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July 12, 2002 Friday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1, 1423 KARACHI: Demolition halted as boy’s death leads to riots: Lyari Expressway operation KARACHI, July 11: The City Government, on Thursday, temporarily suspended the demolition operation of residential and commercial units on the Lyari riverbed in Pak Colony after riots broke out after a... KARACHI: Women’s role vital to check population growth: World Population Day observed KARACHI, July 11: Speakers at a symposium on Thursday said eight children were born every minute and two people died in the same time making a net increase of six people... KARACHI: Drive against stray dogs KARACHI, July 11: Keeping in view the threats to public health in case of monsoon rains, the health department of the city government has launched a programme which includes emergency measures,... KARACHI: Three men commit suicide KARACHI, July 11: Three men committed suicide in the city on Thursday.... KARACHI: Five cars, ten bikes hijacked KARACHI, July 11: Fifteen vehicles — five cars and 10 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Thursday, police sources said.... KARACHI: Surveillance cameras to be installed soon KARACHI, July 11: Police have finalized plans for the installation of ‘surveillance cameras’ at important points in the city to control crime and to regulate traffic.... KARACHI: 19 graduates awarded Master’s degrees: 7th KINPOE convocation KARACHI, July 11: A batch of 19 graduates were conferred the degree of Master of Engineering in Nuclear Power at the 7th convocation of the Kanupp Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering... KARACHI: Hawkesbay plots on agreed prices KARACHI, July 11: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro instructed the Housing and Town Planning department on Thursday to begin issuing forms and other documents to journalists for the allotment of residential plots... KARACHI: Integrated efforts on to check population growth KARACHI, July 11: Sindh health and population welfare minister, Maj-Gen Ahsan Ahmad has assured that integrated efforts are underway at the federal and provincial levels to effectively check the population growth... KARACHI: BDS exams schedule KARACHI, July 11: The examination department of Hamdard University, on Thursday, announced the revised schedule of Third Professional, Bachelor of Dental Surgery (Theory and Practical) Annual Examination 2002.... KARACHI: Polythene bags banned in Zoo KARACHI, July 11: The Karachi zoo administration has decided to ban, from August 1, polythene bags in the premises of the zoo to protect environment and the animals, a zoo official... KARACHI: Waiver package costs KESC Rs250m KARACHI, July 11: A waiver package announced by President Gen Pervez Musharraf to enlist public support for the April 30 referendum has cost Rs250 million to the Karachi Electric Supply Cooperation.... KARACHI: Film show KARACHI, July 11: A second film show for special children in a cinema hall will be held on July 13. Special children belonging to different institutes of the city will view... KARACHI: Sharp decline in govt school enrolments KARACHI, July 11: Owing to lack of sincere efforts by the Sindh Education Department, enrolment in government-run schools in all the four towns of the defunct district central — Laiquatabad, Gulberg,... KARACHI: High Court restrains KUTS from protest KARACHI, July 11: Justice Ataur Rahman of the Sindh High Court has ordered the parties to maintain status quo until the next date of hearing when a petition of Karachi University,... KARACHI: Former MNA’s wife granted bail KARACHI, July 11: The Sindh High Court ordered on Thursday to release on bail appellant Farida Memon, wife of a former PPP MNA and a former secretary- general of the United... KARACHI: High Court restores Indus Bank’s licence KARACHI, July 11: A division bench of the Sindh High Court restored on Thursday the licence of the Indus Bank Limited (IBL) by setting aside the order of the Governor of... KARACHI: Anti-polio drive in high-risk areas from 25th KARACHI, July 11: A meeting of the provincial communication committee for EPI acceleration and polio eradication in Sindh was held at the EPI provincial headquarter here this afternoon. Project director EPI... KARACHI: Charges framed in kidnapping case KARACHI, July 11: In the case of kidnapping of Chinese nationals for ransom, Judge Abdul Ghafoor Memon of the anti-terrorism court No 2 framed charges on Thursday against a cotton exporter... KARACHI: Nine held with forged travel documents KARACHI, July 11: The FIA, Immigration, on Thursday arrested nine persons for their attempt to leave the country on forged travel documents.... KARACHI: Moot on higher education KARACHI, July 11: The Higher Education Commission