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June 1, 2002 Saturday Rabi-ul-Awwal 19,1423 KARACHI: Army launches housing scheme on stadium land KARACHI, May 31: After encroaching upon 17 acres of prime land in the National Stadium, the housing directorate of the Pakistan Army have launched a housing scheme for officers, with the... KARACHI: Young woman dies of burns KARACHI, May 31: A young woman died of burns while two others suffered serious burn injuries in separate incidents and in various parts of the city, on Friday.... KARACHI: Development work on Scheme-33 ordered: Project director appointed KARACHI, May 31: A project director has been appointed for the re-start of impending outer development work in Gulzar-i-Hijri Scheme-33.... KARACHI: City Council session today KARACHI, May 31: The City Council goes into session from Saturday to discuss the report of the house committee formed to look into water crisis in the city.... KARACHI: 6 cars, 9 bikes hijacked KARACHI, May 31: At least 15 vehicles — six cars and nine motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen from different parts of the city on Friday, police said.... KARACHI: Fake currency seized KARACHI, May 31: Police, on Friday, raided a house in Nazimabad and arrested two suspects following the recovery of a large quantity of fake currency notes along with the manufacturing equipment.... KARACHI: Causes of poor education standard highlighted KARACHI, May 31: The task force on higher education has attributed the current deteriorating standard of higher education in the country to inadequate government funding, ineffective governance, politicization of educational system,... KARACHI: St Joseph’s School starts repair work without NOC KARACHI, May 31: A restoration, renovation, repair and construction work is going on at the St. Joseph’s Convent and School, which is protected under the Sindh Cultural Heritage Protection Act, without... KARACHI: Expert spells out techniques to treat heart diseases KARACHI, May 31: The Mumbai-born cardiologist Dr Shahabuddin H. Rahimtoola, who graduated from the University of Karachi in 1954, delivered the Khawaja Muin Memorial lecture on hibernating myocardium at the Dewan... KARACHI: Obesity, psychiatric disorders interlinked KARACHI, May 31: Obesity among children and women varies from mild degrees of overweight during periods of inactivity and overeating to severe, grotesque deformity in terms of weight.... KARACHI: 1,594 demand notes issued on spot KARACHI, May 31: Series of open kutcheries were started in PTCL’s STR-III and STR-II for new telephone connections and the issuance of on-the-spot demand notes.... KARACHI: Poetry book launched KARACHI: Haroof Ki Saughat, the maiden poetry collection of a senior poet, Anwaar Azmi, was launched on Friday at the Arts Council. Presided over by Abdul Haseeb Khan, the launching was... KARACHI: Over 1,200 take to smoking every day KARACHI, May 31: At least 1,200 youths take to smoking every day in Pakistan.... KARACHI: Stipends for artists, writers released KARACHI, May 31: The culture and tourism department of the government of Sindh has released the grant of stipends to artists/writers and poets for 2nd & 3rd quarters of the year... KARACHI: Seminar on war KARACHI, May 31: The Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, will organize a seminar, titled Jang insaniyat ki dushman hai (War is humanity’s enemy), on Saturday at 5pm, says a press release.... KARACHI: NBP to receive challans KARACHI, May 31: Ten branches of the National Bank of Pakistan would now receive traffic fines up to 5pm, while the Awami Markaz Branch will remain open till 10pm.... KARACHI: Fair weather forecast KARACHI, May 31: The city’s weather would remain partly cloudy on Saturday, a weather forecast said here on Friday.... KARACHI: Overhead bridge demanded KARACHI, May 31: A group of girl students of the Urdu Science College, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, urged the city government to construct an overhead pedestrian bridge on the University Road opposite the college... KARACHI: PSO official, wife jailed for amassing illegal wealth KARACHI, May 31: An accountability court convicted on Friday a former PSO official, his wife and another family member for amassing wealth through illegal means.... KARACHI: Nawaz planning to return home KARACHI, May 31: The executive council of the Pakistan Muslim League has given a green signal to Mian Nawaz Sharif to return home before the October elections.... KARACHI: Industrialists urged to help curb pollution KARACHI, May 31: Nazim Karachi, Naimatullah Khan, has said that industrialists should extend full cooperation to the government to check the growing environmental pollution.... KARACHI: Measures to check traffic accidents reviewed KARACHI, May 31: Various steps to check traffic accidents in Karachi came under discussion and a number of mutually agreed decisions were taken at a meeting of city transporters with Capital... KARACHI: Proficiency test KARACHI, May 31: The Pakistan Medical Association’s science and health council on Friday announced the results of the proficiency evaluation test of students from 14 medical colleges.... KARACHI: Advisory committee to consider major schemes KARACHI, May 31: The first meeting of the advisory committee set up under SLGO, 2001, for dealing with the matters between the city district government and the towns in Karachi met... KARACHI: Full court reference for Justice Rabbani KARACHI, May 31: Justice S.A. Rabbani will be remembered for his professional acumen and speedy disposal of cases.... KARACHI: Moot on earth technologies KARACHI, May 31: The possibilities for earth construction in Pakistan were discussed at a two-day workshop on “Earth Technologies in Pakistan”, organized by Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, Pakistan (AKPBS,P),... KARACHI: NBW suspended KARACHI, May 31: A bench of the High Court of Sindh comprising Justice S.A.Rabbani on Friday suspended a Non-Bailable Warrants (NBW) of arrest against a local businessman, Shoaib Khan in the... KARACHI: Award-distribution Ceremony KARACHI, May 31: The population welfare department is arranging an award-distribution ceremony for the Village-Based Family Planning Workers (VBFPWs) of Karachi on Saturday June 1, 2002, in ARAG Auditorium of the... KARACHI: 35 dacoits killed in encounters, says IGP KARACHI, May 31: The Sindh police killed 35 dacoits during its anti-dacoit operation carried out in different parts of the province from January 1 to May 15 this year.... HYDERABAD: AIG frees illegal detainees, punishes police officers HYDERABAD, May 31: The AIG of Hyderabad region police during surprise visits to the Cantonment, Market and Tando Yousuf police stations here on Thursday released a few illegal detainees and suspended... HYDERABAD: SU, IMCS to organize refresher course HYDERABAD, May 31: The vice chancellor of Sindh University, Mazharul Haq Siddiqui, has said that the inter-linkage programme was a major step towards educational reforms in the universities.... HYDERABAD: UCs not to get octroi grant HYDERABAD, May 31: The first introductory meeting between the conveners of various in-house committees of district council and executive district officers of various departments was held here at Shahbaz Hall on... HYDERABAD: Demo against Hesco officials held HYDERABAD May 31: Activists of Insan Dost Tehrik staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Friday against the inefficiency and corrupt practices of the Hesco officials.... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad seeks tax exemption: Land and water HYDERABAD May 31: Declaring Hyderabad district calamity hit area, the Hyderabad District Council here on Friday called for exemption in the recovery of land tax and abiyana (water tax).... DADU: Equipment stolen from hospital DADU, May 31: Costly equipment has been stolen from the storeroom of the Coronary Care Unit of the Civil Hospital Dadu.... HYDERABAD: Solidarity with armed forces expressed HYDERABAD May 31: The elected representatives of Taluka Hyderabad city on Friday took out a Defence of Pakistan Rally under the committee to express solidarity with the Pakistan Army.... HYDERABAD: Peace rally against war threat HYDERABAD, May 31: A large number of people, including women, staged a peace march here on Friday against the threat of war between Pakistan and India.... PESHAWAR: Body constituted to monitor LBs PESHAWAR, May 31: The government of NWFP has  formally constituted the provincial local government commission to conduct annual and special inspections of the local governments and submit reports to the chief... PESHAWAR: HRCP calls for early rehabilitation of hospitalized Jihadis PESHAWAR, May 31: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has demanded of the government to do something more for the early rehabilitation of the prisoners hospitalized in Peshawar after their arrival... PESHAWAR: Sherpao welcomes gas pipeline accord PESHAWAR, May 31: Former chief minister of the NWFP, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, has said the pact to lay trilateral gas pipeline will boost economic activities in the region.... PESHAWAR: Diarrhoea cases up among children PESHAWAR, May 31: With the arrival of hot season, a large number of children suffering from diarrhoea were being brought to city hospitals, doctors and nurses told Dawn on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Farmers to get land PESHAWAR, May 31: NWFP government has identified over 9,000 acres of resumed land for distributing among the landless peasants in Dera Ismail Khan district, official sources told Dawn here on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Deployment of observers reiterated PESHAWAR, May 31: The NWFP Minister for Information, Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani, said here on Friday that Pakistan had been urging for the deployment of the international observers along the Line... ISLAMABAD: PSEB claims misleading: $130 million MoU ISLAMABAD, May 31: The top officials of Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) have been caught on the wrong foot as their claims of having signed a $130 million MoU were proved... ISLAMABAD: Govt to devise code of conduct for employer, employees ISLAMABAD, May 31: The ministry of women development is planning to work out a code of conduct for the employers and employees particularly with reference to working women.... RAWALPINDI: Asghar Mall College granted status of university RAWALPINDI, May 31: Government Asghar Mall Postgraduate College has been granted the status of a university and it will be known as Potohar University, the district council was informed on Friday.... BHURBAN: ‘Excessive use of injections can cause hepatitis, AIDS’ BHURBAN, May 31: Excessive use of injections and syringes has put Pakistan in the list of high risk countries with respect to contraction of hepatitis B,C and HIV/AIDS, Health Secretary Ijaz... ISLAMABAD: Imran flays Bush for pressurizing Pakistan ISLAMABAD May 31: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has criticized US President George W. Bush’s statement, pressurizing Pakistan to stop supporting the Kashmir freedom struggle.... RAWALPINDI: PR accused of defying policy on Kutcha Abadis RAWALPINDI, May 31: The Pakistan Railways continues to defy the National Policy on Kutcha Abadis, the All Pakistan Alliance of Kutcha Abadis (PAK) has alleged.... ISLAMABAD: ‘United labour force can bring a revolution’ ISLAMABAD, May 31: Labour rights can only be preserved, protected and advanced, if they are organized and take active part in political process....

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