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September 14, 2002 Saturday Rajab 6, 1423 KARACHI: FBI grills suspects of DHA encounter KARACHI, Sept 13: The discord between police, the rangers and an intelligence agency has sharpened over the custody of the alleged Al Qaeda activists, whom police arrested after an encounter in... KARACHI: Parties yet to bring out manifestos KARACHI, Sept 13: Only 25 days are left for the general elections, but political parties have not yet brought out their election manifestos. In the absence of manifestos, not only candidates... KARACHI: Eight cars, 11 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Sept 13: Nineteen vehicles — eight cars and 11 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Friday, police said.... KARACHI: Police high-handedness alienating citizens KARACHI, Sept 13: The new Police Order 2002 has been enforced to improve the police’s image among the people. The police hierarchy often ask people to extend maximum cooperation with them,... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims 3 lives KARACHI, Sept 13: Reckless driving claimed three lives in the city on late Thursday night and Friday.... KARACHI: 18 PPP workers arrested KARACHI, Sept 13: Eighteen workers of the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP), including twelve women, were arrested for breach of peace here on Friday.... KARACHI: Govt blamed for rise in tobacco consumption KARACHI, Sept 13: In the process of realizing a whooping amount of Rs20 billion under the head of taxes from sale of cigarettes, the government has overlooked major risk factors which... KARACHI: Body on protected buildings’ survey enlarged KARACHI, Sept 13: The Sindh government has enlarged a committee set up to resurvey the buildings located in cantonment board area and declared protected under the Sindh Cultural Heritage Protection Act,... KARACHI: Collection of columns launched KARACHI, Sept 13: Saanp Seerhi Siasat, a collection of newspaper columns by columnist/analyst Hasan Zaheer, was launched on Thursday at the Pakistan Arts Council. Chaired by Jamiluddin Aali, the ceremony was... KARACHI: Philanthropists urged to contribute to welfare KARACHI, Sept 13: Eminent nuclear scientist and advisor to the president for science and technology, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has urged philanthropists to come forward and contribute towards welfare work to... KARACHI: New high school in Orangi Town KARACHI, Sept 13: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro laid the foundation stone of a single-section high school at Baloch Goth, Orangi Town on Thursday. The high school is being built by the... KARACHI: New ward at NICH by October KARACHI, Sept 13: The newly-constructed 70-bed intensive care unit for newborns will start functioning at the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) by the end of next October.... KARACHI: Clinical workshop KARACHI, Sept 13: A clinical workshop was held on Friday on laser-assisted DCR, a new technique to relieve Naso Lacrimal Duct obstruction recently introduced at the Spencer Eye Hospital, says a... KARACHI: Szabist programme KARACHI, Sept 13: The Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology is launching the University of London LLB programme on Saturday.... KARACHI: Exempted KARACHI, Sept 13: The Sindh government has exempted the payment of registration fee in respect of the documents relating to the sale of the assets of Alliance Motors through the auction... KARACHI: Teachers body demands probe into KU incident: Task Force slammed KARACHI, Sept 13: The Federation of All-Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Associations (FAPUASA) here on Saturday demanded immediate removal of the Vice Chancellor.... KARACHI: Nazims told to stay away from poll process KARACHI, Sept 13: Sindh chief secretary K. B. Rind has urged the DCOs and law-enforcing agencies to adopt all preventive and precautionary measures to maintain peaceful atmosphere in the province for... KARACHI: SHC stops govt from cancelling land contract KARACHI, Sept 13: Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali of the Sindh High Court restrained on Friday the Sindh government from unilaterally cancelling a contract at the behest of NAB authorities.... KARACHI: Man acquitted in drug case KARACHI, Sept 13: The special Anti-narcotics Court (ANC), headed by Judge Ali Nawaz Pirzada, acquitted a man in a case pertaining to the possession of narcotics.... KARACHI: