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November 30, 2002 Saturday Ramazan 24, 1423 KARACHI: Edhi asks mobile phone firms to make 115 toll-free KARACHI, Nov 29: The Edhi Foundation has asked all the mobile phone companies in the country to make their emergency number 115 toll-free so that people in distress could call the... KARACHI: SPLA seeks restoration of University Act, 1974 KARACHI, Nov 29: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) has called for the restoration of the 1974 University Act.... KARACHI: Filthy water supply in N. Nazimabad KARACHI, Nov 29: Residents of North Nazimabad have been getting contaminated water for the last one week and despite several complaints lodged with the officials of the Karachi Water and Sewerage... KARACHI: Citizens cautioned against fire incidents KARACHI, Nov 29: Though no major fire has been reported in Karachi so far in the current month, chances of fire eruption due to short circuits cannot be ruled out during... KARACHI: Research identifies city’s main misfortunes KARACHI, Nov 29: With the provision of basic civic facilities to the people, Karachi can become a healthy city, says a report identifying water supply and sanitation, solid waste management, transportation... KARACHI: Sessi kidney centre almost complete KARACHI, Nov 29: Provincial Secretary Labour, Raja Muhammad Abbas, inspected the Kidney Centre, Social Security Hospital being constructed for workers by the Sindh Workers Welfare Board, and the under-construction 600-flat housing... KARACHI: Chevening scholarships KARACHI, Nov 29: Forty-three candidates from Sindh for the British Chevening scholarships have been interviewed.... KARACHI: NED displays 2nd merit list KARACHI, Nov 29: The NED University of Engineering and Technology has displayed the second provisional merit list of Karachi Board for admission to the academic session 2003 on the university’s notice... KARACHI: KDA posts KARACHI, Nov 29: The City District Government has changed the status of employees of secretary level in the defunct Karachi Development Authority (KDA).... HYDERABAD: MMA holds demo to mark Al-Quds Day HYDERABAD, Nov 29: Hundreds of MMA activists led by the leaders of the Islami Tehrik Pakistan, Imamia Students Organization, Asgharia Students Organization, Jamaat-i-Islami, JUI, JUP, and other religious parties on Friday... HYDERABAD: ‘Police not cooperating with DPSC members’ HYDERABAD, Nov 29: The District Public Safety Commission (DPSC) has observed that the police officers are not properly responding to the members of the commission.... HYDERABAD: MPs urged not to okay IRO 2002 HYDERABAD, Nov 29: Members of the National Assembly have been urged not to approve the Industrial Relations Ordinance (IRO) 2002 unless recommendations, made by labour leaders, were incorporated in it.... SANGHAR: Breach floods villages, damages crops SANGHAR, Nov 29: A 100-feet wide breach developed in the Dim Wah of the Khadro irrigation sub-division at the 5th mile, near Khadro, on Friday as a result of which several... KHAIRPUR: Six injured in clash KHAIRPUR, Nov 29: At least six persons were injured on Friday in a clash between the Siyal and the Heesbani tribes in Jadu Wahan village, Sobhodero taluka.... MIRPURKHAS: Relief work in barrage areas demanded MIRPURKHAS, Nov 29: The Mirpurkhas District Council has demanded through a resolution to start relief work in the barrage areas affected by a drought-like situation.... NAWABSHAH: Embezzlers of school funds would not go unpunished NAWABSHAH, Nov 29: Strict action would be taken against any official, including the chairmen and headmasters, found to be involved in misappropriating the school management committee funds.... DADU: Drivers protest against excise police DADU, Nov 29: A large number of transporters and drivers of public transport held a demonstration on the Indus Highway, near Khudabad, on Friday against two excise police officials.... MINGORA: Shifting of BISE opposed MINGORA, Nov 29: The activists of different organizations continued their protest on the fourth consecutive day on Friday against the shifting of the board of intermediate and secondary education from Saidu... KOHAT: Quake causes cracks in Kohat Tunnel KOHAT, Nov 29: A low-intensity earthquake, which hit the area a few days back, has caused two cracks in the 1.8885 km-long Kohat Tunnel, a Rs 6.5 billion NHA project which... CHITRAL: 4 flights to Chitral cancelled this week CHITRAL, Nov 29: About four PIA flights to Chitral had to be cancelled during the current week due to low number of passengers to and from Chitral.... PESHAWAR: Crisis centre for women launched PESHAWAR, Nov 29: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has stressed the need for making collective efforts to help and assist the needy people, specially the distressed women.... PESHAWAR: MMA inches towards new strategy PESHAWAR, Nov 29: There are rumours of a rift surfacing in the ranks of the PPP Parliamentarians and Awami National Party.... PESHAWAR: Varsity police accused of stealing Rs200,000 PESHAWAR, Nov 29: Students of the Agriculture University have blamed the campus police for taking away over Rs200,000, six computers, clothes and books after breaking locks of about 30 rooms of... ABBOTTABAD: Sacking of teachers flayed ABBOTTABAD, Nov 29: Sarhad College Teachers Association has criticized the termination of teachers in Punjab, and said victimization of teachers by the Punjab government would create further unrest in the community.... PESHAWAR: MLF demands changes in labour policy PESHAWAR, Nov 29: The Muttahida Labour Federation has requested the federal minister for labour and manpower to convene a meeting of the standing committee on social welfare so that the new... PESHAWAR: First AIGP Investigation decorated with badges PESHAWAR, Nov 29: In a ceremony held at the Central Police Office here on Friday, badges were pinned on the shoulders of Masood Ahmad Paracha as Additional Inspector General of Police...

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