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May 28, 2002 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 15,1423 KARACHI: 12 cars, 19 bikes hijacked in 48 hours: Five men killed KARACHI, May 27: A young man committed suicide in his home in Orangi Town on Monday.The police said that Mohammed Jameel, aged 30, hanged himself from ... KARACHI: Taxes inflate power bills, says KESC KARACHI, May 27: The administrations of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation and the Water and Power Development Authority have intimated the government that collection of general sales tax and electricity duty... KARACHI: Body formed on desalination plant in city KARACHI, May 27: A high-level meeting held here on Monday examined various aspects of the installation of a desalination plant in the city.... KARACHI: First women franchise post office inaugurated KARACHI, May 27: Speakers at a function on Monday said that the First Women Bank Limited (FWBL) was trying hard to provide financial assistance to women entrepreneurs so that they could... KARACHI: Two die in accidents KARACHI, May 27: A small boy died and three others were injured when a speeding passenger coach knocked them down near old Sabzimandi on Monday night.... KARACHI: Correction KARACHI, May 27: In the World Telecommunications Day supplement published on May 17, Mohammad Shamim was inadvertently mentioned in the picture caption on Page I as Chief Executive, COMSATS instead of... KARACHI: FST admits Jehangir Khan’s plea against PIA KARACHI, May 27: The Federal Service Tribunal admitted on Monday a petition of the ten-time winner of British Open and six-time holder of world squash championship, the legendary Jehangir Khan, who... KARACHI: Youth urged to refrain from tobacco use: World No-Tobacco Day KARACHI, May 27: It is wiser for the youth to stay away from the use of tobacco and take up sports for the sake of their health and prosperous future of... KARACHI: Training programme for teachers begins KARACHI, May 27: The final phase of training of about 3200 teachers, titled “In-service Training Programme for Master Trainers” under the Sindh Middle School Project started at the National Institute of... KARACHI: Pakistani elected Cambridge Union chief KARACHI, May 27: In one of the largest turnouts in its recent history, Shahpur Kabraji from Pakistan, member of a three generation Cambridge-going Karachi family, was elected president of the Cambridge... KARACHI: KUTS rejects report of task force KARACHI, May 27: The Karachi University Teachers’ Society (KUTS) has alleged that the task force on higher education was attempting to make the higher education a saleable commodity.... KARACHI: Fisheries body meets on June 3 KARACHI, May 27: The federally-constituted National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) will meet here on June 3 in the backdrop of a controversy over the deep-sea fishing policy.... KARACHI: DHA varsity ordinance Promulgated KARACHI, May 27: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro on Monday promulgated an ordinance providing for establishment of a Defence Housing Authority Suffa University in Karachi.... KARACHI: Revised bus fares irks students KARACHI, May 27: The students of various educational institutions have expressed their disappointment after the government allowed transporters to increase bus fares.... KARACHI: Reason for decision on vacation KARACHI, May 27: The decision to cut the summer vacation in the educational institutions by 15 days has been reversed and now it will be for the usual two months beginning... KARACHI: Preparedness of navy KARACHI, May 27: The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Gen Mohammad Aziz Khan, on Sunday visited various Pakistan Navy units at Gwadar and Ormara to review the operational... KARACHI: Full court reference KARACHI, May 27: The Chief Justice of Sindh High Court, Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad, will preside over a full court reference on the eve of the retirement of Justice S.A.Rabbani, a... KARACHI: More centres for special education demanded KARACHI, May 27: There are not as many new schools and institutions meant for educational needs of the disabled as there are for normal children. There is a need for more... KARACHI: SHC reserves order on pleas in UTP murder case KARACHI, May 27: The anti-terrorism appellate bench of the Sindh High Court reserved on Monday judgment on appeals of two convicts in the murder case of four American employees of Union... KARACHI: Privatization of two colleges soon KARACHI, May 27: The process of denationalization of the St. Joseph’s and the St. Patrick’s colleges is expected to be completed soon, sources said on Monday.... KARACHI: Cloudy weather forecast KARACHI, May 27: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy /cloudy weather for the city on Tuesday with the maximum temperature ranging from 32 to 34 degrees centigrade.... KARACHI: Polls on basis of separate electorate demanded KARACHI, May 27: The Jamaat-i-Ahle Sunnat has demanded holding of general elections on the basis of separate electorate and to implement Nizam-i-Mustafa in the country.... KARACHI: JUI to support govt against Indian aggression KARACHI, May 27: The chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, on Monday, voiced his support