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January 25, 2002 Friday Ziqa’ad 10, 1422 KARACHI: Postgraduate study centre at SIUT opens KARACHI, Jan 24: The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation does not let a person die because he cannot pay. It has a unique philosophy of providing free, state-of-the-art services in... KARACHI: City govt proposes KCR tracks extension KARACHI, Jan 24: The city government has proposed that the existing tracks of Karachi Circular Railways be extended to the thickly-populated areas of the city to facilitate the commuters.... ISLAMABAD: Missing reporter returns ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: A Karachi journalist who works for Time magazine returned home early on Thursday after going missing two days ago, a family member said.... KARACHI: Boy run over by coach KARACHI, Jan 24: A five-year-old boy died in a road accident in Saeedabad on Thursday night.... KARACHI: 13 cars, 16 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Jan 24: Twenty-nine vehicles — 13 cars and 16 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Thursday, the police said.... KARACHI: PTCL plans to introduce online billing KARACHI, Jan 24: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company is in the process of introducing online billing and customer-care centre.... KARACHI: Colleges may ignore attendance rule KARACHI, Jan 24: It is likely that the government would fail to implement its much emphasised rule of 75 per cent mandatory attendance of students at the city colleges this year... KARACHI: Wildlife in Sindh threatened KARACHI, Jan 24: Speakers at a seminar said that unrestrained hunting and destruction of natural habitat caused by pollution and population expansion as major factors contributing to the degeneration of marine... KARACHI: Pakistan’s population growth highest in the region KARACHI, Jan 24: Speakers at a meeting on Thursday said that unless the government and nongovernmental organisations joined hands, the explosive population growth in the country could not be checked effectively.... KARACHI: Mushaira on Figar’s death anniversary KARACHI, Jan 24: Friends and fans of distinguished humorous poet Dilawar Figar will hold a seminar, followed by poetic sitting at 5pm at Sheikh Zaid Islamic Centre, Karachi University, on Saturday... KARACHI: Building demolished KARACHI, Jan 24: A team of the Karachi Building Control Authority on Thursday demolished the second floor of a building, situated on Plot No 17, on Keamari’s Jungle Shah Road.... KARACHI: Principals call for redesigning IT courses KARACHI, Jan 24: A group of principals of colleges in the city have called for designing the courses of information technology.... KARACHI: Cold weather KARACHI, Jan 24: The Met office forecast a fair and partly cloudy weather for Friday with misty morning. On Thursday minimum temperature increased to 18.5 degrees centigrade against 13.5 degrees centigrade... KARACHI: 1,058 illegal buildings may get legal cover: Dewan KARACHI, Jan 24: The revised building and town planning regulations, prepared under the instructions of the Sindh government, have been vetted and cleared by the law department, except a few observations.... KARACHI: Blind teachers to get BPS-15 pay scale KARACHI, Jan 24: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has instructed the authorities concerned to grant basic pay scales of 9 and 15 to the teachers of Government School for Blind like junior... KARACHI: Appeal in murder case allowed KARACHI, Jan 24: An appeal filed by two convicts in a murder case was allowed on Thursday by an appellate bench of the Sindh High Court.... KARACHI: Changes to poll rules aimed at good governance KARACHI, Jan 24: Federal Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights & Parliamentary Affairs Barrister Shahida Jamil said here on Thursday the government had changed election rules to ensure effective role... KARACHI: Imran doubts full transfer of power KARACHI, Jan 24: Leader of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf, Imran Khan, said here on Thursday a change after the general election in October this year would be more of a partnership with... KARACHI: NLC not part of Army, maintains High Court KARACHI, Jan 24: A division bench of the Sindh High Court dismissed the appeals filed by the National Logistics Cell against two orders of a former judge Anwar Mansoor Khan, who... KARACHI: Ex-chief of HCB declared proclaimed offender KARACHI, Jan 24: An accountability court (AC) convicted on Thursday a former chairman of the Hyderabad Cantonment Board in absentia and sentenced him to a five-year term for “deliberately avoiding the... KARACHI: JI’s mass contact drive KARACHI, Jan 24: The Jamaat-i-Islami has rejected the government’s policies regarding constitutional changes and political and religious parties and criticized its pro-US tilt.... KARACHI: City govt to ensure traffic rules’ enforcement KARACHI, Jan 24: The City Government of Karachi has decided to bring about an improvement in traffic system and ensure strict