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August 16, 2002 Friday Jamadi-us-Saani 6, 1423 KARACHI: 18 cars, 28 bikes taken away in two days KARACHI, Aug 15: At least 46 vehicles — 18 cars and 28 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen at different parts of the city during the last 48 hours, police... KARACHI: City govt ordered to deposit fee with SHC: Charged parking KARACHI, Aug 15: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday admitted a petition against the levy of charged parking by the city government and directed it to deposit... KARACHI: Two persons commit suicide KARACHI, Aug 15: A young man died in mysterious circumstances in Clifton on Thursday.... KARACHI: Release of Harkat activists ordered KARACHI, Aug 15: The administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts ordered on Thursday the release of three workers of Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi in a case pertaining to attack on an American... KARACHI: Urdu Arts College part of S&T varsity plan KARACHI, Aug 15: Federal Government Urdu Arts College has also been included in the government plan for the setting up of an urdu science and technology university in Karachi, government officials... KARACHI: Pipeline burst causes short supply KARACHI, Aug 15: Most parts of the city experienced an acute water shortage for the second consecutive day on Thursday in the wake of a short supply of over 155 million... KARACHI: Electrocuted KARACHI, Aug 15: A young man was electrocuted while planting a flag on an electric pole in Orangi Town on Wednesday.... KARACHI: 70 centres planned for women councillors KARACHI, Aug 15: Seventy resource centres will be established by the Aurat Foundation all over the country to provide information and training to women councillors so that they could perform their... KARACHI: 27,000 college admissions forms sold in two days KARACHI, Aug 15: As many as 27,000 brochures containing the forms for admissions to first year classes in city colleges have been sold so far. This was stated by the District... KARACHI: People warned against ‘fad diets’ KARACHI, Aug 15: Nutritionists have warned people,particularly women and adolescents, from being trapped into “crash weight loss plans” and “fad diet concepts” exposing them to serious health consequences.... KARACHI: Canadian bank to set up IT park in city KARACHI, Aug 15: The chairman of a large Canadian investment bank, Kingsdale, has announced setting up of an incubator park in Karachi to help make the city a centre of information... KARACHI: Phase-II of KMDC begins today KARACHI, Aug 15: Sindh Governor Mohammadmian Soomro will preside over the stone laying ceremony of phase-II of the Karachi Medical and Dental College on Aug 16 at its new campus in... KARACHI: Teachers seek governor’s help KARACHI, Aug 15: Teachers at the University of Karachi have resolved to approach to the Sindh governor who is also the chancellor of the public sector universities, to seek his intervention... KARACHI: Munawwar Badayuni praised KARACHI, Aug 15: Literary critics on Thursday heaped accolades upon Munawwar Badayuni, who excelled in the art of composing naat.... KARACHI: Balochi folk dance marks Aug 14 KARACHI, Aug 15: A Balochi folk-dance ‘Leva’— a circle dance performed by a group of people—is a marked feature of August 14 celebrations in the Darayabad Union Council of Lyari Town.... KARACHI: Quarrels reported at BIE office KARACHI, Aug 15: Some outsiders on Thursday tried to create a scene at the Board of Intermediate Education in order to press their demands in regard to certain administrative decisions, sources... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Aug 15: The city’s weather will be partly cloudy/cloudy on Friday, a weather forecast said here.... KARACHI: Ex-Indian MP for support to peace movements KARACHI, Aug 15: Renowned peace activists and President of Association of Peoples of Asia Kumari Nirmala Deshpande has stressed the need to strengthen the peace movement in both India and Pakistan... KARACHI: Jail trial of sensitive cases notified KARACHI, Aug 15: The Sindh government has notified the jail trial of all cases against several workers of Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi and Lashkar-i-Jhangvi for their alleged involvement in terrorist activities.... KARACHI: EU observers to be deployed throughout country KARACHI, Aug 15: The visiting European Union’s Election Observation Mission will observe the entire electoral process till October 10, 2002, including the preparations for elections and parties’ campaigns in Pakistan in... KARACHI: Karakoram Express train inaugurated KARACHI, Aug 15: Sindh Governor Mohammadmian Soomro has said that “the introduction of (the) “Karakoram Express” was the need of the day,” while inaugurating the start of this express train composed... KARACHI: Woman drug trafficker convicted KARACHI, Aug 15: The special Anti-Narcotics Court, headed by Judge Ali Nawaz Pirzada, sentenced on Thursday a woman drug trafficker to five years in jail.... KARACHI: Altaf deplores shutting door on Indian Muslims KARACHI, Aug 15: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief, Altaf Hussain, has asked his party members to struggle for their rights along with the people of Sindh. He added that the country... KARACHI: Sewage on road KARACHI, Aug 15: Sewage has kept overflowing on a part of Fidha Husain Shaika Road in the Baghdadi Union