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June 5, 2002 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 23,1423 KARACHI: City to bear hot summer with loadshedding KARACHI, June 4: Karachiites will have to endure a long summer with curtailed electric supply as the KESC on Tuesday announced the day-time loadshedding plan for at least until June 24.... KARACHI: Building control authority devolved to Towns KARACHI, June 4: The Karachi Building Control Authority will devolve upon Town level, while a special cell will function in the City Government for the regularization of formerly illegally- constructed buildings.... KARACHI: Man dies in mysterious circumstances KARACHI, June 4: A young man died in mysterious circumstances in his home in Saddar Police said Amjad, aged 32, was found dead in his home in Gulshan-i-Zahoor, Saddar. The body was sent to the JPMC for post-mortem.... KARACHI: All quotas abolished, admissions on merit: Nazim unveils new policy KARACHI, June 4: The city Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, announced on Tuesday a new admission policy for Karachi colleges under which about 80,000 students clearing matriculation examinations would be admitted to first-year... KARACHI: Six cars, 13 bikes hijacked KARACHI, June 4: Nineteen vehicles — six cars and 13 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Tuesday, police said.... KARACHI: Bandits shoot man to death KARACHI, June 4: Bandits shot dead a shopkeeper in his home in Orangi Town on late Monday night.... KARACHI: Pressure tactics of public transporters KARACHI, June 4: Every year more than 550 people are killed in road accidents and most of them are motorcycle riders or pedestrians. The involvement of public transport in road accidents... KARACHI: Govt responsible for degradation of environment: Environment Day today KARACHI, June 4: Like other parts of the world, the Environment Day is being observed in Pakistan on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Financial crisis may hit fisheries sector KARACHI, June 4: A financial crisis will hit the fisheries sector if immediate steps are not taken to resolve a debt issue involving billions of rupees, it is learnt here.... KARACHI: BA results KARACHI, June 4: The University of Karachi on Tuesday notified the results of BA part I (external) examinations 2001.... KARACHI: Safe driving course launched KARACHI, June 4: A safe driving course for drivers targeting college and training institute students and aiming at creating awareness of driving risks, inculcating a respect for law, courtesy and tolerance... KARACHI: IBA to introduce new programme KARACHI, June 4: The Institute of Business Administration is launching an up-graded new programme from August 5, the director of the institute said at a news conference on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Group show at Sabuha KARACHI, June 4: An exhibition of paintings by Anwer Maqsood, Asma Hussain, Birjees Iqbal, Sardar Mohammad, Riaz Kawish and Masroor Hyder will open at Sabuha art gallery on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Joint efforts against pollution urged KARACHI, June 4: Provincial Secretary Environment and Forests Shamsul Haq Memon has said that all of us - the government, industrial units and the people — will have to struggle for... KARACHI: Issuance of registration cards to aliens begins KARACHI, June 4: The issuance of identity cards to aliens residing in Karachi started here on Tuesday with the handing over of the first five cards to Filipino and Bengali immigrants... KARACHI: Order reserved in Pearl video case KARACHI, June 4: The anti-terrorism appellate bench of the Sindh High Court reserved on Tuesday order on the prosecution’s application for setting aside the trial court’s order for providing the video... KARACHI: City council continues debate on water crisis KARACHI, June 4: The city council on Tuesday continued its debate on the water crisis in the city to find a permanent solution to the persistent water shortage in Karachi, while... KARACHI: Six held with forged travel documents KARACHI, June 4: The FIA Immigration Department has arrested six persons for trying to travel abroad on forged documents.... KARACHI: Seminar on revival of KCR KARACHI, June 4: The Urban Resource Centre is organizing a seminar on “Revival of Circular Railway and its Extension” here at the PMA House on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Encroachments removed KARACHI, June 4: The Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town administration has removed encroachments from UC Block-6.... KARACHI: Drug smuggler jailed for 14 years KARACHI, June 4: A drug smuggler was sentenced on Tuesday to 14 years in jail by the special anti-narcotics court (ANC).... KARACHI: 154,000 illegal arms recovered in a year KARACHI, June 4: The campaign launched for the recovery of illegal weapons under the government’s de-weaponization process will complete its first year on June 5.... KARACHI: Factories set up in residential area KARACHI, June 4: Residents of P & T Cooperating Housing Society, Sector 32-D, Korangi Town, have expressed grave concern on the emergence of industrial units and factories in their colony, particularly... KARACHI: NHC urges demolition of structure KARACHI, June 4: The National Heritage Cell (NHC) of the Karachi Building Control Authority has asked the Sindh culture department (SCD) to get a structure blocking the view of the D.... KARACHI: An evening with Ahmed Ali Khan KARACHI, June 4: The Press and Public Relations Committee of the Arts Council will organize an evening with the former chief editor of Dawn, Ahmad Ali Khan, here on Wednesday at... KARACHI: Anti-pollution steps suggested KARACHI, June 4: The College of Family Medicine Pakistan has suggested various measures to avoid environmental hazards.... KARACHI: Weather forecast KARACHI, June 4: The meteorological office has forecast