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July 18, 2002 Thursday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 7, 1423 KARACHI: Prolonged power cuts continue in many areas KARACHI, July 17: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) may have stopped loadshedding on Wednesday but many areas continued to suffer power breakdowns.... KARACHI: Convicts file joint appeal in SHC: Pearl murder case KARACHI, July 17: The three co-accused of Ahmed Omar Saeed Shaikh, who were given life term for complicity in the kidnapping and murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, filed a joint... KARACHI: Robber shot dead by people KARACHI, July 17: Residents of Al-Falah shot dead a robber on Wednesday evening, as the police allegedly showed a slackness on their part in responding to an emergency call from the... KARACHI: Game of pre-poll manoeuvring goes on KARACHI, July 17: With a general election approaching, the establishment is again attempting to get desired results, for once again it is in the business of forming anti-PPP and PML(N) alliances... KARACHI: Metro service increases fare KARACHI, July 17: The Metro Bus Service has increased its fare by Rs1.... KARACHI: Six cars, 15 bikes hijacked KARACHI, July 17: As many as 21 vehicles — six cars and 15 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Wednesday, police sources said.... KARACHI: Qatar Hospital eye department inaugurated KARACHI, July 17: Sindh governor Mohammedmian Soomro on Wednesday inaugurated the upgraded eye department of Qatar Hospital.... KARACHI: NHA blasted for sitting on design: Lyari Expressway KARACHI, July 17: Representatives of community-based organizations and NGOs have criticized the National Highway Authority for not exhibiting the design of the proposed Lyari Expressway project to the public despite its... KARACHI: Need for law to protect consumers highlighted KARACHI, July 17: Provincial ombudsman, Haziq-ul- Khairi, has said that the country has no law regarding consumer protection in line with the international convention. “ Instead there are monopoly control laws... KARACHI: Teachers want probe into KU affairs KARACHI, July 17: Maintaining that atmosphere at the University of Karachi is tense and the vice-chancellor has failed to ensure justice in their case, teachers of the university on Wednesday urged... KARACHI: Ombudsman for levy on parking KARACHI, July 17: Ombudsman Sindh, Justice (rtd) Haziq-ul- Kairi has said that every one living in Karachi should help the city government generate funds.... KARACHI: Early completion of hospital ordered KARACHI, July 17: The DCO of Karachi, Shafiqur Rehman Paracha, has told the officials concerned to expedite the completion of the under-construction Child-Mother Hospital in New Karachi so that the need... KARACHI: Over 1,100 disciplinary cases pending KARACHI, July 17: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has taken a serious note of the fact that hundreds of disciplinary cases against the provincial government employees are pending for a long time.... KARACHI: Razi stresses unity among Muslims KARACHI, July 17: Sindh Minister for Religious Affairs Maulana Wali Razi on Wednesday urged the Muslims to follow the Seerat of the Holy Prophet Muhammed (PBUH).... KARACHI: Date extended KARACHI, July 17: The University of Karachi on Tuesday announced to extend the date for submission of admission forms for Health Psychology course up to July 25. Final list of students... KARACHI: Nipa course KARACHI, July 17: The 74th advanced course in public sector management will be held from August 5 at Nipa. Twenty-six grade-19 officers nominated for the course belonging to various cadre of... KARACHI: SC fines registrar for contempt of court KARACHI, July 17: Mohammed Sadiq Leghari, registrar of High Court of Sindh, was sentenced and fined on charge of contempt of court by a bench of Supreme Court, comprising Justice Syed... KARACHI: City Council opposes Sindh govt’s interference KARACHI, July 17: The city council on the second day of its post-budget session approved a resolution denouncing the interference by provincial education department in the affairs of colleges devolved to... KARACHI: Alleged attackers produced in court KARACHI, July 17: Two accused who allegedly masterminded a plan of attack on President General Pervez Musharraf’s motorcade were on Wednesday produced before judicial magistrate Malir-V, Karachi.... KARACHI: Concerted efforts urged for eradication of poverty KARACHI, July 17: Sindh minister for finance, planning and development, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, has stressed the need for undertaking