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March 28, 2002 Thursday Muharram 13, 1423 KARACHI: Attendance condition for Inter exam relaxed KARACHI, March 27: The Sindh Cabinet, which met here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Governor Mohammedmian Soomro, appreciated the steps taken for maintenance of law and order which enabled a... KARACHI: Youth run over by coach KARACHI, March 27: A young man died in a road accident in Zaman Town on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Gangs selling flats illegally KARACHI, March 27: The police arrested four people, including a woman, for occupying apartments illegally and registered a case against the builder of a complex of residential apartments and many others... KARACHI: Importers stop lifting drugs KARACHI, March 27: Medicine importers have stopped clearing their consignments from the port after the levy of a 15 per cent General Sales Tax on imports besides suspending opening fresh letters... KARACHI: BIE may extend exam date KARACHI, March 27: The competent authority has allowed the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, to extend the commencement date of intermediate annual examinations by ten days, said the sources in the... KARACHI: Tankers do a roaring business as city faces water crisis KARACHI, March 27: Private tankers had a field day on Wednesday and indulged in overcharging in many city areas as various parts of the city went without water on Wednesday in... KARACHI: Six cars, 11 bikes hijacked KARACHI, March 27: Seventeen vehicles — six cars and 11 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Wednesday, police said.... KARACHI: EPI programme needs to be reviewed, say experts KARACHI, March 27: Growing reservations are being expressed regarding the efficacy of vaccines administered under the Expanded Programme of Immunization in the country.... KARACHI: PTA looks other way as PCOs overcharge KARACHI, March 27: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has failed to stop thousands of public call offices in the city from overcharging their customers.... KARACHI: City govt to build 10 pedestrian bridges KARACHI, March 27: The transport and communications department of the City District would erect 10 pedestrian bridges in Karachi by next financial year to contain the increasing number of road accidents... KARACHI: TB drugs procured KARACHI, March 27: Sindh Health Minister Ahsan Ahmad has said that the health department is striving hard for provision of free and quality treatment to the underprivileged as it had undertaken... KARACHI: Tolerance in society urged KARACHI, March 27: Speakers at a seminar on human rights and mass awareness stressed the need to promote tolerance in the society.... KARACHI: Committee on higher education meets KARACHI, March 27: The first meeting of the steering committee on higher education was held at the Aga Khan University on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Karavan Karachi, PSO hold roadsense programme KARACHI, March 27: The Capital City Police Chief, Asad Jehangir Khan, on Wednesday underscored the need for evolving effective laws for pedestrians to reduce the number of fatalities which are 54... KARACHI: Naval officers decorated KARACHI, March 27: Chief of the naval staff, Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza, decorated 89 Pakistan Navy officers and sailors in a simple but impressive investiture ceremony held at the Bahria Auditorium... KARACHI: SSUET convocation KARACHI, March 27: The fifth convocation of Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology will be held on March 30.... KARACHI: Dry weather KARACHI, March: The Met department has forecast hot and dry weather for the city on Thursday with a maximum temperature ranging between 36 and 38 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: Ways of fast disposal of UTPs’ cases suggested: Ombudsman gets report on prisons KARACHI, March 27: The government has to solve on priority the problem of production of under-trial prisoners (UTPs) in the court and in case of women and juveniles, courts can also... KARACHI: SC notice to govt on HRCP’s petition: Rejection of haris’ petitions KARACHI, March 27: A bench of the Supreme Court, Karachi Registry, on Wednesday put the federal and provincial governments on notice, but declined the HRCP’s plea for suspending the operation of... KARACHI: Gutters overflow in Guru Mandir area KARACHI, March 27: Filthy water gushing out of choked gutters has become a permanent nuisance on Babul and Gul Mohar streets in Guru Mandir near the Edhi Centre.... KARACHI: SHC sees video of confessional statement KARACHI, March 27: The anti-terrorism appellate bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday fixed Friday, March 29, for hearing the final arguments in the appeal of Shaikh Amjad against his... KARACHI: PMA for withdrawal of GST on medicines KARACHI, March 27: Criticizing the imposition of general sales tax (GST) on medicines, PMA secretary-general Dr Shershah Syed on Wednesday demanded immediate withdrawal of the government decision, saying that the move... KARACHI: MQM to struggle for rights KARACHI, March 27: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has once again demanded that Sindh should be given its due rights and “excesses being committed against the province” should... KARACHI: PPP slams delimitation of constituencies KARACHI, March 27: The Pakistan Peoples Party has expressed