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June 19, 2002 Wednesday Rabi-us-Sani 7, 1423 KARACHI: Friday’s blast similar to Bohri Bazaar incident KARACHI, June 18: The state of the blown-up bodies in Friday’s car bombing near the US Consulate was similar to that of the victims of the powerful Bohri Bazaar explosion in... KARACHI: Police shoot suspect to death in encounter: Four cars, 11 bikes hijacked KARACHI, June 18: Police shot dead an alleged motorcycle hijacker on Alamgir Road on Tuesday in, what they claimed, an encounter.... KARACHI: NICs for expatriates delayed KARACHI, June 18: The launching of the National Identity Card scheme for overseas Pakistanis has been postponed for some time because of the situation in the country.... KARACHI: Banking Ombudsman soon: Shaukat KARACHI, June 18: The country would soon have a banking Ombudsman for sorting out banking matters.... KARACHI: Fishermen want ban on fine nets enforced KARACHI, June 18: Fishermen have urged the government to effectively enforce the ban on use of fine nets in the creeks of Sindh and save the coastal resources from further destruction.... KARACHI: Thunderstorm and rain expected in Karachi KARACHI, June 18: The Met office has forecast partly- cloudy/cloudy weather with chances of dust/thunderstorm in the city on Wednesday.... KARACHI: US envoy KARACHI, June 18: The Acting Ambassador of the United States of America to Pakistan, Ms Nancy Powell, has praised the Sindh government for its efforts to curb terrorism in the province.... KARACHI: Allotment orders for Sabzimandi distributed KARACHI, June 18: The Sindh Minister of Agriculture, Food & Forest, Hasan Ali Chaniho, has said all traders at New Sabzimandi will have to abide by the laws, regulations and rules,... KARACHI: Towns, UCs to draw up emergency schemes: Rain-related problems KARACHI, June 18: The city and town administration have been told to take immediate measures to prevent possible losses from imminent monsoon rains and to save 194 residential buildings, declared dangerous... KARACHI: Reproductive health education to be promoted KARACHI, June 18: Sindh Women’s Health Project has embarked upon a scheme to strengthen its “Women-Friendly District” programme aimed to contain maternal mortality and promote reproductive health education across the province.... KARACHI: Shortage of staff hits KU exam department KARACHI, June 18: The examinations department at Karachi University is at present plagued with shortage of senior officers, said campus sources.... KARACHI: Work on Burns Centre continues KARACHI, June 18: Sindh Health Minister Ahsan Ahmad on Tuesday said the government is striving hard for the provision of quality health facilities to the masses at their doorsteps.... KARACHI: Steps aimed at improving efficiency, says KU KARACHI, June 18: The ongoing administrative overhauling exercises at the University of Karachi are not against any particular group of employees, but aimed to enhance the overall efficiency of the staff... KARACHI: NED exams postponed KARACHI, June 18: The NED University has announced to postpone supplementary examinations of various batches, scheduled to be held on June 20.... KARACHI: Mango on stamps KARACHI, June 18: Pakistan Post Office is releasing a special postage stamps on fruits of Pakistan, depicting mango, of Rs4 each denomination. The stamps has been designed by Nargis Javed and... KARACHI: KU syndicate KARACHI, June 18: The elections on two seats to the syndicate of the University of Karachi from teachers’ constituency will be held on August 21.... KARACHI: KU extends admission date KARACHI, June 18: The Department of Computer Science, University of Karachi, has announced another extension in the date of admissions up to June 25.... KARACHI: SHC extends stay in expressway case KARACHI, June 18: The Sindh High Court ordered on Tuesday continuance of the interim stay and adjourned hearing till date in office of 25 identical petitions challenging demolition of houses and... KARACHI: Youths urged to educate public about traffic rules: Seminar on road safety KARACHI, June 18: Sindh Education Minister Prof Anita Ghulam Ali has said the Education Department will extend full cooperation to the traffic police in its efforts to create awareness among children... KARACHI: Police told to take care of injured KARACHI, June 18: The inspector-general of police, Sindh, Syed Kamal Shah, has stressed the need that police personnel should rush the injured to hospitals immediately after any traffic accidents instead of... KARACHI: Poetry collection launched KARACHI, June 18: Takhayyul, a collection of verses by Sabiha Saba — an Abu Dhabi-based poet —, was launched by a local literary forum with Dr Mohammad Ali Siddiqui in... KARACHI: PTI criticizes foreign policy KARACHI, June 18: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf Secretary-General Mairaj Mohammad Khan has termed the country’s foreign policy a failure and said the governments have served foreign powers’ agenda in the region, which over... KARACHI: Vets urge proper care of pets KARACHI, June 18: Veterinary experts have urged