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January 31, 2002 Thursday Ziqa’ad 16, 1422 KARACHI: Rs100m KPP projects completed in Central KARACHI, Jan 30: Fourteen projects of various road construction and installation of traffic signals in the defunct district Central (now comprising four towns) have almost been completed at a cost of... KARACHI: Steps for repatriation of Afghans discussed: NARA to compile data KARACHI, June 30: The National Aliens Registration Authority will soon embark upon a plan for registration of Afghan refugees so that steps could be taken for the rehabilitation of Afghan refugees.... KARACHI: SHC notices to Nazim, DCO: Lyari Expressway encroachments removal KARACHI, Jan 30: A division bench of Sindh High Court on Wednesday put the city government and the provincial government on notice for Feb 8 on a petition challenging the removal... KARACHI: KESC MD again issued contempt notice KARACHI, Jan 30: As the KESC managing director, his chief controller of billing and other contemners did not turn up despite an order for personal appearance, Justice Wahid Bux Brohi of... KARACHI: Youth commits suicide in Orangi KARACHI, Jan 30: A young man committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his shop in Orangi on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Police seek laws to verify mobile phone owners KARACHI, Jan 30: The police authorities are seeking strict rules and regulations for fool-proof verification of mobile phone applicants.... KARACHI: New police chief for city KARACHI, Jan 30: Asad Jehangir Khan, awaiting posting, has been posted as AIGP/ Capital City Officer, Karachi.... KARACHI: Rabies cases on the rise in city KARACHI, JAN 30: Rabies is endemic in Pakistan with 2000 rabies-related deaths occurring every year.... KARACHI: Desalination plants for Karachi demanded KARACHI, Jan 30: A symposium on “Marine Environment — Food, Health and Habitat” concluded here on Wednesday, recommending to stop use of small mesh nets in the creek areas and educate... KARACHI: Drive against illegal water connections KARACHI, Jan 30: All unauthorised water connections will be disconnected to hotels situated at Sheedi Village Road near Lea Market.... KARACHI: Road sense programme for schoolchildren launched KARACHI, Jan 30: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has said traffic in the city cannot be improved without developing a road sense among the masses and school-going age is the right time... KARACHI: Letter writing competition for students KARACHI, Jan 30: The Universal Postal Union (UPU) has arranged the participation in the 31st International Letter Writing Competition, the subject of which this year is “Letter to someone (that) you... KARACHI: IT on top of agenda: Dewan KARACHI, Jan 30: Sindh minister for industries Dewan Yousuf Farooqui said Pakistan has plenty of trained human resources and it is up to industrial and educational institutions to utilize this vast... KARACHI: KU exam forms KARACHI, Jan 30: The University of Karachi has announced that last date for submission of examination forms and fees for BL first and second year and LLB final year supplementary examinations... KARACHI: New system to reduce dependence on Zakat KARACHI, Jan 30: Sindh minister for religious affairs, Zakat and Auqaf, Maulana Mohammad Wali Razi, said on Wednesday that the newly-introduced system of permanent rehabilitation of eligible people through the Zakat... KARACHI: WB official calls on governor KARACHI, Jan 30: Visiting chief executive of the IFC and managing director of the World Bank Group, Peter Woicke, accompanied by other officials of the Bank, called on Sindh governor Mohammedmian... KARACHI: Landhi Industrial area lacks facilities KARACHI, Jan 30: Industrialists and traders of Landhi Industrial Area have presented a memorandum to Sindh Governor, Muhammad Mian Soomro and apprised him of the infrastructure problems being faced by them,... KARACHI: ATC issues contempt notice to jail chief KARACHI, Jan 30: An anti-terrorism court issued on Wednesday a contempt notice to the superintendent of the central prison, Karachi, for not producing a local leader of the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan,... KARACHI: Russians urged to invest in city projects KARACHI, Jan 30: The Russian investors have evinced keen interest in making investment in Karachi.... KARACHI: Property valuation table rates reduced KARACHI, Jan 30: The government of Sindh has approved a proposal of the RSEP wing of the Board of Revenue, Sindh, seeking a further reduction in the rates of property valuation... KARACHI: JI to contest polls, says Munawar KARACHI, Jan 30: The acting chief of the Jamaat-i-Islami, on Wednesday stated that the planned elections would polarise the nation between supporters and opponents of the American agenda in the region... KARACHI: Narcotics trade KARACHI, Jan 30: The deputy director-general of the Anti-Narcotics