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Hope in Karachi’s underbelly: Roses are better than guns
Meet a poet from Karachi’s troubled Katti Pahari area, who is using his poems to spread peace.
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SP Aslam’s assassination: Police nominate TTP chief in FIR
Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid also named in the case.
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Zero defence: Experts claim DHA housing developed on seismic fault lines
Interestingly, the area has no emergency services to cope with natural disasters.
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Park at your own risk: Charged parking sites spring up in DHA
Residents complain they have to pay for parking but not allowed to have functions outside their homes.
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Red light! Red light!: Some signals in DHA work, most don’t
Road accidents are on the rise in DHA, due to non-functional and non-existent traffic signals.
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Growing presence of Taliban worries DHA, its residents
The area, which was once safe, has become a hub for militants, says ANP’s Shahi Syed.
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World toilet day: Nowhere to go
The lack of public toilet facilities and ensuing sanitation problems plague urban centres as well.
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Candidates start unofficial campaigns
Most candidates were directed by their party leaders to start campaigning without formal approval of candidature.
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(Over)charged parking: Fake receipts, corrupt employees scam people out of millions
KMC employees take home over Rs15 million by charging people double the amount.
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Health and hygiene: What a waste
Are arrangements to ensure waste is disposed effectively enough?