area for the past one week, making the road impassible for motorists... KARACHI: Workshop on water disinfection KARACHI, Aug 15: The Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Karachi, would hold the 6th WHO workshop on “water disinfection and action plan during emergencies” from August 19 to 21 on... KARACHI: Symposium KARACHI, Aug 15: The Hamdard Al-Majeed College of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, is organizing a one-day symposium on “Analysis of Medicinal Compounds and Plant Drugs” on Saturday, Aug 17 at its... HYDERABAD: SHC seeks report on pipeline laying on river embankment HYDERABAD, Aug 15: Under the directives of a division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, the deputy registrar of the court, Ghulam Mustafa Channa, on Thursday visited a site... HYDERABAD: Tetanus claim’s 22,000 children’s lives last year HYDERABAD, Aug 15: The project director, Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), Sindh, Dr Shamsunnisa Ansari, has said that 22,000 children had died in Pakistan last year due to tetanus and also... HYDERABAD: EDO issued notice on student’s plea HYDERABAD, Aug 15: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Thursday issued notices to the executive district officer, education, principal, Government Girls College, Qasimabad, and the AAG, Sindh, on a... HYDERABAD: GSTA to launch protest on 22nd HYDERABAD, Aug 15: The Government Secondary Teachers Association (GSTA), Hyderabad District, has decided to launch a protest movement and observe a black day on Aug 22 for the acceptance of their... HYDERABAD: Independence Day celebrated HYDERABAD, Aug 15: Independence Day celebrations were held throughout the district on Wednesday with patriotic fervour.... HYDERABAD: Bangle workers deprived of facilities: union HYDERABAD, Aug 15: The general secretary, Hyderabad Glass Bangles Mazdoor Ittehad Union, Siraj Gaddi, has said that a large number of workers who were working in the glass bangle units in... HYDERABAD: Professional hazards highlighted HYDERABAD, Aug 15: All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions (APFTU) president Abdul Latif Nizamani has urged the government to direct its functionaries and officials to ensure security measures to protect the... HYDERABAD: Attacks on minorities condemned HYDERABAD, Aug 15: The All Pakistan Minority Alliance, the National Commission for Justice and Peace and the Christian Muslim Dialogue Group staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on... HYDERABAD: School holiday HYDERABAD, Aug 15: Hy-derabad District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman on Thursday announced a holiday for schools of the district on Aug 16.... PESHAWAR: Jirga orders criminal assault in revenge: Three held on PHC orders PESHAWAR, Aug 15: On the directives of Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, the Lakki Marwat police have arrested three members of a Jirga, including a town Naib Nazim, on whose... PESHAWAR: HRCP opposes check on EU team PESHAWAR, Aug 15: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that the government spokesman’s impression, given to the European Union election observer mission that there were certain reservations about... PESHAWAR: Governor backs package PESHAWAR, Aug 15: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that the constitutional package announced by President Gen Pervez Musharraf will pave way for the restoration of a “real” democratic... PESHAWAR: APCA threatens hunger strike PESHAWAR, Aug 15: The provincial chapter of the All Pakistan Clerks Association has demanded that the surplus government employees be adjusted so that the prevailing uncertainty in their ranks comes to... PESHAWAR: Sherpao meets Iftikhar PESHAWAR, Aug 15: The chairman of his own faction of the Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao), Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, called on NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: ANP to seek alliances at dist level PESHAWAR, Aug 15: The NWFP chapter of Awami National Party announced on Thursday that it has not entered into election alliance with any party at the provincial level.... PESHAWAR: NAB arrests director of Saleem Industries PESHAWAR, Aug 15: The National Accountability Bureau, NWFP, on Thursday arrested Anwarur Rehman, father of a former MNA Haji Naseemur Rehman, and a director in the Saleem Group of Industries, from... PESHAWAR: Provincial assembly hall’s stone laid PESHAWAR, Aug 15: The foundation-stone of the new assembly hall was laid down on Wednesday. NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah launched the work by unveiling a plaque.... PESHAWAR: Engineers body opposes postings in Fata PESHAWAR, Aug 15: The Sarhad Engineers Welfare Association (Sewa) on Thursday asked the NWFP governor to cancel the postings and transfers of  the employees of communications and works department by Federally Administered Tribal areas... ABBOTTABAD: Hotels fleece tourists ABBOTTABAD, Aug 15: All hotels and guest houses in Abbottabad and Galyat ran short of accommodation as a large number of visitors reached this tourist resort ahead of the Independence Day... PESHAWAR: Tree plantation a noble task: minister PESHAWAR, Aug 15: NWFP Minister for Irrigation Shamsulul Mulk has said that tree is a symbol of beauty and its plantation a highly noble task....

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