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November 4, 2002 Monday Sha’aban 28,1423 KARACHI: Major players hover over Muttahida for coalition KARACHI, Nov 3: With the first session of the newly-elected National Assembly having been summoned for Friday next, the major groups in the Sindh Assembly have intensified their efforts to win... KARACHI: Haqiqi man shot dead; two boys killed KARACHI, Nov 3: An activist of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement was shot dead in New Karachi on Sunday.... KARACHI: City govt body concerned at water shortage KARACHI, Nov 3: The city district government’s advisory committee has expressed grave concern over the worsening water situation in the city. The advisory committee, which met here on Saturday with city... KARACHI: KESC announces loadshedding schedule KARACHI, Nov 3: The KESC scheme 33 grid in Super Highway linking Wapda and sending electricity through 6-extra high tension 132KV circuits to the city will be fully overhauled and made... KARACHI: Encroachers thrive in Saddar Town KARACHI, Nov 3: Encroachment has become a thriving business in Saddar Town and the administration seems to be utterly failed to control the problem.... KARACHI: Sindh has highest number of smokers KARACHI, Nov 3: Sindh has been found to have the highest prevalence of smoking with 16.1 per cent population consisting of smokers, while the ratio in the NWFP is 7.1 per... KARACHI: School’s ground breaking held KARACHI, Nov 3: The ground-breaking ceremony of Majlis-i-Ilmi School took place at the site on Sunday afternoon.... KARACHI: Diwali today KARACHI, Nov 3: The Hindu community in the city, like in other parts of the world, will celebrate their annual festival of lights — Diwali — on Monday.... KARACHI: Mental health camps KARACHI, Nov 3: The Institute of Behavioural Sciences organized mental health camps in connection with the World Mental Health Day on Sunday, says a press release.... KARACHI: Book fair KARACHI, Nov 3: Islami Jamiat Talaba is holding a two-day book fair at the Sindh Medical College on Monday. Books would be sold on 40-50pc discount to students.—PPI... KARACHI: Proper antenatal care stressed KARACHI, Nov 3: As many as 44 per cent of pregnant women are registered to be denied of quality food, a prerequisite for both the mother and the child to be... KARACHI: PN Staff College team calls on chief secretary KARACHI, Nov 3: A team of the Pakistan Navy Staff College, currently on its study tour, visited the office of the chief secretary Sindh here on Saturday.... KARACHI: KESC forms rules to curb cheating by builders: Commercial & housing projects KARACHI, Nov 3: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has prescribed rules for electrification of the city commercial and housing projects, preventing unscrupulous builders from running away leaving the building structures without... KARACHI: Pagara backs President’s nominee for PM KARACHI, Nov 3: The chief of the Pakistan Muslim League (F), Pir Pagara, has said the nominee of President Gen Pervez Musharraf will also be our candidate for the post of... KARACHI: PPP, MMA hold talks on Sindh coalition KARACHI, Nov 3: Pakistan People’s Party and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Sunday held talks on the possibility of their coalition government in the province.... KARACHI: 16-men Indian crew, vessel detained KARACHI, Nov 3: The coastal surveillance agencies on Saturday seized an Indian fishing vessel and arrested its 16-member crew operating within the Pakistani territorial waters.... KARACHI: Drawings show at Clifton Art KARACHI, Nov 3: An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Abrar Ahmed opens at the Clifton Art Gallery on Monday at 5.30pm.... KARACHI: 37 vehicles hijacked in 2 days KARACHI, Nov 3: Thirty-seven vehicles — 11 cars and 26 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the past 48 hours in the city, police said.... KARACHI: Reinstatement demanded KARACHI, Nov 3: The Pakistan Railway Workers Federation has criticized the management for sacking nine employees and demanded their reinstatement.... KARACHI: Transporters threaten strike KARACHI, Nov 3: One of the two major groups of transporters on Sunday reiterated that a strike of commercial buses, minibuses and coaches will be observed on Nov 6, in protest... KARACHI: Experts urge steps to conserve wetlands KARACHI, Nov 