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January 29, 2002 Tuesday Ziqa’ad 14, 1422 KARACHI: Police owe Rs6.8m to city govt KARACHI, Jan 28: The Sindh police department owes over Rs 6.8 million in rent to the defunct KMC for its four police stations functioning in different KMC properties, Dawn learnt on... KARACHI: Draft master plan ord soon: Naimat KARACHI, Jan 28: The Nazim Karachi, Naimatullah Khan, said here on Monday a master plan ordinance would be issued first before the preparation of Karachi Master Plan and all the institutions... KARACHI: Doctors’ quota in colleges restored KARACHI, Jan 28: The Sindh health department has decided to restore the quota seats for doctors’ children in the government- run medical colleges of the province with immediate effect, it was... KARACHI: 14 cars, 14 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Jan 28: Twenty-eight vehicles — 14 cars and an equal number of motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Monday, the police said.... KARACHI: Man kills grandfather KARACHI, Jan 28: A young man killed his grandfather in their home in Mominabad on Monday.... KARACHI: SHC seeks changes to Tenancy Act KARACHI, Jan 28: The Sindh High Court has recommended several changes to the Sindh Tenancy Act (STA) of 1950 to bring it in conformity with the present-day ground realities and to... KARACHI: Rs1.19bn project to reduce water loss KARACHI, Jan 28: The Sindh government has decided to launch a Water Loss Reduction and System Strengthening project to save about 20mgd potable water wasted in the existing system of the... KARACHI: KESC recovers Rs93m from defaulters KARACHI, Jan 28: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has managed to net an amount of Rs93 million from more than 12,000 defaulters who did not cough up the outstanding dues until... KARACHI: Turtle conservation project without lab KARACHI, Jan 28: Though the marine turtle conservation project of the Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) has been performing the task of protecting the marine turtles for the past 22 years, it... KARACHI: Pony gives birth to a foal KARACHI: Eight-year-old pair of Shetland ponies gave birth this week to a healthy foal in Karachi Zoo where two pairs were imported in 1992 and 1994 for giving ride to children,... KARACHI: PMA annual marathon on March 3 KARACHI, Jan 28: The 13th Karachi City PMA Marathon 2002 will be held on Sunday, March 3, on its traditional route.... KARACHI: NED results KARACHI, Jan 28: The NED University has announced results of first and third years Computer Science and Information Technology examinations of 2000-2001 and 1998-99 batches. 49 candidates were declared pass in... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Jan 28: The Met office has forecast that the city’s weather will be fair on Tuesday with cold night.... KARACHI: New EDO education KARACHI, Jan 28: The new Executive District Officer (Education), Karachi, Prof Muhammad Rais Alvi, will assume his office on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Book on hunting experiences launched KARACHI, Jan 28: Shikar Guzasht, a book containing the narratives of Shikar (hunting) by Mohammad Nasir Ali Khan was launched on Monday under the auspices of Aligarh Old Boys Association with... KARACHI: Two more challenge credibility of IBA test: Medical colleges admission KARACHI, Jan 28: The Sindh High Court has put the provincial government on notice for Feb 1 in yet two more petitions challenging the locus standi and credibility of the IBA... KARACHI: Rangers re-occupy stadium KARACHI, Jan 28: The rangers have re-occupied the building of a stadium in PIB Colony and stopped the Nazim of Union Council-3 to use a part of it as his office.... KARACHI: Muttahida man jailed for 5 years KARACHI, Jan 28: An additional district and sessions judge, Central, Ahmed Nawaz Shaikh, sentenced on Monday a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement to five years imprisonment for attempting to kill... KARACHI: Russians keen in fisheries sector KARACHI, Jan 28: A three-member delegation from Russia visited the Karachi Fish Harbour on Monday to explore the possibility of joint ventures in the fisheries sector.... KARACHI: Satellite imaging of revenue limits planned KARACHI, Jan 28: The Sindh Cabinet which met here on Monday under the chairmanship of Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro, decided to complete the revenue record in the province through satellite-imaging.... KARACHI: High Court summons KESC MD, others in contempt plea KARACHI, Jan 28: Justice Zahid Kurban Alavi of the Sindh High Court directed on Monday the KESC managing director, his chief controller of billing, and four other contemnors to appear in... KARACHI: Conviction challenged KARACHI, Jan 28: An alleged international drug baron and