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December 10, 2002 Tuesday Shawwal 5,1423 KARACHI: Currency notes spread diseases KARACHI, Dec 9: Currency notes play an important role in spreading diseases. In the hands of bus conductors and fish and meat sellers, the banknotes are literally pestilent. Coins, however, are... KARACHI: Parties still far from deal on Sindh CM KARACHI, Dec 9: Focus of politics shifted to Sindh on Monday amid visible signs of differences within the Grand National Alliance over the top slot. The PML-Q leader, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain,... KARACHI: Acute water shortage to continue in many areas KARACHI, Dec 9: Various parts of the city went without water on Monday owing to short supply of about 70 million gallons of water from Dhabeji (phase-II) pumping station and another... KARACHI: Cop shoots man to death KARACHI, Dec 9: A policeman shot a man to death in Railway Colony on Monday night.... KARACHI: Four Haqiqi leaders picked up KARACHI, Dec 9: Four leaders of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement were picked up by law-enforcement agencies on Monday morning, the party sources said.... KARACHI: Sense of duty in the face of death KARACHI, Dec 9: “Piercing screams rent the air as we entered the room. Crying badly for help, an injured man lay on the floor, bleeding. Others were lying lifeless in a... KARACHI: 16 vehicles hijacked KARACHI, Dec 9: Sixteen vehicles — four cars and 12 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Monday, police said.... KARACHI: Winter brings wide range of viruses KARACHI, Dec 9: A wide range of viral infections have hit people in this city amid a sharp decline in temperature.... KARACHI: Fire prevention steps discussed KARACHI, Dec 9: Following the fire at the railway sheds near the city railway station, the DCO Karachi, Shafiqur Rahman Paracha, summoned on Monday a meeting of the departments and organizations... KARACHI: Attendance in offices thin KARACHI, Dec 9: Despite three-day Eid holidays followed by a Sunday off, thin office attendance was witnessed in the city on the first working day on Monday.... KARACHI: Human Rights Day events KARACHI, Dec 9: Like in different countries of the world, a number of organizations in Pakistan have scheduled programmes to observe International Human Rights Day on Dec 10.... KARACHI: Transporters bring only four buses KARACHI, Dec 9: Despite a promise of fleet of buses by the participants of the Urban Transport Scheme managed by the city government and the Swede Bus Company that has signed... KARACHI: Two institutes to be opened at KU in March KARACHI, Dec 9: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has been requested to inaugurate the Dr Khan Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering at the University of Karachi in March, renowned nuclear scientist... KARACHI: Date for degree classes’ registration extended KARACHI, Dec 9: The University of Karachi has announced its decision to extend the last date for submission of registration forms and deposition of fees for BA, BCom, BSc, and improvement... KARACHI: PPP slams ‘reforms’ KARACHI, Dec 9: The Pakistan People’s Party has termed the Model University Ordinance and other reforms in health and education sectors an attempt to widen class polarization in society.... KARACHI: SEPA to hold public hearing on oil drilling project KARACHI, Dec 9: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency would hold a public hearing here on Dec 16 on environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on drilling of exploratory well in Dumbar concession,... KARACHI: Muttahida claims majority KARACHI, Dec 9: With only two days left for the Sindh assembly’s inaugural session, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has claimed it has mustered enough support to form a government in the... KARACHI: Arrest of Pasha’s killers demanded KARACHI, Dec 9: Various labour organizations have criticized the government for its indifference to apprehending the killers of labour leader Pasha Ahmed Gul, and warned the authorities that if the culprits... KARACHI: Technical education authority okayed KARACHI, Dec 9: Sindh Governor Mohammadmian Soomro has, in principle, approved the setting up of a technical education and vocational training authority in the province.... KARACHI: Facilities at fish harbour being further improved KARACHI, Dec 9: Keeping in view the rising demand for Pakistani seafood in the international market, fisheries authorities here are working on a multi- dimensional plan to further improve the working... KARACHI: Drug rehabilitation centres planned KARACHI, Dec 9: Sindh government will establish drug addicts’ treatment and rehabilitation centres in Karachi, Hyderabad, Nawabshah and Larkana in collaboration with the United Nations Drug Control Programme.... KARACHI: Inquiry into fire at PR sheds ordered KARACHI, Dec 9: The divisional superintendent of the Pakistan Railways, Nasreen Haq, has constituted a three-member divisional officers inquiry committee to ascertain the cause of the fire which erupted at the... KARACHI: SHC judge to investigate Umer’s death KARACHI, Dec 9: The home department has appointed Justice Roshan Essani, a judge of the High Court of Sindh, as tribunal in place of district and sessions judge, South, to conduct... KARACHI: 4,000 cases of abuse against women KARACHI, Dec 9: As many as 4,136 cases of physical and sexual abuse against women and 1,506 cases of the same