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August 3, 2002 Saturday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 23,1423 KARACHI: Police fail to vacate encroached lands: Ombudsman calls meeting on 5th KARACHI, Aug 2: Police and the city administration have failed to vacate those police stations which have been built illegally on encroached land, belonging to civic agencies or private individuals, after... KARACHI: Girl commits suicide; landlord shot dead: Four cars, nine bikes hijacked KARACHI, Aug 2: A young girl committed suicide in her house in Shershah on late Thursday night.... KARACHI: MBBS results announced KARACHI, Aug 2: Khawaja Ahmed Salman Zaki of Karachi Medical and Dental College secured first position in the final professional MBBS annual examination.... KARACHI: Loadshedding KESC, Wapda blame each other KARACHI, Aug 2: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation and the Water and Power Development Authority seem to be at daggers drawn with each other as neither wants to take responsibility for... KARACHI: Entrance test at NED today KARACHI, Aug 2: The NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi will conduct the pre-admission entry test for the academic session 2002-03 on Saturday.... KARACHI: Seminar rejects task force report KARACHI, Aug 2: Speakers at a seminar on “Consequences of task force recommendations on public sector education” on Friday rejected the force proposals on higher education, and termed the proposed reforms... KARACHI: Students worried about delay in admissions KARACHI, Aug 2: Thousands of fresh matriculated students are facing uncertain prospects as despite commencement of new academic session in intermediate colleges from August 1, the authorities have failed to announce... KARACHI: Doctors advised to give more time to patients KARACHI, Aug 2: Doctors at an open discussion programme, organized by Sobhraj Maternity Hospital, were advised to listen more to patients which will not only help them in better diagnosis of... KARACHI: Protest at varsity against task force KARACHI, Aug 2: Students of University of Karachi on Friday staged a sit-in on the campus on Friday against the setting up of a task force on higher education and what... KARACHI: City govt plans festival on Aug 14 KARACHI, Aug 2: The City District Government (CDG) is holding a Jashn-i-Azadi Sports & Culture Festival throughout the month of August.... KARACHI: SSC part II (Science) marksheets due on 5th KARACHI, Aug 2: The marksheets of the SSC Part II (Class X) science group examination, 2002, of the Board of Secondary Education (BSEK), will be ready for distribution on Monday, August... KARACHI: Last date for external candidates KARACHI, Aug 2: The Karachi University announced on Friday, the last dates for the submission of examination forms by external candidates of BA, B.Com, B.O.L and B.Sc Improvement of Division for... KARACHI: MBBS final exam results KARACHI, Aug 2: Candidates bearing the following seat numbers have passed the final professional MBBS annual examination 2002, according to a notification issued by Karachi University.... KARACHI: Beach Uplift project launched KARACHI, Aug 2 : Governor Sindh Muhammedmian Soomro on Friday inaugurated the remodelling, extension and improvement of Clifton Marine Drive, which is actually a continuation of stone sea-wall and the roads... KARACHI: Views differ on whale species found ashore: WWF team visits site KARACHI, Aug 2: The whale that was washed ashore a couple of days back has generated controversy and two organisations dealing with the wildlife are making different claims regarding its species.... KARACHI: 2 more camel-kids return from UAE KARACHI, Aug 2: Two more camel-kids reached here on Friday morning from the United Arab Emirates, which has recently banned young boys from taking part in camel racing.... KARACHI: Afghans clash with police, block Super Highway KARACHI, Aug 2: Illegal immigrants living in an Afghan camp blocked Super Highway for more than four hours on early Friday morning and tried to attack Gulzar-i-Hijri police post along the... KARACHI: JM orders man to return daughters to wife KARACHI, Aug 2: The judicial magistrate Central-1 has ordered the return of two infant twin