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February 5, 2002 Tuesday Ziqa’ad 21, 1422 KARACHI: Subscribers pay more for defective PTCL system KARACHI, Feb 4: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has launched ill-prepared “premium rate services” whose various system errors are costing its more than 800,000 subscribers dearly.... KARACHI: Sindh govt studying new law on police KARACHI, Feb 4: The federal government has sent a draft of the proposed Police Act 2002, which will replace the existing Police Act 1861, to the Sindh government for comments and... KARACHI: Death sentence of five commuted into life term KARACHI, Feb 4: A referee judge of the Sindh High Court on Monday commuted death sentence into life imprisonment for the five accused in the case of firing at a marriage... KARACHI: Doctor shot dead; eight cars, 15 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Feb 4: A doctor was shot dead in New Karachi on Monday night.... KARACHI: Dead man mistaken for Daniel identified KARACHI, Feb 4: The unidentified body which was found on Sunday night and mistaken for Daniel Pearl’s was identified as that of a dental surgeon of Aga Khan University Hospital.... KARACHI: Vehicles to ply in province under single permit KARACHI, Feb 4: The Sindh government has decided to allow taxis and goods vehicles to operate in the whole province under a single permit.... KARACHI: 330m gallon effluents dumped into sea daily: Workshop told... KARACHI, Feb 4: Recognizing the continuing degradation of environment both at the global and national level, a workshop on environmental concerns has stressed the need for integrating policies and for sustainable... KARACHI: SSC supple exam results KARACHI, Feb 4: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, on Monday announced the results of SSC supplementary (science and general groups) examinations, with an overall pass percentage of 63.11.... KARACHI: Children urged to help control pollution KARACHI, Feb 4: Speakers at a workshop here on Monday urged the people to take the issue of environmental pollution seriously and avoid further damaging the environment.... KARACHI: PLGC holds first meeting KARACHI, Feb 4: The newly-constituted Provincial Local Government Commission held its introductory meeting here on Monday with Dewan Muhammad Yousuf Farooqui, minister for local government, labour and transport, in the chair.... KARACHI: NED exams KARACHI, Feb 4: The NED University of Engineering and Technology has announced that the First year Electrical Engineering Supplementary Examinations 2000-2001 batch would commence on March 4.... KARACHI: Efforts on to bridge gap between govt, madressahs KARACHI, Feb 4: Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said on Monday that efforts are on to bridge the gap between the government and the Madressahs (religious schools) operating in the country.... KARACHI: Politicians urged to help govt solve Kashmir issue KARACHI, Feb 4: Leaders of various political parties at a Kashmir Conference here on Monday urged the international community to use its influence and stop the Indian government from committing state... KARACHI: Cut in transport fares demanded KARACHI, Feb 4: Speakers at a demonstration here on Monday criticized the indifferent attitude of the government towards transport issues in the city and demanded that fares be lowered as fuel... KARACHI: Mumtaz opposes hiring of more AIGs KARACHI, Feb 4: Sindh National Front Chairman Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has called for shunting out corrupt police officers and giving double pay and allowances to common policemen instead of appointing more... KARACHI: Kashmir Day programmes finalized KARACHI, Feb 4: The Karachiites will mark the ‘Youm-i- Yekjehti-i-Kashmir’ on Tuesday to express solidarity with their Kashmiri brethren who are struggling for their right of self-determination.... KARACHI: Industrialist gets bail on medical grounds KARACHI, Feb 4: An industrialist, who was convicted by an accountability court of alleged wilful bank loan default, was on Monday granted bail on medical grounds on a surety of Rs5... KARACHI: Status quo ordered in Customs, FIA dispute KARACHI, Feb 4: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Monday ordered status quo in the ongoing dispute between the Customs department and the FIA.... KARACHI: Rape cases’ probe KARACHI, Feb 4: A non-governmental organization that provides relief to the rape victims has said the time limit of 15 