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September 20, 2002 Friday Rajab 12, 1423 KARACHI: PIA plans fleet replacement KARACHI, Sept 19: The chairman of the Pakistan International Airlines, Lt- Gen Hamid Nawaz (retd), has said PIA has been brought out from a bottomless pit and is well on the... KARACHI: Policemen wanted in rape cases still at large KARACHI, Sept 19: Within the span of less than one month two gang-rape cases involving policemen have come to light in the city.... KARACHI: 9 election petitions dismissed KARACHI, Sept 19: Two benches of the Sindh High Court which heard 13 constitutional petitions each filed by candidates against rejection of their papers or acceptance of the same of rival... KARACHI: College admissions Students cry foul over their placement KARACHI, Sept 19: Students have claimed that discrepancies exist in the merit or placement lists for colleges issued by the Centralized Admission Committee.... KARACHI: Ten cars, 14 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Sept 19: At least 24 vehicles — 10 cars and 14 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in various city areas on Thursday.... KARACHI: Candidates lodge FIRs KARACHI, Sept 19: Candidates contesting the national assembly seat (NA-252) have lodged reports against workers of rival parties at the Gulshan-i-Iqbal police station.... KARACHI: Contaminated water causing diseases KARACHI, Sept 19: The menace of contaminated water has reached alarming proportions in several localities of the city, causing diarrhoea, nausea and other stomach ailments among the residents of the localities... KARACHI: Heritage management plan urged KARACHI, Sept 19: The speakers at a consultative workshop on “status paper on cultural heritage of Sindh”, expressing concern over the decay of cultural and archaeological sites due to indifferent attitude... KARACHI: Lack of political will root of water woes KARACHI, Sept 19: Speakers at a seminar titled ‘Water the Healer,’ deplored the lack of political will in the region, which is the root cause of two main water related problems;... KARACHI: Ex-KDA employees question promotions KARACHI, Sept 19: A number of sub-engineers belonging to the now defunct KDA have approached the city government authorities and 5-Corps against the recent redesignation of 111 sub-engineers of the KDA... KARACHI: KU declares MA exam results KARACHI, Sept 19: The University of Karachi on Thursday announced the results of M.A. (Final) Regular annual examination-2001, with a pass percentage of 54.55.... KARACHI: KWSB accuses Naib Nazim of breaking manhole KARACHI, Sept 19: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board authorities have accused Dr Nadeem, Naib Nazim Union Council 5, Jamshed Town, of breaking a manhole of the trunk sewer and diverting... KARACHI: Documents for admissions to medical colleges KARACHI, Sept 19: The Sindh Health Department has advised the applicants seeking admissions to medical colleges under the Sindh government and are with short documents that they may submit the same... KARACHI: Dates for HSC suppl forms submission KARACHI, Sept 19: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, has announced that forms for the HSC supplementary examinations-2002 will be accepted from regular and private candidates till October 9 without a... KARACHI: UGC approves City APIIT KARACHI, Sept 19: The University Grants Commission has accredited the City APIIT Pakistan, which has been offering BSc (Hons) in Computing from the Staffordshire University, UK, says a press release. In... KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, Sept 19: The met department has forecast cloudy to partly cloudy weather with chances of drizzle in Karachi on Friday. The max temperature in the city is expected between 30... KARACHI: Triangular contest expected in NA-248 KARACHI, Sept 19: NA-248 (previously NA-189) in former district South mainly comprises areas of 11 union councils in Lyari Town.... KARACHI: Leaders accuse govt of pre-poll rigging KARACHI, Sept 19: Central leaders of major political parties have attributed low-key electioneering to a thinking among voters, caused by alleged pre-poll rigging and manoeuvrings by the government to secure desired... KARACHI: Safety awareness at all levels a must, seminar told KARACHI, Sept 19: Speakers at a 3-day seminar on Thursday expressed concern over the sharp increase in fatal incidents at