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May 16, 2002 Thursday Rabi-ul-Awwal 3, 1423 KARACHI: Scholars, others file plea in High Court: Shifting of antiquities KARACHI, May 15: Eight eminent professors, scholars and intellectuals of Sindh, on Wednesday, filed a constitutional petition in the Sindh High Court challenging the shifting of the offices of Director-General, Archaeology,... KARACHI: City Council defers investment in fire dept KARACHI, May 15: The City Council on Wednesday deferred the draft resolution pertaining to purchase of vehicles for the fire department of city government owing to reports that the department might... KARACHI: Power rescue operations undertaken KARACHI, May 15: Power supply situation remained showed a little improvement on Wednesday and the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation said “all possible measures were being adopted to ensure uninterrupted power supply... KARACHI: Bhopal House eviction dismays SHC KARACHI, May 15: A judge of the Sindh High Court, on Wednesday, expressed dismay over the manner in which inmates of Bhopal House at Clifton were forcibly evicted, allegedly at the... KARACHI: Builder, driver shot dead in Gulistan KARACHI, May 15: The owner of a construction company and his driver were shot dead in an ambush in Gulistan-i-Jauhar Wednesday night.... KARACHI: 20 vehicles taken way KARACHI, May 15: At least 20 vehicle were either hijacked or stolen from different parts of the city on Wednesday, police said.... KARACHI: Suspect shot dead in ‘encounter’ KARACHI, May 15: A man was shot dead on Wednesday in what police claimed an encounter with two suspects in the Tipu Sultan police limits.... KARACHI: Operation against encroachers thwarted KARACHI, May 15: The first phase of operation clean-up against goods-carriers launched in Lyari town on Wednesday met with a little success because of lack of coordination between the town administration... KARACHI: Malir areas facing acute water shortage KARACHI, May 15: Several sectors of Malir Colony and Khokarapar, having a population of over 100,000, often remain dry owing to the ill-planned water distribution system and diversion of water to... KARACHI: Saifee College to be handed back to trust KARACHI, May 15: Sindh Minister for Finance, Planning and Development Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh presided over a meeting to consider handing over of the Government Saifee College of Technology, North Nazimabad,... KARACHI: Doctors urge switch to CNG mode KARACHI, May 15: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has urged the government to make laws bounding every private passenger bus, minibus and coach to switch to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mode... KARACHI: Varsity declares LLB results KARACHI, May 15: The University of Karachi on Wednesday announced the results of BL first and second years and LLB final year (supplementary) examinations 2001.... KARACHI: ‘Employees’ library KARACHI, May 15: The Cabinet Secretariat Establishment Division Staff Welfare Organization has equipped its library in Federal Government Colony, Martin Road, with latest modern facilities.... KARACHI: Changes in transport policy likely KARACHI, May 15: The city transport department has proposed amendments in the urban transport policy, which have been sent to the Sindh governor for an approval to attract foreign investment in... KARACHI: CHK burns centre to be ready next month KARACHI, May 15: A 50-bed burns centre, the largest in the country, at the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK), with two modern operation theatres, would be completed by the end of June,... KARACHI: Consultant appointed KARACHI, May 15: The finance department has notified that Ejaz Nabi Abbasi has been appointed as consultant to the government of Sindh on affairs relating to Wapda/KESC, local bodies and provincial... KARACHI: SBTE exam results KARACHI, May 15: The Sindh Board of Technical Education (SBTE) on Wednesday, announced the results of Diploma of Associate Engineer, third-year (morning) annual examinations 2001, with an over all pass percentage... KARACHI: Free lunch in interior schools KARACHI, May 15: A four-year Rs560 million programme has been finalized for the provision of lunch and vitamins to schoolchildren in the four less-developed districts of Sindh.... KARACHI: Payment to SRTC men KARACHI, May 15: The Sindh government has released the balance payment of retirement dues and golden handshake of ex-employees of SRTC as full and final settlement of their audited claims, minus... KARACHI: Additional