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May 18, 2002 Saturday Rabi-ul-Awwal 5, 1423 KARACHI: Complaints against utility depts on the rise KARACHI, May 17: The Sindh Ombudsman, Justice (retd) Haziqul Khairi, while noting a rising tendency of complaints against utility and service departments — mostly due to officials’ apathy, non-responsive and grilling... KARACHI: DNA tests to help identify body: IG KARACHI, May 17: Amid reports that police have found the remains of slaughtered American journalist Daniel Pearl, 10 pieces of a decomposed human body were exhumed in a farm, off Superhighway... KARACHI: Ex-secy rejects allegations on Bhopal House KARACHI, May 17: Former foreign secretary Shahryar M. Khan on Friday rejected government allegations of using fraudulent means and misusing his connections to get undue benefit with regard to the Bhopal... KARACHI: City suffers less power failures KARACHI, May 17: Power failures were reported in various areas of the city on Friday.... KARACHI: Politicians, transporters slam hike in POL prices KARACHI, May 17: Leaders belonging to a number of political parties as well as transport bodies have expressed grave concern over the unprecedented rise in POL prices, terming it as totally... KARACHI: Exhumed parts kept in Edhi morgue KARACHI, May 17: The exhumed body parts, suspected to be those of US journalist, Daniel Pearl, were kept in the Edhi morgue at Sohrab Goth, according to a statment issued by... KARACHI: PPO fails to provide 760 postmen with summer uniforms KARACHI, May 17: The 760-plus postmen of the Pakistan Post Office in the city have not received their summer uniforms, which is why they have to wear winter uniforms these days... KARACHI: City govt plans to introduce long buses KARACHI, May 17: The city government will introduce modern long buses for benefit of the citizens, gradually replacing coaches and minibuses to lessen daily accidents, City Nazim Naimatullah Khan said.... KARACHI: Reduction in summer vacations resented KARACHI, May 17: The decision of the authorises concerned to curtail summer vacations has been criticized by parents and students.... KARACHI: Teachers body seeks changes in curriculum KARACHI, May 17: The newly-formed commerce teachers’ body has demanded modification in the existing courses of study for intermediate commerce group students in colleges.... KARACHI: Need for health education stressed KARACHI, May 17: Health education, with particular reference to “reproductive health”, was recommended for all segments of society to combat annual death of 30,000 women between the age of 14 and... KARACHI: Research training KARACHI, May 17: A five-day training programme aimed at developing research capability among health care professionals will begin at a local hotel on May 20.... KARACHI: Exam schedule changed KARACHI, May 17: Owing to ‘Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH)’ falling on May 25, the practical examination of the SSC Part I and II annual examinations-2002 scheduled for that day will now be conducted... KARACHI: M.E. exams schedule KARACHI, May 17: NED University of Engineering and Technology has announced that Masters of Engineering (Environment) Evening Programme Examinations 2002 for the spring semester shall commence from May 27.... KARACHI: Holiday KARACHI, May 17: The Sindh government has declared May 25 (Saturday) as a holiday throughout the province on account of Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAW), for all offices, autonomous, semi-autonomous bodies, corporations and... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, May 17: The meteorological department has forecast a hot and humid day for Karachi on Saturday with maximum temperature ranging between 38 and 40 degrees centigrade.—PPI... KARACHI: Spot on Quaid’s mazar effaced KARACHI, May 17: After a day-long work the experts cleaned the brownish spot that had appeared on the dome of the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, on Friday.... KARACHI: Man commits suicide, three die in accidents KARACHI, May 17: A young man committed suicide in Mohammadi Colony on Friday.... KARACHI: Two SSP men get life for attack on imambargah KARACHI, May 17: An anti-terrorism court sentenced two workers of Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan to life in jail for killing 10 faithfuls in an attack on an imambargah.... KARACHI: Tribunal to investigate cop’s escape KARACHI, May 17: The Sindh home department has appointed district and sessions judge central as inquiry officer to conduct an inquiry into the escape of accused Inspector Zeeshan Kazmi fugitive from... KARACHI: Complaints against Nazims KARACHI, May 17: The Sindh Local Government Commission, constituted by the provincial government under an ordinance to settle the disputes among the local councils, has received several complaints, mostly against Nazims... KARACHI: Six passengers held at airport KARACHI, May 17: The FIA officials on Friday apprehended six persons at the Karachi Airport.... KARACHI: City Council fails to meet for session KARACHI, May 17: Karachi City Council failed to meet on Friday, the last day of the current session due to lack of quorum, with the members of the Al-Khadim and the... ISLAMABAD: Clarification on Bhopal House issue ISLAMABAD, May 17: The government has said that there is no controversy among various department regarding status of Bhopal House.... KARACHI: Seminar KARACHI, May 17: Sindh Education Department is organizing a seminar on the “Impact of Devolution of Power on the Quality of Elementary Education in Sindh” on May 18.... KARACHI: Acting chief of PML Sindh KARACHI, May 17: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has nominated its central committee member Imdad Hussain Chandio as acting President of Sindh PML (N).... HYDERABAD: AG’s plea in Pearl case rejected: Putting handwriting expert’s report on record HYDERABAD, May 17: ATC Judge Syed Ali Ashraf Shah here on Friday rejected an application of prosecution in Daniel Pearl kidnapping-cum-murder case, requesting to place on record a report of a... HYDERABAD: Ex-SRTC workers want mark-up paid HYDERABAD, May 17: The leaders of the ex-SRTC Employees Action Committee have urged the Sindh government to pay the former employees 15 per cent mark-up on their dues as promised in... HYDERABAD: SU extends date of admission HYDERABAD, May 17: The director admissions, University of Sindh, has announced here on Friday that the last date for submission of admission forms for M.Sc (previous) criminology, session 2002, has been... SUKKUR: Sanitary workers’ strike SUKKUR, May 17: The strike of the city sanitary workers entered the fourth consecutive day on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Seminar highlights importance of telecom HYDERABAD, May 17: The department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, organized a seminar in Jamshoro on Friday on World Telecommunication Day on the theme of... HYDERABAD: Tests for scholarship HYDERABAD, May 17: The EDO, education, Hyderabad, announced on Friday that under the elementary school merit scholarship scheme 2002, tests would be held at the already notified examination centres of Hyderabad... HYDERABAD: 16 held in crackdown against criminals HYDERABAD, May 17: In the on-going crackdown against criminals Hyderabad region police arrested nine absconders, six criminals, a patharidar and recovered five pistols, a single barrel gun, five live bullets, and... PESHAWAR: Curbs put on medical representatives’ entry: State-run hospitals PESHAWAR, May 17: All the three state-run-teaching hospitals here have banned the entry of medical representatives after 2pm, with a view to saving patients from rush in the second shift when... PESHAWAR: Drug companies fleecing people PESHAWAR, May 17: Multinational pharmaceutical companies have been increasing the prices of their products despite the decline in prices of the raw materials used in drugs making pharmacists at city’s hospitals... PESHAWAR: PTCL subscribers facing hardships PESHAWAR, May 17: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has become a nuisance for its subscribers across the province, many of its clients told Dawn on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Hazarkhwani residents complain of power failures PESHAWAR, May 17: The residents of Hazarkhwani and its surrounding villages, linked to the 11kv Peshawar city grid station, are facing various problems due to loadshedding and frequent power breakdowns.... PESHAWAR: PSC voices concern over standard of education PESHAWAR, May 17: The NWFP Public Service Commission is concerned over the deteriorating standard of public and private sector education institutions, including Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU)....

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