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January 11, 2003 Saturday Ziqa'ad 7, 1423 KARACHI: City govt told to stop work on KMC bldg KARACHI, Jan 10: Sindh government has directed the city district government Karachi to immediately stop construction activities at the old KMC building on M.A. Jinnah Road.... KARACHI: Judgment reserved in Zuhair murder case KARACHI, Jan 10: An anti-terrorism court reserved on Friday judgment in the Zuhair Akram Nadeem murder case against three workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.... KARACHI: 3 cars, 12 bikes hijacked: Man dies in accident KARACHI, Jan 10: Fifteen vehicles — three cars and 12 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Friday, police said.... KARACHI: Doctors denied entry into IBS despite court order KARACHI, Jan 10: The forcibly-evicted doctors of the Institute of Behavioral Sciences were not allowed to enter the mental health institute on Friday despite the fact that they were in possession... KARACHI: Nadra explains CNICs errors KARACHI, Jan 10: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has issued a clarification with regard to the news item, appearing in the Jan 9 issue of Dawn, about the data... KARACHI: PMA, PIMA slam raid on doctor’s house KARACHI, Jan 10: The raid mounted by law-enforcement agencies on the house of a heart specialist on Thursday, in the dead of the night, has angered the community of doctors. The... KARACHI: Effluent treatment plant may be shelved KARACHI, Jan 10: Work on the first Combined Effluent Treatment Plant of Pakistan, being setup in Korangi industrial area for tanneries, has been stopped owing to a row over the contribution... KARACHI: Maternity home to have more facilities KARACHI, Jan 10: The DCO of Karachi, Shafiqur Rehman Paracha, visited Manghopir Maternity Home in Site Town on Friday and took a serious note of poor maintenance of the hospital. After... KARACHI: Implementation of revised curriculum may get delayed KARACHI, Jan 10: After being informed by the Sindh Textbook Board that the books based on the revised curriculum could only be made available by the academic session, 2004-05, it seems... KARACHI: Malaysian team’s suggestions on transport KARACHI, Jan 10: The visiting Malaysian delegation, consisting of an official of the city government Kuala Lumpur and a representative of M.Trans - a firm which has developed mono-rail system in... KARACHI: PhD, MPhil degrees KARACHI, Jan 10: The meeting of the Board of Advance Studies, University of Karachi, was held on Friday which was presided over by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Dr Zafar Saeed Saifi.... KARACHI: Nazim wants sewerage, water lines repaired KARACHI, Jan 10: The Nazim of Karachi, Naimatullah Khan, has expressed concern over the growing problem of leakages in water and sewerage lines. He directed the concerned engineers to leave their... KARACHI: Cardiovascular workshop opens on 17th KARACHI, Jan 10: A three-day cardiovascular interventions workshop will be held here from Jan 17 to 19 at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD).... KARACHI: New minibus route KARACHI, Jan 10: The Secretary, Regional District Transport Authority, on Friday allowed new mini bus route No. G-29.... KARACHI: Road safety week from 16th KARACHI, Jan 10: As part of its behavioural change programme for drivers and vehicle/motorbike owners, Shell is launching a road safety week from Jan 16 during which training programmes will be... KARACHI: Court notice to govt on road closure KARACHI, Jan 10: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh issued notices on Friday to deputy attorney-general, the secretary local government, Sindh, and the administrator of Defence Housing Authority... KARACHI: Muslims in Europe face hostility: Clesse KARACHI, Jan 10: The Director of the Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies, Dr Armand Clesse, has said hostility to and suspicion of Muslims in Europe have increased in the... KARACHI: Ibad urges more steps to improve education KARACHI, Jan 10: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has called not only for the continuity of steps taken for the improvement of education benefitting from the information technology, but also for... KARACHI: FTO orders payment of refund claims KARACHI, Jan 10: On a complaint of M/s Cynamid Pakistan Ltd, Karachi, the federal tax ombudsman Justice Saleem Akhtar has recommended that the CBR should direct the collectors concerned to trace... KARACHI: Election tribunal notice to RO KARACHI, Jan 10: The Sindh Election Tribunal, comprising Justice Ghulam Rabbani of the Sindh High