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April 3, 2002 Wednesday Muharram 19,1423 KARACHI: Violence erupts in Ramaswami area:Cops gang-rape two sisters KARACHI, April 2: Tension prevailed in the entire Ramaswami area on Tuesday and all kinds of commercial activity remained suspended in the locality in protest against the gang-rape of two sisters... KARACHI: ATC judge can’t try Omar, says counsel KARACHI, April 2: Counsel for the principal accused in the Daniel Pearl murder case, Ahmad Saeed Omar Shaikh, moved on Tuesday another application in the Sindh High Court contending that Judge... KARACHI: 10 cars, 14 bikes hijacked KARACHI, April 2: Twenty-four vehicles — 10 cars and 14 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Tuesday, police said. Six cars were hijacked. Four others were stolen. Three motorcycles were hijacked. Eleven others were stolen. Police also claimed on Tuesday to have recovered four vehicles-(ACX-475, K- 5849, JM-5594 and JL-7033) in the city.... KARACHI: City govt launches education campaign KARACHI, April 2: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro on Tuesday formally launched the compulsory primary education campaign in the province by enrolling children at the CMS High School, the primary educational institution... KARACHI: Unannounced loadshedding in Korangi KARACHI, April 2: An unannounced loadshedding is being observed by the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation in parts of Korangi.... KARACHI: SHC ruling on compromise in murder case set aside KARACHI, April 2: A bench of the Supreme Court has set aside a Sindh High Court order in which it had been held that after entering into a compromise with legal... KARACHI: STBB again fails to provide books on time KARACHI, April 2: With the advent of the new school academic session (2002-2001), students and their parents are thronging bookshops, but to their dismay booksellers do not have to offer them... KARACHI: City govt told to implement anti-TB campaign KARACHI, April 2: Sindh Health Minister Ahsan Ahmad has emphasized the need that the DOTS programme to combat tuberculosis, which will kick off here next month, should be properly handled by... KARACHI: Setting up of consumer protection courts urged KARACHI, April 2: An NGO, Shahida Welfare Trust, has demanded that consumer-protection courts (CPCs) be established so that the common people could get their grievances regarding civic amenities redressed through them.... KARACHI: Education exhibition KARACHI, April 2: The two-day education exhibition under the aegis of the British Council will start at a local hotel from Wednesday.... KARACHI: City Council condemns gang-rape by policemen KARACHI, April 2: Karachi City Council unanimously approved a resolution severely condemning the gang-rape of two sisters in their house by cops in the Ramaswamy area.... KARACHI: PML(N) criticizes referendum proposal KARACHI, April 2: Pakistan Muslim League (N) has criticized the referendum plan, which it said, would cost the exchequer two billion rupees. Besides, there is no provision in the Constitution for... KARACHI: Muttahida seeks exemplary Punishment KARACHI, April 2: Muttahida Qaumi Movement, on Tuesday, dubbed the Garden police headquarters as a “den of crime”, that produces criminals and is a major contributor in proliferation of crimes committed... KARACHI: Withdrawal of subsidy on tubewells a joke: SNF KARACHI, April 2: Sindh National Front has expressed surprise over the report that the government is withdrawing subsidy on tubewells.... KARACHI: Nasal allergy on the rise among Karachiites KARACHI, April 2: Changing climatic conditions, coupled with airborne dust particles and pollen, is contributing to the high incidence of allergy, in varied forms, across the country.... KARACHI: Labour laws in conformity with ILO standards sought KARACHI, April 2: A meeting of workers has announced that a protest day would be observed on May 1, to press the government to make its labour laws in conformity with... KARACHI: Productivity criterion for scientists rejected KARACHI, April 2: A panel discussion organized by the Society of Economists, Geologists and Mineral Technologists (SEGMITE) has rejected the impact factor criteria to assess productivity of scientists, claiming this has... KARACHI: Three held for trying to fly abroad KARACHI, April 2: Three passengers travelling on forged documents have been arrested by FIA Immigration officials at Karachi