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October 3, 2002 Thursday Rajab 25, 1423 KARACHI: Fire wreaks havoc on Lakshmi Building KARACHI, Oct 2: A major fire broke out in the afternoon in an old six-storey building on M.A. Jinnah Road. It was extinguished by 9 pm.... KARACHI: SHC puts off hearing in Benazir’s petition KARACHI, Oct 2: A full bench of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a constitutional petition filed by Ms Benazir Bhutto, impugning the Legal Framework Order and... KARACHI: College girl kidnapped, tortured and killed KARACHI, Oct 2: The body of a college girl was found in bushes at a derelict place in Surjani Town on Wednesday.... KARACHI: DMC, SMC admission list KARACHI, Oct 2: The provisional merit list for admissions to the Dow Medical college (DMC) and the Sindh Medical Colleges (SMC) in Karachi will be put on display on October 5... KARACHI: Experts for increased investment in education KARACHI, Oct 2: Deliberating on the role of education in economic development, experts on Wednesday called for political commitment, effective management and significant investment in the educational sector to grasp the... KARACHI: Renovation of assembly building goes on KARACHI, Oct 2: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro, visited the Sindh Assembly building on Wednesday and inspected the construction, renovation and expansion work of the building.... KARACHI: KU approves award of 16 PhD degrees KARACHI, Oct 2: The Board of Advanced Studies and Research (BASR), University of Karachi, at a meeting presided over by Vice-Chancellor KU, Dr Zafar Saeed Saify, accorded approval for award of... KARACHI: Water shortage in many areas KARACHI, Oct 2: Several parts of the city either remained without water or received scanty supply on Wednesday, leaving no choice for the residents of the affected localities but to buy... KARACHI: Lunar rock fragment on display at museum KARACHI, Oct 2: The National Museum is displaying a fragment of the lunar rock as its object of the month, says a press release.... KARACHI: Preservation of archeological sites urged KARACHI, Oct 2: A meeting to review progress on the development schemes of archeological sites in Sindh was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Secretary Culture, Tourism Sindh, Ashiq Hussain... KARACHI: Importance of wetlands emphasized KARACHI, Oct 2: Wetlands are really important for local communities living in Sindh as they provide food, water and transportation networks.... KARACHI: Liaquat College students hold demo KARACHI, Oct 2: Teachers and students of the Government Liaquat College, Malir, protested against forcefully vacating of their college building and suspension of teaching for the last about ten days.... KARACHI: Honorarium for PTCL officials KARACHI, Oct 2: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company has issued an honorarium in recognition of good performance of some officials, says a press release.... KARACHI: Hearing of case against Harkat men on 24th KARACHI, Oct 2: Judge Feroze Mehmood Bhatti of the Anti- Terrorism Court No. 2 on Wednesday fixed Oct 14 for the hearing of three cases against the leaders and workers of... KARACHI: Political apathy prevails in NA-243 KARACHI, Oct 2: Though the traditional election spark is still missing in the redesigned National Assembly constituency NA 243 — which solely comprises parts of North Karachi — it is believed... KARACHI: Procedure for bus routes to be simplified KARACHI, Oct 2: Procedure for issuance of route permits would be amended keeping in view the changing needs of the people and to improve the transport facilities in the city.... KARACHI: Women seek bodies of 2 Al Qaeda suspects KARACHI, Oct 2: More than a dozen women here on Wednesday demanded that Karachi police hand over the bodies of two Arab men killed in a shootout last month, in which... KARACHI: Reinstatement of KWSB workers demanded KARACHI, Oct 2: The KWSB’s Mazdoor Union on Wednesday demanded of the Sindh governor and the city Nazim to immediately reinstate the remaining 535 employees who were forcibly removed from their... KARACHI: Symposium on dialysis from 18th KARACHI, Oct 2: The Kidney Foundation (KF) and the Pakistan Society of Nephology (PSN) are organizing an international conference and the 5th symposium of excellence in dialysis from October 18 to... KARACHI: MMA candidate meets EU delegation KARACHI, Oct 2: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal candidate from NA-245, Syed Munawwar Hussain, has said the MMA is an alliance of peace-loving religious parties who want peaceful holding of the general elections.... KARACHI: Five held for travelling on forged papers KARACHI, Oct 2: FIA immigration at Karachi Airport arrested five persons, including a woman, travelling on forged travel documents. Javed Mughal, Assistant Director, FIA immigration, said on Wednesday, that out of... KARACHI: MQM will change system of education KARACHI, Oct 2: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has promised to change the educational system, which presently infuses hatred and projects certain kings and generals as war heroes.... KARACHI: KU teacher off to Sydney KARACHI, Oct 2: An associate professor of the General History Department, University of Karachi, Nargis Rashid, has proceeded to Sydney to present her paper at the Second International Conference on University... KARACHI: Contempt accused gets bail KARACHI, Oct 2: A full bench of High Court of Sindh, comprising Justice Ghulam Rabbani, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice S. Ali Aslam Jafri, on Wednesday suspended the sentence awarded... HYDERABAD: MMA leaders see EC, Muttahida nexus HYDERABAD, Oct 2: Some local leaders of the Muttahida Majlis- i-Amal (MMA) have alleged the Muttahida Qaumi Movement of election malpractice and pre-poll rigging.... HYDERABAD: SHC orders inquiry into rape case HYDERABAD, Oct 2: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, here on Wednesday ordered a judicial inquiry into a rape case.... HYDERABAD: SNA against non-Sindhi chief minister HYDERABAD, Oct 2: The chief of the Sindh National Front (SNF), Mumtaz Bhutto, on Wednesday complained about pre-poll rigging, saying that he was disappointed about the future of the next parliament.... HYDERABAD: Interviews for Middle School Project on 6th HYDERABAD, Oct 2: The executive district officer (EDO), Education, Hyderabad, Qazi Zamir Hussain, has informed that the interviews of the candidates from all the districts of Sindh... HYDERABAD: Woman’s body found HYDERABAD, Oct 2: The decomposed body of a woman was found in Dastagir Colony, Unit No11 Latifabad, on Tuesday.... HYDERABAD: GSTA slams EDO HYDERABAD, Oct 2: The Government Secondary Teachers Association, Hyderabad district, at its meeting, held here the other day, lashed out at the executive district officer (EDO), education, for taking no steps... PESHAWAR: Khyber Hospital gets financial autonomy PESHAWAR, Oct 2: After attaining the financial and administrative autonomy, the administration of the Khyber Teaching Hospital will start giving salaries to the staff members from this month. Previously, the NWFP... PESHAWAR: Proposed university ordinance opposed PESHAWAR, Oct 2: The Muttahida Tulaba Mahaz (MTM) — an alliance of six student organizations — has vowed to continue its struggle against the proposed university model ordinance.... PESHAWAR: Fake drug makers’ appeals dismissed PESHAWAR, Oct 2: Dismissing appeals of two people involved in preparation of substandard drugs, the Peshawar High Court here on Wednesday ruled that selling spurious and substandard drugs was a crime... PESHAWAR: Finance dept to serve as CCS secretariat PESHAWAR, Oct 2: The sixth round-table meeting of Chitral Conservation Strategy (CCS) has decided that the Finance and Planning Department will serve as its institutional home, says a press release....

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