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December 19, 2002 Thursday Shawwal 14, 1423 KARACHI: Action suggested against 2 colleges KARACHI, Dec 18: Not happy with the recent visits of the inspection and monitoring team for colleges, a certain group of teachers is trying to pursue the official of the Sindh... KARACHI: High Court to decide IBS fate on 24th KARACHI, Dec 18: The Sindh High Court decided on Wednesday to settle the dispute over the control and management of the Institute of Behavioral Sciences (IBS) after hearing detailed arguments on... KARACHI: 26 vehicles hijacked KARACHI, Dec 18: Twenty-six vehicles — eight cars and 18 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Wednesday, police said.... KARACHI: Weddings cost KESC Rs1bn KARACHI, Dec 18: The average size of a Pakistani household is six - two parents and four children. It follows then that the head of an average family has to organize... KARACHI: Man found dead in Liaquatabad KARACHI, Dec 18: A man was found dead in his house in Liaquatabad on Wednesday night. Mystery surrounds the death of the man.... KARACHI: Reckless driving claims three lives KARACHI, Dec 18: Reckless driving claimed three lives in the city on Wednesday.... KARACHI: 1,000 trees planted on University Road KARACHI, Dec 18: Work on planting trees and floral saplings on roads and roundabouts under the beautification campaign of the City District Government Karachi is in full swing.... KARACHI: First of 100 libraries at police stations opened KARACHI, Dec 18: The Nazim of Karachi, Naimatullah Khan, has said that a Quran and Sunnah Academy has been established and would be inaugurated formally soon.... KARACHI: Post-MSc fellowships at KU KARACHI, Dec 18: The University of Karachi has said that post-MSc fellowships are available at the A.Q. Khan Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, for which the eligibility is MSc in... KARACHI: 7,000 children trained in traffic rules KARACHI, Dec 18: Leading television compare Anwar Maqsood on Wednesday called for the continuation of the Karavan Karachi-PSO road sense programme, terming it a social service that has few parallells.... KARACHI: Childcare facilities at CHK KARACHI, Dec 18: Khadija Soomro, wife of Governor Sindh Muhammedmian Soomro, on Tuesday inaugurated additional beds at the children’s ward, the alternative power supply for the ward and the children’s park... KARACHI: New bus route KARACHI, Dec 18: The District Regional Transport Authority (DRTA) has created a new bus route No 10-A.... KARACHI: Devolution of power yielding results: Rind KARACHI, Dec 18: Chief Secretary Sindh, K.B. Rind, has said that the devolution of powers to grassroots level has produced positive results in Sindh and a good working relationship exists between... KARACHI: There will be no ‘no-go’ areas, says Mahar KARACHI, Dec 18: Chief Minister Ali Muhammad Mahar has declared that there will be no ‘no-go areas’ in Pakistan saying that the entire country is open to all and everybody is... KARACHI: Harkat men’s trial put off to 24th KARACHI, Dec 18: Syed Aley Maqbool Rizvi, the judge of the anti-terrorism court-1, put off on Wednesday to Dec 24 the trial of the accused in the case of attempt to... KARACHI: PPP leaders kept party away from power: Qazi KARACHI, Dec 18: The Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami and parliamentary party leader of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal in National Assembly, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, has said that Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P) lost an opportunity... KARACHI: Murder case appeal to be referred to referee judge KARACHI, Dec 18: The appeal of an accused, convicted and sentenced in the murder case of four persons, including policemen, will be referred to a referee judge as one member of... KARACHI: Mohajir convention KARACHI, Dec 18: The Mohajir Rabita Council (MRC) is holding a Mohajir Convention here on Dec 22 which will be specially addressed by MQM chief Altaf Husain from London, Kazi Khalid... THATTA: Cane crushing delay to cost growers more THATTA, Dec 18: The unnecessary delay in resumption of cane crushing will lead to serious repercussions, including obstruction in sowing of wheat and other cereals, damage to rotational crops, and acute... HYDERABAD: Promotion be given on seniority basis: Union HYDERABAD, Dec 18: The All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Central Labour Union has rejected promotion of Wapda employees to next grade on the basis of merit.... HYDERABAD: Two Hesco men arrested HYDERABAD, Dec 18: Two line superintendents of the Hesco were arrested on charges of misappropriating millions of rupees in the electricity supply work to different villages of Nawabshah, an FIA source... HYDERABAD: Notices in building collapse case issued HYDERABAD, Dec 18: The Sindh High Court here on Wednesday issued notices to officials and private respondents on a constitutional petition, seeking inquiry into the collapse of the Arain Building resulting... HYDERABAD: Education dept official sentenced in absentia HYDERABAD, Dec 18: An official of the education department was sentenced in absentia on Wednesday to six years of imprisonment in two separate cases of corruption.... HYDERABAD: MSF hold demo against Nawaz’s forced exile HYDERABAD, Dec 18: The activists of the Muslim Students Federation, city chapter, on Wednesday held a protest demonstration in front of the press club against the forced exile of former prime... SUKKUR: PSF observes black day SUKKUR, Dec 18: Workers of the People’s Students Federation, Sukkur, on Wednesday observed black day to protest against the arrest of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement’s MPA Younus Khan from the Sindh... SUKKUR: Crop set on fire SUKKUR, Dec 18: Ten men attacked the Ramzan Jafri village, near Thul, on Tuesday and opened fire, injuring two persons, whose names could not be ascertained immediately.... MIRPURKHAS: UTP escapes MIRPURKHAS, Dec 18: An under-trial prisoner, Basheer Khaskheli, escaped from police custody in the premises of a court in Kot Ghulam Mohammad the other day.—BoC... PESHAWAR: Arrest warrants for Altaf, 6 others issued PESHAWAR, Dec 18: The court of additional district and sessions judge, Peshawar, here on Wednesday issued perpetual arrest warrants of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s chief, Altaf Hussain, and six other accused... PESHAWAR: New bodies soon to help execute DASP PESHAWAR, Dec 18: The government has decided to reconstitute the district committees of the Dir Area Support Project (DASP) to ensure its implementation keeping in view the elected representatives’  recommendations.... PESHAWAR: Order against Nazim suspended PESHAWAR, Dec 18: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court here on Wednesday suspended the order of an election tribunal disqualifying the Swabi District Nazim, Sher Zaman Sher.... PESHAWAR: Cold forces Afghans into Pakistan PESHAWAR, Dec 18: An increase in the illegal influx of Afghan refugees has been witnessed in recent days due to cold weather and lack of resources in Afghanistan.... PESHAWAR: Inquiry into patient’s death ordered PESHAWAR, Dec 18: NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan on Wednesday ordered inquiry into the death of an injured employee of Town-I, Peshawar, who died in the hospital due to the alleged...

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