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June 25, 2002 Tuesday Rabi-us-Sani 13, 1423 KARACHI: Police shoot two alleged bandits to death: 11 cars 2 bikes hijacked KARACHI, June 24: Police shot two alleged car hijackers to death in Delhi Mercantile Society on Monday night, in what they claimed an encounter.... KARACHI: Experts for detailed tests before appendix surgery KARACHI, June 24: The practice of removing the appendix of those patients who do not need surgery is quite prevalent in private hospitals.... KARACHI: BA results announced after seven months KARACHI, June 24: After a gap of at least 7 months, the Karachi University, on Monday, announced the results of BA Part- II (Regular and External) Annual Examinations 2001, with a... KARACHI: Govt trying to solve water shortage problem KARACHI, June 24: City Nazim, Naimatullah Khan, has said that he has met the Nazims and Naib Nazims of Towns and Union Councils, along with the KWSB officials as per resolutions... KARACHI: Four held for drug smuggling KARACHI, June 24: The Customs authorities on Monday arrested a Pakistani and three foreigners, including a Chinese woman, for their alleged involvement in smuggling of contraband drugs following recovery of more... KARACHI: 3 held in credit card fraud case KARACHI, June 24: The FIA Commercial Banking Circle on Monday arrested three suspects for their alleged involvement in a credit card fraud case and recovered security data of over 50 such... KARACHI: Power shutdowns continue in many areas KARACHI, June 24: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation failed to supply, once again, uninterrupted electricity to people on Monday.... KARACHI: 300 college teachers receive training: Course on skill development KARACHI, June 24: A four-week specialized course in “Teaching Skills Development” for newly-appointed lecturers at government colleges in the province got underway at the National Institute of Public Administration on Monday.... KARACHI: PPP opposes privatization of KESC KARACHI, June 24: The Pakistan People’s Party has opposed the privatization of the KESC and has called for building new power plants and giving meters free of cost and lifting ban... KARACHI: Education gets Rs18bn in Sindh budget KARACHI, June 24: Top priority has been accorded to education in the provincial budget for the fiscal 2002-03, and the allocation under this head has been enhanced from Rs14 billion to... KARACHI: Students to be involved in burns centre construction KARACHI, June 24: The president, Friends of Burns Centre, Civil Hospital Karachi, Abdullah Feroze, and vice-president Arjumand Qazi, called on Sindh health minister Ehsan Ahmad on Monday and apprised him of... KARACHI: Centre for drug addicts opens KARACHI, June 24: A 20-bed treatment centre known as “New Horizon Care Centre” has been established by Pakistan Chemicals and Dyes Merchants Association at B-17, Block-1, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, for the free-of-cost treatment... KARACHI: Free eye camp KARACHI, June 24: DG Rangers, Maj-Gen Salahuddin, will inaugurate a two-day free eye camp at the Sindh Government Hospital in North Karachi on June 26.... KARACHI: Stipends for artists KARACHI, June 24: The Culture and Tourism Department, Sindh government, has released the fourth instalment of stipends for the year 2001-2002 for artists, writers and poets.... KARACHI: Tribunal camp KARACHI, June 24: The chairman/judge of the Appellate Tribunal Local Councils, Sindh, Syed Hasan Shah Bukhari, will visit Hyderabad to hear appeals pertaining to local councils of Hyderabad district on June... KARACHI: Seniority list KARACHI, June 24: The Sindh government has issued the seniority list of officers of Ex-PCS (Executive Branch) Service, BS-17, as on June 10, 2002, for the information of all concerned.—PPI... KARACHI: SHC issues show cause to police in illegal detention case KARACHI, June 24: A division bench of the Sindh High Court ordered on Monday the DSP Mauripur and the SHO of Mauripur police station to show cause why cases of unlawful... HYDERABAD: Measures to improve irrigation discussed HYDERABAD, June 24: The Indus Water Council, in collaboration with the Sindh Agro Journalists and the Indus Network of Stakeholders, held a consultative meeting at the press club here on Sunday... HYDERABAD: Shopkeeper accuses SHO of harassment HYDERABAD, June 24: A shopkeeper of the Cantonment Shopping Centre, Pathan Colony, Pir Mohammed, son of Haji Sher Gul, accused the SHO, Cantonment police station, Rao Nazim, of harassment and appealed... HYDERABAD: SSC-II results announced HYDERABAD, June 24: The controller of examinations, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Hyderabad, announced the results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Part II (Class X) general group... HYDERABAD: Cable operators observe strike HYDERABAD, June 24: The cable operators of Hyderabad city are observing a strike since Sunday evening following closure of Indian TV channels under directives of police.... DADU: Committees to check water theft proposed DADU, June 24: Sindh Irrigation Secretary Mir Mohammad Parhiar has directed engineers of the irrigation department to constitute vigilance committees to stop water theft and ensure judicious distribution of water.... THATTA: Water brings Jubilations to Thatta THATTA, June 24: The much-sought-after irrigation water finally touched the distributaries of this district after more than four years prompted jubilations among thousands of people here on Monday.... KHAIRPUR: Demo against detection bills KHAIRPUR, June 24: Electricity consumers continued their protest for the third consecutive day here on Monday against detection bills and the installation of crystal meters.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: 11 Nazims walk out of DC session NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, June 24: Eleven Nazims of the Awam Dost Panel staged a walk out at a meeting of the district council, Naushahro Feroze, on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Restoration of power may take 10 days: Wapda suffers Rs10m loss PESHAWAR, June 24: Although power supply has been restored in many parts of the city and province, but it will take seven to ten days to repair the distribution system... PESHAWAR: Urology ward’s shifting to affect patients PESHAWAR, June 24: The government’s plan to shift the nephrology and urology units of the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) and nephrology ward of Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH)  to Hayatabad Medical Complex... PESHAWAR: Completion of uplift schemes ordered PESHAWAR, June 24: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has directed all departments, specially those providing utility services to the people, to be more responsive and extend cooperation to the agencies... PESHAWAR: FM-101 starts transmissions in Peshawar PESHAWAR, June 24: Singers on the occasion of the launching ceremony of FM-101 channel from the Peshawar Centre enthralled a big audience here on Sunday night.... PESHAWAR: Appointments of 28 civil judges challenged PESHAWAR, June 24: A woman lawyer has challenged in the Peshawar High Court the recent appointments of 28 civil judges-cum-judicial magistrates by the high court.... PESHAWAR: PTCL special package PESHAWAR, June 24: The PTCL, Northern Region-I, has asked the people to avail the facility of telephone connections within 48 hours through a special package which will continue till the end... PESHAWAR: Teenager gets 2-year jail term PESHAWAR, June 24: A juvenile court here on Monday sentenced a teenager to two-year imprisonment and fined him Rs20,000 for drug pushing....

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