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June 11, 2002 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 29, 1423 KARACHI: Police deny detaining farmowners’ family: Pearl case KARACHI, June 10: The government denied on Monday that police raided the house of Mehmood Fattani or they picked him up along with three others in connection with the recovery of... KARACHI: Worse days ahead for KESC consumers KARACHI, June 10: The city will face an acute shortage of electricity over the next 10 years when most of the generation plants of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation will have... KARACHI: Man gets 14 years’ RI KARACHI, June 10: An additional district and sessions judge, Farooq Ali Channa, sentenced on Monday a man to 14 years’ rigorous imprisonment on two counts.... KARACHI: 27 vehicles a day taken away in May KARACHI, June 10: On an average 27 vehicles — 11 cars and 16 motorcycles — a day were hijacked/stolen in the city in May, showing an increase of four vehicles a... KARACHI: Eight cars, nine bikes hijacked KARACHI, June 10: Seventeen vehicles — eight cars and nine motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Monday, the police said.... KARACHI: Transporters threaten to block roads KARACHI, June 10: Owners of inter-city buses have warned that they will block the main roads of the city if the city administration launched a campaign to shift bus stands of... KARACHI: Ulema asked to help forge unity KARACHI, June 10: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has said that Seerat-i-Tayyaba demands us to get united and when we will be united, no power in the world could cause any harm... KARACHI: Policy for disabled persons on the anvil KARACHI, June 10: Federal minister for special education, Dr Attiya Inayatullah, on Monday, said that the national policy for disabled persons will be finalized soon.... KARACHI: Dehydration a threat to athletes KARACHI, June 10: Dehydration is said to be one of the most common causes of poor performance on part of any athlete or sportsperson in an endurance event.... KARACHI: MA exams from 27th KARACHI, June 10: The annual examination of MA (private) Part I and II will begin on June 27, said a spokesman for Karachi University on Monday.... KARACHI: KU staffers not allowed to meet VC KARACHI, June 10: The Karachi University administration called law-enforcement personnel, on Monday, to disperse what it said was a small procession of employees trying to enter the vice- chancellor’s office.... KARACHI: SSC exam results for the deaf announced KARACHI, June 10: The Board of Secondary Education on Monday announced the results of SSC Part-I and II annual examinations-2002 of deaf candidates.... KARACHI: Fun, food for special children KARACHI, June 10: Handicapped children spent over three fun- filled hours at a roof-top restaurant, dancing and enjoying songs at a function organized for them on Monday.... KARACHI: Violation of rights in Valley slammed KARACHI, June 10: The Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), Minority Wing, staged a demonstration to protest against violation of human rights in occupied Kashmir in front of Karachi Press Club on Monday.... KARACHI: EDOs told to visit taluka hospitals regularly KARACHI, June 10: Provincial Health Minister Ahsan Ahmed has directed all EDOs (Health) to ensure regular visits to taluka hospitals scattered across the province and see that patients are duly attended.... KARACHI: SDA demand KARACHI, June 10: Sindh Democratic Alliance leader Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh has urged the government to get back the plundered wealth of Sindh from the former rulers and spend the recovered amount... KARACHI: Security steps KARACHI, June 10: Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has stressed the need for effective security measures at beaches and other recreational spots. He directed the city government and authorities concerned that during the... KARACHI: Cloudy weather KARACHI, June 10: The city’s weather will be partly cloudy on Tuesday, a weather forecast said here on Monday.... KARACHI: High Court suspends ATC order against home secy KARACHI, June 10: A division bench of the Sindh High Court suspended on Monday the operation of an order of a judge of an anti-terrorism court, dated June 1 and 6,... KARACHI: Regular consumers suffer as KESC checks theft KARACHI, June 10: The transmission and distribution system of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation kept breaking down in many localities of the city on Monday as the power utility launched an... KARACHI: Railwaymen demand raise KARACHI, June 10: Pakistan Railway Worker Inqilabi Union has said that raise in salary should be given to the workers and facilities that had been withdrawn should be also restored.... KARACHI: APMSO told to continue struggle KARACHI, June 10: The chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has asked the workers of his party’s students’ wing to stay steadfast and continue their struggle with the belief that... KARACHI: Action taken against 10,000 policemen, 196 dismissed KARACHI, June 10: In the first four months of this year, action was taken against 10,178 officials of the Karachi police. Of them, 196 were dismissed from service.... KARACHI: Education paid special attention: Soomro KARACHI, June 10: The government is paying special attention to the education and training of Information Technology, Business and Management and Finance, and in this regard, a market-oriented and market requirement... KARACHI: Tribute paid to Gool Minwalla KARACHI, June 10: A sizable number of women and some men from all walks of life gathered on the lawns of the Pakistan Montessori Association on Monday to pay homage to... KARACHI: Solidarity with Kashmir drive begins today KARACHI, June 10: The Karachi chapter of Islami Jamiat