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November 23, 2002 Saturday Ramazan 17, 1423 KARACHI: Haqiqi man shot dead, five others wounded: 11 cars, 15 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Nov 22: An activist of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement was shot dead outside his house in Landhi on Friday.... KARACHI: PSQCA plans swift action: Manufacture of substandard ghee, oils KARACHI, Nov 22: The Pakistan Standards Institute (PSI) was created in 1951 so that the industrial sector could be forced to adopt sound production practices. Two years ago, that is about... KARACHI: 32 Swedish buses arrive next month KARACHI, Nov 22: A fleet of 32 new large-size buses will arrive at Karachi port from Sweden on Dec 3 and will begin plying in the city during the same month.... KARACHI: Haqiqi’s women supporters stage demo KARACHI, Nov 22: Several women protesters of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement and policewomen were injured when protesters clashed with police in front of the Governor’s House on Friday.... KARACHI: Matric exams begin on March 1 KARACHI, Nov 22: The committee of chairmen of boards of education in Sindh on Friday finalized dates for conducting the Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary Certificate annual examinations 2003, simultaneously... KARACHI: Sindh set to welcome GNA CM: NEWS ANALYSIS KARACHI, Nov 22: With the election of Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali as Prime Minister, the political scene has now shifted from Islamabad to Sindh.... KARACHI: Burns Centre KARACHI, Nov 22: The Sindh health secretary, Amir Ali Burq, on Friday visited the Rs50 million Burns Centre being reconstructed in the Jubilee Block of the Civil Hospital.... KARACHI: City govt kicks off beautification drive KARACHI, Nov 22: The City Government and its 18 Town Administrations will work together to make Karachi ‘green and beautiful’. On the directives of the DCO, Shafiqur Rehman Paracha, the Nazimeen... KARACHI: KBCA chief exceeds powers in promotions KARACHI, Nov 22: Brig A. S. Nasir, who holds the additional charge of Chief Controller of Buildings, Karachi Building Control Authority, has promoted five deputy controllers from grade 18 to 19,... KARACHI: Two kids return after treatment in US KARACHI, Nov 22: The Healthcare and Social Welfare Association on Friday introduced two children, Aiman and Faisal, who had returned from the United States after undergoing surgery conducted by the House... KARACHI: 1,446kg meat seized in raids on illegal abattoirs KARACHI, Nov 22: The Veterinary Department of City Government has confiscated about 1,446 kgs of meat that had been supplied from illegal slaughter houses.... KARACHI: SBTE exam results KARACHI, Nov 22: The Sindh Board of Technical Education on Friday declared the results of Diploma in Commerce (part-II) annual examinations 2002, with a pass percentage of 74.60.... KARACHI: Admission list KARACHI, Nov 22: The Usman Institute of Technology has announced the merit list of 150 students for admission to its BE electronic and computer system engineering programmes.... KARACHI: Production of detainee in court ordered KARACHI, Nov 22: A division bench of the Sindh High Court asked federal counsel on Friday to produce a man in the court on Dec 3 while hearing a petition challenging... KARACHI: PPP claims it will form Sindh government KARACHI, Nov 22: The Pakistan People’s Party has vowed to work for a united opposition front in the National Assembly to challenge the government on LFO, constitutional changes, presidential election and... KARACHI: Fuel jettisoned by aircraft might have killed fish KARACHI, Nov 22: A PIA 747 aircraft had spilled around 60 ton fuel over the Arabian Sea not very far from the coast on Friday last, Nov 15, which might have... KARACHI: Anti-beggary campaign from next week KARACHI, Nov 22: The City Government has decided to launch a campaign against beggary in the last week of Ramazan and to continue it during Eid days.... KARACHI: Governor lauds cabinet’s committed performance KARACHI, Nov 22: The Governor of Sindh, Mohammedmian