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July 29, 2002 Monday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 18,1423 KARACHI: Bike-lifters gear up activity in Karachi KARACHI, July 28: Twenty-seven vehicles a day were taken away in each month on an average during the first half of this year showing a slight decline as compared with the... KARACHI: Lack of overhauling fails KESC system KARACHI, July 28: The reason why the transmission and distribution system of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation fails to withstand the vagaries of the weather is that it is not cleaned... KARACHI: Tankers get ample water, people go without it KARACHI, July 28: Acute water shortage continues to persist in various parts of the former district west owing to the short supply of water from Hub dam.... KARACHI: Three cars, nine bikes taken away KARACHI, July 28: At least 12 vehicles — three cars and nine motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen from different parts of the city on Sunday, police said.... KARACHI: Body found; one shot dead KARACHI, July 28: A man was killed by unknown persons in Shireen Jinnah Colony on Sunday.... KARACHI: Higher secondary school without students KARACHI, July 28: A government boys’ higher secondary school in Lyari Town is being run without any student for the past several years.... KARACHI: FWB’s Lyari branch to operate in DHA from Aug 1 KARACHI, July 28: A women’s bank exclusively established to serve the poor section of Lyari some 13 years ago will now start its operation from Defence Housing Authority area from Aug... KARACHI: Transparency in uplift activities stressed KARACHI, July 28: Sindh Chief Secretary, K.B. Rind, has asked all the heads of nation-building departments to ensure transparency in all development projects and other activities for the eradication of irregularities... KARACHI: Many hurdles for women seeking maintenance KARACHI, July 28: The Family Courts are dealing with “hundreds of cases” of maintenance. The lawyers succeed in winning the decree of maintenance for their women petitioners, but face several problems... KARACHI: UK navy ship at Karachi KARACHI, July 28: Pakistan has shown interest in purchasing second-hand naval warships from Britain, Cpt Andrew Welch, naval and air advisor of the British High Commission here, said on Sunday.... KARACHI: Women instrumental for social revolution KARACHI, July 28: Speaking at a women’s convention here on Saturday, the Sunni Tehreek (ST) chief, Mohammad Abbas Quaderi, said that in today’s modern age, women have to come forward to... KARACHI: Sindh govt transfers and postings KARACHI, July 28: The government of Sindh has ordered the transfers and postings of the following officers: Mumtaz Zaidi, an officer of DMG (BS-19), Executive District Officer (finance) Thatta, has been... KARACHI: Zafar Rizvi remembered KARACHI, July 28: A meeting held at the Khalikdina Hall Library here to condole the death of well-known journalist and trade union leader Zafar Rizvi paid tributes to the remarkable professional... KARACHI: Cloudy weather to persist KARACHI, July 28: City’s weather will remain partly cloudy / cloudy with chances of drizzle on Monday. The maximum temperature is expected between 30 to 32 degrees centigrade, according to a... KARACHI: Proposed laws may lead to dictatorship: Seminar told... KARACHI, July 28: Speakers at a seminar on Sunday said frequent interference in working of the judiciary by successive governments has been a major hindrance in establishing credentials of the judiciary.... KARACHI: Sales tax refund rules reviewed KARACHI, July 28: The government is conscious of the need for timely refunds of sales tax and is making all efforts to resolve the problems in this regard.... KARACHI: MMA to root out corruption: Noorani KARACHI, July 28: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan chief and president of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Allama, Shah Ahmad Noorani, has said no society can progress without meeting the requirements of justice and fair play.... KARACHI: Demos held against Israel KARACHI, July 28: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (S) and Pasban Jamshed Town staged two separate rallies on Sunday outside the Karachi Press Club to protest the indiscriminate, brutal bombardment by Israeli war planes... KARACHI: Muttahida releases list of candidates KARACHI, July 28: The Election Committee (EC) of the Muttaheda Qaumi Movement on Sunday, released the lists of the final names