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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.... KARACHI: Dry weather KARACHI, March 24: The Met department has forecast mainly dry and fair weather for the city with a minimum temperature of 20 to 22°C and a maximum temperature ranging between 32... KARACHI: SHC orders refund of excess duty KARACHI, March 24: A division bench of the Sindh High Court has ordered refund of excess duty recovered from a local manufacturer.... KARACHI: KWSB complaint centres’ phones on paper only KARACHI, March 24: Most of the telephone numbers of the KWSB’s complaint centres, which were set up for registering complaints during Muharram holidays, were either found a hoax or inoperative or... KARACHI: CAT told to write detailed judgment in ST appeal KARACHI, March 24: A division bench of the Sindh High Court has directed the Customs Appellate Tribunal to write detailed judgment in a sales tax appeal of Caltex Oil Pak Ltd... KARACHI: Withdrawal of GST demanded KARACHI, March 24: The Sindh Democratic Alliance (SDA) has opposed the imposition of a 15 per cent General Sales Tax on medicines as it would increase the prices of drugs manifold.... KARACHI: Referendum opposed KARACHI, March 24: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has rejected the proposed referendum and any basic amendments to the Constitution and observed that the election of the president through referendum would not... KARACHI: Matric exam arrangements KARACHI, March 24: The Board of Secondary Education has convened a meeting of centre superintendents to review the arrangements for the SSC Annual Examinations being held from March 30. —APP... PESHAWAR: NWFP govt violates Forestry Act PESHAWAR, March 24: Provincial government, in clear violation of the NWFP Forestry Commission Act 1999, has failed to form a three-member regulatory and supervisory body, which was envisaged to play... PESHAWAR: Processions of Alam amid tight security PESHAWAR, March 24: Over a dozen small and big Alam and Zuljinah processions were taken out in the city and cantonment areas in Peshawar on Sunday, 9th of Muharramul Haram, which... PESHAWAR: Two school employees working without salary PESHAWAR, March 24: Two low-grade employees of the Government High School for Girls at Mitha Khel in Karak have not received their salaries for no obvious reasons as they have been... PESHAWAR: 3rd UET campus to be set up in Bannu PESHAWAR, March 24: The NWFP government has decided to establish the third campus of the Peshawar-based NWFP University of Engineering and Technology (UET) at the southern city of Bannu.... PESHAWAR: Woman dies of ‘Congo fever’ PESHAWAR, March 24: A woman died here of suspected Congo-Crimean Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) at the Hayatabad Medical Complex on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Peshawar receives heavy rain PESHAWAR, March 24: Peshawar city and its surrounding areas received heavy rain accompanied by a light shower of hail on Sunday afternoon, dropping the mercury level considerably.... PESHAWAR: Governor urges people to shun sectarianism PESHAWAR, March 24: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said Yaumi-i-Ashura is a solemn occasion to shun sectarian feelings, which are undermining the national integrity and Islamic fraternity, and to... PESHAWAR: Land revenue official held for corruption PESHAWAR, March 24: The National Accountability Bureau arrested a patwari of the NWFP revenue department, Haji Dost Muhammad Khan, here on Saturday for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources...

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