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August 24, 2002 Saturday Jamadi-us-Saani 14, 1423 KARACHI: Police rob people at wedding ceremony: One car, 11 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Aug 23: Policemen looted people attending a wedding ceremony in Kharadar on late Thursday night.... KARACHI: 48 more nomination papers filed KARACHI, Aug 23: With only 24 hours left on Friday for political parties and aspiring candidates to file nomination papers, only 73 nominations have been deposited so far with the returning... KARACHI: 60 per cent of CHK funds go to salaries KARACHI, Aug 23: At least 60 per cent of the Rs250 million annual budgetary allocation of the Civil Hospital Karachi goes towards payment of salaries of doctors and staff.... KARACHI: Muttahida urges EC to extend date KARACHI, Aug 23: Muttahida Qaumi Movement has urged the election commission to extend the date for filing of nominations, at least for two days.... KARACHI: Benazir’s counsel files amended petition KARACHI, Aug 23: Counsel for former prime minister Benazir Bhutto filed on Friday amendments in the constitutional petition to impugn the substitution in article 63 (1) (p) of the constitution.... KARACHI: PPP releases candidates’ list amid criticism KARACHI, Aug 23: The People’s Party Parliamentarians released on Friday list of its candidates for the National and provincial assemblies’ seats from Karachi, amid criticism from workers.... KARACHI: Official negligence towards education KARACHI, Aug 23: Despite a lot of hue and cry, a number of educational institutions in the government sector are proving to be a place for dead souls. The Government Town... KARACHI: Minor changes made to rules: Medical colleges’ admission KARACHI, Aug 23: The Sindh health department has made slight changes to the prospectus and application forms for admission to MBBS and BDS classes at medical institutions governed by it.... KARACHI: Caesarean section on the rise KARACHI, Aug 23: Doctors, mainly gynaecologists, while reviewing the case analysis of deliveries conducted at city hospitals, observed with concern the surge in cases of caesarean section.... KARACHI: College admission lists likely in a week KARACHI, Aug 23: About 83000 application forms and prospectuses for admissions to first-year Science, Commerce and Humanities classes in government colleges and higher secondary schools were sold till August 23, said... KARACHI: Nazim witnesses garbage-lifting first hand KARACHI, Aug 23: The city Nazim — on the second day of the city government’s cleanliness campaign — witnessed the process of garbage lifting by riding a garbage lifting tricycle during... KARACHI: Endoscopy unit at LGH KARACHI, Aug 23: Sindh Health Secretary Khalid Latif Chaudhry will inaugurate an endoscopy clinic at Lyari General Hospital on Saturday.... KARACHI: Traffic walk KARACHI, Aug 23: The traffic police, in coordination with the Pakistan Hotels Association (PHA) and Citizen’s Coordination Committee is organizing a traffic walk on Sunday with the objective of creating awareness... KARACHI: Judgment reserved on expressway petitions KARACHI, Aug 23: The Sindh High Court reserved on Friday judgment in petitions challenging demolition work being done in connection with the Lyari Expressway project and directed that, in the meantime,... KARACHI: Aliens’ registration slows down KARACHI, Aug 23: The pace of registration of illegal immigrants with the National Aliens Registration Authority (NARA) in Karachi has slowed down since July, particularly after the announcement of schedule for... KARACHI: MMA allocates 25 seats to Jamaat KARACHI, Aug 23: The Mutahida Majlis-i-Amal — an electoral alliance of six religious parties — has allocated 11 seats of the National Assembly and 14 seats of the Sindh Assembly in... KARACHI: City to have bonsai park KARACHI, Aug 23: In the botanical garden being developed in Zamzama, Defence Housing Society, there would be a bonsai development wing that would in turn become a bonsai park. This was... KARACHI: Importance of children’s education stressed KARACHI, Aug 23: The wife of the Sindh governor, Begum Khadija Soomro, has called for undertaking concerted efforts to ensure that every child acquires an education.... KARACHI: Illegal factory posing health hazards KARACHI, Aug 23: An industrial unit established on residential plots in Manzoor Colony, Jamshaid Town, is posing severe health hazards to the area people, besides disrupting their daily life.... KARACHI: Sindh regiment recruits get awards KARACHI, Aug 23: Director-general military training, Maj-Gen Muhammad Javed, has said that high professional capabilities have made the Pakistan Army strong enough to defend the homeland in