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September 7, 2002 Saturday Jamadi-us-Saani28,1423 KARACHI: Expenditure rule bothers parties KARACHI, Sept 6: Most of the political parties, which qualify for participation in the Oct 10 elections, have been facing fund raising problem of how to meet electioneering expenditures of their... KARACHI: Muttahida puts up 64 candidates for NA KARACHI, Sept 6: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Friday launched its election campaign by officially introducing its multi-ethnic candidates at a workers’ convention, and by reiterating its resolve to strive for... KARACHI: Kidnapped boy recovered KARACHI, Sept 6: A three-year-old boy, who had been kidnapped on Thursday, was recovered on Friday in New Karachi by police and the Citizen-Police Liaison Committee.... KARACHI: 66 more appeals filed with tribunal: Hearing begins today KARACHI, Sept 6: The number of appeals challenging the rejection and acceptance of nomination papers of the candidates for election to the National and Sindh assemblies rose to 91 on Friday... KARACHI: Woman killed; 4 cars, 13 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Sept 6: Seventeen vehicles — four cars and 13 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Friday, police said.... KARACHI: Renovated coronary care unit at NICVD: More projects in progress KARACHI, Sept 6: A renovated 12-bed coronary care unit — now equipped with state-of-the-art instruments — was inaugurated at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases on Friday.... KARACHI: KUTS responds to VC’s offer for talks KARACHI, Sept 6: The Karachi University Teachers Society has responded to the invitation of the KU VC Dr. Zafar Saeed Saify for talks on Saturday.... KARACHI: Traditional sail boat race revived KARACHI, Sept 6: The Fishermen’s Cooperative Society and Keamari Town have have jointly revived the tradition of sailing fishing boats by organizing a race of these boats here on Friday at Keamari, on the occasion of Defence Day... KARACHI: Oil company told to take steps to save birds habitat KARACHI, Sept 6: The Sindh government, describing the actions taken by the Pakistan Petroleum (PPL) in the Drigh Lake Wildlife Sanctuary as irresponsible, has directed it to take remedial measures so... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Sept 6: The meteorological department has forecast fair, partly cloudy weather with the maximum temperature ranging between 31 and 33 degrees centigrade in Karachi on Saturday. Mainly dry weather is... KARACHI: City govt takes over parking area KARACHI, Sept 6: The city government has assumed control of Metropole- Mereweather Tower’s parking area from September 3.... KARACHI: Seminar KARACHI, Sept 6: A seminar on the “Importance of Cartoon in Journalism” will be held under the auspices of the Press and Public Relations Committee of the Arts Council of Pakistan... KARACHI: City govt to build pedestrian bridges KARACHI, Sept 6: The Transport and Communications Department of the City Government has invited private parties to establish pedestrian bridges on BoT basis at various earmarked sites.... KARACHI: Inter science results today KARACHI, Sept 6: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, would declare the results of HSC Science (Pre-Engineering and General Group) annual examination 2002 on Saturday 11.30 am.... KARACHI: PML-N to contest for 15 NA seats in Karachi KARACHI, Sept 6: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) announced on Friday its list of candidates for 15 National Assembly seats and 31 Sindh Provincial Assembly seats from Karachi district.... KARACHI: Police extorting under cover of vehicle checking KARACHI, Sept 6: Police have allegedly been threatening innocent people in order to extort money on one pretext or the other, and those who question police’s authority, they allegedly implicate them... KARACHI: Attempt to export fake footballs foiled KARACHI, Sept 6: The collectorate of customs (export) on Friday foiled an attempt to export a consignment of counterfeit branded footballs to Dubai.... KARACHI: SDA for end to politics of hatred KARACHI, Sept 6: The Sindh Democratic Alliance is aimed at creating harmony among all people living in the province and it would bring the politics of hatred, prejudices