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January 24, 2002 Thursday Ziqa’ad 9, 1422 KARACHI: 24 bikes, 12 cars hijacked KARACHI, Jan 23: At least 36 vehicles —12 cars and 24 motorcycles— were either hijacked or stolen in different parts of the city on Wednesday, police said.... KARACHI: FIR forms at public places from next month KARACHI, Jan 23: FIR forms would now be available to people at public places from next month, with the introduction of new police reforms.... KARACHI: Cops nabbed for bike-lifting KARACHI, Jan 23: Police on Wednesday arrested two policemen and a son of a policeman for their involvement in stealing motorbikes, and recovered two stolen motorcycles from their possession.... KARACHI: Defective phone bills irk subscribers KARACHI, Jan 23: Over 9,000 subscribers of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company suffer every month because of the defective billing mechanism.... KARACHI: Senior reporter goes missing KARACHI, Jan 23: A city-based journalist working for foreign media is missing since Tuesday evening along with his vehicle.... KARACHI: K-3 water supply project reviewed KARACHI, Jan 23: The standing committee on the K-3, 100mgd (million gallons daily) additional water supply project for Karachi met here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary, Planning... KARACHI: NOC must before giving admissions: PMDC criteria for new colleges KARACHI, Jan 23: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has made it mandatory for all new medical and dental colleges to obtain no-objection certificate (NOC) from it before advertising for... KARACHI: City govt to re-organize civil defence KARACHI, Jan 23: The city government has decided to organize civil defence at public level.... KARACHI: People resent increase in transport fares KARACHI, Jan 23: Several incidents of rows and scuffles between commuters and transport operators have been reported following the increase in public transport fares.... KARACHI: Diversity of Japanese beauty on calendars KARACHI, Jan 23: An exhibition of Japanese calendars began at the Arts Council on Wednesday.... KARACHI: CB’s lack of interest troubles residents KARACHI, Jan 23: Despite payment of substantial taxes annually to the Cantonment authorities, the residents of Block-19, Gulistan-i-Jauhar, are living in miserable conditions as inaccessibility to basic facilities of life has... KARACHI: Mindless use of nature harming environment KARACHI, Jan 23: Provincial secretary forest, Shamsul Huq Memon, has said that the preservation of natural resources and their appropriate use can bring positive results for national economy, but it will... KARACHI: AIOU results KARACHI, Jan 23: The Allama Iqbal Open University has announced the results of PTC exams of its spring semester.... KARACHI: Medical perks to KDA men restored KARACHI, Jan 23: Medical facilities for the employees of the defunct KDA have been restored on the intervention of the city government.... KARACHI: Wahab Jaffer paintings at Chawkandi KARACHI, Jan 23: An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Wahab Jaffer will open at Chawkandi Art on Thursday.... KARACHI: HU exam schedules KARACHI, Jan 23: The Hamdard University has announced the schedule of First Professional Bachelor of Dental Surgery annual examinations 2001, commencing in February.... KARACHI: Transporters told to shift from Lyari KARACHI, Jan 23: A two-week time-frame has been set for goods transporters to shift their business from the residential areas of Lyari Town, it is learnt.... KARACHI: SHC allows encashment of bank guarantee KARACHI, Jan 23: The Sindh High Court allowed on Tuesday encashment of bank guarantee of Dutch Shipyard Damen worth 615,000 US dollars in a suit involving the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering... KARACHI: Rs1,312m released for KPP Phase-III KARACHI, Jan 23: An amount of Rs2,800 million has been earmarked for Khushhal Pakistan Programme (KPP) under Phase-III during the current financial year 2001-2002, says a handout issued here on Wednesday.... KARACHI: PML wants caretaker govt to hold polls KARACHI, Jan 23: The Pakistan Muslim League (N), Sindh, has rejected all the electoral and constitutional reforms and demanded of the regime to set up a caretaker government to immediately hold... KARACHI: Accused remanded KARACHI, Jan 23: Two persons accused of kidnapping a Chinese and his son for ransom were on Wednesday remanded to judicial custody until Jan 30 by Justice Shabbir Ahmed of the... KARACHI: SHC issues notices to CCB, DHA KARACHI, Jan 23: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday put the Clifton Cantonment Board and the Defence Housing Authority on notice for Feb 20 in a petition... KARACHI: Release ordered KARACHI, Jan 23: The accountability court No 4, headed by Judge Muhammed Jawaid Alam, ordered on Wednesday the release of two accused in a reference after they returned the amount acquired... KARACHI: Another power breakdown causes water shortfall KARACHI, Jan 23: At a time when some parts of the city were recouping with the impact of a shortfall of 22 million gallons of water that was caused due to... HYDERABAD: Result of anti-polio drive satisfactory, says minister HYDERABAD, Jan 23: The minister for health, Sindh, Ahsan Ahmed, here on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the anti-polio campaign.... HYDERABAD: Civil judge asked to appear before ATC HYDERABAD, Jan 23: The Anti-Terrorism Court, Judge Abdul Ghafoor Memon, of Hyderabad has directed the First Extra Joint Civil Judge, Ms Shagufta Kaka, to appear before the court and record her... HYDERABAD: Nazims urged to prepare water, drainage schemes HYDERABAD, Jan 23: The Zila Nazim of Hyderabad, Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman, has asked the Taluka Nazims to prepare mega projects within their Talukas of water and drainage schemes for which funds... HYDERABAD: Increase in NA seats rejected HYDERABAD, Jan 23: The president, Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (Ponam), and chairman, Sindh Taraqqi Passand Party (STPP), Dr Qadir Magsi, has said that the increase in the national assembly seats and... SUKKUR: Transport fares revised SUKKUR, Jan 23: The secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Sukkur, has announced revised fares for buses and mini-buses.... KHAIRPUR: Healthcare camp held KHAIRPUR, Jan 23: A healthcare camp was held here at the central jail on Tuesday in which renowned specialist doctors examined the prisoners.... HYDERABAD: QJP will try to break stranglehold of feudal lords HYDERABAD, Jan 23: A leader of the Qaumi Jamhoori Party, Omer Asghar Khan, has said that the QJP will be a non-traditional political party and it will break the stranglehold of... HYDERABAD: Kohlis, Bheels have reservations: PMA HYDERABAD, Jan 23: The president, Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Sindh Chapter, Dr Noor M. Memon said that the overall response of the people in general in the anti-polio drive was encouraging... SUKKUR: Three hurt in accident SUKKUR, Jan 23: Three men were injured when a pickup (KH-2328) rammed into a motorcycle on the National Highway, near Ghotki, on Wednesday.... DADU: Arrested DADU: Jan 23: The Dadu town police on Wednesday raided the Autaq of Sarwar Mallah, arrested him and seized 500gms of charas and opium.—Correspondent... PESHAWAR: Afghan carpet traders begin shifting capital PESHAWAR, Jan 23: Afghan carpet dealers have started transferring capital from Pakistan to Afghanistan suspending work on the multi-million rupees carpet town scheme at Chamkani in the outskirts of Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: US responsible for crisis: JI PESHAWAR, Jan 23: The provincial chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, Prof Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, while holding the US responsible for the current crisis in the region, said that the America was harbouring terrorist...