nature against children were reported in Pakistan during the last... KARACHI: City govt told to explain position about road-cuts KARACHI, Dec 9: A bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justice S. A. Sarwana, sought on Monday the appearance of an official of the city government in the court on... SUKKUR: MMA wants majority party to form govt SUKKUR, Dec 9: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal deputy general secretary, MNA Liaquat Baloch, has said the majority party should get the first chance to form government in Sindh otherwise the province would... HYDERABAD: Plea to save street children from drug abuse HYDERABAD, Dec 9: Homeless children are more vulnerable to drug abuse and it isduty of civil society to protect them against the menace... HYDERABAD: Peasants hold demonstration HYDERABAD, Dec 9: A group of activists of the Sindhi Hari Tehrik staged a protest demonstration and a sit-in outside the press club here on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Entry fee at Rani Bagh resented HYDERABAD, Dec 9: Resentment was witnessed among the visitors of Rani Bagh (municipal zoo) here on three Eid days as they had to pay an entry fees of Rs2 per person,... HYDERABAD: Union warns against sacking of workers HYDERABAD, Dec 9: The Mazdoor Union, Faran Sugar Mills, Shaikh Bhirkio, has warned if the mill workers are retrenched or the union office-bearers arrested, consequences will be serious.... HYDERABAD: Power supply suspension schedule HYDERABAD, Dec 9: The power supply to all 11-KV feeders connected with the 10/13-MVA-T-I transformer line of the 132-KV grid station, SITE, Kotri, will remain suspended from 9am to 12noon on... HYDERABAD: ‘Industrial units to be set up’ HYDERABAD, Dec 9: Sindh Information Secretary Ashfaq Memon has stressed the need for setting up more industrial units in Hyderabad to control unemployment in the region.... THATTA: Three more die of gastroenteritis THATTA, Dec 9: With the death of three more persons, the toll of gastroenteritis patients has reached 52 since its outbreak in Thatta coastal belt a month ago.... HYDERABAD: Money changer arrested HYDERABAD, Dec 9: The police arrested a money changer, Haneef Mitho, following registration of a case at the Cantonment police station.... HYDERABAD: Case registered against four policemen HYDERABAD, Dec 9: The Market police registered a case against a sub-inspector of the investigation police, Amir Hafeez Kakakhel, and three other police officials on Monday following the escape of two... PESHAWAR: Irrigation dept issued notice in dues row PESHAWAR, Dec 9: A two-member bench of the Supreme Court here on Tuesday put on notice the NWFP Irrigation Department in a dispute of Rs27.5 million dues between Wapda and a... PESHAWAR: Five killed, 16 injured in vehicles collision PESHAWAR, Dec 9: Five persons died and 16 others received injuries when a passenger coach collided with a land cruiser here at the Mathani area, on Monday evening.... PESHAWAR: Six people killed in separate incidents PESHAWAR, Dec 9: Six persons were killed while 10 injured in four separate incidents in the city suburbs during the last 72 hours.... PESHAWAR: PHC orders suspension of two judicial officers PESHAWAR, Dec 9: Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan has placed two judicial officers under suspension after receiving various public complaints of irregularities against them.... PESHAWAR: Date fixed for hearing plea against PMA polls PESHAWAR, Dec 9: The court of a senior civil judge, Peshawar, has fixed Dec 12 for hearing a civil suit filed against forthcoming elections of the Pakistan Medical Association.... PESHAWAR: Governor concerned at landmine blast PESHAWAR, Dec 9: Governor Iftikhar Hussain Shah has expressed concern over the incident of a landmine blast in Jamrud, Khyber Agency, which killed four people including the family members of Malik... SWABI: Teachers denied upper grade SWABI, Dec 9: Fifty PTC teachers, who were promoted to the CT posts in August this year, have been deprived of BPS-14 and annual increments, it was learnt here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: Stage show, funfair banned for ‘vulgarity’ PESHAWAR, Dec 9: The government banned a stage show and a funfair in the city on Sunday on the charges of vulgarity and gambling and arrested 16 persons here on Sunday.... PESHAWAR: Detention declared illegal PESHAWAR, Dec 9: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday declared the detention of a resident of district Kohat by the administration under the Maintenance of Public Order... KOHAT: Filling of vacant posts demanded KOHAT, Dec 9: The Teachers Association has expressed its concern over the shortage of staff in the schools and colleges and demanded of the government to immediately fill 6,190 vacant posts... MINGORA: Shifting of board office criticized MINGORA, Dec 9: The District Council of Swat has been criticized for its failure to stop the shifting of the offices of board of intermediate and secondary education from Saidu Sharif... PESHAWAR: WB aid PESHAWAR, Dec 9: The World Bank has agreed to provide $10 million to the NWFP government for the protection of wildlife and the amount would be utilized for improving the wildlife... PESHAWAR: Work on 4 dams begins PESHAWAR, Dec 9: A water resources development programme costing Rs1.5 billion has been launched in the NWFP in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank....

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