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October 12, 2002 Saturday Sha'aban 5, 1423 KARACHI: Teaching activities resume today KARACHI, Oct 11: Teaching activities in city colleges and schools, after a gap of three days, will return to normal on Saturday.... KARACHI: MMA makes inroads into Muttahida’s vote bank KARACHI, Oct 11: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement suffered a setback in the general elections in its Karachi and Hyderabad strongholds.... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims two lives KARACHI, Oct 11: Two young men died in road accidents in the city on Friday.... KARACHI: People expect leaders to act sensibly KARACHI, Oct 11: On Friday, a day after the general elections, the Sindh Secretariat was a house without a master. Decisions were put off, files were pushed aside and bureaucrats clustered... KARACHI: Muttahida slams election results KARACHI, Oct 11:The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Friday rejected the outcome of the elections and alleged that massive rigging was organised to ensure the success of the Muttahida Majlis-a-Amal, to present... KARACHI: Four cars, 14 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Oct 11: Eighteen vehicles — four cars and 14 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Friday.... KARACHI: Contraband goods seized KARACHI, Oct 11: City police recovered two pistols, a knife, 800 grams of hashish, 28 grams of heroin and stake money, and arrested 10 accused during the last 24 hours.... KARACHI: Population to reach 220m figure by 2020 KARACHI, Oct 11: Pakistan’s population of over 142 million today is likely to reach 220 million by the year 2020, undermining all efforts for poverty reduction. In view of this grim... KARACHI: 20pc children suffering from VA deficiency: Unicef report says... KARACHI, Oct 11: Ten to 20 per cent of children under the age of five in the country are reported to be suffering from vitamin A deficiency (VAD), said a recent... KARACHI: Boys enjoy cricket on deserted streets KARACHI, Oct 11: It appeared less a polling day and more a day of strike on Thursday. The streets were deserted, there was hardly any traffic, shops were shuttered, and boys... KARACHI: MLO suspended KARACHI, Oct 11 : Medico-legal officer of the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Dr Nisar Ali Shah has been suspended with immediate effect.... KARACHI: KU to set up sugar technology institute KARACHI, Oct 11: The University of Karachi has agreed on establishment of a sugar technology research institute at the department of food science and technology on a proposal forwarded by the... KARACHI: Judges sworn in KARACHI, Oct 11: The oath-taking ceremony of additional Judges, Justice Zia Pervez and Justice Muhammad Afzal Soomro, as judges of the Sindh High Court, was held here on Friday.... KARACHI: Precautionary measures against heatstroke KARACHI, Oct 11: The Karachiites experiencing one of the hottest spells during the current year have been advised to adopt precautionary measures and avoid heatstroke.... KARACHI: Poetry, essay contest KARACHI, Oct 11:- Department of Social Welfare, Karachi University, has arranged the fifth extension lecture on “Problems Facing Human Health in Pakistan”, on Saturday at 12:30 pm at faculty of arts... KARACHI: Elected KARACHI, Oct 11: Dr Shahida Zaidi has been elected president of the Asia Oceania Federation for Obstetrics and Gynaecology.... KARACHI: Hot weather KARACHI, Oct 11: The intensity of hot weather further increased by one degree centigrade on Friday, at 41 degree centigrade.... KARACHI: Teachers training KARACHI, Oct 11: Theory of PTC, CT and Diploma in Education Examinations 2002 for regular candidates of teachers training colleges, Karachi region, will commence from October 19.... KARACHI: Election transparent but tedious: Saarc team KARACHI, Oct 11: A 13-member SAARC Election Observer Mission, currently visiting Pakistan to monitor and observe the general elections, has termed the voting procedures transparent but tedious.... KARACHI: MMA thanks people for bold verdict KARACHI, Oct 11: Jamaat-i-Islami secretary-general and central leader of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Syed Munawwar Hasan has said that although the alliance has emerged victorious throughout the country, including Karachi, a conspiracy... KARACHI: Transfers in excise dept KARACHI, Oct 11: The following excise and taxation officers have been transferred:... KARACHI: US diplomat appreciates economic reforms KARACHI, Oct 11: Economic Counsellor of the US Embassy in Islamabad, Douglas Climan, has said that the business community in America is highly appreciative of the economic reforms undertaken by the... KARACHI: MMA will form