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September 25, 2002 Wednesday Rajab 17, 1423 KARACHI: Cabinet approves regrouping of depts. KARACHI, Sept 24: The Sindh cabinet at its meeting here on Tuesday decided for regrouping of provincial departments.... KARACHI: Power breakdown affects water supply KARACHI, Sept 24: Water supply to several parts of the city was badly affected on Tuesday owing to a power breakdown which occurred at the KWSB’s Pipri pumping station on Tuesday.... KARACHI: PPP, PML-N to cooperate for supremacy of parliament KARACHI, Sept 24: People’s Party Parliamentarians chief Makhdoom Amin Fahim said on Monday that the PPP and PML (N) would cooperate with each other for the supremacy of parliament, though they... KARACHI: Minimum age for SSC exam KARACHI, Sept 24: The minimum age limit for appearing in the SSC part I examination (class 9th) as a regular candidate is 14 years-plus, an announcement of the Board of Secondary... KARACHI: Youth commits suicide; bandits shoot two to death KARACHI, Sept 24: An unidentified young man committed suicide in the basement of a highrise on M. A Jinnah Road on Tuesday night.... KARACHI: US consulate attack trial to begin afresh KARACHI, Sept 24: A judge decided on Tuesday to restart the trial of the militants accused of June’s car-bombing outside the US consulate in Karachi because two more suspects have been... KARACHI: Pakistani, BD scientists for expanding collaboration KARACHI, Sept 24: Scientists from Bangladesh and Pakistan have stressed the need for institutionalizing and expanding the existing limited scientific collaborations between the two countries.... KARACHI: Move to auction Lines Area plots opposed KARACHI, Sept 24: Nazimeen and councillors of different union councils of Lines Area, on Tuesday, demanded of city Nazim Naimatullah Khan to revoke the decision of auctioning commercial plots of Lines... KARACHI: Role of newspaper columns discussed KARACHI: The contribution of newspaper columnists in the promotion of cultural awareness was the topic discussed at the Arts Council on Monday. Dr Farman Fatehpuri was in the chair, and speakers... KARACHI: Pattern of 1st year papers to be changed KARACHI, Sept 24: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, has decided to change the pattern of question papers of first-year classes of the science faculty from 2003, it was learnt officially.... KARACHI: Some NGOs working against country: Law minister says... KARACHI, Sept 24: The government has taken a serious notice of the activities of certain NGOs which are working against the national interests.... KARACHI: MBBS, BDS enrolment forms KARACHI, Sept 24: The enrolment forms and fees for MBBS and BDS classes will be accepted up to Sept 30, the KU controller of examinations said on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Arthritis management KARACHI, Sept 24: Experts have recommended a modified arthritis management plan for patients suffering from osteoarthritis and exposed to associated pain.... KARACHI: Inter marks sheets KARACHI, Sept 24: The marks sheets of intermediate part II (pre-engineering), science (general) and commerce (regular) annual examinations 2002 have been issued to colleges.... KARACHI: Miniatures show at Canvas KARACHI, Sept 24: A group show of miniatures opens at the Canvas Gallery at 5pm on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Muttahida to focus on water problems KARACHI, Sept 24: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Chief Altaf Hussain has declared that his party will focus on providing water to the people of remote areas and urban settlements which were being... KARACHI: MMA to bring peace to city: Noorani KARACHI, Sept 24: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s president, Allama Shah Ahmad Noorani, has said that the alliance will rid Karachi of terrorism and unemployment and put it on the road to peace,... KARACHI: Triangular fight expected: NA-239 KARACHI, Sept 24: The national assembly constituency, NA-239, in old Karachi-West, covers a 50-kilometre stretch, right from the coastal area of Keamari up to Hawkesbay. Apart from the coastal areas, this... KARACHI: Women urged to take interest in politics KARACHI, Sep 24: Women candidates representing different religio-political parties have assured massive socio-economic opportunities for women in the country following their success in the coming polls.... KARACHI: Muttahida, MMA supporters clash KARACHI, Sept 24: Clashes between supporters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal occurred in Azizabad and Joharabad on late Monday night.... KARACHI: Explosive devices defused KARACHI, Sept 24: Police defused two explosive devices planted on a motorcycle parked at an apartment complex in Gulzar-i-Hijri on Tuesday night.... KARACHI: Omer’s death inquiry officer named KARACHI, Sept 24: The Sindh government has appointed Agha Rafiq Ahmed, District and Sessions Judge, Karachi South, inquiry officer to inquire into the causes of the death of Omer Asghar Khan,... KARACHI: SHC allows engineer to attend Nipa course KARACHI, Sept 24: A division bench of the Sindh High Court has held that the requirement for passing Nipa courses do not appear to be applicable when a civil servant is... HYDERABAD: Farooq urges people to vote for Muttahida HYDERABAD, Sept 24: The people should vote for the Muttahida- backed candidates if they want complete provincial autonomy and resolution of other vital issues affecting Sindh, the deputy convenor of the... HYDERABAD: Hunger strike HYDERABAD, Sept 24: A group of activists of the Sindh Hari Committee (SHC) and the Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) and growers of Massu sub-division staged a hunger strike outside the... HYDERABAD: Rs350m released to provide free books HYDERABAD, Sept 24: The additional secretary for education, Sindh, Prof Anwar Ahmad Zai, has said Sindh is the first province which has implemented two important clauses of the Constitution relating to... HYDERABAD: Sindh University sets up clinic HYDERABAD, Sept 24: The vice chancellor, University of Sindh, Mazharul Haq Siddiqui, has said that the university was making efforts to serve the community by providing health care facilities not only... HYDERABAD: Folk artistes stage demo HYDERABAD, Sept 24: A group of folk artistes staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Tuesday against the alleged excesses of the deputy director of the Mehran Arts... HYDERABAD: Probe against Jalal Shah, Arbab ordered HYDERABAD, Sept 24: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Tuesday, in two separate constitutional petitions, appointed the district and sessions judges of Dadu and Hyderabad inquiry officers to... LARKANA: Three injured as SDA, PPP workers clash LARKANA, Sept 24: Three persons were injured on Tuesday after a clash between the activists of the Sindh Democratic Alliance (SDA) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).... PESHAWAR: Govt urged to leave lawmaking to parliament PESHAWAR, Sept 24: Denouncing the government-approved press council, defamation and access to information laws, participants at a seminar here on Tuesday urged upon the government to leave such important legislations to... PESHAWAR: Local govt by-election on Oct 21 PESHAWAR, Sept 24: The Election Commission will hold bye- elections on Oct 21 for the vacant seats of Nazims and Naib Nazims in 37 union councils of 18 districts of the... PESHAWAR: ‘Nazim favouring candidates’ PESHAWAR, Sept 24: An independent candidate from the PF-3 constituency, Dr Liaquat Ali, on Tuesday alleged that the Nazim of Town No 1 was working for his candidate father and brother... PESHAWAR: 77 MMA men vie for NWFP Assembly PESHAWAR, Sept 24: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has fielded 77 candidates against 99 general seats of the NWFP Assembly in the upcoming elections.... KOHAT: Pakhtoons urged to get united KOHAT, Sept 24: Begum Naseem Wali Khan, provincial president of the Awami National Party, has accused the successive governments... ABBOTTABAD: Rich people urged to help the poor ABBOTTABAD, Sept 24: NWFP Education Minister Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani has urged the affluent and well-off to help the poor....

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