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November 28, 2002 Thursday Ramazan 22, 1423 KARACHI: Fear rules as Muttahida moves out of ‘no-go’ areas KARACHI, Nov 27: In the wake of the takeover by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement of the areas previously dominated by the Mohajir Qaumi Movement, the situation has remained explosive, with the... KARACHI: Pagara hints at joining hands with PPP KARACHI, Nov 27: Chief of Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) Pir Pagara has regretted the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s decision to sit in opposition and hinted that his party might consider the option... KARACHI: PPP resents PA session postponement KARACHI, Nov 27: The Parliamentary leader of the People’s Party Parliamentarians, Nisar Khuhro, has castigated the decision to postpone the Sindh Assembly session indefinitely calling it a move to facilitate the... KARACHI: 2 killed in traffic accidents KARACHI, Nov 27: Two persons died in separate traffic accidents on Wednesday.... KARACHI: 18-inch dia pipeline in Gulshan bursts again KARACHI, Nov 27: Water supply to different blocks of Gulshan-i-Iqbal was badly affected on Wednesday following an 18-inch dia pipeline passing through Gulshan Chowrangi burst on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Road closure snarls up traffic KARACHI, Nov 27: The city witnessed severe traffic jams on its main arteries due to closure of the M.A. Jinnah Road on the occasion of a procession taken out to mark... KARACHI: SHC appoints bailiff for man’s recovery KARACHI, Nov 27: Chief Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad of the Sindh High Court deputed a court bailiff on Wednesday to accompany a petitioner to help recover his detained son from a... KARACHI: Govt criticized for sacking teachers KARACHI, Nov 27: The Federation of All-Pakistan University Academic Staff Association has criticized the government for issuing termination of service orders against those teachers and doctors who resisted the policies of... KARACHI: Road sense in children stressed KARACHI, Nov 27: President Hamdard Foundation, Ms Sadia Rashid, called for inculcating traffic sense in schoolchildren, terming road sense an important part of education in civilized countries.... KARACHI: Post Office revenue earning goes up KARACHI, Nov 27: The Pakistan Post Office has already earned 15 per cent additional revenue through Eid mail.... KARACHI: MBBS final results announced KARACHI, Nov 27: The University of Karachi on Wednesday notified the results of final professional MBBS supplementary examinations 2002.... KARACHI: Drive against beggary gets under way KARACHI, Nov 27: The city government has initiated a campaign against professional beggars in the city.... KARACHI: Exams schedule on Dec 2 KARACHI, Nov 27: The schedule of examinations from class I to 12th in the province will be finalized at a meeting of the Sindh education department’s steering committee on Dec 2.... KARACHI: Self-financing housing scheme KARACHI, Nov 27: The Sindh government has accorded approval to the launching of the Taseer Town Housing Scheme in the city in Scheme-45 on an area of 2500 acres on self-financing... KARACHI: Environmental tribunals delayed KARACHI, Nov 27: It remains to be seen whether the environmental protection tribunal, setup under Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA), would be activated in Karachi or not.... KARACHI: Gifts to prisoners KARACHI: Nov 27: Chief Secretary Sindh, K.B. Rind, will be the chief guest on the occasion of the distribution of Eid gifts to the inmates of the Central Prison here on... KARACHI: SSUET admissions KARACHI, Nov 27: The Sir Syed University has dispatched admission letters to the candidates selected for admissions to computer, biomedical, electronic, civil engineering and computer science.... KARACHI: Environment, populace threatened by drilling: : Oil-well project in Ghotki KARACHI, Nov 27: The drilling of an exploratory well for the discovery of hydro-carbons in the Ghotki district is likely to affect the physical environment as well as air and water... KARACHI: Four CNG buses granted route KARACHI, Nov 27: The District Regional Transport Authority Board (DRTAB) has granted permission for the operation of four CNG buses on Gulistan-i-Jauhar-Tower route.... KARACHI: International humour moot from Dec 14 KARACHI, Nov 27: An International Humour Conference under the aegis of the magazine Zarafat will be held here from Dec 14 to Dec 21, says a press release.... KARACHI: Defaulter allowed to approach SC KARACHI, Nov 27: The Sindh High Court allowed a bank defaulter, who had repaid the outstanding debt amid auction proceedings in execution of a decree against her, to approach the Supreme... KARACHI: 18 towns get dump trucks, refuse vans KARACHI, Nov 27: Nine dump trucks and nine refuse vans were handed over on Wednesday