major industrial concerns in the country, and stressed the need for... KARACHI: IG confirms arrest of 7 suspected militants KARACHI, Sept 19: Sindh IG Syed Kamal Shah acknowledged on Thursday the arrest of seven suspects of Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Alami and seizure of arms and ammunition from them.... KARACHI: SHC issues notice to Steel Mills KARACHI, Sept 19: The Sindh High Court has put the steel mills on notice for Sept 20 in seven identical suits, claiming total compensation to the tune of Rs58 million under... KARACHI: City govt to set up cardiac institute KARACHI, Sept 19: A 400-bed institute of cardiovascular diseases will be set up in the city under the aegis of city district government Karachi.... KARACHI: Muttahida to change corrupt political culture KARACHI, Sept 19: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has said that his party wants to change the prevailing corrupt political culture and ensure the rule of the people... KARACHI: Clarification KARACHI, Sept 19: The Public Relations Directorate of Pakistan Navy on Thursday clarified that Hafiz Mohammad Zubair alias Mufti, one of the eight arrested suspects of a Jihadi organization, is not... HYDERABAD: Changes in Irsa set-up opposed HYDERABAD, Sept 19: About one hundred activists of the Awami Tehrik (AT) and the Sindh Water Committee (SWC) observed a hunger strike for six hours outside the press club here on... HYDERABAD: Govt backing some parties: Muttahida HYDERABAD, Sept 19: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has told a two-member delegation of the US embassy and consulate general official that some parties were being backed by powers that be.... HYDERABAD: EDO accused of victimizing staff HYDERABAD, Sept 19: Activists of the Lower Staff Association, Sindh Education Department, staged a demonstration outside the press club on Thursday to protest against the alleged excesses of the EDO (education),... HYDERABAD: ‘Power supply to be improved’ HYDERABAD, Sept 19: The Hesco will soon replace its aging radial transmission system with “ring system”, the chief engineer of Hesco, Abdul Rasheed Khan, told a group of journalists here on... HYDERABAD: Three robbers arrested HYDERABAD, Sept 19: The police have arrested three armed gangsters following two robbery incidents here on Wednesday night.... HYDERABAD: Obituary Cardiologist Prof Abbasi played his role well HYDERABAD, Sept 19: It is very sad to note that the services of one of the local pioneers in treatment of heart diseases, Professor Abdul Karim Abbasi, who died here the... HYDERABAD: Painting exhibition HYDERABAD, Sept 19: The Institute of Sindhology organized an exhibition of still life paintings in its museum here on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: Two held for boy’s murder HYDERABAD, Sept 19: Two persons, implicated in the murder of a young boy on Sept 11, were arrested on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: Centre prepared to raise NWFP share: Net hydel profit PESHAWAR, Sept 19: The federal government has intimated to the provincial government about its readiness to increase NWFP’s capped share amount of net hydel profit from the existing level of Rs6 billion per annum, according to... PESHAWAR: Deptts not to get additional grants PESHAWAR, Sept 19: The NWFP government departments have been instructed to keep their expenditures within the limits of the released funds as they would not be provided supplementary grants for the... PESHAWAR: Encroachers warned of action PESHAWAR, Sept 19: The Cantonment Board has warned the shopkeepers to remove their illegal structures and save themselves from incurring more losses, an official said.... PESHAWAR: Petition for polls stay dismissed PESHAWAR, Sept 19: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed for staying the scheduled October general elections and directed the petitioner to pay... PESHAWAR: 4 model Darul Uloom in province soon PESHAWAR, Sept 19: The NWFP government will soon establish four Model Darul Uloom in the province in line with the decision of the federal government, says a press release issued here... PESHAWAR: Pre-arrest bail granted to ASP, SHO PESHAWAR, Sept 19: The assistant superintendent of police, cantt circle, and the SHO, charged with the murder of a Union Nazim, were allowed interim pre-arrest bail by the court of additional...

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