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October 28, 2002 Monday Sha’aban 21,1423 KARACHI: Fahim meets MQM leaders today: Formation of governments KARACHI, Oct 27: People’s Party Parliamentarians chief Makhdoom Amin Fahim will hold talks with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement leaders on the future setup at the centre and in the province, at... KARACHI: Doctors seek attackers’ arrest KARACHI, Oct 27: The Sindh police are avoiding arrest of four persons who allegedly injured an eye surgeon for mishandling an eye surgery, said spokesmen for the National Institute of Child... KARACHI: Wounded prisoner dies, man shot dead: Picnickers land in hospital KARACHI, Oct 27: A pan-kiosk owner, Sikandar, aged 22, was shot dead by two unknown persons in Ghosia Chowk, Orangi Extension, on Sunday.... KARACHI: 100 flour sale points planned for Ramazan KARACHI, Oct 27: About 100 stalls will be set up at different bachat bazaars and in the densely-populated areas for supply of good quality and low-priced atta (flour) to people during... KARACHI: 30 vehicles hijacked in two days KARACHI, Oct 27: As many as 30 vehicles — nine cars and 21 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in different parts of the city within the last forty-eight hours,... KARACHI: More projects for KPP-IV promised KARACHI, Oct 27: More development projects would be included in the fourth phase of the Khushhal Pakistan Project (KPP) to bridge the gap between the urban and the rural areas.... KARACHI: Workshop on scouting ends KARACHI, Oct 27: The 3-day scout workshop on the “Development of Scouting in Sindh” ended here on Sunday.... KARACHI: Health secretary KARACHI, Oct 26: Ameen Ali Bark has been appointed Sindh secretary for health, replacing Khalid Latif Chaudhry, who has been directed to report to the Establishment Division.—APP... KARACHI: Altaf Nagar is most wretched place in city KARACHI, Oct 27: Carpets of weed and plastic bags greet you alternately whichever of the narrow lanes you try to enter. Where both are missing, mosquitoes and flies have spread out... KARACHI: Eye checkup for diabetics recommended: World Diabetes Day KARACHI, Oct 27: Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness and visual impairment in adults in developed countries. It is also the commonest cause of blindness in Pakistan.... KARACHI: Bachat bazaars to have complaint centres KARACHI, Oct 27: Every bachat bazaar in the city will have a complaint centre along with a stall of weights and measures where buyers could check the weight of items purchased... KARACHI: Interviews at SSUET KARACHI, Oct 27: The interviews of candidates for admission to various engineering disciplines in the Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology completed on Sunday.... KARACHI: A mushaira in classical mould KARACHI, Oct 27: The sixth Yadgaari Mushaira in memory of classical ghazal poet Shaikh Imam Bux Nasikh (born 1185 Hijra) was held here on Saturday. Noted elderly poet, Hazrat Tabish Dehlavi,... KARACHI: Municipal office auction triggers controversy KARACHI, Oct 27: A controversy is brewing between the Lyari Town administration and the City Government on the issue of auctioning a historic municipal property in the town.... KARACHI: Dialogue on basis of stance on LFO: PPP KARACHI, Oct 27: The PPP is engaged in dialogue with other political parties for the formation of government on the basis of its principled stands on the LFO, constitution and the... KARACHI: Cook book launched KARACHI, Oct 27: A book of recipes for Pakistani and Indian dishes was launched by Khadija Soomro, wife of the Sindh Governor, Mohammedmian Soomro, at a function organized by Pakistan Federation... KARACHI: MMA’s terms for cooperation in coalition KARACHI, Oct 27: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Sindh, has put forward four-point target to the parties seeking its cooperation to form a coalition in the province.... KARACHI: Dr Amir’s arrest deplored KARACHI, Oct 27: The Society of Surgeons of Pakistan has condemned the arrest of Dr Amir Aziz and termed it a violation of fundamental human rights.... KARACHI: Beautiful buildings selected KARACHI, Oct 27: The KBCA committee set up for selecting four beautiful buildings on the MA Jinnah Road — two each constructed on above 600 and on less than 600 square... KARACHI: Wildlife officials fight over post KARACHI, Oct 27: A tug of war has been going on between two Sindh wildlife department officials for over a month now for the post of honorary game warden of the... KARACHI: Repair of Korangi Road urged KARACHI, Oct 27: The city government has failed to address the civic problems of Karachi, said the central executive committee of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement here on Sunday.... KARACHI: Office-bearers KARACHI, Oct 27: Prof Athar Hussain Mirza of the Adamjee Science College and Prof Mohammed Akbar Khan of the Government College for Men have been elected unopposed as president and general-secretary... KARACHI: Pakistan maintains world standards KARACHI, Oct 27: Pakistan Standards Institution (PSI) prepared 4,500 standards out of 13,500 produced by the world experts. This was stated by Dr Khaqan Hasan, Director General of Pakistan Standards and... SUKKUR: Newsmen condemn colleague’s murder SUKKUR, Oct 27: Newsmen from all over Sindh on Sunday converged on Kandhkot city to pay homage to their colleague, late Shahid Soomro, who was recently shot dead.... HYDERABAD: Water shortage to end soon: minister HYDERABAD, Oct 27: The government will take immediate remedial measures and the shortage of water will be resolved on a priority basis.... HYDERABAD: SHC issues notice to taluka Nazim HYDERABAD, Oct 27: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Saturday issued a notice to the Nazim of Hala taluka to file his comments on a telegram converted into a... HYDERABAD: MUET conducts admission test HYDERABAD, Oct 27: The test for admission to the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology was held at the Latifabad Public School here on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Boy on death row as age not recorded PESHAWAR, Oct 27: A juvenile offender, awarded capital punishment by a trial court, has been languishing in a death cell at Haripur prison for the last three years, awaiting the fate... PESHAWAR: NAPP to contact parties for alliance PESHAWAR, Oct 27: The National Awami Party Pakistan (NAPP) has constituted  a seven-member committee for contacting other nationalist, democratic and progressive forces in the NWFP, Balochistan and Sindh to forge an  alliance.... PESHAWAR: Protest over butchers’ death PESHAWAR, Oct 27: The residents of Daudzai on Sunday staged a protest demonstration blocking the Peshawar-Charsadda road after two butchers got electrocuted due to rundown wiring in the slaughter house.... PESHAWAR: ANP accepts leaders’ resignations PESHAWAR, Oct 27: The Central Executive Committee of the Awami National Party has accepted the resignation of party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan and party’s provincial president Nasim Wali Khan, who tendered... KOHAT: Candidate questions fairness of recount KOHAT, Oct 27: The recounting of votes in NA-47, Tribal Areas-XII, remained inconclusive on the seventh consecutive day due to the accusations and counter accusations against the administration and the returning... ABBOTTABAD: TMA opposes sale of bus stand ABBOTTABAD, Oct 27: A row between the provincial government and the tehsil municipal administration over the ownership of a piece of land entered a crucial stage as the TMA in an... PESHAWAR: Killing exposes police claims PESHAWAR, Oct 27: The killing of Rehmat Khan alias Baba Khan, an Orakzai elder, less than 20 metres away from the Bhana Mari police station, has exposed the city police’s claim...

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