and ethnicity to... KARACHI: SHC grants bail to former PNSC official KARACHI, Sept 6: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday granted bail to ex-director Shipping Management, PNSC, Commodore Mirza Ashfaq Beg (retired), a co-accused with former navy chief... KARACHI: SPSC results KARACHI, Sept 6: The Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) has announced the results of a written test conducted on Aug 20 for the post of ASIs (police) belonging to Karachi, Mirpurkhas... KARACHI: List of candidates KARACHI, Sept 6: The following is the PML-N list of candidates for NA seats:... KARACHI: PPP plans steps against rigging KARACHI, Sept 6: The Pakistan People’s Party on Friday claimed that despite alleged pre-poll rigging the party would win 80 per cent of the National and provincial assemblies seats in Sindh... KARACHI: SNF pleads for sincere candidates KARACHI, Sept 6: Chairman Sindh National Front (SNF), Mumtaz Bhutto has appealed to the people of Sindh to cast their votes only in favour of sincere and committed candidates.... KARACHI: CNS lays stress on indigenous resources KARACHI, Sept 6: The Pakistan Navy would rise to the highest standards of professionalism in ensuring an impregnable defence of the motherland.... HYDERABAD: ‘US lacks legal, moral mandate to attack Iraq’ HYDERABAD, Sept 6: The US should avoid use of force against Iraq as it had “no moral or legal mandate” to launch an attack on Baghdad, this was the consensus among... HYDERABAD: MMA to change foreign policy if voted to power: Noorani addresses workers convention HYDERABAD, Sept 6: The president, Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), Allama Shah Ahmed Noorani, has said that if the MMA reached the corridors of power it would change foreign policy, improve economy, raise... DADU: Grants for education institutes promised DADU, Sept 6: The district Nazim, Dadu, Malik Asad Sikandar, has promised special grants for the educational institutions, including LUMHS, Sindh University and Mehran University of Engineering and Technology from the... HYDERABAD: Sindh govt to finance UCs directly HYDERABAD, Sept 6: The district Nazim, Hyderabad, Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman, has said that the Sindh government has agreed in principle to finance the union councils directly with effect from the next... HYDERABAD: Protest held against ASI HYDERABAD, Sept 6: A large number of people including women and children and the family members of Mohammad Anwar, a former employee of the PTCL who was recently killed, staged a... HYDERABAD: 16 places set up for holding meetings HYDERABAD, Sept 6: The district police, Hyderabad, has established 16 places for holding political meetings during the election campaign in Hyderabad, Latifabad, and Qasimabad.... HYDERABAD: SHC warns civil judge HYDERABAD, Sept 6: Justice Mohammad Moosa K. Leghari of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, has issued a warning to the Seventh Extra Joint Civil Judge and the FCM, Hyderabad,... HYDERABAD: PPP activists hold demo HYDERABAD, Sept 6: A large number of PPP activists staged a march from Matiari town and also staged a sit-in h on the National Highway to protest against the rejection of... PESHAWAR: Bank files plea against Gillani’s candidature PESHAWAR, Sept 6: The Bank of Khyber filed an appeal before the election tribunal here on Friday against acceptance of nomination papers of Syed Iftikhar Gillani, senior vice president, Pakistan Muslim... PESHAWAR: PPP-Sherpao condemns attempt to kill Karzai PESHAWAR, Sept 6: The Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) information secretary, Barrister Iftikhar Ahmad, has condemned the car bomb explosion in Kabul and an attempt on the life of President Hamid Karzai... PESHAWAR: BBC to shift AEP to Afghanistan PESHAWAR, Sept 6: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is likely to wind up its decade-long Afghan Education Project (AEP) in Peshawar by the end of current month and launch its activities... PESHAWAR: People urged to elect PTI candidates PESHAWAR, Sept 6: The Pakistan Tehreek Insaf’s Peshawar district president and a candidate for NA-3 and PF-8, Mr Abid Iqbal, has claimed that his party would emerge victorious in the upcoming...

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