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May 9, 2002 Thursday Safar 25, 1423 KARACHI: Experts call for steps to check blood disorders: World Thalassaemia Day KARACHI, May 8: Speakers at a World Thalassaemia Day seminar, organized by the Fatimid Foundation at the Karachi Club on Wednesday, underlined the need for creating awareness about the hereditary blood... KARACHI: Patients barred as blast victims arrive at JPMC KARACHI, May 8: As the injured and dead of the suicide bombing were shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre’s emergency ward, common patients visiting the ward faced hardships.... KARACHI: No respite from power failures in Karachi KARACHI, May 8: Despite a slight decrease in temperature, which fell to 34.5 degrees centigrade on Wednesday, the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation failed to prevent prolonged power shutdowns from occurring all... KARACHI: Citizens get panicky after explosion KARACHI, May 8: Panic was created and an atmosphere of uncertainty prevailed in Karachi on Wednesday following an explosion which left 14 people dead.... KARACHI: Overfishing endangers fishermen’s livelihood KARACHI, May 8: The livelihood of hundreds of fishermen communities in the coastal areas of Sindh, including Karachi, is in danger because of overfishing and use of soft nets, a study... KARACHI: 14 vehicles taken away KARACHI, May 8: At least 14 vehicles — nine cars and five motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Warrants for SI’s arrest KARACHI, May 8: The additional district and sessions judge, Central, Riaz Shaikh, issued on Wednesday non-bailable warrants for the arrest of a sub-inspector for his constant absence from the court despite... KARACHI: SITE has no right to charge NUF: SHC KARACHI, May 8: A division bench of the Sindh High Court has declared that the SITE Association has no right to charge non-utilisation fee.... KARACHI: Acute water shortage persists in city areas KARACHI, May 8: Various parts of the city continued to experience acute water shortage for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, compelling the residents of the water-starved localities to buy private... KARACHI: 73 vigilance teams formed for Inter exams KARACHI, May 8: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, has formed 73 vigilance teams, comprising two persons each, to look after different examination centres for one complete sitting.... KARACHI: NED varsity exam schedules KARACHI, May 8: The NED University has announced the schedules of different supplementary examinations of the students of Dawood College of Engineering and Technology of 1994-95 and 1995-96 batches.... KARACHI: Teachers observe black day KARACHI, May 8: Teachers at polytechnic institutions in the province on Wednesday observed a black day and suspended academic activities to protest against the killing of the principal of Jamia Millia... KARACHI: New bus route KARACHI, May 8: The executive committee of Karachi Public Transport and Educational Society which met here with provincial secretary transport, Raja Muhammad Abbas, in the chair, granted approval to operate 15-E... KARACHI: KU exam forms KARACHI, May 8: The University of Karachi has announced that examination forms and fee for BSc (Home Economics) part-I&II annual examinations will be accepted up to May 10 without late fee.... KARACHI: Paintings show at Ashkal’s KARACHI, May 8: An exhibition of paintings by Naveed Ashkal will open at Ashkal’s Gallery on Thursday.... KARACHI: Govt failure to maintain law & order criticized: Karachi blasts KARACHI, May 8: Representatives from a cross-section of society have condemned Wednesday morning’s terrorist attack in the city. Terming it a failure of the government to maintain law and order, they... KARACHI: Soomro vows to counter terrorism KARACHI, May 8: Sindh Governor, Mohammedmian Soomro, has said that the government will not rest until anti-state forces and terrorism are eliminated.... KARACHI: Indian envoy for better trade ties with Pakistan KARACHI, May 8: Indian Commercial Counsellor Vipin Handa on Wednesday called for better trade relations between India and Pakistan.... KARACHI: ARD Sindh chief resigns KARACHI, May 8: The president of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, Sindh, Shah Mohammad Shah, on Wednesday, resigned after differences with his party, Pakistan Muslim League (N).... KARACHI: DCO supervises rescue efforts KARACHI, May 8: The District Coordination Officer, Karachi, Shafiq-ur-Rehman Piracha, said that after Wednesday morning’s blast on Club Road, our first concern was to rush the injured to hospitals.... KARACHI: French experts may help probe blast: IGP KARACHI, May 8: The Karachi