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October 17, 2002 Thursday Sha'aban 10, 1423 KARACHI: Courier firm, PPO officials picked up: Parcel bombs KARACHI, Oct 16: The police picked up the officials of Pakistan Post Office and a private courier service for interrogation in the aftermath of three parcel bomb explosions in the city... KARACHI: Doctors, teachers oppose new varsity law KARACHI, Oct 16: Teachers and doctors have criticized the government for planning to privatize health and educational institutions of the country.... KARACHI: Surveillance cameras planned KARACHI, Oct 16: The city police have identified 100 spots in the city for installation of surveillance cameras.... KARACHI: Woman, son get life for drug trafficking KARACHI, Oct 16: A woman drug trafficker and her teenaged son were sentenced on Tuesday to life imprisonment for carrying in all 23 kilograms of charas.... KARACHI: Bandit shot dead, man commits suicide KARACHI, Oct 16: A suspected bandit was shot dead by a security guard in Joharabad police limits on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Iraq consulate resumes work KARACHI, Oct 16: Consulate General of the Republic of Iraq has resumed its operation officially in Karachi and started consular work for visas and trade between Iraq and Pakistan.... KARACHI: Fault disrupts water supply KARACHI, Oct 16: water supply to most parts of the city remained disturbed from Tuesday 11.40 pm to Wednesday 4.20 pm due to an electric fault at the Dhabeji pumping station,... KARACHI: Pre-medical (part-I) exam results KARACHI, Oct 16: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, on Wednesday announced the results of HSC Science (pre- medical) part-I annual examinations 2002.... KARACHI: FTC flyover slow in taking off KARACHI, Oct 16: With the latest construction machinery ready to be pressed into action to begin work in earnest on the flyover on Sharea Faisal at Gora Qabristan, a faster pace... KARACHI: Plan envisaged to revitalize Saddar KARACHI, Oct 16: The city government is considering the preparation of a new master plan with reference to the city’s transport system in Saddar, so that shoppers and pedestrians in this... KARACHI: 2 students debarred from inter exams KARACHI, Oct 16: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, has debarred two of the HSC annual examination candidates for two years for using abusive and obscene language in their answer scripts.... KARACHI: Teaching course exams from 19th KARACHI, Oct 16: The annual examinations in teaching courses, under the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, will commence on Oct 19 at five centres in the city.... KARACHI: Dialysis conference KARACHI, Oct 16: The Kidney Foundation is organizing its fifth symposium — “Excellence in Dialysis; Update in Nephrology” — from October 18-20.... KARACHI: Immunization efforts KARACHI, Oct 16: The Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI, Sindh) in collaboration with UNICEF, has initiated a strategy to enhance the existing 48 per cent routine coverage of local pregnant women... KARACHI: Collection of stories launched KARACHI: Two collections of short-stories by Abdur Rasheed Havari were launched at the Pakistan Arts Council on Tuesday. Noted fiction-writer Shaukat Siddiqui was in the chair who spoke in general terms... KARACHI: Changes to hunting permit notified KARACHI, Oct 16: The Sindh government, in supersession of the forest, wildlife and environment department notification, October 30, 2001, has specified the birds which can be hunted on an ordinary permit.... KARACHI: PMA health mela KARACHI, Oct 16: Sindh health minister will inaugurate a three-day health mela organized by the Pakistan Medical Association, Karachi, from Oct 18 at the PMA House.... KARACHI: NILAT course KARACHI, Oct 16: The National Institute of Labour Administration and Training is organizing the closing ceremony of the 43rd postgraduate diploma course in labour administration and industrial welfare on Oct 19.