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February 19, 2002 Tuesday Zilhaj 6, 1422 KARACHI: New setup encroaching on facilities for learning KARACHI, Feb 18: Residents of Old Golimar and adjoining localities have been deprived of a proper library by none other than their own elected representatives.... KARACHI: Man shot dead; 11 cars, 17 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Feb 18: Twenty-eight vehicles — 11 cars and 17 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Monday, the police said.... KARACHI: City needs 5,000 buses to cater to passengers’ rush KARACHI, Feb 18: The city of Karachi requires 5,000 buses to cater to the passengers’ rush which has been growing steadily, Sindh Minister for Transport and Industries Dewan Mohammed Yousuf Farooqui... KARACHI: ‘Swift offices’ for registration of aliens KARACHI, Feb 18: The Minister of Interior, Lt-Gen Moinuddin Haider (retd), has said “swift offices” will be set up at various places in Karachi, including one at its regional headquarters, to... KARACHI: Water shortage in North Karachi KARACHI, Feb 18: Residents of almost all sectors of North Karachi Township went without water for the second consecutive day on Monday in the wake of unannounced water closure applied by... KARACHI: Girl given spurious injection, dies KARACHI, Feb 18: A young girl died after she was allegedly administered a spurious injection at a clinic in North Nazimabad on Monday.... KARACHI: KU tense as students boycott classes KARACHI, Feb 18: The situation at the Shaikh Zayed Islamic Research Centre and Karachi University remained tense on Monday as students protested the alleged exploitation of a girl student at the... KARACHI: 300 graves razed in Shershah KARACHI, Feb 18: More than 300 old graves have been demolished in a vast area of the centuries-old Morroro Graveyard, Shershah, in Karachi West, residents said.... KARACHI: World Scouts Day on 22nd KARACHI, Feb 18: Over 25 million scouts in 153 countries, including 0.6 million in Pakistan, will observe World Scout Day on February 22 with full vigour.... KARACHI: NED exam schedules KARACHI, Feb 18: The NED University has announced the schedule of first and second-year Computer and Information Systems Engineering supplementary examinations of 2000-2001 and 1999-2000 batches.... KARACHI: Governor for reorganizing Red Crescent KARACHI, Feb 18: The Governor of Sindh, Mohammedmian Soomro, has stressed the need for reinvigorating and reorganizing the Red Crescent Society (RCS) in Sindh.... KARACHI: Group show at Jahangir Art KARACHI, Feb 18: An exhibition of paintings by Jamal Siddiqi, Akber, Fouzia Khan, Shaheen Siddiqi and Wasi Haider is being held at the Jahangir Art Gallery.... KARACHI: Seminar KARACHI, Feb 18: The Pakistan Society for Microbiology is organizing a public awareness seminar on “Rabies: A Dreadful Disease” at the Arts Auditorium of the University of Karachi on February 21.... KARACHI: Intellectual property rights to be safeguarded KARACHI, Feb 18: The government is considering various options with regard to jurisdiction and applicable laws in e-commerce, matters pertaining to cyber crimes and strengthening and enforcement of laws pertaining to... KARACHI: Two Muttahida leaders acquitted: Violence case KARACHI, Feb 18: The additional district and sessions judge, Muhammed Riaz Shaikh, acquitted on Monday two leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a case pertaining to violent activities.... KARACHI: Govt announces Eid holidays KARACHI, Feb 18: The government of Sindh has declared Feb 22 and 23 holidays throughout the province on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha for all offices.... KARACHI: Release of hotel’s workers urged KARACHI, Feb 18: Various workers organizations have demanded that all the Pearl Continental Union leaders who have been arrested following a fire incident at the hotel be released before Eid.... KARACHI: City temperature drops KARACHI, Feb 18: The Met office here on Monday forecast that the city’s weather will be fair on Tuesday with a hazy morning.... KARACHI: Officials of two private hospitals face penal action KARACHI, Feb 18: The police are looking for the administrators and chief medical officers of the Liaquat National Hospital (LNH) and Medicare following the registration of an FIR lodged by the... KARACHI: Veteran transport leader dies KARACHI, Feb 18: A leader of the transport community, Chaudhry Mohammed Ismail, died here on Monday after protracted illness. He was 81.... KARACHI: Treason case against PPP leaders adjourned KARACHI, Feb 18: Special Judge Syed Kauser Ali Shah Bukhari of Suppression of Terrorist Activities (STA) Court, East, adjourned the hearing of a treason case against former PPP leader Masroor Ahsan... KARACHI: MQM-H demands fresh delimitation KARACHI, Feb 18: The Chairman of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement, Afaq Ahmed, said here on Monday that revision of the population record of Karachi was necessary to ensure free, fair and... KARACHI: Dawn staffer grieved KARACHI, Feb 18: Waja Saleh Mohammed Baloch, father of Afzal Baloch, a senior sub-editor of Daily Dawn and a former secretary-general of the KUJ, died here on Monday morning after a... KARACHI: MQM to set up Sindhi-language institutes KARACHI, Feb 18: Leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Husain, has instructed local leadership to set up Sindhi learning institutes in all major cities of the province.... KARACHI: Anti-corruption committee KARACHI, Feb 18: The Sindh government on Monday announced replacement of Anti-Corruption Committees No II and III by a new committee - Anti-Corruption Committee-II (District Anti-Corruption Committee)....