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January 17, 2003 Friday Ziqa'ad 13, 1423 KARACHI: Muttahida activists’ killing stirs tension KARACHI, Jan 16: Tension prevailed in the (now defunct) district Central areas on Thursday in the aftermath of the murder of the two Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers late Wednesday night.... KARACHI: People suffer as Orangi roads being neglected KARACHI, Jan 16: Sharea Orangi and Sharea Qaddafi, the two major roads of the sprawling Orangi township which were to be rebuilt under the long-life project a decade back are in... KARACHI: Bus driver shot dead KARACHI, Jan 16: A passenger coach driver was shot dead in Garden area on Thursday evening.... KARACHI: Kabul seeks help in health sector KARACHI, Jan 16: Dr Sohaila Siddiq, the Afghan Minister for Public Health, called on the Provincial Minister for Population Welfare, Dr Saeeda Malik, here on Wednesday and told her that Kabul... KARACHI: Eight cars, 14 bikes hijacked KARACHI, Jan 16: Twenty-two vehicles — eight cars and 14 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Thursday, police said.... KARACHI: Five killed, 19 injured in coach-trailer collision KARACHI, Jan 16: Five passenger died and 19 others were injured, some of them critically, when a passenger coach and an NLC trailer collided head on at Hasan Square at 6:30... KARACHI: Episiotomy an injury inflicted on women: Lecture at PMA House KARACHI, Jan 16: Episiotomy, frequently applied to women in Pakistan during births, is unwarranted and unscientific and the practice must be done away with.... KARACHI: KU extends date for enrolment KARACHI, Jan 16: The University of Karachi, on Thursday announced that the candidates of MBBS and BDS, of 2003 session, whose admissions were finalized within due date, but they could not... KARACHI: SSC exam form date announced KARACHI, Jan 16: Examination forms for SSC, annual 2003 examinations, would be received from the failures of the SSC supplementary examinations-2000, from Jan 1 to Feb 6, a BSE notification said.... KARACHI: Endoscopy unit at CHK opens KARACHI, Jan 16: An endoscopy unit in the Paediatrics Ward III of the Civil Hospital was opened formally on Thursday. The endoscopy unit is the first such facility in the public... KARACHI: BIE announces HSC enrolment KARACHI, Jan 16: The Board of Intermediate Education, has announced the schedule for accepting enrolment forms for HSC, annual examination, from those candidates who appeared in SSC supplementary examinations and were... KARACHI: Repair of Lyari roads demanded KARACHI, Jan 16: The municipal administration of Lyari Town has urged the City Government to include five major roads of the town in its ongoing development schemes, it is learnt.... KARACHI: BCom, BA admissions KARACHI, Jan 16: Admissions to first year BCom and BA have been opened, for the first time, at the Govt Degree Girls College, Sector 11-B, North Karachi, the principal said.... KARACHI: NED declares electrical, textile engg results KARACHI, Jan 16: The NED University of Engineering and Technology, on Thursday announced results of second year, Electrical Engineering, annual examination, 2000-01 batch, alongwith supplementary examination of various batches of university.... KARACHI: Japanese calendars KARACHI, Jan 16: The exhibition of Japanese calendars 2003 will be held at the Arts Council from Jan 21 to 23 as part of celebrations marking the golden jubilee anniversary of... KARACHI: Court notice to PA dy speaker, DAG KARACHI, Jan 16: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh issued notices on Thursday to the respondents and deputy attorney-general on a petition filed by MPA Abdul Rahman Rajput... KARACHI: 3 dismissed cops were blackmailers, court told KARACHI, Jan 16: The four accused in a kidnapping for ransom case — three dismissed policemen and an editor of a periodical — were also allegedly involved in blackmailing people by... KARACHI: 11 Senate candidates file papers KARACHI, Jan 16: With only six days left for filing nomination papers for the 22 Senate seats from Sindh, the Election Commission had received only 11 nomination papers — nine for... KARACHI: Hearing of murder case adjourned KARACHI, Jan 16: Two appeals filed by three convicts, including a police constable, in the murder case of two children of Additional District and Sessions Judge Rashida Asad were put off... KARACHI: Fishermen’s role in ADB projects highlighted KARACHI, Jan 16: Meaningful involvement of local fishermen communities as custodians of the project initiated under the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-sponsored Coastal and Resource Management and Poverty Reduction in