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September 22, 2002 Sunday Rajab 14, 1423 KARACHI: All set for Urdu Arts, Sciences University: A dream comes true KARACHI, Sept 21: With a total strength of about 13,500 students, the Urdu arts and science colleges are all set to start functioning as campuses of the Federal Urdu University of... KARACHI: Khuhro allowed to contest polls KARACHI, Sept 21: A full bench of the Sindh High Court, hearing petitions challenging decisions on appeals by the election tribunals, on Saturday allowed Nisar Khuhro, Sindh PPP chief, to contest... KARACHI: Man commits suicide Six cars, 10 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Sept 21: A father of two committed suicide in his house in Ibrahim Haideri police limits on Saturday because of financial problems.... KARACHI: List for girls’ colleges KARACHI, Sept 21: The centralized admission committee for colleges (CAP) on Saturday released the list of 4,905 female students for admission to the commerce faculty classes in 26 colleges.... KARACHI: Water shortage persists in many areas KARACHI, Sept 21: Various parts of Orangi, Baldia, North Karachi and Surjani Towns have been facing acute water shortage for the last one week, forcing the residents of these poor and... KARACHI: Rs35m paid to Lyari Expressway victims KARACHI, Sept 21: An amount of Rs35 million has been paid to the victims of Lyari Expressway as compensation.... KARACHI: New KU registrar appointed : Covnocation on Nov 4 KARACHI, Sept 21: Prof M.A. Raoof of the department of physics has been assigned the duties of the registrar of Karachi University with immediate effect, a KU spokesman said on Saturday.... KARACHI: Omnibus of critical essays launched KARACHI: Takleeqi Awaz, the omnibus edition of Jazib Qureshi’s six volumes of critical writings, was launched on Friday evening. Two books included in the publication are new.... KARACHI: Children’s art competition KARACHI, Sept 21: The prize distribution ceremony of children’s poster and painting contest will be held on Sept 25 at the Galerie Sadequain, Frere Hall.... KARACHI: Contribution of Sindh to Persian highlighted KARACHI, Sept 21: Speakers at a seminar organized on Saturday by the Khana-i-Farhang Jumhoori Islami Iran spoke about scholars of Persian language in Sindh.... KARACHI: Prospects bright for Muttahida in NA-249 KARACHI, Sept 21: NA-249 (previously NA-190) is considered to be the safest seat for the Muttahida Qaumi Movement where its leader Dr Farooq Sattar was thrice elected to the National Assembly... KARACHI: Five more Harkat men arrested KARACHI, Sept 21: Police said on Saturday they had arrested another five alleged activists of the Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Almi, bringing the total number of arrested activists to 22.... KARACHI: KU teachers to boycott classes tomorrow KARACHI, Sept 21: The Karachi University Teacher’s Society (KUTS) on Saturday resolved to boycott all academic activities on the campus on Monday for acceptance of their demands.... KARACHI: Sindh’s interests in NFC award KARACHI, Sept 21: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has asked the team representing Sindh in connection with the NFC Award to work in the interest of Sindh and its people.... KARACHI: Inquiry into Omer’s death ordered KARACHI, Sept 21: The Home Department of Sindh has appointed the district and sessions judge Karachi South inquiry officer to hold an inquest into the death of Omer Asghar Khan, a... KARACHI: Date for chargesheet extended KARACHI, Sept 21: Arshad Noor Khan, the Acting Administrative Judge (AAJ) of the anti-terrorism courts for Karachi, extended on Saturday till Sept 28 the date for submission of chargesheet against activists... KARACHI: Bandits shoot man to death KARACHI, Sept 21: Bandits shot a man to death in Nusrat Bhutto Colony on Saturday.... KARACHI: Bishop alleges illegal election KARACHI, Sept 21: Sadiq Daniel, the Bishop of Karachi and Balochistan, has said he was duly elected for the post in an election held on Feb 14 this year.... KARACHI: Efforts urged to combat neonatal tetanus KARACHI, Sept 21: While elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus by the year 2005 is a global commitment, the situation still poses a severe threat to the lives of a large... KARACHI: Penalty on judges KARACHI, Sept 21: Senior Puisne Judge of the Sindh High Court has imposed penalty of censure on additional district and sessions judge, Ameer Faisal, and civil judge and FCM, Saghir Ahmed... PESHAWAR: Judge expresses inability to hold inquiry PESHAWAR, Sept 21: The Peshawar district and sessions judge, Ziauddin Khattak, has expressed his inability to conduct judicial inquiry into the Pishtakhara firing incident including killing of a union Nazim on... PESHAWAR: Tribal chiefs decide to boycott LB polls in Fata PESHAWAR, Sept 21: A jirga has decided to boycott the upcoming local bodies elections in the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), threatening to launch a disobedience movement in the region.... PESHAWAR: Strawberry crop more profitable, says study PESHAWAR, Sept 21: A research study, conducted by the Pakistan Agriculture and Research Council (PARC), Islamabad, has showed that the net profit from the cultivation of strawberry is 10 times higher... PESHAWAR: Iqra varsity to develop website for press club PESHAWAR, Sept 21: Iqra University, Peshawar, has agreed to develop and launch a website of the Peshawar... PESHAWAR: Health centre introduces CAS technique PESHAWAR, Sept 21: A private medical institute has taken a lead in introducing Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) technique in the NWFP when it performed the procedure on a patient here on... PESHAWAR: 17 inquiry system computerized PESHAWAR, Sept 21: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company has said that the directory inquiry 17 has been computerized on trial basis, and plans are to improve the service in due course.... PESHAWAR: Man accused of propagating Ahmadi faith gets bail PESHAWAR, Sept 21: The court of additional district and sessions judge granted bail to an applicant accused of propagating Ahmadi faith through distribution of pamphlets.... HYDERABAD: Technology transfer institute to be set up HYDERABAD, Sep 21: An agriculture technology transfer institute will be established in Tando Jam by the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (Parc) in collaboration with the agriculture extension wing, Sindh, to pass... HYDERABAD: SHC issues show cause notices to DPO, TPO HYDERABAD, Sept 21: Justice Amir Hani Muslim of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, on Friday issued show-cause notices to the district police officer, Dadu, and the TPO concerned for flouting... HYDERABAD: Police should not overstep their authority, SHO told HYDERABAD, Sept 21: Justice Amir Hani Muslim of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, observed on Thursday that policemen should remain within their limits while dealing with cases, and must... HYDERABAD: Solangis back PML-QA candidates HYDERABAD, Sept 21: The chief of the Sindh Solangi Welfare Organization, Sardar Iqbal Ahmad Khan Solangi, has announced his tribe will support two PML (QA) candidates in the election.... HYDERABAD: Rally staged on International Peace Day HYDERABAD, Sept 21: A group of human rights activists staged a rally outside the press club here on Saturday to commemorate the International Peace Day.... RAWALPINDI: UC Nazim among 21 detained, released: Police highhandedness RAWALPINDI, Sept 21: A 21-member delegation of locals from Morgah, which had approached Senior Superintendent of Police Syed Moravat Shah with a complaint against the highhandedness of police on late Friday... RAWALPINDI: Over 400 teachers yet to receive two-month salaries RAWALPINDI, Sept 21: About 450 teachers of the now defunct municipal corporation’s schools have not been paid their salaries for the last two months, some of the teachers told Dawn.... RAWALPINDI: 2 newspaper hawkers die in accident RAWALPINDI, Sept 21: Two newspaper hawkers died on Saturday after a vehicle hit their motorbike here at Peshawar Road, the police said.... RAWALPINDI: Court issues show-cause notices to two SHOs RAWALPINDI, Sept 21: Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Imtiaz Ahmad on Saturday issued show-cause notices to two SHOs for failing to present challan in different adultery cases despite receiving repeated... RAWALPINDI: Airport emergency exercises conducted RAWALPINDI, Sept 21: Pre-planned Airport Emergency Exercises-2002 were held at the Islamabad International Airport here on Saturday to evaluate the state of preparedness and coordination of all agencies regarding airport accident... RAWALPINDI: Arrest of MMA candidate condemned RAWALPINDI, Sept 21: The local activists of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) have condemned the arrest of a party candidate in Wah.... ISLAMABAD: Last group of EU election observers arrives ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: The second and last group of long-term observers arrived in Pakistan on Saturday as part of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM).... ISLAMABAD: Investigation officer summoned ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: Civil Judge Islamabad Nadia Ikram Malik has summoned an investigation officer (IO) of Sihala police station on Monday on the complaint of a woman, whose son has been... ISLAMABAD: CSS results announced ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: The FPSC on Saturday announced the result of competitive examination 2001 for recruitment in different government departments in basic scale 17.... LAHORE: Departmental inquiries not being finalized in given time LAHORE, Sept 21: Different government departments are defeating the purpose of the Punjab Removal from Service (Special Powers) Ordinance, 2000, by not finalizing inquiries against their officials within the timeframe prescribed... LAHORE: Elections won’t be postponed whatever the cost: Memon LAHORE, Sept 21: Federal Information Minister Nisar A. Memon has said the government is supporting every person who wants to do something positive for the country.... LAHORE: And her paintings speak LAHORE, Sept 21: A painting exhibition by a 14-year old artist, Sadia Sheikh, suffering from autism, was inaugurated by Punjab Finance Minister Tariq Hameed here on Friday.... LAHORE: ZC fraud accused to be indicted on Oct 2 LAHORE, Sept 21: An accountability court will indict on Oct 2 a former Punjab chief secretary, a former chairman of the Lahore Zila Council and three others for causing a Rs1.43... LAHORE: PPMA elects officials LAHORE, Sept 21: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA), Punjab and NWFP, annual general meeting on Saturday elected Amjad Ali Jawa chairman for the session 2002-2003....

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