Low Graphics Site

July 28, 2002 Sunday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 17,1423 KARACHI: US, Japan helping in police reforms: Seminar told... KARACHI, July 27: Interior minister Moinuddin Haider has said that the greatest threat to the security of the country and wellbeing of the people is from the religious extremists who are... KARACHI: Three persons die in road accidents KARACHI, July 27: A young housewife committed suicide in her house in Mehmoodabad on late Friday night.... KARACHI: Water shortage persists in many areas KARACHI, July 27: Acute water shortage has continued to persist in Orangi, Baldia, North Karachi and Surjani townships for the last one week due to short supply of water from the... KARACHI: Five cars, 10 bikes hijacked KARACHI, July 27: Fifteen vehicles — five cars and 10 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Saturday, the police said.... KARACHI: Teachers may be barred from joining tuition centres KARACHI, July 27: The Sindh government is considering measures to prevent government school and college teachers from joining coaching centres, it was learnt officially.... KARACHI: SHC to hear Omar’s appeal on Aug 13 KARACHI, July 27: Pre-admission hearing of Ahmed Omar Saeed Shaikh’s appeal against the death penalty awarded to him in the case of kidnapping and murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, has... KARACHI: Law soon to ensure conducive atmosphere for working women KARACHI, July 27: A gender justice code of ethics aimed to ensure a congenial environment for the working women in public and private sectors is to be implemented in the country... KARACHI: Illegal buildings unchecked KARACHI, July 27: The governor’s inspection team has said that the construction of illegal buildings continues in the city.... KARACHI: KU announces BDS exam results KARACHI, July 27: The University of Karachi on Saturday announced the results of BDS (first and second professional) annual examinations 2002.... KARACHI: Air War College holds awards ceremony KARACHI, 27 July: An awards ceremony was held at the PAF Air War College, Sharea Faisal, to award “Fellow of Air War College” certificates to graduates of the 15th Air War... KARACHI: ARY launches fibre network KARACHI, July 27: Private TV news channel ARY Communications on Saturday announced the launch of $50 million hybrid fibre coaxial network project as well as a new cable TV network in... KARACHI: Four firms to invest in garbage disposal KARACHI, July 27: Federal Minister for Environment Barrister Shahida Jamil said here on Saturday that at least four international high-tech companies have shown interest to invest in disposal or recycling of... KARACHI: KESC restrained from taking action against cinema KARACHI, July 27: A division bench of the Sindh High Court has restrained the KESC from taking any action against the city’s oldest cinema, without due process of law.... KARACHI: PPO gets more for phone bills delivery KARACHI, July 27: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company has raised the delivery charges of the Pakistan Post Office by 60 per cent.... KARACHI: Akram Lahori indicted KARACHI, July 27: Justice Shabbir Ahmed of the High Court of Sindh, who is also the administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts at Karachi, accepted on Saturday challan against alleged terrorists... KARACHI: JI’s demand KARACHI, July 27: The Jamaat-i-Islami has demanded dissolution of the Task Force and the steering committee on higher education and formation of a committee comprising representatives of teachers, students and education... KARACHI: Nominations for MQM intra-party poll KARACHI, July 27: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s election committee on Saturday, received three nomination papers from candidates contesting for the seat of convener of the party’s central coordination committee, a spokesman... KARACHI: Jailer tenders apology KARACHI, July 27: Justice Shabbir Ahmed of the High Court of Sindh, who is also the administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts at Karachi, pardoned on Saturday the superintendent of Central... TORONTO: Karachi-C. Asia rail link proposed TORONTO, July 27: An internationally known Swiss-German firm — Interglobe — has offered to create a rail link between Karachi and the Central Asian states via Afghanistan.... ISLAMABAD: Fee structure of private colleges to be regulated ISLAMABAD, July 27: Education minister Zobaida Jalal on Saturday said a regulatory framework was being devised, similar to that of the provincial governments, to regulate the fee structure of private educational... ISLAMABAD: S. Korean envoy unhappy with Capital police ISLAMABAD, July 27: The ambassador of South Korea has expressed his displeasure over the inconvenience faced by his guests at the hands of the capital police, an official source said.... ISLAMABAD: Boy dies after prolonged coma : Administration of wrong drug ISLAMABAD, July 27: A 17-year-old boy, who had been in coma for the last four months after being administered a wrong medicine, died at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) at... RAWALPINDI: Tongas to be evicted from Pindi after 31st RAWALPINDI, July 27: Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) has set July 31 as the deadline for eviction of tongas from