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May 14, 2002 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 1, 1423 KARACHI: 40 per cent ADP funds remain unutilized KARACHI, May 13: At a high-level meeting of secretaries’ committee, chaired by Sindh chief secretary Mohammad Javed Ashraf Hussain, it was observed that provincial administrative departments and district governments have, so... KARACHI: Power failures persist across city KARACHI, May 13: Power failures continued to occur on Monday as the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation finally threw up its hands in horror and said that in case of a power... KARACHI: Efforts on to meet demand, says KESC KARACHI, May 13: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation is making efforts to provide uninterrupted power supply to the city but the excessive increase in power demand due to hot weather has... KARACHI: Shifting means trouble for 115 families KARACHI, May 13: The fate of about 115 workers of the department of archaeology and museums hangs in the balance as the ministry of culture has not yet revoked the decision... KARACHI: Payment of gas bills through ATMs KARACHI, May 13: The Sui Southern Gas Company and Muslim Commercial Bank signed on Monday an agreement for the payment of gas bills through a wide network of automated teller machines... KARACHI: Seven cars, nine bikes hijacked KARACHI, May 13: Sixteen vehicles — seven cars and nine motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Monday, the police said.... KARACHI: Active role urged for local govts in law, order KARACHI, May 13: Sindh Governor, Mohammedmian Soomro, on Monday, stressed the need for a more active role of local governments in the maintenance of law and order.... KARACHI: Balance of power at different levels of local govt: Councillors demand... KARACHI, May 13: A number of members of the City Council, Nazims and Naib Nazims of Union Councils and Naib Nazims of Town administrations belonging to Al-Khadim group, have demanded of... KARACHI: Garbage a major problem in many Towns KARACHI, May 13: Garbage collection and disposal process has become one of the major problems faced by various town and union councils, a survey shows.... KARACHI: Spencer offers new service KARACHI, May 13: Spencer Eye Hospital administration has announced free of charge ‘Diode Laser Surgery’ for needy patients suffering from Epiphora, causing constant flow of tears due to blockage of nasolacrimal... KARACHI: 13 cases of cheating reported KARACHI, May 13: The vigilance committees of the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, detected another 13 cases of unfair means during the Intermediate annual examinations on Monday, said sources in the... KARACHI: Misunderstandings about diabetics KARACHI, May 13: Despite the fact that incidence rate of juvenile diabetes (diabetes Type-1) is very low among local children, lack of awareness and misconceptions about the condition has turned it... KARACHI: Dr Ishtiaq Chair at KU to be restored KARACHI, May 13: Dr Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi Chair at Karachi University will be restored and necessary funds will be allocated for the purpose.... KARACHI: Special children entertained KARACHI, May 13: Over a hundred handicapped children were entertained with music and food at an elite seaside restaurant on Monday.... KARACHI: Rs2m reward announced KARACHI, May 13: The Sindh government on Monday reiterated its earlier announcement for an award of Rs 2 million to be given to those who may provide any information about the... KARACHI: AIOU exams from tomorrow KARACHI, May 13: The autumn semester examinations of the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will commence from May 15 and will continue till July 1.... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, May 13: The Met office has forecast fair/partly cloudy weather with gusty winds for the city on Tuesday with a maximum temperature between 34 and 36 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: Paintings show at The Art KARACHI, May 13: An exhibition of paintings by Jehangir Hosain will open The Art Gallery on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Businessman convicted in three references KARACHI, May 13: An accountability court convicted on Monday a business tycoon in three references of wilful default on bank loans and sentenced him to three terms of rigorous imprisonment, totalling... KARACHI: HRCP slams move to shift artifacts: PPP terms clarifications misleading KARACHI, May 13: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed great concern over the federal government’s decision to relocate the artefacts of the department of archaeology and museums from Karachi... KARACHI: Comments sought KARACHI, May 13: The steering committee on higher education has sought comments on the draft university ordinance from university teachers.... KARACHI: Plea rejected for injunction in property suit KARACHI, May 13: Justice Shabbir Ahmed of the Sindh High Court has rejected a plea for prohibitory injunction in the Allah Wala Market case.... KARACHI: Political interference in LEAs opposed KARACHI, May 13: The need for community policing, enhanced professionalism amongst the law-enforcement agencies and the judiciary by eliminating political and non-political interference was the consensus arrived at a seminar on... KARACHI: Govt says Karachi museum not being shifted KARACHI, May 13: A spokesman for the ministry of minorities, culture, sports, tourism and youth affairs has said that the department of archaeology and museums is a federal department, which was... KARACHI: Court notice to govt in trafficked girls’ case KARACHI, May 13: A division bench of the Sindh High Court issued on Monday notices for May 27 to the superintendent Darul Aman, Sukkur, and the director social welfare