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Daily closure CNG stations to shut, midnight to 6 am
CNG stations in Karachi, interior Sindh and Balochistan will be closed from midnight till 6 am until April 15.
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Fighting Crime: Sindh IGP meets senior police officers
Senior police officers took a two-day session and presented research papers and shared experiences.
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Dentistry: Two-day symposium at LUMHS
The symposium will feature workshops, papers and table clinic competitions for students.
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State’s responsibility : Thatta villager goes to court for schools
Thatta DCO, Thatta education EDO and DAG issued notice.
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Kidnappers remanded into CID custody
The alleged ANP workers took another activist hostage.
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Golf: SA to stage world’s richest event
The $10 million Tournament of Hope is to be held from 2012 to 2016.
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Athletics: IAAF introduce new gender rules
The rules will be enforced from May 1 and apply to all international events.
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Football: Lennon boost for Spurs ahead of Real
England winger Lennon withdrew from last week’s quarter-final first leg in the Spanish capital.
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Cycling: Freire off Tour de France
“I won’t be going to the Tour,” Freire told the Dutch newspaper NUsport.
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Football: Zaragoza ease relegation fears
Zaragoza had lost three of the last four games but they faced a Getafe side in freefall with just one win this year.
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Sindh Sports Board: Contest attracts 70 wrestlers
Arbab Ali Bhatti, Hajan Ali Isran, and Ayaz Hussain Bhatti won the first, second and third category respectively.
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Abduction: Court orders recovery of missing girl
The applicant claimed that her daughter had been detained at an unknown location and would be murdered by the men.
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Robberies: Six robbers loot Rs344,000
Six robbers involved in three incidents of looting, injure three people.
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Solutions to energy crisis
The truth is, there is very little that can be done to solve our energy crisis.
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In The Buff: Naked protests planned during royal wedding
Anti-government groups in Britain plan to stage naked protests in a bid to disrupt the wedding of Prince William.
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Milestone: U2 beats Rolling Stones record
The band aims to gross ticket sales of more than $700 million when their tour finally wraps up in July.
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Number One: YouTube hit ‘Friday’ topples ‘Pray’
Her song “Black Friday” has been viewed online more than Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” and Justin Bieber’s “Pray”.
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Successful: Rio rules world box office
Rio, the 3D animated misadventure of a Brazilian macaw earns about $55 million in its opening weekend.
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CNG stations to remain closed till April 15
all CNG stations in Interior Sindh and Balochistan will remain closed from 12 pm to 6 am everyday.
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Danish Navy rescues sixteen Pakistanis from Somali pirates
Danish Navy carries out an air-raid to rescue Pakistani hostages in custody of Somali pirates since last year.
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In the line of fire
Islamophobia in the US seems to be higher now than at any time since 9/11.
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Young doctors' demands finally met by government
New scale-structures for young doctors have been approved along with the regularization of contract employees.
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Raymond Davis saga: LHC gives govt 10 days to locate missing families
LHC issues another notice to the federal government regarding the families of the victims of Raymond Davis.
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They threatened to cancel the MQM rally: Abdul Rasheed Gondal
Lahore DCO threatened to cancel the rally if MQM held its function at any other location other than the suggested.
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Intercepted Information: Terrorists vow to target ‘corruption’
Terrorists have formed a new group for targeting ‘corrupt’ political leaders, bureaucrats and government servants.
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Sectarianism: 100 policemen moved to Skardu
Shifting these officials to Skardu will mean Gilgit will be facing shortage of policemen during this time.
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Social Welfare And Special Education: Four depts devolved to G-B
Federal Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education has delegated affairs of four subordinate departments.
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Hydel Power: ‘Investment key to solving power woes’
upgradation of Karakoram highway is in its final stage
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Small and medium enterprise: Lack of data hinders growth
SME development process facing difficulties due to lack of concrete data and insignificant research.
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Exporters: UK visas may be issued within 15 days
British High Commission plans to assist Pakistani exporters by issuing business visas within 15 days.
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Kharif crops: Season targets to be set on April 18
FCA will review crops such as wheat, and set cultivation targets for major Kharif crops.
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Top post: NBP gives Hussain permanent role
Qamar Hussain joined the bank in 2009 as Chief Operating Officer.
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Currency: Rupee at two-month high
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at between 13.5 and 13.75 per cent, unchanged from Saturday’s close.
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Nab DG’s appointment: Govt accused of deliberate delays
The petitioner’s counsel accused the government of deliberately delaying the case.
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Accountability Court: Witness testifies against Rao Shakeel
Men accused of preparing fake documents and on the basis of those documents got 100 kanals allotted to themselves.
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Weather: Temperature cools after light rain
There were heavier showers in other parts of Punjab.
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Protest Rally: Clerks take to streets for salary raise
Akhtar Rasool said that the APCA had presented a 24-point charter of demands to the government.
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Za Bhutto Trial: Copy of audio recordings sought
Advocate Arif Chaudhry, a consultant for the ministry also sought a copy of the original FIR of the case.
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Busted: Cops arrest 14 outlaws
Police officials arrested 14 outlaws and seized drugs and illegal weapons from their possession on Monday.
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Accident: Labourer buried alive
A labourer was buried alive under the debris of sewerage near Daulat Gate Chowk on Monday.
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Agriculture: Fruit trees on auction
The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) is set to auction the fruit of over 1,461 trees on Thursday, April 14.
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Abandoned: SP turns mother out of home
A man turned his mother out of the house after he got promoted at work on Saturday.
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Condolences: Stage actor Mastana passes away
Mastana was suffering from hepatitis C for the past four years and his kidneys were failing.
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Lumhs: Dental symposium starts April 16
Specialists from all over the country will read their papers on the theme ‘Evidence-based dentistry, need of the hour’
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Freed: Two boys rescued, kidnappers arrested
The two boys went missing on March 3. A report was lodged with the Ratodero police in Larkana.
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Health: Two polio cases detected
One case was reported from Chaudhry Mujeebur Rehman village, near Naukot town.
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Mishap: Truck carrying cotton catches fire
No injuries were reported.
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Police Encounter: Three robbers arrested
Kashmore police arrested three robbers and seized Rs150,000 in cash from them on Monday.
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Road Accidents: Two killed in separate incidents
Keenjhar police have arrested the driver of the van.
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Residents Protest: Korangi Crossing blocked for 3 hours
It was said that the residents had not been supplied with water for the past few months.