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Police, revenue depts not devolved, clarifies minister
Khursheed Shah confident that PPP will win over allies.
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Sand competition brings out the sculptor inside Karachiites
Sculptures by participants included dolphins, monuments and mermaids.
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Thalassaemia: Cancer medicine can cut down transfusion needs, says study
Another project involving more patients is under way at NIBD to confirm results.
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Shia killings: Altaf berates rising religious extremism
Says murder of the innocent must be condemned by people of all faiths and beliefs.
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Kalan Kot Fort struggles with ghosts of the past and squatters of the present
Historical site falls prey to land grabbers as they set up camp.
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Days ahead of protest, nationalists fear repeat of May 12
The nationalists are gearing up for a province-wide strike on September 13 against the Sindh Peoples LG Ordinance.
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Police suspect son-in-law’s past may have done in ex-income tax commissioner
Sheikh was shot dead on his way to work on Thursday with a Kalashnikov.
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Transitions: Journalist Ahmed Ali Alavi passes away
Alavi left India in 1956 and came to Lahore, after he was invited by Maulana Bhashani and Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
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Retrofitted rickshaws help men who can’t walk get behind the steering wheel
All the controls are within the driver’s reach and each vehicle is hooked up to a call centre.
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Sindh LG ordinance: Khursheed Shah dispels rumours, says commissionary setup intact
Says police, revenue not handed over to metropolitan.
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Busted: Heroin seized at the airport
The passenger was traveling on Dubai Airlines flight FZ332 via Dubai onwards to Ukraine.
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Sukkur’s flyover finally completed after four long years
Its foundation stone was laid 14 years ago.
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‘Could MPAs not have passed the LG law in the 15 assembly sessions?’
Petition asks why an ordinance was rushed instead of allowing a vote.
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IBA students cut out middlemen by helping farmers with cheap credit
Farmers are trained in modern agriculture techniques so they could increase their yields.
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PML-N backs Sept 13 strike against new LG system
Party leader Ghous Ali Shah announced on Saturday.
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Suspect questioned over advertising icon’s murder
Police confirm Mukhtar Ahmed Azmi and his son were killed in a sectarian attack.
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Police jump the gun, register murder case two months before killing
Gadap police claim that the confusion was caused by torn carbon paper.
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If you’re not with us, you’re against us, says Altaf to those opposing the new LG law
MQM chief skewers the ANP for wanting a ‘British-era system’.
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PPP starts defending new local body system
Ordinance needs to be voted into law in 90 days by the Sindh Assembly.
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The KWSB chief is back... with a mission
Misbahuddin Farid vows to shut down illegal water hydrants in Karachi.
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Opposing LG system: PML-F federal, provincial ministers resign
Federal Minister Khuda Bux Rajar says he will not resume office till the party leadership asks him to.
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Memon asks parties, media to stop creating misconceptions about Sindh LG Ordinance
Information minister says government ready to talk to all parties who have reservations.
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Sindh LG Ordinance challenged in Supreme Court
System would bitterly divide rural and urban populace, would lead to more complexities in society, states petition.
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Disposed of: Apex court trashes govt appeal on judges’ confirmation
Govt given one week to notify appointment of judges in Sindh High Court.
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SU faculty battle: Teachers file petition to ‘save jobs and lives’
Petitioners were reportedly given show-cause notices as part of their termination process.
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Happily ever after?: Freewill couple free to live on
Court allows Hindu convert to go with husband, orders police to provide them protection.
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Hearing adjourned: A breather for Sharjeel, as court turns to petitioner
The plea seeks disqualification of information minister for ridiculing courts and judges.
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Bus blues: Transporters warn of protest as DHA changes routes
The authority has changed several bus routes in ‘accordance with its master plan’.
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State of affairs: Child kidnapping rate goes up
Sparc reports crimes against minors increased in 2011.
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O’ and A’ Level schools to be built in all districts: Pir Mazharul Haq
Flood-affected schools will be repaired under a scheme with USAID’s help.
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Edu officials prove great at corruption math by sucking Rs80m out of Sindh scholarships
Department’s scams include buying ghost vehicles and transferring money without approvals.
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1,363 people target killed in Karachi in past 5 years: Rehman Malik
Interior minister says CID has arrested 426 terrorists in past five years in Sindh. 2011 deadliest year for Karachi.
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Prisoner beaten up after hearing in Malir court
Muhammed Afzal after pleading guilty thought he would be set free, but that was not the case.
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ATC to decide if case will be sent to another court
Prosecutor says kidnapping for ransom falls under terrorism.
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Bidding adieu after 25 years: Water board silent on MD’s resignation
MD says that his departure is due to personal reasons while others hint at political interference.
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Two officers identified as grabbing DSP in ‘beating’ case
Out-of-turn promotion case adjourned indefinitely.
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Ex-income tax commissioner shot
An Ahmadi school teacher among six people killed.
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Judicial inquiry: ‘Dr Aftab Qureshi was killed by AVCC bullets’
Shocking revelation contradicts statements made by top cops.
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Karachi receives third of its annual rainfall in three hours
Met office forecasts the city would stay wet till Sunday.
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Police claim advertising bigwig and son were killed in sectarian attack
Azmi, 75, was on his way home from his advertising agency in Saddar, with Baqar and his grandson Ahmed.
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Ayaz Palijo's 'Love Sindh' train steams towards Islamabad
Palijo, supporters to stage a protest demonstration outside the Parliament house in Islamabad on September 8.
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The trials and tribulations of Karachi’s anti-terrorism courts
The conviction rate is impossible to calculate but there have been 99 in five years.
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Religious scholars affirm their opposition to sectarian violence
Non-state actors blamed for destabilising the country.
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Accounting watchdog: MQM accused of protecting property tax dodgers
Parliamentary committee directs EOBI official to recover the outstanding amount within 15 days.
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Targeted: Former income tax commissioner shot dead in Karachi
Mumtaz Shaikh left his Defence residence for his office when some unidentified men in a car opened fire at him.
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Court rejects application to transfer Lyari rioting case
Only one of the men accused in the case, Sajjad Khatri, has been arrested.
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Is beating a doctor over a death fair, asks PMA
Doctors propose the need for complaint centres at hospitals.
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Malik Riaz’s son gets protective bail
The entire case is politically motivated, the counsel said.
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Seats are not that important for us: Sardar Ali Gohar Mahar
While speaking to the media, Talpur said that the Mahar brothers had made the right decision by joining the party.
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MQM chief refers to Islamic teachings to emphasise religious tolerance
Newly established Muttahida Bainul Muslimeen Forum holds first session on Tuesday night.