serious reservations on the delimitations of constituencies for the national and provincial assemblies announced by the Election Commission on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Builders told to regulate structures KARACHI, March 27: The builders have been warned that action will be taken against those who failed to submit application for regularization by April 30.... KARACHI: KU results KARACHI, March 27: The University of Karachi has announced the results of B.Sc Physiotherapy part-II supplementary examinations 1999 (old course). Candidates bearing following seat numbers were declared pass: 401, 402, 403,... KARACHI: Provincial autonomy KARACHI, March 27: It is a hypocrisy that while the Pakistan Day was being celebrated, no notice was taken of the Pakistan Resolution which states that there will be a decentralized... MIRPURKHAS: Inquiry started against doctors, hospital officials MIRPURKHAS, March 27: The EDO, Health, Mirpurkhas, Dr Illahi Bux Soomro, has initiated an inquiry against the doctors and other hospital officials for allegedly taking bribes from newly-appointed teachers to issue... HYDERABAD: SPLA blasts Sindh education dept’s policies HYDERABAD, March 27: The provincial administrative council of the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA), at a meeting held at the Sachal Sarmast College on Wednesday, supported the struggle of the... HYDERABAD: ‘Residential schemes be given priority’ HYDERABAD, March 27: The provincial secretary for housing and town planning, Qazi Ejaz, urged the Sehwan Development Authority (SDA) to give top priority to residential schemes.... KARACHI: STDC to develop tourist resorts in Dadu KARACHI, March 27: The Sindh Tourism Development Corporation (STDC) will construct tourist resorts and restaurants at Gorakh Hill and Ranni Kot in Dadu District at a cost of Rs100 million as... THATTA: Woman threatens to commit self-immolation THATTA, March 27: Ms Soni, wife of Umer Shidi, resident of Mirpur Bathoro taluka, has threatened to commit self-immolation in protest against the excesses of a landlord of Relo deh.... HYDERABAD: EC issues notices to members of dist council HYDERABAD, March 27: The Election Commission of Pakistan has issued notices to some members of the independent group of the Hyderabad District Council on their application, calling for disqualification of those... THATTA: SNF holds protest rally THATTA, March 27: The activists of the Sindh National Front (SNF) held a protest rally against the Thal canal project on Wednesday. The SNF activists were led by Sher Khan Lund.... BADIN: Councillors to observe strike today BADIN, March 27: Scores of Nazims along with 40 male and female councillors belonging to the Azad Ittehad of various union councils of the district have decided to observe token hunger... SUKKUR: JUI opposes referendum proposal SUKKUR, March 27: The additional secretary of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, said on Wednesday that an independent election commission should be set up to decide whether Nawaz Sharif and... SUKKUR: Girl killed by brother-in-law SUKKUR, March 27: An eighteen-year-old girl was allegedly strangulated by her brother-in-law, Abubaker Patafi, in the village Samero Patafi, Ghotki District, on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: SPSF names successful candidates HYDERABAD, March 27: The Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) has announced the names of eligible candidates who were interviewed by it for the post of Subject Specialist in Economics BPS-17, male... PESHAWAR: Qazi court’s verdict challenged in PHC: Minor girl’s marriage on Jirga’s order PESHAWAR, March 27: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday summoned a couple in an appeal filed by a girl against a judgment of a qazi court in a dissolution of marriage case.... PESHAWAR: Three-day IT show gets under way PESHAWAR, March 27: The NWFP government has established eight information technology universities in as many months with a view to promoting IT in the province.... PESHAWAR: Action against criminals ordered PESHAWAR, March 27: NWFP Governor has directed the law enforcing agencies to come out with a concrete plan of action for eliminating the hideouts of kidnappers and car lifters in the... PESHAWAR: Man convicted of drug peddling PESHAWAR, March 27: A person was found guilty of drug pushing by the court of additional district and sessions judge on Tuesday and was sentenced to 15 years rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs40,000.... PESHAWAR: ATC presiding officer resigns PESHAWAR, March 27: While the seven new anti-terrorism courts have yet to start functioning in the NWFP, one of the judges of the courts has resigned.... PESHAWAR: Doctor kidnapped near Darra PESHAWAR, March 27: An assistant professor of Anatomy department, Khyber Medical College, Dr Rahim Bangash, was kidnapped near Darra Adam Khel when he was on his way home in the city... PESHAWAR: Changes in bus stand designs urged PESHAWAR, March 27: A modern bus stand with multiple facilities under one roof and disciplined traffic system will be built here at the site of the existing bus stand on GT... PESHAWAR: BHU for DPs opened PESHAWAR, March 27: Princess Salima, SOS International Ambassador for Children, has said the efforts made by the government and various other bodies in solving the problems of the Afghan refugees are...

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