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December 12, 2002 Thursday Shawwal 7, 1423 KARACHI: Relief for electricity consumers announced: PM gets briefing on KESC KARACHI, Dec 11: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Wednesday waived the 12-month electricity dues of less than Rs10,000 for those poor people who received Zakat from the government treasury.... KARACHI: Bus conductor kills passenger KARACHI, Dec 11: Three men died in road accidents in the city on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Three-hour robbery at filling station KARACHI, Dec 11: Bandits stayed three hours at a petrol pump next to the Rangers Headquarters at the Jinnah Courts on Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road and got away with Rs94,000 from... KARACHI: Karachi-Quetta phone connection restored KARACHI, Dec 11: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company has restored the connectivity between Karachi and Quetta which was disconnected on Tuesday at 11pm due to cutoff of the Optical Fiber Link between... KARACHI: Over 21 million without proper housing KARACHI, Dec 11: Ten or 15 years ago, a familiar refrain among Pakistanis ran something like this: The country’s economic performance isn’t too bad as no Pakistani sleeps at night without... KARACHI: Jamali denies backing any party KARACHI, Dec 11: Prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, on his first visit to Karachi on Wednesday, denied that the government was undertaking a punitive operation against a political party in... KARACHI: Seven cars, 12 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Dec 11: Nineteen vehicles — seven cars and 12 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Wednesday, police said.... KARACHI: Ruptured gas pipeline repaired KARACHI, Dec 11: Gas injection into the 20-inch diametre pipeline of Sui Southern Gas Pipeline Limited resumed from the Sui gasfield at 7pm Wednesday.... KARACHI: KU issues list of over 3,900 students KARACHI, Dec 11: The admission committee of the University of Karachi on Wednesday issued a merit list of 3,919 candidates for admission to honours and B. Pharmacy classes in various departments... KARACHI: Polio set to be eradicated KARACHI, Dec 11: Polio is at the final stage of its eradication in Pakistan while there have been only three per cent cases recorded in Karachi.... KARACHI: Retired official to head BIE KARACHI, Dec 11: The governor of Sindh, who is also the controlling authority of the educational boards, has appointed yet another retired college principal as chairman of the Board of Intermediate... KARACHI: Traffic jams routine on Napier Road KARACHI, Dec 11: A nerve-racking traffic jam has become the order of the day on North Napier Road, an important artery in Saddar Town linking Lea Market with M.A Jinnah Road... KARACHI: Entertainment projects at Safari Park in doldrums KARACHI, Dec 11: Despite realizing the necessity of means of entertainment at Safari Park, officials of relevant departments of the city government have been perusing the same lethargic policy followed by... KARACHI: Body set up to solve shopkeepers’ problems KARACHI, Dec 11: The provincial government has nominated the City Naib Nazim, Muhammad Tariq Hassan, as a member of a high-level Coordination Committee which will resolve the problems of small shopkeepers,... KARACHI: SSC exam forms KARACHI, Dec 11: The Board of Secondary Education has announced its decision to open new date for submission of examination forms for class IX and X (science and general groups) regular... KARACHI: PPP slams govt for interference KARACHI, Dec 11: PPP parliamentary leader in Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has criticized PML (Q) leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain for stating that he (Shujaat) had persuaded the Muttahida Qaumi Movement... KARACHI: High Court sets aside conviction by Ehtesab court KARACHI, Dec 11: The Sindh High Court allowed the appeals of two accountability court convicts on Wednesday and ordered their acquittal and release if not required in any other case.... KARACHI: Withdrawal of ordinance on PEC demanded KARACHI, Dec 11: The handing over of the working of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) to an un-elected 13-member nominated managing committee by the President through an ordinance on Nov 16 is... KARACHI: City Nazim to receive 32 new buses today KARACHI, Dec 11: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan