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May 22, 2002 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 8,1423 KARACHI: One killed following attack on procession: 40 vehicles torched KARACHI, May 21: One person was killed and over a dozen others injured when some miscreants pelted a religious procession passing through Nishtar Road with stones.... KARACHI: SHC restores Bhopal House to owners KARACHI, May 21: The Sindh High Court ordered on Tuesday restoration of possession of Bhopal House to Shaharyar M. Khan, legal heir to the late Begum Abida Sultaan, after the contemners... KARACHI: Spencer MS denies report KARACHI, May 21: The medical superintendent of the Spencer Eye Hospital has denied that any doctor is involved in charging for inter-ocular lenses from any patient.... KARACHI: Transport fares go up KARACHI, May 21: The Sindh transport department, consequent upon revision of POL prices by oil companies advisory committee on May 15, has revised the public transport fares.... KARACHI: Gool Minwalla passes away KARACHI, May 21: One of the pioneers in social work, a women’s rights activist and educationist, Gool Khurshed Minwalla died at her Bath Island home here on Monday evening. She was... KARACHI: Effects of EU expansion discussed KARACHI, May 21: The effects of European Union’s enlargement on the dynamics of international political and economic order was deliberated upon at a seminar organized by the Area Study Centre for... KARACHI: KU teachers’ feud leads to closure of computer lab KARACHI, May 21: A clash of personalities at a science department of the University of Karachi has finally resulted in the closure of a computer laboratory, established only a year back... KARACHI: 100 acres of Gutter Baghicha disappear KARACHI, May 21: The Gutter Baghicha Park, supposed to be spread over 400 acres on Manghopir Road, has been mysteriously reduced to 300 acres in the advertisement of the City Government.... KARACHI: Spot approval for new phone connections KARACHI, May 21: The Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Ltd has made arrangements for the sanction of on-the-spot new telephone connections.... KARACHI: No move to vacate library, hall in Golimar KARACHI, May 21: Despite the provincial ombudsman’s recommendations, no move is in sight for shifting the Site Town and UC-2 offices from Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Library at Rexer Lane and... KARACHI: Patients being refused treatment KARACHI, May 21: Patients belonging to low-income groups in Liaquatabad Town and the adjoining areas are facing immense problems at the hands of the administration of the Sindh Government Hospital, Liaquatabad.... KARACHI: KU holiday KARACHI, May 21: The University of Karachi and its affiliated colleges shall remain closed on May 25 on account of Eid Miladun Nabi, says a press release issued on Monday.—PPI... KARACHI: Schools in Lyari short of textbooks KARACHI, May 21: Barely ten days are left for the summer vacations, and the government primary schools in Lyari Town have been running short of textbooks, it is learnt.... KARACHI: Moazzam at Clifton KARACHI, May 21: An exhibition of water-colours by Moazzam Ali opened at the Clifton Art Gallery on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Symposium on reproductive health KARACHI, May 21: The Pakistan Medical Association in collaboration with the Greenstar Social Marketing is organising a symposium on “contemporary issues in reproductive health” on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Politicians stress unity against Indian threat: Govt assured of support KARACHI, May 21: Despite having ideological and political differences, almost all the politico-religious parties and intellectuals on Tuesday expressed solidarity and vowed to foil any aggression by India.... KARACHI: PS workers threaten protest KARACHI, May 21: Pakistan Steel workers warned on Tuesday that if their demands were not accepted they would stage a protest demonstration at the Steel Mills on June 6.... KARACHI: Environmental damage causes $1.8bn loss KARACHI, May 21: Shamsul Haq Memon, Secretary Forest, Wildlife and Environment, has said that due to environmental damages, the economy is suffering an estimated loss of $1.8 billion annually.... KARACHI: Science budget increased to Rs6bn: Dr Atta KARACHI, May 21: The Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rehman, has called for increasing investment in human resource development as well as in education sector.... KARACHI: British Council suspends services KARACHI, May 21: The British Council has suspend its public services throughout the country for an indefinite period.... KARACHI: SC transfers cases to accountability court KARACHI, May 21: The Karachi Registry of the Supreme Court upheld on Tuesday the judgment of the Sindh High Court on two identical appeals and transferred the cases from the special... KARACHI: 405 officers cleared for promotion KARACHI, May 21: The Sindh government’s selection board has cleared 405 officers in BS-18 for promotion to BS-19. They include 381 doctors, both male and female, who were also cleared for... KARACHI: Three Muttahida workers acquitted KARACHI, May 21: The additional district and sessions judge, Syed Kauser Ali Bukhari, acquitted on Tuesday three workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a case pertaining to an attack on the Saudabad police station.... HYDERABAD: Prosecution drops 13 witnesses in Pearl case HYDERABAD, May 21: The prosecution, in the Daniel Pearl kidnapping-cum- murder case, has dropped 13 out of 38 witnesses on Tuesday telling the court that sufficient material had been placed on... HYDERABAD: Boy killed, woman hurt as man opens fire HYDERABAD, May 21: A boy was killed while a woman sustained bullet injuries when a man, the woman’s son-in-law, opened indiscriminate fire in the area of Talab No3 on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: PPP (SB) demands speedy disposal of Murtaza case HYDERABAD, May 21: The activists of the Sindh People’s Students Federation (SB) staged a token hunger strike outside the press club on Tuesday to protest against the delay in the dispensation... HYDERABAD: Call to declare Sindh calamity-hit area HYDERABAD, May 21: A public meeting, held here on Tuesday to mark the 32nd death anniversary of peasant leader Comrade Haider Buksh Jatoi, demanded that Sindh should be declared calamity-hit area... HYDERABAD: TU registrar to settle labour dispute HYDERABAD, May 21: Sindh High Court, Hyderabad Circuit Bench, here on Monday directed the Registrar of Trade Unions, Directorate of Labour, Qasimabad, to take appropriate action in the matter of M/s... LARKANA: Dist council forms 23 sub-committees LARKANA, May 21: The district council succeeded in constituting 23 sub-committees and passed a resolution against the increase in the rents of evacuee trust properties even while 20 members boycotted the... HYDERABAD: SHC sets aside death sentence HYDERABAD, May 21: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, comprising Justice Mujeebullah Siddiqui and Justice M. Musa K. Leghari on Tuesday set-aside the death sentence awarded... PESHAWAR: Two murder accused confess crime PESHAWAR, May 21: Two persons accused of killing a young lawyer, Abid Nadeem, confessed their guilt before a local court on Tuesday, saying that they had killed him for the sake... PESHAWAR: Students form history society PESHAWAR, May 21: Students of the History Department have formed a ‘History Students Society’ to promote research and history-related activities in the province.... PESHAWAR: NAB arrests former IT commissioner PESHAWAR, May 21: A former commissioner of Income Tax and an officer on special duty in the Central Board of Revenue, Abdul Ali Khan, was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau... PESHAWAR: PPP demands national government PESHAWAR, May 21: The Pakistan People’s Party has demanded the formation of an interim national government, consisting of major political groups, with a task of holding free, fair and transparent polls....

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