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March 1, 2002 Friday Zilhaj 16, 1422 KARACHI: Two killed, 11 injured as prison van ambushed KARACHI, Feb 28: Two persons, a policeman and a prisoner, died and 11 others, including police officials, prisoners and a shopkeeper, were wounded when unknown assailants ambushed a prisoner van in... KARACHI: Sadequain’s works on display at Mohatta KARACHI, Feb 28: An exhibition of Sadequain’s 214 paintings got under way in the 16 rooms of the Mohatta Palace on Thursday evening.... KARACHI: South Asian states urged to adopt law on right to information KARACHI, Feb 28: A two-day international conference on the “Right to information” which concluded here on Thursday, proposed that the peoples’ right to information be respected and it must be ensured... KARACHI: Congo virus yet to be confirmed KARACHI, Feb 28: As it would take at least seven more days for the test result of the blood sample, obtained from a suspected Congo fever patient admitted to a city... KARACHI: Nine cars, five bikes taken away KARACHI, Feb 28: At least 14 vehicles — nine cars and five motorcycles — were taken away by bandits in various parts of the city on Thursday.... KARACHI: PTCL cuts charges KARACHI, Feb 28: Pakistan Telecommunication Company has reduced installation charges for Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Primary Rate Access (PRA) and Basic Access (BRA).... KARACHI: Japanese funding for NGOs projects KARACHI, Feb 28: NGOs and community-based organisations can send their human development projects involving funding up to $ 60,000 to the Japanese Embassy for funding.... KARACHI: Two qualify for speech contest in London KARACHI, Feb 28: Mishka Murad of Lyceum School on Thursday evening won the annual public speaking competition.... KARACHI: BSE’s failure to deliver admit cards irks students KARACHI, Feb 28: A number of enraged candidates aspiring to appear in the SSC examinations of the Karachi Board of Secondary Education commencing from March 1, pelted the Board Office with... KARACHI: NED results KARACHI, Feb 28: NED University of Engineering & Technology Karachi declared the results of 2nd, 4th & 6th semesters Civil Engineering Examinations held in November / December, 2001, a press release... KARACHI: Haiku Mushaira KARACHI, Feb 28: The 19th Haiku Mushaira will be held in a local hotel on March 9. The event is being organized by the Japan Cultural Centre of the Consulate General of Japan, Karachi, and the Hamdard Foundation.... KARACHI: Enforcement of laws on environment urged KARACHI, Feb 28: Sindh Ombudsman Haziqul Khairi, who visited the headquarters of Sindh Environmental Protection Agency SEPA, on Thursday deplored that despite a lapse of almost three years, no step had... KARACHI: Reserved seats for minorities demanded KARACHI, Feb 28: Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for reserved seats for minorities in assemblies in addition to the joint electorate recently restored by the government.... KARACHI: High Court notice to CS, others KARACHI, Feb 28: A division bench of Sindh High Court on Thursday issued pre-admission notices to the Sindh chief secretary and secretary of agriculture, livestock and fisheries and D-G agriculture for... KARACHI: UNHCR to set up office for Afghan refugees KARACHI, Feb 28: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees will soon set up its office in Karachi to facilitate the repatriation of Afghan refugees living in the city and other parts... KARACHI: Civil defence dept praised for services KARACHI, Feb 28: Federal minister for law, justice and human rights, Barrister Shahida Jameel, on Thursday asked the civil defence department to work actively during the days of peace.... KARACHI: Sacrificial meat arrives from Saudi Arabia KARACHI, Feb 28: A special freighter of Saudi Arabian Airlines on Wednesday brought 70 tons of frozen sacrificial meat from Jeddah for distribution in Afghan refugees’ camps in Balochistan.... KARACHI: 58 people die of police torture in a year KARACHI, Feb 28: As many as 302 different cases of police torture were reported by the press all over the country during 2001. However, it is believed that many such cases... KARACHI: PMA marathon on 3rd KARACHI, Feb 28: The PMA-Lipton Marathon and Health Walk will be held here on March 3, said an announcement on Thursday.... KARACHI: Date for MA exam forms KARACHI, Feb 28: The examinations department, University of Karachi, has announced that all external candidates of MA, double MA and improvement of division could submit their examinations forms from March 5... KARACHI: Doctor robbed KARACHI, Feb 28: Four armed robbers barged into a house of a doctor in DHA and deprived the family of cash and jewellery at gunpoint.... KARACHI: Asif a symbol of resistance, seminar told KARACHI, Feb 28: The trial of former senator Asif Zardari is not aimed at accountability but is a revengeful act as the prosecution has failed to prove charges in all references... HYDERABAD: City govt status for Hyderabad urged HYDERABAD, Feb 28: The City Taluka Council, through a resolution passed here on Thursday, called upon the chairman, National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB), to establish city government in Hyderabad.... HYDERABAD: Sri Lanka for better trade ties with Pakistan HYDERABAD, Feb 28: The Consul General of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Pakistan, P. D. Fernando, has said that the newly-elected government of Sri Lanka has launched a... HYDERABAD: Water Projects to be initiated HYDERABAD, Feb 28: The Hyderabad district government is going to undertake projects of water supply and sewerage worth Rs500 million.... HYDERABAD: Nazims dissent over cattle market issue HYDERABAD, Feb 28: The holding of a cattle market in the city had resulted in a dispute between Nazims of different union councils.... HYDERABAD: Leftist group merges with CPP HYDERABAD, Feb 28: The left alliance convener and the founder of the Democratic Group, Engineer Jameel Ahmed Malik merged his group and joined the Communist Party of Pakistan.... HYDERABAD: Hunger strike for jobs at Lasmo HYDERABAD, Feb 28: The activists of the Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign on Thursday held token hunger strike outside the Hyderabad Press Club against Lasmo, an oil and gas exploration company.... HYDERABAD: SU admission date extended HYDERABAD, Feb 28: The director admissions, University of Sindh, has extended the last date for submission of forms for admissions in various degree programmes in the Institute of Information Technology in evening programme under the economical self-finance scheme for session 2002... HYDERABAD: Youth immolates himself HYDERABAD, Feb 28: A young man immolated himself on Wednesday. The youth, Aslam, son of Abdul Rasheed, a resident of Kali Mori, self-immolated following some domestic dispute. He suffered more than 90 per cent burn injuries.... HYDERABAD: Criminal assault HYDERABAD, Feb 28: A 17-year-old girl was subjected to criminal assault by one Hussain Bux Chandio in Qadir Nagar, Qasimabad, on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Labour leader challenges expulsion HYDERABAD, Feb 28: A division bench of Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, here on Thursday, has fixed March 6 for hearing a constitutional petition of a labour leader Qamoos Gul Khattak,... PESHAWAR: Govt-arranged private practice from today: Public sector doctors PESHAWAR, Feb 28: The institutional-based private practice of the govt-employed doctors begins from Friday as the deadline set for the public sector doctors to stop private practice in their personal clinics... PESHAWAR: Peace must for Afghanistan’s reconstruction: experts PESHAWAR, Feb 28: Restoration of a lasting peace and writ of the government are essential for initiating the reconstruction process in Afghanistan. The presence of warlords and fanatics in the interim... PESHAWAR: Sherpao appointed untrained teachers: Witness tells Ehtesab court PESHAWAR, Feb 28: A prosecution witness belonging to the education department on Thursday deposed before an accountability court that Aftab Sherpao, former NWFP chief minister, had ordered the appointment of some... PESHAWAR: Qazi court upholds sentence PESHAWAR, Feb 28: Dismissing a criminal appeal, a two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday upheld sentence of 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment awarded to an employee of Frontier Constabulary...

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