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December 9, 2002 Monday Shawwal 4,1423 KARACHI: Breathtaking events in Sindh PA likely KARACHI, Dec 8: The Sindh Assembly’s inaugural session, rescheduled for Thursday, is destined to give a surprise when division will be called for the election of speaker and deputy speaker.... KARACHI: Godowns, shops gutted, two injured KARACHI, Dec 8: A man and a woman were injured and a significant loss and damage to property occurred in two major incidents of fire in the past 48 hours in... KARACHI: Telephone subscribers face trouble during Eid KARACHI, Dec 8: Hundreds of Pakistan Telecommunication Company subscribers faced a great deal of difficulty in making overseas and inter-city calls during Eid holidays.... KARACHI: 62 bikes, 19 cars hijacked in three days KARACHI, Dec 8: As many as 81 vehicles — 19 cars and 62 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city in the past three days, police sources said.... KARACHI: Water shortage to worsen in city KARACHI, Dec 8: Various parts of the city will either go dry or receive scant supply of water on Monday due to the incessant power breakdown at the KWSB’s Dhabeji (Phase... KARACHI: Survey planned for run-down roads, buildings KARACHI, Dec 8: Sindh Chief Secretary K. B. Rind has instructed the departments of public health engineering, buildings & roads, communication and the City District Government Karachi to conduct a survey,... KARACHI: Hunting permits rules flouted KARACHI, Dec 8: Sindh Wildlife Management Board (SWMB) has offered trophy hunting permits of Sindh Ibex to foreigners without following the prescribed rules, it is learnt.... KARACHI: Factory waste ruins ancient graveyard KARACHI, Dec 8: Countless graves in the centuries-old Morro graveyard, located in Shershah section of SITE area, have vanished in man-made flooding that swept through its major portion recently.... KARACHI: Temperature KARACHI, Dec 8: The cold wave gripping Sindh and Balochistan lost its ferocity as the average temperature shot up by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius in the region on Sunday.—APP... KARACHI: Eid in city celebrated with zest KARACHI, Dec 8: Eid was celebrated in Karachi with religious fervour.... KARACHI: 8 KBCA officials suspended KARACHI, Dec 8: The chief controller of the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) has suspended eight officials of the Authority for demanding illegal gratification and unlawfully causing damage to furniture of... KARACHI: Two suspects shot dead in ‘encounter’ KARACHI, Dec 8: Two alleged car hijackers were shot dead and two others wounded in Quaidabad on Sunday night, in what police claimed an encounter.... KARACHI: PPP should get chance to form Sindh govt: MMA KARACHI, Dec 8: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal’s leader and secretary-general of Jamaat-i-Islami, Syed Munawar Hassan, said on Sunday that the People’s Party Parliamentarians should be given the opportunity to form the Sindh government.... KARACHI: Mehmood Madni dies KARACHI, Dec 8: Mehmood Ahmed Madni, former chief editor of Jang and Jasarat, passed away here on Friday after a protracted illness. He was 66.... KARACHI: Man, woman killed at consulate identified KARACHI, Dec 8: The man and the woman who were found murdered here at the Macedonian honorary consulate early Thursday morning were identified on Sunday by their relations, police said.... KARACHI: Decomposed body found KARACHI, Dec 8: A partially decomposed body was found in a graveyard in Mochko on Saturday.... KARACHI: PM’s adviser KARACHI, Dec 8: Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Sindh minister for finance, has been appointed adviser to the Prime Minister for Privatization and Investment.... KARACHI: JI leader vows to rid country of terrorism KARACHI, Dec 8: Jamaat -i-Islami Secretary-General Syed Munawar Hassan on Sunday contended that by emerging victorious in the election, the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal had negated the claim by some elements that “Maulvis... KARACHI: Children reluctant to accept soiled notes KARACHI, Dec 8: Children grimaced and cringed before they finally held out hands and accepted in Eidi the torn, roughly patched and grimy notes.... SHIKARPUR: No interference by Centre: Jamali: Formation of govt in Sindh SHIKARPUR, Dec 8: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said that the federal government wants no interference in the formation of a government in Sindh.... KHAIRPUR: Muttahida team meets Pagaro KHAIRPUR, Dec 8: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has claimed it has succeeded in getting the support of the Pakistan Muslim League(F) for formation of government in Sindh.... HYDERABAD: MMA leader seeks apology from PPP HYDERABAD, Dec 8: A parliamentary leader of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) in the Sindh Assembly, Maulana Umer Sadiq, has said that the MMA is ready to cooperate with the PPP provided... THATTA: Young man sets himself ablaze against police abuse THATTA, Dec 8: A young labourer, Farooq Shidi, set himself on fire and rushed inside a police chowki at the town’s main bazaar on Eid day in protest against police atrocities.... NAWABSHAH: Asif Zardari spends Eid with family NAWABSHAH, Dec 8: Asif Ali Zardari was taken back to Karachi amid tight security on Saturday after spending Eid here.... HYDERABAD: Plea for protection HYDERABAD, Dec 8: Akhtar Nawaz, resident of Pathan Colony, has demanded of President Pervez Musharraf to suspend the top police officials whose negligence helped the alleged murderer of his brother... LARKANA: Four die in accident LARKANA, Dec 8: Four persons, including two minor boys, were killed and 17 injured when a wagon went out of the control of its driver and dashed into a tree after...

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