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December 14, 2002 Saturday Shawwal 9, 1423 KARACHI: PPP, MMA demand removal of governor KARACHI, Dec 13: The Peoples Party Parliamentarians and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, the parties that have agreed to cooperate with each other in the formation of the provincial government, have deplored the... KARACHI: 32 big buses arrive, to be on road next month KARACHI, Dec 13: Thirty-two large-sized Scania buses were unloaded at Karachi Port on Friday. With the arrival of these buses, it is likely that the city government would fulfil its promise... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims four lives KARACHI, Dec 13: Bandits shot a man to death in his house at Khokhrapar, Malir, on Friday.... KARACHI: Almost all labour courts not functioning KARACHI, Dec 13: Eighty per cent of the labour courts in Karachi, the city that has the largest industrial base in the country, are not functioning, causing immense hardships to workers.... KARACHI: Five of six IBS doctors tender resignations KARACHI, Dec 13: Following the takeover of the administration of the Institute of Behavioural Sciences (IBS) by a group, five of its six doctors have tendered their resignations, it is learnt.... KARACHI: PPP accuses govt of foul play KARACHI, Dec 13: The Peoples Party Parliamentarians will announce their candidate for the top slot in Sindh on Saturday.... KARACHI: Six cars, 12 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Dec 13: Eighteen vehicles — six cars and 12 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Friday, police said.... KARACHI: Teams to monitor college admissions KARACHI, Dec 13: The monitoring teams, constituted to examine the authenticity of admissions made to first-year classes in colleges under the centralized admission policy, will visit the colleges during winter vacation.... KARACHI: Test for teachers’ training on 16th KARACHI, Dec 13: A written test for selection of about 1,300 schoolteachers and instructors for a four-week professional development training in the city under the middle school project will be held... KARACHI: Lyari areas to get water soon KARACHI, Dec 13: The Managing Director of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has claimed that illegal water connections along Lyari River and the adjoining areas were the cause of the... KARACHI: Conference on humour and satire opens today KARACHI, Dec 13: An international conference on humour and satire, Almi Jashn-i-Tanz-o-Mazah, opens at 6pm on Saturday here at Shaikh Zayed Islamic Centre, Karachi University.... KARACHI: Essay, poetry contest held at KU KARACHI, Dec 13: An essay-writing, poetry and photography contest was held at the University of Karachi in connection with the centenary birth anniversary of former vice-chancellor Dr Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi to... KARACHI: War against TB under way KARACHI, Dec 13: The theme, selected for the World TB Day 2003, falling on March 24, is ‘People with TB’ and the slogan adopted is DOTS cured me — it will... KARACHI: Workshop on globalization KARACHI, Dec 13: A one-day workshop on “ Understanding Globalization” is to be held on Saturday ( Today) at 11am at Hotel Regent Plaza by the Women and Peace Development Association... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Dec 13: The meteorological office has forecast fair weather with cool night in the city on Saturday.... KARACHI: Fuel station robbery KARACHI Dec 13: The provincial Chief Secretary, K. B. Rind, has expressed his concern over the reported robbery at a petrol pump on Dr Ziauddin Ahmad Road.... KARACHI: Europe needs migrants, but laws toughened: Workshop on forced migration KARACHI, Dec 13: Berlin wall falls. Iron curtain is lifted. The World Trade Centre is destroyed. It’s these events that gave birth to new conflicts and ultimately made people of the... KARACHI: Prices of daily-use items to be reduced: Jamali KARACHI, Dec 13: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Friday said his government would make every effort to bring the prices of daily-use items such as flour, sugar and Ghee... KARACHI: IG orders streamlining of traffic in city KARACHI, Dec 13: The Inspector-General of the Sindh Police, Syed Kamal Shah, has asked the Capital City Police Officer and the DIG Traffic Karachi to formulate a viable strategy, in consultation... KARACHI: Nepalese varsity team in city KARACHI, Dec 13: A delegation of Tri Bhon University of Nepal, led by Prof Prem Raj Pinth, visited the Sir Syed University on Thursday.... KARACHI: Young man killed KARACHI, Dec 13: A young man was killed in Mochko late Thursday night.... KARACHI: Court notice to Soomro in property case KARACHI, Dec 13: The Sindh High Court issued notices to provincial governor Mohammedmian Soomro and other defendants on an application moved in a pending property dispute.... KARACHI: Arbab pardons Pagara KARACHI, Dec 13: Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, a nominee of the National Alliance for the position of Leader of the House in the Sindh