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May 31, 2002 Friday Rabi-ul-Awwal 18,1423 KARACHI: SHC suspends ATC order in Daniel case KARACHI, May 30: The prosecution in the Daniel Pearl murder case on Thursday frustrated attempts of the four accused to obtain video of the gruesome incident, when it secured an order... KARACHI: Lady school principal among four shot dead KARACHI, May 30: The lady principal of a private school was shot dead by unknown assailants in Sindhi Muslim Cooperative Housing Society on Thursday morning.... KARACHI: Lyari Town water crisis standoff clears KARACHI, May 30: The serious deadlock which had developed between Lyari Town and the KWSB authorities about 12 days ago has been cleared in a meeting chaired by the City Nazim,... KARACHI: Bandit killed in ‘encounter’ KARACHI, May 30: An alleged bandit was killed by police in what they claimed was an encounter in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Thursday morning.... KARACHI: Nigerian man commits suicide in lockup KARACHI, May 30: A Nigerian national, Michael Emeka Nwala, arrested on charge of drug smuggling, committed suicide in the Custom House lockup on Thursday morning.... KARACHI: Steps urged to check vitamin deficiency KARACHI, May 30: Sindh minister for health & population welfare, Maj-Gen Ehsan Ahmed, said here on Thursday that recent studies had indicated that nearly 38 per cent children under five years... KARACHI: Youngsters prone to smoke-related disorders: experts KARACHI, May 30: Experts on chest disease at a seminar, while discussing the pattern of tobacco consumption, observed that children and teenagers, among others, were now getting prone to smoke-related disorders.... KARACHI: Index system for Metro bus fares KARACHI, May 30: A committee headed by the provincial secretary transport has been constituted to devise a formula for fixation of fares for Metro buses operating in the city under Karachi... KARACHI: KU confers degree on US-based cardiologist KARACHI, May 30: Karachi University has awarded the Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) degree to a US-based Pakistani cardiologist, Dr Shahbuddin H. Rahimtoola, at a special convocation held at the Sindh... KARACHI: HU results announced KARACHI, May 30: Hamdard University on Thursday, announced the results of Third and Final Professional Bachelor of Eastern Medicine, 2nd Annual Examinations 2001-2002.... KARACHI: KU exams KARACHI, May 30: The Karachi University has announced that exams of IInd Year Geography will now be held on June 5, at the Department of Urdu.—PPI... KARACHI: Last date for TSC admission KARACHI, May 30: The last date to receive admission forms and fee for candidates repeating the Technical School Certificate course is June 30.... KARACHI: Korangi Fish Harbour to start work next month KARACHI, May 30: Khair Muhammad Junejo, federal minister for food, agriculture and livestock, on Thursday assured that the operations at the Korangi Fish Harbour will take off next month.... KARACHI: PPP appeals to judiciary over disappearance of govt schools KARACHI, May 30: The Human Rights cell of the Pakistan People’s Party on Thursday expressing deep concern over the rapid disappearance of government educational institutions and the charging of exorbitant fees... KARACHI: Thal Canal plan termed violative of 1991 accord KARACHI, May 30: The ongoing work to construct the Greater Thal Canal is a violation of the 1991 water accord as the condition of water flow downstream, below Kotri in River... KARACHI: Muttahida demands extension in dates: Voters list entries KARACHI, May 30: The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) on Thursday demanded a month’s extension for including the names of people who were between 18 and 21 years of age in the... KARACHI: Eleven held for travelling on forged papers KARACHI, May 30: The FIA, Immigration, detained 11 suspected passengers, who were leaving by a Kuwait Airways flight for Tunis on Pakistani passports.... KARACHI: 30 huts gutted KARACHI, May 30: Over 30 huts were gutted and some animals died in a fire in Gharibabad, on Thursday.... KARACHI: Devolution reviewed KARACHI, May 30: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro presided over a high-level meeting on Thursday to review reconstruction of Department of Communication & Works, under devolution plan and discussed future projects.... KARACHI: Gang-rape victims’ family seek security KARACHI, May 30: The family members of the two gang-rape victims in Ramsawami area have urged the government to provide them security and make arrangements for their rehabilitation.... KARACHI: Suspect held KARACHI, May 30: The Police Investigation Cell has arrested Fazal Akbar, involved in the murder of Iqbal Gul, the owner of Gul Construction Company and his driver Qamar Zaman.... KARACHI: KMC restrained KARACHI, May 30: Justice Anwer Zaheer Jamali of the Sindh High Court on Thursday restrained the KMC from taking coercive action in respect of demands made by it in pursuance of... HYDERABAD: Bus terminus contract not to be renewed HYDERABAD, May 30: The Cantonment Board will not extend or renew the contract of Pathan Colony bus terminus with the private contractor.... HYDERABAD: Members of family seek protection HYDERABAD, May 30: A small landholder of Panyo Kori Goth, Matiari Taluka, Hyderabad district, M. Azeem, son of M. Yousuf Kori, has appealed to the authorities concerned to provide him, his... HYDERABAD: Dist council members disown KPP schemes HYDERABAD, May 30: The members of the Hyderabad District Council on Thursday disowned development schemes under the Khushal Pakistan Programme on the plea that neither the DCO nor the district Nazim... HYDERABAD: Literacy campaign to be launched HYDERABAD, May 30: The district government, Hyderabad, has decided to under take a massive literacy campaign from the month of July with the cooperation of active and registered non-governmental organizations.... MIRPURKHAS: Fruit festival MIRPURKHAS, May 30: A three-day mango and summer fruits festival will be held at the Sindh Horticulture Research Institute here from June 13 to 15.—Correspondent... SANGHAR: Three arrested SANGHAR, May 30: The Tando Adam police have arrested three persons for allegedly attacking a prison vehicle.... PESHAWAR: Chemists to observe strike tomorrow PESHAWAR, May 30: The Pakistan Chemists and Druggists Association (PCDA), Peshawar, would observe a shutter-down strike on Saturday to press the government to withdraw the general sales tax on medicines, association’s... PESHAWAR: Devolution Trust Fund to be set up PESHAWAR, May 30: A devolution trust fund will be set up at the federal level to fund community empowerment projects at the district level, official sources told Dawn here on Thursday.... KOHAT: Rs9 million for library KOHAT, May 30: The district government will spend Rs nine million on the purchase of text books, furniture, establishment of a civil club and provision of indoor games at the Commissioner’s... PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s defence is impregnable, says Dr Qadeer PESHAWAR, May 30: Pakistan’s defence is impregnable as it achieved its nuclear deterrence in 1984, said renowned scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan at the Islamia College here on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Uplift of Frontier towns begins PESHAWAR, May 30: The NWFP Urban Development Project (NUDP), a newly-formed civic agency, has identified seven urban towns having more than 20,000 population to share their burden in execution of water... PESHAWAR: Teachers with bad results to be punished PESHAWAR, May 30: The NWFP government has decided to streamline the rewards and punishments system for the teachers as well as the educational institutions on the basis of their performance in...

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