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March 25, 2002 Monday Muharram 10, 1423 KARACHI: Contract awarded for computerized ‘17’ KARACHI, March 24: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company has awarded the contract of installing a computerized directory assistance system — better known as inquiry ‘17’ — to a private concern.... KARACHI: Roads near Liaquat flyover in poor state KARACHI, March 24: The at-grade roads and footpaths have been lying in a dilapidated condition since the inauguration of Liaquatabad flyover on April 21 last year.... KARACHI: A team of counsel to defend Omar KARACHI, March 24: Lahore-based lawyer Saiful Malook said here on Saturday that the principal accused in the Daniel Pearl case, Ahmed Omar Saeed Shaikh, would be defended by a team of... KARACHI: Jobless man commits suicide KARACHI, March 24: A jobless man committed suicide in the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: 9th Muharram procession taken out KARACHI, March 24: The central procession of 9th Muharram was taken out from Nishtar Park here on Sunday.... KARACHI: Three cars, 11 bikes hijacked KARACHI, March 24: Fourteen vehicles — three cars and 11 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: Rs725m required to equip health units KARACHI, March 24: Sindh health minister Ahsan Ahmad has said that an amount of Rs725 million would be required to equip district and taluka hospitals, rural health centres and basic health... KARACHI: Probe body formed to look into hostel issues: Home Economics College KARACHI, March 24: A probe committee has been formed to look into the hostel problems of Rana Liaquat Ali Khan Govt College of Home Economics, said sources in the education department.... KARACHI: Body to review PS affairs KARACHI, March 24: A high-level committee, headed by Mohammad Iqbal Malik, senior joint secretary, has been formed to review the affairs of the Pakistan Steel.... KARACHI: Amnesty team in city KARACHI, March 24: A two-member south-Asian team of the Amnesty International has arrived in the country to look into the issues relating to human rights.... KARACHI: Unions in PBC restored KARACHI, March 24: The Radio Pakistan Union, United Staff Organization, has expressed gratitude to the government for restoring union activities in Radio Pakistan in the light of a Supreme Court verdict....