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December 28, 2002 Saturday Shawwal 23, 1423 KARACHI: Sprawling township emerges in Hawkesbay: Lyari Expressway affected KARACHI, Dec 27: A new township is coming up fast adjacent to Journalists Housing Society on Hawkesbay Road to resettle those displaced by the construction of Lyari Expressway.... KARACHI: Steps urged to save Gutter Baghicha KARACHI, Dec 27: Speakers at a workshop on Friday urged the citizens to join hands to protect Gutter Baghicha (sewerage farms) against encroachments, as land mafia and vested interests were trying... KARACHI: Tribunal hears MMA candidate’s poll plea KARACHI, Dec 27: The Sindh Election Tribunal heard on Friday an election petition filed by Mohammed Ahmed Siddiqui of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, a candidate from PS-112, Karachi.... KARACHI: Stern action demanded against PPP turncoats KARACHI, Dec 27: The Sindh Council of the Pakistan People’s Party criticized on Friday the regime for “imposing a government on Sindh through horse- trading,” and also called for stern action... KARACHI: Dawn’s lifestyles show gets under way KARACHI, Dec 27: Every event in which a number of industrial, commercial and social organizations take part is a sign of the times. Dawn’s ‘All About Lifestyles’ exhibition, which opened its... KARACHI: Inter suppl exams from 31st KARACHI, Dec 27: The HSC supplementary examinations 2002 for regular candidates of the humanities group and private candidates of humanities and commerce will begin on Dec 31.... KARACHI: Nazim okays institute for heart diseases KARACHI, Dec 27: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has given a final approval for the establishment of Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases.... KARACHI: 2,000 dog-bite cases registered in 2002: NICH report KARACHI, Dec 27: As many as 200 people were bitten by dogs in the year 2002 in 12 major incidents of ‘rabid dog bite,’ while over 2,000 cases were registered in... KARACHI: Urdu body’s role praised KARACHI: To eulogize the efforts put in by Anjuman Taraqqi-i-Urdu in the founding of Urdu University, an assembly was organized by Daera Adab-o-Saqafat, Dhaka Group of Institutions and the Babul Islam... KARACHI: Scientists urged to help promote world peace KARACHI, Dec 27: Karachi Nazim Naimatullah Khan has made a fervent appeal to the scientists around the world to use science and technology in the 21st century for fostering peace and... KARACHI: DHA projects discussed KARACHI, Dec 27: A meeting of representatives of the Defence Residents Societies was held here on Friday in the DHA’s main office to discuss various problems and suggestions of the residents.... KARACHI: Eight cars, 12 bikes hijacked: Jobless man commits suicide KARACHI, Dec 27: A jobless young man committed suicide in the city late Thursday night.... KARACHI: Cabinet to be finalized soon, says Mahar KARACHI, Dec 27: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar on Friday dispelled the impression of differences among coalition partners over allocation of ministries and said that formation of provincial cabinet would... KARACHI: It will remove sense of deprivation, says Altaf KARACHI, Dec 27: The chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Husain, said on Friday that the appointment of Dr Ishratul Ibad as the governor of Sindh is a victory of... KARACHI: PML-Q backs Imtiaz in byelection KARACHI, Dec 27: The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) has announced its support for Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh as a candidate for the Sindh assembly in byelections.... HYDERABAD: Corrupt being made ministers: PML-N HYDERABAD, Dec 27: The acting president of Pakistan Muslim League-N, MNA Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, has alleged that those people, who were involved in massive corruption and had looted and plundered the... HYDERABAD: 50 students caught cheating HYDERABAD, Dec 27: The vigilance team of the Sindh University paid a surprise visit to the Government College examination centre, Khairpur Nathan Shah, on Thursday and caught a large number of... HYDERABAD: SHC official criticizes ACLC HYDERABAD, Dec 27: The procedure being adopted by the anti- car lifting cell (ACLC) for seizing vehicles, having tampered or punched registration numbers, is nothing but an exercise in futility.... SUKKUR: Sukkur Express with AC coaches inaugurated SUKKUR, Dec 27: The federal minister for railways, Ghaus Bux Maher, inaugurated the new Sukkur Express along with its two lower class air-conditioned coaches in a ceremony at the Sukkur Railway... SUKKUR: Two die in attack SUKKUR, Dec 27: Two persons were shot dead while another was injured on Friday after unidentified armed persons opened fire on them in the jurisdiction of the Dubber police station.... SANGHAR: Two kidnapped SANGHAR, Dec 27: Two men were kidnapped late Wednesday night from the Jafar Khan Leghari village in the jurisdiction of Sinjhoro police station.... NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: PPP, STPP protest against governor NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Dec 27: Workers of the Pakistan People’s Party and the Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party on Friday staged rallies in Mehrabpur and Tharushah, respectively, against the appointment of the Muttahida... LARKANA: Two killed over Karo-kari LARKANA, Dec 27: A woman, Hasina, and a man, Khamiso, were killed on the pretext of Karo-kari in the Ghazi Khan Buriro village late Thursday night.... DADU: Demo against Nazim held DADU, Dec 27: The residents of Union Council 4 of Dadu city held a protest demonstration outside the press club on Friday against their Union Council Nazim, Syed Hussain Shah.... PESHAWAR: Attention to women problems sought PESHAWAR, Dec 27: The issue of violence against women needed special attention as various inhuman customs and traditions were prevalent in the society, Ms Zubaida Khatoon, chief provincial officer, United Nation Children’s Fund (Unicef), said on Friday.... PESHAWAR: Motion tabled in PA on LB reforming PESHAWAR, Dec 27: The NWFP Assembly on Friday referred an adjournment motion, on the restructuring and reforming of the present local bodies system, to the relevant committee to seek suggestions for... PESHAWAR: Rs71.6m okayed for desilting campaign PESHAWAR, Dec 27: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has okayed Rs71.644 million for removing silt from canals and irrigation channels to improve water supply to users and to boost agricultural economy... PESHAWAR: Plea seeking seat for minorities in Senate filed PESHAWAR, Dec 27: A minority union councillor and chief of Minorities Coordination Party (MCP), Dr Stephen Saleem Hamdard, has challenged in the Peshawar High Court the non-representation of non-Muslims in the... PESHAWAR: Demo held against US policy on Iraq PESHAWAR, Dec 27: Shabab-i-Milli, a sister organisation of Jamaat-i-Islami, held a protest demonstration against the imminent US attack on Iraq, here on Friday.... PESHAWAR: ASI suspended for detaining two illegally PESHAWAR, Dec 27: The capital city police chief, Tanveerul Haq Sipra, has suspended an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Bhadabher Police Station on the charge of keeping two persons in illegal detention.... PESHAWAR: Forestry project’s duration extended PESHAWAR, Dec 27: The Asian Development Bank and the Dutch government have approved extension in the NWFP Forestry Sector Project, which was likely to be wound up by Dec 31, official... HARIPUR: Workshop on district bodies concludes HARIPUR, Dec 27: The six-day workshop, aimed at improving the performance of the members of the district and Tehsil councils, concluded on Friday....

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