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May 2, 2002 Thursday Safar 18, 1423 KARACHI: Academic activities resume tomorrow KARACHI, May 1: Academic activities, including the annual examinations of the educational boards, that remained suspended in government schools and colleges are likely to resume after a lapse of 10 days... KARACHI: More than a dozen vehicles set ablaze KARACHI, May 1: More than a dozen vehicles were set ablaze by miscreants in a pre-strike violence on Wednesday night, amid reports of aerial firing in various parts of the city.... KARACHI: Army called out to maintain law and order KARACHI, May 1: The Sindh government has called out the Army, Rangers and the Frontier Constabulary (FC) to help the police maintain law and order in the province, especially in the... KARACHI: MQM appeals for strike today KARACHI, May 1: The coordination committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Wednesday appealed to the people to observe a peaceful strike on May 2 against the killing of two Muttahida... KARACHI: Ustad Wilayat Ali Khan passes away KARACHI, May 1: Classical singer and well-known teacher of classical music, Ustad Wilayat Ali Khan, died in Karachi on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Three million votes cast in referendum KARACHI, May 1: In the 18 towns of Karachi, 2,998,783 voters exercised their right in the referendum, in which 2,894,396 votes were cast in favour of continuation of the reforming agenda... KARACHI: Korangi Road set to lose funds for its expansion KARACHI, May 1: The Rs20 million allocated for the Korangi road’s expansion in the last provincial budget is set to be lost.... KARACHI: PMA holds efficiency test for students KARACHI, May 1: About 362 medical students appeared in proficiency evaluation tests conducted by the Pakistan Medical Association’s science and health council.... KARACHI: Citizens to be appointed as traffic wardens KARACHI, May 1: The traffic police department has chalked out a plan to introduce drastic changes in the existing traffic system in the city that includes launching of traffic information service... KARACHI: City govt undertakes repair of Wazir Mansion KARACHI, May 1: Under the directives of the Sindh ombudsman, Justice Haziqul Khairi, the city government is undertaking essential repair work of the Wazir Mansion, the Quaid-i-Azam’s birthplace, as a stopgap... KARACHI: Scrutiny of evacuee property cases ordered KARACHI, May 1: The Board of Revenue has cautioned revenue officers, especially all district officers (revenue) who are custodian of revenue record, to scrutinize all decided cases of evacuee properties to... KARACHI: Japanese delegation KARACHI, May 1: The visiting Japanese delegation on Wednesday visited the mausoleum of the Father of the Nation and laid floral wreath.... KARACHI: Hot weather KARACHI, May 1: The hot and dry weather is likely to persist in the city on Thursday, however the day temperature has fallen and is expected between 36 and 38 degrees... KARACHI: 30pc women suffer from fibroid tumours KARACHI, May 1: About 20 to 30 per cent of women of child- bearing age suffer from fibroids tumour of uterus.... KARACHI: Rape victim moves FSC for longer prison term KARACHI, May 1: A rape victim has pleaded to the Federal Shariat Court at Karachi to enhance the punishment of the convict, who was her family doctor.... KARACHI: No changes in Sindh Cabinet: Soomro KARACHI, May 1: Sindh Governor, Mohammedmian Soomro, has said that although a change is always possible, he does not foresee any plan on the cards for change in his cabinet or... KARACHI: 10 cars, 13 bikes hijacked KARACHI, May 1: At least 23 vehicles — 10 cars and 13 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Workers slam govt’s economic policies: May Day observed KARACHI, May 1: The May Day was observed in the city by various trade union organisations and political parties.... KARACHI: SHC sets aside over Rs58m decree KARACHI, May 1: Justice Shabbir Ahmad of the Sindh High Court set aside a decree of Rs58.138 million in favour of UBL against Messrs A.I. Brothers (Private) Ltd and it’s guarantors.... KARACHI: Soomro thanks people KARACHI, May 1: Sindh Governor, Mohammedmian Soomro, has thanked the people for expressing their confidence.... KARACHI: PPP sends referendum report to HR bodies KARACHI, May 1: The Pakistan People’s Party has sent a detailed report describing the low turnout in the