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May 20, 2002 Monday Rabi-ul-Awwal 7, 1423 KARACHI: City sizzles, power supply system collapses KARACHI, May 19: The city sizzled on Thursday as the temperature rose to 42.7 degrees Centigrade and the transmission and distribution system of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation collapsed at various... KARACHI: Justice Khairi opposes Mohtasib under Nazim KARACHI, May 19: The system of district ombudsman under the nazim or minister for local government as envisaged by Local Government Ordinance-2001 is against the very concept of administrative justice and... KARACHI: Boy commits suicide KARACHI, May 19: A 13-year-old boy committed suicide in his home in Orangi Extension on Sunday.... KARACHI: Protest against water shortage KARACHI, May 19: The residents of Lyari on Sunday afternoon staged a peaceful demonstration in front of Karachi Press Club against the water shortage.... KARACHI: Six cars, four bikes hijacked KARACHI, May 19: Ten vehicles — six cars and four motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Sunday, the police said.... KARACHI: Sindh to purchase anti-rabies vaccine KARACHI, May 19: The anti-rabies vaccine supplied by the National Institute of Health, Islamabad, to Sindh has always proved insufficient to meet the requirements in Sindh.... KARACHI: Watchman shot dead KARACHI, May 19: A watchman was shot dead in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Sunday.... KARACHI: Anti-chalking rules being violated KARACHI, May 19: Chalking has reappeared on the walls of buildings, housing complexes and bungalows in many parts of the city during the last few weeks, creating multi-faceted problems.... KARACHI: DNA test report not received KARACHI, May 19: A spokesman for the Sindh police said here on Saturday night so far they had not received any report of DNA test, relating to the identity of the... KARACHI: Tributes paid to Mirza Abid Abbas KARACHI, May 19: Tributes were paid to the late Mirza Abid Abbas, a leading educationist of Hyderabad, here at a meeting on Sunday.... KARACHI: Safety standards for hospitals formulated: Anaesthesiologists’ moot KARACHI, May 19: The Pakistan Society of Anaesthesiologists formulated, on Sunday, a set of basic standards of safety that hospitals, both public and private, must follow at all costs.... KARACHI: Mohalla residents seek arms licences KARACHI, May 19: Residents of Ali Mohammad Mohalla in Lyari, who have been living in constant fear after the bloody incident of April 18 and 19 midnight, have urged the government... KARACHI: Women urged to join in fight against drugs KARACHI, May 19: Adequate provision for counselling was stressed by experts to help combat the menace of addiction in the country.... KARACHI: Illegal building demolished KARACHI, May 19: The Karachi Building Control Authority has demolished the illegally constructed fifth floor of a building situated on Plot No 15, Ghulam Hussain Kassim Quarters, Kharadar.... KARACHI: Acute water shortage in many areas KARACHI, May 19: Several parts of the city have been deprived of water for the last five days in the hot and sultry weather, with no choice but to buy private... KARACHI: 21 get Star Awards KARACHI, May 19: As many as 21 persons from all over the country were awarded Millennium Gold Medals in recognition of their services rendered in their respective fields by a galaxy... KARACHI: Mother’s Day at Sobhraj KARACHI, May 19: Sobhraj Maternity Hospital, celebrated Mother’s Day with eminent TV playwriter and social figure, Fatima Surraiya Bajiya.... KARACHI: Hot weather KARACHI, May 19: The Met office has forecast a very hot and dry weather for Karachi on Monday with maximum temperature ranging between 41 and 43 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: Epilepsy control thru drug therapy possible: expert KARACHI, May 19: Absolute compliance to prescribed drug therapy can control epilepsy, a medical condition caused due to abnormal electrical discharges in the brain, more commonly noticed among children and youth.... KARACHI: Quaid’s biography yet to be prepared KARACHI, May 19: The Quaid-i-Azam Academy has failed to prepare a biography of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah despite the fact that 26 years ago it was set up to “undertake, organize... KARACHI: Relevance of Latif’s message highlighted KARACHI, May 19: The message of peace, equality, love and tolerance given