pet owners to ensure adequate care of their animals and birds to prevent the transmission of diseases to humans.... KARACHI: No change in MBBS admission policy KARACHI, June 18: The policy of admission to the first-year MBBS classes in medical colleges in the city is expected to remain the same, chairman of the admission committee, Prof Illahi... KARACHI: New Malir Housing Scheme launched KARACHI, June 18: The overdue New Malir Housing Scheme No.1 was formally launched here on Monday after a four-year land controversy.... KARACHI: English version of Urdu short stories KARACHI, June 18: The Oxford University Press Pakistan announced here on Tuesday the publication of the English translation of Asad Mohammed Khan’s short stories.... KARACHI: JUP begins contacts to form alliance KARACHI, June 18: Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (Niazi) has launched a campaign to contact different leaders to join political and religious alliances for the general elections scheduled for October.... KARACHI: Man using fake passport held KARACHI, June 18: FIA immigration on Tuesday arrested a man travelling on a British passport issued to another person.... HYDERABAD: Magistrate’s remarks ‘lie’, PW tells court: Daniel Pearl case HYDERABAD, June 18: The prosecution witness, Hameedullah Memon, an investigation officer (IO) in the Daniel Pearl murder case, during his cross-examination by the defence lawyers here on Tuesday, accused Erum Jehangir,... HYDERABAD: Nazim assured uplift schemes to be implemented HYDERABAD, June 18: The District Co-ordination officer of Hyderabad, Mir Hussain Ali, has assured the Nazim of Hyderabad city, Haji Moinuddin Shaikh, that the development schemes recommended by him would be... HYDERABAD: Subsidy for farm sector demanded HYDERABAD, June 18: The president of Sindh Abadgar Board, Abdul Majeed Nizamani, has termed the national budget an enemy of agriculture and said that no relief was offered to the farmers... SANGHAR: Man run over by train SANGHAR, June 18: A 25-year-old man, Qari Jamil Ahmed, died after coming under the wheels of a goods train here on Monday night.... MITHI: Peacock hunting MITHI, June 18: The residents of Nirani Veri village, Nagarparkar taluka, on Monday urged the authorities concerned to take action against a councillor and his henchmen who were hunting peacocks in... HYDERABAD: Prison chief, ADBP men accused of misbehaviour HYDERABAD, June 18: A shopkeeper of Sakrand, Nawabshah district, has threatened to observe a token hunger strike along with his brother and nephew outside the Hyderabad Press Club if no action... HYDERABAD: Demo against attack on journalists HYDERABAD, June 18: A large number of people, under the banner of the Shehri Ittihad and the Councillor Ittihad, New Saeedabad, staged a protest demonstration and a sit-in outside the press... PESHAWAR: Doctors’ resignations to affect education PESHAWAR, June 18: Retired medical consultants on Tuesday asked NWFP Governor Iftikhar Hussain Shah to form a committee to impartially solve the issue of resignations of doctors after the introduction of institution-based... PESHAWAR: No arrest in acid attack case PESHAWAR, June 18: The police have failed to track down the culprits involved in an acid-throwing attack on an Afghan girl on the Arbab Road two weeks ago.... PESHAWAR: Medical reps disturb work at hospitals PESHAWAR, June 18: Frequent unscheduled visits by medical  representatives are affecting the performance of hospitals, doctors and health workers told Dawn on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Campaign against hepatitis B launched PESHAWAR, June 18: The Pakistan Medical Association, NWFP in collaboration with the Lines Club have planned to launch a week- long public awareness campaign against the deadly ailment of Hepatitis B... PESHAWAR: 3 CDMD branches handed over to dist govt PESHAWAR, June 18: The NWFP government has handed over three branches of the City Development and Municipal Department (CDMD) to the district government, which are fetching the city government Rs100 million.... PESHAWAR: PDBA voices concern over govt attitude PESHAWAR, June 18: The Peshawar District Bar Association in its meeting on Tuesday expressed concern over the provincial government’s attitude towards the problems at the judicial complex, and have warned of... PESHAWAR: KTC barred from reprinting magazine PESHAWAR, June 18: The Hindko-Sraeki Students Organization of Khyber Medical College has asked the administration to refrain from reprinting Seena, college annual magazine, as it will be a sheer waste of... PESHAWAR: PPC plans legal action against Pesco PESHAWAR, June 18: The Peshawar Press Club has decided to take the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) to the court of law for its unlawful act of disconnecting power supply to... PESHAWAR: Unjust promotions alleged PESHAWAR, June 18: Many senior officers of Wapda have expressed their uneasiness for not being considered for promotions. Talking to Dawn on Monday, a group of superintendent engineers said a meeting...

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