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August 31, 2002 Saturday Jamadi-us-Saani 21, 1423 KARACHI: Young man shot dead in Orangi: 16 vehicles taken away KARACHI, Aug 30: Unknown persons shot dead a young man in Orangi Extension on Friday.... KARACHI: Opposition parties may forge a joint front: Pre-election strategy KARACHI, Aug 30: There is a move among the mainstream political parties and alliances, opposed to the Legal Framework Order 2002, to work out some sort of a broad-based electoral understanding... KARACHI: No plans to open US visa office KARACHI, Aug 30: There are no plans to reopen the US visa office in Karachi in the near future.... KARACHI: Two minors brought to court in handcuffs KARACHI, Aug 30: Two minors facing murder charges were on Friday brought to the city courts from the Remand Home handcuffed for producing them before an additional sessions judge.... KARACHI: 14 nomination forms rejected on Friday KARACHI, Aug 30: Returning officers of all five districts of Karachi rejected a total of 14 nomination forms of the National and Sindh Assemblies’ after the scrutiny process on Friday.... KARACHI: Bridge planned KARACHI, Aug 30: The city district government will construct an overhead pedestrian bridge near Urdu Science College.... KARACHI: Tender submission date further extended: Urban transport scheme KARACHI, Aug 30: The city government has extended the due date for submitting tenders for its urban transport scheme till Sept 9, in which twenty-seven bidders have already bought tender documents... KARACHI: New report examines environmental issues KARACHI, Aug 30: The biophysical and environmental problems in the country are formidable, and most of them represent the effects of years of neglect and mismanagement, said a report by a... KARACHI: Laws to be amended to streamline NRB system KARACHI, August 30: Chief secretary Sindh, K.B.Rind, has directed the administrative secretaries of the provincial government departments to point out without any further delay the laws which need to be amended... KARACHI: 75pc of blood donations from professionals KARACHI, August 30: A culture of blood donation is strongly needed in the country where 75 per cent of its blood requirement is met through professional donors, leaving a large... KARACHI: Workshop calls for equal opportunities KARACHI, Aug 30: A five-day advanced journalism training workshop, which was jointly organized by UNESCO and the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) and was attended by women from across the country, concluded... KARACHI: SSC enrolment forms date KARACHI, Aug 30: The enrolment forms and fees for SSC part-I (class IX) annual examinations 2003 of science and general group (regular) students will be accepted from Sept 2 to 21... KARACHI: Date extended KARACHI, Aug 30: The Allama Iqbal Open University has extended the date for admission to autumn semester 2002 up to Oct 5 without any late fee.... KARACHI: Film show KARACHI, Aug 30: A film show is being jointly organized for handicapped children by social worker Jimmy Engineer and the Sada Welfare Foundation at the Star Cinema on Saturday morning at... KARACHI: Levy on industries to help cut pollution KARACHI, Aug 30: Sindh Minister for Environment and Forests Hasan Ali Chaniho has said the disposal of industrial waste and smoke emission will be reduced after the enforcement of Pollution Charge... KARACHI: Burns centre at CHK KARACHI, Aug 30: The first-ever burn centre equipped with sate-of-the-art facilities at the Civil Hospital has entered the final phase of construction and is expected to be operative next month.... KARACHI: SSUET admissions KARACHI, Aug 30: The Sir Syed University announced on Friday that forms for admission to degree programmes in Computer, Electronic, Biomedical and Civil Engineering and Computer Science will be issued from... KARACHI: Oil company gives up work on Kambhu mountain KARACHI, Aug 30: An oil company working in the Khirthar National Park has informed the Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) that it has decided not to work on the environmentally sensitive crest... KARACHI: ACLC men praised for good performance KARACHI, Aug 30: The Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) of the Sindh police has trained volunteers having expertise to identifying tempered engine and chassis numbers of vehicles.... KARACHI: October polls will be a farce: PPP KARACHI, Aug 30: The Pakistan People’s Party on Friday termed rejection of Ms Benazir Bhutto’s nomination papers from NA-207 as part of mala fide game plan of the government and vowed... KARACHI: Medical board for accused ordered KARACHI, Aug 30: A division bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Wahid Bux Brohi and Justice Muhammed