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October 4, 2002 Friday Rajab 26, 1423 KARACHI: Gutter Baghicha Park in doldrums KARACHI, Oct 3: The plan to develop the Gutter Baghicha site into a national park seems to be in the doldrums, as there has been no worthwhile progress so far, a... KARACHI: Major fire breaks out in Textile Plaza KARACHI, Oct 3: As the losses in the Wednesday’s Lakshmi building fire are yet to be accurately assessed, another fire broke out in the multi-storied Textile Plaza on M. A. Jinnah... KARACHI: Robber jailed for 14 years KARACHI, Oct. 3: The district and sessions judge, South, Agha Rafique Ahmed Khan, sentenced a bandit to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 14 years on two counts of house robbery.... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims four lives KARACHI, Oct 3: Reckless driving claimed four lives in the city on Thursday.... KARACHI: Two more banks to collect gas bills KARACHI, Oct 3: Sui Southern Gas Company on Thursday signed two agreements with Metropolitan Bank and Bank Al-Falah for the collection of gas bills.... KARACHI: 10 cars, 14 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Oct 3: Twenty-four vehicles — 10 cars and 14 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Thursday, police said.... KARACHI: Court notice to AG in detention case KARACHI, Oct 3: The Sindh High Court put on Thursday the advocate-general Sindh and other respondents on notice for Oct 15 while hearing a constitutional petition, through which detention of the... KARACHI: Seminar told Mental disorders on the rise KARACHI, Oct 3: Some 10 per cent of country’s population is suffering from either kind of psychology-related disorders and there are apprehensions that by the year 2020, depression would be rated... KARACHI: Need to redefine women’s role stressed KARACHI, Oct 3: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday underlined the need to increase awareness about women’s problems and eliminate the laws discriminatory to them in the country.... KARACHI: Removal of KU VC demanded KARACHI, Oct 3: Expressing no confidence in their vice chancellor, about 290 teachers of the University of Karachi, in a joint petition to the varsity’s chancellor — the governor of Sindh... KARACHI: Nazim visits new Liaquat College building KARACHI, Oct 3: About 80 percent of the work on the new building of the Government Liaquat College, Malir — being constructed at a cost of Rs19 million — has been... KARACHI: Strike against task force KARACHI, Oct 3: Educational activities in colleges and universities are likely to affected as teachers and students have announced that they will go on strike after 10:30am on Friday to press... KARACHI: National workshop on chemical safety ends KARACHI, Oct 3: JPMC director Prof. Kazi A. Shakoor, expressing his concern about inadvertent neglect towards chemicals-induced health related problems in the country has sought massive awareness at all levels to... KARACHI: Manifestos fall short of women’s expectations KARACHI, Oct 3: Speakers at a meeting pointed out that the majority of the main political parties had no agenda regarding gender issues and their manifestos made no mention of specific... KARACHI: PPP, Muttahida main contenders for NA-241 KARACHI, Oct 3: This constituency is spread over about half of the former NA-185, Orangi Town, which has now been divided into NA-241 and NA-242. A portion of the old NA-185,... KARACHI: Altaf blames feudals for all ills KARACHI, Oct 3: The chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Husain, has said unless the oppressive feudal is banished, the fate of the nation cannot be changed through elections alone.... KARACHI: Concern expressed over toxic water KARACHI, Oct 3: The Pakistan Medical Association has expressed serious concern over the supply of water containing toxic material to the city through the Kalri Baghar (KB) Upper Feeder Canal.... KARACHI: Order reserved on bail plea KARACHI, Oct 3: Justice Mohammed Roshan Essani of the High Court of Sindh reserved on Thursday order on a bail application filed by Danis Charles, involved in trafficking in minor children.... KARACHI: PML-N withdraws candidate for MMA KARACHI, Oct 3: Dr Jameel Kauser, the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) candidate from the PS-125, has announced his withdrawal from the contest in favor of the Muttahida Majils-i-Amal candidate, Aslam Mujahid.... KARACHI: Course on labour laws KARACHI, Oct 3: The concluding session of the one-week advance course on “Labour and Service Laws” jointly organized by the National Institute of Labour Administration Training (NILAT) and PIA Training Centre... HYDERABAD: District advisory board for workers planned HYDERABAD, Oct 3: District Coordination Officer Mir Hussain Ali has ordered to constitute a “district advisory board” to facilitate workers and protect their rights.... HYDERABAD: Schemes sought under sugarcane cess uplift plan HYDERABAD, Oct 3: The district Nazim, Hyderabad, Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman, who is also the chairman of the zonal sugarcane cess committee, has asked the Taluka Nazims having sugar mills in their... HYDERABAD: ‘Thar people exempted from paying revenue tax’ HYDERABAD, Oct 3: The senior member, Board of Revenue, and relief commissioner, Sindh, Manzoor Hussain Bhutto, has said that the recovery of revenue tax in Tharparkar district had been stopped and... HYDERABAD: Grenade defused, one held HYDERABAD, Oct 3: Police defused a hand grenade in Qasimabad on Thursday while arresting Ayub Dareshak.... HYDERABAD: Singer’s widow seeks justice HYDERABAD, Oct 3: The widow of renowned folk singer Faqeer Abdul Ghafoor (TI), Sharifan, has sought justice, while accusing some officials of the Sindh Culture department of corrupt practices and nepotism.... SUKKUR: ‘National consensus govt must after polls’ SUKKUR, Oct 3: The chief of the Millat Party, Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari, warned on Wednesday against anarchy saying it was imperative to have a government of national consensus after the... MITHI: Famine looms large on Tharparkar MITHI, Oct 3: The district of Tharparkar, except for few dehs, is facing famine-like situation as there has been no or insufficient rainfall this year.... THATTA: Abandoned projects to be revived, says Fahim THATTA, Oct 3: People’s Party Parliamentarians chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim has said state power is being used to keep Benazir Bhutto away from the masses.... PESHAWAR: High Court puts Centre on notice: Increase in NWFP PA seats PESHAWAR, Oct 3: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court has put the federal secretary law on notice in a writ petition challenging the enhancement of the NWFP Assembly seats... PESHAWAR: District bar body wants police chief transferred PESHAWAR, Oct 3: The district bar association asked the government here the other day to send the murder case of Pishtakhara Union Council Nazim Fayyaz Khalil to the anti-terrorism court within... PESHAWAR: Drive launched against faulty vehicles PESHAWAR, Oct 3: Traffic police have launched a campaign against the vehicles violating traffic rules and causing pollution here on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Attempt to smuggle hashish foiled PESHAWAR, Oct 3: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) foiled on Thursday an attempt to smuggle narcotics.... PESHAWAR: Authorities told to pay compensation PESHAWAR, Oct 3: City District Nazim Azam Khan Afridi has directed the authorities concerned to ensure the payment of compensation in a week to the victims of anti-encroachment drive on University... PESHAWAR: Man dies in landmine blast PESHAWAR, Oct 3: A man wanted by police for murder was killed in Mohmand Agency when a landmine buried at the entrance to his home blew up, authorities and hospital officials...

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