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July 6, 2002 Saturday Rabi-us-Sani 24,1423 KARACHI: Speedy recovery of amount urged: State land transactions KARACHI, July 5: Sindh Governor, Mohammedmian Soomro, has directed prompt, speedy and result-oriented action for the recovery of differential amount under the Sindh State Land (Cancellation of Allotments, Conversion and Exchange)... KARACHI: KESC fails to explain prolonged power cuts KARACHI, July 5: Many more areas of the city suffered prolonged power breakdowns on Friday as the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation remained tight-lipped about the reason for frequent electricity shutdowns.... KARACHI: Two men shot dead, 3 robberies committed KARACHI, July 5: A man was shot dead in his Gulzar-i-Hijri home on Friday morning.... KARACHI: PIA facility for passengers KARACHI, July 5: Passengers without baggage on PIA’s domestic flights will have the facility of “City Check-in” from July 9, 2002, and will be issued boarding passes if travelling within 72... KARACHI: Six cars,12 bikes hijacked KARACHI, July 5: Eighteen vehicles — six cars and 12 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Friday, police sources said.... KARACHI: Pleas against war risk surcharge rejected KARACHI, July 5: The Sindh High Court has dismissed the suits filed by three Pakistani textiles exporters against the various shipping lines pertaining to war risk surcharge, by granting the application... KARACHI: Suicide rate goes up in two years KARACHI, July 5: The suicide rate has gone up considerably over the years primarily because of social and economic pressures.... KARACHI: Minorities seek reserved seats KARACHI, July 5: Speakers at a conference, on Friday, demanded that seats reserved for minority communities in the Parliament under the 1973 Constitution be restored so that the new Parliament represented... KARACHI: BIE to hold special exams for leftover students KARACHI, July 5: The Board of Intermediate Education plans to hold special examinations for about 20 students belonging to the Science group, enrolled at two educational institutions, during the current month,... KARACHI: NGOs protest against gang-rape incident KARACHI, July 5: A protest demonstration was held at Karachi Press Club on Friday against the gang-rape of a young woman on the orders of a Jirga near Multan, and the... KARACHI: Govt to check HR violations KARACHI, July 5: Sindh minister for law, justice and human rights A.Q. Halepoto on Friday said prompt action will be taken in case of any violation of human rights in the... KARACHI: Water pollution KARACHI, July 5: PMA is deeply concerned over the increasing level of potable water pollution in the city.... KARACHI: Psychiatry moot KARACHI, July 5: Pakistan Psychiatric Society and the Psychiatry Department of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre will jointly organize a Psychiatry Symposium on July 7, 2002, at Hotel Pearl-Continental.... KARACHI: KUTS told not to interfere in KU affairs KARACHI, July 5: Vice-Chancellor of Karachi University Prof. Dr. Zafar Saeed Saifi has asked the representatives of the teachers’ body not to interfere in the administrative affairs of the institution.... KARACHI: Ecology to be taught as subject in schools KARACHI, July 5: Pakistan, which has chalked out an elaborate national environment plan, is expecting a 42-million-dollar UNDP assistance for its relevant projects, federal minister for environment Barrister Shahida Jamil said... KARACHI: Popularity of PTI rising, says Imran KARACHI, July 5: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan said on Friday his party will emerge as a strong political force in the October general elections.... KARACHI: No FBI role in Al Qaeda arrests in Karachi: Moin KARACHI, July 5: Interior Minister Moin Uddin Haider has said that with the restructuring of police force, providing them some resources, the police have started producing results and in recent days... KARACHI: Aliens again told to get registered KARACHI, July 5: Interior Minister Moin Uddin Haider on Friday made it clear that all those who came to Pakistan before 1971 and had any proof of having worked somewhere drawing... KARACHI: Cloudy weather KARACHI, July 5: The meteorological department has forecast cloudy weather with chances of drizzle in Karachi and Mekran divisions on Saturday. The maximum temperature in the city is expected between 32... KARACHI: New CS assumes office KARACHI, July 5: Former Sindh chief secretary Javed Ashraf Husain has been posted with immediate effect as secretary affairs of Kashmir, Northern Areas and State and Frontier Division, Islamabad, according to... KARACHI: Govt changed Kashmir policy: PPP leader KARACHI, July 5: The president, Jammu and Kashmir People’s Party, Sardar Khalid Ibrahim, on Friday said oppressive measures by Indian government to crush the liberation struggle of Kashmiri people will have... KARACHI: Jamshed Town budget KARACHI, July 5: The Jamshed Town Council, on Friday, approved its Rs263 million budget for 2002-2003, after a detailed debate at its session held under the chairmanship of Naib Nazim and... HYDERABAD: Defence prays for acquittal of Omar Sheikh HYDERABAD, July 5: Abdul Waheed Katpar, the counsel for Omar Sheikh, the principal accused in the Daniel Pearl kidnapping and murder case,... HYDERABAD: Retrenchment of sugar industry workers decried HYDERABAD, July 5: The Sindh Sugar Mills Trade Unions Federation (SSMTUF) has expressed concern over the large scale unemployment in the Sindh sugar industry and withdrawal of facilities to its employees.... HYDERABAD: Rally wants arrest of rape accused HYDERABAD, July 5: Some activists of the Shabab-e-Milli staged a protest demonstration outside the press club on Friday against the rape of a poor girl in Meerwala, Multan, and a scheduled... HYDERABAD: SNP men observe hunger strike HYDERABAD, July 5: A large number of Sindh National Party (SNP) activists staged token hunger strike outside the Hyderabad Press Club on Friday to protest against the arrest of party activists,... HYDERABAD: Anti-hepatitis drive HYDERABAD, July 5: The Al-Khidmat Foundation, Hyder-abad, announced on Thursday that it is launching an anti-hepatitis campaign here on July 6 and 7.... PESHAWAR: Judicial inquiry into Omar’s death demanded PESHAWAR, July 5: Speakers at a condolence reference on Friday paid rich tribute to late Omar Asghar Khan, chief of Qaumi Jamhoori Party, and held the government responsible for his mysterious... PESHAWAR: Smuggling of petrol from Afghanistan on the rise PESHAWAR, July 5: Petrol smuggling from Afghanistan to Pakistan is increasing day by day after the government revised upwardly fuel prices recently.... PESHAWAR: Drive against power theft PESHAWAR, July 5: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company is trying to check power theft and to overcome the overloading by load management in the places where the transformers have become out... NOWSHERA: Transporters protest increase in toll tax NOWSHERA, July 5: The police arrested three transporters as they blocked the road for all kinds of traffic in protest against the 300 per cent increase in the toll tax on... PESHAWAR: Sherpao asked not to use PPP’s name PESHAWAR, July 5: The provincial president of Pakistan People’s Party, Khwaja Mohammad Khan Hoti, has served a legal notice on former NWFP chief minister and chief of PPP (Sherpao), Aftab Sherpao,... PESHAWAR: Pollution in Saddar PESHAWAR, July 5: There are piles of garbage everywhere in the streets of main Saddar Market, and the connecting Jinnah Street, Gora Bazaar and Shafi Market, which are already very congested,... PESHAWAR: Nadra plans campaign PESHAWAR, July 5: National Database and Registration Authority will soon launch a campaign to issue computerized national identity cards (CNIC) to all the youth between 18 and 21 years of age....

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