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August 17, 2002 Saturday Jamadi-us-Saani 7, 1423 KARACHI: Prisoners get no remission on Independence Day KARACHI, Aug 16: Like in other parts of the country, over 5,000 convicts in different jails of Sindh could not get relief on the occasion of 55th Independence Day as no... KARACHI: City govt’s cleanliness drive from Thursday KARACHI, Aug 16: The city government will launch a ten-day cleanliness drive from August 22 to ensure cleanliness and beatification of the metropolis, City Nazim Naimatullah Khan said at a press... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims three lives KARACHI, Aug 16: Reckless driving claimed three lives in the city on Friday.... KARACHI: Parties gear up for general elections KARACHI, Aug 16: With the announcement of the October polls schedule, all major political parties and electoral alliances have gone into action.... KARACHI: Mauripur Road inaugurated KARACHI, Aug 16: Governor Mohammedmian Soomro on Friday inaugurated the newly-constructed Mauripur Road.... KARACHI: PPP delegation meets Noorani KARACHI, Aug 16: The Pakistan People’s Party and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leaders on Friday rejected what they termed anti- people and anti-democracy measures taken by the military regime and vowed to... KARACHI: Jailer ordered to produce Harkat men in ATC KARACHI, Aug 16: The judge of the anti-terrorism court-1 issued on Friday showcause notice to the superintendent of Central Prison Karachi for not producing four accused activists of the Harkatul Mujahideen... KARACHI: LLM exams KARACHI, Aug 16: The annual LLM Previous and Final examinations will commence from Sept 2. This was announced by the examinations department of KU on Friday.... KARACHI: Tribute paid to Baba-i-Urdu KARACHI, Aug 16: Literary scholars and critics on Friday paid tribute to Maulvi Abdul Haq’s commitment to the Urdu language.... KARACHI: Work on Phase-II of KMDC begins KARACHI, Aug 16: Sindh governor Mohammadmian Soomro lauded the performance of Karachi Medical and Dental College and said education standards must meet quality to beat competitors, and the only way to... KARACHI: Teachers criticize KU management KARACHI, Aug 16: The Karachi University Teachers’ Society (KUTS) has denounced the latest administrative requirement which makes it mandatory for the teachers, who have filed nomination papers for elections to different... KARACHI: Karachi milk plant to be revived KARACHI, Aug 16: Sindh Chief Secretary K.B. Rind has described the Indus Dairy Development Project Sindh (IDDPS) as a welcome project through which citizens of Karachi, and later on other parts... KARACHI: Proposals invited for large buses KARACHI, Aug 16: A meeting to review the Karachi Urban Transport Scheme was held at the transport and communication department of the city government here on Friday under the chairmanship of... KARACHI: 10,000 books donated to KU KARACHI, Aug 16: A Pakistani who returned after a four-decade stay in Britain has donated his personal collection of books — consisting of about 10,000 titles — to the Dr Mahmood... KARACHI: Court notice to AG on Benazir’s petition KARACHI, Aug 16: A division bench of the Sindh High Court put on Friday the attorney-general on notice for Aug 21, when a petition of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto challenging... KARACHI: 50pc urban people living in kutchi abadies KARACHI, Aug. 16: Millions of people are migrating annually from the countryside to major cities of Pakistan in search of better prospects and jobs, which is putting pressure on existing urban... KARACHI: Architects urged to help check illegal constructions KARACHI, Aug 16: The Chief Controller of Buildings (CCOB), Karachi Building Control Authority, Brig (Retd) A.S. Nasir, on Thursday spelled out his plans for carrying out organized planning of Karachi to... KARACHI: Renovated assembly building to be ready by Sept 30 KARACHI, Aug 16: The Sindh Assembly hall will be ready to meet the needs of an expanded house after the Oct 10 general elections.... KARACHI: Driving licence procedure to be simplified KARACHI, Aug 16: The city police chief, Asad Jehangir Khan, instructed on Friday the in charge SSP of the Driving Licence Branch to ensure that simple and easy procedure was adopted... KARACHI: Three cars, eight bikes hijacked KARACHI, Aug 16: Eleven vehicles — three cars and eight motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Friday, police said.... KARACHI: New gateway exchange opened KARACHI, Aug 16: Pakistan Telecommunications Ltd (PTCL) has established one more international gateway exchange in the