Court, issued on Friday notice to the returning officer of PS-113 Karachi, MPA of the Muttahida... KARACHI: Police told to control crime KARACHI, Jan 10: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar on Friday directed police and other law-enforcement agencies to control crime so that the confidence of people could be restored.... KARACHI: NFC Award be based on revenue, says Aftab KARACHI, Jan 10: In the seventh National Finance Commission (NFC) Award, Sindh would press for allocations on the basis of revenue generation and its percentage in each province, rather than on... KARACHI: Zafar Naeem passes away KARACHI, Jan 10: The Registrar of Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET), Prof Zafar Naeem, died from cardiac arrest here on Friday. He was 72. He left behind a... KARACHI: PPP Senate candidates’ list KARACHI, Jan 10: The parliamentary party of the PPP is likely to meet here on Sunday to finalize the list of its candidates for the Senate, sources said on Friday.... KARACHI: JI women hold demo KARACHI, Jan 10: Hundreds of the Jamaat-i-Islami women activists staged a protest demonstration on Friday in front of Karachi Press Club against the arrest of family members of a Jamaat leader,... HYDERABAD: SHC releases four illegal detainees HYDERABAD, Jan 10: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Friday freed four illegal detainees, who had been kept in chains at the Tando Allahyar police station.... NAWABSHAH: Sugarcane growers block highway: Protest against sugar mills NAWABSHAH, Jan 10: Thousands of farmers on Friday blocked the National Highway at Qazi Ahmed for over three hours to protest against the managements of the three sugar mills for not... LARKANA: Khuhro sees joint PPP-MMA strategy: Senate election LARKANA, Jan 10: Sindh PPP chief Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has said that the Peoples’ Party Parliamentarians and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal will cooperate with each other in the coming Senate elections.... SHIKARPUR: 10 arrested SHIKARPUR, Jan 10: The police on Thursday arrested the 10 accused, who were wanted in the murder case of Gulshan Maher and other Maher tribesmen, from Garhi Yasin Road.... SUKKUR: Water shortage persists in Sukkur SUKKUR, Jan 10: The people residing in the Old Sukkur, Queens Road, New Pind, Shahi Bazaar and Frere Road suffered water shortage for the third consecutive day.... HYDERABAD: Teachers to boycott interviews HYDERABAD, Jan 10: The All Sindh Teachers Association (ASTA) has announced boycott of fresh tests and interviews of the junior school teachers of elementary, secondary and higher secondary schools.... BADIN: Farmers threaten to burn crop BADIN, Jan 10: The standoff between growers and sugar mill owners has reached a critical point in Badin district as the growers have threatened to burn sugarcane crop if the government... HYDERABAD: Five held after ‘encounter’ HYDERABAD, Jan 10: The Site police claimed to have arrested five alleged robbers near Phuleli Canal here on Thursday night after an exchange of fire.... THATTA: PPP losing ground in by-election THATTA, Jan 10: With only four days left to the by-elections, the Shirazi group’s candidate is likely to return uncontested on PS-86 (Mirpur Bathoro-Sujawal) seat in the absence of a campaign... HYDERABAD: Instrumentalist passes away HYDERABAD, Jan 10: A noted instrumentalist (Sarangi Nawaz) Ustad Majeed Khan died at the Liaquat University Hospital here on Thursday night.... PESHAWAR: Town obtains loan to pay staff salaries PESHAWAR, Jan 10: The increasing unrest among 2,200 employees of town-1 of the Peshawar city district due to delay in payment of their salaries for the month of January eased off... PESHAWAR: 103 POs held in week-long drive PESHAWAR, Jan 10: The city police have arrested 103 proclaimed offenders allegedly wanted in heinous crimes and 400 others on the charges of committing minor offences, during the last one week.... PESHAWAR: Govt urged to stop closure of PODB PESHAWAR, Jan 10: Decision to abolish Pakistan Oilseed Development Board (PODB) is against the interests of the country as it slashed the country’s import bill by Rs 27 billion during the... PESHAWAR: Workers demand facilities PESHAWAR, Jan 10: Workers of the Kohat Cement Factory have protested against the withdrawal of prevailing facilities by the administration of the factory.... PESHAWAR: Rallies flay US plan to attack Iraq PESHAWAR, Jan 10: Various religious parties and student organizations staged protest rallies against the possible US attack on Iraq here on Friday....

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