partly cloudy weather with gusty winds for the city on Wednesday with the maximum temperature ranging between 34 to 36 degrees Celsius.... KARACHI: Judgment reserved on plea against war risk surcharge KARACHI, June 4: The Sindh High Court reserved on Tuesday order on the application of the plaintiffs consisting of textile mills owners, through which they had sought restraining shipping lines from... HYDERABAD: Protest rally disrupts dist council session: Three kids’ death due to polluted water HYDERABAD, June 4: The proceedings of a requisitioned District Council meeting were marred on Tuesday following news of the death of three children on account of gastroenteritis, which was caused by... HYDERABAD: Thal canal project not included in ’91 accord: SCA HYDERABAD, June 4: The office-bearers of the Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) and Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) on Monday said the greater Thal canal project was never included in the 1991... HYDERABAD: Palejo distances himself from dam group HYDERABAD, June 4: The president of Awami Tehrik, Rasool Bux Palejo, has categorically denied that he has anything to do with the ‘Kalabagh dam project working group’ set up to evolve... HYDERABAD: ATC issues notice to Zardaris in murder case HYDERABAD, June 4: The Anti-Terrorism Court, Hyderabad, has issued notices to Asif Ali Zardari, his father, Hakim Ali Zardari, Ansari brothers and other co-accused in the double murder case of Alam... HYDERABAD: Work on 320 uplift schemes starts HYDERABAD, June 4: Dadu District Nazim Malik Asad Sikandar has said that work on 320 development schemes costing Rs920 million has been started in the district under phase-III of the Khushhal... HYDERABAD: MUET grabs 1st position in software contest HYDERABAD, June 4: A student of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, got first position in software competition recently organized by the Institute of Modern Science and Management.... HYDERABAD: Demo against Zakat chiefs HYDERABAD, June 4: Over 100 villagers of Rahu, Jamali and Pangharo Jagir dehs, Hala taluka, staged a protest demonstration against chairmen of local Zakat committees and audit officer of Hala outside... HYDERABAD: Three crushed to death HYDERABAD, June 4: Three motorcyclists were killed when a Karachi-bound coach hit them on Autobahn Road within the jurisdiction of the ‘A’ section police station here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Sherpao released on bail PESHAWAR, June 4: The former chief minister of NWFP, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, who was released here from central jail, Peshawar, on Tuesday, has called for a dialogue between the government... PESHAWAR: GIMS offers to activate BHU for poor PESHAWAR, June 4: Gandhara Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) Chairman Prof Dr Mohammad Kabir has offered to serve poor patients at the government’s neglected basic health unit (BHU) in the Palosai... PESHAWAR: PHC asks for principal’s reply in contempt case PESHAWAR, June 4: A single bench of the Peshawar High Court on Monday directed the principal of Edwardes College to file his comments in reply to a contempt of court plea within... PESHAWAR: Vaccination of livestock soon PESHAWAR, June 4: A national vaccination programme to vaccinate the livestock against three fatal diseases will be launched soon, Dr Sher Muhammad of the NWFP livestock and dairy development department told... PESHAWAR: OIC’s apathy deplored PESHAWAR, June 4: The NWFP president of the Pakistan Muslim League (QA), Salim Saifullah Khan, has deplored the silence of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) over the grave situation Pakistan... PESHAWAR: Prosecution wants charges withdrawn: Traffic IG’s murder case PESHAWAR, June 4: The prosecution in the murder case of an inspector-general of the traffic police, Farooq Haider, filed an application in an anti-terrorism court here on Tuesday, seeking permission for... PESHAWAR: Allotment method for Regi plots approved PESHAWAR, June 4: The Provincial Benevolent Fund board has approved the procedure for the allotment of 9,631 plots for serving and retired government employees in Regi Model Township, Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: Environment day seminar PESHAWAR, June 4: Environmental problems of the NWFP and measures taken to resolve them will come under discussion at a seminar here on Wednesday.... ISLAMABAD: Rs5bn plan to build flats in G-6 approved ISLAMABAD, June 4: The Housing ministry on Tuesday approved an estimated Rs5 billion plan, under which 5,500 flats would be constructed in place of 4,000 government quarters at Sector G-6, sources... ISLAMABAD: New recruits to build fire-fighting capacity of CDA ISLAMABAD, June 4: The Capital Development Authority will recruit 250 people in its environment directorate to strengthen fire-fighting system at Margalla Hills, sources from the CDA told Dawn on Tuesday.... RAWALPINDI: Water crisis to be resolved by end of June: District council session RAWALPINDI, June 4: The district council on Tuesday was assured that water crisis in the city would be resolved to a great extent by the end of the current month.... ISLAMABAD: Three Wapda men reinstated ISLAMABAD, June 4: The Federal Services Tribunal reinstated three Wapda officials who had challenged their compulsory retirement under Section 17-1(A)(a) of the Wapda Act.... ISLAMABAD: Bomb-hoax call in Dutch embassy ISLAMABAD, June 4: The Netherlands embassy in Islamabad and PIA headquarters were evacuated on Tuesday afternoon after receiving a call that a bomb had been planted in the embassy building, the... ISLAMABAD: ‘Peace efforts between India and Pakistan not over’ ISLAMABAD, June 4: No reasonable person can maintain that efforts for peacefully resolving differences between India and Pakistan have exhausted....

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