former MNA from FATA, Haji Mohammed Ayub Afridi, who had been convicted by the Special Court (Customs and Taxation) Karachi on a... KARACHI: Court seeks report on sealing of mosque KARACHI, Jan 28: Justice Wahid Bux Brohi of the Sindh High court directed on Monday police to submit the exact position regarding sealing of a mosque, by Jan 30.... KARACHI: WB wants diversion of govt pension funds KARACHI, Jan 28: The World Bank has offered an interest-free loan of Rs3 billion to the Sindh government with a proposal to invest pension funds amounting to Rs16bn in viable projects.... KARACHI: Altaf asks workers to persevere KARACHI, Jan 28: The chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has asked his party workers to remain steadfast in carrying on their righteous struggle.... KARACHI: Scientific conference KARACHI, Jan 28: The intercollegiate scientific conference 2002 on “Challenges and Prospects of the New Century” is being held in Dhaka from January 28 to 31.... HYDERABAD: Due share of water for Sindh demanded HYDERABAD, Jan 28: The Sindh Taraqqi Passand Party (STPP) has declared that acute shortage of water had become a matter of life and death for Sindh and Punjab would have to... HYDERABAD: Aggressive designs of India condemned HYDERABAD, Jan 28: Hundreds of workers of the Sindh Paramedical Staff Association (SPSA) brought out a rally from Liaquat University Hospital here on Monday to express solidarity with President Gen Pervez... HYDERABAD: SU announces merit list HYDERABAD, Jan 28: The director admissions, University of Sindh, has announced the names of candidates who have been provisionally selected for admission in second merit list to BHP.Ed and MHP.Ed for... HYDERABAD: Demos against jail officials staged HYDERABAD, Jan 28: A large number of students of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, here on Monday staged a protest demonstration outside the Hyderabad Press Club against the torture... HYDERABAD: 50 activists resign from STPP HYDERABAD, Jan 28: Over 50 activists of Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party and its different wings have resigned from their offices and basic membership of the party in protest against the alleged... HYDERABAD: Appellant asked to file direct complaint against SHO HYDERABAD, Jan 28: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Monday directed the owner of an oil tanker to file a direct complaint against the SHO of Jamshoro police... HYDERABAD: PPP (SB) leader denies charges of kidnapping HYDERABAD, Jan 28: The kidnapping for ransom case against the senior vice president of the Sindh PPP (SB), Ameer Bux Umrani, and four others, took a surprising turn on Monday when... HYDERABAD: Riot affected families want rehabilitation HYDERABAD, Jan 28: The members of families who were affected during the ethnic riots of 1989-90 under the banner of Sindhi Qaumi Sath staged a token hunger strike outside the Hyderabad... HYDERABAD: Tail-enders resent non-supply of water HYDERABAD, Jan 28: The growers of Shadi Wah, Tando Bago sub-division, staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Monday against the non-supply of... HYDERABAD: Symposium highlights women’s role in progress HYDERABAD, Jan 28: A symposium on the topic of Healthy Life is Women’s Rights was organized here on Sunday at a hotel.... HYDERABAD: JI welcomes Qazi’s release HYDERABAD, Jan 28: A large number of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) activists here on Monday offered special thanks giving prayers on the release of their leader Qazi Hussain Ahmed by the Supreme Court.... HYDERABAD: Three arrested HYDERABAD , Jan 28: Tando Allahyar police arrested three dacoits, Ghulam Rasool Machi, Juman Jarwar and Nazeer Jarwar following a brief encounter and recovered one kalashinkov, two magazines, one single barrel... PESHAWAR: Arbitrary changes in plans disallowed: Mining for gemstone PESHAWAR, Jan 28: Small-scale miners of precious and semi-precious gemstone must follow the techniques approved for development and mining operations in the areas leased out to them.... PESHAWAR: Course on child health begins PESHAWAR, Jan 28: A five-day international course on ‘child health in emergencies’ started at Khyber Medical College on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Violation of women’s rights must end: seminar PESHAWAR, Jan 28: Justice (retd) Shahid Usmani has said that some jurists were misusing laws against women and that Hudood Ordinance, Qisas and Diat laws, including Shariat Courts, should be abolished.... PESHAWAR: Matriculation as election condition urged PESHAWAR, Jan 28: Federally Administered Tribal Areas Reforms Committee has proposed to exempt tribal areas from graduation condition made compulsory for those intending to contest general elections....

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