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May 11, 2002 Saturday Safar 27, 1423 KARACHI: Educationists highlight Bhittai’s message KARACHI, May 10: Speakers at a seminar on Friday urged the masses to follow the teachings of the great sufi poet, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, in order to restore love and... KARACHI: Jail authorities ordered to produce Asif in court KARACHI, May 10: The district and sessions judge, Central, Zafar Ahmed Sherwani, issued on Friday order for the production of Asif Ali Zardari, husband of former prime- minister Benazir Bhutto, in... KARACHI: Cancellation of college admissions challenged KARACHI, May 10: A constitutional petition challenging cancellation of admission of a girl student against doctors’ quota came up before a division bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday.... KARACHI: Concern expressed over arms race in South Asia KARACHI, May 10: In the presence of nuclear weapons in the arsenals of India and Pakistan, the region cannot return to normalcy, nor arms races of all kinds can stop accelerating... KARACHI: JUI observes protest day KARACHI, May 10: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam on Friday observed a protest day against what it called an uncalled for action of US commandos and the preparations for launching operations led by... KARACHI: BIE for exams to start on time KARACHI, May 10: The Board of Intermediate Education has asked the centre superintendents to ensure the commencement of examinations on time at their respective centres.... KARACHI: Open debate on changes to constitution demanded KARACHI, May 10: Speakers at a meeting of Hamdard’s Karachi chapter urged the government to give priority to the establishment of law and order in the country, in the wake of... KARACHI: Petition filed against re-arrest of MQM man KARACHI, May 10: The cancellation of parole of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s deputy convener, Syed Shoaib Ahmad Bukhari, and his re-arrest has been challenged by his wife in the Sindh High... KARACHI: JI chief criticizes govt policies KARACHI, May 10: The Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said wrong policies of the rulers are responsible for deteriorating law and order situation in the country.... KARACHI: Strong military, economy vital, says PN chief KARACHI, May 10: “Strong economy supported by military prowess is vital for our survival in the present milieu”, said Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza, Chief of the Naval Staff, while addressing the... KARACHI: Worst day of power cuts for Karachiites KARACHI, May 10: Friday turned out to be one of the worst day for Karachiites as many city areas remained without electricity.... KARACHI: Move to shift artefacts to Lahore slammed KARACHI, May 10: Art lovers, archaeologists, historians and members of the legal fraternity have poured scorn on the move to shift the department of archaeology and museums from Karachi to Lahore.... KARACHI: Bandits shoot cop, security guard to death KARACHI, May 10: Bandits shot a policeman and a security guard to death in the city on Friday.... KARACHI: Police looking for 3 suspects involved in blast KARACHI, May 10: Police on Friday claimed to having found a clue to three suspects allegedly involved in suicide bombing on Wednesday, which left 14 people, including 11 French nationals, dead.... KARACHI: Hubco power unit stops working KARACHI, May 10: One of the four power units of the Hub Power Company’s 1200MW power plant at Hub, near Lasbela in Balochistan, experienced a major generator transformer fault on May... KARACHI: Nine cars, ten bikes hijacked KARACHI, May 10: Nineteen vehicles — nine cars and 10 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Friday, the police said.... KARACHI: Cabinet hails French govt’s gesture KARACHI, May 10: The Sindh Cabinet which met here on Friday with Governor Mohammedmian Soomro in the chair, vehemently condemned the bomb blast in front of Sheraton Hotel at Club Road... KARACHI: 22,000 infants die of tetanus every year KARACHI, May 10: Locally-born neonates are noticed to be turning increasingly vulnerable to tetanus-induced deaths around the country mainly due to unsafe delivery practices.... KARACHI: City govt makes 25 health units functional KARACHI, May 10: The District Coordination Officer (DCO), Karachi, Shafiqur Rehman Paracha, on Friday, visited those dispensaries and hospitals which have been made functional after remaining closed for several years due... KARACHI: Police harassing motorcyclists KARACHI, May 10: An emergency-like situation prevails in Karachi as strict security measures have been taken around all important government and private buildings in addition to unannounced checking of motorcyclists after... KARACHI: SMH launches menopause awareness programme KARACHI, May 10: The Sobraj Maternity Hospital on Friday launched the monthly awareness programme for women to impart knowledge regarding the problems of menopause and their solutions to the schoolteachers of... KARACHI: Stamp duty on documents reduced KARACHI, May 10: The Sindh cabinet has approved a proposal of the Registration, Stamp and Evacuee Property Wing of the Board of Revenue to review the rate of stamp duty on... KARACHI: Comments sought on BoG for DJ KARACHI, May 10: The Sindh education department has sought comments and advice of the city Nazim on the constitution of the proposed board of governors of the D.J Sindh Government Science... KARACHI: JPMC, CPLC seminar on killings KARACHI, May 10: The Doctors Association of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) and Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) is