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March 18, 2002 Monday Muharram 3, 1423 KARACHI: Parents identify four rescued babies KARACHI, March 17: Four of the 11 kidnapped children, recovered by the police on Friday and lodged at Edhi Child Home, were identified on Sunday by their parents, police and Edhi... KARACHI: KESC seeks 15pc hike in tariff from Feb: Impact of gas price KARACHI, March 17: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has sought a 15 per cent increase in power tariff, effective from February, to offset the impact of the increase in natural gas... KARACHI: Cop shoots man to death KARACHI, March 17: A police constable shot a taxi-driver to death in Siraj Colony, Nazimabad, on Sunday.... KARACHI: Water shortage in many areas KARACHI, March 17: An acute water shortage continues in various parts of the city because of an unannounced change in the water supply schedule by the KWSB.... KARACHI: Security beefed up at religious places KARACHI, March 17: Security measures have been extended to all churches and imambargah and heavy contingents of police and other law enforcement agencies have been deployed at all public places and... KARACHI: Four cars, 13 bikes hijacked KARACHI, March 17: Seventeen vehicles — four cars and 13 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Sunday, police said.... KARACHI: Traffic police fail to discipline drivers KARACHI, March 17: The campaign launched by the traffic police to check violation of traffic rules by the drivers of public transport, and create a sense of responsibility in them, appears... KARACHI: Work on 60 development projects begins soon KARACHI, March 17: Work on 60 development projects in the city will begin soon at an estimated cost of Rs200 million, sources said.... KARACHI: Need for national unity stressed KARACHI, March 17: Speakers at a meeting on Saturday urged the people to forge unity among themselves and wage a struggle to make Pakistan a strong country in the community of... KARACHI: SPLA rejects seniority list KARACHI, March 17: Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) has rejected the seniority list of professors and lecturers of nationalized colleges and called it unlawful.... KARACHI: Doctors body plans to continue protest KARACHI, March 17: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Association (PMDA) has decided to continue protest until those responsible for targeted killing of doctors in Karachi are arrested and punished.... KARACHI: Co-curricular activities promote talents KARACHI, March 17: The director, Sheikh Zaid Islamic Centre, Dr Fazal Ahmad, has said extra-curricular activities play an important role in promoting talents and skills among the youths and motivate them... KARACHI: Scholarship plan KARACHI, March 17: The Islami Jamiat Talaba, under its Study Aid Project, is organizing a scholarship test at the D.J. Science College on March 30, in which, the first position holder... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, March 17: The Met department has forecast fair weather with hazy morning in the city on Monday.... KARACHI: Corruption abounds in most prisons KARACHI, March 17: Every now and again, a report on the Central Jail, Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur or other major jails in the interior indicates the same problems: highhandedness by the jail... KARACHI: Muttahida’s foundation day observed KARACHI, March 17: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that if fair and transparent elections are held and the MQM Coordination Committee decides to participate in them, the Muttahida... KARACHI: Demolition of structures opposed KARACHI, March 17: The Action Committee for Civic Problems has demanded that bulldozing of structures along the Lyari river-bed be stopped immediately.... KARACHI: High officials discuss fishing dispute tomorrow KARACHI, March 17: The high officials of Sindh and Balochistan will meet here on Tuesday to discuss a three-decade- old fishing dispute between the two provinces in the backdrop of a... KARACHI: 10 dacoits killed in police campaigns KARACHI, March 17: At least six dacoits were killed and 10 were arrested in the anti-dacoit operation being carried out in Sukkur range, while four dacoits and six policemen were killed... KARACHI: City Council meets today KARACHI, March 17: The City Council will meet on Monday to discuss and approve its revised budget of different departments of the Karachi City District Government.... KARACHI: PAT prepares for general election KARACHI, March 17: Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) Chairman Dr Tahirul Qadri said on Sunday that constitutional amendments were necessary for introducing real democracy and stopping corrupt people from entering politics.... KARACHI: Abid Manto KARACHI, March 17: The Karachi Press Club is hosting a reception for Abid Hasan Manto, prominent lawyer and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, on Monday at 6pm, where... KARACHI: Terrorism condemned KARACHI, March 17: Various NGOs have criticized the government for what they called its indifferent attitude to the acts of terrorism, and demanded that terrorists be brought to book immediately.... HYDERABAD: Peasants ask govt to stop work on canal HYDERABAD, March 17: The activists of the Sindh Hari Committee, led by comrade Zamir Lashari, staged a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Sunday to protest against the... HYDERABAD: India urged to ban extremist groups HYDERABAD, March 17: The provincial chief of the Jamat-i-Islami, Asadullah Bhutto, has demanded that the Indian extremist organization should be banned and the Muslims of India should be protected as guaranteed... HYDERABAD: Contract employees form body HYDERABAD, March 17: The contract employees of the Lakhra Power House at a meeting held here on Sunday constituted an action committee to struggle for the rights of the employees.... HYDERABAD: Youth commits suicide in hotel HYDERABAD, March 17: A youth from Karachi, Mohammad Shiraz alias Manna, committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol here in the room of a hotel located in Gari Khata late... HYDERABAD: Killings of doctors deplored HYDERABAD, March 17: A joint meeting of the Pakistan Medical Association, Hyderabad chapter, LMC Graduates Association, General Practitioners Council and the contract doctors, held at the PMA House here on Sunday,... HYDERABAD: Food workers continue hunger strike HYDERABAD, March 17: The workers of the food department grain godowns continued their hunger strike on the 41st consecutive day here on Sunday to press for the acceptance of their demands.... PESHAWAR: Expansion of Chitral airport demanded PESHAWAR, March 17: A former member of the provincial assembly from Chitral, Zainul Abideen, has asked the government to start a chopper service from Dir to Darosh and facilitate his area... PESHAWAR: Students urged to focus on Islamic studies PESHAWAR, March 17: Malakand district Nazim Muhammad Hamayun Khan has called upon the students to pay full attention to Islamic studies and imbibe a true spirit of a Muslim scholar.... PESHAWAR: JUI chief’s detention order withdrawn PESHAWAR, March 17: The NWFP government on Sunday withdrew the detention order of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman issued last month under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance.... PESHAWAR: Govt schools to be improved: minister PESHAWAR, March 17: NWFP minister for education Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani has said that despite the fact that 80 per cent of the teachers of private sector education institutions are less... PESHAWAR: Woman’s sentence reduced PESHAWAR, March 17: A Nigerian woman was released from central prison here after a two months special remission was granted to her on the directives of Sahba Musharraf, the wife of... PESHAWAR: Probe into Pakhtoons’ persecution urged PESHAWAR, March 17: A recent visit by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, to northern Afghanistan has fanned a dispute over the extent to which the ethnic Pakhtoon... PESHAWAR: Inquiry into firing incident ordered PESHAWAR, March 17: The Collectorate of Customs Peshawar has ordered an inquiry into the Nowshera firing episode in which two civilians were killed and two others sustained bullet injuries on Friday....

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