by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai is much relevant to our times.... KARACHI: KU teachers question task force proposals KARACHI, May 19: Strong apprehensions were expressed by the teachers of the University of Karachi regarding the recommendations of the “Task Force on Improvement of Higher Education In Pakistan”.... KARACHI: Motorcyclists urged to follow rules KARACHI, May 19: Dalpat Sonavaria, assistant general-secretary, Pakistan Senior Citizens’ Association, has advised motorcyclists, particularly the youth, to adhere to traffic rules for protecting their lives as well as that of... KARACHI: National govt demanded KARACHI, May 19: The Pakistan People’s Party’s acting secretary-general, Mian Raza Rabbani, has said the external threat facing the country needed the setting up of a national government immediately so that... KARACHI: Kidnapped young man found dead KARACHI, May 19: The body of a young man, kidnapped a couple of days ago in Defence, was found in his car’s boot in Korangi Industrial Area late on Saturday night.... KARACHI: PAWLA hails govt policies KARACHI, May 19: The Pakistan Women Lawyers Association (PAWLA) has underscored need to sustain the reforms introduced by the present government.... THATTA: Public documents kept at unsafe place THATTA, May 19: A huge pile of public documents relating to agricultural lands, revenue appeals, and other relevant departments are at stake as they are being kept in a lavatory and... NAWABSHAH: Officials disturbing water rotation plan NAWABSHAH, May 19: The Sindh secretary, Irrigation, Mir Mohammad Parhiar, has said that engineers and SDOs of the irrigation department were involved in disrupting the rotation programme due to which growers... KHAIRPUR: Protest against police excesses KHAIRPUR, May 19: People held protests against the police in three different places on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Anti-canal protesters demand removal of Sindh govt HYDERABAD, May 19: A big rally, staged by the Sindh Water Committee (SWC) here in the scorching heat of Sunday, has demanded the removal of the Sindh government for its failure... SHIKARPUR: Five hostages recovered, kidnapper arrested SHIKARPUR, May 19: A bandit was arrested and five hostages, who were kidnapped from Shikarpur and Larkana districts some two to four months ago, were recovered from the clutches of the... LARKANA: 27 held in operation against bandits LARKANA, May 19: About 27 suspects have been rounded up in a major operation for the recovery of two persons, Ali Hassan and Noor Hussain Chachar, who were kidnapped from Mahota... SUKKUR: One dies, four injured in accident SUKKUR, May 19: One passenger was killed and four others sustained injuries when a bus collided with a truck near the Ghotki section of the National Highway on Sunday.... DADU: Father, son shot dead by robbers DADU, May 19: A man and his son were shot dead while his another son was injured by four robbers in Qadir Bux Jatoi village of Mehar taluka, some 90km from... PESHAWAR: Land acquired for affected people: Tarbela Dam project PESHAWAR, May 19: The NWFP government has acquired 112 kanals in the Ogi area of Mansehra district to distribute it among those people who have been rendered displaced due to the... PESHAWAR: Use of unsterilized equipment causing infection PESHAWAR, May 19: Use of unsterilized instruments and other practices have been causing infections to patients, many doctors and technicians told Dawn on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Rs155m earmarked for fisheries’ sector PESHAWAR, May 19: The NWFP fisheries department has chalked out a strategy dubbed “Visions 2011” for the development of fisheries, promotion of fish-farming and conservation and management of various fish species... PESHAWAR: CG to Kandahar named PESHAWAR, May 19: Foreign Office Director-General Omar Khan Alisherzai has been appointed as Pakistan’s consul-general at its consulate in Kandahar.... PESHAWAR: Stormy winds hit Peshawar valley PESHAWAR, May 19: Stormy winds lashed Peshawar valley and other parts of the Frontier province and the adjacent tribal areas, causing power failure in the provincial capital.... PESHAWAR: New PFC member appointed PESHAWAR, May 19: The NWFP government has replaced a member of the Provincial Finance Commission (PFC) in compliance with the instructions by a leading international funding agency, according to sources....

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