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August 1, 2002 Thursday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 21,1423 KARACHI: Police fail to control situation in Malir KARACHI, July 31: The police failed on Wednesday to restore peace in the disturbed parts of Malir with shops and markets remaining closed and tension prevailing in the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-dominated... KARACHI: Water shortage may cause riots in Orangi KARACHI, July 31: Demonstrations against the persisting water shortage have become a familiar sight in front of the offices of different union councils of the water-deficit Orangi and Baldia towns. The... KARACHI: Hearing of Omar case on Aug 13 KARACHI, July 31: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday fixed state’s anti-terrorism appeal for Aug 13, seeking death penalty for the three accomplices of Ahmed Omar Saeed... KARACHI: People suffer amid power shuts KARACHI, July 31: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation resorted to loadshedding on Wednesday when the Water and Power Development Authority stopped supplying power to the KESC.... KARACHI: City council seeks end to interference KARACHI, July 31: The city council on the last day of its 43rd session approved eight resolutions on various matters, and speakers laid emphasis on improvement of the education department of... KARACHI: Man hit by train Seven cars, 11 bikes taken away KARACHI, July 31: At least 18 vehicles — seven cars and 11 motorcycles — were taken away by bandits in the city on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Ex-DSP sent to jail KARACHI, July 31: The administrative judge of the accountability courts, Rahmat Hussain Jafferi, remanded on Wednesday a former deputy superintendent of police to the jail custody.... KARACHI: College admissions begin by Aug 10 KARACHI, July 31: The admissions process for Class XI in city government colleges and higher secondary schools would start, the latest, by August 10, it was learnt officially.... KARACHI: 13th Aalmi Mushaira to be held on Aug 10 KARACHI, July 31: The 13th Aalmi Mushaira will now be held on Aug 10 at the KMC Sports Complex on Kashmir Road at 10pm.... KARACHI: Cut in medical college seats proposed KARACHI, July 31: There is a need for reduction of seats for admission to first year classes in medical colleges in the city, a senior faculty member told this news agency... KARACHI: MBBS results announced KARACHI, July 31: The University of Karachi on Wednesday announced the results of MBBS (third professional) annual examinations 2002, with a pass percentage of 68.65.... KARACHI: 50 years of APWA KARACHI, July 31: On the occasion of the 55th independence day of the country, the All Pakistan Women’s Association will bring out a special souvenir.... KARACHI: NED entrance test on Aug 3 KARACHI, July 31: The NED University will conduct the entrance test for academic session 2002-03 on August 3.... KARACHI: DIT results declared KARACHI, July 31: The Skill Development Council (SDC) on Wednesday announced the results of Diploma in Information Technology (DIT) annual examinations 2001.... KARACHI: Need for trained midwives stressed KARACHI, July 31: Lack of trained and qualified midwives in Pakistan is one of the major causes of the high incidence of maternal mortality in the country.... KARACHI: PPP criticizes govt for initiating media drive KARACHI, July 31: The Pakistan People’s Party has criticized the misuse of PTV for launching, what it said, a malicious campaign against the party and its leadership, particularly Benazir Bhutto, in... KARACHI: 15,500 get modern fishing training KARACHI, July 31: So far 15,500 fishermen have been trained under a training programme which was started in April 2000 to educate the fishermen about modern methods of fishing.... KARACHI: Coalition of Madaris welcomes govt move KARACHI, July 31: The representatives of all five federations of Madaris belonging to all religious sects, and the leadership of the mainstream religious parties on Wednesday, welcomed the governments decision to... KARACHI: Punch-up mars PML group’s election KARACHI, July 31: The Pakistan Muslim League (QA), Sindh, re- elected unopposed Ghous Bux Khan Mehar and Haleem Siddiqui as its president and general-secretary, respectively.... KARACHI: MQM-H sees no change in govt policy KARACHI, July 31: The Mohajir Qaumi Movement on