Force, Aftab Nabi, has said that during their war against the menace of narcotics, the sleuths of ANF did not spare any... KARACHI: Altaf asks workers to be steadfast KARACHI, Jan 30: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has praised the party workers and asked them to remain steadfast and continue their righteous struggle.... KARACHI: CNS visits various units KARACHI, Jan 30: Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza, chief of the Naval Staff, on Wednesday visited various Navy units to review their operational preparedness.... KARACHI: Rural support organization KARACHI, Jan 30: Additional chief secretary, Planning and Development Department, Sindh, Shahzado Shaikh, presided over a meeting here on Wednesday to formulate a strategy to promote self-reliance in the community for... KARACHI: Govt’s rapid steps confuse politicians KARACHI, Jan 30: Almost all the political and religious parties of the country are in a fix on how to react to the rapid and sudden issuance of one after another... HYDERABAD: Payment of dues to SRTC workers demanded: Zila Council session HYDERABAD, Jan 30: The Zila Council here on Wednesday went through a pleasant change as it conducted business of the day in a peaceful atmosphere on the second day.... HYDERABAD: Employees protest non-payment of salaries HYDERABAD, Jan 30: Hundreds of municipal employees of Hyderabad, Latifabad and Qasimabad took out a rally here on Wednesday from the municipal office along with over one dozen fire brigade vehicles,... HYDERABAD: Commission to take decisions on local bodies HYDERABAD, Jan 30: The constitution of local government commission has already been notified which will take decisions in respect of the local bodies and issue clarifications in case of any confusion.... HYDERABAD: PPP-SB leader acquitted HYDERABAD, Jan 30: The Anti-Terrorism Court here on Wednesday acquitted the senior vice president of Pakistan People’s Party (SB), Sindh, Ameer Bux Umrani and three absconding accused persons in the kidnapping... HYDERABAD: UGC inspects progress of work HYDERABAD, Jan 30: The chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC), Dr. A.Q. Mughal on Wednesday visited the Federal College of Arts and Design and inspected the progress of work along with other... HYDERABAD: Women writers be trained: SLA HYDERABAD, Jan 30: The chairman, Sindhi Language Authority, Prof Dr M. Quasim Bughio, said that due to the lack of training it had become difficult to promote positive tendencies in the... HYDERABAD: Training programme to be launched for SMCs HYDERABAD, Jan 30: A training programme for about 3000 members of the School Management Committees (SMCs) will be launched in Sindh to handle the education development issues and problems, particularly related... HYDERABAD: Date extended HYDERABAD, Jan 30: The controller of Examinations, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad, has announced for the information of all concerned that the date for accepting the examination forms,... PESHAWAR: Millowners body seeks uniform wheat price: Punjab’s authority on subsidy challenged in PHC PESHAWAR, Jan 30: The NWFP Flour Mills Association challenged in the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday the Punjab government’s constitutional authority to grant subsidy on wheat.... PESHAWAR: Former BoR member gets 10-year RI PESHAWAR, Jan 30: An accountability court on Wednesday convicted a former senior member of the Board of Revenue, Abdul Hamid Khan, and sentenced him to 10-year rigorous imprisonment with a Rs45.45... PESHAWAR: Opening of varsity campus ordered PESHAWAR, Jan 30: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah on Wednesday ordered opening of a second campus of the NWFP University of Engineering & Technology at SCARP Colony in Mardan from... PESHAWAR: Kabul names consul-general to Peshawar PESHAWAR, Jan 30: The Afghan interim government has appointed Abdul Khaliq Farahi as new consul general in Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: PAF officer acquitted in murder case PESHAWAR, Jan 30: An official of Pakistan Air Force accused of killing his two wives was acquitted by the trial court on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Commissioning of fibre-optic link ordered PESHAWAR, Jan 30: Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Director-General (Development) Mohammad Arif on Monday directed immediate commissioning of Charsadda-Peshawar-Mardan fibre-optic link.... PESHAWAR: 11 militants surrender PESHAWAR, Jan 30: A senior leader of the banned Tanzim Nifaz Shariat-i-Mohammadi, Malik Banaris Khan, and 10 other activists  have surrendered before the police.... PESHAWAR: Arrest warrants against Nazim issued PESHAWAR, Jan 30: A trial court here on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants for arrests of the Nazim of union council Sheikh Muhammadi and two other persons....

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