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September 5, 2002 Thursday Jamadi-us-Saani26,1423 KARACHI: Parties having a hard time electioneering KARACHI, Sept 4: All political parties, mainstream or otherwise, are faced with the problem of mobilizing people without the traditional methods of electioneering.... KARACHI: Two rangers injured, suspect killed in encounter KARACHI, Sept 4: An unknown suspect was shot dead, while a tanker driver and two Rangers personnel were injured in an encounter on the New M. A. Jinnah Road on Wednesday... KARACHI: Body set up to give NOC for public gatherings KARACHI, Sept 4: A three-member committee has been set up to facilitate the political parties to hold public gatherings and meetings in Karachi.... KARACHI: Jhangvi’s son found dead in graveyard KARACHI, Sept 4: The body found in a graveyard on Sunday was identified on Wednesday as that of a son of Maulana Haq Nawaz Jhangvi, the police said.... KARACHI: 3 appeals filed in election tribunals KARACHI, Sept 4: Three candidates for election to the provincial assembly, including one belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, filed on Wednesday their appeals in the Sindh Election Appellate Tribunal against... KARACHI: Public accounts ordinance KARACHI, Sept 4: The Sindh governor has promulgated the Sindh Adhoc Public Accounts Committee (Composition and Functions) Ordinance, 2002. It shall come into force at once, and shall be deemed to... KARACHI: Carjackings KARACHI, Sept 4: At least 19 vehicles — five cars and 14 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in different parts of the city.... KARACHI: EOBI’s red tape perturbs pensioners KARACHI, Sept 4: The Employees Old-Age Benefit Institute has not removed the red tape a retired person has to go through every month to obtain his pension.... KARACHI: Landhi jail overflows with inmates KARACHI: Sept 4: Everyday some 180 to 200 prisoners of the Malir District Jail need to be produced in court. However, the two vehicles sent to the prison can take only... KARACHI: Class IX mark sheets KARACHI, Sept 4: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi, will issue marks sheets pertaining to SSC part-I (class IX) general group annual examination 2002 from Sept 6 to 11.... KARACHI: Persian sword on display KARACHI, Sept 4: The National Museum of Pakistan has put on display a Persian sword and a shield in its series of “object of the month”, says a press release.... KARACHI: Problems delay Ufone lines activation KARACHI, Sept 4: System problems in the Ufone network have prevented the mobile phone company from activating connections issued shortly after the launch of its new package.... KARACHI: 1.34m children to be given anti-polio drops KARACHI, September 4: Some 1.346 million children of up to the age of 5 years would be administered polio drops in the Thatta, Hyderabad and Badin districts during the ongoing national... KARACHI: Cloudy weather KARACHI, Sept 4: The met department has forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of drizzle for Karachi on Thursday, with maximum temperatures to range between 30 to 32 degrees centigrade. Partly... KARACHI: KU professor sent on forced retirement KARACHI, Sept 4: The administration of the University of Karachi on Wednesday sent former chairman of the Department of Zoology, Dr Pervaiz Siddiqui, on compulsory retirement on charges of insubordination, misappropriation,... KARACHI: Course on labour welfare KARACHI, Sept 4: The National Institute of Labour Administration (NILAT) in collaboration with the Family Security Council has organized a two-week special course on “Family Reconciliation and Labour Welfare Laws,” from... KARACHI: Population KARACHI, Sept 4: The Population Association of Pakistan is holding a seminar on “Population Policy: Challenges for Implementation” here on Thursday.... KARACHI: Study of Arabic a strategic asset KARACHI, Sept 4: Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Shaukat Aziz said here on Saturday, that Pakistan’s proximity to the Arab world is one of its strongest strategic advantages, and this demands... KARACHI: Charged parking system to be streamlined KARACHI, Sept 4: Sindh Governor Mohammadmian Soomro has directed the police and administration to take all possible steps for holding peaceful and transparent elections in the province.... KARACHI: Notice issued in detention case KARACHI, Sept 4: The state was put on notice for Sept 10 by a division bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC), comprising Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Musheer Alam, on... KARACHI: Towns’ bungling in draining rainwater exposed KARACHI, Sept 4: The city’s sewerage system, which has already completed its life span in most localities, has been badly damaged owing to the draining out of stagnant rainwater from roads... KARACHI: Nigerian sentenced for drug trafficking KARACHI, Sept 4: The anti-narcotics court, headed by Judge Ali Nawaz Pirzada, sentenced on Wednesday a Nigerian to an eight-year term for attempting to smuggle 1.9 kilograms heroin.... KARACHI: Rejection of Benazir’s papers criticized KARACHI, Sept 4: The women’s wing of the Pakistan People’s Party has urged the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take a suo motu action against the alleged partial approach of the... KARACHI: BCom results KARACHI, Sept 4: KU has declared the results of BCom part 1 and 2 (overseas) external annual examination 2001 held at its overseas centres.... KARACHI: Restoration of KCR demanded KARACHI, Sept 4: The coordination committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Wednesday demanded restoration of the Karachi Circular Railway plan which had been shelved on the pretext of non-availability of funds.... KARACHI: KU teacher honoured KARACHI, Sept 4: A senior teacher at the University of Karachi, Prof S. M. Saifullah, has been awarded by two major scientific bodies in recognition of his outstanding research works.... KARACHI: Unemployment ratio goes up KARACHI, Sept 4: The National Trade Union Federation of Pakistan has called upon the government to postpone the announcement of new labour policy and leave the matter for the elected government... KARACHI: Govt committed to irrigation reforms KARACHI, Sept 4: Sindh Governor Mohammadmian Soomro has said the government of Sindh and the federal government both attach high importance to the institutional reforms in the irrigation and drainage systems.... HYDERABAD: Laws made to target Benazir, Nawaz: Musharraf checkmated, says Naveed HYDERABAD, Sept 4: A Pakistan People’s Party leader, Syed Naveed Qamar, has accused President Gen Pervez Musharraf of encouraging individual politics in violation of his own commitments, and added that Nawaz... HYDERABAD: Pearl case convicts’ hunger strike continues HYDERABAD, Sept 4: Two victims of the Daniel Pearl case continued their hunger strike for the fifth consecutive day here on Wednesday to protest their imprisonment in the case despite arrests... HYDERABAD: Widow’s appeal to ombudsman HYDERABAD, Sept 4: The widow of Dr Ghulam Ali, who was murdered some months back, has appealed to the Sindh ombudsman and other authorities concerned to restore the possession of a... HYDERABAD: Cell for election activities set up HYDERABAD, Sept 4: District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has urged political parties to ensure a congenial atmosphere during the election.... PESHAWAR: Frontier approves district ombudsmen PESHAWAR, Sept 4: The NWFP cabinet on Wednesday approved an amendment to the NWFP Local Government Ordinance 2001, to redress the citizens’ complaints against holders of public offices at the district level.... PESHAWAR: Sherpao urges need for sensible leaders PESHAWAR, Sept 4: The faction of the PPP, chief of his own Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, has asked people to vote that political party which genuinely represents the public aspirations.... PESHAWAR: French centres closed for indefinite period PESHAWAR, Sept 4: French culture centres have suspended their activities in Pakistan for an indefinite period, days before Sept 11 anniversary.... PESHAWAR: Nazim orders removal of ‘obscene’ billboards PESHAWAR, Sept 4: Taking exception to the growing public complaints regarding display of obscene signboards by the cinema houses, the district Nazim, Azam Khan Afridi, has ordered their immediate removal.... PESHAWAR: Workshop on project designing concludes PESHAWAR, Sep 4: A three-day workshop on “Defining Sustainable Development Indicators” was organised by LEAD Pakistan here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: PPP leaders opt for self-destruction PESHAWAR, Sept 4: The provincial and local leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) have lost their political credibility by submitting fake educational degrees with their nomination papers in Malakand, Mardan...

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