Wednesday said that the recent increase in action by the government agencies against the party was tantamount to preventing it from political activities.... KARACHI: PTA, PTCL accused of harassing SAMW KARACHI, July 31: The South Asian Media Wise has denied allegations of illegal voiceover Internet protocol termination.... KARACHI: Ata’s arrest denied KARACHI, July 31: The police have again denied apprehending Ataur Rahman Bokhari, who, according to his relatives, was arrested on June 16 in an early morning swoop by armed security men.... KARACHI: Newspapermen’s protest to go on KARACHI, July 31: More than 100 children of journalists and workers of newspaper employees staged a token hunger strike in front of the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday for the implementation... KARACHI: CCOB hands over charge KARACHI, July 31: The chief controller of buildings, Brig Dr Zafar Ahmed Malik, on Wednesday handed over the charge of office to the controller of buildings, Syed Ali Zafar Qadri.... KARACHI: Hashish seized KARACHI, July 31: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), Sindh, conducted a raid in the Korangi Industrial Area and recovered 20kg hashish.... KARACHI: PML(Q) holds intra-party polls KARACHI, July 31: Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum Group) intra-party elections were held on Tuesday in which all its central and provincial office-bearers returned un-opposed.... KARACHI: Mansoor says he has been cheated by govt KARACHI, July 31: When the bail application of former naval chief Mansoorul Haq came up before a division bench on Wednesday, his counsel submitted that his client has been cheated by... HYDERABAD: Protesters block road against police excesses HYDERABAD, July 31: Hundreds of Hatri villagers blocked the Civil Hospital road for five hours and burnt tyres on Wednesday to protest against the torture on a villager, Imam Ali Dahiri,... HYDERABAD: Proposed drug policy termed anti-people HYDERABAD, July 31: The Network for Consumers Protection (NCP), Islamabad, has expressed concern over the government move to deregulate the pharmaceutical sector and termed it a conspiracy against the people.... HYDERABAD: ‘Negligence caused breach in Rohri Canal’ HYDERABAD, July 31: The office-bearers of the Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) have deplored that despite their request to the secretary for irrigation to strengthen embankments of the Rohri Canal before releasing... HYDERABAD: Teachers observe protest day today HYDERABAD, July 31: The Principals Coordination Committee, Hyderabad region, at a meeting held here on Wednesday, condemned the privatization of educational institutions and the police violence against teachers in Lahore, and... HYDERABAD: — breach still not plugged HYDERABAD, July 31: The breach, that occurred in the Rohri Canal on Sunday night, has not been plugged so far but there are some indications that it will be plugged on... HYDERABAD: Ombudsman issues notice to Nazim HYDERABAD, July 31: Sindh Ombudsman Haziqul Khairi here on Tuesday issued a contempt notice for Aug 12 to Latifabad Taluka Nazim Abdul Jabbar Khan for his failure to attend the office... PESHAWAR: Lease of govt property near flyovers banned PESHAWAR, July 31: The NWFP government has placed a ban on leasing out or giving of local governments’ immovable property to any person under or near a flyover bridge in the... PESHAWAR: Unregistered Afghan NGOs to be closed PESHAWAR, July 31: The government has ordered unregistered local Afghan NGOs to close their offices and shift to Afghanistan, according to official sources.... PESHAWAR: Man gets death sentence for murder PESHAWAR, July 31: An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday sentenced to death an accused for killing a station house officer (SHO), Bukhtiar Alam, and awarded life imprisonment to two other accused.... PESHAWAR: Peshawar police not on Al Qaeda’s trail PESHAWAR, July 31: The Peshawar City District police are not involved in any sort of direct witch-hunt against the Al Qaeda fugitives, instead it provides manpower to sister organisations if they... PESHAWAR: MA, MSc exams from Aug 29 PESHAWAR, July 31: The annual examinations of MA, MSc, MTh (Previous and Final) for the Regular, Late University-College students as well as private candidates will be held from Aug 29, says...

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