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August 23, 2002 Friday Jamadi-us-Saani 13,1423 KARACHI: City govt launches cleanliness drive KARACHI, Aug 22: On the directive of City Nazim Naimatullah Khan, the 10-day citywide cleanliness campaign was launched on Thursday by all the city government organizations.... KARACHI: Nomination forms confuse candidates KARACHI, Aug 22: Ambiguities in the nomination forms pertaining to defaulting on account of utility bills have confused the aspiring candidates.... KARACHI: Seven cars, eight bikes hijacked; UTP dies KARACHI, Aug 22: Fifteen vehicles — seven cars and eight motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Thursday, police said.... KARACHI: KESC makes out case for tariff increase: Nepra hearing KARACHI, Aug 22: The hearing organized by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday to seek public opinion on the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation’s demand for a tariff hike... KARACHI: 19 candidates file papers for elections KARACHI, Aug 22: At least 19 nomination forms for general and women seats on National and Sindh Assembly were filed in the four districts of Karachi on Thursday, official sources said.... KARACHI: Man dies in road accident KARACHI, Aug 22: A young man who had been injured in a road accident on Wednesday, died in Jinnah Post-graduate Medical Centre on Thursday.... KARACHI: Private schools’ registration rules framed KARACHI, Aug 22: The provincial education department has framed rules to regulate private sector educational institutions under the Sindh Private Educational Institutions (Regulation and Control) Ordinance 2001.... KARACHI: Festival to highlight syndrome of poverty KARACHI, Aug 22: The Sindh government will hold a one-day festival to highlight the syndrome of poverty and provide a forum to policy-makers and research scholars of different private and public... KARACHI: SSC exam forms’ dates KARACHI, Aug 22: The Board of Secondary Education has announced that the registration forms of SSC Part-I for private candidates would be accepted through designated banks till September 5, without a... KARACHI: Dispensary opened KARACHI, Aug 22: Sindh Health Minister Ehsan Ahmad on Thursday inaugurated the Sindh Government Dispensary at Omar Colony. Speaking on the occasion, he said that the government had been endeavouring... KARACHI: SSUET results KARACHI, Aug 22: Some 269 candidates were declared successful in the fifth semester examinations 2000 of computer engineering held by the Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET).... KARACHI: Gutter overflows plague Lyari KARACHI, Aug 22: Residents of Madina Street No 3 of Yousuf Haroon Road in Lyari Town on Thursday complained that the overflowing gutter lines in the area had made their lives... KARACHI: Water shortage in several areas KARACHI, Aug 22: Various parts of former districts West and Central continued to experience acute water shortage for the last fortnight.... KARACHI: LFO aims to keep Benazir out: counsel KARACHI, Aug 22: Counsel for Benazir Bhutto termed on Thursday the Legal Framework Order illegal and contended that amendments to the constitution, especially to article 63 (p), were mala... KARACHI: Confusion over MBBS results KARACHI, Aug 22: About 15 candidates of the MBBS first prof-2002 examinations are running from pillar to post for their results, while authorities at the University of Karachi have failed to... KARACHI: Deviation from Quaid’s vision led to problems KARACHI, Aug 22: Advisor to the President on law, justice, foreign affairs and human rights, Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, has said that Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah had the statesmanship of Churchill, the... KARACHI: PW records statement in case against KESC officials KARACHI, Aug 22: An accountability court recorded on Thursday the statement of a prosecution witness in a reference against three officials of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation and two contractors.... KARACHI: Handicrafts exhibition held KARACHI, Aug 22: A large number of women visited an exhibition of handicrafts and products made by women entrepreneurs held in a local hotel on Thursday.... KARACHI: MQM-H deplores amendments KARACHI, Aug 22: The Mohajir Qaumi Movement has rejected the constitutional amendments announced by President Musharraf on Wednesday and said the new Legal Framework Order is tantamount to burying democratic and... KARACHI: Man found dead KARACHI, Aug 22: A man was found dead in mysterious circumstances in Kalri on Thursday.... KARACHI: Workers hold demo against privatization KARACHI, Aug 22: Speakers at a workers’ rally on Thursday urged the government not to privatize government organizations on the dictates of international monetary organizations.... KARACHI: Quashment application’s hearing adjourned KARACHI, Aug 22: Justice Wahid Bux Brohi of the Sindh High Court adjourned on Thursday the hearing of an application for quashment of a criminal case pending in the court of... HYDERABAD: Four file nomination papers in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Aug 22: Although the last date to file nomination papers for the national and provincial assemblies election is only two days away (Aug 24), none of the major political parties,... HYDERABAD: Parties reject Legal Framework Order HYDERABAD, Aug 22: The deputy convener of the coordination committee, Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Aftab Ahmad Sheikh, here on Thursday said his party had rejected the constitutional amendments, introduced through the Legal... HYDERABAD: Development schemes HYDERABAD, Aug 22: The district Nazim, Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman, has said that development schemes had been commissioned throughout the district without any... HYDERABAD: Canal breach affected people want relief HYDERABAD, Aug 22: A large number of the affected 30 villagers of Rohri Canal breach, belonging to Matiari taluka, staged a demonstration outside the press club her on Thursday against the... HYDERABAD: SPLA not to obey DO’s orders HYDERABAD, Aug 22: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA), has decided not to allow the DO, colleges, Hyderabad, to enter into the premises of any college or obey his orders.... HYDERABAD: Movement for rights of peasants planned HYDERABAD, Aug 22: The STPP will launch a movement from Sept 1 for the rights of the liberated peasants who have been rehabilitated in Qadir Nagar.... HYDERABAD: SU teachers get scholarships HYDERABAD, Aug 22: The University of Sindh, Jamshoro, under the faculty development programme, has approved foreign scholarships for Ph.D and post-doctorate programmes for faculty members of various institutes and departments of... PESHAWAR: PHC summons AG for comments: Nazimeen challenge resignation condition PESHAWAR, Aug 22: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the NWFP advocate-general to appear before the court on Friday to comment on two... PESHAWAR: Wheat for Afghans arrives in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Aug 22: The World Food Programme (WFP), which is running out of rations in Afghanistan, on Thursday transported a huge consignment of wheat from the Karachi port to Peshawar en... PESHAWAR: High court shows inability to deal with Fata cases PESHAWAR, Aug 22: A bench of the Peshawar High Court dismissed a habeas corpus petition in a detention case registered under the FCR, and ruled that the high court had no... PESHAWAR: Illegal sale of petrol creating problems PESHAWAR, Aug 22: Sarhad Petroleum Cartage and Dealers Association has expressed concern over the illegal sale of petrol and have asked the NWFP governor to take stock of the situation and... PESHAWAR: University pledges to maintain standard PESHAWAR, Aug 22: Iqra University Peshawar Campus is continuing its plantation drive to beautify and shape up the city.... PESHAWAR: Media urged to highlight Aids menace PESHAWAR, Aug 22: Speakers at a workshop urged the journalist community to use their pen to raise the much-needed awareness about the fatal disease of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) in... PESHAWAR: Floods leave thousands homeless in Malakand PESHAWAR, Aug 22: Thousands of people were made homeless as their houses collapsed and property worth millions of rupees, fruit and vegetable gardens and standing crops were destroyed by floods that...

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