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July 10, 2002 Wednesday Rabi-us-Sani 28,1423 KARACHI: Family robbed of Rs4.6m; suspect shot dead: Seven cars, 11 bikes hijacked KARACHI, July 9: Bandits looted Rs4.6 million from a house in Gulshan-i- Maymar on Tuesday morning.... KARACHI: KWSB owes over Rs400m to KESC KARACHI, July 9: Even after long-drawn-out negotiations, the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) still owes Rs420 million to the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation. ... KARACHI: KTC depots may serve as inter-city bus stands KARACHI, July 9: All illegal inter-city and inter-province bus stands in the city will be removed after the Sindh governor gives his approval to a plan to redevelop the four depots... KARACHI: Three men die in fire at refinery KARACHI, July 9: Three workmen of a contractor died and another was seriously injured in a fire at National Refinery on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Army team KARACHI, July 9: The office of the Army Support Team has shifted to the third floor of the secretariat of the city government at the Civic Centre in Gulshan-i-Iqbal.... KARACHI: Case registered for conspiracy to kill President KARACHI, July 9: Police registered on Tuesday a case against several persons for planning to kill President Pervez Musharraf during his visit to the city in April.... KARACHI: Transporters’ group opposes strike call KARACHI, July 9: The National Transport Ittehad has announced that they will not take part in the transport strike in the city on July 13.... KARACHI: 7m more pushed below poverty line in two years KARACHI, July 9: A latest research report on social development in the country, reveals that during the two years since 1999 about 350000 people have been rendered unemployed, while 7 million... KARACHI: Intermediate course in computer science planned KARACHI, July 9: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, is planning to introduce Intermediate in Computer Science (ICSc) in all the government colleges in the province in collaboration with the Sindh... KARACHI: Report on Auqaf affairs sought KARACHI, July 9: The provincial minister for Auqaf, Mian Abdul Baqi, directed the concerned officials, on Tuesday, to submit a complete report on Auqaf affairs, including details of land and other... KARACHI: Model house at KU planned KARACHI, July 9: A comprehensive framework will be formulated for poverty alleviation with reference to education, water and energy resources in the province, vice-chancellor of Karachi University, Dr Zafar Saeed Saify,... KARACHI: NED exam forms KARACHI, July 9: The NED University has announced that first semester postgraduate diploma in Computer Science and Information Technology supplementary examination 2002 (morning programme) shall commence from July 13.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, July 9: The Met office has forecast partly- cloudy/cloudy weather for Karachi on Wednesday.... KARACHI: KINPOE convocation tomorrow KARACHI, July 9: Sindh Governor and chancellor of NED University Mohammedmian Soomro will be the chief guest at the 7th convocation of KANUPP Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering (KINPOE) here on... KARACHI: Construction of wall to save shrine KARACHI, July 9: The Sindh government is spending Rs 1.8 million on construction of a retaining wall at the shrine of Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi in Clifton, Karachi, to save the... KARACHI: Flu may worsen diabetes KARACHI, July 9: cold, flu, infections, vomiting, diarrhoea and injury may worsen diabetes control, says a report published in the Diabetes Digest issued by the Pakistan Diabetes Association (PDA).... KARACHI: SSUET course KARACHI, July 9: The Sir Syed University on Tuesday announced that last date for admission to Master’s degree programme is July 10, while classes will begin from July 17.... KARACHI: ASH buys essential equipment, needs much more KARACHI, July 9: In a last-minute move, the administration of the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital has saved a major chunk of the hospital’s annual budget from lapsing and procured the much-needed equipment.... KARACHI: Cataract causing blindness in children KARACHI, July 9: Cataract is registered to contribute 15 to 20 per cent of blindness among local children.... KARACHI: SDA says it is striving for provincial autonomy KARACHI, July 9: The Sindh Democratic Alliance (SDA) believes in greater provincial autonomy within the framework of the federation, said Imtiaz Shaikh, member