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For the professionals, a political activism is the new gold mine
Imran Khan was in Karachi to launch a forum for politically active professionals.
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‘No kapra, no roti, but definitely a makaan six feet under soon’
People living in Sukkur’s tent city have nowhere to go.
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Lyari suffers power outage as KESC and DC play tug of war
Repair work stopped after the Southern deputy commissioner registered an FIR against the utility.
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Brooding genius: The big black book of Sadequain launched at IVS
In his 40-year career he made over 15,000 works.
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For want of judges: 224 employees sit idle at Sindh High Court
At present, 28 posts for judges are vacant.
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In a city of paradoxes, protests not just against Valentine’s Day but also its symbolism
Conservative groups rail against the cultural corruption as couples go about having fun.
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Cradle of misery: 5 little girls thrown out like garbage
Police investigate abortions or infanticides after foetuses found in Akhtar Colony.
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Jesus and Mary Convent principal to be honoured with Sitara Quaid-e-Azam
Father Robert McCollouch also honoured with Sitara Quaid-e-Azam for his societal and cultural work.
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On Valentine's Day: Youth attempts suicide to mend ties with lover
In order to make it up to his sulking loved one, Arain tried to shoot himself.
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Epic failure: ASI killed and seven injured in two police encounters
The authorities were searching for 10 stolen buffaloes.
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Hunger strike: Three doctors are rushed to the ICU, as 20 burn their appointment letters
Doctors threaten to shut down public hospitals across Sindh if govt doesn’t agree.
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SHC petition: College teachers seek end to principal’s reign
The petition challenges the extensions given to the principal of Jinnah Law College.
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No classes!: Teachers’ protest goes national
The University of Karachi has not made a decision as yet.
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Gender equality: They vow to continue…
Forum discusses the progress on measures to develop and implement gender protection laws.
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Lyari violence: Two bodies found in gunny bags a day after Vehshi’s murder
Police suspect the dead were Baloch-speaking and could have been victims of the on-going target killings in the area.
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Election update: MQM plans to increase its Senate strength to 7
Nasreen Jalil, Umer Khan Ali Sherzai among nominees for upper house of parliament.
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Anti-terrorism court: Suspects remanded to police custody
The men were arrested after a joint operation by CPLC and AVCC police tracking the mobile phone record.
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Sindh Assembly: MQM, ANP spar in the assembly as the PPP stays silent on Gilani’s fate
PPP’s MPAs were present in full force and the CM also put in an appearance.
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What is your child learning in school?: ‘94 per cent children in grade III can’t read’
Annual Status of Education Report highlights differences in rural and urban education in Sindh.
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Baloch women say they want to go to universities and not fear for their lives
Conference held to express solidarity with the Baloch people.
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PPP leaders criticise 'political orphan's' meeting with Nawaz Sharif
The leaders allege that Sharif is seeking political entry into Sindh through “nonentities” like Bhutto.
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MQM nominates seven candidates for Senate elections
Candidates nominated for seven general, two women, two minority and two technocrat seats.
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Tailored changes: Revolution is good; results, maybe not
Scholars yearn for ‘natural conclusion’ to Arab Spring – secular democracy.
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The ‘real’ Pakistan: Urologist, economist and sculptor scoop awards
2012 Engro Excellence Awards depict country’s potential.
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Life’s not easy for foreign journalists in ‘hard’ country
Foreign Correspondents’ Burden mulled over at local festival.
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After Baba Ladla’s cousin killed, fighting erupts in Lyari
The neighbourhood turned violent after Zubair alias Vehshi’s body was found off Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Road.
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For Arfa and Afza: KPT launches two ferryboat services
Free for the public and residents of Baba, Bhit and Salehabad islands.
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Navid Kermani’s question: You suffer, but why?
The scholar dwells on the importance of critique in religion, actually an Islamic tradition.
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Plenty of smiles as: Altamash dentists graduate
Amid rejoicing, graduates worry about future prospects .
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Writers and poets offer modern solutions to navigating ‘tough’ Urdu classics
Not many people can even read the Urdu literature properly, let alone comprehend it, says Iftikhar Arif.
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Fugitive pieces: Pakistan’s history has been bleached by official narratives
We have been given a blinkered view of the past, say scholars and experts.
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Literary criticism creates a relationship between reader and writer
Bhalla, simply put it, literary criticism helps discriminate between what matters and what doesn’t matter.
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Book launch: Pakistan finally finds a ‘companion’ for history
Editor Dr Ayesha Jalal says the country needs to outline its parameters for history.
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Zardaris are a Baloch tribe, historian reminds, much to audience’s amusement
Yaqoob Bangash presents solution: engage the Baloch and admit your mistakes.
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‘No one went to the mosque or temple to thank God after Partition’
From the two-nation theory to post-Partition literature - a historian, former minister and academic dissect the past.
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The Silent Minority: ‘Only Muslims and men can live in this country’
Khaled Ahmed attempted to identify, as best as he could in a five-minute slot, minorities in Pakistan.
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Karachi Literature Festival: It’s Easy to find Vikram Seth suitable
Your can’t dislkike him - even when he’s discussing rhyme and metre with enthusiasm.
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Two Ahmadis shot dead in feud in Umerkot
Two men died on the spot while one man was critically injured after being shot by the guard over an argument.
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Kidnapping: Body of slain DSP's son recovered from Gulistan-e-Jauhar
Kidnappers contacted Zayeem’s family, demanded for ransom of Rs5 million, murdered him when demands were not met.
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SHC still short of 26 judges: Three high court judges take oath
Conflicting lists add to confusion over more appointments.
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A conversation with Shobhaa De: At 64, Shobhaa De is still going full steam
The incorrigible Indian writer talks about breaking stereotypes and challenging gender biases.
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Author Mirza Waheed: Violence and nostalgia in Kashmir
Author discusses his work of fiction, ‘The Collaborator’ and the banality of violence.
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A conversation with Anatol Lieven: Siddiqa dangles bait, Lieven doesn’t bite
The scholar talks about his new book on power and resilience in Pakistan.
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Shairi aur Afsana: Bridging gaps by translating Urdu literature
Fahmida Riaz did not talk about the pros and cons of translation, instead she focused on poetry.
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The scent from Deccan gardens permeate popular imagination
Ali Akbar Husain talks about a heritage long forgotten.
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Urdu and Beyond: How not to limit the poet, writer or language to an ideology
Dr Haq claims that post-modernism presents old ideas as new.
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For Dalrymple, the key to Delhi lay in Karachi
The lack of narrative history, and his love for the city, led the historian to undertake White Mughals.
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Karachi’s biggest tragedy is its uncaring elite
Arif Hasan, Roland deSouza, HM Naqvi mull over some of the ways in which the city is being rent apart.
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Case of Exploding Mangoes fans grill Mohammad Hanif on the ISI
On the first day of KLF, “the rockstar of Pakistani literature” faced a hall packed with fans.
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Karachi Literature Festival: ‘Pakistan made Manto an alcoholic’
Ayesha Jalal talks about Manto’s friends, passions and his deep love for humanity.