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January 23, 2002 Wednesday Ziqa'ad 8, 1422 KARACHI: KPP helps improve Malir civic services KARACHI, Jan 20: With the completion of most of the schemes under the Khushhal Pakistan Programme (KPP) in parts of the defunct districts East and Malir, now comprising Malir and Landhi... KARACHI: City govt to develop coastal belt KARACHI, Jan 22: The city government has decided to develop and beautify 45-km-long coastal-belt from Clifton to Hawkesbay for providing recreation facilities to Karachiites as well as to attract local and... KARACHI: 11 cars, 13 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Jan 22: Three armed men wearing police uniform hijacked a car (Sunny Nissan) near Baitul Mukarram mosque in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Tuesday.... KARACHI: New police system from Feb 1 KARACHI, Jan 22: The new police system in Sindh will be enforced from February 1.... KARACHI: AG seeks time to consult govt on giving test to aggrieved students: Admission to medical colleges KARACHI, Jan 22: The advocate-general Sindh sought time on Tuesday for seeking the government’s instructions when counsel for the petitioners challenging omission of names from the IBA test’s second list proposed... KARACHI: Ex-chief of BEL gets another 12-year RI KARACHI, Jan 22: Rauf B. Qadri, former chairman of the Banker Equity Limited, was convicted on Tuesday in another corruption reference by an Accountability court, which sentenced him to 12-year rigorous... KARACHI: 22m gallons shortfall of water KARACHI, Jan 22: Water supply to the city from the Dhabeji pumping station remained suspended for one hour on Tuesday, causing a shortfall of about 22 million gallons of water.... KARACHI: Women seek end to honour killing KARACHI, Jan 22: Speakers at a meeting on Tuesday expressed the view that a multi-dimensional strategy was needed to counter the growing menace of honour killings (karo-kari).... KARACHI: Legal cover for cadaver donation demanded KARACHI, Jan 22: The Director, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Dr Adibul Hasan Rizvi, has recommended need to legitimize cadaver organ donation in the country, particularly in the backdrop... KARACHI: Private schools want changes to new law KARACHI, Jan 22: The Private School Management Association has urged the governor of Sindh to make amendments to the recently promulgated Private Educational Institutions (Regulation and Control) Ordinance-2001.... KARACHI: NED results KARACHI, Jan 22: The NED University of Engineering and Technology has announced the results of first year Civil Engineering annual examinations 2000-2001 batch along with supplementary examinations of various other batches.... KARACHI: 7m Hepatitis B carriers in Pakistan KARACHI, Jan 22: Hepatitis B and C are global health problems with worldwide 350 million people being carriers of Hepatitis B and at a reported rate of five per cent, the... KARACHI: O’ level pupils awarded certificates KARACHI, Jan 22: Over 300 students, including 17 high marks achievers, were awarded certificates of Cambridge International Examination (O level) at a ceremony held in The City School, PAF Chapter.... KARACHI: IBS lecture KARACHI, Jan 22: The Institute of Behavioural Sciences will hold a lecture on ‘Ethics in Psychiatry and Psychology’.... KARACHI: Three day anti-polio drive launched KARACHI, Jan 22: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Tuesday launched the three-day anti-polio campaign by administering polio drops to children at the City Government’s Secretariat.... KARACHI: Political leaders call for national unity KARACHI, Jan 22: Leaders of different political parties at a seminar on Monday night were unanimous on maintaining “national unity”, keeping aside all past differences for the supreme interest of the... KARACHI: Solution to dispute over fishing stressed KARACHI, Jan 22: Fisheries officials in Karachi on Tuesday favoured a permanent and amicable settlement of a fishing dispute with Balochistan, inquiries show.... KARACHI: Muttahida slams police hiring rules KARACHI, Jan 22: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Tuesday criticized the methodology adopted for recruitments in the police force and termed it a conspiracy against the people of Sindh.... KARACHI: Court notice to Nazim KARACHI, Jan 22: The Karachi Nazim was put on notice on Tuesday for Jan 29 by a division bench of the Sindh High Court in a petition challenging his alleged verbal... KARACHI: CJ wants free legal aid for the poor KARACHI, Jan 22: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Bashir Jehangiri, on Monday called for addressing the problems being faced by destitute litigants who could not afford a lawyer to defend... KARACHI: Al-Khadim group boycotts elections KARACHI, Jan 22: The Al-Khadim group and its like-minded councillors have announced to boycott the elections for various committees of the City Council commencing from Wednesday.... KARACHI: Electoral rolls: EC’s phone numbers KARACHI, Jan 22: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday announced seven telephone numbers of its concerned officials to redress public difficulties in filling forms for enrolling in the electoral rolls.... KARACHI: Coach route KARACHI, Jan 22: The District Regional Transport Authority has amended the route of Shaheen Coach Service.... KARACHI: SSC exam forms