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June 24, 2002 Monday Rabi-us-Sani 12, 1423 KARACHI: Man, girl commit suicide: 5 cars, 13 bikes hijacked KARACHI, June 23: An unmarried young man committed suicide in his home in Mehmoodabad on Sunday.... KARACHI: Hundreds of aliens held as FBI spreads its net KARACHI, June 23: American intelligence agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with the help of Pakistani authorities, is keeping under constant surveillance the conversations made through satellite mobile phone sets... KARACHI: CHK kitchen facilities privatized KARACHI, June 23: The kitchen facilities of the Civil Hospital Karachi has been privatized.... KARACHI: Sufficient rain expected KARACHI, June 23: Good monsoon rains are expected all over the country as the climatic cycle has returned to normal, according to a meteorological department forecast.... KARACHI: Minister for stronger intelligence network KARACHI, June 23: Federal interior minister Moinuddin Haider on Sunday urged further strengthening of the intelligence network in Karachi and other cities.... KARACHI: Safari area yet to be opened to public KARACHI, June 23: Over half-a-million people visit the Safari Park, situated along the University Road, every year to enjoy fresh air and walk around on the spacious lawns, while their children... KARACHI: Rs800m meant for uplift works lapse KARACHI, June 23: A huge amount of Rs800 million apportioned for development works in the city during the outgoing fiscal 2001-2002, stands lapsed on June 30, due to its non-utilization by... KARACHI: Rs149m biotechnology projects approved KARACHI, June 23: The scientific and technological research (STR) division of the federal ministry of science and technology has approved eight more projects worth Rs149 millions for strengthening biotechnology, bringing the... KARACHI: Adequate funds for city projects to be allocated KARACHI, June 23: The City government will earmark a handsome amount for development works and projects in the city, said Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Sunday.... KARACHI: PS Town residents face problems KARACHI, June 23: The reign of transporters and other encroachers in Pakistan Steel Town, Gulshan-i-Hadeed, has created immense civic and security problems for the residents. The PS has apparently taken no... KARACHI: Cash benefits for SESSI workers KARACHI, June 23: The Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution (SESSI) disbursed a sum of Rs2.14 million as cash benefits to the secured workers and their dependents last month.... KARACHI: Govt giving equal attention to all areas KARACHI, June 23: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has said the government is trying to better the lot of the common man and paying equal attention to the urban and rural areas... KARACHI: PPP slams graduation condition KARACHI, June 23: Senior vice-chairman of Pakistan People’s Party Makhdoom Amin Faheem has criticized the amendment to the general elections order 2002, making it mandatory for candidates to the national and... KARACHI: Contaminated water being supplied KARACHI, June 23: Residents of Seaview Apartments complained on Sunday that they were being supplied contaminated water by the Defence Housing Authority.... KARACHI: Jamaat criticizes madaris ordinance KARACHI, June 23: The scheduled October general elections are very important and religious parties will take part in it from the platform of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal.... KARACHI: Ghulam Kibria praised KARACHI, June 23: Intellectuals, social scientists and historians heaped praises on senior technocrat Ghulam Kibria on Sunday at a function organized by the Irtiqa Institute of Social Sciences.... KARACHI: Graduation condition hailed KARACHI, June 23: National Democratic Party chief Umer Ashghar Khan on Sunday lauded the government for promulgating an ordinance, making it mandatory for candidates to national and provincial assemblies to be... KARACHI: Policy on Kashmir KARACHI, June 23: Leaders of various religious and political parties here on Sunday declared that any conspiracy to jeopardize Kashmir cause or acceptance of the Line of Control as a permanent... KARACHI: KUJ election results KARACHI, June 23: The annual elections of the Karachi Union of Journalists were held at the Karachi Press Club on Saturday.... KARACHI: Pakhtoon areas without amenities KARACHI, June 23: Awami National Party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan