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November 20, 2002 Wednesday Ramazan 14, 1423 KARACHI: Edible oil of two brands found harmful KARACHI, Nov 19: Two of the largest-selling locally-made edible oil brands don’t conform at all to the universally-recognized standards. Excessive use of these brands, therefore, could spell trouble.... KARACHI: People begin returning to ‘no-go areas’: Altaf announces amnesty for dissidents KARACHI, Nov 19: After ten years and amid massive security, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement waved its flags in the “no-go” areas of Landhi on Tuesday.... KARACHI: 31 bikes, 7 cars hijacked KARACHI, Nov 19: Thirty-eight vehicles — seven cars and 31 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Tuesday, police said.... KARACHI: Drive against illegal buildings stopped KARACHI, Nov 19: The Nazim of Karachi, Naimatullah Khan, has put off action against illegal constructions till Dec 3 and asked the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) to stop its drive.... KARACHI: Burst line floods areas in Gulshan KARACHI, Nov 19: The city’s water supply position further aggravated as a 33-inch dia pipeline on University Road, near Ghazi Rangers Headquarters burst on Tuesday.... KARACHI: 2 Muttahida men shot at, injured in Malir KARACHI, Nov 19: Two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement were injured when they were fired upon by workers of the Haqiqi in Saudabad on Tuesday night.... KARACHI: Eid special trains KARACHI, Nov 19: Pakistan Railway has made arrangements to run three Eid special trains from Karachi to Peshawar and Lahore on Dec 3 and 4 to ease extra pressure of passengers... KARACHI: Public property sold to encroachers: Town Nazim patronizes ready-made shops business KARACHI, Nov 19: Following in the footsteps of a former administrator of the defunct KMC, who had legitimized business on footpaths, Nazimeen of certain town administrations have also been patronizing such... KARACHI: Obsolete locomotives causing air pollution KARACHI, Nov 19: The movement of old locomotives of the Pakistan Railways (PR) has become a source of air pollution in and around cities of Sindh province.... KARACHI: MBBS, BPEd results KARACHI, Nov 19: The University of Karachi on Tuesday declared the results of Bachelor of Physical Education annual and third professional MBBS supplementary examinations 2002.... KARACHI: Korangi Fish Harbour body to be revived KARACHI, Nov 19: Chief Secretary Sindh, K.B. Rind, has directed the department of agriculture and fisheries to make the Korangi Fish Harbour Authority (KFHA) functional and start aggressive marketing at this... KARACHI: City Council criticizes police attitude: Devolution system failure KARACHI, Nov 19: The City Council on the first day of its Ramazan session on Tuesday set aside its agenda and discussed police’s highhandedness on the masses and elected representatives.... KARACHI: Court seeks govt’s help on direction to EC KARACHI, Nov 19: The Sindh High Court issued notices on a writ petition on Tuesday to ascertain whether it can issue a direction to the Election Commission in respect of an... KARACHI: Health secretary reviews under-construction projects KARACHI, Nov 19: Secretary Health Sindh, Amir Ali Burq, on Tuesday visited the under-construction projects taken up at the Civil Hospital Karachi under the public-private partnership scheme.... KARACHI: SPLA team meets Nazim KARACHI, Nov 19: A delegation of the Sindh Professors and Lecturers’ Association, Karachi, called on City Nazim Naimatullah Khan to apprise him of the alleged irregularities observed in admission process at... KARACHI: KESC officials’ performance evaluated KARACHI, Nov 19: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation has said that promotion of its 14 zonal managers, subordinate engineers and billing officials of the power distribution zones will be conditional on... KARACHI: MLOs issue fake certificates, says report KARACHI, Nov 19: According to a report, in more than fifty per cent medico-legal cases, people with self-inflicted injuries get certificates by bribing medico-legal officers to implicate innocent people in false... KARACHI: SHC asks for details of cases against Janoo Arain KARACHI, Nov 19: A division bench of the Sindh High Court asked on Tuesday Additional Advocate General Sindh Sarwar Khan to call a report on the number of cases pending against... KARACHI: Illegal industrial units in Saddar, Lyari KARACHI, Nov 19: Hundreds of illegal factories and small industrial units are operating in residential areas of Saddar and Lyari Towns, creating noise and other pollutions.... KARACHI: Shopkeeper killed in Korangi KARACHI, Nov 19: A young man was shot dead in Korangi in the police limits of Zaman Town on Tuesday.... KARACHI: KU exams KARACHI, Nov 19: Karachi University on Tuesday announced the schedule for MBBS annual examination 2003.—APP... KARACHI: Tax stickers for vehicles KARACHI, Nov 19: Secretary excise and taxation department sindh, Aftab Ahmed Memon, has taken serious note of public complaints regarding the shortage of tax token (stickers) for vehicles and ordered the... HYDERABAD: Sugarcane crop being destroyed: Delay in crushing season HYDERABAD, Nov 19: As much as 14 million tons of sugarcane in Sindh is being destroyed because the sugar mills have not begun the crushing season on Nov 15, in violation... HYDERABAD: PTCL urged to reduce tariff HYDERABAD, Nov 19: The Hyderabad district council here on Tuesday demanded that the Pakistan Telecommunications Company must reduce domestic call charges and line rent by 50 per cent.... HYDERABAD: SU entry test on 24th HYDERABAD, Nov 19: The director admissions, University of Sindh, on Tuesday has annou-nced that the pre-entry test for admissions to all disciplines of Bachelors degree programme for the academic session 2003... HYDERABAD: APTUO rejects IRO 2002 HYDERABAD, Nov 19: The central chairman, All Pakistan Trade Unions Organization (APTUO), Bashir Ahmed, has rejected the new Industrial Relations Ordinance (IRO) 2002 saying that instead of solving industrial disputes, it... HYDERABAD: Statements recorded in inquiry against Arbab HYDERABAD, Nov 19: The district and sessions judge, Hyderabad, Parkash Lal M. Ambwani, here on Tuesday recorded the statements of three witnesses in a judicial inquiry against MPA-elect Arbab Ghulam Rahim... HYDERABAD: Teachers demand HYDERABAD, Nov 19: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association has criticized the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyder-abad, for delaying payment to the college teachers for examination duties and assessment... HYDERABAD: Jamal Rind passes away HYDERABAD, Nov 19: Noted Sindhi writer and educationist Jamal Rind died here on Tuesday morning due to cardiac arrest. He was 69.... PESHAWAR: Official summaries being prepared in Urdu PESHAWAR, Nov 19: Official summaries and briefs for the new chief minister and members of the new provincial government are being prepared in Urdu.... PESHAWAR: Action against physical punishment in schools urged PESHAWAR, Nov 19: To observe the International Day Against Child Abuse, the Society for Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc), has expressed concern over corporal punishment being given to... PESHAWAR: Prisoner escapes PESHAWAR, Nov 19: An under-trial prisoner escaped before appearing in the court of a judicial magistrate on Monday....

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