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Transportation of edible oil: Oil millers petition high court against monopoly of private tankers
Govt officials and organisations put on notice for March 2
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Shivaratri celebrations: For Lord Shiva, married women dress in their bridal finest
Clifton’s Shri Ratneswar Mahadev mandir celebrates goddess Parvati as well.
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Toxic biryani: Medical report suggests bacteria-laden salt killed guests
The cheap salt was sold by a man from a donkey cart.
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Changing skylines: Karachi to get the country’s tallest building, again
Ocean Towers, formerly known as Sofitel Towers, is 393 feet high.
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Wali Khan Babar’s brother goes to court over men who ordered the hit
Five men arrested in April 2011 are standing trial, five others on the run.
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MQM decisions: Nasreen Jalil, Dr Nusrat appointed deputy conveners
They join MNA Dr Farooq Sattar and Anis Qaimkhani as deputy conveners.
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New provinces: Special committee meeting ends in altercation
Pir Mazhar resigns amid accusations and counter accusations.
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Cabinet meeting: Arms license fee exemption for MPAs, govt officials withdrawn
Personnel of armed forces will continue to enjoy facility.
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Le carnival: Community service-inspired event a big hit
Students, parents enjoy festivities, as organisers promise to funnel proceeds to charity.
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Matriculation exams: Practicals to precede theory exams for grade 10
Practical examinations are scheduled from March 1 to 19, to be followed by theory examinations from April 5 to May 7.
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Down memory lane with a Neem tree before an unceremonious exit
50-year-old tree at the intersection of Khalid Bin Waleed and Sir Syed roads to be chopped down.
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Job regularisation: NADRA employees to go on strike from today
Protest against the contractual nature of their jobs since NADRA’s establishment in 2000.
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SU support movement: SPLA demands removal of education minister
The association has decided to launch a movement called ‘Save Education’, if Haq was not removed.
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Shiv seva: Charity begins at home in Karachi graveyard for low-caste Hindus
Funding is scarce, but awareness is spreading of need to clean up burial ground.
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Recycling history: And all of Hanuman’s men put this temple together again
The 1,500-year-old mandir is finally getting a much-deserved facelift.
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Of weddings and funerals: The family and bus driver blame each other for Korangi accident
Shop owners say that accidents are likely since the high trap is not entirely visible .
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Women power: Records tumble as MQM holds female-only rally
The women were waving traditional red, green and white flags.
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Korangi causeway: Seven killed in fatal accident
Driver held responsible for ramming into height barrier.
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Builder mafia: SHC hauls up city officials on encroachment
The bench ordered for notices to be issued to all the officials mentioned in the petition for an unspecified date
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Convict files appeal
Appellant Nizami was sentenced to life imprisonment by ATC III headed by Judge Ghulam Mustafa Memon.
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Put 15% of any project’s budget for greenery
25,000 trees to usher in a new spring.
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Govt has yet to compensate us for treating bomb blast victims, says LNH director
This year’s theme is saving patients, protecting doctors given the attacks on medical staff.
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TM Khan, Badin: Public holiday announced for by-elections for two seats next Saturday
Official numbers of registered voters has gone down.
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Violence in Lyari: PAC leaders nominated in FIRs by KRC leader’s brother
CID arrested three suspects.
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80% of deliveries take place at home, says PMA, among other startling statistics
Annual report points out achievements, challenges to the profession.
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If a child has dyslexia, it means (s)he has a higher IQ - not a disease
For Nasseruddin, reading the first page of the novel Around the World in 80 Days, was a challenge.
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MPAs keen to hear BB murder report briefing disappointed by Rehman Malik
Labour minister asked what his department has done for workers in four years.
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Senate election: Arbab’s demands despite 4-year absence could be a game-changer
He wants to be the Opposition leader or he could spoil PPP chances of unopposed election.
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Valima bus rams into height barrier, 7 killed
Several people were injured when the barrier collapsed on top of the bus.
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Police eye bigger hospitals, medical students for dumping babies in Akhtar Colony
Police surgeon says that the culprits probably didn’t know how to get rid of the bodies.
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Dreamworld takes MDA to court over free membership ‘demands’
The resort says the DG and his family members wanted a free ticket.
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Paramedics Strike: Chandka remains shut down on Friday
Workers demand the transfer of medical superintendent, Dr Zulfiqar Siyal.
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Personal Enmity: Larkana professor shot dead
Students of Degree college boycott classes to protest against the murder.
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Inside, but online: Video conferencing for inmates starts at Hyderabad jail
The prison has also opened a ‘welfare shop’ that sells vegetables grown on its 22 acres.
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CS, IG put on notice: High court restrains govt from finalising DSPs seniority list
Sindh High Court restrained the government from finalising seniority list of Deputy Superintendents of Police.
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Benazir murder report: Rehman Malik to brief Sindh Assembly today
Ayaz Soomro says house adopted resolution demanding the federal government to make the report public.
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Diplomatic ties: We want a stable Pakistan, says Danish ambassador
Denmark to give Pakistan $28 million for development.
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In Umerkot, a property dispute takes on a religious, and then an ethnic tone
Two Hindu men shot in a clash with the Arain community.
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Are condoms the answer to starving Pakistanis?
MPA Jam Tamachi Unar offered up his nugget of genius in the Sindh Assembly on Friday.
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Faulty electoral list: Pappu Shah asks court for stay order on by-elections in a week
20 people are planning to stand for the Badin seat Zulfiqar Mirza gave up.
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Sindh Assembly: If bureau of supply and prices can’t control prices, get rid of it, say MPAs
Minister insists that the authority to fix inflation lies elsewhere.
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Whale shark in Islamabad to become 'national heritage'
According Pakistan Science Foundation's briefing, 15-tonne-heavy fish moved to the museum where it will be preserved.
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Battling it out: Papers filed, negotiations to begin in Sindh
29 candidates have been cleared for 12 seats.
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Killer app: Video chats start for inmates
Karachi Central Jail has two computers where prisoners can get in touch with loved ones.
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Kidnappers get life term
Maid, three accomplices ordered to pay Rs200,000 fine.
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Lincoln Corner gets a facelift, now has more resources for students, researchers
The centre was established in 2006 to promote friendship.
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Children’s burns ward needs donations
Last year, 74 children, 36 boys and 38 girls, were brought to the Burns Centre.
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Dreams of Stones: Henri Souffay’s work is set in stone but shines on paper too
His pieces are painstakingly undertaken in pen and ink and soft pastel on paper and range from Rs21,000 to Rs52,500.
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Help at last: NGO opens drug rehab centre in Landhi
The 50-bed centre will offer free, specialised treatment to addicts.
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Flood money went to BISP: Civil society report
Thousands of people still don’t have shelter, says the volunteer network.