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November 11, 2002 Monday Ramazan 5, 1423 KARACHI: Police fail to determine limits of 106 stations: Year’s work goes waste KARACHI, Nov 10: Police have failed to complete the re-demarcation of more than 106 limits of the police stations in the city, despite the lapse of more than a year.... KARACHI: Drizzle causes power failures KARACHI, Nov 10: Power supply in many areas failed to withstand the first winter rain that the city received on Sunday afternoon.... KARACHI: 10-year-old boy dies in road accident KARACHI, Nov 10: A 10-year-old boy died when an ice-block fell on him from a moving truck in Ibrahim Hyderi on Sunday.... KARACHI: KU hostel renamed KARACHI, Nov 10: Karachi University vice-chancellor Prof Dr Zafar Saied Saify has changed the name of the university’s girls hostel from Aiwan-i-Liaquat to Aiwan-i-Raana Liaquat Girls Hostel.... KARACHI: Youth held for killing two children KARACHI, Nov 10: Police have arrested a young man on a charge of killing two boys. The boys, Usman Anwer, aged 13, and Ahsan Anwer, aged 11, were found murdered in... KARACHI: Schoolchildren may lose health services KARACHI: Health services being provided to 600,000 children in government schools in Karachi are likely to come to an end, like in the interior of Sindh, according to reliable sources.... KARACHI: ‘Helpline 135’ launched for complaints: Price hike during Ramazan KARACHI, Nov 10: In order to arrest the trend of price hike, the City government has immediately established helpline ‘135’ to enable people register their complaints against overcharging and profiteering by... KARACHI: Mera Iqbal launched KARACHI, Nov 10: The Sindh Textbook Board (STB), in collaboration with then Educational Resource Development Centre, launched a book ‘Mera Iqbal’ at a local hotel here on Saturday.... KARACHI: Shahid Naqvi laid to rest KARACHI, Nov 10: Poet and writer Shahid Naqvi, who died on Saturday night in his Clifton house, was laid to rest in Sakhi Hasan graveyard here on Sunday afternoon.... KARACHI: Jon Elia’s death condoled KARACHI: The Progressive Writers Association and the Irteqa Literary Forum have, in a joint resolution, condoled the death of noted poet Jon Elia.... KARACHI: Resumption of Pakistan, India talks ruled out KARACHI, Nov 10: An Indian peace activist, Admiral Ramu Ramdas (retd), said here on Sunday that India-Pakistan dialogue was not likely to resume soon as New Delhi was watching who formed... GADANI: Shipbreakers to earn Rs1bn from Greek vessel scrap GADANI, Nov 10: Pakistan’s forgotten shipbreaking industry is set for a boost as it prepares to tear up the oil tanker Kapetan Michalis, the largest ever ocean-going vessel to be scrapped.... KARACHI: JUI leader meets Khuhro KARACHI, Nov 10: Secretary-general of the Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) and leader of the Muttahida Majalis Amal (MMA), Dr Khalid Mahmood Soomro, held a meeting with president Sindh Democratic Alliance (SDA),... KARACHI: Students offered stalls at weekly bazaars KARACHI, Nov 10: The provincial government will encourage students, social workers and NGOs to run stalls of edible and consumer items at all the weekly bazaars in Karachi.... KARACHI: Displaced families’ details sought KARACHI, Nov 10: The coordination committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has asked those families who were allegedly displaced from their houses in the so-called “no-go areas” in Landhi, Korangi, Malir,... KARACHI: Transporters creating problems KARACHI, Nov 10: Transporters plying buses and coaches through Steel Township did not take their vehicles inside the Township on Sunday and parked them on National Highway forcing residents to walk... KARACHI: 26 vehicles hijacked KARACHI, Nov 10: Twenty-six vehicles — 11 cars and 15 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Sunday, police said.... KARACHI: 10-year-old Hafiz at KU KARACHI, Nov 10: The Department of Islamic Studies, University of Karachi, in collaboration with the Quran Foundation is holding a programme at 11am on Monday, in which ten-year-old Qari and Hafiz... KARACHI: Action against illegal marriage halls KARACHI, Nov 10: As a result of the ongoing campaign by the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) against illegal marriage halls and lawns established on residential plots in the