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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...