of candidates aspiring to contest the intra-party election.... KARACHI: SDA elections on Aug 1 KARACHI, July 28: The Sindh Democratic Alliance (SDA) Election Committee chief, Wasif Qavi Ahmad, announced that the elections of the office bearers of the SDA will be held on August 1... KARACHI: HBL asked not to release papers to mortgager KARACHI, July 28: A division bench of the Sindh High Court has ordered Habib Bank to maintain status quo and directed it not to release the documents of mortgage property to... KARACHI: Naim Arvi passes away KARACHI, July 28: Prominent short-story writer and journalist Naim Arvi died here on Sunday night after prolonged illness. He was 62.... KARACHI: New timings for Bolan Mail KARACHI, July 28: The Pakistan Railways has revised the timings of Bolan Mail (3-UP), which runs between Karachi and Quetta.... KARACHI: AHT election results KARACHI, July 28: The Awami Himayat Tehreek (AHT) has announced the election results of its women’s wing office bearers.... KARACHI: Stamp duty on 64 conveyance deeds KARACHI, July 28: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has approved the levy of stamp duty on 64 conveyance deeds of agricultural land at the rate of Rs300 per square yard after allowing... HYDERABAD: Uplift projects to be regularly evaluated HYDERABAD, July 28: The Sindh chief secretary, K. B. Rind, has directed the DCOs and senior officers of nation-building departments to ensure the real impact of development projects instead of projecting... HYDERABAD: PPP Hyderabad city polls held HYDERABAD, July 28: Sagheer Ahmad Qureshi was elected vice-president of the PPP, Hyderabad city, by getting 266 votes and defeating his rival candidate, Ibrar Qureshi, in the party election held here... HYDERABAD: Ghaus elected Sindh PML-N president HYDERABAD, July 28: Syed Ghaus Ali Shah and Mamnoon Hussain were elected unopposed president and general secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League-N, Sindh, at a convention held in Hala on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Railways urged to withdraw claim on kutcha abadis HYDERABAD, July 28: The Hyderabad District Council on Saturday approved a set of recommendations, urging the railway department to withdraw its claim on those lands where kutcha abadis were located, put... HYDERABAD: Protest against water shortage HYDERABAD, July 28: The residents of Khursheed Colony and Bhittai Colony, Kotri, staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Sunday against the acute shortage of water and unhygienic... HYDERABAD: Admissions in XI class HYDERABAD, July 28: The inspector colleges, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Hyderabad, Prof Khursheed Ahmad Siddiqui, announced here on Saturday that the last date for admissions in class XI had... HYDERABAD: Self-immolation bid foiled HYDERABAD, July 28: A heroine addict tried to commit self- immolation at Hyderabad Railway Station here on Saturday.... SHIKARPUR: Three killed in accident SHIKARPUR, July 28: Three passengers were killed and one was injured when a truck (QAO-2016) collided with a wagon (R-0934) coming from the opposite direction, near Soomar Goth, on the Shikarpur-Sukkur... THATTA: Occupied forest land recovered THATTA, July 28: The afforestation wing of the forest department has got vacated 1,012 acres of fertile land from the possession of unauthorized cultivators in 19 forests and realized Rs2,315,050 from... PESHAWAR: Authorities to check attendance in schools PESHAWAR, July 28: Giving effect to the Compulsory Primary Education Act, the NWFP government has set up school attendance authorities at union council and district levels to monitor children admission and... PESHAWAR: AMG to get additional seat in Sarhad chamber PESHAWAR, July 28: The panel of scrutinizers of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Elections 2002-2003 has decided to give an additional seat to the Associate Members Group (AMG).... PESHAWAR: Computer labs: NWFP told to stop further partnerships PESHAWAR, July 28: The federal government has directed the NWFP government to stop further partnership with the private sector in establishing computer labs in the public sector schools as the federal... PESHAWAR: Governor briefed on Intersection project PESHAWAR, July 28: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah was briefed on Sunday about the Rehman Baba intersection project, which had been undertaken to regulate traffic flow in the Peshawar city....

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