city, the... KARACHI: Probe into Pasha Gul’s murder demanded KARACHI, Nov 10: Jamaat-i-Islami deputy-chief Prof Ghafoor Ahmed on Sunday termed the murder of prominent labour leader Pasha Ahmed Gul a “target killing” and demanded of the government to initiate a... HYDERABAD: Rain breaks heat spell in Sindh: Rice, cotton crops damaged HYDERABAD, Nov 10: Hyderabad, Sanghar, Larkana, Sukkur, Shikarpur and other parts of the interior of Sindh received rain on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: APSEA to buy sunflower at Rs360 per 40kg HYDERABAD, Nov 10: The All Pakistan Solvent Extraction Association (APSEA) has held out an assurance to buy sunflower produce at Rs630 per 40 kg during the current fiscal year.... HYDERABAD: College management accused of occupying land HYDERABAD, Nov 10: The residents of Jam Suleman Samoon village and Issa Khan Thebo village on Sunday staged a demonstration outside the local press club against “attempt to occupy their lands... HYDERABAD: Registration of FIR against Shah resented HYDERABAD, Nov 10: A group of the activists of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) observed a token hunger strike outside the Jamshoro Press Club on Sunday.... HYDERABAD: Sewerage system at Hyder Chowk collapses HYDERABAD, Nov 10: Responding to the complaints about the collapse of the sewerage system and resultant accumulation of sewage at Hyder Chowk, Station Road, and Sarfaraz Chari, the managing director, Wasa,... SUKKUR: 12 suspects arrested in kidnapping case SUKKUR, Nov 10: At least a dozen suspects allegedly involved in kidnapping a businessman, Gurdas Mal, have been arrested by the Ghotki police on Sunday, the DPO, Ghotki Alam Odho, told... HYDERABAD: Rehabilitation of displaced families demanded HYDERABAD, Nov 10: The Awami Tehrik has demanded of President Gen Pervez Musharraf to order the rehabilitation of 3,000 Sindhi-speaking families, who were ejected from their houses in Karachi and Hyderabad.... HYDERABAD: Man arrested HYDERABAD, Nov 10: Sakhi Pir police arrested a man on charges of attempted sexual assault on an eight-year-old girl on Thursday night.... PESHAWAR: Jalozai campus plan shelved PESHAWAR, Nov 10: The government has abandoned its plan to set up engineering university’s main campus at Jalozai, because it was an expensive project of Rs3 billion, a senior official said.... PESHAWAR: Two men spent 3 years in jail without trial PESHAWAR, Nov 10: Two prisoners from the Christian community languishing in the Central Prison, Peshawar, for almost three years have requested the Peshawar High Court to intervene in their case for... MINGORA: Encroachment, noise pollution on the rise MINGORA, Nov 10: Shoppers at the markets of the city face a number of problems because of pollution and encroachment and the authorities have failed to take action in this regard.... PESHAWAR: Repealing of forestry act urged PESHAWAR, Nov 10: The Sarhad Awami Forestry Ittehad (SAFI) and forest owners, in a joint meeting, criticized the forestry reforms, stating that the Asian Development Bank and the forest department have... PESHAWAR: Steps taken to regulate hunting PESHAWAR, Nov 10: The wildlife department has taken some special measures to regulate the hunting of partridges during the current hunting season.... PESHAWAR: Awareness about medicinal plants stressed PESHAWAR, Nov 10: Scientists on Sunday underlined the importance of educating people about the natural resources specially plants and chemicals.... PESHAWAR: Student commits suicide PESHAWAR, Nov 10: A student of Peshawar University committed suicide  by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his hostel room, eyewitnesses told Dawn on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: NWFP forests may vanish by 2025: report PESHAWAR, Nov 10: The use of forest reserve for commercial purpose, heavy consumption of wood as an alternate fuel and timber use in construction works would become extinct the NWFP forests... PESHAWAR: Amendment to varsity ord demanded PESHAWAR, Nov 10: The Pakhtoon Students Federation (PSF) has demanded of the government that an amendment be made in the Model University Ordinance and assure its implementation from January.... HARIPUR: Bakery looted HARIPUR, Nov 10: Dacoits looted a bakery on the Saain Sehaili Road on Saturday night....

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