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October 30, 2002 Wednesday Sha’aban 23,1423 KARACHI: NA-245 result: SHC to hear MMA man today KARACHI, Oct 29: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday decided to hear runner-up Syed Munawar Hassan before final disposal of Kunwar Khalid Yunus’s petition for his notification as MNA-elect from NA-245... KARACHI: Another activist shot dead: 14 vehicles hijacked KARACHI, Oct 29: An activist of a banned sectarian organisation was shot dead by unknown assailants in Clifton on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Karachiites experience severe water shortage: Position may improve today KARACHI, Oct 29: Almost entire city experienced acute water shortage on Tuesday partly due to Monday’s major power breakdown at the KWSB’s pumping stations and partly owing to mismanagement in the... KARACHI: ASH phones out of order KARACHI, Oct 29: The telephone exchange of the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital has been out of order for the past four days.... KARACHI: Route grant policy okayed KARACHI, Oct 29: It has been decided at a meeting at the City Government head office that routes would be granted to only those transport operators who would bring 25 new... KARACHI: Auction of vacant plots begins KARACHI, Oct 29: The city government has launched a programme to dispose of, through open auction, various plots lying vacant in different localities to generate revenue for carrying out development schemes.... KARACHI: EC decision on recounting today KARACHI, Oct 29: The Election Commission is likely to decide on Wednesday (today) whether to continue with the recounting of votes in NA-255 that has been going on for the last... KARACHI: Judicial probe into Rimpa Plaza killings demanded KARACHI, Oct 29: A resolution, unanimously adopted at a meeting of NGOs on Tuesday, demanded that a high-level judicial inquiry be instituted into the Rimpa Plaza incident and compensation be paid... KARACHI: Poetry collection launched KARACHI: Zard Mausam Ki Hava, a collection of verses by Shaheen Bader, was launched by Fiction Group at the Arts Council of Pakistan with Dr Jameel Jalebi in the chair.... KARACHI: Imran Qureshi at Chawkandi KARACHI, Oct 29: An exhibition of 34 miniature paintings by Imran Qureshi opens at the Chawkandi Art on Wednesday at 6pm.... KARACHI: More water projects for city urged KARACHI, Oct 29: Chairperson of Shahida Welfare Trust Shahida Farooq has said that till completion of the 100mgd K-3 project, the KWSB should immediately take up the repair of long-pending leakages... KARACHI: UC Nazim quits KARACHI, Oct 29: Jutland Lines UC Nazim Mehfooz-un-Nabi has resigned as member of the City Council’s committee on public transportation/mass transit/ traffic engineering and planning.... KARACHI: BA (overseas) exam results announced KARACHI, Oct 29: The University of Karachi on Tuesday declared the results of BA (pass) first and second year (overseas) external annual examinations 2001.... KARACHI: MMA calls for early transfer of power KARACHI, Oct 29: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal is striving for an early transfer of power from the military regime to a civilian government and for this purpose it is in contact with... KARACHI: Jurisdiction of ATC challenged KARACHI, Oct 29: The defence counsel for the deputy chief of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi on Tuesday challenged the jurisdiction of the anti-terrorism court in another bomb blast case against... KARACHI: Re-polling in NA-263 demanded KARACHI, Oct 29: Almost all the major political parties in the country, except the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), have alleged pre- and post-poll rigging in the elections in which the regime... KARACHI: Sewage and garbage in Gulshan-i-Hadeed KARACHI, Oct 29: Residents of Ghulshan-i-Hadeed have appealed to the city Nazim and chairman Pakistan Steel Mills to take notice of the choked sewerage system and piles of garbage at different... KARACHI: Involvement of people in projects urged KARACHI, Oct 29: The United Nations Development Programme has proposed to the Sindh government to involve local communities, NGOs, CBOs in the projects of the National Environmental Action Plan Support Programme.... HYDERABAD: SHC summons six officials, nine candidates HYDERABAD, Oct 29: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, comprising Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Gulzar Ahmed, on Tuesday issued notices to the Attorney General, Advocate General... HYDERABAD: Water Management Ord promulgated HYDERABAD, Oct 29: After clearance by the cabinet, the Governor of Sindh on Monday promulgated the Sindh Water Management Ordinance 2002.... SHIKARPUR: Drive to curb tribal clashes launched SHIKARPUR, Oct 29: The district police have launched a campaign to curb criminal activities and tribal clashes.... HYDERABAD: Altaf pledges to continue struggle HYDERABAD, Oct 29: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that he will not withdraw from the struggle for the cause of Sindh whether the people support him or not.... HYDERABAD: Doctors demand increase in salaries HYDERABAD, Oct 29: The house-job doctors staged a protest demonstration at Liaquat University Hospital here on Tuesday during the visit of the chief secretary.... HYDERABAD: Four new disciplines introduced in SU HYDERABAD, Oct 29: The director, Admissions, University of Sindh, has announced on Tuesday that the University has introduced four new disciplines — MSc in Environmental Sciences, MA in Women Development Studies,... HYDERABAD: ‘Manpower needed at health centres’ HYDERABAD, Oct 29: The Sindh chief secretary, K. B. Rind, has deplored the neglect of education and health sectors in the province.... HYDERABAD: MUET test HYDERABAD, Oct 29: The Mehran University of Engineering and Technology on Tuesday announced the provisional results of test for admissions in 1st year for the session 2003.... HYDERABAD: Taluka body flays shifting of college HYDERABAD, Oct 29: The City Taluka Council, through a unanimously-passed resolution, on Monday demanded of provincial and district governments to cancel the orders of shifting of the I. H. Zuberi Home... PESHAWAR: Removal of visa restrictions demanded: Durand Line PESHAWAR, Oct 29: The speakers at a seminar have demanded of the government to waive visa restrictions on the movement of Pakhtoon population, living on both sides of the Durand Line... GILGIT: Veterinary doctors seek jobs GILGIT, Oct 29: Over 50 veterinary doctors of Northern Areas have demanded jobs in government departments and non-governmental organizations.... PESHAWAR: Homage paid to Iqbal PESHAWAR, Oct 29: Allama Iqbal taught equality of mankind. He wanted to remove social evil of enslaving others and termed Islamic values the best remedy for it.... PESHAWAR: Court stays sacking of PDA chief PESHAWAR, Oct 29: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday stayed the termination from service of the director-general of the Peshawar Development Authority, Farooq Azam.... PESHAWAR: Breast cancer awareness camp held PESHAWAR, Oct 29: A camp was organized at Nathiagali by the Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (Irnum), Peshawar, as part of the breast cancer awareness campaign.  ... MANSEHRA: Arrival of released prisoner awaited MANSEHRA, Oct 29: People in the mountainous region of the Kohistan district are eagerly waiting for Mohammad Sagheer who was released from the Guantanamo Bay with a few other Al Qaeda... GILGIT: Chinese firm assesses investment climate GILGIT, Oct 29: A Chinese firm has visited Diamer district, 200km south of Gilgit, to assess the investment opportunities for establishing a match factory and furniture manufacturing factory and a small... PESHAWAR: Alumni meeting PESHAWAR, Oct 29: The 3rd annual general body meeting of the Senior Alumni Association of Islamia College will be held on Saturday at Khyber  Union Hall of the college.... ATTOCK: Passengers looted ATTOCK, Oct 29: Highway robbers deprived the passengers of a Lahore-bound bus of cash and ornaments worth thousands of rupees at gunpoint on Monday night....

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