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Violence in Karachi delays BISP survey launch
Programme to identify more beneficiaries postponed for indefinite period due to situation in Karachi.
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SHC issues notice in shady licence deal
SHC issues notices to federal health secretary and local pharmaceutical company in the case of illegal import of drugs
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11 UCs in Jacobabad struck off beneficiary list
Around 20,000 people deprived of monetary compensation, govt says Jacobabad city not directly affected by the flood.
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Abortion is not a good method of ‘contraception’
Almost 200,000 women a year (one every three minutes) are treated in hospitals for abortion-related complications.
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Shocked and shut down
Target killings in Karachi lead to shutting down of commercial activity for a day of mourning.
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Search operations to be conducted in Karachi
Search operations are being launched in sensitive areas of the city with the CID, SIU and AVCC assisting.
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'Expose the target killers'
Sattar says eyewitness, media accounts have been gathered and the govt must arrest those behind target...
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Media watch: Perpetual violence in Karachi
Media looks at steps that were taken and that should be taken in the wake of the recent violence.
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Partial close down in Karachi as target killings continue
Chairman of Transport Association announces complete strike of public transportation as he foresees more violence.
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Four men rescued from kidnappers
Suspected kidnappers flee from the car after being flagged by police and rangers, four men recovered.
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Business forum rejects tariff increase
Chamber of Commerce expresses anxiety over proposed five per cent increase in gas tariffs.
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SHO called to explain illegal construction
SHC summons Gulistan-e-Jauhar SHO, asks to explain why construction was going on in a graveyard in the area.
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Paperwork delays Saturday off decision
Decisions by provincial education ministry's steering committee still pending.
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50 people go to JPMC every week with bone trouble
Osteoporosis prevails among children below 7, people above the age of 50.
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Divers find drowned woman’s body
Divers from Pakistan Navy join other divers to look for bodies of two women who drowned in Nara Canal.
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Museum moves aside to let new history be made
For the first time since it opened, the Mohatta Palace Museum will host contemporary art in 35-artist show.
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For the dirt poor, nothing can keep away good clean fun
Skirting the poverty line, residents of Safoora Goth find plenty of things to keep themselves entertained in the camp.
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Hit: Hell breaks loose in Shershah market
Shershah market shops were calling it a day when the assailants attacked.
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There is a limit to tolerance: Altaf
MQM chief says a conspiracy has been hatched to sabotage peace and by-elections in Karachi.
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Breach causes flooding of 2 villages near Mehar
The two villages flooded are Mehboob Chandio and Ali Sher Magsi.
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On again, off again with the ban on double-sawari riding
Ban on pillion riding was lifted and clamped down again.
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Eight peopled charged for holding jirga
Police register case against people for involvement in holding a jirga that ordered a seven-year-old girl’s marriage.
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Chinese want to divert floodwater to arid land
Delegation from China Institute of Water and Hydro Power Research chalks out a strategy to deal with floods in Sindh.
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Questioning the creation of man
Three artists explore what they believe to be of importance when examining the “Architecture of the Self”.
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Defence aide to settle commercialisation dispute
SHC directs secretary of defence to decide problem of commercialising bungalows along the Gizri flyover.
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Arrested target killers to be produced before the people
Rehman Malik says the govt will make public those who claim to belong to any political party after they are arrested.
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Three years on...
The site for a monument in remembrance of those who were killed in the attack was lit up with small oil lamps.
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Media watch: Karachi violence
Media recount and analyse the events over the weekend which resulted in the killing more than 30 people.
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Finding peace in Latif’s music
The music of the Lower Indus Valley is mesmerising and there’s no better place than the shrine of Shah Abdul Latif.
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Women turn up in their Sunday best for polling day
Security workers only deter registered voters who moved away because of violence.
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Back to school... almost
Children at The Citizens Foundation schools go back but with plenty of bad memories of the water.
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1,2000 students try out for 1,400 seats at medical colleges
Entrance exam to six colleges take place across the province.
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Shahrae Faisal portion closed 5pm to 2am
Shahrae Faisal portion to be temporarily closed Tuesday to commemorate victims of twin Karsaz bomb blasts.
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St Patricks High School spends a night remembering its legends
Event honours 30 teachers who taught at the school for up to 25 or 50 years, as well as other members of the staff.
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Ghutka and niswaar not the only symbols
Piano-key dental displays of stained teeth set apart presiding officers at the MQM and ANP-dominated areas in Orangi.
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Out of sight and soon out of mind
Shanker Anand Bharti Temple loses hold on Hindus as they aren't safe worshipping there.
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Discrimination, not fear, keeps Pakhtun voters away
Lack of education adds to Pakhtun political disenfranchisement and awareness.
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While the kites soared, the black ribbons fluttered
MQM voters come out in force, 'peaceful protest' by the ANP.
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‘Not even America can control target killings’
Zulfiqar Mirza says no one can control “target killings” - even if contract given to US it would fail to ensure peace.
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28 dead in Karachi violence, polling closes
Tension prevails in Karachi, as elections come to an end; Orangi town, Kati Pahari and Gulshan-e-Iqbal affected.
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Coalition break-up unlikely
MQM considers severing its ties with the PPP, but Zardari rejects Governor Sindh's resignation.
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Medicine man, Hakeem Said’s 12th death anniversary today
Hakeem Said is the name behind Hamdard Dawakhana, Hamdard University, Madinat-al Hikmah among other things.
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Policemen get bail in murder case
SI Nasir Ahmed and ASI Naseer Ahmed were arrested a few months back for killing Abdul Sattar, a drug peddler.
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Survivor claims she was assaulted ‘time to time’
Student of Khairpur, allegedly raped by lecturer, tells court that teacher used to assault her from “time to...
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Clifton resident takes KBCA to court for ‘illegal construction’
Petitioner challenges construction of high-rise building on a residential plot.
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KBA warns govt against any judicial misadventure
KBA says language used by two federal ministers against judiciary clear indication of a deep-rooted conspiracy.
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Female doctors demand govt jobs
Female doctors who passed the Provincial Public Service Commission examination in 2007 demand jobs.
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Terrorists may target PS-94 in Orangi, warn officials
Thousands of law-enforcement men will be out to ensure peace in Karachi.
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Hitting out at PPP, ANP pulls out of PS-94
The Awami National Party (ANP) has decided to boycott the elections for PS-94 Orangi Town, Karachi.
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SNP derides Punjab, condemns Kalabagh
Hundreds of Sindh National Party (SNP) activists held a demonstration to protest the Kalabagh Dam project.