Increase in power tariff slammed KARACHI, Sept 13: Former national assembly members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement have castigated the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority for allowing the KESC to increase its tariff by 6.5 per... KARACHI: Syndicate to discuss situation at KU today KARACHI, Sept 13: The controversial issue of the forced retirement of a senior teacher of Karachi University will be discussed by the Karachi University Syndicate as a matter of preference in... KARACHI: ‘Country’s defence needs’ discussed KARACHI, Sept 13: Speakers at a meeting of the Shura Hamdard, Karachi Chapter — on the topic of “requirements of (the) country’s defence” — stressed the restoration of the democratic system,... KARACHI: Endowment fund for students KARACHI, Sept 13: The Sindh government has decided to set up an endowment fund of Rs1 million to help deserving students get admissions to institutes of higher education.... KARACHI: 549 honour killings in 8 months KARACHI, Sept 13: As many as 549 women became victim of the barbaric custom of karo-kari during the last eight months in Pakistan.... HYDERABAD: Candidates, voters remain indifferent HYDERABAD, Sept 13: The voters and the candidates remain indifferent in Hyderabad, rendering the election activities lacklustre.... SUKKUR: Jacobabad likely to witness tough contest SUKKUR, Sept 13: As many as 27 candidates are contesting for three National Assembly and six Sindh Assembly seats in Jacobabad district.... HYDERABAD: 1,424 polling stations for Hyderabad recommended HYDERABAD, Sept 13: Six Returning Officers (ROs) of Hyderabad district here on Friday recommended a total number of 1424 polling stations for the district.... LARKANA: PPP workers hold demonstration LARKANA, Sept 13: A large number of Pakistan People’s Party workers held a rally on Friday protesting against the rejection of the nomination papers of party chairperson Benazir Bhutto and Nisar... SHIKARPUR: Protest against encroachments SHIKARPUR, Sept 13: The residents of Khanpur staged a march from Khanpur to Shikarpur on Friday to protest against encroachments at Dargahs, graveyards and other amenity plots.... HYDERABAD: Council employees continue strike HYDERABAD, Sept 13: The employees of three Taluka councils of Hyderabad, Latifabad, and Qasimabad including teachers of schools managed by the Taluka councils and health and sanitation staff continued their strike... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Two killed in accidents NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Sept 13: Two persons were killed and another was injured in two separate accidents at the Kotri Kabir bus stop on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Muttahida, SDA leaders call on EU mission HYDERABAD, Sept 13: The deputy convener, coordination committee, Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Aftab Sheikh, has complained to the European Union election observation mission of violation of code of conduct here by its... PESHAWAR: Appeal against PML leader dismissed PESHAWAR, Sept 13: An election tribunal on Friday dismissed two appeals of Umer Ayub, son of PML-QA leader Gohar Ayub. Mr Umer had challenged the acceptance of the nomination papers of... PESHAWAR: 267 houses of outlaws demolished in Fata PESHAWAR, Sept 13: The political authorities with the help of tribal Lashkar have demolished 267 houses of criminals belonging to the Shlobar and Kambar Khel sub-clans of the Afridis in Bara,... PESHAWAR: Traffic congestion eased: Nazim PESHAWAR, Sept 13: District Nazim Mohammad Azam Khan Afridi said on Friday that the city government had completed many development programmes to provide health and education facilities to the people irrespective of their political affiliations.... PESHAWAR: Chemists still charging GST PESHAWAR, Sept 13: The chemists are still charging the general sales tax on sale of drugs, even though the levy has been withdrawn by the government, doctors told Dawn on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Effective vocational training urged PESHAWAR, Sept 13: Vocational training should aim at producing such manpower which is best suited to the requirements of the local labour market.... PESHAWAR: Inquiry demanded PESHAWAR, Sept 13: The NWFP chapter of Qaumi Jamhoori Party (QJP), has asked the government to conduct judicial inquiry into the mysterious death of the former federal minister Omar Asghar Khan....

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