daughters to their mother, Ms Alia, who were forcibly taken away by her husband, Mohammed Naseem.... KARACHI: SC grants leave to appeal to Sindh govt: Computer contract KARACHI, Aug 2: A bench of the Supreme Court has granted leave to appeal to the provincial government against a judgment of the Sindh High Court in the case of cancellation... KARACHI: Order reserved on Mansoor’s bail plea KARACHI, Aug 2: A division bench of the Sindh High Court reserved on Friday order on the bail application of a former captain of Pakistan hockey team, Mansoor Ahmad, who had... KARACHI: Hotel bed tax on actual occupancy demanded KARACHI, Aug 2: The Pakistan Hotels Association (PHA) on Friday urged the government to impose the bed tax on hotels on an actual occupancy basis.... KARACHI: Absconder in bank fraud case arrested KARACHI, Aug 2: An investigation arm of the FIA arrested on Friday a priest, who had been declared an absconder in a bank fraud case.... KARACHI: In memory of Naim Arvi KARACHI, Aug 2: A condolence meeting in memory of Naim Arvi, a senior journalist, will be held at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Saturday at 5:30 pm.... HYDERABAD: Builders mafia, HDA held responsible: Destruction of Qasimabad HYDERABAD, Aug 2: The Qasimabad Taluka Nazim, Noor Mohammed Shoro, has held the builders’ mafia and the Hyderabad Development Authority responsible for the destruction of Qasimabad.... HYDERABAD: No municipal property to be given free to govt HYDERABAD, Aug 2: The Hyderabad taluka city council at its session held here on Thursday adopted a unanimous resolution not to give any municipal property to any government and semi- government... HYDERABAD: CPP slams capitalism HYDERABAD, Aug 2: The central leader of the Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP), Imdad Qazi, has said that capitalist system throughout the world was in the grip of a crisis,... HYDERABAD: Cases against Benazir resented HYDERABAD, Aug 2: A large number of SPSF activists staged a protest demonstration outside the Hyderabad Press Club on Friday against the registration of false cases against Ms Benazir Bhutto, Asif... HYDERABAD: Inquiry into Rohri Canal breach ordered HYDERABAD, Aug 2: The Sindh Chief Secretary has ordered an inquiry into the Rohri Canal breach which was not plugged till Friday even after a lapse of five days.... HYDERABAD: DSP saves driver from judicial custody HYDERABAD, Aug 2: The DSP of Phuleli, Khalid Mustafa Korai, on Thursday staged a high drama on the premises of the civil court to save his driver from being remanded to... PESHAWAR: 230,000 Afghans sneak back into Pakistan PESHAWAR, Aug 2: Some 230,000 Afghan refugees of the 1.3 million repatriated by the UNHCR have sneaked back into Pakistan through unfrequented routes along the porous border, official sources told Dawn... PESHAWAR: Sherpao elected PPP(S) chairman PESHAWAR, Aug 2: Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao was elected unopposed chairman of his own faction of the Pakistan People’s Party here on Friday.... PESHAWAR: ‘Work on proposed bridges to start soon’ PESHAWAR, Aug 2: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah said on Friday that construction of nine bridges on  Kohat-Khushalgarah-Rawalpindi road would be started soon.... PESHAWAR: Pushto website launched PESHAWAR, Aug 2: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that Pushto Academy would be revamped, and facilities would be provided to those who want to familiarize themselves with the... PESHAWAR: NGO plans reference on Omar’s Chehlum PESHAWAR, Aug 2: SUNGI Development Foundation will hold a Quran Khwani and a reference on the Chehlum of a former federal minister and its former executive director, Omar Ashgar Khan, at... PESHAWAR: People’s role in forest policy urged PESHAWAR, Aug 2: The Youth Welfare Society for Protection of Forests, Upper Dir, has asked the government to involve the inhabitants of forest areas in finalizing the draft of the NWFP... PESHAWAR: SC orders election case hearing PESHAWAR, Aug 2: A single bench of the Supreme Court has directed its office to fix a case pertaining to an election dispute between two political families of Peshawar before any...

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