concerted efforts to eradicate poverty.... KARACHI: Recruitment of technicians in army KARACHI, July 17: A written test for enrolment for technicians in the Corps of Signals, Electrical Mechanical Engineering (EME) and Aviation of the Pakistan army will be held on July 20... KARACHI: Preparations for intra-party elections begin KARACHI, July 17: The politico-religious parties and alliances in the country have started preparations for holding intra-party elections to qualify for the October general elections.... KARACHI: Pre-poll transfer of officials begins KARACHI, July 17: The effort to figure out strength of politicians, parties and their grading in Sindh has now entered the bureaucratic circle as the provincial government has started reshuffling of... KARACHI: PPP (SB) to contest elections KARACHI, July 17: The provincial cabinet of Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto) has decided to contest the October elections in Sindh.... KARACHI: Drizzle forecast KARACHI, July 17: The Met department has forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of drizzle for the city on Thursday. The maximum temperature is expected to remain between 31 and 33... KARACHI: Two women arrested for child trafficking KARACHI, July 17: The FIA Immigration Karachi Airport has arrested two women involved in the smuggling of children to Dubai for camel race.... KARACHI: HU exams KARACHI, July 17: The Hamdard University on Wednesday announced a revised schedule of final professional MBBS examinations.... KARACHI: Date extended KARACHI, July 17: Karachi University’s Department of Psychology has extended the last date for submission of admission form for forensic psychology up to July 25.—APP... HYDERABAD: Crackdown on Wasa defaulters begins today HYDERABAD, July 17: The recovery coordinator, Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa), Hyderabad Development Authority, notified here on Wednesday that a crackdown would be launched on the defaulters from July 18.... HYDERABAD: JSQM activists rally for party chief’s release HYDERABAD, July 17: A large number of students of the Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, belonging to the Jeay Sindh Students Federation (JSSF), on Wednesday took out a rally and staged... HYDERABAD: Disabled rape victim identifies accused HYDERABAD, July 17: The sixth extra-joint civil judge, Hyderabad, Ali Ahmed Jan, on Wednesday allowed a deaf and dumb teenaged girl, Ms ‘S’, to go with her parents after recording her... HYDERABAD: PWD workers’ demo HYDERABAD, July 17: About a dozen employees of the Population Welfare Department (PWD), under the aegis of the All Pakistan Clerks Association (Apca), staged a protest demonstration outside the press club... HYDERABAD: Shopkeepers fed up with lethargy: Road carpeting due for six months HYDERABAD, July 17: Shopkeepers of Lajpat Road have expressed their grave concern over the inordinate delay in the repair of the road and appealed to the City Nazim to prevail upon... HYDERABAD: Hijacked oil tanker, hostages rescued HYDERABAD, July 17: Unknown highwaymen hijacked an oil tanker, with its driver and a cleaner, but police engaged the outlaws in an encounter and rescued them on Tuesday night.... HYDERABAD: Semester exams HYDERABAD, July 17: The university of Sindh, has announced that the semester examinations 2001 would be held in August at the College of Modern Sciences, Latifabad, and the Institute of Modern... PESHAWAR: Murder accused gets death sentence PESHAWAR, July 17: The court of additional district and sessions judge on Wednesday found an accused of killing a young woman and sentenced him to death.... PESHAWAR: ANP refuses to hold party elections PESHAWAR, July 17: Rejecting the constitutional packages unveiled by the military government, the Awami National Party (ANP) has refused to hold fresh party elections.... PESHAWAR: West distorting image of seminaries: Qazi PESHAWAR, July 17: Amir Jamaat-i-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmad has criticized the role of western media, saying that it was distorting the image of religious institutions across the world.... PESHAWAR: Rs200m budget for Town III PESHAWAR, July 17: The Town-III of the Peshawar City District on Wednesday presented a budget of Rs200m receipts, showing a surplus of over Rs1m as total expenditure during the 2002-03 has... PESHAWAR: Cop suspended for taking bribe PESHAWAR, July 17: The city police has initiated departmental enquiry against a head constable who was suspended after allegedly taking bribe from a contractor and falsely implicating an aged man and...

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