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September 16, 2002 Monday Rajab 8, 1423 KARACHI: HRCP casts doubts on fairness of elections KARACHI, Sept 15: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious apprehensions about the shape of things to come in the country’s political sphere after the general elections.... KARACHI: PTA moves to stop use of Internet for phone KARACHI, Sept 15: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and the Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan are at loggerheads over the use of Internet to phone communications.... KARACHI: Eight cars, ten bikes hijacked KARACHI, Sept 15: Eighteen vehicles — eight cars and 10 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Sunday, police said.... KARACHI: Man shoots wife to death KARACHI, Sept 15: A man shot his wife to death in his house in Federal B-Area on early Sunday morning.... KARACHI: Parties still parleying as clock winds down KARACHI, Sept 15: Although the election schedule has entered into its last phase to be culminated with polling on October 10, political parties — instead of going for full scale campaigning... KARACHI: Mafia transforms Lea Market into bus stand KARACHI, Sept 15: Lea Market has been converted into a big bus terminus, where the transport mafia reigns supreme and virtually controls all the important arteries leading to Saddar and Lyari... KARACHI: Ibrahim Hyderi to get new road KARACHI, Sept 15: To ensure the elimination of three perennial traffic congestion spots in the city, development work on Hino Chowrangi, Korangi Road improvement scheme, Shah Faisal Colony Flyover and the... KARACHI: Ombudsman’s directive set aside KARACHI, Sept 15: The Sindh governor has approved a proposal of the Board of Revenue (BOR) Sindh, for setting aside an order of the provincial ombudsman in which he directed the... KARACHI: Course on diabetes begins today KARACHI, Sept 15: The Diabetic Association of Pakistan and the WHO Collaborating Centre will be organizing the 13th Annual Course on Diabetes for Family Physicians and Post Graduate Studies at the... KARACHI: Pre-eng female candidates lists issued KARACHI, Sept 15: The centralized admission committee for colleges has released the placement lists of candidates selected for admission to the pre-engineering (female) faculty in city colleges.... KARACHI: Vocational training for the handicapped KARACHI, Sept 15: A newly constructed block of the Karachi Vocational Training Centre (KVTC) — an institution for the training and development of mentally handicapped persons — was inaugurated by Mrs... KARACHI: Moin Qureshi retires KARACHI, Sept 15: Writer and columnist Dr S.M. Moin Qureshi has retired from the Sindh Social Security as the senior- most director after rendering 36 years’ service in various capacities, including... KARACHI: Paintings show at V.M. Art KARACHI, Sept 15: An exhibition of paintings by Shahbaz Malik will open at V.M. Art Gallery on Monday at 6.30pm.... KARACHI: City govt backing MMA drive: Muttahida KARACHI, Sept 15: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has accused the city government of being involved in the election campaign of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, which it claimed was against the election rules.... KARACHI: Poetry collection launched KARACHI: Neel Gagan Tale, a collection of verses from Azra Sarver, was launched by its publisher Ameer Abro, on Saturday.... KARACHI: Surveillance cameras around Expo Centre KARACHI, Sept 15: A number of surveillance cameras have been installed in and around the venue of Expo Centre, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, and all along the route from the airport to the venue... KARACHI: KBCA’s ‘cosmetic’ demolition operations KARACHI, Sept 15: The conversion of residential units into apartment buildings and shops continues unabated in different residential areas of the city in general, and PECHS Block 2 in particular, thus... KARACHI: MMA’s poll centre opened KARACHI, Sept 15: Prof Ghafoor Ahmad, a central leader of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, and deputy chief of the Jamaat-i-Islami, has said the lives of the MMA candidates are like an open... KARACHI: Firing incidents rise with poll activity KARACHI, Sept 15: The incidents of aerial firing in the city have increased with the commencement of political activities since a week back.... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Sept 15: Partly cloudy weather may be experienced during the next 24 hours with the max temperature to range between 30 to 32 degrees celsius, weather forecasters said.... HYDERABAD: Pace of development work reviewed HYDERABAD, Sept 15: The Sindh planning and development department, keeping in view the decision made by the provincial cabinet, has asked the district Nazims and DCOs to obtain competent authority’s approval... HYDERABAD: MQM not to boycott election, says Shaikh HYDERABAD, Sept 15: The deputy convener, Muttahida Qaumi Movement Coordination Committee, Aftab Ahmad Shaikh, has lashed out at vested interests who are saying the MQM will boycott or withdraw from the... LARKANA: EU team arrives in Larkana LARKANA, Sept 15: The European Union’s two-member election observation mission arrived here on Friday to monitor the pre- election arrangements in Larkana district.... HYDERABAD: Hesco’s ‘anti-people’ policies condemned HYDERABAD, Sept 15: The Nazim, union council-15, Hyderabad city, Mohammad Yousuf Siddiqui, has condemned the anti-people policies of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) saying that instead of providing facilities to... HYDERABAD: PPP-SB delegation meets EU mission HYDERABAD, Sept 15: A delegation of Pakistan Peoples’ Party-SB comprising Maula Bux Mashori, a candidate for NA-221 and PS-47 Hyderabad, Piral Majeedano, a candidate for NA-218, and Ali Mohammad Dahri and... HYDERABAD: SPSC results HYDERABAD, Sept 15: The controller of examinations, Sindh Public Service Commission, Hyderabad, on Saturday has announced the results of the pre-interview test held on Aug 20 for recruitment to the posts... HYDERABAD: 82 candidates withdraw papers HYDERABAD, Sept 15: At least 82 candidates have withdrawn nomination papers for the six national and 12 provincial assemblies seats of Hyderabad district on the last date for the withdrawal here... HYDERABAD: Bridegroom dies of heart attack HYDERABAD, Sept 15: A pall of gloom hung over a marriage ceremony when a bridegroom died minutes before his Nikah ceremony in Sarfaraz Colony on late Saturday night.... PESHAWAR: 104 in run for 4 NA, 11 PA seats in Peshawar PESHAWAR, Sept 15: Following withdrawal of nomination papers, 104 candidates are now in the run for the four national assembly and 11 provincial assembly seats in Peshawar.... PESHAWAR: Universities set up in two rooms PESHAWAR, Sept 15: Scores of students seeking admission to institutions offering information technology courses thronged the venue of a one-day exhibition here to get firsthand information about different universities in the...

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