any eventually.... KARACHI: Constitutional amendments praised KARACHI, Aug 23: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has welcomed the constitutional package given by President General Pervez Musharraf.... KARACHI: Withdrawal of GST hailed KARACHI, Aug 23: Chairperson Shahida Welfare Trust, Shahida Kausar Farooq, has congratulated President Pervez Musharraf and Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz for withdrawing 15 per cent GST on medicines.... KARACHI: Debate contest KARACHI, Aug 23: Nimra Bana of BBA, Khurram Qadeer of BCS and Fauzia Lashari of BCS secured 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions respectively in an English debate contest titled “Nuclear technology... KARACHI: Women want gender issues in manifestos KARACHI, Aug 23: Women activists have decided to hold a meeting with representatives of political parties to discuss with them the proposed suggestion regarding gender issues which they should include in... HYDERABAD: Leaders reject polls under new laws HYDERABAD, Aug 23: Leaders of peasants’ organizations, nationalist and political parties have rejected the holding of general election under the new constitutional package and the Political Parties Order 2002, and warned... HYDERABAD: Entry test for MPhil admission today HYDERABAD, Aug 23: The University of Sindh announced here on Friday that entry test for admissions in MPhil in different disciplines would be conducted on Aug 24 at 10:30am in the... HYDERABAD: SHC orders inquiry into ‘encounter’ HYDERABAD, Aug 23: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Friday, directed the District Police Officer (DPO), Dadu, to conduct an inquiry into the death of a villager during... HYDERABAD: Eight file papers in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Aug 23: Eight candidates of various political parties including the Muttahida Quami Movement, the PPP Parliamentarians, and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal have filed their nomination papers with the returning officers concerned... HYDERABAD: Anti-encroachment drive soon HYDERABAD, Aug 23: The Regulation Department, city Taluka, Hyderabad, has announced on Friday that it has decided to launch an anti-encroachment drive in the city to remove all illegal encroachments on... HYDERABAD: Investigation into death of electrician HYDERABAD, Aug 23: Following the submission of an application by the relatives of the deceased electrician, Yasin Kachi, the DPO, Hyderabad, has directed the investigation police of Qasimabad to include... HYDERABAD: Inspector punished HYDERABAD, Aug 23: The additional inspector general, Police, Hyderabad Region, Abdur Rauf Yousufzai, has sent Inspector Mir Mohammad Bachal of Hyderabad District on compulsory retirement on the charges of corruption... HYDERABAD: Cut in prices of goods demanded HYDERABAD, Aug 23: The activists of the PPP (SB) staged token hunger strike outside the local press club on Friday to protest against the inordinate delay in the dispensation of justice... PESHAWAR: PPP workers revolt against polls alliance with ANP PESHAWAR, Aug 23: The electoral alliance between the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) and the Awami National Party (ANP) at the Peshawar district level received a setback after PPP’s workers from different... PESHAWAR: NGO worker seeks govt protection PESHAWAR, Aug 23: A social activist of Charsadda district has sought protection from the government against her relatives who threatened her of dire consequences if she continues to work.... PESHAWAR: MMA faces split in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Aug 23: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), NWFP chapter, is facing a split over seat adjustment as the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) threatened to field its own candidates on four provincial assembly seats... PESHAWAR: Under-trial inmate dies of torture PESHAWAR, Aug 23: An under-trial prisoner has died in central prison here, apparently due to excessive torture, his relatives claimed on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Operational training PESHAWAR, Aug 23: Corps Commander Lt-Gen Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has said high quality training, operational preparedness, devotion to duty and discipline are the qualities for which Pakistan army is held... PESHAWAR: List of NA, PA constituencies in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Aug 23: There remains four National Assembly and 11 NWFP Assembly constituencies in Peshawar District after the delimitation and the publication of final list by the Election Commission of Pakistan....

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