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May 30, 2002 Thursday Rabi-ul-Awwal 17,1423 KARACHI: Sindh varsities teachers demand disbanding: Task force on higher education KARACHI, May 29: Teachers of public-sector universities in Sindh have demanded immediate disbanding of the task force on improvement of higher education in Pakistan as, according to them, its recommendations were... KARACHI: Transporters plot to reacquire terminuses: SHC turns down plea KARACHI, May 29: The transport operators of inter-city bus service continue to exert pressure on the city government and the police to allow their illegal bus operation from Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Dawn learnt... KARACHI: Ex-PS chief, ex-GM get 12-year jail, Rs150m fine KARACHI, May 29: An accountability court sentenced on Wednesday Dr Mohammed Usman Farooqui, a former chief of the Pakistan Steel Mills, and a former general manager of the mills, to suffer... KARACHI: KPP projects reviewed KARACHI, May 29: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has said the ongoing development works under the Khushhal Pakistan Programme (phase-III) should be completed in time and according to standard.... KARACHI: Boy crushed to death KARACHI, May 29: A minor boy died in a traffic accident in Manghopir area on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Eight cars, 12 bikes taken away KARACHI, May 29: At least 20 vehicles — eight cars and 12 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in different parts of the city on Wednesday, police said.... KARACHI: City recovers from major power breakdown KARACHI, May 29: The transmission and distribution system of the KESC limped back to normality on Wednesday, recovering from Tuesday night’s massive power breakdown which had plunged almost the entire city... KARACHI: Respiratory diseases on the rise KARACHI, May 29: The provincial minister for health and population welfare, Ehsan Ahmed, has said the morbidity and mortality rates resulting from the disorder of respiratory system can not be reduced... KARACHI: Sense of deprivation rampant in govt schools KARACHI, May 29: Class-based educational system is making it difficult for lower-middle and lower classes forming 87.5% of the total population to get better education.... KARACHI: Rs20m increase in federal aid to NICVD KARACHI, May 29: The governing body of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Karachi met here on Tuesday under the chairmanship of federal health minister, Dr Abdul Malik Kasi.... KARACHI: Publishers elect office-bearers KARACHI, May 29: The election of the Pakistan Publishers and Booksellers Association was held here on Wednesday after a lapse of five years at the headquarters of the Federation of Pakistan... KARACHI: KU notification KARACHI, May 29: The Examination Department of Karachi University notified, on Wednesday, that examination forms for BPEd Annual Examination 2002, along with the prescribed fee of Rs700, will be accepted from... KARACHI: City govt fails to provide facilities: Lack of safety at beaches KARACHI, May 29: Despite start of peak tourist season at Karachi beaches from the middle of this month, the city government has failed to take any precautionary measures to protect the... KARACHI: NED results KARACHI, May 29: The NED University of Engineering and Technology, on Wednesday, notified the result of the third-year Computer System Engineering Supplementary Examination 1999-2000, along with supplementary examination of various batches.... KARACHI: Homoeopathic college golden jubilee KARACHI, May 29: Pakistan Central Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital Society has chalked out an elaborate programme to commemorate its golden jubilee on June 15 and 16.... KARACHI: Skill development courses KARACHI, May 29: The provincial education minister, Prof Anita Ghulam Ali, has said that the policy of the government is to enable persons with skills to be self-employed and undertake small... KARACHI: KPC remembers Kaifi KARACHI: Kaifi Azmi, noted poet and social activist and one of the icons of the Progressive Writers, who died recently, was remembered at the Press Club on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Judicious distribution to provinces urged: Seminar on water partnership KARACHI, May 29: Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday stressed that if excess water in the river system was available, only then carry-over dams be constructed and judicious distribution of water... KARACHI: Body on housing policy KARACHI, May 29: The Sindh government has reconstituted the provincial committee on national housing policy-2001, says an official notification.... KARACHI: Suspension KARACHI, May 29: The Chief justice of the Sindh High Court has