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February 2, 2002 Saturday Ziqa’ad 18, 1422 KARACHI: PTA moves to curb use of phone thru Internet KARACHI, Feb 1: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority seems determined to cross swords with 35 Internet service providers operating in the city in its bid to put a decisive stop to Internet... KARACHI: Three men killed 15 cars, 11 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Feb 1: Twenty-six vehicles — 15 cars and 11 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Friday, police sources said.... KARACHI: ATCs to function till reconstitution KARACHI, Feb 1: The anti-terrorism courts (ATCs) will continue to function across the country till their reconstitution under the newly-amended anti-terrorism act.... KARACHI: Animal markets banned in city KARACHI, Feb 1: The Nazim Karachi, Naimatullah Khan, has imposed Section 144 CrPC in Karachi, banning the entry of sacrificial animals and their trading in the city limits on the occasion... KARACHI: Relief announced for property registration KARACHI, Feb 1: For the next three months, effective from Feb 1, all those holding properties on the strength of power of attorneys have been allowed to get these registered in... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Feb 1: The meteorological department has forecast fair weather with hazy morning in Karachi on Saturday.... KARACHI: Leprosy brought under control: Week begins today KARACHI, Feb 1: Various programmes are being organized in connection with the 49th World Leprosy Week beginning from Saturday.... KARACHI: Construction inside Sabzimandi banned KARACHI, Feb 1: Nazim Naimatullah Khan has banned all sorts of constructions in the New Sabzimandi.... KARACHI: UGC to introduce genetics in colleges KARACHI, Feb 1: Realizing the importance of genetics as a subject, the University Grants Commission, on the directives of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, has decided to introduce the... KARACHI: Govt hospitals to get Rs725m equipment KARACHI, Feb 1: Sindh health minister Maj-Gen Ahsan Ahmed on Friday presided over a meeting to review different projects for the supply of equipment to government hospitals, rural health centres and... KARACHI: Madressahs to get revised curriculum KARACHI, Feb 1: Chairman Council of Islamic Ideology Dr S.M. Zaman has said madressahs, seeking affiliation with the Federal Madressah Board (FMB), will be granted the same without any delay.... KARACHI: Kashmiri papier mache on display KARACHI, Feb 1: A specimen of Kashmir book binding in papier mache prepared in 1869 is on display as object of the month in the National Museum of Pakistan, says a... KARACHI: English-Sindhi dictionary launched KARACHI, Feb 1: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro, while reiterating the government’s determination to enhance standard of education, has said that no recruitment in the educational institutions will be made directly or... KARACHI: Commuters suffer as transporters violate rules KARACHI, Feb 1: The transport problem in parts of Malir, especially in Khokhrapar, has aggravated due to violation of traffic rules by transporters who indulge in overloading and overspeeding.... KARACHI: PS workers hold protest, block road KARACHI, Feb 1: A large number of workers of the Pakistan Steel blocked the road leading to the Steel Mills for over eight hours late on Thursday night.... KARACHI: Hearing of petitions against IBA test put off KARACHI, Feb 1: The Sindh High Court put off on Friday the hearing of various petitions challenging the locus standi of the IBA tests for admission to government medical colleges of... KARACHI: AG told to clarify position on remission to NAB convict KARACHI, Feb 1: The issue of sentence served along with remissions earned by a convict under the NAB laws came up before a division bench of the Sindh High Court on... KARACHI: Military’s Induction into ATCs slammed KARACHI, Feb 1: The Pakistan Peoples Party has deplored the induction of serving military officers as judges in the reconstituted anti-terrorism courts and said it would open floodgates of corruption and... KARACHI: JI demands change in govt’s policies KARACHI, Feb 1: The women wing of Jamaat-i-Islami on Friday demanded of the government to review its policies which, they said, had exacerbated chaos and centrifugal tendencies within the country owing... KARACHI: Reward for traffic police officials KARACHI, Feb 1: Inspector general police Sindh, Syed Kamal Shah, announced that a cash reward of Rs9.047 million would be distributed among those traffic police officials who performed well for improving... KARACHI: SPSC nominees KARACHI, Feb 1: The Sindh Public Service Commission has recommended the names to the government for appointment against the post of lecturer / subject specialist in various subjects in the education... KARACHI: Plea for reinvestigation of Shahid Hamid case rejected KARACHI, Feb 1: A division bench of the Sindh High Court