charge KARACHI, May 15: The Sindh government has notified that Mohammad Ehsan, Executive District Officer (finance), Badin, shall hold the charge of EDO (community development department), Badin, in addition to his own... KARACHI: Two Mqm men awarded life in ranger murder case KARACHI, May 15: An Anti-terrorism court sentenced on Wednesday two workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement to life term for killing a ranger sepoy in an attack.... KARACHI: Conflicting claims by govt depts on Bhopal House KARACHI, May 15: Conflicting claims were made on Wednesday by the federal government departments about the status of Bhopal House, while challenging the reported assertion by Shahryar M. Khan, former foreign... KARACHI: Pakistan’s ties with EU discussed KARACHI, May 15: Pakistan’s relations with the European Union are dependent on how Islamabad manages democratic issues.... KARACHI: Leaders trying to acquire fake degrees KARACHI, May 15: politicians who may not be able to contest the next general election owing to the mandatory condition of graduation set by the present government are allegedly making frantic... KARACHI: Jafer Naqvi passes away KARACHI, May 15: Senior journalist Jafer Naqvi died of a heart attack here on Wednesday afternoon. He was 76.... KARACHI: Man shot dead; landslide injures two KARACHI, May 15: A middle-aged man was shot dead by unknown persons in Soldier Bazar on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Dawn staffer grieved KARACHI, May 15: Cdr (retd) Mohammad Idris Khan, father-in-law of Dawn’s Sports Editor Rehanullah Siddiqui, died here on Wednesday. He was 78.... HYDERABAD: Irrigation offices’ shifting resented HYDERABAD, May 15: A large number of clerks of Kotri Barrage observed a one-hour pen-down strike and staged a sit-in outside the irrigation office, Barrage Colony, here on Wednesday to protest... HYDERABAD: Water rotation HYDERABAD, May 15: The executive engineer, Naseer division, has announced a water rotation programme.... HYDERABAD: Adulteration in pesticides being checked HYDERABAD, May 15: A spokesman of the Sindh Agriculture Extension Project, has said that a multi-pronged approach has been adopted to check adulteration in pesticides and promote integrated pest management technology,... HYDERABAD: Repatriation of Afghan DPs urged HYDERABAD, May 15: Speakers at a seminar on “Implications of War on Development” the other day stressed the need for Repatriating Afghan refugees.... HYDERABAD: Removal of SAU VC demanded HYDERABAD, May 15: The All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association, Sindh chapter, at its meeting held in Jamshoro on Wednesday has demanded that the vice chancellor of the Sindh Agriculture University... HYDERABAD: Workers’ demo HYDERABAD, May 15: A large number of bangle welding workers staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Tuesday against the alleged excesses of the factory owners.... PESHAWAR: Commuters in NWFP being overcharged PESHAWAR, May 15: The NWFP transporters have raised the fare for all routes in violation of the recently issued fare table by the Provincial Transport Authority (PTA).... PESHAWAR: Varsity teachers want education standard improved PESHAWAR, May 15: The teachers of Peshawar University have expressed grave concern over the academic standard of the university and stressed the need for reforms to arrest the decline.... PESHAWAR: Conviction of three set aside PESHAWAR, May 15: Accepting an appeal of a former food and grain inspector, Mohammad Hayat Khan and his two brothers, an accountability appellate bench of the Peshawar High Court set aside... PESHAWAR: WB lauds reforms, cabinet told PESHAWAR, May 15: The World Bank (WB) has lauded the fiscal reforms, initiated by the NWFP Government, aimed at well being of the people and at overall economic uplift of the... PESHAWAR: Third World govts run by ‘criminals’: economist PESHAWAR, May 15: Wealth is concentrated in few hands and governments are run by criminals in the developing world, said Dr Tariq Banori, an eminent economist at a seminar held here... CHITRAL: No cash to be paid to returning DPs CHITRAL, May 15: Around 3,603 Afghan DPs residing in Chitral will be repatriated to their country by the end of the week in response of the incentives offered by the UNHCR,... CHITRAL: Cancellation of transfer order urged CHITRAL, May 15: The president of Truck Owners Association, Chitral, Haji Ghulam Qadir, has demanded of the government to cancel the orders of the transfer of Nazir Ahmed, a deputy director...

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