organizing a seminar on “Target killings of professionals in search of solutions” on... KARACHI: Health centre upgraded KARACHI, May 10: The city government has upgraded the maternity and child health centre at Gizri to a full-fledged maternity home, where the first major surgery was performed recently.... KARACHI: Weather forecast KARACHI, May 10: The met office has forecast fair and partly cloudy weather with gusty winds for the city on Saturday with a maximum temperature ranging between 35 and 37 degree... KARACHI: Forms’ date extended KARACHI, May 10: The University of Karachi has extended up to May 15 the date for submission of forms for concession in fee for the students of masters and honours classes... HYDERABAD: PNA created to rig polls, says PPP HYDERABAD, May 10: The provincial secretary information of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Munawar Soharwardi, has claimed that 90 per cent of the Nazims belonging to the PPP had submitted their resignations... HYDERABAD: SHC annuls admission on fake certificate HYDERABAD, May 10: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad Circuit Bench, has dismissed a constitutional petition of a student of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), seeking... LARKANA: Artifacts stolen from museum LARKANA, May 10: Some unidentified armed burglars took away some 41 precious artifacts, including 5000 years old original seals of stones and copper tablets, from the Archeology Museum, Moenjodaro, on Thursday.... MIRPURKHAS: 132kv line to be ready soon: Hesco MIRPURKHAS, May 10: The chief executive of Hesco, Brig Tariq Arshad, has said that within next six months, the work to lay new electricity line of 132KV from Sanghar to Mirpurkhas... NAWABSHAH: Six booked for water theft NAWABSHAH, May 10: Six persons were booked here on Thursday for their alleged involvement in water theft.... HYDERABAD: 40 per cent rural inhabitants live under poverty: NRSP HYDERABAD, May 10: The regional general manager, National Rural Support Programme (NRSP), Sindh, Prof Aijaz Ahmed Qureshi has said that around 1.2 billion people of the world live below the... HYDERABAD: Teachers’ problems to be resolved, assures VC HYDERABAD, May 10: The vice chancellor of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Dr Abdur Rehman Memon, has said that the faculty members of the university had played pivotal role... HYDERABAD: Jobs for locals demanded HYDERABAD, May 10: The activists of the Sindh National Party, including women, led by its chairman Dr Dodo Mehri staged a token hunger strike here on Friday against the non-employment... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Workers not paid salaries for three months NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 10: A protest rally was taken out by the sanitation staff of the taluka council from the council office to the press club here on Friday.... DADU: 12kgs of charas seized, two arrested DADU, May 10: Police seized 12 kgs of charas from a Karachi-bound passenger coach, and two drug pushers were arrested near Jamshoro on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Ban on light vehicles’ registration condemned HYDERABAD, May 10: The All Hyderabad Private Transport Ittehad has condemned the ban on the new registration of light vehicles by the excise and taxation department.... SUKKUR: Free quality education promised SUKKUR, May 10: The district coordination officer, Sukkur, Nisar Ahmed Siddiqi, has said that the district government was making sincere efforts towards the promotion of quality education in the country.... LARKANA: Demo against rent increase LARKANA, May 10: A large number of victims of increased rents of evacuee trust properties here on Friday took out a protest procession.... PESHAWAR: Institution-based practice struggles to take off PESHAWAR, May 10: Despite the introduction of institution- based practice (IBP) some two months back at the public sector health care institutions its benefits have not been seen yet, many stake-holders... PESHAWAR: JUI stages demo against raids on Madaris PESHAWAR, May 10: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) here on Friday staged a protest demonstration to condemn the US and Pakistani forces’ joint raid on Deeni Madaris in Miran Shah, the headquarters... PESHAWAR: HRCP concerned over crackdown PESHAWAR, May 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over the government’s country-wide crack-down under the preventive detention laws, and called for action against known terrorists under... PESHAWAR: Power sale prospects reviewed PESHAWAR, May 10: A meeting to review the possibilities of the sale of power generated by Malakand III Hydel Power Project to the industrial units of the province was held on... PESHAWAR: Admissions on merit urged PESHAWAR, May 10: The NWFP governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that merit should be the only criterion for admission to all autonomous and semi-autonomous educational institutions as, he remarked,... PESHAWAR: Man gets death sentence for murder PESHAWAR, May 10: A court on Thursday sentenced a person to death in a quadruple-murder case of Mathra area.... PESHAWAR: PHC grants bail to four PESHAWAR, May 10: The Peshawar High Court here on Friday granted bail to four persons accused of running a brothel and forcing a young woman into prostitution.... PESHAWAR: Postings PESHAWAR, May 10: The recently-appointed eight additional public prosecutors were posted at different stations on Friday by the provincial law department.—Bureau...

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