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September 19, 2002 Thursday Rajab 11, 1423 KARACHI: Electioneering picks up in city areas KARACHI, Sept 18: The electioneering in the city has generally picked up momentum in certain localities of the city, with the emergence of party flags and display of election symbols.... KARACHI: Policeman killed as van ambushed: 23 vehicles hijacked KARACHI, Sept 18: A policeman lost his life and another sustained injuries when their vehicle was ambushed by unknown persons in Lyari late Tuesday night.... KARACHI: Water problem in Lyari political: PPP KARACHI, Sept 18: Residents of Lyari on Wednesday staged a demonstration on Tannery Road against water shortage in the locality. The demonstrators blocked the road, which resulted in the suspension of... KARACHI: City govt completes major uplift works KARACHI, Sept 18: Within one year of its establishment, the city government has completed a number of development projects, including road and roundabout constructions, besides initiating renovation works in various important... KARACHI: Expo Centre power failure blamed on thieves KARACHI, Sept 18: Karachi Electric Supply Corporation officials insist that the incident of wire pilferage that had deprived the Expo Centre in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, where a defence exhibition is in progress, of... KARACHI: 2 benches to hear election petitions KARACHI, Sept 18: Two full benches were set up on Wednesday to hear constitutional petitions challenging decisions of election tribunals for Sindh.... KARACHI: Light rain today KARACHI, Sept 18: Karachi division has been forecast to have cloudy weather with chances of drizzle on Thursday.... KARACHI: 13 schools within one boundary wall KARACHI, Sept 18: The Deep Chand T-Ojha (DCTO) in Baghdadi, Lyari, has within its boundary wall three two-storey buildings where 13 schools run — four primary schools for boys, four for... KARACHI: Home schools of Lyari KARACHI, Sept 18: Forty-five home schools are running in Lyari. Over 700 girls and women, who attended the six-month basic literacy course taught by female teachers, can now read and write;... KARACHI: Shifting of EDO offices may take months KARACHI, Sept 18: The shifting of all the EDO offices to the city government’s new head office at Civic Centre may take months since basic infrastructures of the building, including water... KARACHI: KUTS’ boycott to continue till next meeting KARACHI, Sept 18: Classes at Karachi University were suspended once again for the day after 12 noon on Wednesday, as teachers did not turn up for the purpose as a part... KARACHI: Action ordered to rectify area water woes KARACHI, Sept 18: The Sindh Minister for Local Government, Dewan Mohammed Yousuf Farooqui has taken serious note of the press reports that residents of Sindhi Para, Shanti Nagar, Union Council No... KARACHI: Parts of Jamshed Town flooded with sewage KARACHI, Sept 18: Several localities of Jamshed Town have been flooded with sewage water due to the bursting of an obsolete 48” dia pipeline of pumping station No 1 of Treatment... KARACHI: PTI seeks consensus on code of conduct KARACHI, Sept 18: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said that it is high time for all political parties to come to a consensus on a minimum point code of conduct... KARACHI: Ranjha hopes parliament will not oppose amendments KARACHI, Sept 18: Federal Minister for Law, Human Rights and Parliamentary Affairs Dr Khalid Ranjha on Wednesday hoped that there would be no discord and acrimony between the future legislative assembly... KARACHI: Customs told to release confiscated goods KARACHI, Sept 18: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justice S. A. Sarwana and Justice Mohammed Mujeebullah Siddiqui, on Wednesday allowed three identical constitutional petitions filed by Apex... KARACHI: Ghinwa vows to work for a just society KARACHI, Sept 18: PPP (SB) chairperson Ms Ghinwa Bhutto has said the party would continue its struggle for an exploitation-free society for which the founding chairman and other leaders had sacrificed... KARACHI: Votes for Muttahida urged KARACHI, Sept 18: Sindhi speaking members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Coordination Committee and those contesting elections, on Wednesday urged permanent residents of Sindh — especially those in urban areas... KARACHI: Man acquitted of murder KARACHI, Sept 18: The district and sessions judge, Malir, Imam Bux Soomro, acquitted on Wednesday a man of the charge of murder.... KARACHI: Changes in election order sought KARACHI, Sept 18: The Awami Himayat Tehrik has moved the Sindh High Court, seeking amendment in Section 5 and 6 of the Conduct of General Election Order 2002 to bring the... KARACHI: SDA vows to ensure provincial autonomy KARACHI, Sept 18: Sindh Democratic Alliance (SDA) chief Imtiaz Shaikh has said that his party will seek provincial autonomy to protect the rights of Sindh.... KARACHI: PPP starts elections drive in Karachi KARACHI, Sept 18: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) kicked off its polls campaign on Tuesday here, following the inauguration of over 12 election offices by PPP Deputy Secretary-General Mian Raza Rabbani... KARACHI: Dawn staffer grieved KARACHI, Sept 18: Saeeda Hafiz, mother of Tariq Ali Khan, a staffer in Dawn’s MIS Department, died on Wednesday night after protracted illness. She was 65. Her funeral prayer will be... KARACHI: Micro filming units opened KARACHI, Sept 18: Sindh Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, at the opening of micro filimg units at Sindh Board of Revenue, said on Wednesday the establishment of the units would... HYDERABAD: Plan to improve education standard HYDERABAD, Sept 18: The Sindh education department has initiated a project to develop an assessment system to improve quality of elementary education.... HYDERABAD: MQM chief demands provincial autonomy HYDERABAD, Sept 18: The chief of the Muttahida Quami Movement, Altaf Hussain, has cautioned the government that if excesses continued against Sindh then the people of the province would knock on... HYDERABAD: 5 acquitted in murder case HYDERABAD, Sept 18: The judge of the Anti-Terrorism Court, Hyderabad, Syed Ali Ashraf Shah, on Wednesday acquitted five accused, including two absconding, in the Sub-Inspector Akhtar Zaidi murder case.... HYDERABAD: STPP backs PPP, MMA candidates HYDERABAD, Sept 18: The central body of the Sindh Taraqqi Passand Party (STPP), at a marathon session held at the Taraqqi Passand house here on Tuesday night decided to support various... MIRPURKHAS: Water shortage continues MIRPURKHAS, Sept 18: The week-long water shortage continues to persist in different areas of the city.... HYDERABAD: Tribute paid to Murtaza Bhutto HYDERABAD, Sept 18: The 48th birth anniversary of Mir Murtaza Bhutto was held at Mashoori House in Journalists Colony and Umrani House in Qasimabad here on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: PHC appoints officer for probe: Nazim’s killing PESHAWAR, Sept 18: The Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court has appointed the District and Sessions Judge Peshawar, Ziauddin Khattak, inquiry officer for conducting a judicial inquiry into the killing... PESHAWAR: PESHAWAR: Balloting for plots in Regi Model Town scheme held PESHAWAR, Sept 18: The balloting for the allotment of plots for government employees in the Regi Model Town was held here on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: City industrial estate PESHAWAR, Sept 18: The Pakistan Green Peace, NWFP, and Quality Management System (QMS) 9000 will make the city industrial estate pollution-free and a model industrial estate.... PESHAWAR: Writ against police disposed of PESHAWAR, Sept 18: A division bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday disposed of a writ petition against some high-ranking police officers after the police returned goods taken away from...

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