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February 10, 2002 Sunday Ziqa’ad 26, 1422 KARACHI: IMF team reviews pace of uplift plans KARACHI, Feb 9: A five-member mission of the International Monetary Fund held a meeting with the Sindh government here on Saturday to review the pace of the devolution process and of... KARACHI: DHA to work with city govt KARACHI, Feb 9: The Defence Housing Authority will work as a part of the city government and its officials will be invited to important meetings so that problems of the society... KARACHI: Saarc conference on eye diseases ends today KARACHI, Feb 9: On the second day of the 25th annual congress of the Ophthalmological Society of Pakistan (KAROPHTH) on Saturday, being attended by more than 450 delegates from all over... KARACHI: 10 cars, 20 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Feb 9: Thirty vehicles — 10 cars and 20 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Saturday, bringing the total number of hijacked and stolen vehicles... KARACHI: Evening classes in colleges planned KARACHI, Feb 9: A senior official of the Sindh government has called for looking into the possibility of initiating evening classes at the educational institutions in Karachi.... KARACHI: Officials disagree over KESC’s privatization KARACHI, Feb 9: The top officials of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation and the proponents of the privatization of the power utility are on a collision course.... KARACHI: Viral infections take toll in wake of cold wave KARACHI, Feb 9: With the onset of Feb and cold waves striking Karachi, there has been a sharp increase in viral illnesses.... KARACHI: Sindh opposes PMDC decision KARACHI, Feb 9: The Sindh government has expressed its reservations about the decision of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) de-recognizing private medical and dental colleges/universities and questioned its authority... KARACHI: Ikebana getting popular in Pakistan KARACHI, Feb 9: Speakers at a function on Saturday said the love of nature and flowers was shared by the peoples of both Japan and Pakistan.... KARACHI: Handicrafts fair organized KARACHI, Feb 9: A large number of women thronged a fund-raising bazaar organized by the Saarc Women’s Association here on Saturday afternoon.... KARACHI: BA registration KARACHI, Feb 9: The Examination Department, University of Karachi, has announced the schedule for the submission of registration forms and fee of B.A, B.Com, B.O.L and B. Sc (improvement of division)... KARACHI: Science exhibition KARACHI, Feb 9: The annual science exhibition of St Joseph’s Government College for Women will be held from Feb 12.... KARACHI: SHC orders attachment of pharma firm’s assets: Accident suit KARACHI, Feb 9: Justice Zia Pervaiz of the Sindh High Court has ordered attachment of the factory premises of M/s Abbot Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited situated at Quaidabad, Landhi, and also the... KARACHI: Many projects left incomplete in South KARACHI, Feb 9: Several projects costing billion of rupees, continue to hang in the balance for the past many years in Karachi South as the City Government has not yet to... KARACHI: PTI slams Bush for ‘axis-of-evil’ speech KARACHI, Feb 9: The secretary-general of Tehrik-i-Insaf, Mairaj Mohammad Khan, has taken exception to US President George Bush’s remarks in which he termed three Asian countries, including two Muslim countries, an... KARACHI: Moot on diseases of modern living KARACHI, Feb 9: The Jinnah Postgraduates Medical Centre (JPMC), is organizing its 39th annual symposium.... KARACHI: Rs300m blood transfusion project KARACHI, Feb 9: The Sindh health department is soon going to launch a Rs300 million project for safe blood transfusion services.... KARACHI: Drive against pye-dogs fails KARACHI, Feb 9: The anti-pye dog drive launched by the health department of the Karachi city government has failed to deliver the desired results due to lack of cooperation between the... KARACHI: Special train to Peshawar on 20th KARACHI, Feb 9: Pakistan Railway will run the second special “Awam Express” on Feb 20 from Karachi to Peshawar to clear the rush of passengers going for upcountry destinations to celebrate... KARACHI: Plea allowed in SBC poll dispute KARACHI, Feb 9: A division bench of the Sindh High Court has allowed the petition of S. Mushtaq Husain Shah, advocate, who had challenged the election of Shafi Mohammed Chandio for... KARACHI: WHO satisfied with Sindh’s performance KARACHI, Feb 9: The World Health Organization has expressed its satisfaction with the performance and level of commitment of Sindh province about the implementation of preventive programmes and other health-related programmes.... PESHAWAR: Polls to be fair, free, says CEC PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The Election Commission has brought all its resources in operation for conducting free, fair, impartial and transparent elections in the country within the time frame set by Supreme... PESHAWAR: Case registered against Sherpao: Illegal departure from country PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered a case against former NWFP chief minister Aftab Ahmad Sherpao, under the Passport Act, for his alleged illegal exit from Pakistan... PESHAWAR: Belgian girl awarded six months’ jail, fined Rs1m PESHAWAR, Feb 9: The special anti-narcotics court on Saturday convicted a Belgian girl of trafficking in narcotics and sentenced her to six months’ imprisonment with a fine of one million rupees.... BAJAUR: Plan to hold LB polls in Fata hailed BAJAUR, Feb 9: The Bajaur Political Alliance, an umbrella organization of all political parties, has welcomed the proposed reforms in the present system of governance in the Fata and holding of... CHITRAL: Sons of former ruler of Chitral pass away CHITRAL, Feb 9: The two