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April 30, 2002 Tuesday Safar 16, 1423 KARACHI: KESC adds to afflictions caused by hot weather KARACHI, April 29: The transmission and distribution system of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation broke down on Monday as the temperature rose to 43.4 degrees Centigrade.... KARACHI: Eight cars, 12 bikes hijacked KARACHI, April 29: Twenty vehicles — eight cars and 12 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Monday, the police said.... KARACHI: Schools closed today KARACHI, April 29: The education department, government of Sindh, has notified that all government and private schools of primary, middle, and secondary levels will remain closed on April 30 on the... KARACHI: City sizzles as mercury soars KARACHI, April 29: The city sizzled on Monday as the temperature soared to 43.4 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: Referendum helpline set up KARACHI, April 29: The City Government has set up a referendum helpline at 135 to facilitate voters who want information regarding polling stations closest to their homes, offices or elsewhere, stated... KARACHI: Four held KARACHI, April 29: Police arrested on Monday four bandits and recovered one pistol and 10 live rounds from their possession.... KARACHI: Stage set for referendum today KARACHI, April 29: The stage is set for holding the presidential referendum on Tuesday and to vote for President Gen Pervez Musharraf, which will mean endorsement of his policies and authenticating... KARACHI: 90,000 to appear in Inter exams from May 3 KARACHI, April 29: About 90,000 candidates are likely to appear in the first phase of the Intermediate annual examinations-2002 from May 3.... KARACHI: Karachiites thanked for public meeting KARACHI, April 29: Terming President Pervez Musharraf’s public meeting in Karachi as ‘unprecedented’ in the recent past, the city government Acting Nazim, Tariq Hasan, said that the enthusiasm and unity demonstrated... KARACHI: S. S. Jafri remembered KARACHI, April 29: Glowing tributes were paid to the services rendered by the late Syed Saeed Jafri, for his exemplary contribution to Pakistan in different fields as senior ICS officer, as... KARACHI: KESC denies report KARACHI, April 29: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has not spent Rs5 million for ensuring uninterrupted power supply for President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s public meeting in the city on Sunday.... KARACHI: May Day gathering at KPC KARACHI, April 29: As elsewhere, May Day will be marked here on Wednesday in a befitting manner. Various organizations have chalked out programmes for the occasion.... KARACHI: WHO official urges continuity of reforms KARACHI, April 29: Dr Ghulam Nabi Kazi, WHO provincial operation officer for Sindh, appreciating the poverty alleviation programme initiated by the present government, has underscored the need for continuity of the... KARACHI: Welfare projects demanded KARACHI, April 29: The Chairperson of the Shahida Welfare Trust, Shahida Farooq, has urged President Musharraf to take measures as would be beneficial to our coming generations.... KARACHI: Women-bashers need to be reined in KARACHI: ‘Man kills wife, child’; ‘Man throws acid on wife;’ ‘Man shoots sister;’ ‘Woman kills children, commits suicide;’ The city pages of all national dailies carry such headlines as a matter... KARACHI: Obese kids prone to diabetes KARACHI, April 29: Diabetologists have urged parents to ensure that the weight of their kids is controlled from childhood to reduce the risk of developing diabetes.... KARACHI: 20,000 police, rangers to ensure peace KARACHI, April 29: Security has been tightened in the metropolis to ensure peaceful holding of the Presidential Referendum-2002 on Tuesday so that the people could cast their vote in a peaceful... KARACHI: EC issues instructions on identification of voters KARACHI, April 29: The Election Commission has issued directives for its polling staff regarding identification of eligible voters for referendum to prevent the element of fraud.... KARACHI: Governor thanks people KARACHI, April 29: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has thanked the people of Karachi for their warm welcome to President General Pervez Musharraf, particularly for their massive participation in the president’s public... KARACHI: Arrested foreigners seek refugee status KARACHI, April 29: Three Iraqis in Malir Jail and one Saudi national in Central Jail — all detained for illegal border crossing — have formally appealed to the UNHCR for refugee... KARACHI: Strict action ordered against miscreants KARACHI, April 29: The Inspector-General of the Sindh Police, Syed Kamal Shah, has ordered police officials to take strict action under the law against miscreants and subversive elements in case they... KARACHI: 173 bandits killed since Oct 99: IG KARACHI, April 29: The Inspector-General of the Sindh Police, Syed Kamal Shah, has said police killed 173 bandits, arrested 2,460 bandits, 1,724 proclaimed offenders and 25,186 absconders, and recovered 218 persons... KARACHI: Muttahida condemns killings KARACHI, April 29: The coordination committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has condemned the murder of former Senator Syed Mustapha Kamal Rizvi and ex-MNA Dr Nishat Malick and demanded President Gen... KARACHI: Missing child KARACHI, April 29: Madadgar, Child Help Line, has sought public support in tracing out a mentally-retarded child stated to have mysteriously disappeared from the very gate of his residence.... KARACHI: Man gets life term KARACHI, April 29: The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Central, Ahmed Nawaz Shaikh, sentenced on Monday a man to life term in a murder case.... KARACHI: All set to hold referendum in Sindh KARACHI, April 29: Arrangements have been completed to hold the presidential referendum on Tuesday throughout Sindh.... KARACHI: Referendum KARACHI, April 29: A number of social welfare organizations of Meo community appealed on Monday to the members of their community to fully support President Pervez Musharraf.... HYDERABAD: People urged to vote for Musharraf HYDERABAD, April 29: Sindh Law Minister Abdul Qadir Halepoto has called upon the people to vote in large number in the referendum to ensure the continuity of reforms introduced by President... SUKKUR: Referendum harmful to country: Khurshid SUKKUR, April 29: The election of Gen Pervez Musharraf as president for the next five years through referendum is harmful for the integrity of the country.... HYDERABAD: Promotion of science education stressed HYDERABAD, April 29: Director, Centre of Environmental Studies, University of Sindh, Dr Mohammad Yar Khuhawar, has stressed the need for collective efforts by community for the promotion of science edu-cation from... HYDERABAD: 1,886 polling stations set up HYDERABAD, April 29: The stage is all set for the presidential referendum in the district as 10,690 polling staff departed for their polling stations all over the district on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Names of position holders announced HYDERABAD, April 29: The controller of examinations, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, has announced the names of the candidates who have taken positions in different disciplines in the semester examination of 2000.... HYDERABAD: Pandemonium in district council session HYDERABAD, April 29: A requisitioned session of the Hyderabad District Council witnessed pandemonium on Monday after a woman councillor of the PPP Awam Dost Panel (ADP), Farheen Mughal, passed what other... NAWABSHAH: Punjab blamed for water shortage in Sindh NAWABSHAH, April 29: The chairman, Sindh National Front, Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, has said that Pakistan is running on the revenue of the Sindh province as it pays 75 per cent tax... PESHAWAR: Students face problems due to shortage of textbooks PESHAWAR, April 29: Non-availability of textbooks in markets has landed the students of primary, middle and higher secondary classes in a difficult position across the province, book-sellers, teachers and students told... PESHAWAR: All set for holding referendum PESHAWAR, April 29: The Election Commission of Pakistan and the law enforcement agencies have finalized all arrangements in the Frontier province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas for the presidential referendum... PESHAWAR: Iqra varsity students get scholarships PESHAWAR, April 29: The students of the Iqra University, Peshawar campus, were awarded scholarships at a ceremony on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Amnesty wants Bhakkar culprits to be punished PESHAWAR, April 29: The Amnesty International has condemned the attack on a religious congregation of Bhakkar in Punjab on Friday last, in which 12 women and children were killed and scores...

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