Mujeebullah Siddiqui, on Friday ordered constitution of a medical board immediately to examine... KARACHI: KU issued notice in accident case KARACHI, Aug 30: The Karachi University has been put on notice for Sept 27 by the Sindh High Court in a suit for the recovery of Rs7.2 million compensation in a... KARACHI: Performance to be criterion for promotion KARACHI, Aug 30: The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) is presently evolving a procedure to ensure promotion of its employees on basis of their performance.... KARACHI: Medical college admissions KARACHI, Aug 30: The Sindh health department has announced that application forms for admissions to public sector medical colleges in the province shall be accepted by Sept 5 (till 2pm) in... KARACHI: Date extended KARACHI, Aug 30: The last date for submission of admission forms to Diploma of Associate Engineer (morning and self-finance programme) session 2002-2003 in all government technical institutions has been extended up... KARACHI: SHC annoyed at illegal buildings KARACHI, Aug 30: A division bench of High Court of Sindh, comprising Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice S. Ali Aslam Jafri, on Friday directed the KBCA chief to “affix responsibility on... HYDERABAD: 54 papers accepted in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Aug 30: The nomination papers of 54 candidates, including Makhdoom Ameen Faheem of the PPP, were accepted by the returning officers for the six national and 12 provincial assembly seats... HYDERABAD: Members ask NRB to review LG system: District council session HYDERABAD, Aug 30: The members of the Hyderabad District Council have expressed dissatisfaction over the treatment meted out to them by the district Nazim, Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman, DCO, Mir Hussain Ali,... HYDERABAD: Demo against builder held HYDERABAD, Aug 30: A large number of the allotees of Mehar Ali Housing Welfare Cooperative Society, Latifabad-11, staged a demonstration here on Friday against the builder, Habibur Rehman.... HYDERABAD: MBBS results HYDERABAD, Aug 30: The controller of annual examinations, University of Sindh, on Thursday announced results of final professional MBBS bi-annual examination, 2001, of Liaquat Medical College, Jamshoro, and Chandka Medical College,... HYDERABAD: Traders’ body flays IT Ord HYDERABAD, Aug 30: The Anjuman Tajiran-i-Sindh has condemned the Income Tax Ordinance 2002 as inimical to the business interests regarding its provisions concerning the maintenance of sales, purchase and stock records... HYDERABAD: Tribute paid to Usman Diplai HYDERABAD, Aug 30: Rich tribute was paid to the late Mohammad Usman Diplai, a noted writer and journalist of Sindh, for his services in the cause of Sindhi literature and journalism... HYDERABAD: Trade union office-bearers elected HYDERABAD, Aug 30: Abdul Majeed Leghari has been elected as the president of the Sindh Sugar Mills Trade Unions Federation (SSMTUF) for the next two years at the meeting of the... HYDERABAD: Call to leave NFC award to parliament HYDERABAD, Aug 30: Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party chairman Dr Qadir Magsi has lashed out at the federal government for trying to get the NFC Award approved in an indecent haste and... PESHAWAR: Nazimeen’s resignation condition upheld PESHAWAR, Aug 30: Dismissing two identical writ petitions, a division bench of the Peshawar High Court on Friday upheld the resignation condition for local council Nazimeen and Naib Nazimeen before filing... PESHAWAR: Survey assesses disruption in civic services PESHAWAR, Aug 30: The NWFP government, in collaboration with donor agencies, has undertaken survey of areas hosting Afghan refugees to assess damage to the infrastructure.... PESHAWAR: CD&MD employees flay victimization PESHAWAR, Aug 30: The City Development and Municipal Department (CD&MD) Employees Union, in a meeting, have asked the concerned authorities to take notice of the misuse of power by the CDMD’s... CHITRAL: Chemists unclear about GST CHITRAL, Aug 30: The druggists are confused after the withdrawal of general sales tax on medicines as they have paid the tax on the stock present in their shops and they... PESHAWAR: MMA to provide justice to all: Qazi PESHAWAR, Aug 30: The Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami and vice-president of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, has said that if the MMA is voted to power, it would provide justice to... PESHAWAR: APCA to protest transfers PESHAWAR, Aug 30: The All Pakistan Clerks Association, NWFP, on Friday decided to go on a three-day strike from Saturday, by stopping all work of judicial and election nature, against the...

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