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August 26, 2002 Monday Jamadi-us-Saani 16,1423 KARACHI: Three men killed, small girl found murdered: 7 cars, 27 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Aug 25: A young man was shot dead and another injured when two assailants sprayed them with bullets near Shahrah-i-Liaquat on Sunday.... KARACHI: Benazir’s papers being filed today KARACHI, Aug 25: The nomination papers of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto for the women’s reserved seats from Sindh will be filed here on Monday afternoon, a PPP spokesman said on... KARACHI: 96 more candidates file nominations KARACHI, Aug 25: A total 96 more candidates — 28 for the national assembly and 68 for the provincial assembly — filed their nomination papers from Karachi, following the two-day extension... KARACHI: JUI fields eight candidates KARACHI, Aug 25: The Jmaiat Ulema-i-Islam (F), Sindh, has filed nomination papers of its candidates from the city for two seats of the national assembly and six seats of the provincial... KARACHI: Sindhi nationalists decide to boycott elections KARACHI, Aug 25: Sindhi Nationalist parties and groups have decided to stay away from the electoral scene as they believe the forthcoming October polls are being held to legitimise the army... KARACHI:Date for college admissions extended KARACHI, Aug 25: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has extended the last date for admission to XI classes up to August 30.... KARACHI: Need for environmental awareness stressed KARACHI, Aug 25: Speakers at a workshop on Saturday stressed the need for waging an awareness campaign to create an environmental conscious culture at all levels of society.... KARACHI: Hawkesbay settlement work reviewed KARACHI, Aug 25: Sindh Chief Secretary, K.B. Rind, has said that those affected by the Lyari Expressway projected would be provided water, electricity, gas and sewerage system in their new settlements.... KARACHI: City bus routes changed KARACHI, Aug 25: The secretary, district regional transport authority Karachi has amended the routes of mini-buses in the city with immediate effect.... KARACHI: SESSI brings in record amount KARACHI, Aug 25: The Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (SESSI), during the calendar year of 2001-02, realized an amount of Rs478.606 million — in the head of social security — which... KARACHI: Society for solidarity with US formed KARACHI, Aug 25: A new organization has been formed to allay misconceptions and misunderstandings between the peoples of the United States and Pakistan, said the organization’s convener who is a Pakistani... KARACHI: Treatment plant not being treated properly KARACHI, Aug 25: In the middle of the city’s heavily-polluted industrial area, the presence of farms waving with lush green vegetables offers a pleasant surprise to those entering on the land.... KARACHI: Police hospital gets new wards KARACHI, Aug 25: A general ward and ophthalmology unit was inaugurated at the Police-Public Hospital in Nazimabad in Liaquatabad Town to facilitate the area people and police personnel.... KARACHI: Exhibition KARACHI, Aug 25: The Arts Council will hold a Bonsai exhibition from Monday to Wednesday, a press release said. It added that the exhibition is being held in collaboration with the... KARACHI: Cleanliness drive continues KARACHI, Aug 25: More than 900 tons of garbage and debris were lifted in Saddar Town during the last few days as part of its ten-day cleanliness campaign.... KARACHI: New NIPA courses KARACHI, Aug 25: The National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA), is offering two new one week courses from August 26 to 31, pertaining to Managerial Grid on Operations Management Module (MGOMM)... KARACHI: Lyari street schools making a difference KARACHI, Aug 25: The six street schools of Baghdadi and Shahbeg Lane are a wonderful example of self help by the people of Lyari. Here, evening coaching classes are held in... KARACHI: Seizure of vehicles violating law ordered KARACHI, Aug 25: Sindh Ombudsman has directed the authorities concerned to impound buses and minibuses violating the traffic rules and not honouring bus stops.... KARACHI: Anti-mosquito spray planned KARACHI, Aug 25: Sindh Chief Secretary K. B. Rind has asked the secretaries of health and local government to ensure concrete measures to help the people against seasonal diseases and insanitation.... KARACHI: Anti-polio campaign from Sept 2 KARACHI, Aug 25: The city government will launch a 3-day polio vaccination campaign from September 2. This was stated at a meeting of city government councillors and union nazimeen, convened here... KARACHI: Rickshaws to get silencers KARACHI, Aug 25: A total of 28,000 auto-rickshaws in the city will be provided with silencers in the next five to six months and fitness certificates would be issued to only... KARACHI: Mansur’s petition hearing on 