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Election time: MQM set to finalise Senate candidates name this week
The MQM currently has six members in the Senate.
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Sindh’s health care: Nursing a grudge over long-untended needs
Nurses threaten to hold rallies for better pay and conditions in province-wide strike.
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Power play: Govt replaces FAO recommended MD but SHC brings him back
Only the board has the authority to appoint or remove the MD.
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Local government: SLGO 1979 transition extended for four months
More discussions will take place once Pir Mazharul Haq returns.
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After success of one housing project, AKD opens the door on another
In DHA’s Phase VIII, the Arkadians will be offering 270 flats by February.
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From the margin: Sikhs want a Senate seat reserved for community
Minority issue discussed with new secretary.
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Lawyers’ killings: High court summons top cop and leaders of the Bar
Shia ulema council calls for protest.
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CPLC employee detained for leaking Rehman Malik’s personal information
The information was used to activate SIM card using Malik’s particulars.
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Women’s summit: Turkish, Afghan leaders to share lessons today
Ayesha Tammy Haq will lead the session on local entrepreneurs and their success stories.
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Whodunit?: Police constable shot dead
Khan was on his way home to Sector-J in Chandni Chowk when two men on a motorcycle shot at him near Sector 11.5.
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Alternative Measures: Villagers protest against flooding in the province
Protesters said that the irrigation authorities did not drain the water but instead diverted the canal water.
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In the city by the sea: Pakistan’s seafarers not recognised by engineering council
NED university offers conversion course which allows them to graduate as marine engineers.
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Clean air: Green squad to hit Sukkur for noise and smoke pollution
Good cars will get green stickers, bad cars red.
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JI chief hits out at military operations, says party to besiege parliament if Nato routes restored
Munawar Hasan dwells on Memogate, elections, drone strikes.
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Out with the new, in with the old: why KMC’s parking plaza is a bad decision
The CDGK’s nearby parking plaza is a failure, so why build another close by?
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Ugly raid: No apology coming, say currency dealers
Plainclothes FIA men were attacked.
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Bhittai’s man: Shah Latif’s faqeer found murdered
The 55-year-old had spent 35 years mastering the Sufi saint’s verses.
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Security threats: Commandos deployed at Sindh High Court
Level of threat is very alarming, say security officials.
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Monsoon flooding: Sindh ‘vulnerable to disasters for two more decades’
NDMA chief unveils contingency plan, funding and upcoming challenges.
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Senate Elections: MQM convenes Coordination Committee meetings
Meetings were held in Karachi and London, to shortlist potential candidates.
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Pouring cold water: No weddings at KMC sports complex
Growing complaints about people littering in the swimming pool.
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New ideas: KU awards 12 PhDs, mostly in science
More than eight theses were approved for a Master’s of Philosophy (MPhil) degree.
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Provincial debate: Barbs fly outside the Sindh Assembly after session
Nisar Khuhro, Jalal Mehmood Shah, Jam Madad Ali, Amir Nawab and others spoke .
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Son of the soil: 7th death anniversary for Rahim Bux Soomro today
The Shikarpur scion worked in politics for 60 years.
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In camera proceedings: Reason for judges’ rejection can’t be made public
Islamabad refused to confirm the names recommended by judicial commission.
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Gold diggers: Jewellery worth Rs2 million stolen from shop in Kharadar
The jewelers of Liaquatabad’s Sarrafa Bazaar protest.
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Orientation day: ‘At least do some part-time work even after marriage’
Ex federal minister urges students to return to Pakistan after higher studies.
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Hawala and hundi: Raid goes awry as money-exchange guards shoot at FIA men
The FIA team alleged they were tipped about illegal wires transfers.
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Etch a sketch: Criminals strike a pose while their victims dredge up memories of the crimes
The CRO and CPLC use a combination of photography and sheer artistry to help.
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New provinces: MQM wins over PPP to block resolution in assembly
Legislators of ruling party and two coalition partners cry foul.
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Precaution: Minister brings dhoros back in fashion
According to Magsi, the restoration of the old natural drains is a temporary measure.
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Arrests: Police raid villages to find two missing bankers
DSP Ayaz denied ransacking the houses and making any arrests.
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International conference: Bhittai’s ability to transcend time and nation moves audience
Characteristics of Shah jo Risalo discussed by writers and poets
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Cycle race: Athletes pedal from Sohrab Goth to Gulbai
The athletes were from relatively impoverished parts of the city and one was from Sukkur.
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Dentists lobby to bring international practice of implants to Pakistan
New technology is pricy but better for the jawbone.
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Land grabbers protest when residents of Akhtar Colony try to stop them
The protesters blocked the main Korangi Road for three hours by parking trucks.
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Aging infrastructure: DHA traffic lights riddled with faults
The contractor insists none of them are out of order.
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Human rights: Ask not what you can do for your govt, but what your govt has to do for you
HRCP translates basic but essential information into Sindhi for colleges
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In the line of fire: SSP Shahjahan Khan replaces SSP Khattab as SIU chief
The former chief was charged with designing a soft charge sheet against target killer.
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Suo Motu Action: After 12 years in jail for a walk, mentally disturbed man released
There was no case against Bilawal who has been incarcerated in Hyderabad jail for 12 years.
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Post-devolution set-up: JPMC, NICVD, NICH want to be merged, says staff
Salaries haven’t been paid, repairs go untended, promotions are on hold.
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Gunned Down: PAC and PPP men shot dead
The Soldier Bazaar police said that 27-year-old Faizan was shot dead on Nishtar Road.
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Keys to diplomacy: In photo exhibition, Kool Kat sings the blues in K-town
From the mid-1950s to the 1970s, many jazz greats travelled as musical envoys.
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Wheel jam strike: ‘If you’re not with us, you’re against us on Saturday’
Article 6 should be used against people trying to break the province.
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In an aching Karachi, televangelist offers some people a dose of faith and a touch of healing
Marilyn Hickey’s three-day healing convention ends today.
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Kidnapped baby and father’s business rescued
Parents thought someone was playing a joke on them.
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New PML-F chief: Raja Saeen elected to head party
Vows to work for unification of PML factions.
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3rd IBA MUN: In a first, foreign students slug it out on Pakistani turf over the world’s thorniest issues
From Kashmir to social networking, the Arab Spring to nukes, the debates and learning rage.
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MQM-H ready to talk to MQM about de-weaponisation plan
MQM’s Irfan Khan defects to join Afaq’s party with other associates.
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Target killings: SC will monitor govt, Sindh CJ warned on violence
Problems of shortage of judges, licences, facilities addressed.