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August 21, 2002 Wednesday Jamadi-us-Saani 11,1423 KARACHI: Bread and butter issue to dominate campaign: Election 2002 KARACHI, Aug 20: Bread and butter matters, supremacy of the constitution and the role of the armed forces, law and order, abolition of corruption and provision of basic amenities and security... KARACHI: Cable operators call off strike KARACHI, Aug 20: Cable operators in the city withdrew their three-day strike on Tuesday, which they had started on Monday.... KARACHI: City govt seeks help of other agencies: Cleanliness drive KARACHI, Aug 20: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has called upon the land-owning agencies in Karachi to play their part in the cleanliness drive to be launched by the city government so... KARACHI: Woman commits suicide; 4 cars, 12 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Aug 20: A young housewife committed suicide in her house in Gulbahar on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Officials told to protect govt land KARACHI, Aug 20: Governor Mohammadmian Soomro on Tuesday directed the authorities to take action against those involved in illegal allotment of government lands and construction of buildings in violation of building... KARACHI: KBCA advice to people KARACHI, Aug 20: The Chief Controller of Buildings, Brig (Retd) A.S. Nasir, has warned the citizens to make it a point to approach the Public Information Centre of KBCA before entering... KARACHI: KWSB supplies highly polluted water: report KARACHI, Aug 20: The water supplied by the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) is faecally polluted and contains high percentage of potential human pathogens, a study recently carried out by... KARACHI: City continues to receive turbid water KARACHI, Aug 20: The incessant supply of muddy water to the city from the Indus source has become a major source of vomiting, nausea and severe abdominal pain among the Karachiites,... KARACHI: Mysterious disease among children KARACHI, Aug 20: A mysterious illness is understood to be responsible for the death of more than 100 children in Karachi during the last four months.... KARACHI: Lady health workers a priority area for govt KARACHI, Aug 20: The Lady Health Workers (LHWs) programme is among the priority areas of the government of Sindh, and will be extended all required support for its successful implementation.... KARACHI: Nishtar Road opened KARACHI, Aug 20: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Monday inaugurated the newly constructed 1.5km portion of Nishtar Road from Lasbella to Tin Hatti, which has been completed in ten months at... KARACHI: Pre-Engg results by end of August KARACHI, Aug 20: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) will notify the results of the HSC class XII annual examinations 2002 of the Science Group (Pre-Engineering) in the last week... KARACHI: Protest against custodial death KARACHI, Aug 20: Protesters from the Lyari area on Tuesday evening staged a rally in front of the Karachi Press Club against the “killing of an alleged suspect in Kalakot police... KARACHI: Technical certificate results KARACHI, Aug 20: The Sindh Board of Technical Education on Tuesday announced the results of the Technical School Certificate (matric technical) Part-II (new scheme) annual examination-2002, with a pass percentage of... KARACHI: Smoking parents endanger children KARACHI, Aug 20: Children born in families where smoking is common are not only encouraged to take up this habit, but are also exposed to health risks associated with it.... KARACHI: Registration of private candidates from Sept 16 KARACHI, Aug 20: The registration of private candidates of the Humanities and Commerce groups — including improvement of divisions and additional subjects for appearing at HSC annual examination 2003 — will... KARACHI: 22 firms keen to ply buses in Karachi KARACHI, Aug 20: Twenty-two bidders have till to-date shown interest in operating buses on 18 routes in Karachi under the urban transport scheme.... KARACHI: SHC stops demolition KARACHI, Aug 20: The Sindh High Court restrained on Tuesday the city government and other respondents from demolishing a textile factory adjacent to the Old Sabzimandi.... KARACHI: Govt submits plan for compensation: Lyari settlements case KARACHI, Aug 20: The government on Tuesday showed some flexibility on compensation to the families being affected by the Lyari Expressway project by submitting before a division bench of the Sindh... KARACHI: KBCA to raze illegal buildings KARACHI, Aug 20: The Karachi Building Control Authority has decided to demolish two highrise buildings in the city constructed in violation of building rules.... KARACHI: Two Muttahida workers acquitted KARACHI, Aug 20: The district and sessions judge, West, Qaiser Iqbal, acquitted on Tuesday two workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a murder-cum-robbery case.... KARACHI: PPP seeks clarification KARACHI, Aug 20: The Pakistan People’s Party has sought firm and written clarification from the Election Commission about the controversy over the need of submitting party certificate at the time of... KARACHI: Winners of scholarships get formal letters KARACHI, Aug 20: British deputy high commissioner in Karachi, David Pearey, on Tuesday presented formal letters to 13 scholars from Sindh and Balochistan as part of the pre-departure briefing organized by... KARACHI: Arabic society convocation KARACHI, Aug 20: The annual convocation of the Society for the Promotion of Arabic will be held here on Aug 31.... KARACHI: Still no nomination papers filed with EC KARACHI, Aug 20: On the second day for the submission of nomination forms, not a single candidate turned up to submit the forms to the returning officers and assistant returning officers... HYDERABAD: Ombudsman offices in Larkana, Sukkur soon HYDERABAD, Aug 20: The provincial ombudsman, Justice (retd) Haziqul Khairi, on Tuesday inaugurated the regional office of the Ombudsman which will also look after the matters of the Ombudsman office of... HYDERABAD: Relief for affected farmers demanded: Rohri Canal breach HYDERABAD, Aug 20: The Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) has once again demanded an impartial inquiry into the Rohri Canal breach.... HYDERABAD: PML-Q leader urges people to reject opportunists HYDERABAD, Aug 20: A central leader of the PML (Q), Liaquat Ali Khan Jatoi, has said that it was not the age of kingship but the people’s Raj and in future... HYDERABAD: Non-payment of salaries resented HYDERABAD, Aug 20: The Tehsil Council Workers Union Hyderabad (CBA) at a meeting held on Monday expressed grave concern over the non-payment of salaries for the month of June to the... HYDERABAD: Death of girl in aerial firing: six booked HYDERABAD, Aug 20: The Market police here on Monday night registered a case against over six accused, including two Muttahida activists, for death of a girl during aerial firing in the... PESHAWAR: Nazimeen must quit to fight elections: Local Government law amended PESHAWAR, Aug 20: Amending the NWFP Local Government Ordinance, 2001, the provincial government has allowed members of district, tehsil, town and union councils to contest the forthcoming general election without resigning... PESHAWAR: PPP to form next govt, claims Hoti PESHAWAR, Aug 20: The Pakistan People’s Party has claimed that it will form the next provincial government as a large number of political forces have started rallying around it.... PESHAWAR: Dir Nazim opposes shifting of BISE PESHAWAR, Aug 20: District Nazim Lower Dir Dr Mohammad Yaqoob Khan said here on Tuesday that the shifting of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education from Swat to Chakdara was a... PESHAWAR: Flood-hit people assured of relief PESHAWAR, Aug 20: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has directed the relief agencies to survey the areas affected by recent rains and floods and estimate the extent of losses caused... PESHAWAR: Book launched in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Aug 20: Speakers at a book-launching ceremony of Brig Hamid Asghar paid glowing tribute to the author.... PESHAWAR: Students asked to choose right subjects PESHAWAR, Aug 20: Speakers at a one-day seminar urged the students to choose right courses at the right time if they want to excel in the field of information technology and...

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