to the government in case of any misadventure by India.... KARACHI: Menace of beggars, hawkers spreads to airport KARACHI, May 27: Lack of interest on part of the police has not only made a failure of the drive against roadside beggars and hawkers, specially at the traffic signals, but... KARACHI: MQM worker acquitted in murder case KARACHI, May 27: The district and sessions judge, South, Agha Rafique Ahmed, acquitted on Monday a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a murder case.... KARACHI: Inquiry KARACHI, May 27: The Home Department, Sindh, has assigned Imam Bux Soomro, district and sessions judge, Malir, to hold an inquiry into a shooting incident of Sept 8, 2001, at New... KARACHI: 270,000 newborns die every year: report KARACHI, May 27: Out of the over 5.5 million babies born annually in the country, nearly 270,000 die before they are a month old. The percentage is roughly ten times higher... KHIPRO: HRCP to constitute inter-provincial body: Water dispute KHIPRO (Sanghar), May 27: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan at the Hari-Labour Convention held here on Sunday decided to form the People’s Water Commission (PWC) to discuss water issue in... MIRPURKHAS: Water thieves injure irrigation official MIRPURKHAS, May 27: A Darogha of the Irrigation Department and two members of the Abadgar Action Forum, Khipro Taluka, were injured when the henchmen of two landlords opened fire at watercourse... HYDERABAD: Interference in union affairs slammed HYDERABAD, May 27: The workers of Hyderabad, Latifabad and Qasimabad taluka councils, at a joint meeting held here on Sunday, expressed concern over the alleged interference of the Latifabad taluka administration... HYDERABAD: Mother concerned over son’s fate HYDERABAD, May 27: A woman has expressed fears that her son, who had surrendered before police, might have been killed and demanded of the authorities to take legal action against... HYDERABAD: Prosecution seeks time to consult govt: Mariane Pearl willing to appear HYDERABAD, May 27: The chief prosecutor and Advocate-General of Sindh, Raja Qureshi, sought time from the Anti-terrorism Court to seek instructions from the government to argue his application when hearing resumed... KHAIRPUR: Salvation lies in political activism, says Sobho KHAIRPUR, May 27: History will not forgive those who are compromising on the core issues of Sindh.... SHIKARPUR: Social boycott of politicians backing Thal canal launched SHIKARPUR, May 27: The Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party has announced to launch a social boycott of those “selfish and opportunist” politicians of the province, who support the government on the “anti-Sindh”... NAWABSHAH: Three kids, woman kidnapped NAWABSHAH, May 27: Five men kidnapped a woman and her three children in the Shakeel Chandio village, near Qazi Ahmed, on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Doctors want proper share in IBP scheme PESHAWAR, May 27: Many NWFP-based consultants have expressed concern over the share given to them under the institution-based practice (IBP), calling upon the government to devise a share- distribution formula as... THATTA: Polluted water spreads diseases THATTA, May 27: The people of Mirpur Bathoro and its vicinity are using contaminated pond water as the only filter water supply scheme is lying inoperative for the last two years.... PESHAWAR: Nadra, UCs integration to boost birth listing PESHAWAR, May 27: With the functional integration of the National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) and union councils, birth registrations will boost up to over 90 per cent in the first phase... PESHAWAR: NWFP faces decline in stamp duty collection PESHAWAR, May 27: The NWFP has recorded a massive shortfall in its recovery of stamp duty and mutation fee during the first 10 months of the current financial year, according to... PESHAWAR: Afghan women lawyers eager to serve country PESHAWAR, May 27: For Ekleema Shahab, an Afghan lawyer, going back to Kabul is no less than a dream she waited for years to materialize.... PESHAWAR: Sale of pesticides goes unchecked PESHAWAR, May 27: Unchecked sale of pesticides is taking toll on the human lives, as some of the people take these drugs to commit suicide, agriculturists told Dawn on Monday.... PESHAWAR: PML(N) leader statement criticized PESHAWAR, May 27: NWFP Awami National Party President Begum Nasim Wali Khan has criticised the statement of PML(N) general secretary favouring the construction of Kalabagh Dam.... PESHAWAR: Four remanded in police custody PESHAWAR, May 27: An anti-terrorism court here on Monday remanded four alleged robbers in police custody for seven days.... NOWSHERA: Two murdered NOWSHERA, May 27: Three people were killed in separate incidents on Monday.Jamal Khan was shot dead by his brother, Mohammad Rafiq, over a domestic dispute in the Azakhel area.... KOHAT: Awareness about Aids KOHAT, May 27: A seminar on Monday called upon the Ulema to spread awareness among the masses about Aids.... PESHAWAR: Speedy recovery of loans urged PESHAWAR, May 27: ABL President Khalid A. Sherwani has stressed for speedy recovery of the stuck-up and classified advances of the bank. He has advised the bank managers for constituting special...

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