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October 9, 2002 Wednesday Sha’aban 2, 1423 KARACHI: Lackluster campaign in city concludes KARACHI, Oct 8: Curtains were drawn on the campaign for Oct 10 elections Tuesday midnight as parties stepped up their activities to put across their agenda to the prospective voters.... KARACHI: Bad days if power not transferred: Benazir KARACHI, Oct 8: The chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party, Benazir Bhutto, on Tuesday warned the regime of dangerous consequences if power was not transferred smoothly and parliament’s sovereignty was not... KARACHI: No classes in schools, colleges today KARACHI, Oct 8: Teaching in government educational institutions will remain suspended on Wednesday as school and college premises as well as teachers have been engaged for election duties.... KARACHI: Four killed during run-up to elections KARACHI, Oct 8: In a month-long campaign for the general elections-2002, four people including a policeman lost their lives, dozens were injured while the police registered 21 cases and arrested 53... KARACHI: Deranged man stabs himself to death KARACHI, Oct 8: A mentally disturbed man committed suicide by stabbing himself on M. A. Jinnah Road on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Body planned for regularizing schools KARACHI, Oct 8: The federal ministry of education is planning to set up an autonomous body to regulate the working and functioning of private educational institutions in the country.... KARACHI: Nazim opens college, stresses education KARACHI, Oct 8: Karachi Nazim Naimatullah Khan has said that those nations which do not pay attention to education, cannot progress.... KARACHI: Building bylaws need to be simplified KARACHI, Oct 8: The Anomaly Committee formed by the Sindh government to discuss and examine the Karachi Building and Town Planning Regulations-2002 (KB&TPR), on Tuesday opined that the procedures regarding building... KARACHI: KU teachers seek judicial inquiry KARACHI, Oct 8: The Karachi University Teachers’ Society (KUTS) on Tuesday reiterated its demand to the Sindh governor and chancellor of public-sector universities to initiate a judicial inquiry against the administrative... KARACHI: Convocation at KU KARACHI, Oct 8: Arrangements for the annual convocation of the University of Karachi were finalized on Tuesday in a meeting of the KU convocation committee, presided over by vice-chancellor Dr Zafar... KARACHI: Court official to meet detainee, submit report: Robin not produced in SHC KARACHI, Oct 8: The production of Robin Piran Dutta before the court is not possible for security and other reasons, Advocate-General Sindh told a division bench of High Court of Sindh,... KARACHI: MQM calls for timely completion of projects KARACHI, Oct 8: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Wednesday demanded of the government to focus on Karachi and solve its long standing problems.... KARACHI: Steps urged to ensure women’s voting KARACHI, Oct 8: National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) has taken strong exception to press reports that a Jirga in Khyber Agency has decided to prevent women from casting... KARACHI: Water shortage in many areas KARACHI, Oct 8: Acute water shortage continued to persist in various parts of the city for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Warning against drug prescriptions KARACHI, Oct 8: Despite the fact that drug therapy is an extremely specialized field, as all drugs have to be used with utmost caution, the prescribing practices of local consultants was... KARACHI: Govt to merge liquor taxes, duties KARACHI Oct 8: The provincial government has decided to consider amending the Sindh Prohibition Rules 1979 for merger of different levies/taxes on liquor into one tax and collect such tax before... KARACHI: Surgery workshop KARACHI, Oct 8: A live surgery workshop on hypospadias was organized by the Kidney Centre at its premises here on Tuesday, in collaboration with the Association of Paediatric Surgeons and the... HYDERABAD: MQM activists harass opponents: candidates HYDERABAD, Oct 8: Four candidates for PS-48, Hyderabad-VI, and one candidate for NA-219, Hyderabad-II, belonging to different political parties, have alleged activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) are harassing rival... HYDERABAD: PPP, PTI make seat adjustments HYDERABAD, Oct 8: The People’s Party Parliamentarians and the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf have made adjustments on some national and provincial assemblies seats in Hyderabad district.... HYDERABAD: EU observers briefed on poll arrangements HYDERABAD, Oct 8: A six-member European Union observer group on Monday was briefed by the Regional Police Officer, Abdul Rauf Yousufzai, about security arrangements for the polls.... HYDERABAD: MUET exams HYDERABAD, Oct 8: The Mehran University of Engineering and Technology authorities announced here on Tuesday that in the Architecture Department, regular examinations (theory) of second term, final year, (10th term) ‘97-batch,... SUKKUR: Electioneering ends with hectic activity SUKKUR, Oct 8: The hectic activity was seen in Sukkur during the past 24 hours prior to the end of the election campaign on midnight of Tuesday.... SUKKUR: Young man kidnapped, minor boy strangled SUKKUR, Oct 8: An 18-year old youth was kidnapped while an eight year old boy was strangulated in different parts of Jacobabad district on Monday.... SHIKARPUR: PPP leader denies involvement in violence SHIKARPUR, Oct 7: The PPP district president, Agha Taimoor Khan, has condemned the propaganda by his rivals against the PPP leaders and candidates that they were involved in violence.... LARKANA: Parties final bid to win over voters LARKANA, Oct 8: Leaders of the PPP, PPP (SB), SNF, PML (Q), PML (N), MMA and MQM on Tuesday undertook a whirlwind tour of the Larkana district to muster support for... PESHAWAR: Fata authorities told to ensure women’s voting PESHAWAR, Oct 8: The Election Commission has issued circulars to administrations of the tribal agencies for ensuring women’s voting   and taking action against elements involved in barring them from exercising their right of franchise.... PESHAWAR: Judgment on plea against death sentence reserved PESHAWAR, Oct 8: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court here on Tuesday reserved its judgment on the appeals of six convicts who had been sentenced to death by an... PESHAWAR: Third campus of NWFP university inaugurated PESHAWAR, Oct 8: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has stressed the need for quality education to ensure international recognition of degrees being awarded by the universities in the province.... PESHAWAR: 200 polling stations declared sensitive PESHAWAR, Oct 8: About 200 polling stations in the city have been declared highly sensitive because of a history of clashes among candidates and their supporters on the voting day.... PESHAWAR: Committee set up against varsity act PESHAWAR, Oct 8: Many teachers associations have set up a joint action committee to counter the proposed implementation of the University Model Act and strive for the protection of the educational... PESHAWAR: Three children die as roof caves in PESHAWAR, Oct 8: Three children of an Afghan were killed as the roof of their Kutcha house caved in on Monday in the suburb of the city.... CHITRAL: Nazim CHITRAL, Oct 8: District Nazim Shahzada Mohyuddin has said that the PML(Q), if voted to power, would make the country prosperous.—Correspondent...

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