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February 11, 2002 Monday Ziqa’ad 27, 1422 KARACHI: PTCL can’t warn against misuse of phones KARACHI, Feb 10: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company has no foolproof mechanism of warning its 800,000 plus subscribers of misuse of phone, even for expensive long-distance calls.... KARACHI: Power breakdown hits many areas KARACHI, Feb 10: Many areas in the city remained without electricity on Sunday for more than two hours despite the fact that Karachi is in the grip of winter with minimum... KARACHI: Survey planned to ascertain causes of blindness: Ophthalmology conference KARACHI, Feb 10: The eight SAARC and 25th annual congress of the Ophthalmological Society of Pakistan concluded on Sunday after three days of scientific sessions and discussion on current trends in... KARACHI: 8,000 chickens die in farm fire KARACHI, Feb 10: A blaze in a poultry farm in Korangi killed 8,000 chickens on Sunday.... KARACHI: Seismic study on Nara desert discussed KARACHI, Feb 10: The Environmental Protection Agency, Sindh, on Saturday held a public hearing on environmental impact assessment of seismic survey and filed development in Kadanwar Gas Field, Nara desert.... KARACHI: Seven cars, eight bikes hijacked: Man shot dead KARACHI, Feb 10: A man was shot dead in New Karachi on Sunday night.... KARACHI: Voter enrolment forms to be accepted till today KARACHI, Feb 10: Feb 11, Monday, is the last date for receiving enrolment forms by the registration officers from eligible voters, who have not yet submit the enrolment form to the... KARACHI: KU Arts faculty needs overhaul KARACHI, Feb 10: The Arts faculty of the University of Karachi needs a complete overhaul in order to save its academic and administrative affairs from going into complete disarray, sources on... KARACHI: Rape-related laws need changes KARACHI, Feb 10: Today, only a fraction of rape victims report the crime, still fewer pursue the case in the courts.... KARACHI: A. Q. Khan elected IBS patron KARACHI, Feb 10: A largely-attended meeting of the general body of the Pakistan Association for Mental Health was held on Saturday.... KARACHI: HSC exam forms KARACHI, Feb 10: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, has announced the dates for submission of examination forms of HSC Part-I Humanities and Commerce groups examinations-2002 from private candidates who passed... KARACHI: EOBI urged to increase pensions KARACHI, Feb 10: The Pakistan Democratic Trade Union Federation has demanded that the amount of financial assistance being given by the EOBI to retired people be increased by at least 30... KARACHI: Change in attitude towards women urged KARACHI, Feb 10: Speakers at a seminar on Sunday said that though the religion and the constitution had guaranteed many rights to women, they had been deprived of those by the... KARACHI: Centre for swift delivery of ID cards opens KARACHI, Feb 10: Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider inaugurated on Sunday first Nadra Swift Registration Centre in Karachi located in Awami Markaz on Sharea-i-Faisal.... KARACHI: Poetry collection launched KARACHI: “Badal, Geet, Hawa our Mein,” The first collection of verses by poet Zakia Ghazal was launched on Saturday, venue being the Karachi Club.... KARACHI: Al-Qaeda’s hand in Pearl’s kidnap ruled out KARACHI, Feb 10: Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider has ruled out any link of “Al-Qaeda” organization with the disappearance of US journalist Daniel Pearl who is a correspondent of “The Wall Street... KARACHI: Qazi’s release urged KARACHI, Feb 10: The Jamaat-i-Islami had set up a four-day protest camp at Karachi Press Club against the government’s policies and increasing foreign interference in the internal affairs of the country.... KARACHI: Resolution of Kashmir dispute KARACHI, Feb 10: Former president and the chief of the Pakistan Millat Party, Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari, has said in the face of aggressive designs of India, the people of Pakistan... HYDERABAD: Hegemonic role of USA, MNCs condemned HYDERABAD, Feb 10: Noted scholar and historian Dr Mubarak Ali has said that far bigger tragedies than the Sept 11 incident had taken place in the world but America, due to... HYDERABAD: Private airline to start service from Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Feb 10: Due to the closure of the Hyderabad Airport, thousands of passengers have been deprived of the air service and it has also given a setback to the agrarian... HYDERABAD: Four arrested in anti-bandit drive HYDERABAD, Feb 10: The police launched a massive anti-dacoit operation in the forest of Matiari and its surroundings to flush out dacoits and eliminate their hideouts on Sunday morning.... HYDERABAD: CPP splits again HYDERABAD, Feb 10: The Communist Party of Pakistan, (CPP), Sindh chapter, was reportedly divided in two groups at the provincial conference of the party held in Naseem Nagar on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Haris observe hunger strike HYDERABAD, Feb 10: The activists of the Sindh Hari Committee staged a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Sunday to protest against the excesses of Punjab and the... HYDERABAD: Vocalist demands recovery of son HYDERABAD, Feb 10: A vocalist of Shahdadkot, Faqir Imdad Hussain Haideri, who has been on hunger strike with his family members for the last several days, has appealed to the authorities... HYDERABAD: Ambulance donated to jail HYDERABAD, Feb 10: A social welfare organisation, the Al-Akhtar Trust International, donated an ambulance and other items, worth Rs700,000 to the Hyderabad Central Jail on Sunday.... KHAIRPUR: PML meeting KHAIRPUR, Feb 10: A meeting of Pakistan Muslim League (QA) activists was held here the