Police may seek assistance of French anti-terrorism experts to investigate the suicide bomb attack that claimed 12 lives, including 10 Frenchmen technicians and engineers working on... KARACHI: SNF chief warns against Thal canal KARACHI, May 8: Sindh National Front chairman Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has said construction of the greater Thal canal may affect solidarity of the country.... HYDERABAD: Amnesty criticizes US for opting out of ICC Treaty HYDERABAD, May 8: The Amnesty International (AI), Pakistan, has expressed shock over the US refusal to sign the International Criminal Court (ICC) Treaty (Rome Statute).... HYDERABAD: ATC rejects plea to hold open trial: Daniel Pearl case HYDERABAD, May 8: Justice Syed Ali Ashraf Shah of the Anti- Terrorism Court, Hyderabad, has issued a notice to Advocate General of Sindh for May 11 on an application filed by... HYDERABAD: PML condemns registration of sedition case HYDERABAD, May 8: The president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), Labour Wing, Sindh, Mohammad Afzal Gujjar, has condemned the registration of a sedition case against party leaders, including Raja Zafarul... HYDERABAD: Approval of Thal canal project deplored HYDERABAD, May 8: The Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) at a meeting held here on Wednesday criticized the procedure adopted to approve the greater Thal canal project.... HYDERABAD: Clear-cut admission policy urged HYDERABAD, May 8: The executive district officer (education), Hyderabad, in a communication addressed to the Sindh secretary for education, referred to the report of the district officer (DO) which said that... HYDERABAD: PR official seeks cooperation: Collection of toll tax HYDERABAD, May 8: The chairman of Pakistan Railways, Saeed-uz-Zafar, has asked the Sindh governor to direct the civil authorities to cooperate in collection of toll tax and refrain Nazims from unlawful... MITHI: Need for quality education stressed MITHI, May 8: The World Education Week is being observed here under the aegis of NGO Tharparkar Rural Development Programme, in collaboration with Action Aid.... PESHAWAR: Jamaat chief criticizes raids on Madaris PESHAWAR, May 8: Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, has demanded of the government to stop military cooperation with America immediately or it would cost the country dearly.... PESHAWAR: Varsities should design reforms: consultant PESHAWAR, May 8: The universities must be made the focal points of all reforms, through adequate autonomy and empowerment, said Dr Shams Qasim Lakha in a meeting of the Steering Committee... PESHAWAR: JUI to hold rallies PESHAWAR, May 8: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazal group) has decided to organise protest rallies all over the province on May 10, against raids on seminaries being jointly conducted by the US... PESHAWAR: Three kidnap victims return PESHAWAR, May 8: The city police on Tuesday recovered an owner of a fast food restaurant with two waiters who were kidnapped by five armed men on the University Road on... PESHAWAR: Judgment reserved in ex-senator’s case PESHAWAR, May 8: An accountability appellate bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment in an appeal of a former senator of the PML (N), Jawed Iqbal Abbasi,... PESHAWAR: Medical students’ admission delayed PESHAWAR, May 8: The admission of 250 medical students have been delayed even after successfully clearing the entry test and interview, three medical students Nasarullah, Munir Khan and Noman Zafar told... PESHAWAR: Activist placed under detention PESHAWAR, May 8: NWFP government has placed Dr Zulfiqar Ali, a spokesman for the Hizbut Tahrir, under detention for a period of one month, declaring his political activities a threat to... PESHAWAR: Tunnel to be constructed PESHAWAR, May 8: The NWFP minister for education Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gillani has said that the government has made merit the sole criterion for initiating development schemes in the province, adding... PESHAWAR: ‘Alliance part of govt ploy’ PESHAWAR, May 8: The Pakistan People’s Party has vowed that it will defeat the government-backed six-party alliance with the backing of democracy-loving people in the next general elections.... PESHAWAR: ITNE hears10 cases PESHAWAR, May 8: The Implementation Tribunal for Newspapers Employees on Tuesday took up 10 cases against the managements of different newspapers.... PESHAWAR: British Alumni PESHAWAR, May 8: After the launch of the British Alumni Association Pakistan, Islamabad chapter, the British Council, Peshawar, intends to launch the Peshawar chapter shortly....

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