department regarding... KARACHI: SC grants leave to appeal to convict KARACHI, May 13: A bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justice Rana Bhagwandas, Justice Syed Deedar Hussain Shah and Justice Hamid Ali Mirza, granted on Monday leave to appeal to a... KARACHI: Veteran newsman passes away KARACHI, May 13: A senior journalist, M.A. Quadiri, passed way after a long illness on Saturday night and was buried on Sunday. His soyem will be held on Tuesday at his... KARACHI: Injured KARACHI, May 13: A young man was shot and wounded by unidentified persons riding on a motorcycle outside a private school in Block-N in North Nazimabad on Monday morning.... MIRPURKHAS: Taluka Samaro Nazim booked in murder case MIRPURKHAS, May 13: The Nazim of Samaro Taluka, Sardar Ghulam Mustafa Khaskheli, said on Monday said that he had been booked in a murder case by “influential landlords to further their... HYDERABAD: Prosecution witnesses cross-examined: Daniel Pearl case HYDERABAD, May 13: Three more prosecution witnesses, including Judicial Magistrate, Karachi South, Erum Jehangir were cross- examined by the defence on Monday.... SUKKUR: NSC to have an institutionalized role: Ranjha SUKKUR, May 13: Federal Minister for Law, Justice, Human Rights & Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Khalid Raja has said that the government was committed to hold free and impartial elections within the... KHAIRPUR: Hesco official beaten up by consumers KHAIRPUR, May 13: A clash took place between Hesco staff and electricity consumers at Chondiko town of taluka Nara the other day.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: SPSF (SB) leader arrested NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 13: The general secretary of the Sindh People’s Students Federation (SB), Moro taluka, Asghar Almani, was arrested here on Monday.... HYDERABAD: SAU students stage sit-in against VC HYDERABAD, May 13: A large number of students of Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, under the banner of “Students Unity” here on Monday staged a protest march from central canteen to... LARKANA: Culprits traced, police claim: Artifacts theft LARKANA, May 13: Larkana police have claimed to made a breakthrough in tracing the gang allegedly behind the burglary of artifact from Moenjodaro Museum.... HYDERABAD: Hunger strike staged: Non-payment of dues HYDERABAD, May 13: Former employees of the SRTC observed a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Monday to protest against the nonpayment of their dues.... KHAIRPUR: Sizzling heat claims four lives KHAIRPUR, May 13: Four persons died while 12 others, including a minor child, fell unconscious due to the severe heat wave here on Monday.... MITHI: Thar coal: Chinese team arrives MITHI, May 13: A nine-member team of engineers and experts of the Shenhua, a corporation of China, which has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Sindh for exploration... HYDERABAD: Thal project opposed HYDERABAD, May 13: The central leader of Communist Party of Pakistan, Comrade Imdad Kazi, has said that the military government was trying to make a political issue out of the sensitive... PESHAWAR: Former official, wife indicted in assets case PESHAWAR, May 13: An accountability court here on Monday indicted a former chief engineer of communication and works department, Sanaullah Babar and his wife, Nuzhat Shaheen Babar, on charges of possessing... PESHAWAR: Federal govt requested to shift war prisoners PESHAWAR, May 13: The NWFP government has expressed its inability to look after hundreds of Pakistani prisoners released from Afghan prisons and asked the federal government to shift them to their... PESHAWAR: Power-cut move likely to affect reforms in Fata PESHAWAR, May 13: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah and the commander of the 11 corps, Lt-Gen Mohammed Ali Jan Orakzai, will take up the ongoing power-cut drive in Fata and... PESHAWAR: Drive against child imprisonment begins PESHAWAR, May 13: The Juvenile Justice Network (JJN), NWFP, has launched a campaign against child imprisonment to press the NWFP governor for the implementation of the existing laws and introduction of... PESHAWAR: Maximum funds for research urged PESHAWAR, May 13: Speakers at a workshop on higher education have stressed the need for allocation of maximum funds for conducting research at national universities.... PESHAWAR: Beggars invade university campus PESHAWAR, May 13: Beggars have swarmed the Peshawar University campus, making it difficult for the university authorities to provide a conducive atmosphere to the students.... PESHAWAR: Scholar released by FBI arrives PESHAWAR, May 13: A religious scholar from Peshawar, after the seven-month-long detention in America for his alleged ties with the Al-Qaeda, arrived here on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: 135 proclaimed offenders held PESHAWAR, May 13: The city police arrested 1200 outlaws, 135 among them proclaimed offenders, and seized 435 weapons of different calibres, 26 hand-grenades, 15000 cartridges and a large quantity of contraband... PESHAWAR: Work on optic fibre project completed PESHAWAR, May 13: The Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Limited has completed work on optic fibre project between Peshawar-Charsadda-Mardan and the connectivity has been extended to all exchanges and stations, due to which... PESHAWAR: Old Edwardians reunion dinner on 18th PESHAWAR, May 13: The Edwards College Old Students Association will hold its annual reunion dinner on May 18, at college premises.... PESHAWAR: Chartered flights soon PESHAWAR, May 13: The District Nazim of Swat, Dr Mehboobur Rehman, has said that the District Government is considering a plan to start chartered flights from Saidu Sharif to other parts...

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