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May 26, 2002 Sunday Rabi-ul-Awwal 13,1423 KARACHI: Many city localities to go dry for 48 hours KARACHI, May 25: At a time when several parts of the city have already been in the grip of acute water shortage in the current hot and sultry weather for the... KARACHI: 15 cars, 20 bikes hijacked in 48 hours KARACHI, May 25: Thirty five vehicles — 15 cars and 20 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city in the past 48 hours.... KARACHI: Eid Milad celebrated KARACHI, May 25: Eid Miladun Nabi was celebrated here with religious fervour and reverence on Saturday and different small and large processions were taken out from several places to mark the... KARACHI: KWSB move may flood roads with sewage KARACHI, May 25: In a thinly-veiled threat, the KWSB has said it will flood with sewage the roads along the Karachi Press Club and the Army compound on the pretext of... KARACHI: Three shot dead KARACHI, May 25: Unidentified assailants shot dead an elderly man and injured his servant in Nazimabad on Saturday evening.... KARACHI: Attendance rules for colleges fail to work KARACHI, May 25: Finally, the Sindh government’s much emphasized 75 per cent mandatory attendance for students in educational institutions, particularly in colleges, has fizzled out.... KARACHI: Entries in voters list challenged KARACHI, May 25: A petition of former minister of defence Aftab Shaban Mirani, challenging entries in the electoral list for Taluka Khanpur, District Shikarpur, came up before a division bench of... KARACHI: Struggle against imperialism urged KARACHI, May 25: A broad anti-imperialist democratic alliance is the need of the hour to wage a concerted struggle against imperialism, feudalism and military rule.... KARACHI: SHC sets aside sentence KARACHI, May 25: Justice S. A. Rabbani has set aside the conviction and sentence of a KDA clerk who was accused of executing the lease of a plot on fake documents.... KARACHI: 600 patients treated at medical camp KARACHI, May 25: About 600 patients were treated and provided medicines free of cost at a medical camp set up in a poor locality of Keamari Town.... KARACHI: Reinstatement of LHN workers demanded KARACHI, May 25: The dispute between the employees and the management of the Liaquat National Hospital continues amid reports that the staff may go on strike for their demands.... KARACHI: KU fellowships KARACHI, May 25: Karachi University has announced research fellowships for candidates who have completed MPhil, MPhil/PhD.—APP... KARACHI: NED results KARACHI, May 25: The NED University has announced the results of first, second and third years industrial and manufacturing, textiles and mechanical engineering (supplementary) examinations of 2000-2001 batch.... KARACHI: Restructuring of local govt dept begins KARACHI, May 25: The rural development and public health engineering and the Kachchi Abadis departments in Sindh have been merged into the Local Government Department. The services of the personnel of... KARACHI: Maternity home opened KARACHI, May 25: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan said on Saturday he wanted to remove backwardness of Lyari and bring it at par with other areas of the city.... ISLAMABAD: Chemists likely to hold protest demonstration: Imposition of 15pc GST ISLAMABAD, May 25: Chemists and druggists are likely to hold a protest march from Rawalpindi to the presidency to pressurize the government to withdraw its decision of imposing 15 per cent... RAWALPINDI: Dist govt to take action against illegal transporters RAWALPINDI, May 25: The district government will take action against transporters operating illegally in the city areas, an official spokesman said on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: CDA issues list of 102 ex-MPs: Non-payment of residential dues ISLAMABAD, May 25: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has issued a list of 102 former parliamentarians against whom arrest warrants have been issued for non-payment of outstanding dues of Parliament Lodges... RAWALPINDI: Eid Milad observed with religious fervour RAWALPINDI, May 25: Eid-Milad-un-Nabi was observed with religious fervour and enthusiasm in Rawalpindi on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: US embassy to remain closed on Monday ISLAMABAD, May 25: The US embassy and its consulates at Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar will remain closed on Monday, on the occasion of Memorial Day, says a press release of the... ISLAMABAD: Margalla fires: ERC suspends copter service ISLAMABAD, May 25: Emergency Relief Cell (ERC) of the cabinet division on Saturday suspended the helicopter service which was being used for extinguishing fire on Margalla Hills, a well- informed source... ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, India flayed for rigid stands ISLAMABAD, May 25: Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace & Democracy (PIPFPD) expressed its utmost concern over the increasingly ominous signs of an imminent outbreak of war between India and Pakistan.... RAWALPINDI: Tonga service banned in Rawalpindi RAWALPINDI, May 25: The administration has decided to ban Tongas plying on different routes of the city to streamline the traffic and improve the sanitary conditions of roads.... HYDERABAD: Sects pledge to forge unity: Eid Milad-un-Nabi celebrated HYDERABAD, May 25: Eid Milad-un-Nabi was observed with religious zeal and zest in the three talukas of Qasimabad, Latifabad and Hyderabad on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: JSQM, MQM to organize seminar HYDERABAD, May 25: The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz and Muttahida Qaumi Movement will hold a seminar in Karachi on Wednesday on the subject: Thal Canal — A Matter Of Life and... HYDERABAD: Rallies condemn Indian designs HYDERABAD, May 25: A large number of activists of Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf took out a rally from Qasimabad to express solidarity with the armed forces and condemn the Indian aggressive designs.... HYDERABAD: Air-travel be made more convenient: official HYDERABAD, May 25: The passing out ceremony for graduating officers in different fields of aviation was held at Civil Aviation Training Institute (CATI) here on Friday which was attended among others... HYDERABAD: Demo against water shortage HYDERABAD, May 25: A large number of residents of Khuda-ki- Basti, Kotri, staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Saturday against the non-availability of drinking water.... NAWABSHAH: Inquiry into death of patient ordered NAWABSHAH, May 25: An enquiry has been ordered into the death of a patient caused by alleged negligence of a nurse, Medical Superintendent, Peoples Medical College Hospital, Dr Ali Nawaz Khoso,... HYDERABAD: SHC seeks guidance from home dept HYDERABAD, May 25: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, has directed Sindh Additional Attorney General to seek instructions from the provincial home department and other authorities concerned... SANGHAR: Killed SANGHAR, May 25: A resident of Dilshad Bozdar village, Wazir Ali, was killed by his brother-in-law, Irshad Ahmed, when he refused to divorce his sister, reports our correspondent.... PESHAWAR: Award of powers to juvenile courts hailed PESHAWAR, May 25: The Peshawar Bar Association has asked the government to formulate suitable legislation for punishing people who involve children in different crimes, specially drug trafficking.... BAJAUR: Workshop on refugee children held BAJAUR, May 25: The Society for Protection of the Rights of the Child organized a workshop on the “rights of refugee children and role of local journalists”.... PESHAWAR: Awareness about press working urged PESHAWAR, May 25: A seminar on Saturday underlined the need for educating the political parties on conflict reporting, hard news and party propaganda, constraint of newspaper owners, press freedom and rights... PESHAWAR: Court dissolves minor girl’s marriage PESHAWAR, May 25: A family court has dissolved marriage of a minor girl forced into prostitution by her in-laws.... PESHAWAR: Miserable condition of college deplored PESHAWAR, May 25: In view of the miserable conditions at the Inter College Yaka Gund, Mohmand Agency, Core Group Mohmand Agency, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, has demanded of the NWFP... PESHAWAR: Clerk held after scuffle with official PESHAWAR, May 25: A junior clerk of Peshawar Museum was arrested by the police on Friday after a scuffle between him and the museum’s director.... PESHAWAR: Teachers encouraging substandard books PESHAWAR, May 25: The academic standard is on the decline owing to the excessive use of substandard reading material at the university and college levels , students and teacher of the... KARACHI: Many city localities to go dry for 48 hours LAHORE, May 25: Three men in police uniform on Friday deprived a man of Rs150,000 on the Sarwar Road.Mubin Ahmad told police he was on his way to office after drawing the money ... LAHORE: Threefold increase in dry port income LAHORE, May 25: Pakistan Railway’s income from its Moghulpura dry port has increased threefold, from Rs9 million to Rs27 million per month, during the last 14 months, dryport director Brig Ghulam... LAHORE: PPP to contest elections ‘under protest’ LAHORE, May 25: The Pakistan People’s Party will continue mounting pressure on the military regime for the establishment of an interim government of national consensus but will take part in the... LAHORE: India may impose war under army pressure LAHORE, May 25: Punjab PPP(SB) president Dr Mubashir Hasan said on Friday that war could be imposed on Pakistan under pressure from Indian army....

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