Pak Capital exchange in view of the growing number of international calls.... KARACHI: Human rights violations continue unabated KARACHI, Aug 16: Former judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid, has said that no society deserves to be called civilized unless it is based on the... KARACHI: Lyari Expressway Swift completion demanded KARACHI, Aug 16: Federal minister for communications & railways, Lt-Gen Javed Ashraf Qazi on Friday issued directives for speedy development work on the Karachi Northern Bypass and the Lyari Expressway projects.... KARACHI: CEC issued showcause notice KARACHI, Aug 16:A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday put the Chief Election Commissioner and Secretary EC on notice for Aug 21 in the petition challenging denial of... KARACHI: Art exhibition KARACHI, Aug 16: A group exhibition of paintings and prints opened on Friday at the V.M. Art Gallery, a press releases said.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Aug 16: The city’s weather will be fair and partly cloudy on Saturday, a weather forecast said here.... KARACHI: Electrification KARACHI, Aug 16: The federal government has provided a sum of Rs 382.32 million to WAPDA as a grant for the completion of the electrification process of 890 villages of the... KARACHI: KDA KARACHI, Aug 16: The design bureau of the defunct Karachi Development Authority has been merged into the master plan department of the city district government.... KARACHI: Founder’s day KARACHI, Aug 16: The 38th Founder’s Day and prize distribution ceremony of the Habib Girls School will be held on Monday, Aug 19.... HYDERABAD: SHO issued notice for illegal detention HYDERABAD, Aug 16: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, here on Friday issued show-cause notices to SHO and head munshi of the Dadu police station to appear... HYDERABAD: Hesco workers urged to follow safety rules HYDERABAD, Aug 16: The Chief Engineer, Hesco, Abdur Rasheed, has said that his company was doing its best to provide protective gear to its employees.... HYDERABAD: SU admissions HYDERABAD, Aug 16: The director, admissions, University of Sindh, announced on Friday that the admissions in Women Development Studies for MSc, Home Economics, and postgraduate diploma (PGD) in Community Development, would... HYDERABAD: No college in Sindh has computer lab: SPLA HYDERABAD, Aug 16: The central secretary general, Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA), Prof Liaquat Aziz, has hailed the decision of the Sindh Government to withdraw the privatization policy regarding the... HYDERABAD: HDBA polls today HYDERABAD, Aug 16: An interesting and close contest is expected in the annual elections of the Hyderabad District Bar Association (HDBA) here on Saturday (today).... HYDERABAD: Muttahida criticized HYDERABAD, Aug 16: The Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party has said that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement had only changed its strategy but it had not changed its goals.... PESHAWAR: Funds sought for relief work PESHAWAR, Aug 16: Peshawar city district government has requested the provincial government to provide Rs1 million to help it carry out  relief work in five union councils affected by torrential rain and flood... PESHAWAR: PML(QA) wants graduation condition eased PESHAWAR, Aug 16: The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) of Fata has demanded of the government to soften the condition of graduation for Fata’s candidates because the literacy rate was much less... PESHAWAR: Govt urged to stop anti-PPP drive PESHAWAR, Aug 16: The Pakistan People’s Party has called upon the people to reject the King’s splinter groups in the upcoming elections and vote in favour of PPP.... PESHAWAR: Rs5 million grant for medical college PESHAWAR, Aug 16: NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, on Friday visited the Gomal Medical College, Dera Ismail Khan.... PESHAWAR: People asked to elect new faces PESHAWAR, Aug 16: The people should elect new faces in the forthcoming elections for the better future of the nation, Maulana Hasan Jan, an ex-MNA, said in his Juma prayer speech... PESHAWAR: Transporters oppose bus station shifting plan PESHAWAR, Aug 16: The Air-conditioned Transport and Fly Coach Owners Association has asked the NWFP governor to defer its plan of shifting the bus station from Roadways House to the GTS... PESHAWAR: DPs moved PESHAWAR, Aug 16: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees moved 466 Afghan asylum seekers from Chaman to a temporary camp in Afghanistan, a press release said....

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