steering committee of the SDA, while speaking to... KARACHI: SHC admits petition against building laws KARACHI, July 9: A petition challenging the Sindh Regulation and Control (Use of Plots and Construction of Buildings) Ordinance, 2002 was on Tuesday admitted for hearing by a division bench of... KARACHI: Trinity Methodist school upgraded KARACHI, July 9: The Bishop of Karachi and Balochistan, Rt. Rev. Sadiq Daniel, on Tuesday said that status of the Trinity Methodist Girls School has been raised to intermediate college.... KARACHI: Town Nazim, councilors go on hunger strike: Water shortage KARACHI, July 9: Perturbed by persisting water shortage in Railway Colony, Haqqani Chowk, and some other parts of Saddar Town, elected representatives of the localities, on Tuesday, went on a fast-unto-death... KARACHI: Bodies on exhumation KARACHI, July 9: For exhumation of dead body, the Sindh health department has constituted committees for various districts.... KARACHI: Cabinet decides to export wheat KARACHI, July 9: The Sindh Cabinet on Monday decided to export 0.1 million tons of wheat in view of better build up of wheat reserves in Sindh.... KARACHI: Govt to fulfil commitment to journalists KARACHI, July 9: The Sindh cabinet has, in principle, agreed that government’s commitment made to the members of Karachi Press Club with regard to allotment of plots in Hawkesbay scheme be... KARACHI: Drought victims to get wheat, not cash KARACHI, July 9: The federal government has directed the ministry of religious affairs and zakat that henceforth it will distribute wheat instead of cash in the drought affected areas of Sindh... KARACHI: Paintings show at Majmua KARACHI, July 9: An exhibition of paintings by Firdous Aziz will open at the Majmua Art Gallery on Wednesday. The exhibition will continue till July 31, open daily from 10am to... HYDERABAD: Benefit of doubt for co-accused sought: ‘Anomalies’ in Pearl case HYDERABAD, July 9: The defence counsel for the co-accused in Daniel Pearl kidnapping and murder case, Rai Basheer Ahmed, prayed to the Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) Judge, Syed Ali Ashraf Shah, here... HYDERABAD: Women hold rally against feudal lords, police excesses HYDERABAD, July 9: A large number of Kolhi tribesmen belonging to Goth Dhallu Kolhi staged a demonstration outside the Hyderabad Press Club on Tuesday to protest against the excesses of the... SUKKUR: More may join Sindh cabinet, says governor SUKKUR, July 9: The Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has hinted that more ministers can be inducted in his cabinet soon.... HYDERABAD: Water theft: growers warned of tough action HYDERABAD, July 9: The irrigation department, Hyderabad, has notified that show-cause notices will be issued to the growers who are stealing water.... HYDERABAD: Altercation disrupts hearing HYDERABAD, July 9: Proceedings of the Daniel Pearl kidnapping and murder case had to be suspended for some time on Tuesday when the chief prosecutor and a defence counsel indulged in... HYDERABAD: Shelving of canal, dam projects urged HYDERABAD, July 9: The working committee of the Sindhi Adabi Sangat (SAS), at a meeting held at Jhok Sharif on Monday, expressed concern over the acute shortage of water in Sindh.... SUKKUR: Sukkur lawyers reject amendments package SUKKUR, July 9: A meeting of the managing committee of the Sindh High Court Bar Association, Sukkur bench, was here on Tuesday.... SANGHAR: Fertilizer demanded SANGHAR, July 9: Farmers of the district have demanded the supply of a fertilizer, ammonium nitrate, which is short in the market for the last two months.... PESHAWAR: Work on Lowari Tunnel to start in August: governor PESHAWAR, July 9: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has disclosed that earth-breaking of the Lowari Tunnel Project will be performed during the next month and President Gen Parvez Musharraf will... PESHAWAR: Computer system for police planned PESHAWAR, July 9: The city police have planned to introduce a computer system to facilitate people to lodge their complaints through emails.... PESHAWAR: NWFP Assembly to have new hall PESHAWAR, July 9: With the increase in the number of Frontier Assembly seats, the provincial government is caught in a dilemma where to convene the inaugural session of the expanded house... PESHAWAR: Prosecutors placed under Home Dept PESHAWAR, July 9: The NWFP government has placed all the public prosecutors in the province under the supervision of the Home and Tribal Affairs Department....

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