enforcement of traffic laws and to carry out this programme... HYDERABAD: Rs987,000 looted from ABL branch HYDERABAD, Jan 24: A gang of five unidentified armed robbers looted Rs987,000 from the Site branch of the Allied Bank Limited in broad daylight on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: STPP opposes more powers to NSC HYDERABAD, Jan 24: The president of Ponam, Sindh, and the chairman, Sindh Taraqqi Passand Party, Dr Qadir Magsi, has severely criticised the government move to authorize the National Security Council (NSC)... HYDERABAD: Dist govt allocates Rs49m for education HYDERABAD, Jan 24: A meeting presided over by Hyderabad District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman on Wednesday discussed several issues relating to education, health, and water supply.... HYDERABAD: Ex-workers want action against management HYDERABAD, Jan 24: The former employees of the Zeal Pak Cement factory, Hyderabad, have appealed to the President, Sindh Governor, Chief Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan, Federal Minister for Law and... HYDERABAD: Locals to be employed by Lasmo, says Nazim HYDERABAD, Jan 24: Dadu District Nazim Malik Asad Sikandar has said that the local population had the first right over the income derived from the exploration of oil and gas as... HYDERABAD: SPSC sends admit cards to candidates HYDERABAD, Jan 24: The secretary, Sindh Public Service Commission, Hyderabad, has notified for the candidates of ASIs of Sukkur and Larkana region that the admit cards of the eligible candidates have... HYDERABAD: Students resent IT fee HYDERABAD, Jan 24: The students of Muslim Science College and Degree college Qasimabad boycotted classes and staged separate protest demonstrations outside the press club here on Thursday against the IT fee.... HYDERABAD: MUET exam schedule HYDERABAD, Jan 24: The authorities of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, have announced that supplementary examinations of the students, who have earlier failed, of first term first year... HYDERABAD: UC demands cattle market income HYDERABAD, Jan 24: UC Chambar-I in a meeting on Wednesday adopted a unanimous resolution condemning the frequent interference of Tando Allahyar taluka administration in the working of the union council.... HYDERABAD: SU results HYDERABAD, Jan 24:: The controller of examinations, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, has announced the result of Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Administration annual examination 2000 (college side).... HYDERABAD: Election HYDERABAD, Jan 24: Prof Nazir Ashraf Laghari and Professor Nazir Ahmed Memon were elected as members of the syndicate in the election for two reserved seats of the university syndicate for... PESHAWAR: Police to be made effective force, says governor PESHAWAR, Jan 24: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said the government will provide additional resources and facilities to make police an effective force to combat crimes.... PESHAWAR: PHC rejects bail granted by Qazi court PESHAWAR, Jan 24: Taking exception to some legal discrepancies in an order of a Qazi court, a two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court observed on Thursday that before issuance of... PESHAWAR: Govt official found guilty of corruption PESHAWAR, Jan 24: An additional secretary of physical planning and housing department, Akbar Khan Marwat, was found guilty of corruption by an accountability court here on Thursday and was sentenced to... PESHAWAR: Representation of Fata hailed PESHAWAR, Jan 24: Tribal elders of Khyber Agency have hailed the government’s decision for giving representation to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in the NWFP Assembly and increasing seats for them... PESHAWAR: Tirah Valley becomes accessible PESHAWAR, Jan 24: For the first time in the 54-year history of Pakistan, 70 per cent inaccessible area of Khyber Agency Tirah has not only become accessible but its residents have... PESHAWAR: PHC verdict on Fazl’s detention today PESHAWAR, Jan 24: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court delayed on Thursday for a single day announcement of its verdict in a writ petition challenging the detention of Jamiat... PESHAWAR: Taliban were creation of circumstances, says Iftikhar PESHAWAR, Jan 24: NWFP Governor Lt-Gen Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has termed the Taliban phenomenon “a creation of the circumstances caused by the disharmony amongst the Afghan groups and the western... PESHAWAR: NED varsity wins declamation contest PESHAWAR, Jan 24: NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi  won All Pakistan Declamation Contest, concluded on Thursday here at Peshawar University.... TIMERGARA: Rs3.2 million allocated for water scheme TIMERGARA, Jan 24: Under the Khushal Pakistan Programme Rs3.2 million has been allocated for the water supply scheme of union council Hayasairai while 1.8 million has been allocated for the construction...

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