the city limits, official sources told Dawn.... RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi dist council likely to okay over Rs2bn supple budget RAWALPINDI July 27: The supplementary budget of Rs2,191.958 million will be presented for approval in the district council session on Tuesday for the current fiscal, sources said here on Saturday.... TAXILA: Soomro praises POF Wah TAXILA, July 27: The Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) has made tremendous progress by achieving the targets set by the armed forces which earned foreign exchange for the country.... PESHAWAR: Sanitary, food officials harassing shopkeepers PESHAWAR, July 27: The food and sanitary inspectors have become a source of embarrassment for the shopkeepers across the province as they collect samples of edible commodities from the outlets and... PESHAWAR: Techniques to enhance crop output stressed PESHAWAR, July 27: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has urged the scientists and agriculturists to develop a system aimed at enhancing crop production and meeting the challenges of food requirements.... PESHAWAR: Centre to help set up computer labs PESHAWAR, July 27: The federal government has issued directives to the NWFP government to stop seeking assistance from the private sector for establishing computer labs at the public sector schools, as... PESHAWAR: Greater role for civil bodies underlined PESHAWAR, July 27: The participants of a meeting convened to discuss the new proposed law titled Non-profit Organisations (Governance and Support) Ordinance 2002, urged for a greater role for the civil... PESHAWAR: Key QJP’s members quit party PESHAWAR, July 27: Key office bearers of Qaumi Jamhoori Party (QJP) from NWFP have resigned from basic membership of the party due to growing differences on central level after the death... PESHAWAR: Work begins on model rural health care unit PESHAWAR, July 27: Construction work on a model integrated rural health care facility has been inaugurated along the Indus Highway in the Mithakhel union council in Karak Tehsil, says a press... PESHAWAR: Troops seize arms near border PESHAWAR, July 27: Pakistan security authorities have recovered multi-barrel rocket launchers, an anti-aircraft gun and ammunition from a village bordering Afghanistan, local officials said on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: Houses for dislodged Christians demanded PESHAWAR, July 27: The chairman of Pakistan Aqliaty Rabta Party (Pakistan Minorities Coordination Party), Dr Stephen Saleem Hamdard, has voiced concern over dislodging of 25 Christian families from their houses by... HYDERABAD: Operation against bandits will be launched HYDERABAD, July 27: The Chief Secretary, Sindh, K.B. Rind, has said it has been decided to launch a phase-wise anti-bandit operation in different districts and an inter-provincial meeting has been held... HYDERABAD: Measures to control water-logging urged HYDERABAD, July 27: The Hyderabad District Council on Saturday demanded of the government to take steps for controlling water-logging and salinity in Latifabad taluka which could lead to massive destruction to... HYDERABAD: Girl assaulted in operation theatre HYDERABAD, July 27: Twenty activists of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM), taluka Kotri, here on Friday staged a protest demonstration and observed hunger strike outside the press club here on... HYDERABAD: Wasa raises water, sewerage tariffs HYDERABAD, July 27: The managing director, Water and Sanitation Agency, Hyderabad Development Authority, has notified on Friday that all the current water and sewerage tariffs of bulk and commercial consumers (all... HYDERABAD: Sacked teachers meet CS HYDERABAD, July 27: A delegation of 66 retrenched female primary teachers of Hyderabad city met Sindh chief secretary K B Rind outside the Hyderabad Press Club on Saturday and informed him... LAHORE: Cotton sowing completed on 89pc of target area LAHORE, July 27: Sowing of cotton has been completed on 5.333 million acres in the Punjab against the target of 6.012 million acres, a meeting of the Cotton Crop Management Group... LAHORE: Cobblestone food street planned LAHORE, July 27: The Lahore Development Authority will develop The Mall service road opposite the Lahore High Court into the first cobblestone food street of the country by Aug 14.... LAHORE: Powell urged to stop rights violations in Valley LAHORE, July 27: The Kashmir Action Committee Pakistan has urged the United States Secretary of State Colin Powell to use his good offices to stop the human rights violations in occupied... LAHORE: IEEEP moot LAHORE, July 27: A two-day congress and exhibition organized by the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers of Pakistan will begin here on Monday.... LAHORE: River flows LAHORE, July 27: The combined river flow on Saturday dropped to 266,300 cusecs. Out of this 217,600 cusecs was released for irrigation purpose and 48,700 cusecs stored at Tarbela dam.... LAHORE: Zardari case adjourned on lawyers’ request LAHORE, July 27: Rana Zahid Mahmood, the Lahore additional district and sessions judge, adjourned on Saturday the hearing of a drug case against former federal minister Asif Ali Zardari for Aug...

Contributions Privacy Policy © DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2005