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October 6, 2002 Sunday Rajab 28, 1423 KARACHI: Paramilitary forces to be deployed on polling day KARACHI, Oct 5: The Sindh government has taken all necessary measures to ensure peaceful elections in a free, fair and transparent manner.... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims two lives: Nine cars, 16 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Oct 5: Reckless driving claimed two lives in the city on Saturday.... KARACHI: Medical colleges’ admission list on display KARACHI, Oct 5: A large number of students thronged the Dow Medical College (DMC) to see their names in the provisional list of admissions to the first-year MBBS classes at the... KARACHI: Voter indifference marks electioneering KARACHI, Oct 5: With only four days left for going to the polls, the election campaign still remains a dull and drab affair as it has failed to create any interest... KARACHI: EU observers meet governor KARACHI, Oct 5: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has said all measures have been taken to ensure that elections are held in a peaceful, fair and impartial manner.... KARACHI: Women hold demo to demand two bodies for burial KARACHI, Oct 5: Veiled women staged a peaceful demonstration in front of the Sindh Secretariat on Saturday demanding of the government to hand over the bodies of two men for burial... KARACHI: Girls clinch top three positions: HSC humanities (private) results KARACHI, Oct 5: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, announced on Saturday the results of HSC Humanities (Private) group, with an overall pass percentage of 30.17, which is about five per... KARACHI: 125 ZMU graduates conferred degrees KARACHI, Oct 5: In all, 125 graduates of different programmes were conferred degrees at the first convocation of the Ziauddin Medical University (ZMU) at its Clifton campus on Saturday.... KARACHI: Placement list for humanities students KARACHI, Oct 5: The centralized admission committee for colleges on Saturday released the placement list for humanities (male and female) group students for admission to first-year classes.... KARACHI: Dirty water being supplied to apartments KARACHI, Oct 5: Filthy water is being supplied to the residents of two apartment buildings, situated on Khayaban-i-Jami in Clifton’s Block 8, for the past one week.... KARACHI: MBA programme for CBR officers KARACHI, Oct 5: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) and the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) have signed a memorandum of understanding for starting an MBA degree programme in tax management.... KARACHI: Parties vow to enhance social sector allocations KARACHI, Oct 5: Introducing their manifestos, representatives of various political parties said on Saturday that the budget on education and health would be increased when they formed the government.... KARACHI: NA-247: MMA may pose challenge to Muttahida KARACHI, Oct 5: The combined might of politico-religious parties and well-entrenched ethnic groups is likely to give the Muttahida Qaumi Movement a very tough time in NA-247.... KARACHI: PIA cabin crew demand increase in allowances KARACHI, Oct 5: The PIA Cabin Crew Solidarity Front has termed the increase in cabin crew allowances no more than an eyewash, saying that they the crew are being paid only... KARACHI: Waka Raag performance today KARACHI, Oct 5: Waka Raag- an interesting fusion of Japanese and Pakistani poetry, local Raag and classical dance, has been arranged by the Japan Cultural Centre of the Consulate General of... KARACHI: Muttahida chief seeks provincial autonomy KARACHI, Oct 5: The chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has warned the Urdu and Sindhi-speaking people of Sindh to see through the game of establishment which was trying to... KARACHI: Two women, man die of burns KARACHI, Oct 5: Two women and a man died of burns in a hospital on Saturday.... KARACHI: Delivery of aliens cards KARACHI, Oct 5: The National Aliens Registration Authority has begun delivery of Alien Registration Cards, NARA sources said here on Saturday.... PESHAWAR: People urged to get their children vaccinated PESHAWAR, Oct 5: NWFP Health Minister Dr Meher Taj Roghani has urged the people to take preventive measures against diseases and vaccinate their children in time to save them from falling... PESHAWAR: PUTA wants varsity law left to next govt PESHAWAR, Oct 5: The Peshawar University Teachers Association (PUTA) has urged the government not to promulgate the proposed model university ordinance, warning that the proposed law would create controversies and convert... PESHAWAR: Over 78,000 ‘suspected’ NIC forms detected PESHAWAR, Oct 5: The National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) has detected some 78,238 ‘suspected’ application forms for the computerized national identity cards across the country.... PESHAWAR: Ban on sale of pirated books demanded PESHAWAR, Oct 5: The business of pirated books has become an albatross around the necks of foreign publishers, because the local booksellers prefer selling pirated version of foreign-printed books for more... PESHAWAR: Students told to select right institute PESHAWAR, Oct 5: The director operation of a private-sector computer sciences institute has advised the students to select right institute for their studies so as to find good jobs in the... PESHAWAR: Abaseen attracts huge crowd PESHAWAR, Oct 5: The funfair organized by Abaseen Institute of Management Sciences on Friday, attracted a large number of students, who showed keen interest in different