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Suggestions offered for reforming Sindh’s water management system
Attendees at workshop critique five-year study.
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President asks for an audit of money spent on water drainage
President says relief phase to end on December 31, and early recovery to begin thereafter.
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Target Killers: CIA finds a torture cell and nabs two target killers
The men arrested belonged to a notorious drug peddling group, Ashok, who deal in locally manufactured liquor, drugs.
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Perils Of Faith: HRCP warns of rise in forced conversions of Hindus
Minor girls, at times younger than 15 years old, married women are kidnapped and then forcibly converted to Islam.
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Blood ties: Doctors fear rise in HIV cases in Thatta
Five patients were reported in December.
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Sectarian Protest: Shias demand withdrawal of cases against them
The Shia leaders condemned the sectarian clash that took place on Thursday.
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Jihadi kidnappings: As the year ends, a new trend in crime reveals itself to experts
In 2011, militant groups found more success in kidnappings in the city.
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The cool customer: Magsi unimpressed by PTI’s ‘old and fundamentalist’ centralisation
He says that the nationalist parties will field joint candidates from each district.
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Blame game: With insurance companies by their side, do banks really care about being robbed?
Private security companies say local banks don’t deploy enough guards.
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Family ties: The curious case of Bharti/Ayesha
Underage girls are threatened if they refuse to accept the conversion.
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Upset and angry: Medical fraternity enraged at murder of third doctor in a month
As the loss is mourned, law enforcers try to gather the motives behind the killing.
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Ailing leader: As Pir Pagara’s health worsens, doctors consider advanced treatment
President offers to fly him abroad.
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Caught: CID arrests five suspects from ‘Punjabi Taliban’ group
The men confessed to have killed seven suspects including a police constable.
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The twisted pride of a Karachiite
2011 had its share of morbid excitement.
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MPAs reminisce about Benazir Bhutto as the year winds down
Khuhro concluded the day’s proceedings and wished assembly members Happy New Year .
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Judges honoured: 100 vacancies lying vacant in subordinate judiciary
Ceremony was organized to confer shields upon judges of Sindh High Court.
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Sindh Assembly: A dull session without agenda
13 out of 168 MPAs showed up.
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Cultural exchange: Poets from KPK mingle with those of Sindh
The delegation will also visit historical sites in Sindh.
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Soomro replaced as PPP VC
President received complaints about Soomro during his stay in Naudero on December 26 and 27 and decided to remove him.
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Happy new year: Karachi’s young men just want to get the party started
New Year’s Eve is a time for many to celebrate, police chalks out plan to control heavy flow on the eve.
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Fighting back: Family of acid attack victim wants to see culprit punished
Zareen’s mother fears that the FIR that they lodged will have terrible repercussions.
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Armed robbery: JPMC’s Dr Saleem Kharal shot dead in Karachi
Police officials rule out any possibility of a target killing; victim was the younger brother of PPP MPA Naeem Kharal.
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Street crime: Ranger killed in robbery
Ranger Ali and Siddiq tried to resist the robbery but were shot at by the unidentified men.
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Remembering bhitai: Preparations for the 268th urs in full motion
Sindh Culture Minister Sassui Palijo has invited the governor of Sindh, Dr Ishratul Ebad to inaugurate the event.
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Excavation obstructed: SHOs put on notice in contractor case
The petitioner said that the police had prevented the completion of work.
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Lost and found: Kidnapped 10-month old baby recovered from Machar colony
The kidnapper was caught before he could make a ransom demand.
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Curbing crime on horseback: Prince, Kajal and mounted police struggle to find their place
Horses meant for surveillance are often used by high-ranking police officers for polo.
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Behind the CNG blasts: A steel pipe and a series of unfortunate events
Dealers say oxygen and carbon dioxide cylinders are being installed which cannot withstand the gas pressure.
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Breaking the silence: New book portrays the atrocities of the 1971 war
Scholar talks about how the grotesque accounts of the rape victims are forgotten.
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'Peace will not prevail without military withdrawal'
The conditions in the province bear a resemblance to those in Bangladesh, say JI leaders.
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Road rage: Wassan critiques jam-packed roads, traffic cop wishes cars could fly
Managing traffic when the city is playing host to rallies is difficult.
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Violence: Sectarian clash leaves Khairpur a ghost town
Two groups sparred in the Mir Ali Bazaar in the city.
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Contingency planning: Reality doesn’t always go with ‘fancy’ plans
Officials and experts meet to discuss the lessons learnt over two years.
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Celebrations: Gaddi Nasheen to visit temples in Sindh
Dr Bhesham Lal led the group, which included women and children, who travelled on the Awam Express.
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Objections: Lecturer challenges law college principal’s extension
The lecturer advocate Bilawal Ali Ghunio has petitioned the court.
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Sindhi poet, Shaikh Ayaz, remembered
He was the first poet to translate Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s work into Urdu.
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Apartment projects: Investors don’t think they’ll get their dues
On an average, most people paid Rs15m for an apartment.
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Internal politics: Cantonment board says it’s time for schools to pay up
If authorities succeed in charging the tax, schools will have to pay anything between Rs150 and Rs200 per square foot.
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Environmental priorities: Mangroves face the axe for the sake of a park
CBC employee says only a dozen mangrove trees have been removed.
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On the chopping block: Terrorism cop awaits inquiry
SSP Khattab might be demoted for allegedly designing a ‘soft’ charge sheet.
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Abuse: ‘Women need greater legal recourse for domestic violence in Pakistan’
Survivors of abusive relationships urge women to come forward.
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Targeted killings: Police still groping in the dark
Officials say all December killings related.
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Disaster mismanagement: No relief emerges from the rubble in Lyari
Residents ask for their valuables to be returned; two building owners have put the land on the property market.
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Theft of the patent: SHC seeks report on delay in disposal of complaint
Uranium enrichment process ownership disputed.
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Walled in: For those using wheelchairs, the city is largely off-limits
At least 10% of people living in Karachi require the use of ramps.
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Caught: Seminary student killer held
SHO Khalid Nadeem Baig said they arrested Ali Raza alias Ali Langra, earlier released on bail in another case.
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Goodwill hunting turns bad as two policemen get caught chasing the Chinkara deer
The punishment for hunting an endangered animal is imprisonment and paying a hefty fine.
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Precautionary measures: Phase VIII blast leaves a more ‘secure’ DHA
Schools and residences in the area have placed security films over their windows.
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Target killings: Prayer leader and scout shot dead
Police termed the murder of the prayer leader as a sectarian killing.
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Basic necessities: Majority have no access to drinking water
Lack of potable water stems from industrial waste and contaminates leeching from agricultural lands.

















