days fixed for police to submit a chalan be extended to... KARACHI: Issues among provinces be resolved on parity basis: Pagara KARACHI, Feb 4: The chief of the Pakistan Muslim League (Functional), Pir Pagara, has warned that if issues are not resolved on the principle of parity, separatist tendencies will raise their... HYDERABAD: Crackdown to affect Kashmir Jihad: JI HYDERABAD, Feb 4: The Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami, Azad Kashmir, Abdur Rasheed Turabi, has said that the arrest of the leaders in Pakistan, who were the staunch supporters of Jihad-i-Kashmir, and the... HYDERABAD: Rs2bn earmarked for uplift of basic sciences HYDERABAD, Feb 4: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Professor Dr Attaur Rehman has disclosed that the budget for the development of science and technology has been increased by 5,000 per... HYDERABAD: City Nazim demands funds to pay salaries HYDERABAD, Feb 4: The City Nazim, Hyderabad, Haji Moinuddin Shaikh, here on Monday appealed to the government to release Rs19 million immediately as the city taluka was in the grip of... HYDERABAD: Three found in illegal detention HYDERABAD, Feb 4: Three persons were found in illegal detention at the Hatri police station on Monday during a raid by the civil judge, conducted under the orders of Session Judge.... HYDERABAD: Examination schedule changed HYDERABAD, Feb 4: The authorities of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, have announced for the information of concerned students of 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000 and 2001 batches... HYDERABAD: Minority seats’ restoration urged HYDERABAD, Feb 4: The president of Hyderabad Hindu Panchayat, S. Lal Ahuja, has appealed to President Gen Pervez Musharraf to restore the minorities’ reserved seats as enjoined in the 1973 Constitution.... MIRPURKHAS: People face hardships due to power failure MIRPURKHAS, Feb 4: Power failure hit the sub-division Mirpurkhas city as a result of which citizens faced hardships on Sunday.... KHAIRPUR: HR course planned for policemen KHAIRPUR, Feb 4: A short course on human rights has been planned for the police officers of various ranks in Khairpur district.... THATTA: Cooperative loans recovery drive begins THATTA, Feb 4: The Cooperative Societies department, Thatta, has launched a campaign to recover Rs45 million dues from 22 defaulter cooperative societies in the district.... PESHAWAR: Thousands of students fail to get admission: Space shortage in colleges PESHAWAR, Feb 4: City colleges failed to provide admission to thousands of candidates to the first and third years in both arts and science groups in the academic session 2001-02 on... PESHAWAR: Devolution plan to cost NWFP govt Rs4 billion PESHAWAR, Feb 4: The devolution plan introduced on Aug 14 last year will carry a financial impact of around four billion rupees on the cash-strapped NWFP government.... PESHAWAR: Pakhtoons urged to unite PESHAWAR, Feb 4: A leader of Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao), Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao, has asked Pakhtoons to rally around former Chief Minister Aftab Sherpao for the attainment of their rights.... PESHAWAR: 100pc rise in NA seats urged PESHAWAR, Feb 4: Tehrik-i-Istiqlal has demanded of the government to withdraw the condition of graduation for contesting the election of National Assembly.... PESHAWAR: Democratic setup in Afghanistan demanded PESHAWAR, Feb 4: The Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan (Rawa) has urged Afghans to get rid of terrorists who have made the country a home to ignorance, diseases, poverty and... PESHAWAR: Drug pusher convicted PESHAWAR, Feb 4: A local court on Monday sentenced a drug pusher to rigorous imprisonment of seven years and fined him Rs70,000.... PESHAWAR: District Council meets tomorrow PESHAWAR, Feb 4: A three-day general session of the City District Council will commence from Feb 6, at 9:30am at Archives Hall, Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: Forensic course begins PESHAWAR, Feb 4: A four-day investigation course of forensic medicine for investigation officials of police began here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Gambling in fairs condemned PESHAWAR, Feb 4: Central Information Secretary of Awami National Party Haji Mohammad Adeel has condemned the practice of gambling going on in several exhibitions (Mela) which began in the city soon...

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