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September 6, 2002 Friday Jamadi-us-Saani27,1423 KARACHI: Election a litmus test for major parties KARACHI, Sept 5: Electioneering has yet to gain momentum. So far no party has addressed a single national issue confronting the country in the changing geo-political situation of the region.... KARACHI: Students, teachers ire mars life at KU: Academic activities suspended KARACHI, Sept 5: The laid-back attitude of the vice-chancellor to student and teacher unrest at Karachi University took an ugly turn on Thursday when academic activities remained suspended in protest at... KARACHI: Carbombing case hearing put off KARACHI, Sept 5: The hearing of the US Consulate carbombing case was put off on Thursday as the prosecution witnesses did not turn up.... KARACHI: Prayer leader shot dead KARACHI, Sept 5: A prayer leader was shot dead in North Nazimabad on Thursday night.... KARACHI: Man run over by tanker KARACHI, Sept 5: A young man died in a road accident in SITE on Thursday.... KARACHI: Benazir challenges rejection of papers KARACHI, Sept 5: The chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party challenged on Thursday rejection of her nomination papers for two general and one reserved National Assembly seats.... KARACHI: WAF demands abolition of anti-women laws KARACHI, Sept 5: A meeting organized by the Women Action Forum (WAF) has demanded that all laws that are discriminatory towards women and weaker sections of society be abolished.... KARACHI: Menacing rise in Malaria incidence KARACHI, Sept 5: Pakistan being an endemic zone for malaria registers 50,000 deaths every year with victims from all age groups.... KARACHI: Anti-polio drive reviewed KARACHI, Sept 5: Sindh health Minister, Maj-Gen Ahsan Ahmad, on Thursday, the second day of the three-day national anti- polio drive visited the outskirts of Karachi, including Memon Goth‘, Malir, Ibrahim... KARACHI: Sept 13 last date for Chevening scholarship KARACHI, Sept 5: The last date to apply for the Chevening scholarships 2003-4 is September 13.... KARACHI: Cambridge exams’ registration KARACHI, Sept 5: The registration for the “A” and “O” level Cambridge University General Certificate of Education (GCE) Examinations — to be held in October-November of this year — is continuing.... KARACHI: Literacy week being observed KARACHI, Sept 5: The directorate of Non-formal Education, Sindh, is observing a literacy week in the province in a befitting manner.... KARACHI: 53pc of all nonprofit organizations inactive KARACHI, Sept 5: About 53 per cent of registered organizations in the nonprofit sector are inactive, closed or untraceable.... KARACHI: Order reserved on appeals in murder case KARACHI, Sept 5: The anti-terrorism appellate bench of the Sindh High Court reserved on Thursday judgement on the appeals filed by convicts in the abduction and subsequent murder of a minor... KARACHI: EC ordered to reconsider party’s registration KARACHI, Sept 5: The High Court of Sindh disposed of on Thursday a constitutional petition of the Awami Himayat Tehrik Pakistan (AHTP) challenging the rejection of the party’s registration with direction... KARACHI: Hearing of case against Lahori adjourned KARACHI, Sept 5: The hearing of a murder case against Muhammed Ajmal alias Akram Lahori was adjourned till Sept 10 by an anti-terrorism court.... KARACHI: Classes KARACHI, Sept 5: The classes for first and second year students at the Sindh Madressahtul Islam will commence from Sept 9. This was announced by principal, Dr Col Zafar Mehmood Khawar... KARACHI: Govt aims at hung parliament: Khuhro KARACHI, Sept 5: President Sindh PPP, Nisar Ahmad Khuhro, has said that the laws and constitutional amendments introduced by the government have caused serious apprehensions regarding the transparency of the general... KARACHI: Muttahida kicks off campaign with convention KARACHI, Sept 5: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement will kick off its election campaign with a workers’ convention at Jinnah Ground on Friday, during which its self-exiled leader Altaf Hussain would spell... KARACHI: Fewer causalities at city govt beaches KARACHI, Sept 5: Due to the extra efforts of the fire brigade department of the city government, no casualty has occurred at the beaches falling under the city government’s jurisdiction, including... KARACHI: Many barriers in the way of population control KARACHI, Sept 5: Behaviour changes, stringent vigilance on the dispensation of available resources and sound public/private partnerships were identified as the key requirements to attain the targets set under the First... HYDERABAD: ‘Illiteracy caused sectarianism’ HYDERABAD, Sept 5: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) chairman Allama Shah Ahmad Noorani has said the basic cause of lawlessness, bloodshed, ethnic and sectarian violence and murders in the country is illiteracy.... HYDERABAD: Resolution of bangle workers’ problems urged HYDERABAD, Sept 5: The general secretary, Hyderabad Glass Bangle Mazdoor Ittehad Union, Siraf Gaddi, has taken strong exception to the alleged breach of promise by the vice commissioner, Social Security Institution,... HYDERABAD: Police remove Muttahida’s banners and flags HYDERABAD, Sept 5: The city police on Wednesday night removed all the banners and party flags of the Muttahida Quami Movement which were hoisted on government property.... HYDERABAD: Convicts call off hunger strike HYDERABAD, Sept 5: Two convicts in the Daniel Pearl case, Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh and Adil Sheikh, have called off their hunger strike on Thursday, a jail official confirmed, requesting anonymity.... HYDERABAD: Under-training ASI arrested HYDERABAD, Sept 5: The Gulshan-e-Hali police have arrested an under-training ASI, Mohammad Shakir, who was alleged of having killed a former employee of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), Mohammad Anwar,... HYDERABAD: Textile mill closure deplored HYDERABAD, Sept 5: The general-secretary, All Pakistan Trade Unions Organization, Sindh, Mehboob Ali Qureshi, has deplored the closure of the Shahdadkot Textile Mills, Larkana.... HYDERABAD: Zeal Pak management slammed HYDERABAD, Sept 5: The leaders of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) have lashed out at the administration of the Zeal Pak Factory for issuing fake cheques of golden handshake to... PESHAWAR: Anti-encroachment drive next week PESHAWAR, Sept 5: The NWFP government will start the anti-encroachment drive in the Cantonment area next week after the Sept 7 deadline given to the shop owners and house owners, is over.... PESHAWAR: PUTA flays admin attitude PESHAWAR, Sept 5: The Peshawar University Teachers Association (PUTA)  expressed concern on Thursday over the attitude of varsity administration towards teachers  and  violation of rules and regulations.... PESHAWAR: Early action in rape case urged PESHAWAR, Sept 5: The Joint Action Committee of social action groups here denounced the rape of an 11-year-old girl, which occurred only a few days ago, and asked the government to... PESHAWAR: PPP leader calls off hunger strike PESHAWAR, Sept 5: Mohammad Khursheed advocate, a PPP candidate from NA-1, Peshawar-I, who went on hunger strike three days ago to protest against the rejection of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto’s nomination papers... PESHAWAR: New varsities may be allowed to conduct exams PESHAWAR, Sept 5: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that the provincial government is seriously considering authorizing the newly-created public sector universities to conduct examinations as well as affiliate... PESHAWAR: KhUJ rejects Press Council, defamation law PESHAWAR, Sept 5: The Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ) has rejected the formation of Press Council and formulation of what it called “draconian laws” aimed at enforcing censorship and curtailing the...

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