has said that Pakhtoons have played an important role in making Karachi a city of lights, but even after 54 years... KARACHI: Demo for withdrawl of FC KARACHI, June 23: A rally was staged on Sunday in front of the Karachi Press Club by the Jamhoori Watan Party, calling for withdrawal of the Frontier Constabulary from the... KARACHI: Blue-bottles invade beach KARACHI, June 23: Blue-bottles, poisonous sea creatures, stung 150 beach-goers on Clifton beach, it was learnt on Sunday.... KARACHI: MQM supports JSQM’s sit-in KARACHI, June 23: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s coordination committee has announced that it will support a peaceful sit-in planned by the Jiye Sindh Qaumi Mahaz against construction of the greater Thal... KARACHI: JM records statements of minor girls today: Sexual abuse case KARACHI, June 23: Abdul Quddoos Memon, Judicial Magistrate, Malir, will record the statements of two minor girls, who were allegedly sexually abused by a man, on Monday.... HYDERABAD: PML-N opposes constitutional amendments HYDERABAD, June 23: The central vice president, PML-N, Tahmina Daultana has strongly opposed any constitutional amendments, aimed at empowering President Pervez Musharraf to bring any non-elected person as prime minister. She... HYDERABAD: Zeal Pak management refutes allegations HYDERABAD, June 23: The management of the Zeal Pak Cement Factory has termed the allegations of the former general secretary of the employees union (CBA), Mushtaq Qadri, total travesty of facts... HYDERABAD: Man kills wife, injures her friend HYDERABAD, June 23: An enraged man killed his wife and seriously injured her friend at his home located in Wadhon Ka Pir, in the jurisdiction of Market police, here on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Taluka council wants city varsity HYDERABAD, June 23: The taluka city council here on Saturday demanded the establishment of a “city” university in Hyderabad in the wake of increasing population of the city.... HYDERABAD: SHC issues notices to SHO HYDERABAD, June 23: Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Saturday issued notices to the additional advocate-general, Sindh, and SHO, ‘A’ section, Latifabad, on a constitutional petition of Shahjehan, the... HYDERABAD: Supply of polluted water deplored HYDERABAD, June 23: The leaders of the Al-Khidmat group, Hyderabad District Council, have deplored that despite protests by the council members, residents of unit No 4, 5, 10 and 11, Latifabad,... MIRPURKHAS: Suspended MIRPURKHAS, June 23: Hesco authorities have suspended the line superintendent of the Satellite Town sub-division and ordered an inquiry into death of the assistant lineman, Arshad Arain, who died while working... PESHAWAR: Terrorism a hurdle in progress: governor PESHAWAR, June 23: The NWFP Governor, Lt-Gen Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has said that promotion of friendly relations between the government and the press were among the priorities of the government.... PESHAWAR: Sewage treatment plan ready PESHAWAR, June 23: The City Municipal Development Department (CMDD) plans to initiate a sewage treatment project for the waste generated by the Hayatabad township, sources told Dawn.... PESHAWAR: Demolition of century-old prison begins PESHAWAR, June 23: The provincial government has started hastily demolishing the 150-year-old central prison and have problems for prisoners, especially women.... ABBOTTABAD: Loadshedding ABBOTTABAD, June 23: Unannounced loadshedding here has disturbed the life with rising temperature and created problems for the tourists.... ABBOTTABAD: Demand to declare Abbottabad calamity-hit ABBOTTABAD, June 23: Kehal Urban Union Council Nazim Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani has urged the provincial government to declare Abbottabad a calamity-hit area to help farmers affected by the dry weather.... KOHAT: JUI rejects Madressah registration ordinance KOHAT, June 23: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam has rejected the Madressah registration ordinance and demanded of the government to enact strict laws to control the activities of foreign NGOs operating in the... AKORA KHATTAK: Nisar visits Darul Uloom Haqqania AKORA KHATTAK, June 23: Information and Media Development Minister Nisar A. Memon said on Sunday that religious scholars should promote sectarian harmony and religious tolerance....

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