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November 7, 2002 Thursday Ramazan 1,1423 KARACHI: Labour leader shot dead KARACHI, Nov 6: A prominent labour leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants outside a bank in Paposhnagar, Nazimabad, on Wednesday morning.... KARACHI: Strike brings immense trouble to commuters KARACHI, Nov 6: People in the city on Wednesday faced immense trouble as public transport — buses, minibuses and coaches — remained off the road here on Wednesday in response to... KARACHI: No respite from water shortage KARACHI, Nov 6: There has been no let up in the persisting acute water shortage in many of the areas in the city and thousands of people faced disappointment for pinning... KARACHI: Bandits kill woman KARACHI, Nov 6: Bandits shot a woman to death in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Wednesday evening.... KARACHI: No strike today KARACHI, Nov 6: On the assurance of cooperation by the provincial and City governments, the transporters organizations announced here on Wednesday that they had discontinued their strike. The strike call was... KARACHI: Spoiling the broth? KARACHI, Nov 6: The postponement of the National Assembly’s inaugural session by at least a week, on the urging of political leaders, is not a good omen for democratic dispensation.... KARACHI: Efforts to check epidemics stressed KARACHI, Nov 6: Worldwide partnerships are required between countries, nongovernmental organizations, international organizations, medical institutions and individuals in order to respond to the threat of epidemic and infectious diseases, to ensure... KARACHI: ISPs, PTA bicker over voice chat KARACHI, Nov 6: The Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority seem to be on a collision course over the closure of websites which allow communication from... KARACHI: Wind energy cheapest, suitable for Pakistan, say experts KARACHI, Nov 6: Experts disclosed at a consultative workshop on “Commercialization of Wind Power Potential in Pakistan” here on Wednesday that two billion people in the world have no access to... KARACHI: Action against illegal marriage halls; six sealed KARACHI, Nov 6: In a move against marriage halls established on residential plots in the city, the Karachi Building Control Authority on Wednesday sealed, under the Sindh Building Control Ordinance 1979,... KARACHI: KU holiday KARACHI, Nov 6: The University of Karachi and its affiliated colleges will remain closed on Nov 9 on account of Iqbal Day.... KARACHI: Dr Aamir KARACHI, Nov 6: The executive council of Pakistan Chest Society has expressed serious concern over extension in the detention of Dr Aamir Aziz of Lahore. In a statement here on Wednesday,... KARACHI: School timings KARACHI, Nov 6: The Executive District Officer (education), Karachi, on Wednesday said that school timings during Ramazan for morning shift will be from 7.30am to 12 noon, while second shift will... KARACHI: HU announces MBBS exams schedule KARACHI, Nov 6: Hamdard University on Wednesday announced the schedule of first professional MBBS (part-I) annual examinations 2002, to be held in November.... KARACHI: Transport strike hampers academic activities KARACHI, Nov 6: Thousands of school, college and university students as well as teachers and non-teaching staff of educational institutions failed to reach their respective institutions on Wednesday due to transport... KARACHI: Manoeuvres for Sindh coalition come to halt KARACHI, Nov 6: All efforts to form a coalition government in Sindh, for the time being, appear to be stalled as none of the three main parliamentary groups in the National... KARACHI: High Court maintains Aziz Memon’s conviction KARACHI, Nov 6: An appellate division bench of the Sindh High Court dismissed on Wednesday two appeals filed by former PPP MNA Abdul Aziz Memon and his wife Farida Memon against... KARACHI: Retailers free to overcharge in absence of price list KARACHI, Nov 6: Consumers are set to pay higher prices for edible items on the first day of Ramazan owing to the absence of any authorised price list.... KARACHI: Bilal Khar sent to jail KARACHI, Nov 6: A judicial magistrate South remanded on Wednesday Bilal Khar, son of Ghulam Mustafa Khar, former chief minister Punjab, in jail custody till Nov 14.... KARACHI: Rs10 million earmarked for higher studies scholarship KARACHI, Nov 6: Sindh government has earmarked a sum of Rs10 million for distribution among the students, in the form of merit-cum-poverty scholarships, who wish to continue their higher education.... KARACHI: Relatives fail to visit inmates KARACHI, Nov 6: Few people could visit jails to meet inmates on Wednesday due to the public transport strike in the city.... KARACHI: Chinese CNG bus plant KARACHI, Nov 6: A prominent Chinese automobile company, FAW, has decided to establish an