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March 12, 2003 Wednesday Muharram 8, 1424 KARACHI: Woman, girl found murdered KARACHI, March 11: A woman, Zaibunnisa, aged 45, was found murdered at her house in Liaquatabad late Monday night.... KARACHI: Chinese firm interested in KCR revival KARACHI, March 11: A Chinese delegation is scheduled to hold a meeting on Wednesday with the officials of City’s transport department and Pakistan Railways to review the past studies on Karachi... KARACHI: Man shot dead in ‘encounter’ KARACHI, March 11: An alleged bandit was shot dead in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Tuesday, in what the police claimed an encounter.... KARACHI: Suspect held for Al-Falah killings KARACHI, March 11: The police claimed to have arrested a man for his alleged involvement in a number of sectarian killings, including of nine people at an Imambargah in Al-Falah.... KARACHI: Many areas without water KARACHI, March 11: Several parts of the city either went without water or received scant supply on Tuesday.... KARACHI: SHC sets aside conviction KARACHI, March 11: Justice Mohammed Ashraf Leghari of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday set aside the conviction awarded to an accused/appellant, Imam Bux, former in charge of a store of... KARACHI: Hospital project KARACHI, March 11: Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation Rauf Siddiqui has said the government and concerned organizations are being approached for making the children’s hospital in North Karachi functional.... KARACHI: Govt spends 70 paisa a year on each pupil’s health cover KARACHI, March 11: There is an annual allocation of only paisas 70 for the healthcare of each child in government schools in Karachi.... KARACHI: PTCL staff detained for ‘illegal’ digging KARACHI, Mar 11: The row between Jamshed Town administer and PTCL deepened when the town officials handed over some of the PTCL staff to police. They were let off a few... KARACHI: Owners plan counter drive against KBCA: Action against schools KARACHI, March 11: Private school owners on Tuesday lambasted the KBCA for serving notices on them for regularization of buildings and against commercialization of educational premises built on residential plots.... KARACHI: Work may be delayed on Banaras Chowk KARACHI, March 11: Work on the Banaras Chowk improvement plan is likely to be delayed further in the wake of objections raised by the city government’s water and sanitation department concerning... KARACHI: Removal of encroachment from park ordered KARACHI, March 11: Sindh Chief Secretary K. B. Rind has called for details regarding a five-year delayed development project of a park in the H area of Khokhrapar and directed the... KARACHI: Inter suppl exam results announced KARACHI, March 11: The Board of Intermediate Education on Tuesday announced the results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), Part II, supplementary examinations, 2002, Science Group (Pre-Medical).... KARACHI: SSUET results KARACHI, March 11: The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology has announced the results of 2nd, 4th and 6th semester exames of B S degree programme in Computer Engineering, held... KARACHI: Check on harassment of women KARACHI, March 11: Justice (retd) Majida Rizvi, chairman of the Committee for Status of Women in Pakistan, has said that though the Constitution accords full protection to women, their harassment continues... KARACHI: Old fishing dispute surfaces again KARACHI, March 11: Over a decade old dispute over fishing rights between Sindh and Balochistan has surfaced again.... KARACHI: Rs19 million compensation claimed for parents death KARACHI, March 11: The Sindh High Court issued on Monday summons to the National Logistic Cell for April 8 on two suits moved by nine children whose parents were run over... KARACHI: ‘Pakistan First’ discussed KARACHI: Pakistan First — a popular slogan with the establishment parties — was put to question in a talk on Tuesday. There were two divergent explanations one coming from Gen (r)... KARACHI: Contempt notice to city govt KARACHI, March 11: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh issued on Tuesday contempt of court notices to the city nazim and other officials for March 26... KARACHI: Chinese, Bahrain diplomats meet CM KARACHI, March 11: The Consul General of Bahrain, Jameel Abdul Wahab Abdul Salam, called on the Chief Minister, Sardar Ali Muhammad Khan Mahar, at CM House here on Tuesday and discussed... KARACHI: Paintings show on plight of women KARACHI, March 11: Speakers at a function on Monday called for giving due rights to women as enshrined in the religion and guaranteed by the constitution.... KARACHI: Death penalty for karo-kari killing urged KARACHI, March 11: Speakers at a meeting here on Monday demanded that the murders committed under the pretext of honour killing (karo-kari) be termed acts of terrorism and death penalty be... KARACHI: Traffic arrangements during Muharram KARACHI, March 11: The traffic police have announced the following traffic arrangements for Muharram-ul Haram 12, 13, and 14:... KARACHI: APNS awards on 18th KARACHI, March 11: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society’s (APNS) awards ceremony will be held here on March 18, the Secretary-General of the APNS, Kazi Asad Abid, announced on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Complaint centre KARACHI, March 11: A complaint centre has been set up in Gulshan-i-Iqbal town with phone number 9231367 where people can make complaints about faulty sewerage system, sanitation lights and roads. —PPI... KARACHI: Minister’s statement criticized KARACHI, March 11: Reacting to a statement by the Sindh minister of education on new laws for the regulation of private schools, an office-bearer of the PML (N) Sindh said on... KARACHI: Control room KARACHI, March 11: An emergency control room has been set up in Malir Town to maintain law and order and to handle any emergency during Muharram. The control room has been... HYDERABAD: Smoke-emitting vehicles to be checked HYDERABAD, March 11: The director general, environment, Shafiq Ahmad Khoso, has said his department has submitted a scheme to Islamabad for approval to ensure implementation of laws against smoke-emitting vehicles.... HYDERABAD: Ombudsman insists his order still valid: Illegal detentions HYDERABAD, March 11: Sindh Ombudsman Justice (retd) Hazikul Khairi has said that his order for raids at police stations by a team of his office to check cases of illegal detention... HYDERABAD: ‘Police Order 2002 to be reviewed’ HYDERABAD, March 11: The government will review the Police Order 2002 in view of the public complaints regarding the operation and investigation wings of the police.... SANGHAR: Man shot dead on pretext of Karo-kari SANGHAR, March 11: A villager was shot dead by three men on the pretext of Karo-kari in the Phul Faqir village, near Shahdadpur, on Monday night.... KHAIRPUR: Canal breach floods villages, crops KHAIRPUR, March 11: The Ali Bahar Canal developed a 40-foot wide breach at Machhi Minor near Thari Mirwah on Monday night as a result Lund Jamrao and Rajpar villages were inundated.... DADU: One killed, 60 injured in accident DADU, March 11: One person was killed and 60 others were injured in an accident on the Indus Highway near Amri on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Three minor boys drown HYDERABAD, March 11: Three minor boys drowned while taking bath in stagnant water in the Raju Nizamani village, near Tando Mohammad Khan, on Monday....

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