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February 12, 2002 Tuesday Ziqa’ad 28, 1422 KARACHI: Expressway ownership to stay with city govt KARACHI, Feb 11: On completion, the Lyari Expressway will become the property of the city government which will have control over the income generated by the road project.... KARACHI: Judge declines remand for want of jurisdiction : Daniel Pearl case KARACHI, Feb 11: Differing interpretations of the recent amendment to the Anti-terrorism Act of 1997, regarding reconstitution of the ATCs, stood in the way of the Karachi police in obtaining physical... KARACHI: Shopkeeper shot dead; 2 men die in accidents KARACHI, Feb 11: A shopkeeper was shot dead and two others were injured in an armed attack on a shop in Saddar on Monday night.... KARACHI: 25 ISPs down due to STM-1 fault KARACHI, Feb 11: The circuits of at least 25 Internet service providers have been down since Sunday evening because of some problem in the STM-1 Internet protocol backbone of the Pakistan... KARACHI: Eight cars, 20 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Feb 11: Twenty-eight vehicles — eight cars and 20 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Monday, the police said.... KARACHI: KESC unit unrepaired after 11 months KARACHI, Feb 11: The reason why the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation is unable to meet the demand for electricity even in winter is that its engineers have failed to repair the... KARACHI: Changes in textbook preparation planned KARACHI, Feb 11: The Sindh government has chalked out a plan to introduce drastic changes in the existing system of preparing textbooks from next year, according to which contents of the... KARACHI: Basant Amn Mela organized KARACHI, Feb 11: A large number of people, accompanied by their children, participated in a Basant Amn Mela, organized by the Joint Action Committee for Peace (JACP), in the Arts Council... KARACHI: WAF observes Women’s Day today KARACHI, Feb 11: Women’s Action Forum will be celebrating the Pakistan Women’s Day on Tuesday. Women from various walks of life — media, professionals and activists — will get together at... KARACHI: Water shortage in many areas KARACHI, Feb 11: Various parts of Liaquatabad, Nazimabad, Moosa Colony and adjoining areas went without water for the fourth consecutive day on Monday due to a delay in repairing of a... KARACHI: Sea carnival celebration plan discussed KARACHI, Feb 11: The Sindh government has decided to celebrate “Sindh Sea Carnival” during this autumn in a befitting manner.... KARACHI: Book fair begins at NED KARACHI, Feb 11: A two-day book fair commenced at the NED University of Engineering and Technology on Monday.... KARACHI: Chinese envoy visits KU KARACHI, Feb 11: The out-going Chinese ambassador to Pakistan, Lu Shulin, accompanied by his wife, visited Karachi University and met Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Zafar Saeed Saifi.... KARACHI: Shareholders challenge merger of two MNCs KARACHI, Feb 11: The merger of two US-origin multinational pharmaceutical companies, and its impact on the minority shareholders, who are objecting on grounds of valuation, is being argued in the Sindh... KARACHI: Seminar calls for redefining HR on basis of local conditions KARACHI, Feb 11: Speakers at a workshop on “Human rights and the media” here on Monday underlined the need for redefining human rights and other related issues keeping in view local... KARACHI: SHC orders restoration of electricity KARACHI, Feb 11: Justice Shabbir Ahmed of the Sindh High Court directed on Monday the KESC to restore electricity to Sabzazar Lawns today, if not yet done, under the supervision of... KARACHI: Warrants for arrest of cop issued KARACHI, Feb 11: An additional district and sessions judge, Central, Ghulam Qadir Leghari, issued on Monday non-bailable warrants for the arrest of a DSP who had not been appearing in the... KARACHI: Leghari confident of polls in time KARACHI, Feb 11: Former President of Pakistan and Chief of Millat Party Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari has expressed the confidence that general elections in the country will be held in... KARACHI: Bail order recalled KARACHI, Feb 11: A division bench of the Sindh High Court has recalled its earlier order on granting bail before arrest to Yunus Dalia, former president of Habib Bank, who, according... KARACHI: KU dean passes away KARACHI, Feb 11: The dean of Education faculty, University of Karachi, Dr Ismail Barohi, died on