automobile manufacturing plant in Karachi, where CNG buses will be manufactured.... KARACHI: Rs10.386m MVT recovered KARACHI, Nov 6: The five-day campaign launched by the Excise and Taxation Department for the recovery of Motor Vehicle Tax and checking of vehicles without papers concluded on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Judgment on election petition today KARACHI, Nov 6: A division bench of the Sindh High Court reserved judgment on Thursday after hearing extensive arguments for and against Sindh Democratic Alliance President Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh’s petition challenging... KARACHI: Holiday on 9th KARACHI, Nov 6: Sindh government has declared Nov 9 as holiday throughout the province on the occasion of Iqbal Day for all offices, autonomous, semi-autonomous bodies, corporations and local councils.—PPI... KARACHI: SHCBA election results KARACHI, Nov 6: In the recently-held elections of the Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA), Muneer A. Malik and Yawar Nasim Farooqi were elected President and Honorary Secretary, respectively.... HYDERABAD: Selection grade to 33pc staff in C&W dept sought HYDERABAD, Nov 6: The chairman, All Pakistan Technical Draftsmen Federation, Hafiz Matloob Ahmed Chishti, has appealed to the governors of Punjab, Balochistan, and the NWFP to allow selection grade to 33... SUKKUR: Seven sentenced to 22-year RI SUKKUR, Nov 6: The Judge of the Anti- Terrorism Court-II (Sukkur and Larkana divisions), Riaz Ahmed Rajput, on Wednesday sentenced the seven accused, including six absconders, allegedly involved in the kidnapping... HYDERABAD: ACC disposes of 34 govt dept cases HYDERABAD, Nov 6: The Anti-Corruption Committee-II on Tuesday disposed of 34 cases of corruption belonging to various government departments.... LARKANA: Khuhro asks Muttahida to form govt with PPP LARKANA, Nov 6: Nisar Khuhro on Wednesday advised the Muttahida Qaumi Movement to sit with the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) in the Sindh Assembly to form the provincial government.... HYDERABAD: Grant of permits to vehicles HYDERABAD, Nov 6: The district coordination officer, Hyderabad, Mir Hussain Ali, who is also the chairman of the District Regional Transport Authority, Hyderabad, on Wednesday has classified the route from Seth... DADU: People hold demo against Hesco DADU, Nov 6: A major electricity breakdown occurred in Dadu town and its surrounding areas as a result of which a large number of people including traders, NGOs, and political activists... HYDERABAD: Security arrangements HYDERABAD, Nov 6: The district police officer, Hyderabad, A. D. Khwaja, has notified on Wednesday that he has ordered strict security arrangements throughout the district during Ramazan at all the shopping... HYDERABAD: Tajik prisoner killed by inmate HYDERABAD, Nov 6: A prisoner of Tajik origin was murdered inside the central jail by an under-trial policeman, who was said to be suffering mental disorder.... BADIN: Minor girl crushed to death BADIN, Nov 6: Two persons, including a minor girl, were killed and another was injured in three separate road accidents on Tuesday in Badin district.... PESHAWAR: Sungi opposes ADB’s review mission PESHAWAR, Nov 6: The Sungi Development Foundation did not attend the Asian Development Bank review mission’s meeting with NGOs regarding the extension of the Forestry Sector Project (FSP) held here on... PESHAWAR: Judiciary helping military govt: SCBA: Struggle against LFO to continue PESHAWAR, Nov 6: Criticizing enhancement in the retirement age of superior court judges, the Supreme Court Bar Association chief said on Wednesday that judiciary was sharing power with the military rulers... PESHAWAR: High Court upholds death sentence PESHAWAR, Nov 6: A two-member bench of Peshawar High Court on Wednesday upheld the death penalty awarded to a convict for killing a former inspector-general of police, Mohammad Yousaf Orakzai.... PESHAWAR: Fishing facility at nominal rates PESHAWAR, Nov 6: The NWFP fisheries department has established a recreational pond at Sherabad fish hatchery and training centre for providing fishing facility to people at nominal charges.... PESHAWAR: Stranded people PESHAWAR, Nov 6: Chairman, PPP (Sherpao) and MNA-elect, Aftab Sherpao, has expressed concern over devastation caused by the recent earthquake in the Northern Areas.... PESHAWAR: Man regains eyesight after 20 years PESHAWAR, Nov 6: Amjad Ali Shah, who had lost his eyesight 20 years ago due to cataract complication, regained his vision after being operated upon by a senior ophthalmologist, Dr... PESHAWAR: Transporters raise fares PESHAWAR, Nov 6: Transporters have raised fares for all routes in the province at least by 10 per cent, citing the increase in fuel prices....

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