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July 24, 2002 Wednesday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 13,1423 KARACHI: Police shoot suspected bandit to death KARACHI, July 23: Police shot dead a suspected bandit in Nazimabad police limits on Tuesday, in what they claimed an encounter.... KARACHI: Disability aids become unaffordable KARACHI, July 23: The disabled find that artificial limbs or prosthesis available in the market are getting more and more costly. Mohammad Ayub, a clerk who fell off from a moving... KARACHI: Turbid water being supplied to many areas KARACHI, July 23: Various parts of the city have been getting muddy water for a fortnight.... KARACHI: Line fault forces loadshedding KARACHI, July 23: Due to a fault in the power supply system from Wapda to the KESC, the corporation was compelled to exercise loadshedding in the night hours on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims two lives KARACHI, July 23: A young girl and a man fell victim to reckless driving in the city on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Recent transfers amount to pre-poll rigging KARACHI, July 23: Transfers and postings on a large scale soon after the promotion of K.B. Rind to the office of Sindh chief secretary has given a jolt to the administrative... KARACHI: Operation at Lyari Expressway reviewed KARACHI, July 23: The committee set up by the city council on Lyari Expressway decided that all affectees of the expressway would be given compensation and alternative plots prior to demolition... KARACHI: ASH patients suffer for want of facilities KARACHI, July 23: In the absence of adequate medical facilities at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, the poor patients are highly dependent on NGOs and philanthropists for their treatment.... KARACHI: Alumni works at V.M. Art KARACHI, July 23: An exhibition of artwork by alumni of Karachi School of Art opens at the V.M. Art Gallery on Wednesday at 7pm.... KARACHI: Survey of technical institutes planned KARACHI, July 23: The Sindh Bureau of Statistics has empowered the Sindh manpower and training department to conduct a detailed survey of all technical and vocational training institutes and industrial establishment... KARACHI: Babies living in apartments vulnerable to rickets KARACHI, July 23: Paediatricians in Karachi have warned parents about the increased risk to their kids of falling victims to rickets caused due to lack of adequate exposure to sunlight.... KARACHI: Seven colleges to receive awards KARACHI, July 23: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, will award cash prizes as well as shields and certificates to the principals of seven best colleges in August.... KARACHI: BIEK relaxes domicile rule KARACHI, July 23: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has relaxed the condition of submission of permanent residence certificate (PRC), domicile or national identity card of Karachi for those students... KARACHI: 3,700 apply for 49 posts in BSE KARACHI, July 23: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, has received about 3,700 job applications against 49 posts of different grades, which were advertised in May.... KARACHI: Proficiency in English must for promotion of KU teachers KARACHI, July 23: The syndicate of the University of Karachi has approved all the recommendations of a sub-committee, according to which having command of English language will be a prerequisite for... KARACHI: PPP decides to contest October elections KARACHI, July 23: The Pakistan People’s Party has said it will participate in the October general elections in all circumstances to foil the government’s objectives to keep the party and its... KARACHI: Man awarded three years’ RI for rape KARACHI, July 23: An additional district and sessions judge, South, Farooq Ali Channa, sentenced on Tuesday a rapist to three years’ rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs,5000.... KARACHI: Police set up free medical camp KARACHI, July 23: Police on Tuesday set up a free medical camp at Firdous Colony, Nazimabad, for general public in connection with the polio day.... KARACHI: Harkat activists remanded KARACHI, July 23: Justice Shabbir Ahmed of the Sindh High Court, who is also the administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts at Karachi, remanded on Tuesday two activists of the Harkatul... KARACHI: Media committee constituted KARACHI, July 23: The Sindh government has constituted a 4- member media committee to be headed by the Sindh home secretary as conveyor, the Sindh secretary Information as secretary/ member and... KARACHI: Powers to approve building plans KARACHI, July 23: Chief controller of buildings, Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA), Brig Zafar Ahmed Malik (retired), has delegated powers to controller of buildings Syed Zafar Ali Qadri for approving plans... KARACHI: Complaint cell at CPO KARACHI, July 23: A complaint centre was established on Tuesday at Central Police Office to receive public complaints against the police.... HYDERABAD: Arrest of SB man with Rs2m tag disclosed HYDERABAD, July 23: The Bhitai Nagar police on late Monday night brought the arrest of PPP-SB Sindh Council member, Abdul Majeed Siyal, on record, claiming that he was arrested following a... HYDERABAD: Chaos blocks motion against ministers: District council session HYDERABAD, July 23: The district council session, held here on Tuesday, had to be adjourned for the day amid acrimonious scenes which led to pandemonium and chaos over the question of... HYDERABAD: Dist Nazim resents ministers’ behaviour HYDERABAD, July 23: Hyderabad District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has said he has written letters to National Reconstruction Bureau Chairman Tanveer Hussain Naqvi and Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro, lodging protest against... HYDERABAD: Funds for salaries demanded HYDERABAD, July 23: The city Nazim, Hyderabad Taluka, Haji Moinuddin Shaikh has said that he had not received a single paisa of the stipulated octroi fund and the employees had not... HYDERABAD: SPLA to observe black day HYDERABAD, July 23: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) has decided to observe a black day in the colleges of the province on Aug 1 against the privatization of educational... HYDERABAD: Documentaries on farm technologies to be shown HYDERABAD, July 23: The directorate of agriculture information will organize an exhibition of instructional documentary films on modern technologies of cultivation and water management in 300 villages during the current year.... HYDERABAD: Exams schedule HYDERABAD, July 23: The dean, Faculty of Education, University of Sindh, here on Tuesday announced the schedule for admissions in B.Ed/M.Ed (regular), and M.A (education) morning and evening classes for the... HYDERABAD: SU MPhil admission HYDERABAD, July 23: The director of the graduate studies, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, notified here on Monday that the new schedule to conduct entry test for admission to M.Phil would be... PESHAWAR: NAB to vacate MPAs’ hostel before polls PESHAWAR, July 23: The NWFP chapter of the National Accountability Bureau has decided to shift its offices and detention cells from the MPAs hostel to another building before the general election,... PESHAWAR: Filling stations file contempt plea in PHC PESHAWAR, July 23: Proprietors of three filling stations in the provincial capital have filed contempt of court applications in the Peshawar High Court, charging the director-general of City Development and Municipal... PESHAWAR: Prison chief issued contempt notice PESHAWAR, July 23: The court of a judicial magistrate here on Tuesday issued a contempt of court notice to the superintendent of Haripur prison for not releasing 35 pro-Taliban  Pakistani prisoners.... PESHAWAR: MMA completes talks on seat adjustment PESHAWAR, July 23: The Muttahidda Majilis-i-Amal (MMA), which has completed its talks on seat-to-seat adjustment with various political parties, will finalize this arrangement at its meeting at Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: Peddler gets death sentence PESHAWAR, July 23: A person was found guilty of drug trafficking and was sentenced to death by the court of anti-narcotics special court of here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Man killed in accident PESHAWAR, July 23: An unknown person was killed and four others were injured in two road accidents, here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Case registered PESHAWAR, July 23: The police have registered an FIR against a man for killing his wife at Wahid Ghari in the limits of Daudzai police station, here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: HRCP flays police action PESHAWAR, July 23: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has condemned the police baton-charge on teachers in Lahore, preventing them from presenting a memorandum of demands to the officials at the...

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