28th KARACHI, Aug 25: A division bench of the Sindh High Court would take up on Aug 28 Mansurul Haq’s constitutional petition challenging the fresh reference instituted against him by NAB authorities,... KARACHI: Motorcyclist dies in accident KARACHI, Aug 25: A young motorcyclist died and his pillion rider was injured in a road accident in Zaman Town on Sunday.... KARACHI: Walk for traffic rules awareness organized KARACHI, Aug 25: Observance of traffic laws and exhibition of a tolerant behaviour towards others can help reduce causalities on roads drastically, DIG traffic Saud Ahmed said on Sunday.... KARACHI: ST chief calls on Pir Pagara KARACHI, Aug 25: Chief of the Sunni Tehreek (ST), Maulana Mohammad Abbas Qadri, accompanied by his party’s central leader Maulana Iftikhar Ahmed Bhatti, called on the spiritual leader of the Hurs... KARACHI: Many areas face water shortage today KARACHI, Aug 25: Water supply to various parts of former districts West and Central will be affected on Monday due to two power breakdowns at the KWSB’s North-East Karachi (NEK) pumping... HYDERABAD: Hyderabad candidates file papers HYDERABAD, Aug 25: A total number of 181 candidates, belonging to different political and religious-political parties, filed their nomination papers for six National Assembly and 12 Provincial Assembly seats of Hyderabad... KHAIRPUR: Driver dies, four injured in accident KHAIRPUR, Aug 25: One person was killed and four others were injured when a car and a tractor collided at Lal Shah on the National Highway near Hussainabad on Saturday night.... SUKKUR: Villagers kill bandit SUKKUR, Aug 25: An unidentified dacoit was killed and two villagers were injured in an exchange of fire between the villagers and dacoits near a village, Jarwar, in Ghotki district on... HYDERABAD: Forced retirement in Wapda resented HYDERABAD, Aug 25: The Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Central Labour Union, at a meeting held here on Sunday, warned that if what it called black and anti-workers laws, under which employees... HYDERABAD: Teachers protest from 28th HYDERABAD, Aug 25: The GSTA has decided to stage a three-day hunger strike from Aug 28 to 30 outside Hyderabad District Nazim office if problems of the secondary teachers of Hyderabad... HYDERABAD: Boy held for criminal assault HYDERABAD, Aug 25: The Market police on Sunday arrested a boy, Abu Bakar, who had criminally assaulted a girl on Friday night.... HYDERABAD: Sindh Varsity conducts entry test HYDERABAD, Aug 25: The University of Sindh, Jamshoro, conducted entry test for admissions in M.Phil for academic session of 2002 on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Housing scheme HYDERABAD, Aug 25: The Hyderabad Development Authority has announced inform the general public, that the booking was being done for the Saiban Housing Project, Latifabad taluka. But the housing scheme was... SUKKUR: New de-limitations of PA seats in upper Sindh PS-1 Sukkur-I: The whole of Sukkur Municipal Committee except New Goth, New Pind, and Kumbhar Para.... PESHAWAR: Operation in Bara termed a failure PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Although the operation clean-up against criminals in Bara, Khyber Agency, entered third day, the political authorities have so far been unable to arrest any big fish involved in... PESHAWAR: 80 file papers for NA, PA seats in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Aug 25: About 80 candidates filed nomination papers on Saturday to contest the polls for the four National Assembly and 11 NWFP Assembly seats of Peshawar District constituencies.... PESHAWAR: Court seeks help from lawyers in murder case PESHAWAR, Aug 25: In an honour-related murder case, the Peshawar High Court has requested three senior lawyers to assist the court on the question that whether a husband could be awarded... PESHAWAR: 57 Sherpao supporters rejoin PPP PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Former interior minister Maj-Gen (retd) Naseerullah Khan Babar, PPP candidate from Nowshehra, has said the next general election will be a battle between the progressive and retrogressive... PESHAWAR: Differences in MMA temporary, says Sami PESHAWAR, Aug 25: The chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Maulana Samiul Haq, has said the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal would soon overcome its internal problems.... PESHAWAR: Discrepancies found in APWA’s affairs PESHAWAR, Aug 25: An audit report has pointed out discrepancies in the financial and managerial affairs of the NWFP chapter of the All Pakistan Women Association (APWA) by the previous cabinet.... LAKKI MARWAT: Nazim resigns to contest poll LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 25: Nazim union council Masha Mansoor resigned from the office to contest forthcoming elections against PML(QA) provincial chief Salim Saif-...

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