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September 1, 2002 Sunday Jamadi-us-Saani 22,1423 KARACHI: Criminal cases against 38 students suggested: Medical college admissions KARACHI, Aug 31: A fact-finding committee on medical college admissions at the University of Karachi has suggested initiation of criminal proceedings against 38 persons who were not bona fide students of... KARACHI: Eight cars, 15 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Aug 31: Although police have been on high alert for the past couple of weeks with intensified patrolling of city streets, bandits took away as many as 23 vehicles —... KARACHI: 5,000 plots being developed at Naya Ghar Project KARACHI, Aug 31: The City District Government, Karachi, with the assistance of the Sindh government, is working on a resettlement project spread over 100 acres of land. About four to five... KARACHI: College admission date further extended KARACHI, Aug 31: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan on Saturday extended the last date by two days for admission to first year in the colleges.... KARACHI: No political activity planned on first day KARACHI, Aug 31: No political party in the city has planned any political event on Sunday which could be termed a gathering of some consequences as a manifestation of relaxation of... KARACHI: 600 workers detained, says PPP KARACHI, Aug 31: The Pakistan People’s Party claimed on Saturday that its 600 workers and members had been arrested in Sindh for staging protest demonstrations at various places against the rejection... KARACHI: Tankers doing roaring business: Water crisis KARACHI, Aug 31: Private water tankers continue to do a roaring business by selling sub-soil unhygienic water in the water-starved localities hooked to the fast-drying up Hub dam source, in particular,... KARACHI: Special children entertained KARACHI, Aug 31: Hundreds of children, majority of them handicapped, had a lot of fun for over a couple of hours watching an entertaining Hollywood movie on Saturday morning.... KARACHI: Centre for kids with cerebral palsy KARACHI, Aug 31: A large number of people visited the Al-Umeed Rehabilitation Association’s centre for cerebral palsy on Saturday under its open-house programme.... KARACHI: Cloudy weather KARACHI, Aug 31: The Met department has forecast cloudy/ partly cloudy weather on Sunday in Karachi, Zhob and Mekran divisions with a maximum temperature ranging between 31 to 33°C.... KARACHI: Plea to vacate encroached plots KARACHI, Aug 31: The Railway Workers Federation on Friday appealed to the Sindh governor and the police authorities to take notice of encroachment on railway land near Karachi University Railway Station.... KARACHI: Diploma course KARACHI, Aug 31: The Prevention and Control of Blindness Cell (PCBC) has invited applications for a one-year diploma course for ophthalmic technicians by Sept 9.... KARACHI: Absence of proper infection control plans leads to HIV KARACHI, Aug 31: The use and reuse of unsterilized medical instruments and the generally low level of attention towards standard infection control procedures have emerged as important potential avenues for the... KARACHI: PPP leader slams govt’s double standards KARACHI, Aug 31: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians chief Makhdoom Amin Fahim was non-committal on the possibility of pulling out of the electoral process, but dropped a hint when he warned the... KARACHI: Workshop discusses role of private security agencies KARACHI, Aug 31: Sindh Home Secretary Brig Mukhtar Ahmed has said that both the police as a law enforcement agency and the private security agencies have different roles to play.... KARACHI: NFC members briefed on magno-train project KARACHI, Aug 31: The director of the Swiss firm - Inter Globe - Dr Wagner, made a presentation on the proposed Karachi magno-train project before the members of the National Finance... KARACHI: Hearing put off in suicide bomb case KARACHI, Aug. 31: The hearing in US Consulate suicide bombing case was adjourned till Sept 5 by Syed Aley Maqbool Rizvi, Judge Anti-Terrorism Court A&C-I on Monday.... KARACHI: Self-assessment scheme introduced in EOBI KARACHI, Aug 31: The federal government has introduced a new self-assessment scheme, amending the Employees Old-Age Benefit Act 1976 and allowing the employers to opt for the self-assessment and declare the... KARACHI: NILAT special training course KARACHI, Aug 31: The National Institute of Labour Administration Training is organizing a two-week special training course on ‘Family Reconciliation & Labour Welfare Laws’ in collaboration with the Family Security Council... PESHAWAR: Officers told to stay impartial PESHAWAR, Aug 31: District Nazim Lakki Marwat, Humayun Saifullah Khan, has called upon the government officials to demonstrate total impartiality in the forthcoming general elections.... ISLAMABAD: ‘Railways to complete commercial projects’ ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: Communications and Railways Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi has said that railways is going to complete all commercial projects with he cooperation of the private sector.... ISLAMABAD: Pakistan fifth largest producer of dates ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: Pakistan follows Iran, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia on the list of the top dates producing countries with 11 per cent share of the global production of this... QUETTA: PADC leaders released QUETTA, Aug 31: The Anti Terrorist Court, Quetta-I, headed by Judge Abdul Ghiyas Nausherwani here on Friday released the leaders of Pak-Afghan Defence Council (PADC) after the withdrawal of cases by... ISLAMABAD: Abdullah Shah rebuts Baber’s allegations ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: Former Sindh chief minister Syed Abdullah Shah has refuted the allegations levelled by the ex-interior minister of his involvement in the killing of Mir Murtaza Bhutto.... GILGIT: Two held for attacking taxi driver GILGIT, Aug 31: The Gilgit police on Saturday arrested two men for injuring a taxi driver in Sikandarabad, 35km from here.... PESHAWAR: CBR official discusses IBP with doctors PESHAWAR, Aug 31: A representative of the Central Board of Revenue, Wakeel Khan, called on senior doctors of Health Department of