will receive the first consignment of 32 large-size modern buses, which will arrive at Karachi port from Sweden on Thursday.... KARACHI: Only legislators can overcome crisis in Sindh: Noorani KARACHI, Dec 11: Allama Shah Ahmad Noorani, chief of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, has warned against any further delay in the holding of the Sindh Assembly session, scheduled for Thursday, saying that... KARACHI: Prime Minister spends a busy day in city KARACHI, Dec 11: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali spent a busy day in Karachi on Wednesday.... KARACHI: Japanese film festival KARACHI, Dec 11: The Japanese cultural centre and the Department of Visual Studies, University of Karachi, are holding a Japanese feature film festival from Dec 12 to 14 at 4pm.... KARACHI: Two men shot dead KARACHI, Dec 11: Two young men were shot dead in the city on Wednesday.... SUKKUR: Kidnapping of driver protested SUKKUR, Dec 11: Hundreds of truck drivers blocked the National Highway near Kashmor on Wednesday to protest against the kidnapping of a bus driver.... KARACHI: 10 suspected criminals arrested KARACHI, Dec 11: The Karachi police arrested on Wednesday 10 accused involved in murder, attempt to murder and dacoity cases, a Capital City Police press release said.... KARACHI: Campaign against plastic bags KARACHI, Dec 11: The Defence Housing Authority administration has launched a vigorous campaign against the use of polythene and plastic bags.... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Dec 11: The Met department has forecast fair and partly cloudy weather with cold night in Karachi on Thursday.... HYDERABAD: People decry overflow of sewage HYDERABAD, Dec 11: The people held a demonstration at the Pakistan Chowk on Wednesday to protest against the accumulation of sewage and garbage in the localities of Pakistan Chowk, Phulelli Road,... HYDERABAD: Gold medal proposed for outstanding students HYDERABAD, Dec 11: The Quaid-i-Azam Gold Medal will be awarded to encourage meritorious students securing highest marks under annual and semester examinations at the bachelor’s degree level in the professional and... SUKKUR: Foul play seen in arms seizure SUKKUR, Dec 11: A sensitive agency discovered foul play in the recovery of arms and ammunitions, which had been reported from Ubaro by the excise inspector, Shabbir Kilo, on Nov 27.... NAWABSHAH: CS criticizes condition of govt hospitals’ NAWABSHAH, Dec 11: Sindh Chief Secretary K. B. Rind has expressed his concern over the condition of government hospitals in the province.... HYDERABAD: Workshop on animal diseases begins HYDERABAD, Dec 11: Sindh will be declared a Rinder pest-free province by February 2003 as no case of this disease, which is fatal for livestock, has been reported in the province... HYDERABAD: Seminar on citizens sector on 14th HYDERABAD, Dec 11: A seminar on ‘Citizen Sector — Global Perspective’ will be organised by the NGO Resource Centre of the Aga Khan Foundation at the local press club on Dec... HYDERABAD: 22 arrested HYDERABAD, Dec 11: The Hyderabad region police arrested 15 criminals and seven absconders during the last one week. The police also recovered two Kalashnikovs, four rifles, three guns, nine... PESHAWAR: Teachers oppose model varsity act PESHAWAR, Dec 11: The Sarhad Technical Teachers Association has voiced concern over the proposed Model Universities Act and demanded of the government not to implement the law so that poor students... PESHAWAR: ISO urges action against home dept PESHAWAR, Dec 11: The Immamia Students Organisation (ISO) has demanded registration of a contempt of court case against the officials of the home department, “who have been involved in depriving the... PESHAWAR: Two acquitted of woman’s murder charge PESHAWAR, Dec 11: A local court on Wednesday acquitted the husband and brother-in-law of a woman charged with burning her to death.... PESHAWAR: Warrants issued for arrest of JUI leader PESHAWAR, Dec 11: An accountability court here on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants of a key leader of JUI(F), Haji Ghulam Ali, due to his non-appearance before the court.... PESHAWAR: MMA hopes to get maximum Senate seats PESHAWAR, Dec 11: The MMA is certain to bag at least 11 Senate seats in the province.... GILGIT: 3 die of cold GILGIT, Dec 11: Two children and a woman died of severe cold on Tuesday at a relief camp in the quake-hit Astore....

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