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November 16, 2002 Saturday Ramazan 10, 1423 KARACHI: Nazim kicks off Rs30m project in Scheme-33: 22-year dilemma ends KARACHI, Nov 15: The city government has initiated development work in Scheme-33, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, of the defunct KDA which would be completed under a phased programme.... KARACHI: Police raid turns nasty: Many innocents held KARACHI, Nov 15: Police raided a shopping centre late on Thursday in Saddar — situated in the Akra Centre — beat up the people there, snatched thousands of rupees from them... KARACHI: Bandits stab man to death KARACHI, Nov 15: Bandits stabbed a man to death in his house in Gulzar-i- Hijri on late Thursday night.... KARACHI: KU announces merit list for admission KARACHI, Nov 15: The admission committee of the University of Karachi on Friday issued a merit list of 2,390 candidates for admission to Master’s classes in various departments for the academic... KARACHI: Ten car, 16 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Nov 15 Twenty-six vehicles — 10 cars and 16 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Friday, police said.... KARACHI: Security stepped up: Kasi’s execution KARACHI, Nov 15: Police on Friday beefed up security in the city in view of a possible backlash in the aftermath of the execution of Aimal Kasi in the United States.... KARACHI: Electricity shutdown KARACHI, Nov 15: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC), under its sixth Power Sector Loan Project, will take a shutdown of 66 KV Mauripur to SITE II grid station transmission line,... KARACHI: Asif’s parole KARACHI, Nov 15: The Sindh home department was requested on Friday for extending by one month the parole of Asif Ali Zardari, husband of PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto, to enable him... KARACHI: City govt finalizes plan to set up cardiac institute KARACHI, Nov 15: The planning for the establishment of the Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases has been finalized by the city government.... KARACHI: Chinese delegation visits KU KARACHI, Nov 15: A four-member Chinese delegation, led by Cultural Consular Yuan Weixue, visited Karachi University and called on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Dr Zafar Saied Saify, on Friday.... KARACHI: KARACHI: Water crisis: disturbances bring Lyari to standstill KARACHI, Nov 15: An even more intensified street protests returned to Lyari on Friday after a day of peace as Karachi Water and Sewerage Board miserably failed to fulfil its commitment... KARACHI: Govt’s help sought for early diagnosis of mental disorders KARACHI, Nov 15: Urgent need for state support for timely and proper diagnosis of wide range of ailments often manifested through depression is largely felt.... KARACHI: K-III project to be expedited KARACHI, Nov 15: The Additional Chief Secretary (Development), Sindh, Shehzado Shaikh, has directed the managing director of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board and other concerned officials to complete the K-III project,... KARACHI: Reactivation of health programme ordered KARACHI, Nov 15: Sindh Chief Secretary K.B.Rind has asked the education and health secretaries to ensure rescheduling and reactivation of school health care/services, specifically in dental care.... KARACHI: Clarification KARACHI, Nov 15: With reference to a news-item in the Nov 14 issue of Dawn, Microsoft has clarified that the strategic alliance, as announced in collaboration with the Pakistan Software Houses... KARACHI: Milk Plant made operational after 15 years KARACHI, Nov 15: The gigantic project, Karachi Milk Plant, has been made operational again, after lying closed for several years, with its formal inauguration on Friday by the Governor of Sindh,... KARACHI: SHC stays auction of ex-senator’s mill KARACHI, Nov 15: The Sindh High Court stayed on Friday the handing over of former senator and provincial minister Islamuddin Sheikh’s sugar mill to the successful bidder in pursuance of auction... KARACHI: Dr Qadeer discusses uplift programmes KARACHI, Nov 15: Renowned nuclear scientist, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, has offered his services to contribute for the promotion of education in Sindh.... KARACHI: Petition rejected in gasfield contract case KARACHI, Nov 15: The Sindh High Court dismissed a constitutional petition filed by Petrosin Engineers and Contractors Private, Singapore, against the Federation of Pakistan, the Pakistan Petroleum Ltd and the successful... KARACHI: No parting of ways with Muttahida: Imran Farooq KARACHI, Nov 15: Dr Imran Farooq, who was recently suspended as convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s coordination committee, has dismissed reports of forming another group or faction, says a press... KARACHI: KESC to hire private firm for survey of losses KARACHI, Nov 15: In its bid to bring down the transmission