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July 3, 2002 Wednesday Rabi-us-Sani 21,1423 KARACHI: Two more ‘most wanted’ men arrested KARACHI, July 2: Two more of the nine ‘most wanted’ men have been picked up by the law enforcement agencies, raising the number of such detained suspects to four.... KARACHI: LDA and MDA yet to be fully devolved KARACHI, July 2: Despite the fact that Malir Development Authority and Lyari Development Authority have failed to complete a single housing project since their commencement in 1993, the city government has... KARACHI: Criminal shoots constable to death KARACHI, July 2: A policeman was shot dead and a wanted man injured in an encounter with police off Super Highway on Tuesday evening.... KARACHI: Roads closed on eve of US national day KARACHI, July 2: Sindh police has been placed on red alert and the roads leading to the US consulate and the residence of the US Consul-General will be closed for vehicular... KARACHI: Man suffers heart attack in PS KARACHI, July 2: An elderly man suffered a heart attack in a police station on Tuesday when policemen allegedly harassed and abused him on a civil matter pending in a court... KARACHI: Order reserved in Al-Rasheed case KARACHI, July 2: Judgment in the case of freezing of accounts of Al-Rasheed Trust, on the premise of its alleged involvement in terrorist activities, was reserved by a division bench of... KARACHI: Moosa Colony to get water supply within three days KARACHI, July 2: Development works have started for supply of water to katchi abadis in the limits of Gulberg Town and Shafiq and Moosa colonies will be supplied water within three... KARACHI: SEPA monitors Indus water quality KARACHI, July 2: As part of its surface water quality monitoring programme, the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency has started collecting samples from different parts of the province for detailed analysis.... KARACHI: Charged parking in more areas KARACHI, July 2: The city government has encompassed more areas for charged parking which started from July 1.... KARACHI: Bridge at Teen Hatti still under repair KARACHI, July 2: The bridge over Lyari river’s section at Teen Hatti, connecting Liaquatabad, Federal “B” Area, Shahrah-i- Pakistan, Superhighway and several other localities with downtown through busy Jahangir Road continues... KARACHI: Emergency steps for rains reviewed KARACHI, July 2: The steps taken to meet any emergency during rains in 18 Towns of the city were reviewed at a meeting held under the chairmanship of DCO Karachi Shafiqur... KARACHI: Service plan for specialists urged KARACHI, July 2: The provincial minister for health and population welfare, Ahsan Ahmed, has directed the director general of Health Services, Sindh, to formulate an integrated service structure regarding promotion of... KARACHI: KU bans non-academic activities KARACHI, July 2: A ban has been imposed on all non-academic activities of the students within the limits of Karachi University from July 16 to October 31.... KARACHI: No increase in board exam fees KARACHI, July 2: There has been no increase in the examination fees in the budget of the Board of Secondary Education Karachi for the fiscal year 2002-03.... KARACHI: Ikebana festival KARACHI, July 2: A grand Ikebana festival on the theme of peace and friendship will be organized in a local hotel on July 6 to mark the golden jubilee anniversary of... KARACHI: B-Tech course KARACHI, July 2: The provincial coordinator, technical education, has announced that candidates having qualification of Diploma of Associate Engineers in civil/electrical and mechanical technologies may apply for admissions to B-Tech (pass)... KARACHI: UNDP for role of NGOs in environmental projects KARACHI, July 2: The UNDP has proposed to the Sindh government to involve local communities, NGOs, CBOs in the projects of the National Environmental Action Plan Support Programme in the province.... KARACHI: Govt forcing petitioner to withdraw petition: Case against charged parking KARACHI, July 2: While the petition challenging the notification concerning levy of parking fee for vehicles outside Uzma Arcade, Sasi Arcade and Marine Point situated in Block-7, Main Clifton Road, is... KARACHI: Govt earmarks Rs110m for science, IT development KARACHI, July 2: The Sindh government has set aside a sum of Rs110 million for the approved as well as unapproved schemes for promotion of science and information technology in the... KARACHI: Printers of fake documents arrested KARACHI, July 2: The Anti-Car Lifting Cell raided a printing press in Al-Karam Square and took into custody owner of the press along with five other persons involved in printing fake... KARACHI: Police told to recover girl within two days KARACHI, July 2: It is a matter of shame for all agencies responsible for law-enforcement that they could not find a girl missing for a week, observed a division bench of... KARACHI: Muttahida slams UBL privatization process KARACHI, July 2: Muttahida Qaumi Movement, on Tuesday, criticized the procedure of privatization of United Bank Limited by the government.... KARACHI: Provincial autonomy demanded KARACHI, July 2: Muhajir Qaumi Movement