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June 14, 2002 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 2, 1423 KARACHI: Intervener contests claim in bulletproof jackets case KARACHI, June 13: A local firm has filed an application as an intervener with the Sindh High Court in the bulletproof jackets case, claiming it had made the lowest bid and... KARACHI: Boy run over by water tanker: Eight cars, 14 bikes hijacked KARACHI, June 13: A teenaged girl committed suicide in her house in Gulzar-i-Hijri on Thursday.... KARACHI: Power failures in many areas KARACHI, June 13: Power failures continued to occur in many localities of the city on Thursday despite the fact that the temperature registered a slight decrease.... KARACHI: City milk plant to start work next month KARACHI, June 13: The progress of revival and recommissioning of the Karachi Milk Plant, which is expected to go into production by July 30, was reviewed at a meeting held under... KARACHI: Navy ready to face enemy KARACHI, June 13: The Pakistan Navy is fully prepared to thwart any aggressive designs of the enemy and is capable of meeting any eventuality, declared chief of Naval Staff Admiral Abdul... KARACHI: Blood transfusion authority inactive KARACHI, June 13: The Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority (SBTA), which completes five years of its existence this June, is yet to be activated to achieve its objective, particularly ensuring safe blood... KARACHI: SBTE to hold DBA exams in colleges KARACHI, June 13: The Diploma in Business Administration annual examinations would be conducted this year at city colleges, instead of technical institutes, it was learnt officially.... KARACHI: Moot on higher education today KARACHI, June 13: Sindh Governor, Mohammedmian Soomro, will host a meeting of all the four governors of the country on June 15, at the Governor’s House, to achieve common ground in... KARACHI: KWSB-goth dispute resolved KARACHI, June 13: The dispute between the officials of the KWSB and the elected representatives of Chanesar Goth was settled as both the parties agreed to work in coordination to ensure... KARACHI: Improper diggings damaging roads KARACHI, June 13: The district officer road maintenance of the works and services department of the city government has, in a letter to the city Nazim, complained of improper fillings of... KARACHI: KMC doctors get promotion KARACHI, June 13: After trying for four years to get the four-tier promotion formula implemented, doctors of the defunct KMC are now successful as the city district government, Karachi, has approved... KARACHI: Maiden poetry collection launched KARACHI: Kia Kahoon Tum Say, the maiden collection of verses by young poet Mir Zafer Hasan, was launched on Wednesday. Dr Jameel Jalebi, who presided over the meeting, admired the poet... KARACHI: MPhil admissions announced KARACHI, June 13: Karachi University, on Thursday, announced admissions to MPhil at the Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics, from June 17, 2002.... KARACHI: Action against encroachments demanded KARACHI, June 13: Residents of North Karachi, while welcoming the announcement made by the City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, to sever water connections of all defaulters, have appealed to him to take... KARACHI: Distribution of directories over: PTCL KARACHI, June 13: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) on Thursday said that distribution work of telephone directories was near its completion in Southern Telecommunication Region-II and III.... KARACHI: An evening with Shahida KARACHI, June 13: A literary club, Qalam Dost, will organize an evening with prominent poet Shahida Hasan at the Kids University campus on Sharea Faisal on Saturday.... KARACHI: Preventing use of mobile phones in crime urged KARACHI, June 13: Sindh Governor, Mohammedmian Soomro, has stressed on strict adherence to rules and regulations in the issuance of mobile phones, and directed that it should be ensured that the... KARACHI: PPP accuses govt of trying to rig elections KARACHI, June 13: The Pakistan People’s Party has alleged that the Sindh government is indulging in pre-poll tampering with the election process in the province, and reiterated its demand to stop... KARACHI: Pakistan, India urged to shun warmongering KARACHI, June 13: The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) has urged President Musharraf and Prime Minister Vajpayee to initiate a dialogue to solve the Kashmir issue.... KARACHI: Fee on parking vehicles challenged KARACHI, June 13: The notification concerning levy of fee on parking vehicles outside Uzma Arcade, Sasi Arcade and Marine Point situated at Block-7, main Clifton Road, has been challenged in the... KARACHI: Varsity employees’ attendance checked KARACHI, June 13: The registrar of Karachi University, on Thursday, conducted surprise checking of the punctuality and attendance of KU employees and told latecomers to review their arrival timings.... KARACHI: Prevention stressed to contain visual impairment KARACHI, June 13: One out of 1,000 children around Pakistan being blind in both eyes enhances the need for the prevention as often some of these diseases causing visual impairment also... KARACHI: