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April 1, 2002 Monday Muharram 17, 1423 KARACHI: Karimabad tragedy: unanswered questions KARACHI, March 31: The citizens are still mournful about the death of two college girls and a motorcyclist at Karimabad, yet the cries of another three-year-old boy echoed the air in... KARACHI: City govt yet to give many functions to Towns KARACHI, March 31: The Karachi City District Government has yet to transfer many functions to the Town administrations as required under the SLGO 2001, it is learnt here.... KARACHI: Intermediate exams from 25th KARACHI, March 31: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, on Saturday announced that HSC annual examinations 2002 will start on April 25.... KARACHI: Five cars, seven bikes hijacked KARACHI, March 31: Twelve vehicles — five cars and seven motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Sunday, the police said.... KARACHI: Acute water shortage in city areas KARACHI, March 31: Acute water shortage continues to persist in several parts of the city in the current hot weather.... KARACHI: Compulsory education KARACHI, March 31: Primary education is being made compulsory and free from April 1, initially in 20 towns and talukas of the province.... KARACHI: Saher Ansari eulogized KARACHI, March 31: Poets and critics of Urdu literature heaped praises on poet Saher Ansari at a function organized by the library and literary committee of the Karachi Gymkhana on Saturday... KARACHI: Ties between religion and politics analyzed KARACHI, March 31: Historian Dr Mubarak Ali gave a talk, titled “Religion and politics: combination, conflict and separation”, here on Sunday as part of Hamza Alvi distinguished lecture series.... KARACHI: Mosquitoes, stray dogs make life miserable KARACHI, March 31: Stray dogs and mosquitoes have caused great trouble in many parts of the city as the city government’s health department and the 18 town administrations have failed to... KARACHI: Medals for military officers KARACHI, March 31: Corps Commander Tariq Waseem Ghazi conferred medals upon various military officers here on Saturday.... KARACHI: Two books launched KARACHI: A couple of books from known newspaper columnist Dr S. M. Moin Qureshi were launched on Saturday.... KARACHI: Rashdi’s collection a treasure trove for scholars KARACHI, March 31: Speakers at a seminar here on Sunday urged scholars to carry out research on the material collected and left behind by the leading historian and scholar the late... KARACHI: Transporters criticized KARACHI, March 31: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers’ Association (SPLA) on Sunday condemned the transporters for observing strike on March 30 and urged the city government to take stern measures against... KARACHI: Scholarships KARACHI, March 31: Over 600 students appeared in scholarship tests, organized by Islami Jamiat Talaba under its study aid project.... KARACHI: JKLF vows to continue struggle KARACHI, March 31: The people of Kashmir will never accept any solution contrary to their aspirations and will continue struggle till achieving independence.... KARACHI: City govt offices being shifted to Civic Centre KARACHI, March 31: Shifting of different offices of the city government from the old KMC building to the Civic Centre will start from Monday April 1, beginning with the DCO Karachi’s... KARACHI: PTI wants GST withdrawn KARACHI, March 31: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has appealed to the government to withdraw the GST on all medicines as the partial exemption would lead to massive corruption.... KARACHI: Policemen praised KARACHI, March 31: Government is paying attention to the working conditions of policemen so that they can perform their duties more devotedly, said Sindh governor Mohammedmian Soomro.... KARACHI: Sehba Luckhnavi: journalist & poet KARACHI: Senior poet, better known for editing his monthly journal, Afkar, Sehba Luckhnavi who died here on Saturday night was buried on Sunday afternoon in Paposhnagar graveyard.... KARACHI: Equal rights for nationalities demanded KARACHI, March 31: The Communist Party of Pakistan has emphasized the need for enforcing a secular and democratic constitution ensuring equal rights to all nationalities of the country.... KARACHI: Hot weather KARACHI, March 31: The Met office has forecast hot and dry weather for the city on Monday with maximum temperature ranging between 34 and 36 degrees centigrade.—PPI... KARACHI: Exporters told to protect ecology KARACHI, March 31: The Federal Minister of Environment, Shahida Jameel, has urged exporters to ensure that their products were produced in an environment- friendly way, by 2005.... HYDERABAD: Workers’ Party demands agricultural reforms HYDERABAD, March 31: The National Workers’ Party (NWP) at an agricultural conference held at the Basant Hall on Sunday afternoon squarely held Punjab responsible for the theft of water and rejected... HYDERABAD: Dist council for abolition of contract system HYDERABAD, March 31: The Hyderabad District Council on Saturday demanded the abolition of the contract system and said that the entire industrial labour should be guaranteed protection under the government’s labour... HYDERABAD: Protest against canal project continues HYDERABAD, March 31: The Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) staged a protest rally here on Sunday against the greater Thal canal project.... HYDERABAD: JSM rejects delimitation of electoral constituencies HYDERABAD, March 31: The chairman, Jeay Sindh Mahaz, Abdul Khaliq Junejo severely criticized the new delimitations announced by the election commission for national and provincial assembly seats terming it another attack... HYDERABAD: JSQM chief shifted to Karachi jail HYDERABAD, March 31: The chairman of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, Bashir Khan Qureshi, and a leader of Jeay Sindh Students Federation, Kehar Ansari, were shifted to Karachi late Saturday night.... HYDERABAD: Raids on mills deplored HYDERABAD, March 31: The executive committee, Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI), at a meeting held on Sunday condemned the raids on the textile mills of Kotri and Nooriabad, Sindh... HYDERABAD: LUHMS announces results of entry test HYDERABAD, March 31: The controller of examinations, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro, announced that the results of the entry test of all post-graduate courses would be notified and... HYDERABAD: Widow appeals for protection HYDERABAD, March 31: A widow of Tando Wali Mohammad, Hyderabad, Meharun Nissa, has accused Maqbool Ahmed Memon and his brother, Ashfaq Ahmed Memon, of harassment and appealed to the authorities for... PESHAWAR: Free movement across Durand Line urged PESHAWAR, March 31: The chief of Pakhtoon-khwa Qaumi Party (PQP), Mohammad Afzal Khan on Sunday called upon President Gen Pervez Musharraf  and the head of the Afghan interim government, Hamid Karzai, to disband the... PESHAWAR: Peshawar to be taken off Abasin’s route PESHAWAR, March 31: The Pakistan Railways has decided to take Peshawar off Abasin Express’s route, to allow it to run between Rawalpindi and Quetta. This is the only train linking the... PESHAWAR: Patients’ interest underscored PESHAWAR, March 31: Participants at a discussion on institution-based practice on Saturday urged the provincial government to take the civil society groups into confidence over the issue and adopt steps which are in the interest... PESHAWAR: Media ethics workshop PESHAWAR, March 31: The department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Peshawar, is holding a three-day workshop on “Media Ethics for Curriculum Development” from April 1 at the Media Training... PESHAWAR: Three killed in Peshawar PESHAWAR, March 31: Three persons were killed in three separate incidents here on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Heritage preservation PESHAWAR, March 31: Levi Strauss and Tuni Han of Unesco met Information and Archives Minister Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani and appreciated the efforts made by the NWFP government for cultural preservation....

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