extended the suspension period of the following judicial officers: Anis Ali Muhammad Khatri, senior civil judge East; Zulfiqar Ali... KARACHI: Loadshedding slammed KARACHI, May 29: The Pakistan Peoples party Sindh and the MQM coordination committee have expressed concern over the unannounced loadshedding and water scarcity in different parts of Karachi.... KARACHI: Contradictions surface as witness cross-examined: PS employee’s death KARACHI, May 29: Contradictions surfaced during the cross-examination of a witness when he was questioned about the circumstances in which a Pakistan Steel employee, Syed Wali Ahmed, died on June 3,... KARACHI: MQM man acquitted in attack on PS case KARACHI, May 29: The assistant sessions judge, West, Zahida Sikander, acquitted a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a case pertaining to attempt to kill policemen during an attack on... KARACHI: Petitions seeking medical admission dismissed KARACHI, May 29: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday dismissed 16 identical petitions filed by candidates for admission to medical colleges of Sindh.... KARACHI: Nigerian held with heroin KARACHI, May 29: The Customs Drug Enforcement Cell on Wednesday arrested a Nigerian national at the airport following recovery of 3kgs of heroin from his possession.... KARACHI: Inquiry officer appointed KARACHI, May 29: Mr Sabihudin Ahmed, senior judge/authorized officer, High Court Sindh, Karachi, has appointed Mr Justice Syed Ali Aslam Jaffari inquiry office to conduct inquiry against Muhammad Riaz Shaikh, additional... KARACHI: 4-year BBA programme KARACHI, May 29: The Institute of Business Administration is initiating a new four-year Bachelor of Business Administration programme, it was officially learnt on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Govt urged to stop shifting of artefacts to Lahore HYDERABAD, May 29: The Hyderabad District Council on Wednesday urged the central government to stop the shifting of artefacts from Sindh to Lahore forthwith and keep them at some easily accessible... HYDERABAD: Defence challenges stay order: Daniel Pearl’s video HYDERABAD, May 29: The defence counsel, Rai Bashir Ahmed, has filed a criminal miscellaneous application before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge, Syed Ali Ashraf Shah, on Wednesday, raising objections on the... HYDERABAD: NLF demands increase in salaries HYDERABAD, May 29: A large number of workers under the banner of the National Labour Federation staged a demonstration outside the Hyderabad Press Club on Wednesday demanding an increase in their... HYDERABAD: Fertilizer samples found substandard HYDERABAD, May 29: The directorate of plant protection and agriculture extension, Sindh, has drawn samples from various fertilizer dealers and warehouses to stop the sale of substandard fertilizers.... HYDERABAD: 225 villages electrified HYDERABAD, May 29: A spokesman for the Hesco has said that during the last few months 225 villages in various districts have been electrified.... THATTA: PPP holds rally against water shortage THATTA, May 29: A large number of activists of the Pakistan People’s Party staged a protest rally against the shortage of drinking water here on Tuesday.... THATTA: Theft of relics on the rise in Thatta THATTA, May 29: Theft of relics from the historical sites and worship places have been on the rise in the city for a couple of months.... HYDERABAD: Police officers punished HYDERABAD, May 29: District Police Officer Moazzam Jah awarded different punishments to 45 police officers.... PESHAWAR: PR plans to expand facilities at dry port PESHAWAR, May 29: The Pakistan Railways is working on a plan to expand the facilities at its Peshawar station and dry port to meet the volume of Afghan Transit Trade and... PESHAWAR: Two Afghan smugglers held with 16 artifacts PESHAWAR, May 29: The Khairabad Squad of the Customs Intelligence has arrested two Afghan smugglers and seized 16 artifacts from their possession on the Grand Trank Road.... PESHAWAR: IBP multiplies patients’ woes PESHAWAR, May 29: The institution-based practice introduced by the NWFP government in all major public hospitals of the city recently has left the people desperate, as they are facing many difficulties... PESHAWAR: Afghans seek UN help for promotion of music PESHAWAR, May 29: A number of Afghans gathered at a local mosque here on Wednesday to offer Fateha for the five Afghan musicians who died in road accident near Mazar-i-Sharif two... NOWSHERA: Reservoirs to generate power planned NOWSHERA, May 29: Wapda Chairman Lt-Gen Zulfiqar Ali Khan has said that the government has planned to make water reservoirs on 40 million acres of land with a capacity of 57,000mw...

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