Assembly, formally announced his decision to withdraw... KARACHI: Sindh govt punishes press corps KARACHI, Dec 13: The Sindh government, instead of putting its own house in order, decided to punish the press corps for the mismanagement by the Sindh Assembly secretariat and its staff... KARACHI: Baqauddin passes away KARACHI, Dec 13: Baqauddin, a most popular custom officer, who retired as assistant collector of customs a few years back, died in Dallas, US, of a heart attack. He was 64.... KARACHI: MQM leaders acquitted KARACHI, Dec 13: Kunwar Khalid Younus, a leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and a member of the National Assembly, finally won the legal battle on Friday when a court acquitted... KARACHI: Report sought KARACHI, Dec 13: Railway minister Ghous Bux Maher on Friday asked the officials to prepare a report on the incident of fire in railway godowns a few days ago in which... KARACHI: Transporters KARACHI, Nov 13: The Karachi Transport Ittehad on Friday expressed concern over the rising incidence of dacoity in moving public transport vehicles in different areas of the city.—PPI... DADU: WHO to help fight disease, poverty DADU, Dec 13: Equipment, medicines will be provided to hospitals in Dadu district and loans will also be given to the poor people to help combat disease and poverty, the medical... LARKANA: SHO flees to avoid arrest LARKANA, Dec 13: Suspended Mahota SHO Abdul Nabi Rind slipped away from the police station on Friday to avoid being arrested.... HYDERABAD: Life term awarded to kidnapper HYDERABAD, Dec 13: The judge of the anti-terrorism court, Syed Ali Ashraf Shah, on Friday sentenced Tariq Hafeez Memon to life imprisonment in a kidnapping case.... NAWABSHAH: Growers demand sugarcane sale at govt rate NAWABSHAH, Dec 13: Growers on Friday urged to government to bind the sugar mills owners to purchase sugarcane at Rs43 per 40kg as had been previously decided.... DADU: Taluka Nazim resigns DADU, Dec 13: The Taluka Nazim, Mehar, Ahsan Ali Jatoi, resigned from his post citing personal reasons, it was learnt on Friday.... HYDERABAD: Move to appoint new governor criticized HYDERABAD, Dec 13: The Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party has protested against the “government decision” to appoint a new governor, now living in London, who is involved in several crimes and is... SUKKUR: Hunger strike against police apathy SUKKUR, Dec 13: Over 60 persons, most of whom were workers of religious political parties and leaders of teachers organizations, observed an eight-hour-long token hunger strike on Friday in Thul.... MITHI: Victimization alleged MITHI, Dec 13: A large number of people of Thar, including Nazims, have expressed their concern over what they termed political victimization by the Arbabs.... HYDERABAD: Hesco policies slammed HYDERABAD, Dec 13: A group of power consumers of Phulelli staged a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Friday against what they called anti-consumers policies of Hesco and excesses... HYDERABAD: Two teenagers killed HYDERABAD, Dec 13: Two teenagers, Saleem Soomro and Abdul Rehman, of the same family were killed after being hit by an over-head obstacle while riding on the roof of a Suzuki... PESHAWAR: Audit of Zakat fund ordered PESHAWAR, Dec 13: NWFP Minister for Zakat, Ushr, Social Welfare and Women Development, Hafiz Hashmat Khan has directed the authorities of Zakat and Ushr Department to  complete necessary formalities within a... PESHAWAR: PMA chief told not to take oath PESHAWAR, Dec 13: Senior civil judge, Peshawar, Shahid Khan, directed the President-elect of the Pakistan Medical Association, Dr Umer Ayub, on Friday not to take the oath of his office till... PESHAWAR: Afghan official visits DPs camp PESHAWAR, Dec 13: Habibullah Qadri, senior adviser of the visiting minister for refugees repatriation of Islamic State of Afghanistan Enayatullah Nazari, on Friday visited Shamshato Afghan refugees camp.... PESHAWAR: Gas shortage hits Peshawar PESHAWAR, Dec 13: Many parts of the city witnessed  severe shortage of natural gas. The citizens have complained that with the advent of winter the gas shortage has hit the city.... PESHAWAR: Speaker calls meeting of opposition leaders PESHAWAR, Dec 13: NWFP Assembly Speaker Bakht Jahan Khan has convened a meeting of the parliamentary leaders of the opposition parties at his chamber on Monday to fix the date for... LANDIKOTAL: Girl found dead; two killed in accidents LANDI KOTAL, Dec 13: A man and a girl were killed here, while a businessman from Landi Kotal lost his life and his three partners were seriously injured in a road... MINGORA: MMA vows to serve masses, end nepotism MINGORA, Dec 13: The provincial Muttahida Majli-i-Amal (MMA) general-secretary, Maulana Gul Naseeb Khan, has pledged that the government of the religious-parties alliance will serve the masses without any prejudice.... PESHAWAR: UTP escapes from custody PESHAWAR, Dec 13: An under-trial prisoner escaped from police custody outside the court of judicial magistrate here on Friday....

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