surviving sons of the former ruler of Chitral, Shahzada Amiruddin and  Col (retd) Shahzada Mataul Mulk passed away here one after the other on Friday afternoon... ORAKZAI: Tribes clash on coalmine ORAKZAI, Feb 9: Clashes erupted between Shiekhan and Mishti tribes over the ownership of a coal mine in Orakzai Agency on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: Oil, gas regulatory body opposed ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: The Consumers Rights Commission of Pakistan (CRCP) on Saturday expressed reservations about the proposed Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), describing the idea as an attempt to hoodwink... ISLAMABAD: 50pc students drop out before class-V: expert ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: About 50 per cent children, enrolled in primary schools, drop out before completing garde five due to their parents’s poor economic conditions.... ISLAMABAD: Rs100m paid to defunct New City project victims ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has so far paid Rs100 million to the affected persons of Islamabad New City (INC) project (phase-II), it was officially learnt here on Saturday.... RAWALPINDI: Dist Nazim warns petrol pumps RAWALPINDI, Feb 9: District Nazim Rawalpindi Raja Tariq Kiyani has warned to seal those petrol pumps involved in adulteration.... RAWALPINDI: PAT’s women moot today RAWALPINDI, Feb 9: The president, Pakistan Awami Tahreek Women wing Humaira Rashid, has said the first national women convention, which is being organized on Sunday would discuss the problems being faced... SWABI: Govt has succeeded in highlighting Kashmir issue, says Sarfaraz SWABI, Feb 9: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Abbas Sarfaraz Khan said here on Saturday the Indian leaders had been indulging in a negative propaganda campaign against Pakistan,... LANDI KOTAL: Landi Kotal hospital without specialists LANDI KOTAL, Feb 9: Agency Head Quarter Hospital at Landi Kotal, Khyber Agency, has been without specialist doctors for the last one year, despite the fact that vacancies for such posts... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Proposals sought for registration of Madaris DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 9: Roohullah Madni, Provincial Minister for Zakat, Ushr and Religious Affairs, has said that although a policy has been announced for the registration of religious Madaris, suggestions... ABBOTTABAD: QJP to ensure equality among ranks: Omar ABBOTTABAD, Feb 9: Omar Asghar Khan, chief organizer of the Qaumi Jamhoori Party, said here on Thursday his party would bridge the gap between party workers and leadership and maintain equality... MARDAN: PML-N rejects alliance with ANP MARDAN, Feb 9: The NWFP deputy president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and former provincial information minister Abdul Subhan Khan has ruled out the possibility of forming alliance with the... HANGU: Crime rate declines in Hangu HANGU, Feb 9: Crime rate has come down in volatile Hangu district after the setting up of district government.... NOWSHERA: Defaulters assault Wapda men NOWSHERA, Feb 9: Angry students of a private school in Pabbi near here attacked Wapda staffers and damaged its vehicle to stop them from disconnecting power supply to the school.... MANSEHRA: Hundreds of cases disposed of last month MANSEHRA, Feb 9: The officers of Mansehra judiciary disposed of hundreds of civil and criminal cases during the month of January.... LAHORE: Rs600m for priority roads LAHORE, Feb 9: The Lahore Development Authority will build six arterial roads in southern Lahore at a cost of Rs594 million under a priority road construction programme.... LAHORE: ‘Drive for workers’ cause’ LAHORE, Feb 9: Trade union representatives belonging to Lahore and Sheikhupura on Saturday assembled here and discussed the problems faced by the working class and decided to launch a week-long campaign... LAHORE: Miniatures show at Croweaters LAHORE, Feb 9: A group exhibition of traditional and contemporary miniature art opened at the Croweaters Gallery here on Saturday.... LAHORE: Acting CJP takes oath LAHORE, Feb 9: Justice Munir A Sheikh of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, was sworn in here on Saturday as the acting chief justice of Pakistan.... HYDERABAD: Rs1.8bn to be spent on Hala-Moro carriageway HYDERABAD, Feb 9: The chairman, National Highway Authority, Maj-Gen Farrukh Javed, here on Saturday visited the under construction Hala-Moro additional carriageway and reviewed progress of the work.... HYDERABAD: Statement recorded in SHO murder case HYDERABAD, Feb 9: Head constable Nadir, who was complainant in the murder case of the SHO, GOR police station, Ghulam Mustafa Shahani, and medico legal officer Dr Abdul Hanan Shaikh recorded... HYDERABAD: SLA-OUP collaboration HYDERABAD, Feb 9: The managing director, Oxford university press, Karachi, Amina Syed, and sales and marketing manager, Furqan Saeed Khan, here on Saturday visited the Sindhi Language Authority (SLA) and met... HYDERABAD: 173 political prisoners in country HYDERABAD, Feb 9: The president, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, Aqil Lodhi, advocate, in the annual report of the committee has said that at present there were 173 political prisoners confined... HYDERABAD: Flower traders warn of strike HYDERABAD, Feb 9: The small flower merchants of Hyderabad warned here on Saturday that they would stage hunger strike on Feb 14 if they were not allowed to sell flowers in... HYDERABAD: SU announces admission schedule HYDERABAD, Feb 9: The director admissions, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, announced here on Saturday that admissions to the new IT professional degree and post graduate diploma in evening programme under the...

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