said on Friday that it did “not feel inclined to admit” the petition through which Saulat Mirza, who was convicted... KARACHI: Adviser to ombudsman KARACHI, Feb 1: Mr Yusuf Jamal, who was senior member of the Sindh Public Service Commission, has been appointed as Adviser to the provincial ombudsman Mr Justice (rtd) Haziqul Khairi.... HYDERABAD: Sindh University to host chemistry conference HYDERABAD, Feb 1: The second international chemistry conference will be held from Monday in the University of Sindh, Jamshoro.... HYDERABAD: MQM leader charge-sheeted HYDERABAD, Feb 1: The zonal organizer of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Hyderabad, Mr Salahuddin, whose whereabouts have not been known for the last couple of days, was charge-sheeted by the Gulshan-e-Hali... HYDERABAD: Election on proportional representation basis urged HYDERABAD, Feb 1: The president of Tehrik-i-Istiqlal (TI), Rehmat Khan Verdag, has said that since the Supreme Court has authorised Gen Pervez Musharraf to amend the Constitution, he should take advantage... HYDERABAD: ‘New system to improve police performance’ HYDERABAD, Feb 1: The additional inspector general of police, Hyderabad Region, Abdul Rauf Yusufzai expressed his firm resolve to make the new police system successful with the cooperation of other officers.... HYDERABAD: Sacked teachers continue protest HYDERABAD, Feb 1: Dismissed female teachers of Hyderabad held token hunger strike outside the press club for the second consecutive day on Friday protesting against the termination of services of 66... HYDERABAD: Computer classes inaugurated HYDERABAD, Feb 1: Sindh minister for labour, local government, industries and mineral development Dewan Mohammad Yousuf Farooqui inaugurated computer classes at the Sindh Model School, SITE, Hyderabad, here on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Minister visits regulators HYDERABAD, Feb 1: Sindh irrigation and power minister Syed Ali Mir Shah along with the chief engineer of Kotri Barrage, and the chairman of Sindh Abadgar Board here the other day... HYDERABAD: Progress of development schemes reviewed HYDERABAD, Feb 1: The additional chief secretary, Planning and Development, Shahzado Shaikh, has directed the officials concerned to ensure that every development scheme is properly monitored and completed on schedule.... HYDERABAD: Action against cop demanded HYDERABAD, Feb 1: In support of a grocery shop owner, some residents of Kotri staged a protest demonstration outside the Hyderabad press club here on Friday evening against a police constable... HYDERABAD: Demo staged against Pearl’s kidnapping HYDERABAD, Feb 1: Activists of the Pak-American Human Rights Wing of International Peace Friends Society Pakistan held a protest demonstration outside the press club on Friday against the kidnapping of American... PESHAWAR: Hospital occupies railway land PESHAWAR, Feb 1: The Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar has illegally occupied Pakistan Railways’ property and is reluctant to vacate the land despite several notices, sources said here on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Youth welcome tribal reforms PESHAWAR, Feb 1: Welcoming the proposed tribal reforms announced by the government, a tribal youth rally in Jamrud (Khyber Agency) on Thursday asked the government to implement reforms at the earliest.... PESHAWAR: Workshop on child health ends PESHAWAR, Feb 1: A five-day training workshop on management of child health in humanitarian emergencies concluded here on Thursday. The workshop was jointly organized by Pakistan Paediatric Association, and International Paediatric... PESHAWAR: US military team visits Torkham PESHAWAR, Feb 1: A seven-member US military delegation visited Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Torkham on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Employees to hold demo against bank’s closure PESHAWAR, Feb 1: The employees of the Frontier Provincial Cooperative Bank have announced that they would hold a demonstration against the closure of the bank throughout the province on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: High court sets aside sentence PESHAWAR, Feb 1: An appellate bench of the Peshawar High Court on Friday set aside the conviction awarded to the former PML MNA Haji Kabir Khan and remanded his case back... PESHAWAR: University to have 8 faculties PESHAWAR, Feb 1: The University of Peshawar plans to increase the number of existing faculties from five to eight.... PESHAWAR: DPs willing to go back: UNHCR PESHAWAR, Feb 1: United Nations High Commission for Refugees has claimed that a large number of Afghans living in the NWFP refugees camps have expressed their willingness to return to their... PESHAWAR: JAC discussion on 7th PESHAWAR, Feb 1: The Joint Action Committee of civil society groups will hold on Feb 7 a discussion on the presidential speech in which he had announced a ban on extremist...

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