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February 17, 2002 Sunday Zilhaj 4, 1422 KARACHI: Cop, bandit shot dead in encounter KARACHI, Feb 16: A policeman and a suspected motorcycle hijacker were shot dead on Saturday in an encounter at the new and used motorcycle market near Regal Chowk in Saddar.... KARACHI: Govt body for action against 200 policemen KARACHI, Feb 16: The Sindh Suo-motu Committee, constituted under the orders of the Supreme Court, has recommended action against over 200 police officials, including SHOs, IOs and a few PDSPs and... KARACHI: Metrobus kills student: 12 cars, 13 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Feb 16: Twenty-five vehicles — 12 cars and 13 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Saturday, the police said.... KARACHI: FST admits petitions of SSGC workers KARACHI, Feb 16: The Federal Service Tribunal (FST) has admitted appeals praying for staying the operation of the order of the SSGC management (respondent) whereby appellants are required to appear in... KARACHI: Rs40 million released for microfilming units in Sindh KARACHI, Feb 16: Sindh government has released Rs40.074 million for the purchase of equipment and material and for the creation of 49 new posts for strengthening the existing microfilming units in... KARACHI: City gets short supply of water KARACHI, Feb 16: Water supply to almost entire city will be badly affected on Sunday as pumping of water from nine out of the 13 pumps of Dhabeji pumping station remained... KARACHI: Joint struggle against child labour urged KARACHI, Feb 16: Speakers at a function on Saturday said unless the government and non-governmental organizations joined hands the ever growing menace of child labour could not be effectively checked in... KARACHI: Rise in cases of chickenpox KARACHI, Feb 16: The current spell of season happens is the peak period for mumps and chicken pox.... KARACHI: Master plan dept fails to start functioning KARACHI, Feb 16: Despite passage of more than forty days after formation of the city government’s master planning department, no Executive District Officer (EDO) for the department has been appointed, leaving... KARACHI: Park for special children opens KARACHI, Feb 16: A physical fitness class and children’s park were inaugurated at the Vocational Training Centre for Disabled Persons in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Saturday morning.... KARACHI: Monitoring task KARACHI, Feb 16: The Sindh Local Government Department has suggested to the government to assign the task of monitoring of development schemes in the province to the Executive District Officers (Works)... KARACHI: Quiz contest KARACHI, Feb 16: The Quaid-i-Azam Society of the St Joseph’s College for Women held a quiz competition.... KARACHI: KU syndicate meeting postponed due to dispute KARACHI, Feb 16: A dispute between teachers and the administration of the University of Karachi caused the adjournment of the varsity syndicate meeting on Saturday.... KARACHI: EPI regimen to include measles vaccine doses KARACHI, Feb 16: In the wake of reported failure of measles vaccine, planners involved with the country’s ongoing Expanded Programme of Immunization are expected to recommend early inclusion of booster measles... KARACHI: 91,154 pilgrims airlifted KARACHI, Feb 16: The month-long pre-Haj operation completed with the airlifting of 91,154 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia through 238 flights.... KARACHI: Institute of vacuum science to be set up KARACHI, Feb 16 An institute of vacuum science and technology is being set up in Islamabad by Dr A.Q. Khan Research Laboratories (KRL), Kahuta.... KARACHI: Quality education for all children KARACHI, Feb 16: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has said that quality education is the right of every child of the state.... KARACHI: Human resource KARACHI, Feb 16: The federal minister for labour, manpower and overseas Pakistanis, Owais Ahmed Ghani, has said industry could survive through quality, competitiveness and by paying attention to human resource development.—APP... KARACHI: Price hike KARACHI, Feb 16: The office-bearers of the Karachi Transport Federation have expressed concern over the increase in petroleum prices.... PESHAWAR: High court seeks record in Ring Road case PESHAWAR, Feb 16: Taking exception to non-provision of record in a reference against former chief minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, an accountability court on Saturday directed the prosecution to produce it...