3: Environmentalists and scientists have expressed deep concern about the fate of 119 registered wetlands, six of them of global significance and others of national importance.... KARACHI: 720 vehicles impounded KARACHI, Nov 3: The excise department confiscated the documents of 720 vehicles during the first two days of the 5-day campaign launched on Saturday for the recovery of dues of Motor... KHAIRPUR: Teacher of year to get Rs170,000 award KHAIRPUR, Nov 3: The additional secretary, education, Sindh, Anwar Zai, has said Sindh is the only province where primary education has been made compulsory.... SUKKUR: Policeman’s daughter, son killed by outlaws SUKKUR, Nov 3: A teenager son and a minor daughter of a policeman were killed and his wife, another daughter and two sons were seriously injured in a rocket attack by... HYDERABAD: Uplift schemes for Hyderabad recommended HYDERABAD, Nov 3: Extensive schemes should be announced for the development of Hyderabad, which should cater to future needs of the city.... HYDERABAD: LB employees demand salary HYDERABAD, Nov 3: The Tehsil Council Workers Union (CBA), Hyderabad city, appealed to the Sindh governor; the Corps Commander, Sindh; the GOC, Hyderabad; and the district Nazim to ensure payment of... HYDERABAD: Hunger strike against newsman’s killing HYDERABAD, Nov 3: The activists of the Sindh National Party staged token hunger strike outside the press club on Sunday to protest against the murder of Kandhkot journalist, Shahid Soomro.... HYDERABAD: Bandits shoot Hari to death HYDERABAD, Nov 3: A peasant was shot dead while two others were injured as bandits attacked the Jilani Farm in the jurisdiction of the Tando Allahyar police station on Sunday night.... DADU: Insanitation in Dadu resented DADU, Nov 3: A large number of councillors and residents held a demonstration outside the press club here on Sunday against the Dadu Taluka Municipal Administration (TMA).... HYDERABAD: Arrested HYDERABAD, Nov 3: The Bhittai Nagar police arrested a man, Ali Nawaz Channa, for opening fire on the house of his brother, Haji Channa, in Gulab Chandio village late Saturday night.... SHIKARPUR: Sacking of oil firm workers deplored SHIKARPUR, Nov 3: A rally was staged by the people of Lakhi taluka here on Saturday against retrenchment of some workers by an oil and gas exploration company.... DADU: Girl kidnapped DADU, Nov 3: Eight men kidnapped 18-year-old Zainab from her house in Mehar on Sunday.... BADIN: Six injured in accident BADIN, Nov 3: Six people were injured when a bus headed towards Matli collided head-on with a car coming from the opposite direction near the Tayyab Petrol Pump on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Visa rule relaxation causes DPs’ influx PESHAWAR, Nov 3: Relaxation in visa policy by Pakistan embassy in Kabul is causing influx of Afghans as about 600 Afghans with their families are crossing into Pakistan daily via Torkham... PESHAWAR: Proper management of land stressed PESHAWAR, Nov 3: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has stressed the need for managing the land use plans in the province in order to check the haphazard urbanization and to protect the agricultural land, forests and... PESHAWAR: Suspected cops not produced in court: Murder of Nazim PESHAWAR, Nov 3: Two police officials charged in the murder of a Union Nazim are lodged at the police club after they were taken into custody by the local police on... ABBOTTABAD: Policemen awaiting promotions ABBOTTABAD, Nov 3: The much-publicised police reforms have failed to do justice to the low-grade policemen, who are almost 90 per cent of the total strength of the police department, sources... PESHAWAR: No check on pickpockets PESHAWAR, Nov 3: The bus stand in the limits of police station Gulbahar has become a safe haven for the pickpockets as the police have failed to control them.... PESHAWAR: Chinese envoy PESHAWAR, Nov 3: The ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Zhang Chunxiang, called on Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Sunday at the People’s House.... PESHAWAR: Sherpao extols people’s acumen PESHAWAR, Nov 3: The president of his faction of the Pakistan People’s Party, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, has said the unity of the masses can be gauged through the October elections...

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