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Drive-by shootings: 10 more bodies pile up
I think we will control the situation, says chief minister.
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Katchis and Gujrati Memons: Con ‘census’ among the forgotten
Don’t leave us out say people who were some of the first ‘settlers’.
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Illegal activity: FIA detectives uncover massive property scam
Agency’s director alleges that govt officials are involved.
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Number crunching: Sindh census chief’s house left uncounted
People say their houses were not numbered despite claims of census being completed.
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KESC announces to reduce loadshedding to 3 hours
Decision made after an agreement between PSO and KESC on the supply of furnace oil.
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PPP, MQM agree to take action against extortionists, target killers
Parties agree to take indiscriminate action above all political affiliations.
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Murder: Policeman killed outside minister’s house
Police says the victim, Zulfiqar Baghiyo, was killed as a result of personal enmity.
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Travel : Administrator approves 100% increase in toll tax
Fee structure was not revised since 2004.
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Flood rehabilitation : Church helps children from Sukkur slums read and write
Medical teams also visit every week.
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Bureaucracy vs the govt : MPA Talpur and DCO Umerkot slug it out
Kunri shuts down, FIR lodged, privilege motion moved.
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Court petition: KPT legal assistant asks for promotion
KPT ignored orders from Prime Minister's Secretariat and interviewed new applicants for the post.
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Census : Don’t count us down, say nationalist parties
They fear the count in rural Sindh is deliberately being tampered with.
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Petition: Woman accuses police of land grabbing bid
Police filed FIR against the victim's family upon resistance and detained Muhammad Anwar and Ali Kapri.
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Jashan-e-Faiz : Big 100th birthday celebrations planned
Performances by leading artists and interactive sessions to take place.
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2 ‘ANP workers’ shot dead, 3 others killed
Police say killings are a deliberate attempt to stoke ethnic tensions.
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PML-F rejects the census : Staff needs police in some areas: Opposition
Political party workers making house lists at their offices and then handing them over to the census staff: Opposition
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Chaos at Clifton : Shopkeepers pelt cars with stones in protest
Police baton-charge, tear gas protesters.
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Reni Canal Project : In major scam, people dupe government into buying its own land
FIA starts examining backdated ownership papers for at least 5,000 acres.
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Seventh polio case detected in Sindh
The victim contracted the disease after having received seven courses of polio drops.
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Gross irregularities in census: Taj Haider
Massive irregularities in house-count phase of national census in Karachi, says Head, Census Monitoring Committee.
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Bone marrow transplant : 49.7% Pakistan patients can’t find a donor
Scarcity of SLA identical sibling donors exists around the world.
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Local government: NGO goes to court over delayed polls
Provincial government must hold elections as soon as an elected representative’s tenure finishes.
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Ready, set, off : Rolling blackouts for up to nine hours in Karachi
Sukkur residents complain of long, unscheduled outages.
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Water contamination : Dirty water in Tharparkar causing deformities, other illnesses: experts
NGOs working to dig deeper for water but lack money.
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Jail operation aftermath : Transfer of UTPs from Hyderabad jail still pending, court unhappy
SHC circuit bench requests details on Darul Amans in major cities.
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Karachi’s worst problems take students to Los Angeles
Intel-sponsored fair attracts thousands of students from across the world.
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Target killings, extortion: ‘Witness protection bill to be tabled soon’
Information minister asks people to come forward and testify against criminals.
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In a reversal of fortune, home department grilled on too much spending, too few receipts
MQM’s MPA skewers officials in Zulfiqar Mirza’s absence.
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National security: Centre wants companies to block stolen phone SIMs
Service providers asked to enhance their security features in order to monitor any possible misuse of mobile phones.
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AKU lecture series: Humanitarian calls for a ‘bloody revolution’
Edhi says govt should complete its term but a revolution is needed.
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Security guard, 3 more walk away with Rs9m
Bank employees were locked inside a room during the two-hour heist.
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Operation against extortionists, target killers to begin
Rehman Malik met with CM Sindh and Sindh ANP president to discuss the issue before reaching decision.
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Seven killed overnight in Karachi
MQM claims three of those killed in Orangi were political workers of the party.
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Ngo survey : ‘5,000 children roaming the streets of Hyderabad’
Despite court orders, there is no rehabilitation centre in the city.
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Landlord arrested for holding jirga
He allegedly ordered for the karo-kari couple to be killed.
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Public accounts scrutiny : ‘Big fish’ taking over lakes and ponds in Sindh
Landlords need to hand lakes, ponds over to fishermen, urges accounts watchdog.
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Sabotage : Late-night explosion derails train
The locomotive was on its way to Peshawar.
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Harvard Model United Nations: Students use brains, Shahi Meva to change perceptions
People said they were suprised to see Pakistan had schools, says student.
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Independent judiciary : NGO moves court against law
Court asked to strike out article 175 (A) as, it prevents the implementation of Article 175 (3) of the Constitution.
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Territorial trespassing: Pakistan to release 89 Indian fishermen
Four retired Indian judges visiting Pakistan from April 19 to 23.
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Pakistan, Nepal leading the region in making laws to protect women workers’ rights
Despite financial stability, India lags behind.
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House & family listing : Victim was helping census team after violence in other areas
2 party workers with victim escaped, 2 other men mistaken and shot instead.
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95% of Karachi house count done, claims govt
Results won’t be accepted from areas with political interference.
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Union versus management : ‘Threatened’ local workers want new recruits fired
Company says it advertised, tested and recruited staff on merit.
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That pedicure may not look drop dead gorgeous if it kills you
Beauty parlour owners react to study that shows 300 salons do not sanitise equipment.
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Quality control: Substandard products discouraged
"Quality consciousness will be developed among consumers through media campaigns" - Irfan Naeem.
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Looming disaster : Karachi’s dirty secret needs to be flushed out — and soon
Officers warn 80 per cent of Karachi’s sewers blocked, may flow back.
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Sindh govt and Hesco fight over unpaid bills
Finance secretary says company is overcharging the administration.
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Parkinson’s disease : Not such a serious disease, says expert
Nearly 400,000 people suffering from the degenerative disease in Pakistan.
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Transfer of power : ‘End remote control action from Islamabad’
PPP’s Taj Haider argues discrimination against Sindh students will go down.