds and concealed... HYDERABAD: Mehran University postpones entry test HYDERABAD, Jan 15: The authorities of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) announced here on Tuesday that the entry test of the candidates who had submitted their forms under the... HYDERABAD: SU seerat conference from 31st HYDERABAD, Jan 15: The first National Seerat Conference, organized by the faculty of Islamic Studies, University of Sindh, will be held from Jan 31 to Feb 1 at the Allama I.I... HYDERABAD: 38,568 acres of land given to peasants HYDERABAD, Jan 15: The senior member, Board of Revenue, Sindh, Manzoor Hussain Bhutto, has said that 38,568 acres of land has been resumed and allotted to 3,458 haris after the lifting... HYDERABAD: MBBS practical exams from 21st HYDERABAD, Jan 15: The registrar, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, has announced that the practical and viva-voce examination of final professional MBBS 2001 of Medicine will be held from... DADU: Vaccination target not met DADU, Jan 15: The WHO representative, Dr Rasheed Akhtar Memon, has disclosed that the target of the polio vaccination in district Dadu during Oct and Nov last year had not been... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Body found NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Jan 15: A Moro police party while patrolling found a body with a double barrel gun and three cartridges on Moro-Daper link road near village Dheeran the other day.... LARKANA: Child traders’ gang busted LARKANA, Jan 15: Larkana police have busted a gang involved in camel-kids trade and recovered five children and passports from their possession.... PESHAWAR: 7 courts to handle terrorism cases soon PESHAWAR, Jan 15: The federal government is expected to establish within the next couple of days seven anti-terrorism courts in the NWFP for expeditious disposal of terrorism cases.... PESHAWAR: Proper rechecking of exam scripts ordered PESHAWAR, Jan 15: The NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has directed that a separate mechanism for rechecking and re-totalling of examination and entrance test papers to redress grievances of students... PESHAWAR: Smuggled goods worth Rs3 million seized PESHAWAR, Jan 15: The anti-smuggling squads of the customs collectorate, Peshawar, has seized a large quantity of smuggled goods in some 24 cases of confiscations from different parts of the province... PESHAWAR:PHC orders early hearing of drug case PESHAWAR, Jan 15: The Peshawar High Court on Monday directed the special anti-narcotics court to start trial of a Nigerian woman on daily basis and conclude it within two months.... PESHAWAR: Minister warns social welfare department PESHAWAR, Jan 15: The provincial minister for Auqaf and social welfare, Qari Roohullah Madani, warned the social welfare officials that the department would be wound up if they failed to improve... ATTOCK: Benazir will return soon, says Asif ATTOCK, Jan 15: Asif Ali Zardari, husband of the former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, has said that despite an impending war over Kashmir, the Kashmir problem will linger on as it serves... PESHAWAR: Digital phones in Timergara from 18th PESHAWAR, Jan 15: Pakistan Telecommunication Northern Region-1 is converting EMD exchange Timergara into digital network to provide modern and better services to subscribers including Internet CLI facility.... PESHAWAR: Relief items distributed PESHAWAR, Jan 15: The Afghan Women Skill Development Corporation, a Peshawar-based NGO, distributed relief items among refugees and displaced people here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Gems and mineral promotion body reconstituted PESHAWAR, Jan 15: The NWFP government has reconstituted its gems and mineral promotion committee to review, modify and formulate rules for mineral prospecting, exploration, mining and marketing to effectively utilize gems...

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