govt, says Noorani KARACHI, Oct 11: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal chief Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani has said the MMA will get the vote of confidence in the parliament and will form government.... KARACHI: IG praises police’s performance KARACHI, Oct 11: The Inspector General of Police, Sindh, Syed Kamal Shah has lauded the services of the police during the elections in the province, said a press release issued here... KARACHI: Reform of education KARACHI, Oct 11: The teachers representatives are all for a change and believe that there is a need to stem the deteriorating standard of education.... KARACHI: Programme on back pain KARACHI, Oct 11: Ziauddin Medical University is organizing a public awareness programme on ‘Back Pain and other Spinal Problems’ on Oct 13 at Ziauddin Medical University Clifton Campus.... KARACHI: Soyem KARACHI, Oct 11: Tasneem Kausar, wife of S. Hidayat Husain Rizvi, a former staffer of Dawn, died here on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. Soyem will be held at Babul-Ilm Masjid... HYDERABAD: PPP grabs majority NA seats in Sindh: MQM suffers setback in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Oct 11: In the highly-fluid emerging political scenario, the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) secured four out of the six National Assembly seats from the Hyderabad district.... LARKANA: PPP retains Larkana stronghold LARKANA, Oct 11: The People’s Party Parliamentarians retained all the four National Assembly and six Sindh Assembly seats in its leader Benazir Bhutto’s home district, Larkana, but it lost the two... THATTA: Minister accused of manipulation THATTA, Oct 11: People’s Party Parliamentarians candidates from Thatta district on Friday accused the Sindh minister for irrigation and the district Nazim of massive rigging in the election.... MITHI: SDA wins two NA, four PA seats MITHI, Oct 11: The Sindh Democratic Alliance candidates have won two National Assembly and four provincial assembly seats in the polls held on Thursday.... NAWABSHAH: — secures all seats in Nawabshah NAWABSHAH, Oct 11: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has captured the two National Assembly and five Sindh Assembly seats in Nawabshah district, according to the unofficial results.... SUKKUR: 36 polling stations’ results suspended SUKKUR, Oct 11: The results of 36 polling stations at NA-210 were suspended due to rigging by the workers of a National Alliance candidate, Mir Salim Jan Mazari, in the Oct... HYDERABAD: SDA workers accused of violence in polls HYDERABAD, Oct 11: Syed Mohsin Shah Bukhari, the People’s Party Parliamentarians candidate for PS-53 Tando Mohammad Khan, has accused the workers of the Sindh Democratic Alliance of violence and rigging in... SHIKARPUR: Mirani sees rigging behind his defeat SHIKARPUR, Oct 11: People’s Party Parliamentarians candidates for National Assembly and provincial assembly seats of Shikarpur, including Aftab Shahban Mirani, have alleged that they were defeated due to pre-poll rigging and... SUKKUR: Murder of two PML-Q agents: 30 booked SUKKUR, Oct 11: Thirty Jatoi tribesmen were booked late Thursday night after two PML-Q polling agents were gunned down in Lakhi Ghulam Shah, some 25 kilometres from Sukkur.... DADU: Cases against 16 PPP workers registered DADU, Oct 11: The police on Thursday booked 16 People’s Party Parliamentarians workers on charges of disrupting the polls.... PESHAWAR: Eight Fata seats go to MMA supporters PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The like-minded candidates of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal emerged as a strong political power in the Federally Administered Tribal Area (Fata) as eight of its candidates have won election out... PESHAWAR: Cut in age-limit failed to improve turnout PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The government decision to fix the age-limit for voters at 18 could not help improve the turnout in the NWFP.... PESHAWAR: Trading in votes reported PESHAWAR, Oct 11: Supporters of wealthy candidates — contesting elections independently or fielded by political parties — were seen purchasing votes in several districts of the Frontier province.... ABBOTTABAD: PML-N, MMA men claim rigging ABBOTTABAD, Oct 11: Pakistan Muslim League (Q) won both National Assembly seats in Abbottabad according to unofficial results while the PML-N and PML-Q shared two each out of five provincial assembly... PESHAWAR: Observers visit polling stations PESHAWAR, Oct 11: Teams of international observers monitoring general elections visited several polling stations in various districts of NWFP throughout the day on Thursday....

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