NWFP here. The meeting besides the NWFP Minister for Health... ISLAMABAD: Chinese team meets Moin ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: A Chinese delegation headed by Li Aimin, Director of International Cooperation Department, China National Petroleum Corporation, called on Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Lt-Gen Moinuddin Haider on... PESHAWAR: Indus, Kaitu in low floods PESHAWAR, Aug 31: According to the latest report of NWFP Flood Warning Centre, Peshawar, Indus River at Attock and Kaitu river at Spinwam are in low flood.... TIMERGARA: No extra taxes on vehicles in Chitral TIMERGARA, Aug 31: No extra taxes, except the fixed by the TMA Timergara and Chitral, would be charged from the vehicles plying on the roads in Dir and Chitral and those... RAWALPINDI: District council’s monitoring committees dissolved RAWALPINDI, Aug 31: The district council’s monitoring committees and the panel of presiding officers have been dissolved on the completion of their tenure, District Naib Nazim Raja Javed Ikhlas informed the... ISLAMABAD: FBISE to introduce objective questions in matric exams ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) will introduce objective questions in matriculation examinations from 2003 in four basic science disciplines: Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.... ISLAMABAD: FIA or Punjab police services to be utilized: D-12 incident inquiry ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: The interior ministry will conduct an inquiry into the D-12 sector incident through the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) or the Punjab Police to identify those responsible for killing... ISLAMABAD: 3 PTCL officers remanded in NAB’s custody ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: An accountability court on Saturday remanded three PTCL officers in the National Accountability Bureau’s custody for 12 days in connection with a corruption case.... RAWALPINDI: PML-Q, APMA flay rejection of Benazir’s papers RAWALPINDI, Aug 31: Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) has opposed the rejection of nomination papers of the former prime minister and chairperson of the PPP, Benazir Bhutto.... ISLAMABAD: Only teachers to be made presiding officers ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: Only teachers will be appointed as presiding officers during the October general elections in the capital, the secretary of Election Cell Islamabad Chaudhry Asghar told Dawn on Saturday.... RAWALPINDI: 276 Nullah Leh affected persons compensated RAWALPINDI, Aug 31: As many as 276 affected persons of the Nullah Leh project have been compensated for their acquired properties, officials said at a meeting of the Rawalpindi Development Authority... HYDERABAD: Rally flays Benazir’s disqualification HYDERABAD, Aug 31: A large number of activists of the People’s Party Parliamentarians took out a rally in Tando Mohammad Khan town, blocked Hyderabad-Badin Road for one hour and burnt tyres... HYDERABAD: Dist council members resent decision HYDERABAD, Aug 31: The issues of rejection of candidature of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto and water shortage dominated proceedings of the Hyderabad District Council here on Saturday.... HYDERABAD: Research centre’s foundation laid HYDERABAD, Aug 31: Sindh Health and Population Welfare Minister Ahsan Ahmad on Saturday laid the foundation stone of “research centre” at the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro.... HYDERABAD: Cases against 21 dealers registered: Substandard fertilizer, pesticide HYDERABAD, Aug 31: As many as 29 samples of chemical fertilizers were found sub-standard in laboratory testing during the the agriculture extension department’s recent campaign against sub-standard fertilizers in Sindh.... HYDERABAD: Post master held for issuing fake licenses HYDERABAD, Aug 31: The police have arrested the post master of Latifabad post office, Zahid Shamim, here on Saturday for allegedly issuing fake driving licenses and other certification in collusion with... HYDERABAD: Pearl case convicts observe hunger strike HYDERABAD, Aug 31: Three convicts of the Daniel Pearl case, including Omer Shaikh, observed a hunger strike for several hours in Hyderabad Central Jail here on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Court clerks observe strike PESHAWAR, Aug 31: On the call of All Pakistan Clerks Association (Apca), NWFP, a complete strike was observed in the local courts and no judicial and election work was performed by... PESHAWAR: Elections without Benazir a farce: PPP PESHAWAR, Aug 31: The Pakistan People’s Party has criticized the military government for seeing to it that the nomination papers of its chairperson Benazir Bhutto were rejected, and termed it a... PESHAWAR: Rain brings misery to many PESHAWAR, Aug 31: The people living on the outskirts of the city are in dire need of financial support as many are rendered homeless by the recent torrential rain.... PESHAWAR: Nursing students complain of corporal punishment PESHAWAR, Aug 31: Corporal punishment has been the main source of keeping the aspiring candidates away from joining the nursing profession, many staff and student nurses at the city hospitals told... PESHAWAR: Murderers’ arrest urged PESHAWAR, Aug 31: The family members of late Malik Attaullah, chairman Alkhair Haqooqul Ibad, have appealed to the NWFP governor to arrest his killers and provide them justice.... PESHAWAR: Uplift projects for Orakzai launched PESHAWAR, Aug 31: Corps Commander Lt-Gen Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai visited Orakzai Agency and formally launched various projects for the uplift of the area at Satar Sam, Und Khel, Mirazai and... PESHAWAR: PTI alleges pre-poll rigging PESHAWAR, Aug 31: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has alleged that the government is involved in pre-poll rigging and have asked the European observers to ensure free and fair elections in the country.... LAHORE: Nawaz, Benazir should quit politics, says Leghari LAHORE, Aug 31: Millat Party President Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari says propriety demands that former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif should quit politics in view of the...

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