KARACHI, Jan 22: The examination forms of SSC Part II annual examination of Science and General Groups (regular and private) will be accepted with a late fee of Rs200 as a... KARACHI: Leaders of hotel union sent to judicial custody KARACHI, Jan 22: Judicial Magistrate (South) Erum Jehangir sent three officials of the Pearl Continental Hotel Union to judicial custody for two days on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Cold nights KARACHI, Jan 22: The Met office here on Tuesday forecast a fair weather for Wednesday with cold night.... HYDERABAD: ‘Reforms in CBR on the cards’ HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The chairman of Central Board of Revenue (CBR), Riaz Ahmed Malik, on Tuesday dispelled the impression that any retrenchment was being carried out in the CBR (income tax,... HYDERABAD: Preparation of electoral rolls in full swing HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The deputy election commissioner, Hyderabad division, Sono Khan Baloch, announced that the work regarding preparation of fresh electoral rolls for the October 2002 general election was in full... HYDERABAD: Fall in polio cases by 60 per cent HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The medical officer, polio eradication, WHO, eastern mediterranean region, Dr Hamid Raza Jafri, arrived here on a three-day tour to monitor the sub-national immunization campaign against polio.... DADU: Section 144 imposed DADU, Jan 22: In the wake of a dispute between traders and Taluka Council officials, the judicial magistrate, Dadu, has imposed section 144 at the cattle market and a heavy police... HYDERABAD: Students develop low-cost insulation material HYDERABAD, Jan 22: A group of the students of Chemical Engineering Department, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, has prepared a low cost insulating material, which may effectively be used for... HYDERABAD: PPP-SB leader identified as ransom broker HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The uncle of a hostage has identified before the Anti-Terrorism Court a leader of PPP-SB as the man who had facilitated the release of his nephew from the... HYDERABAD: Citizenship to aliens: decision slammed HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The central committee of the Jeay Sindh Quami Mahaaz (JSQM) at a meeting held on Monday strongly criticized Nadra for announcing that those people who had arrived... MITHI: Uplift work in Thar MITHI, Jan 22: Recently completed as well as ongoing development projects of water supply and metalled roads under Poverty Alleviation and Khushhal Pakistan Programme are likely to give boost to the... HYDERABAD: Solidarity with armed forces expressed HYDERABAD, Jan 22: Hundreds of workers of the All Pakistan Clerks Association (Apca) brought out a rally from the Barrage Colony here on Tuesday to express solidarity with President Gen Pervez... KHAIRPUR: Women councillors’ complaints discussed KHAIRPUR, Jan 22: A seminar was held here at Pacca Chang on Saturday to discuss the complaints of women councillors and devise ways and means for their better performance.... HYDERABAD: Six held for committing crimes HYDERABAD, Jan 22: The district police, Hyderabad, in a crackdown against criminals arrested six people from Hyderabad and Hala on Tuesday.... LARKANA: Inquiry into ownership of public garden ordered LARKANA, Jan 22: The Zila Nazim, Khursheed Junijo, has ordered an inquiry into the ownership of the Jinnah Bagh, Larkana.... NAWABSHAH: SDEO removed NAWABSHAH, Jan 22: The district Nazim, Faryal Talpur, directed the executive district officer, (education), to remove the SDEO (female), Nawabshah, Qaiser Feroza.... PESHAWAR: More efforts to eliminate polio stressed PESHAWAR, Jan 22: NWFP Minister for Information and Education Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani has said that if we pay a little attention to polio, our future generations could be permanently protected... PESHAWAR: Centre yet to release mineral uplift funds PESHAWAR, Jan 22: Despite repeated requests by the provincial government, federal ministry for petroleum and natural resources (mineral wing) has not released funds to the NWFP in violation of the President... PESHAWAR: PADC vows to defy govt decisions PESHAWAR, Jan 22: Religious parties and militant organizations have resolved not to comply with the government decision to register Madaris and mosques.... PESHAWAR: Sherpao’s immediate release demanded PESHAWAR, Jan 22: Ahmed Hassan Khan, member of the PPP (Sherpao) central co-ordination committee, has said the country can not progress through disunity and disorder and stands in need of national... PESHAWAR: Amendment to Constitution opposed PESHAWAR, Jan 22: Opposing any amendment in the Constitution, Pakistan Muslim League (N) provincial President Pir Sabir Shah said this move would plunge the country into further crisis.... PESHAWAR: Smuggled goods seized PESHAWAR, Jan 22: The anti-smuggling squads of the Customs Collectorate, Peshawar, seized huge quantity of smuggled goods and three non-duty paid vehicles from different parts of the Frontier province during the... PESHAWAR: PPP-S chief gets B class PESHAWAR, Jan 22: An accountability court on Tuesday directed the central prison authorities to allot B class to former NWFP chief minister Aftab Ahmad Sherpao....

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