Talaba has announced that it would launch a campaign from June 11 to 30, to express solidarity with Kashmiri people.... KARACHI: Anti-extortion squads established KARACHI, June 10: Anti-extortion squads have been set up in all police stations of the city, a spokesman for police said.... KARACHI: Transfers, postings KARACHI, June 10: The government of Sindh has, with immediate effect, ordered the transfer and posting of officers of police and other departments.... KARACHI: Written test for auditors KARACHI, June 10: Written test for the posts of senior and junior auditors which was scheduled to be held on May 25, 2002, and subsequently cancelled, will now be held on... KARACHI: ISO certificate KARACHI, June 10: The Civil Aviation Authority has been issued ISO 9001:2000 certificate for its three regulatory departments.... HYDERABAD: Defence insists on Mariane’s testimony in Pearl case HYDERABAD, June 10: The Anti-terrorism Court Judge, Syed Ali Ashraf Shah, here on Monday issued notices to the Advocate General Sindh and the Chief Prosecutor in the Daniel Pearl murder case,... HYDERABAD: TI chief warns against change in Kashmir policy HYDERABAD, June 10: Tehrik-i-Istaqlal (TI) president Rehmat Khan Wardag has said if the government abandoned the stand on Kashmir, it will have a telling affect on the freedom struggle.... HYDERABAD: Development funds for councillors urged HYDERABAD, June 10: The Hyderabad District Council here on Monday called upon the government to allocate funds for development works to the councillors elected on reserved seats for women, minority and... HYDERABAD: CPP sees plans of US deployment along LoC HYDERABAD, June 10: The provincial secretary of the Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP), Comrade Imdad Kazi, has said that the US was levelling ground to deploy its own forces along the... HYDERABAD: Protest against Thal canal project HYDERABAD, June 10: A large number of activists of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) and the Jeay Sindh Students Federation (JSSF) staged a token hunger strike outside the press club... HYDERABAD: ANP deplores lawlessness HYDERABAD, June 10: Sindh Awami National Party president Qamoos Gul Khattak has said the increasing incidents of kidnapping for ransom, car snatching and extortion during the military regime are not only... HYDERABAD: Shamsherul Haideri to write book on SAB HYDERABAD, June 10: Rich tribute was paid to the noted writer and poet, Mr Shamsherul Haideri, at a literary gathering held at the residence of Mr Hameed Sindhi, the former vice... HYDERABAD: SPSF-SB leaders’ arrest resented HYDERABAD, June 10: A large number of activists of the Sindh People’s Students Federation (SB), Sindh University, Jamshoro, unit, staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Monday against... HYDERABAD: Availability of newspapers at libraries assured HYDERABAD, June 10: The City Nazim of Hyderabad, Haji Moin Shaikh, has taken a serious notice of public complaints about the non-availability of newspapers in various libraries of the city.... HYDERABAD: MBBS results HYDERABAD, June 10: The controller of examinations, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, here on Monday announced the result of final professional MBBS annual examination 2001 of Liaquat University of Medical and Health... ISLAMABAD: France to provide Rs913m loan: Sewage treatment plant ISLAMABAD, June 10: France has agreed to provide a soft-term loan of Rs913 million to Pakistan for improving and extending the existing sewage treatment plant located in Sector I-9, a source... ISLAMABAD: NAB fails to take action against 100 CDA men: Illegal allotment of plots ISLAMABAD, June 10: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has failed to take action against illegal allotment of plots to 100 officials of Capital Development Authority, a well placed source told Dawn.... ISLAMABAD: Contempt of court notice issued to Parc chief ISLAMABAD, June 10: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, has issued a notice to the chairman of Pakistan Agriculture Research Council and member finance Dr Aleem Mehmood for refusing to implement... ISLAMABAD: Economic instability main cause of human trafficking: study ISLAMABAD, June 10: The prevailing abject poverty and instability/weakening of political structures in the country are main causes of human trafficking, says a report.... ISLAMABAD: Drugstore at Pims sealed for a month ISLAMABAD, June 10: A drugstore located inside the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) has been sealed for four weeks.... ISLAMABAD: CDA officials waiting for promotions for 20 years ISLAMABAD, June 10: The process of promotion has stopped in Capital Development Authority for the last five years despite the fact that a number of posts are lying vacant, sources told... ISLAMABAD: AJK council members to visit areas near LoC ISLAMABAD, June 10: Members of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council Fact Finding Committee will visit areas close to the Line of Control (LoC) that have been affected by Indian firing and... ISLAMABAD: Rawa spells out terms for support to Loya Jirga ISLAMABAD, June 10: The Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan (Rawa) would support those members of the Loya Jirga who will confirm their loyalty to democracy and the wishes of the... RAWALPINDI: Lecturers protest privatization of college RAWALPINDI, June 10: The lecturers of Gordon College have protested against the government move to privatize the city’s premier institution.... PESHAWAR: Rawa dissatisfied with Loya Jirga composition PESHAWAR, June 10: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (Rawa) has expressed dismay over the heavy representation to the former warlords on the Loya Jirga, which is being convened...

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