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July 27, 2002 Saturday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 16,1423 KARACHI: Govt vows to rectify grievances of victims: Expressway dislocation KARACHI, July 26: The progress made in respect of multi-billion rupees Lyari Expressway Project came under review at a high-level meeting held under the chairmanship of Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro at... KARACHI: City to have eight new colleges KARACHI, July 26: The buildings of eight new colleges in Ibrahim Hyderi, Korangi, Orangi and New Karachi under the annual development programme have been completed and the institutions would soon start... KARACHI: Open manhole claims child’s life KARACHI, July 26: The body of a three-year-old boy who had been missing for the past two days was recovered from an open manhole in New Karachi on Friday morning.... KARACHI: Two cars, 13 bikes hijacked KARACHI, July 26: Fifteen vehicles — two cars and 13 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Friday, the police said.... KARACHI: SHC orders payment in jackets case KARACHI, July 26: The Sindh High Court directed on Thursday the Sindh police to release payment to the plaintiff for bulletproof jackets already supplied, by withdrawing the letter addressed to the... KARACHI: STBB moves to provide textbooks KARACHI, July 26: A special meeting of the board of governors of the Sindh Textbook Board has been convened on July 30 to take up the matter pertaining to non-availability of... KARACHI: Plan to improve higher education KARACHI, July 26: Federal finance minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday that the present government had chalked out a detailed plan to streamline higher education in accordance with international standards, upgrading... KARACHI: SSC students not to get merit scholarship KARACHI, July 26: The Sindh education department has decided not to give merit scholarship to the meritorious students of matriculation examinations in future, but at the same time it has increased... KARACHI: IEP lecture today KARACHI, July 26: The Institute of Engineers Pakistan (IEP) announced on Friday that it will hold a technical lecture on “Sea Water Intrusion - Prevention and Mitigating Measures” by Dr Naureen... KARACHI: Talk on grammar KARACHI, July 26: The University of Karachi’s public relations department has notified that a talk by Professor Rafiq Ahmad Naqsh, department of Publications & Translation, KU, has been arranged on Saturday... KARACHI: SPSC gets autonomous status under new law: Office terms fixed at 5 years KARACHI, July 26: The chairman and members of the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) shall hold office for a single non-renewable term of five years from the date of assuming office.... KARACHI: City Council deplores deep-sea fishing policy KARACHI, July 26: The Karachi City Council criticized the official fishing policies, especially allowing international companies to operate their trawlers in Pakistani waters.... KARACHI: Lashkar man not in police custody, says IG KARACHI, July 26: The inspector-general of police, Sindh, has said that Ataullah Bokhari, an alleged terrorist of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, is not in the police custody.... KARACHI: PPP intra-party polls tomorrow KARACHI, July 26: In the intra-PPP elections, two nomination papers of the party chief Benazir Bhutto were filed on Friday for the office of the party chairperson.... KARACHI: Patients get free intra-ocular lenses at SEH KARACHI, July 26: As many as 80 patients are getting the expensive intra-ocular lenses free of cost at the Spencer Eye Hospital in Lea Market.... KARACHI: Five men acquitted in robbery case KARACHI, July 26: The additional district and sessions judge, Central, Muhammed Riaz Shaikh, acquitted on Friday five men in a house robbery case.... KARACHI: PML(J) holds elections KARACHI, July 26: The Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) Sindh on Friday held its intra-party election at a local hotel. The elections were supervised by its acting secretary general Iqbal Dar.... KARACHI: Politically motivated postings denied KARACHI, July 26: A spokesman for the Governor’s House, Karachi, has denied a news item appearing in a section of the press that politically-motivated transfers and postings are being made in... KARACHI: KU computer training course KARACHI, July 26: The department of Microbiology, University of Karachi, has initiated an eight-week computer certificate training course for M.Sc. students.... KARACHI: Scholarships KARACHI, July 26: The Students Welfare Organisation (SWO) will award scholarships to those youngsters who have secured positions in various examinations. This was announced here on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Private schools asked to follow rules HYDERABAD, July 26: The District Council here on Friday adopted several resolutions on irregularities in education sector, improvement and preservation of lakes and protection to newspapers and newsmen.... HYDERABAD: JSQM leader granted bail, re-arrested HYDERABAD, July 26: Dadu police picked up Dr Niaz Kalani, the vice chairman of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM), from the jail here on Friday as soon as he was released... HYDERABAD: Farmers advised to use new technology HYDERABAD, July 26: The Sindh minister for agriculture, Sardar Muqeem Khan Khoso, has stressed the need for introducing new technology in the agricultural sector to get maximum production.... HYDERABAD: Drive against pollution from Aug 1 HYDERABAD, July 26: The provincial Minister for Forests and Environment, Hassan Ali Chanhio, has said that a campaign will be launched from Aug 1 to contain the increasing environmental pollution in... HYDERABAD: UTP’s death Judge visits ‘torture’ site HYDERABAD, July 26: The District and Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, Prakash Lal M. Ambwani, here on Thursday paid a surprise visit to the spot where an under-trial prisoner (UTP), Mehmood Khoso, had... HYDERABAD: PPP polls begin HYDERABAD, July 26: Around 100 PPP activists here on Friday filed their nomination papers for the district leadership of the party.... PESHAWAR: Experts seek urgent lawmaking PESHAWAR, July 26: Though the Peshawar High Court had proposed two years ago to introduce severe penalty to curb inhuman tradition of handing over girls as compensation for settling disputes, no... PESHAWAR: Woman wants arrest of daughter’s killer PESHAWAR, July 26: A bereaved mother has appealed to the NWFP governor to order the arrest of the killer of her innocent daughter.... PESHAWAR: Five arrested from Jamrud: arms seized PESHAWAR, July 26: The political authorities of Khyber Agency arrested five alleged outlaws on Friday from Jamrud and recovered assault rifles and ammunition from their possession, officials said.... PESHAWAR: Work on G.T. Road widening in progress PESHAWAR, July 26: City Development and Municipal Department (CDMD) Director-General Malik Saad has vowed that all the areas falling under the department will be cleared off from encroachments.... PESHAWAR: 2 women carjackers held PESHAWAR, July 26: Pesha-war police arrested on Friday two women allegedly involved in car-snatching from various localities of the city.... PPP to hold intra-party polls on 28th PESHAWAR, July 26: Pakistan People’s Party (provincial wing) is ready to conduct election of party representatives at different districts on 28th, the provincial chief of PPP, Khwaja Mohammad Hoti said.... PESHAWAR: Shake-up in police dept PESHAWAR, July 26: The provincial government on Thursday ordered transfer and posting of the senior police and civilian officials.... PESHAWAR: HRCP flays Mianwali incident PESHAWAR, July 26: The decision of an unauthorised forum in Mianwali to give away eight girls in marriage to settle a murder case between rival families, revealed an accelerated process of...

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