Ordinance (HECO) will focus on improvement of standard education and revision of curricula to create its relevance with national deeds and poverty alleviation, besides... KARACHI: Symposium on thalassaemia KARACHI, July 11: The Department of Hematology at Liaquat National Hospital, in collaboration with Bismillah Taqee Blood Disease Centre, plans to hold a National Symposium on Comprehensive Management of Thalassaemia here... KARACHI: Discussion on rural migration KARACHI, July 11: The National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) held a panel discussion on “Unchecked Migration from Rural to Urban Areas” for the participants of the specialized course in teaching... HYDERABAD: Harassment: inquiry against SHO ordered HYDERABAD, July 11: The District and sessions judge (DSJ), Hyderabad, Parkash Lal M. Ambwani, who is also the director of the Human Rights Board, has directed the AIG, Hyderabad region police,... HYDERABAD: MMA demands new election commissioner HYDERABAD, July 11: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has called upon the government not to tinker with the constitution, hold fair, transparent and impartial elections and leave the constitutional amendments to elected... HYDERABAD: Accused granted pre-arrest bail in rape case HYDERABAD, July 11: The fourth additional district judge here on Thursday granted interim pre-arrest bail to the accused, Yamin Rajput, in the rape case of a Kolhi girl, Meeran, for a... HYDERABAD: Positions holders want end to coaching culture HYDERABAD, July 11: The students, who grabbed top positions in the SSC part-II, science group, annual examination, here on Wednesday criticized the culture of coaching centres and said it had affected... HYDERABAD: Nazim orders removal of encroachments HYDERABAD, July 11: Hyderabad City Taluka Nazim Moinuddin Shaikh here on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over the sanitary conditions at the Holmstead Hall where water was overflowing from drains.... HYDERABAD: SSC-II suppl exams HYDERABAD, July 11: Examination forms for the SSC part-II (class-X), science and general groups, supplementary examination from the failed candidates of annual examination 2002 will be accepted by the BISE, Hyderabad,... HYDERABAD: Protest against Benazir’s conviction HYDERABAD, July 11: A large number of activists of the PPP, Women Wing, brought out a protest rally from the city office of the party here on Thursday against the conviction... HYDERABAD: JI rally flays Kashmir policy HYDERABAD, July 11: A large number of the Jamaat-i-Islami women wing activists here on Thursday staged a march to express solidarity with the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir.... SUKKUR: Three killed SUKKUR, July 11: Three persons were killed in separate incidents in Ghotki and Shikarpur on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: PHC orders police to produce British girl: Marriage against consent PESHAWAR, July 11: The Peshawar High Court, in a petition filed by the British High Commission, directed Mardan District Police on Thursday to produce a British girl of Pakistani origin before... PESHAWAR: Khyber Alliance wants FCR removed PESHAWAR, July 11: The Khyber Political Alliance (KPA), an all parties united front working against the old administrative system in Khyber agency, has asked the government to immediately hold the local... PESHAWAR: Efforts to expedite reforms discussed PESHAWAR, July 11: A high-level meeting held at the Governor House here on Wednesday, with governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah in the chair, discussed the progress made towards the implementation of... PESHAWAR: Judges’ promotion: review demanded PESHAWAR, July 11: The NWFP government has termed the recent promotions of 34 district and sessions judges to BPS-21 by the Peshawar High Court against the rules and asked the court... PESHAWAR: ANP, PML(QA) to cooperate in polls PESHAWAR, July 11: The Awami National Party and Pakistan Muslim League (QA) leaders on Wednesday agreed to cooperate on issues of common interest, including the elections.... PESHAWAR: 35 Taliban supporters granted bail PESHAWAR, July 11: A court on Thursday granted bail to 35 people who were arrested on their return from Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: ‘Allama Iqbal could not speak Persian’ PESHAWAR, July 11: Dr Mohammad Iqbal, who produced two-thirds of his poetry in Persian language, could not speak a single word of the language which gave him a special place in... PESHAWAR: SPARC slates beating of school student PESHAWAR, July 11: The Society for Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has expressed concern over corporal punishment cases in schools and asked the NWFP government to impose legal...

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