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June 10, 2002 Monday Rabi-ul-Awwal 28,1423 KARACHI: Reckless driving claims two lives KARACHI, June 9: A young man and a small girl fell victim to reckless driving in the city on Sunday An 18-year-old boy died in a road accident in Preedy area. .... KARACHI: Govt may use Hyatt Regency as secretariat KARACHI, June 9: The Sindh government is considering taking over the incomplete structure of the Hyatt Regency project and to use it as a secretariat, it is reliably learnt.... KARACHI: IBA entrance test on July 7 KARACHI, June 9: Applications for admissions to Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Management Information System (BBA-MIS), and Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) at the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, will be... KARACHI: People still scared to approach police KARACHI, June 9: No marked improvement has been witnessed in police’s image since their division, on functional basis, into two wings — investigation and operation — in February this year.... KARACHI: Task force proposals on education to be reviewed KARACHI, June 9: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Dr Atta-ur-Rehman on Sunday dispelled the fears of teachers and students regarding recommendations made by the task force on higher education, saying... KARACHI: 13 cars, 12 bikes hijacked KARACHI, June 9: Twenty-five vehicles — 13 cars and 12 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Sunday, the police said.... KARACHI: Restructuring of health dept discussed KARACHI, June 9: Governor Sindh Mohammedmian Soomro has directed that all the resources available under insurance, banking and leasing should be tapped to provide health facilities to people.... KARACHI: Tribute paid to Gool Minwallla KARACHI, June 9: Speakers at a meeting here on Sunday paid tribute to noted educationist Gool K. (Khurshid) Minwalla, saying she was a pioneer in social work, particularly in the fields... KARACHI: Fund utilization policy for medical colleges approved KARACHI, June 9: The Sindh government has in principle approved a policy and standard operating procedure (SOP) under which a committee would be formed to manage the non-government fund at the... KARACHI: Pakistan to attend world scouts events in Greece KARACHI, June 9: Two contingents of Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA) will participate in the 36th world scouts conference and 8th world scout youth forum to be held in Greece, next... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, June 9: The Met office has forecast partly cloudy/ cloudy weather for the city on Monday with the maximum temperature ranging between 33 to 35 degrees centigrade.—PPI... KARACHI: Sewage overflows may create health problems in Lyari KARACHI, June 9: Sewage continues to overflow on a part of Shah Latif Bhittai Road and Haji Pir Mohammad Road and some other localities of Lyari Town for the past few... KARACHI: Army denies report of encroachment KARACHI, June 9: The army has claimed that it has not encroached upon a piece of land on Stadium Road where a housing scheme for military officers is being built.... KARACHI: Community role in education emphasized KARACHI, June 9: The final phase of in-service training programme for the master trainers under the Sindh Middle School Project concluded on Saturday at the National Institute of Public Administration.... KARACHI: Indian leadership criticized KARACHI, June 9: Sindh Democratic Alliance chief Imtiaz Sheikh said on Sunday that the Indian leaders want to destroy peace in the subcontinent to cover up their crimes and repression of... KARACHI: PTI launches election campaign KARACHI, June 9: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Sunday kicked off his election campaign at his party’s Karachi division workers convention at Ghazi garden behind mausoleum of Hazrat Abdullah Shah... KARACHI: Ghinwa’s warning KARACHI, June 9: Chairperson PPP (SB), Ghinwa Bhutto, has stated that if the problems of poor people, who are victims of an exploitative and obsolete system, were not resolved, the present... KARACHI: PML (N) manifesto to aim at well-being of people KARACHI, June 9: The new manifesto of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) aims at a sovereign Pakistan, well-being of the people and their aspirations, said the chairman of the PML (N)... KARACHI: Qazi wants appointment of full-time COAS KARACHI, June 9: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad stated on Saturday that in order to meet the Indian challenge it is essential to have a full-time chief of the army staff... KARACHI: Handbill on precautions during war KARACHI, June 9: The Edhi Foundation has brought out a handbill for information of the general public about precautions in case of war and urged the people to dial 115 to... KARACHI: NED exam results KARACHI, June 9: The NED University has announced the results of third year Electronics Engineering supplementary examinations of 1998-99 and various other batches.... KARACHI: PBC to launch Hindi service, says Nisar KARACHI, June 9: Federal Information Minister Nisar A. Memon said on Sunday that Radio Pakistan will transmit programmes in Hindi to inform the people of India that Pakistan does not want... HYDERABAD: IJT demands rise in education budget HYDERABAD, June 9: A seminar, organized by the Islami Jamiat-i-Tulba on the topic of National Budget and Educational Priorities here on Saturday, has demanded of the government to increase the education... HYDERABAD: JSQM to launch anti-canal movement HYDERABAD, June 9: The Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz has finalized arrangements to launch a protest movement against the shortage of water in Sindh and the greater Thal canal project.... HYDERABAD: Water supply HYDERABAD, June 9: The managing director of Wasa has notified that there was an power breakdown on Sunday at Fort Hill pumping station from 11am to 3pm causing severe shortage of... HYDERABAD: Surgeon Leghari sees no police role in his release HYDERABAD, June 9: The well-known surgeon, Dr Muhammad Hussain Leghari, who returned home on Friday last after remaining in captivity of his kidnappers for 55 days, has said that his well-wishers,... HYDERABAD: Crackdown HYDERABAD, June 9: In the ongoing campaign against outlaws, the Hyderabad district police, during the last 24 hours ending on Sunday evening, arrested two absconders, two military deserters and six criminals... HYDERABAD: PPP (SB) leader’s arrest criticized HYDERABAD, June 9: Some leaders of the PPP (SB) and the SPSF (SB) have warned the authorities that if their colleague Ali Ahmed Palepoto was not released in 24 hours, the... PESHAWAR: PHC disallows double trial for same offence PESHAWAR, June 9: Accepting a writ petition of three employees of Kohat town committee, the Peshawar High Court has ruled that no person can be tried twice for the same offence.... PESHAWAR: PPP(S) to be reorganized PESHAWAR, June 9: Former chief minister of the NWFP, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, has said that he would work for the betterment of the masses to restore their confidence.... PESHAWAR: Irrelevant tests burden patients PESHAWAR, June 9: Unnecessary investigations the patients are put through have been adversely affecting the performance of the public hospitals’ staff, doctors and technicians told Dawn on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Tribesmen seek end to trade restrictions PESHAWAR, June 9: A public meeting of tribal people in Jamrud (Khyber Agency) on Saturday asked the federal government to lift all sorts of restrictions placed on trade by tribesmen between...

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