to the 18 towns of Karachi by the city government.... KARACHI: Six cars, 20 bikes taken away KARACHI, Nov 27: Bandits took away 26 vehicles — six cars and 20 motorcycles — from different parts of the city on Wednesday, police said.... KARACHI: Law & order reviewed KARACHI, Nov 27: The obtaining law and order situation in the province came under review at a meeting held at the governor’s house with Governor Sindh Mohammedmian Soomro in the chair.... KARACHI: Stamp (Amendment) Ordinance KARACHI, Nov 27: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has promulgated the Stamp (fifth amendment) Ordinance 2002, whereby the stamp duty on loans advanced on mark-up basis up to Rs0.5 million has been... KARACHI: KUJ demo postponed KARACHI, Nov 27: The Karachi Union of Journalists has postponed its demonstration scheduled to be held in front of the Sindh Assembly building at 9.30am on Thursday.... KARACHI: Minimum wages KARACHI, Nov 27: As per the directive of the government of Sindh, the Minimum Wages Board has finalized the draft recommendations of minimum wages of the workers employed in industrial chemical... KARACHI: GNA seeks time to recover from shock KARACHI, Nov 27: The Sindh Democratic Alliance leader, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, who is the candidate of the Grand National Alliance for the Leader of House in Sindh Assembly, has come... KARACHI: Rs60m given for Sehwan drainage scheme KARACHI, Nov 27: A sum of Rs60 million has been provided for the Sehwan drainage scheme under Khushhal Pakistan and Annual Development Programme.... HYDERABAD: Restoration of parliament’s supremacy urged HYDERABAD, Nov 27: The supremacy of the parliament should be restored and all nationalities should be bestowed rights in accordance with the 1940 resolution.... HYDERABAD: Zakat body official accused of corruption HYDERABAD, Nov 27: The officer bearers of the Naujawan Welfare Committee, Tando Mohammad Khan, on Wednesday criticised malpractices in the zakat distribution.... HYDERABAD: Yaum-i-Ali observed HYDERABAD, Nov 27: The martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Ali (RA) was observed throughout the Sindh with reverence and solemnity here on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Villagers being harassed, say local councils HYDERABAD, Nov 27: The members of the local councils and village elders of Tando Jam have expressed grave concern over the alleged harassment of the villagers by some retired officials at... HYDERABAD: Damaged water supply lines HYDERABAD, Nov 27: The DCO has directed authorities of the HDA to conduct a survey of water supply lines in the district so that defective lines can be replaced under the... HYDERABAD: Two brothers drown HYDERABAD, Nov 27: Two brothers, Lal Mohammad Palari and Qadir Palari, both students of class-III, drowned in the River Indus here on Wednesday.... HYDERABAD: Ordinances promulgation flayed HYDERABAD, Nov 27: The Sindh National Council (SNC) has termed the promulgation of ordinances after restoration of democracy a direct interference in democratic process.... KHAIRPUR: Boy killed KHAIRPUR, Nov 27: A 12-year old boy, Syed Toto Shah, who was a labourer at a flour mill near Nim Maur, Khairpur, was seriously injured in a flour-grinding machine and died... KHAIRPUR: Transferred KHAIRPUR, Nov 27: The secretary, education, Nazar Mehar, has transferred the headmaster of the Naz Pilot Secondary School, Khairpur, Ghulam Rasool Buriro, and appointed Mohammad Amin Awan as its new headmaster.... PESHAWAR: Fewer patients visit hospitals in Ramazan PESHAWAR, Nov 27: With Eid round the corner a marked decrease in number of patients visiting government hospitals and private medical centres has been witnessed.... PESHAWAR: Job promoters seek more facilities PESHAWAR, Nov 27: The Pakistan Overseas Employment Promoters Association, NWFP, has expressed concern over the problems faced by its members and has demanded of the government to extend facilities to them... PESHAWAR: Delay in arrest of SHO flayed PESHAWAR, Nov 27: Muhafiz, a non-governmental organization, has condemned the delay in the arrest of SHO Bhana Mari, who is allegedly involved in the killing of a student, Kashmir Khan, in... PESHAWAR: PHC clears woman of murder charge PESHAWAR, Nov 27: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday acquitted a woman earlier convicted by a trial court for killing her husband.... PESHAWAR: PTCL GM to hear public complaints PESHAWAR, Nov 27: In order to facilitate telephone subscribers, the PTCL Northern Telecomm Region-I General Manager, Yousaf Afridi, will hear public complaints in a two-hour long telephonic programme scheduled to be... PESHAWAR: Juvenile released on probation PESHAWAR, Nov 27: A juvenile court here on Wednesday released a juvenile offender on probation who was convicted of drug pushing....

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