stalls established at the venue.... PESHAWAR: Security steps for elections finalized PESHAWAR, Oct 5: The city police have finalized security measures to ensure safety of the electorates, candidates and foreign observers during the Oct 10 general election.... ISLAMABAD: Security steps for first session of NA reviewed ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: Security arrangements for the first session of the National Assembly, which is likely to be convened in the third week of this month after October 10 elections, was... ISLAMABAD: Nine polling stations declared sensitive ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: About nine polling stations in the capital have been declared sensitive, the coordinator, election cell Islamabad, Chaudhry Asghar, told Dawn on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: Talented teachers to get cash awards: official ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: Punjab and Sindh have allocated Rs80 million and Rs4.8 million, respectively, for giving cash awards to best teachers, and the federal government is considering introducing a similar scheme... ISLAMABAD: Unesco to collect data on Afghan refugee teachers ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: Unesco, on Saturday, announced that all Afghan refugee teachers in Pakistan would be included in a database to help them return to their homeland and get employment in... ISLAMABAD: ‘Effective laws needed to deal with women issues’ ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: The existing laws and provisions should be made effective to cope with the problems faced by women who are being deprived of their rights.... ISLAMABAD: Synott meets Leghari ISLAMABAD Oct 5: The British High Commissioner in Islamabad, Hilary Synott, met the president of Millat Party, Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari, at the latter’s residence here on Saturday.... ISLAMABAD: Fire breaks out at airport ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: Fire broke out in the premises of Islamabad Airport on Saturday evening, destroying vegetation and causing concern among the Civil Aviation authorities.... RAWALPINDI: PPP to hold rally at Liaquat Bagh today RAWALPINDI, Oct 5: The People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPP) will hold its biggest election rally in Liaquat Bagh on Sunday at 5pm, said the ex-president of PPP (Punjab), Qazi Sultan, during a... KOHAT: Tribesmen demand compensation KOHAT, Oct 5: A tribe of Darra Adamkhel, frontier region of Kohat, has hoisted black flags atop their houses to protest against the non-payment of compensation by the National Highway Authority... KOHAT: ATC frees man ‘running parallel police stations’ KOHAT, Oct 5: An Anti-Terrorism Court acquitted here on Friday a man who was allegedly running parallel police stations and used to hold private courts to settle public disputes on payment.... NEW YORK: Employees picket PIA office in US NEW YORK, Oct 5: Pakistan International Airlines workers led by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, on Friday picketed the airlines offices at John F. Kennedy airport to protest against the sudden... HYDERABAD: Ghinwa blames IMF, WB for rise in poverty HYDERABAD, Oct 5: The chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Part (SB), Ghinwa Bhutto on Friday blamed international donors for rise in poverty in the country.... HYDERABAD: Commuters suffer as police seize public transport HYDERABAD, Oct 5: Commuters are facing hardships in the city and its vicinity as most of inter-city and inter- district transport has been seized by the police for the election duty.... HYDERABAD: MoU signed to promote research in KU, SU HYDERABAD, Oct 5: The Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (CEAC), University of Sindh, Jamshoro, and the Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry (HEJRIC), University of Karachi, here on Friday... HYDERABAD: World Teachers Day observed HYDERABAD, Oct 5: A large number of the primary and high school teachers, including the female teachers, staged a demonstration outside the local press club on Saturday in connection with the... HYDERABAD: Soomro denies supporting any party HYDERABAD, Oct 5: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has said he is neither running the campaign of any candidate nor is he supporting any party for the October 10 election.... HYDERABAD: SHC annuls marriage, allows woman to go home HYDERABAD, Oct 5: The Hyderababd circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday annulled a marriage and allowed the woman to go with her father after she rejected the claims... HYDERABAD: SNP stages protest demo HYDERABAD, Oct 5: The Sindh National Party (Ameer Bhambhro group) activists and the members of the minorities staged a protest demonstration outside the local press club against the increasing incidents of... HYDERABAD: Book fair HYDERABAD, Oct 5: A book exhibition, organized by the National Book Foundation at the Dr N.A. Baloch Sindh University Model School, Hyderabad, was inaugurated on Friday.... LAHORE: Processions by winners, losers not allowed: CS LAHORE, Oct 5: The Punjab government will not allow processions by winning candidates nor will it allow agitation by losers to ensure law and order.... LAHORE: Benazir defends power agreements LAHORE, Oct 5: PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has defended the agreements her government had made with the independent power producers (IPPs) for the installation of thermal plants in the country and...

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