airport.... KARACHI: Education for deaf KARACHI, April 2: Pakistan Association of the Deaf will organize a national seminar on ‘Deaf Education, Sign Language & Inclusive Education’, in collaboration with AKU-IED from April 4 to 7, at... KARACHI: Free textbooks KARACHI, April 2: The poor and needy students may get textbooks free from the Students Welfare Organization.... KARACHI: Hot weather persists KARACHI, April 2: The hot and dry weather persisted in Karachi and other parts of Sindh on Tuesday. The highest maximum temperature of 40.5 degrees centigrade was recorded at Nawab Shah. The Meteorological department has forecast the maximum temperature ranging from 38 to 40 degrees centigrade for Karachi on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Suspect involved in sectarian killing identified KARACHI, April 2: An eye-witness identified on Tuesday before an anti-terrorism court a worker of the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba of Pakistan as one of the culprits involved in a sectarian killing.... LARKANA: Only ‘angels’ to vote in referendum: PPP LARKANA, April 2: The Pakistan People’s Party has rejected the presidential referendum and urged President Gen Pervez Musharraf to put off his uniform if he wants to take part in politics.... HYDERABAD: Contempt of court pleas to be disposed of HYDERABAD, April 2: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, here on Tuesday said that it would dispose of the contempt of court applications pending in connection with... HYDERABAD: Privatization of fertilizer factory opposed HYDERABAD, April 2: The chairman of the Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party, Dr Qadir Magsi, has criticized the privatization of the Pak-Saudi Fertilizers Factory and the selling of Rs40 billion Fauji fertilizers... HYDERABAD: Councillors allege discrimination: Allocation of development funds HYDERABAD, April 2: The general councillors of union council No9, Latifabad, Irshad Khanzada, Syed Hashmat Ali Shah and Nazar Mohammed, Labour Councillor Musaddiq Khanzada, and Minority Councillor Vija Kumar have expressed... DADU: ADB to give Rs50m to five districts of Sindh DADU, April 2: A delegation of the Asian Development Bank led by Karina Oswald, consultant poverty reduction, Ghulam Mustafa Abro, director general planning and development and Zuhra Shah arrived Dadu on... MIRPURKHAS: Man axed to death MIRPURKHAS, April 2: A man, Rafique Ahmed Shar, 50, was axed to death in an armed clash between the two groups of the Shar tribe at the village Balochabad, taluka Mirpurkhas,... HYDERABAD: Teachers want action against BISE officials HYDERABAD, April 2: The secondary school teachers have warned to launch a protest movement if the government does not take any action against the corrupt and inefficient officials of the Board... DADU: 998 wheat bags missing DADU, April 2: A team of anti-corruption police, Dadu, raided the Radhan godown of food department on Tuesday.... MIRPURKHAS: Absconders arrested MIRPURKHAS, April 2: Police arrested three alleged absconders in raids on Tuesday. Town police arrested one absconder, Singhar, involved in a murder case.... PESHAWAR: Rickshaw owners given 90 days to install meters PESHAWAR, April 2: The traffic police have failed to carry out the orders of NWFP governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah to get fare meters installed in rickshaws plying on city roads... PESHAWAR: Reference against Sherpao: five witnesses examined PESHAWAR, April 2: An accountability court examined here on Tuesday five prosecution witnesses in a reference filed against NWFP former chief minister Aftab Sherpao, ex-senator Haji Gul Sher and three others,... PESHAWAR: Attempt to smuggle heroin foiled PESHAWAR, April 2: A resident of Barra, Khyber Agency was arrested by Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) from the Peshawar International Airport on Sunday on charges of drug trafficking.... PESHAWAR: Afghan women foresee bright future PESHAWAR, April 2: An Afghan women’s delegation has said things have started returning to normalcy since the fall of the Taliban’s despotic rule and that the people are feeling secure under... PESHAWAR: Nauroz show cheers up Afghans PESHAWAR, April 2: It looked something like an extraterrestrial event in a dusty, grassless, mud-made stadium, surrounded by smoke- emitting brick kilns. Even the sports-loving Greeks of the ancient times would...

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