Order reserved on plea against AC decision KARACHI, June 13: A division bench of the Sindh High Court reserved judgment on Thursday on the appeal of a former official of the Port Qasim Authority against his conviction on... KARACHI: KPT project to be launched today KARACHI, June 13: The Karachi Port Trust KPT is going to launch the “Reconstruction of Napier Mole Wharf” project, today.... KARACHI: IO appointed KARACHI, June 13: The Sindh government has, in consultation with Sindh High Court, appointed Azam Anwar Baloch, additional district & session judge, Tando Adam, as inquiry officer to investigate the incident... HYDERABAD: Sindh varsity announces names of position holders HYDERABAD, June 13: The controller of examinations, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, on Thursday announced the names of position holders of various departments of the university.... HYDERABAD: Plea to summon Mariane rejected HYDERABAD, June 13: The judge of Anti-Terrorism Court, Syed Ali Ashraf Shah, here on Thursday in Denial Pearl case rejected the application of the defence counsel to summon Mariane Pearl, the... HYDERABAD: SHC issues notices to police officials HYDERABAD, June 13: Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Wednesday issued notices to the Additional Advocate-General (AAG) of Sindh, the district police officer... HYDERABAD: HCCI laments PTCL apathy HYDERABAD, June 13: The Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of the PTCL, Hyderabad, and said local officials of the company do not pay any... HYDERABAD: JSQM protest enters 4th day HYDERABAD, June 13: Hunger strike by JSQM activists protesting against the artificial shortage of water in Sindh, construction of greater Thal canal, and continued imprisonment of party chairman Bashir Khan Qureshi,... HYDERABAD: Workshop on child labour HYDERABAD, June 13: A workshop was organized by the Pakistan Bait-ul-Maal, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization, to commemorate the world day against child labour at the community centre here... HYDERABAD: SAU exams HYDERABAD, June 13: The authorities of the Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, have informed parents of students that supplementary examinations of the second term are being held in a peaceful manner... HYDERABAD: Teachers to be trained during vacations HYDERABAD, June 13: A comprehensive training programme for high school teachers during current summer vacations has been undertaken by the district education department.... PESHAWAR: Fata to get Rs5bn development budget PESHAWAR, June 13: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) will get a total uplift outlay of Rs5 billion — more than double of... PESHAWAR: NWFP governments financial management backfires PESHAWAR, June 13: Financial management exercised by successive NWFP governments during the five-year term of the current National Finance Commission (NFC) award is likely to cast heavily on the Frontier province,... PESHAWAR: Germany offers help in gems industry PESHAWAR, June 13: Germany’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr Christopher Bruemmer, has assured his country’s full support to NWFP’s gems and mineral sector observing that there exists greater opportunities for bilateral trade... PESHAWAR: Recovery of kidnapped man urged PESHAWAR, June 13: The local Nazimeen have demanded of the NWFP government to ensure the recovery of Sakhi Jan, kidnapped four months ago, otherwise they will stage a protest sit-in in... PESHAWAR: Fata students’ quota retained, says governor PESHAWAR, June 13: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain has said all special quotas have been abolished to uphold the principle of merit, but the quota for Fata students who were studying... RAWALPINDI: Iesco warns RCB of power disconnection: June 30 deadline for recovery of Rs140m dues RAWALPINDI, June 13: The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) has warned the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board that their power supply will be cut off if they failed to clear their dues, Dawn... ISLAMABAD: Increase in Islamabad population highest: Economic Survey 2001-02 ISLAMABAD, June 13: Islamabad has registered the highest population density increase in the country over the years, the Economic Survey 2001-02 showed.... ISLAMABAD: One doctor for 1,516 people, says report ISLAMABAD, June 13: The Economic Survey 2001-02 has estimated doctor-people ratio to be 1,516 people per doctor, 31,579 per dentists and 3,639 per nurse.... ISLAMABAD: 2 judicial officers appointed ISLAMABAD, June 13: The government on Thursday appointed two new judicial officers for the district courts of Islamabad.... ISLAMABAD: Rs150m ILO grant for media may lapse ISLAMABAD, June 13: A grant of over Rs150 million available with International Labour Organization (ILO) for a programme in Pakistan is in doldrums due to administrative bottlenecks in the information ministry,... RAWALPINDI: More rainfall likely this monsoon RAWALPINDI, June 13: The meteorological department on Thursday predicted above-normal rainfall in the upcoming monsoon, which would mitigate the problem of water shortage in the city....

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