—PPI... KARACHI: Muttahida presents ‘proofs’ of poll rigging KARACHI, Oct 16: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Wednesday presented what it called “undeniable” proofs of rigging in the Oct 10 elections and demanded that serious notice of such manipulations be... KARACHI: PPP losers point finger at Muttahida KARACHI, Oct 16: The People’s Party Parliamentarians would elect its parliamentary leader in the Sindh Assembly within next two to three days.... KARACHI: PML-Q for consensus leader in Sindh KARACHI, Oct 16: President of the PML (Q) Sindh, Ghaus Bux Khan Maher, on Wednesday hinted at electing a consensus parliamentary leader in the Sindh Assembly within few days.... KARACHI: Transporters slam hike in POL prices KARACHI, Oct 16: The National Transport Ittehad (NTI), the Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) and the Anjuman-i-Ettehad Bus Malikan (AEBM) have urged the government to withdraw the increase in the petroleum prices.... KARACHI: Police officers put on notice for Oct 23 KARACHI, Oct 16: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed and Justice Amir Hani Muslim, on Wednesday directed the district police officer, Sujawal, and EDO Revenue... KARACHI: Lashkar owns up to blasts KARACHI, Oct 16: Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, a banned religious outfit, has claimed responsibility for the parcel blasts in Karachi.... KARACHI: Ghafoor accuses govt of patronizing ethnic groups KARACHI, Oct 16: Naib Amir of the Jamaat-i-Islami and central leader of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Prof Ghafoor Ahmad, on Wednesday accused that the government of patronizing ethnic groups by changing the... KARACHI: Nazim vows to bring culprits to book KARACHI, Oct 16: Nazim Naimatullah Khan has expressed concern over the bombing incidents in Karachi and termed them an organized act of terrorism against the city.... KARACHI: RAF chief calls on vice-marshal KARACHI, Oct 16: Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire, Chief of the Air Staff Royal Air Force, leading a two-member delegation, called on Air Vice-Marshal M. Abid Rao, Air Officer Commending... KARACHI: KBCA proposals KARACHI, Oct 16: The anomaly committee of the Karachi Building Control Authority has recommended that Sharea Faisal and I.I. Chundrigar Road be used as corridors for high rises.... HYDERABAD: Indiscipline cost PPP seats: Khuhro HYDERABAD, Oct 16: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) parliamentary leader will be nominated in the next meeting of the party’s parliamentary board, the chief of the PPP, Sindh, Nisar Khuhro, said... HYDERABAD: 16 corruption cases decided HYDERABAD, Oct 16: Sixteen cases of corruption were discussed and decided at a meeting of the Anti-Corruption Committee-II, Hyderabad, on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: MUET exam rescheduled HYDERABAD, Oct 16: The authorities of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), Jamshoro, announced for the information of students of B.E, B.CRP and B.Arch of ‘99 batch, and students... HYDERABAD: MMA to observe thanksgiving day tomorrow HYDERABAD, Oct 16: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) will observe thanksgiving day in Hyderabad on Friday, the party’s local leaders said during a news conference on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: People warned against hiring private electricians HYDERABAD, Oct 16: An official of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) on Wednesday warned consumers against hiring the services of unauthorized persons to work on Wapda installations.... SANGHAR: Two killed in accident SANGHAR, Oct 16: Two people were killed and eight others were injured on Tuesday when the tractor-trolley they were travelling on fell into a ditch after its hook broke the other... HYDERABAD: Protective bail granted HYDERABAD, Oct 16: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday granted protective bail to 92 workers of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in six separate cases lodged against them by the... PESHAWAR: Dual governance may hit development plans PESHAWAR, OCt 16: The dual system of governance which has come into being as a result of the newly-established local governments under the Local Government Ordinance, 2001, is likely to hamper... PESHAWAR: ABL branch robbed PESHAWAR, Oct 16: A branch of Allied Bank Limited (ABL) was robbed by three dacoits here on Wednesday morning.... PESHAWAR: Transporters observe wheel-jam strike PESHAWAR, Oct 16: The city transporters on Wednesday observed a wheel-jam strike and blocked the GT Road for several hours during the protest demonstration, against what they called, the high-handedness of... PESHAWAR: Bilour declared winner PESHAWAR, Oct 16: The Returning Officer of PF-3 (Peshawar- III) constituency has declared Awami National Party candidate Bashir Ahmad Bilour successful after re-counting of votes here on Wednesday.... PESHAWAR: PHC admits petition against ATCs PESHAWAR, Oct 16: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) here on Tuesday admitted a petition challenging the establishment of anti-terrorism courts (ATCs) in the NWFP....

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