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December 17, 2002 Tuesday Shawwal 12, 1423 KARACHI: Election of Dy Speaker challenged in High Court KARACHI, Dec 16: A lawyer has requested the Sindh High Court to invalidate the extension of time allowed by the provincial governor for filing of nomination papers for the offices of... KARACHI: Mahar’s election as CM controversial: Khuhro KARACHI, Dec 16: Parliamentary leader of the Peoples Party Parliamentarians, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, has termed the ascertainment for Ali Mohammed Mahar as Leader of the House ‘controversial’ saying that the second... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims two lives KARACHI, Dec 16: Reckless driving claimed two lives in the city on Monday.... KARACHI: Reduced water supply degrading Indus Delta KARACHI, Dec 16: Speakers at a workshop here on Monday expressed concern over the continued degradation of the Indus Delta, and said if remedial measures were not taken immediately, this biodiversity... KARACHI: CM-elect vows to ensure stability KARACHI, Dec 16: The chief minister-elect of Sindh, Ali Mohammed Mahar, has said all his efforts would be geared towards giving the province a stable and effective government that would work... KARACHI: Water and Sanitation Dept replaces KWSB KARACHI, Dec 16: Sindh government has devolved all the powers and responsibilities of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board upon the newly-created department of Water and Sanitation under the City District Government.... KARACHI: 23 vehicles hijacked KARACHI, Dec 16: Twenty-three vehicles — six cars and 17 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Monday, police said.... KARACHI: 722 NED graduates get degrees at convocation KARACHI, Dec 16: As many as 722 graduates in Bachelor and Master programmes of the 1996-97 session were conferred degrees at the 11th convocation of the NED University of Engineering and... KARACHI: Boards’ chairmen not to be nominated: Soomro KARACHI, Dec 16: The government can frame a fresh policy for appointment of chairmen of educational boards in the province, instead of going through nominations, Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro said on... KARACHI: Joint efforts urged to improve health facilities KARACHI, Dec 16: Sindh health secretary Ameer Ali Burq has called for integration of efforts between various departments and communities in order to improve the overall health status of the masses.... KARACHI: Proper disposal of garbage to be ensured KARACHI, Dec 16: The Malir Town administration has decided to impose a fine on those who throw away garbage and debris on streets and roads.... KARACHI: Rural areas problems being solved KARACHI, Dec 16: DCO Shafiqur Rehman Paracha held a meeting with the notables and elected representatives of the people in Bin Qasim Town to help solve their problems. The meeting was... KARACHI: Japanese film critic’s lecture KARACHI, Dec 16: The Japan Cultural Centre of the consulate-general of Japan, Karachi, in collaboration with the Karafilm Festival, organized a lecture by an acclaimed Japanese film critic, Akira Tochigi.... KARACHI: NBW against NPP leader suspended KARACHI, Dec 16: A bench of the Sindh High Court suspended on Monday the non-bailable warrant against Sardar Usman Khan Almani, a central leader of the National People’s Party, issued by... KARACHI: Harkat men remanded in police custody KARACHI, Dec 16: The Judicial Magistrate, East, Zahida Parveen, remanded on Monday three alleged terrorists of the Harkat Jihad-i-Islami in the custody of the Tipu Sultan police till Dec 28.... KARACHI: MMA criticizes Speaker KARACHI, Dec 16: Expressing concern over “dramatic” election of the leader of the house in Sindh Assembly, the MMA has alleged that the speaker’s attitude was “biased” and the MMA will... KARACHI: More libraries KARACHI, Dec 16: The vice-chancellor, University of Karachi, Dr Zafar Saied Saify, has stressed the need for setting up more libraries in the age of information explosion, saying that rapid access... KARACHI: Bail pleas rejected KARACHI, Dec 16: A bench of the Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Musheer Alam, dismissed on Monday the bail plea of an accused involved in firing at police after his attempt... HYDERABAD: ‘Illiteracy root cause of social, economic problems’ HYDERABAD, Dec 16: Renowned sociologist Shahid Mohammad said that illiteracy was a big challenge and the root cause of social and economic problems being faced by Pakistan.... HYDERABAD: Nepotism in Hesco jobs flayed HYDERABAD, Dec 16: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has criticized nepotism in new appointments of the Hesco.... MIRPURKHAS: Growers protest delay in crushing season MIRPURKHAS, Dec 16: Hundreds of farmers, members of union councils and sugarcane growers on Monday staged a rally here to protest against sugar mills for delaying the start of the crushing... MIRPURKHAS: Increase demanded in sugarcane rate MIRPURKHAS, Dec 16: Some 500 growers and landlords belonging to Mirpurkhas and Umerkot on Monday threatened not to supply sugarcane to mills if the rates were not raised to Rs60 per... SUKKUR: Khairpur, Sukkur worst-hit by polio SUKKUR, Dec 16: Almost all the districts of Sindh have been placed in the high-risk category regarding the spread of polio, and Ghotki, Khairpur, and Sukkur were the worst-hit cities where... HYDERABAD: Paddy threshing machine introduced HYDERABAD, Dec 16: The Farm Machinery Institute, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council, has introduced a Thailand-made paddy threshing machine.... DADU: IT project for LUMHS approved DADU, Dec 16: The vice chancellor, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Prof Jan Mohammad Memon, has said that an information technology (IT) project at a cost of Rs39.5... HYDERABAD: Govt ignoring mandate of Sindh: WSC HYDERABAD, Dec 16: The Pakistani establishment has pushed the Sindhis against the wall and the basic motive behind the state violence was to perpetuate its control over the land of Sindhis.... HYDERABAD: Canals closure schedule HYDERABAD, Dec 16: Canals of the Kotri Barrage will remain closed from Dec 26, 2002, to Jan 10, 2003.... HYDERABAD: Auctions HYDERABAD, Dec 16: The district officer, revenue, Hyderabad, has announced that the lease of court of wards land from the Rabi 2002 and onwards will be auctioned on Dec 26 at... PESHAWAR: Qazi wants Urdu as medium of instruction PESHAWAR, Dec 16: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has urged the provincial government to declare Urdu as medium of instruction in the government-run educational institutions and offices.... PESHAWAR: Man sentenced to death in double murder case PESHAWAR, Dec 16: The court of the additional district and sessions judge, Saleem Khan, on Monday convicted a person of killing a man and his son, and sentenced him to death... PESHAWAR: Assembly session called on 23rd PESHAWAR, Dec 16: The NWFP Speaker, Bakht Jahan Khan, has convened the Assembly session, on the request of the opposition parties, on Dec 23.... PESHAWAR: Afghans spreading TB PESHAWAR, Dec 16: Most of the returning Afghan refugees suffering from tuberculosis have been the source of spreading the epidemic among the people back home, a doctor working with an NGO,...

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