Monday at 11am. He was 58.... KARACHI: Smuggling attempt foiled KARACHI, Feb 11: The Customs’ Drug Enforcement Cell on Monday seized 4,079 cartons of foreign brand cigarettes, which were being exported to UK under the cover of fruits and vegetables.... KARACHI: NGOs urged to focus on rural areas KARACHI, Feb 11: Sindh Minister of Health & Population Welfare Maj-General Ahsan Ahmed (retd) has urged the NGOs to increase working in rural areas and other sectors such as Aids and... HYDERABAD: PML-QA to join hands with SDA HYDERABAD, Feb 11: PML (QA) leader Liaquat Jatoi has dispelled the impression that his party had entered into any deal with the government.... HYDERABAD: Accused of SHO murder identified HYDERABAD, Feb 11: The three police constables, who were eye- witness in the murder of the SHO, GORC police station, Ghulam Mustafa Shahani, identified the 12 accused before the court.... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad youths join PPP HYDERABAD, Feb 11: The vice president Pakistan Peoples Party, Sindh, Qazi Asad Abid has held out a promise that all the youths who were given jobs by the PPP but were... HYDERABAD: Colleges asked to have qualified teachers HYDERABAD, Feb 11: A meeting between the representatives of the Sindh University and the colleges affiliated with the university held here on Monday has taken serious notice of the non-availability of... HYDERABAD: Philanthropists’ help sought to fight skin disease HYDERABAD, Feb 11: “Khadim-e-Pakistan Shehri Ittehad” has appealed to the philanthropists and NGOs to contribute their bit to ameliorate the sufferings of the people of Larkana and Dadu who had been... HYDERABAD: SPLA to observe Protest day today HYDERABAD, Feb 11: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) announced here on Monday that the college teachers would observe a protest day in the province on Feb 12 against the... HYDERABAD: Hesco power shutdown schedule HYDERABAD, Feb 11: A spokesman of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) announced here on Monday that power supply to the consumers of 132 KV grid station of Hala would remain... HYDERABAD: Robbers held HYDERABAD, Feb 11: GORC police on Monday arrested two armed robbers in Wahdat colony in an attempted house robbery.... HYDERABAD: Students, drivers clash HYDERABAD, Feb 11: The scuffle between some students and taxi drivers created panic in Gari Khata on Monday evening.... DADU: JSM-J deplores water shortage DADU, Feb 11: Abdul Khaliq Junejo, chairman Jeay Sindh Mahaz (J), criticized the PPP and the PML for handing over the major resources of income of the province to Punjab.... SUKKUR: Sewerage water floods roads SUKKUR, Feb 11. The commercial areas of the city have been submerged under sewage for the last four day causing inconvenience for the people coming for shopping and also for the... PESHAWAR: Sherpao indicted by Ehtesab court: Ring Road land acquisition scam PESHAWAR, Feb 11: An accountability court here on Monday indicted former NWFP chief minister Aftab Ahmad Sherpao in the famous... PESHAWAR: Housing societies told to clear dues PESHAWAR, Feb 11: Infrastructure development to kick-start execution of the multi-billion-rupee Regi Lalma township here would shortly be started, allowing a large number of stakeholders to heave a sigh of relief... PESHAWAR: Anti-mine centre in Peshawar closed PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan (Mapa), a coordinating body of anti-mine organizations, has shut down its training centre in Peshawar and shifted its offices to Kabul.... PESHAWAR: University event on Quaid from today PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The Cultural and Dramatic Society, University of Peshawar, is organizing a three-day programme from Tuesday to pay tribute to the father of the nation, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.... PESHAWAR: University classes suspended PESHAWAR, Feb 11: As a mark of respect, classes in the departments of International Relations and Political Sciences, University of Peshawar, remained suspended on Monday due to the death of prominent... PESHAWAR: Man run over by bus PESHAWAR, Feb 11: One person died after a passenger bus ran over him near Sarband on Bara Road here on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Rs2.5m Smuggled goods seized PESHAWAR, Feb 11: The anti-smuggling squads of the customs collectorate seized smuggled goods and nonduty-paid vehicles of the customs and freight value of over Rs2.5 million during the last eight days....