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September 9, 2002 Monday Rajab 1, 1423 KARACHI: KCR tracks may be used for Magno train project KARACHI, Sept 8: Since the revival plan for the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) has been shelved, the government is considering awarding the right of way of the KCR to the Inter-... KARACHI: Man, boy killed in factory explosion: 9 cars, 10 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Sept 8: A jobless young man committed suicide in his house in Landhi on Sunday.... KARACHI: Standoff continues at Karachi University KARACHI, Sept 8: The Karachi University administration and the Karachi University Teachers Society (KUTS) on Sunday hurled allegations at each other over the Saturday’s incident, which left over 35 students and... KARACHI: Muttahida, ANP to cooperate in polls KARACHI, Sept 8: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Awami National Party will extend cooperation to each other in Sindh in the general elections.... KARACHI: Youth dies in road accident KARACHI, Sept 8: A young man died in a road accident on Super Highway on Sunday.... KARACHI: Education brings winds of change KARACHI, Sept 8: The Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) held a number of programmes on Sunday to commemorate the World Literacy Day in its various centres in Malir.... KARACHI: Cultural ties to strengthen relationship with Japan KARACHI, Sept 8: Sindh Governor Mohammadmian Soomro has said that the friendly ties between Japan and Pakistan are growing further with the passage of time.... KARACHI: The state of schools in Lyari KARACHI, Sept 8: In Singo Lane, Lyari, there is a building with four schools in the same structure.... KARACHI: Rs39m for mangrove plantation KARACHI, Sept 8: The Sindh government has allocated Rs38.92 million for the plantation of mangroves on 13,510 hectares in the Indus delta.... KARACHI: Priceless antiquities being funnelled abroad KARACHI, Sept 8: Antiquities, which are a rare and precious part of our cultural heritage, keep getting smuggled out of the country by unscrupulous elements in collusion with minions of the... KARACHI: Water shortage persists in many areas KARACHI, Sept 8: Acute water shortage continued to persist in different parts of the city, compelling the residents of the affected areas to either buy private tankers at exorbitant rates or... KARACHI: Tribute paid to human rights activist KARACHI, Sept 8: Seven human-rights organizations heaped praises upon the late Dr Syed Amiruddin, educationist, human- rights activist and leading exponent of democracy, at a function held at the Pakistan Medical... KARACHI: Work on link road begins KARACHI, Sept 8: Work on a road linking Saddar Town with Lyari Expressway through a shorter route has begun.... KARACHI: Literacy centres KARACHI, Sept 8: A literacy programme for women was launched in Mauripur Grax in Keamari Town aimed to enable women to read and write simple Urdu fluently.... MITHI: Drought combat plan under consideration MITHI, Sept 8: The government is actively considering to launch a crash programme to combat drought in Thar, the chief secretary of Sindh, K B Rind, said here on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Election campaign gains momentum HYDERABAD, Sept 8: The electioneering campaign for the October 2002 general election has gradually started gaining momentum in Hyderabad, the second biggest populated district of Sindh and ninth of the country.... HYDERABAD: Change in Irsa set-up opposed HYDERABAD, Sept 8: The Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party has opposed the proposed changes in the set-up of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) and warned that the party and the people... SANGHAR: Growers plug canal breach SANGHAR, Sept 8: The breach in the Samaro branch at RD No15, Khipro sub-division, which had developed on Sunday flooded several acres of crops. However, it was plugged by the peasants... LARKANA: EC recommends restoration of 28 polling stations LARKANA, Sept 8: The Election Commission has recommended the restoration of 28 polling stations in NA-207 (Larkana-IV) and PS-37 (Larkana-III) at their old premises.... KHAIRPUR: PPP candidate booked KHAIRPUR, Sept 8: The B-Section police have registered a case against Mubeen Phulpoto, president of the Asif Zardari Release Committee, his brother, Sher Mohammad Phulpoto, a candidate for NA-115 and PS-29,... SUKKUR: KU incident condemned SUKKUR, Sept 8: The Islami Jamiat-i-Tulba (IJT), Sukkur, held a protest demonstration against the atrocities committed by the Rangers, against the teachers, professors and the students of the Karachi University in... HYDERABAD: Probe into breaches demanded HYDERABAD, Sept 8: The Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB), at a meeting held here on Saturday, expressed concern over the frequent breaches in canals and channels and the collapse of spurs near... PESHAWAR: EU mission due today PESHAWAR, Sept 8: The head of European Union election observation mission, John Cushnahan, is arriving in Peshawar on Monday to hold a second round of meetings with political parties leaders.... PESHAWAR: ‘King’s party’ to be routed: Hoti PESHAWAR, Sept 8: The Pakistan People’s Party has claimed that the joint PPP-ANP electoral alliance will give a crushing defeat to the nominees of King’s splinter group in the NWFP and... MARDAN: Walk marks literacy day MARDAN, Sept 8: The National Commission on Human Development organized a walk to create awareness among the public on the eve of the World Literacy Day here on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Tax limit reduced for shopkeepers PESHAWAR, Sept 8: The NWFP Minister for Revenue, Aminullah Khan Gandapur, has agreed to lower the professional tax limit for small and medium-size shops in the Frontier province....

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