presidential referendum to the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations, US State... KARACHI: Musharraf hailed KARACHI, May 1: The chairman of the Pakistan Amn Council, Maulana Irshadul Haq Thanvi, on Wednesday, said that the people have reposed full confidence in President General Musharraf,” he said in... KARACHI: Court notice to govt on plea against AC judgment KARACHI, May 1: The Sindh High Court has put the state on notice for May 13 in an application filed by former chief of the House Building Finance Corporation, Hussain Haqqani,... KARACHI: Referendum KARACHI, May 1: The Lyari Yakjehti Council has extended congratulations to President Musharraf for his victory in the referendum.... HYDERABAD: hearing of Pearl case fixed for tomorrow HYDERABAD, May 1: Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, along with three other accused will be shifted to the Hyderabad Central Jail sometime between Thursday and Friday amidst reports that Mr Sheikh’s counsel,... HYDERABAD: Govt criticized for rendering workers jobless: May Day rallies HYDERABAD, May 1: The speakers at rallies, staged here on Wednesday by a number of trade unions to observe the May Day, condemned the government’s privatization policy and retrenchment of industrial... HYDERABAD: JSQM supports strike call HYDERABAD, May 1: The central leadership of the Jeay Sindh Quami Mahaaz (JSQM) has appealed to the entire Sindhi nation to observe total strike on May 2 throughout the province.... KHAIRPUR: Lemon orchard gutted KHAIRPUR, May 1: Some 400 maunds of wheat and a lemon orchard were reduced to ashes after being set on fire in Rahmatullah Chang village near Faiz Ganj on Tuesday night.... MIRPURKHAS: PPP demands democratic dispensation MIRPURKHAS, May 1: Haji Noor Hassan Chandio (president), and Advocate Shamsuddin Shaikh (general secretary), PPP (Mirpurkhas District), have thanked the people for boycotting the referendum.... HYDERABAD: Employees demand payment of salaries HYDERABAD, May 1: The provincial general-secretary, All Pakistan Trade Unions Organisations (APTUO), Mehboob Ali Qureshi, has called upon the authorities concerned to take notice of what he called “illegal activities” of... HYDERABAD: JUP warns against creating distortion in Constitution HYDERABAD, May 1: JUP chief Allama Shah Ahmed Noorani has said that the attempts to distort the Constitution would be resisted.... MIRPURKHAS: 3 houses gutted MIRPURKHAS, May 1: Three houses were gutted in Haji Sagheer Arain village, near Mirwah town, when fire broke out in a house.... HYDERABAD: Struggle for rights to continue, says AT HYDERABAD, May 1: Awami Tehrik chief Rasool Bux Palijo has said that the war between workers and capitalists had not come to an end following the dissolution of the Soviet Union... PESHAWAR: Zafran Bibi is innocent, says husband: ‘Adultery’ case PESHAWAR, May 1: Naimat Khan, husband of Zafran Bibi, has said that his wife did not commit adultery and in fact he (Naimat Khan) is the father of the baby.... PESHAWAR: Foreign team reviews plan to list births PESHAWAR, May 1: A team from the Netherlands visited Toru Union Council in Mardan District, and reviewed progress of the birth registration pilot plan in the area.... PESHAWAR: Malpractices alleged in referendum PESHAWAR, May 1: Gen Musharraf’s presidential referendum had broken all previous records of rigging, PPP General Secretary Najmuddin Khan here on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: 400,000 DPs return home PESHAWAR, May 1: United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has achieved the target of repatriating 400,000 Afghan refugees from Pakistan, Iran and Tajikistan during the last two months.... PESHAWAR: Govt strengthened by support, says Iftikhar PESHAWAR, May 1: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that the results of the referendum and the enthusiastic participation of the people in it have given a new spirit... PESHAWAR: Low turnout claims refuted PESHAWAR, May 1: Former state minister and veteran Leaguer Mohammad Anis Elahi on Wednesday rebutted the claims of the ARD about low turnout in the presidential referendum and said that it... CHARSADDA: Girl dies in roof collapse CHARSADDA, May 1: A teen-aged girl died, while her father and three other children received serious injuries when the roof of their room collapsed at the Rajjar village here on Monday...

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