chief Afaq Ahmed has said his party wanted to see the province of Sindh as an integrated part of Pakistan.... KARACHI: Cloudy weather KARACHI, July 2: The Met department has forecast cloudy or partly cloudy weather with chances of drizzle in the city on Wednesday. The maximum temperature is expected to remain between 32... KARACHI: List of cases against Akram Lahori released KARACHI, July 2: The police has released a list of some 33 cases registered against Mohammad Ajmal alias Akram Lahori in different police stations of the city. Details have also come... HYDERABAD: Hesco to remove extra meters from shops HYDERABAD, July 2: The Chief Executive of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco), Brig Tariq Arshad, has expressed the hope that the company will be able to nab power-thieves with the cooperation... HYDERABAD: SWC set to launch signature drive: ‘Plunder’ of Sindh water share HYDERABAD, July 2: The Sindh Water Committee (SWC), headed by the chief of Awami Tehrik, Rasool Bux Palejo, here on Monday released to the Press copies of ‘National Oath of the... HYDERABAD: Lifting of ban on fishing demanded HYDERABAD, July 2: A large number of fishermen, with their family members, here on Tuesday staged a demonstration near Ghulam Muhammad Barrage, on the bank of Indus river, and a three-hour... HYDERABAD: Woman councillor accused of extortion, cheating HYDERABAD, July 2: The Nazim of Taluka City Council, Haji Moiunuddin Sheikh, has ordered an inquiry against a woman councillor, Naseem Bano, for alleged extortion.... HYDERABAD: Tax recovery from growers resented HYDERABAD, July 2: The chairman of the Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party, Dr Qadir Magsi, has deplored that instead of declaring entire province of Sindh a calamity-hit area and exempting growers from... HYDERABAD: Amendment package rejected HYDERABAD, July 2: The officer bearers of the Awami National Party, Sindh, have rejected the proposed constitutional amendment package and political parties order.... HYDERABAD: Transporters agree to pay parking fees HYDERABAD, July 2: An agreement over the payment of parking fees was reached at a meeting between the goods transporters and the Taluka administration, Hyderabad city, on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Privatization of colleges decried HYDERABAD, July 2: Various students’ organizations, at a joint meeting held here on Monday, condemned the proposed denationalization of 18 colleges and 412 schools of the province and opposed the inordinate... HYDERABAD: SPSF-SB stages hunger strike HYDERABAD, July 2: The activists of the SPSF (SB) and the youth wing of the party observed a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: SAU admission HYDERABAD, July 2: The Sindh Agriculture University authorities, announced that admissions to first-term MSc and ME would remain open on payment of regular fee from July 4 to July 15, and... PESHAWAR: Court admits revision plea of 3-year-old boy PESHAWAR, July 2: A local court on Monday admitted for hearing a revision petition filed on behalf of a minor boy who had been convicted and fined Rs3,000 for pelting stones... PESHAWAR: FBI commanding local troops: Fazl PESHAWAR, July 2: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has claimed that the Pakistan army troops are being used against local tribesmen in Waziristan on the pretext of tracking down the... PESHAWAR: JI seeks local bodies elections in Fata PESHAWAR, July 2: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Khyber Agency, has asked the government to introduce reforms in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and hold local bodies elections in all agencies.... PESHAWAR: Importance of vote stressed PESHAWAR, July 2: Participants of a consultative workshop on Tuesday stressed upon the media and NGOs to spread awareness about the importance of vote.... PESHAWAR: NWFP govt staff strength reduced PESHAWAR, July 2: The restructuring of departments, rationalisation of staff, redesignation of posts and redeployment of employees during 2001-02 helped reduced the size of the NWFP government to 274,261 employees from... PESHAWAR: Govt doctors doing private practice: SDS PESHAWAR, July 2: The Specialist Doctors Society (SDS) has alleged that 98 per cent of the consultants have been running their clinics along with the institution-based practice (IBP) in the state-run... PESHAWAR: Change of guards at Torkham PESHAWAR, July 2: Afghan government troops replaced the guards belonging to various warring factions and the Taliban at the Torkham border, and made tight arrangements around the gate on Monday.... PESHAWAR: 72 to be tried by drug court PESHAWAR, July 2: The NWFP Drug Quality Board has approved sending cases against 72 people involved in sale and manufacturing of substandard and unregistered medicines to the drug court, a health department official said on... PESHAWAR: Peshawar varsity library revamped PESHAWAR, July 2: Central library building of Peshawar University had been revamped at a cost of Rs4.5 million with 105 seats on all its three floors, said Vice-chancellor Syed Zulfiqar Hussain...

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