and distribution losses to the international benchmark, the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has decided to engage a private firm to... KARACHI: Bone marrow transplant centre planned KARACHI, Nov 15: The city government will establish the country’s first bone marrow transplant institute in cooperation with the private sector.... KARACHI: Magisterial powers KARACHI, Nov 15: On the orders of the Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court, the government of Sindh has given powers of special judicial magistrate to the deputy district officers... KARACHI: 3 Muttahida workers acquitted KARACHI, Nov 15: An additional district and sessions judge, West, Ms Naseem Mansoor, acquitted on Friday two workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a murder case.... KARACHI: Tribute to Mehdi Hasan KARACHI, Nov 15: A mega event is being organized in January to honour the art and life of singer Mehdi Hasan — a living legend of Pakistan.... HYDERABAD: Nazim urges liaison between DPSC, police HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The district Nazim, Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman, has stressed the need for proper coordination between the District Public Safety Commission and the District Government and between the Commission and the... HYDERABAD: SHC reserves order: Dispute over MNA’s election HYDERABAD, Nov 15: A division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, on Friday reserved the order in a constitutional petition challenging the election of MNA-elect from NA-236 Mohammad Khan... HYDERABAD: PIMSAT to set up engineering faculty HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The Preston Institute of Management Sciences and Technology (PIMSAT), Karachi, has announced that it was setting up faculty of engineering for conducting the courses of BE (Electronics), BE... HYDERABAD: Removal of police officials demanded HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The Hyderabad district council here on Friday demanded the removal of the district police administration for failing to contain the incidents of bomb blasts in the city.... HYDERABAD: JSSF seeks restoration of student’s admission HYDERABAD, Nov 15: Workers of the University of Sindh’s unit of the Jeay Sindh Students Federation (JSSF) on Thursday staged a demonstration outside the local press club.... HYDERABAD: Team formed to investigate bomb blast HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The RPO, Hyderabad, Abdul Rauf Yousufzai, has appointed a team of police officers, headed by the SP, City, Sharjeel Karim Kharal, to conduct an inquiry into the Friday’s... HYDERABAD: Sacked workers stage rally HYDERABAD, Nov 15: Over a dozen sacked workers of the Fateh Apparel Limited and Fateh Weaving Limited staged a march against non-payment of their outstanding dues.... HYDERABAD: Moot held on diabetes HYDERABAD, Nov 15: The Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, on Thursday organized a seminar on “Your Eyes and Diabetes: Do not lose sight of the risks” to observe... PESHAWAR: Law on security firms promulgated PESHAWAR, Nov 15: Provincial Governor Iftikhar Hussain Shah has promulgated an ordinance for regulating and licensing of the private security companies.... PESHAWAR: US investment offered in health sector PESHAWAR, Nov 15: The federal government has asked the provincial governments to assess an investment offer put forth by an American organization showing interest in establishing a chain of hospitals on... PESHAWAR: Concern voiced at cancellation of CSS paper PESHAWAR, Nov 15: The candidates appearing in the competitive examinations have expressed concern over the cancellation of a paper and have asked the Governor, Iftikhar Hussain Shah, to intervene in the... PESHAWAR: Depts asked to pay power bills PESHAWAR, Nov 15: The NWFP government has instructed its departments  and the district governments to pay their electricity bills on priority basis, in an attempt to avoid a deduction from its federal share in the profit which it gets from the... LAKKI MARWAT: Petrol pump looted LAKKI MARWAT, Nov 15: A petrol pump was looted by three unidentified armed men on the main highway here the other day. The robbers also decamped with a double barrel gun.... PESHAWAR: Dispute over loan claims lives of 3 brothers PESHAWAR, Nov 15: Four alleged proclaimed offenders killed three and injured two of a family over a minor dispute here soon after Iftar on Thursday in the jurisdiction of Badhber police... DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Fazl vacates NA-25 seat DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 15: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal nominee for premiership, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, has informed the Election Commission that he is vacating NA-25, Dera Ismail Khan-cum-Tank, and would keep NA-24....

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