Pakistan was... KARACHI: TI for peaceful atmosphere in country KARACHI, Jan 16: The rising rate of crimes in the country has been discouraging entrepreneurs and adding to the miseries of the common man and there is a need to give... KARACHI: Sharea Faisal flyover to be ready six months earlier KARACHI, Jan 16: The multi-million project of Sharea Faisal Flyover will be inaugurated on March 23, six months ahead of schedule.... KARACHI: People favour religious parties: Noorani KARACHI, Jan 16: President of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani Thursday has said that the victory of the MMA candidates in byelections for Rawalpindi, Charsadda and Texila seats... KARACHI: Kh Zakiuddin passes away KARACHI, Jan 16: Khwaja Zakiuddin, eldest son of the late Khwaja and Begum Farhat Shahabuddin, passed away here on Thursday. He was 85.... KARACHI: English-Urdu dictionary KARACHI, Jan 16: The Oxford University Press will launch its newly published bi-lingual dictionary ‘The Oxford English-Urdu Dictionary’ on Friday evening at a local hotel.... KARACHI: Body on transport problems KARACHI, Jan 16: Nazim Karachi Naimatullah Khan has constituted a committee to resolve the issues and complaints with regard to the city transport.... KARACHI: SeaKarnival mural KARACHI, Jan 16: The one-kilometre long mega mural inscribed with “My Karachi: City of Quaid, City of Peace” will be fixed at the Beach Avenue on Friday in connection with the... HYDERABAD: SHC tells growers to contact BoR: Declaration of calamity-hit areas HYDERABAD, Jan 16: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, here on Thursday directed five growers of Badin district to approach the revenue authorities for getting their areas declared calamity-hit ones... KARACHI: SSUET seminar KARACHI, Jan 16: Sir syed University of Engineering and Technology has announced on Thursday that a seminar will be arranged in collaboration with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, at... HYDERABAD: Hostage released, two killed HYDERABAD, Jan 16: The district police on Thursday recovered a hostage, Ashok Thadhani, who had been in the captivity of dacoits since Oct 10 in the jurisdiction of the Matiari police... HYDERABAD: Dist body to ensure labour laws enforcement HYDERABAD, Jan 16: The District Labour Committee on Wednesday constituted a joint District Vigilance Committee to ensure the implementation of labour laws in commercial and industrial organizations of the district.... HYDERABAD: SU position holders HYDERABAD, Jan 16: The controller of examinations, University of Sindh, on Thursday announced the names of students who took positions in semester examinations of B.Sc (hons), fresh water biology and fisheries,... HYDERABAD: MPA exams from 22nd HYDERABAD, Jan 16: The controller of examinations, University of Sindh, on Thursday announced the third semester examinations of MPA final (evening programme), 2001-2002 session, would commence from Jan 22.... HYDERABAD: Power shutdown HYDERABAD, Jan 16: Hesco here on Thursday announced that due to repair and maintenance work, power supply would remain suspended in Hali Road area, Hyderabad, and unit no 6, 7 and... HYDERABAD: Protest HYDERABAD, Jan 16: The Nazim and councillors of union council-3, Qasimabad, and representatives of social welfare organizations continued their hunger strike for the fifth consecutive day here on Thursday.... PESHAWAR: Power units to be installed in Fata PESHAWAR, Jan 16: To ensure smooth supply of electricity to the remote parts of the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas some 100 small hydel power units will be installed where Water and Power... PESHAWAR: Unicef, others discuss provincial strategy PESHAWAR, Jan 16: A meeting of Unicef counterparts, government departments, representatives of NGOs, civil society and media was held at a local hotel said a statement issued here on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Rs120m promised for Chitral PESHAWAR, Jan 16: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has promised to release funds to the tune of Rs120 million for construction of roads and provision of other facilities to the... PESHAWAR: Police sensitized on children’s rights PESHAWAR, Jan 16: Speakers at a workshop on human rights have observed that the police can play a vital role in people’s character-building, so that society have a crop of law-abiding... PESHAWAR: Judgment in Nazim’s case reserved PESHAWAR, Jan 16: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday reserved judgment on a writ petition filed by the Swabi district Nazim, Sher Zaman Sher, challenging his disqualification...

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