Soomro, has praised the services rendered by the members of his Cabinet for the progress and prosperity of the province and welfare of... KARACHI: Bank robber gets 8-year imprisonment KARACHI, Nov 22: The additional district and sessions judge, Central, Ghulam Qadir Leghari, sentenced on Friday a bank robber to suffer rigorous imprisonment for eight years.... KARACHI: Lyariites stage demo for water KARACHI, Nov 22: Hundreds of men, women and children staged a noisy demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club on Friday against the persistent water shortage in certain areas of Lyari.... KARACHI: Himayat Ali Shair’s wife passes away KARACHI, Nov 22: Wife of poet Himayat Ali Shair died in Canada on Friday. She will be buried in Canada, family sources said.... KARACHI: MPA criticizes horse-trading KARACHI, Nov 22: The People’s Party MPA from Ghotki, Jam Saifullah Dharejo, has said that a blatant attempt at horse trading by the regime, both at the Centre and in the... KARACHI: Deadline announced for boat modification KARACHI, Nov 22: The Karachi Fisheries Harbour Authority (KFHA) has set the end of July 2003 as deadline for modifying the fish-hold (gala) of all boats and trawlers proceeding for fishing.... HYDERABAD: Sugar mills to face legal action: Delay in crushing HYDERABAD, Nov 22: The Ministerial Committee of the Sindh government has asked the cane commissioner, Sindh, Mohammed Siddique Memon, to file cases in the relevant court against those sugar mills of... HYDERABAD: Four outlaws shot dead in ‘encounter’ HYDERABAD, Nov 22: The police early Friday shot dead four bandits, with a bounty worth Rs1 million offered for their heads, in an encounter in Matiari.... HYDERABAD: Call to allot kutcha land to fishermen HYDERABAD, Nov 22: Speakers at a meeting, held to mark the World Fishermen’s Day, have demanded that Kutcha land should be given to fishermen on easy instalments.... HYDERABAD: HDA held responsible for ruining city HYDERABAD, Nov 22: Consultants should be appointed to study conditions of Hyderabad and suggest proper utilization of funds, to be released from the Sindh governor’s special grant of Rs500 million for... THATTA: Gastroenteritis claims two lives THATTA, Nov 22: With the death of two more persons in Shah Bunder taluka on Thursday, death toll of gastroenteritis patients has reached at 25 in the coastal areas of Thatta... BADIN: Water supply to sugar mill opposed BADIN, Nov 22: The farmers have opposed supply of irrigation water to the Fauji Sugar Mills, Khoski, and warned of launching a campaign against the Area Water Board (AWB), Badin, if... SUKKUR: Two killed in tribal clash SUKKUR, Nov 22: Two Shar tribesmen were killed and five others injured by Kosh tribesmen somewhere between the Raunti and Karim Bux villages, Ghotki district, on Friday.... DADU: 2 cops arrested DADU, Nov 22: Two police constables of the Dadu police line were arrested by the town investigation police on Thursday.... KHAIRPUR: Sanitary staff observes strike KHAIRPUR, Nov 22: At least 400 sanitary workers of the Taluka Council Khairpur observed strike on Friday against the non-payment of their salaries for the month of October.... PESHAWAR: NAB arrests man on Swiss govt’s appeal PESHAWAR, Nov 22: On the request of the Swiss government, the National Accountab-ility Bureau on Thursday arrested an official of a Swiss-funded project, Small Scale Enterprise Promotion (SSEP).... PESHAWAR: People urged to switch over to IT PESHAWAR, Nov 22: The NWFP Governor, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, has urged the people from every field to switch over to Information Technology.... PESHAWAR: Police told to vacate land PESHAWAR, Nov 22: A two-member Bench of the Peshawar High Court here on Thursday accepted a writ petition and declared the occupation of a piece of land of a local businessman... CHITRAL: Cottage industry eulogized CHITRAL, Nov 22: District Nazim Shahzada Mohyuddin has said that the locally woven coarse cloth, Shu, is second to none in its quality and its marketing has enormous capacity to provide...

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