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Rhyming hope: Of gunpowder, bombs, bloodshed and poetry
Pushto poetry too bears the mark of tough times the people face in the country.
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Inter-provincial ties: Punjab Governor calls on Ebad, Wassan
Khosa lauded the efforts of the home minister for his dynamic role in curbing terrorism.
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Govt more interested in collecting political points than aid, say flood victims
Residents claim that neither the government nor their MNAs helped them.
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One of city’s 10 headless horsemen off the street
Target killer who tortured, dismembered and beheaded victims caught; torture cell discovered.
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Thousands trapped in flood-hit Sindh
Thousands of flood victims living under open skies on hills and along highways.
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True story: From platelets to papaya leaves, my brush with dengue
What exactly happens when you get the virus?
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Health Alert: 3 more polio cases in Sindh
A polio drive will begin in Karachi on Sept 19, a week later in rest of Sindh.
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Remand: Two suspects sent to jail till Sept 20
The men were presented before the judicial magistrate (East) for possessing illegal weapons from PECHS.
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Saved At Last: Four rescued from Khairpur
Relatives of kidnapped men said they paid ransom to the kidnappers for their release, though Police fought kidnappers.
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Court case: SHO ordered to file FIR against KESC
The judge told the SHO to record Bashir’s statement under section 154 of the penal code.
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Operation Clean-Up: ‘Police needs to be purged of corrupt officials’
People hesitate to point out criminals and they don’t trust the police any more says Shahi Syed.
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Preventable Loss: Mirpur Mathelo short of necessary medicines
A father of five lost two of his children to gastroenteritis because he could not find glucose bottles and medicines.
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License to protect: JSQM chairman gets bail in arms case, party workers baton charged in Hyderabad
Bashir Qureshi argues he needs weapons as there is a conspiracy to kill him.
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Govt has provided reasonably well, but ability to respond not enough: UN coordinator
2010 floods taught Pakistan the lesson of repositioning relief stocks.
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In Umarkot, women say count the herds, not just the hectares
Special diet rations for the dying livestock could help save lives, and not just those of the animals.
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Post-devolution emergency: Investigation report into deaths at JPMC submitted
Even now, the hospital says it doesn’t have credit to buy diesel.
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Sindh High Court CJ's nephew kidnapped from Karachi
Justice Mushir Alam's nephew abducted from Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Karachi.
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Flood warning for Badin lifted, victims still waiting for relief
Many areas still flooded, PDMA says more than 64,000 affected in Hyderabad alone.
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Sindh floods: UN launches international appeal
UN official says VIP movement hampering relief work.
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Results: BIEK releases mark sheets
The colleges can collect the mark sheets on September 17 from room 16 of the BIEK pre-engineering section.
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Taking responsibility: EDO municipal services suspended for ‘negligence’
The EDO was served with a charge sheet, which called the department ‘careless’ and ‘inefficient’.
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Army rescues 58,000 in flood-stricken areas
Mobile medical units have been created in boats which continue to provide medical aid around the clock.
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Rangers’ operation: Dozens rounded up in raid at Mowach Goth
Searched every house in the area and rounded up dozens of suspects.
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Preventing collapses: After the monsoons, old city buildings under scrutiny
Electricity poles and billboards also being checked across the city.
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Taking advantage: ‘Illegal canal breaches damaging infrastructure’
Conviction can lead to imprisonment for two years and a fine of Rs5,000.
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Cash injection: New, higher salaries for doctors on Oct 1
If a doctor is killed while at work, the government will pay his/her family Rs2m.
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Pressing concern: Aid needed to stem looming health crisis says Oxfam
Clean water and sanitation number one priority.
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Wassan to donate one year’s salary
I hope that Jamali will soon be with the PPP, says Wassan.
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All that remains: Though the first to drown, Badin still awaits aid
Residents of the district tell stories that put NGOs and the government claims to shame.
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Catch of the day: Handcuffs for 3 target killers who pumped bullets into 70 people
Suspects are affiliated with political parties. Weapons recovered from them.
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UN steps up aid to flood-hit Pakistan
UN's children agency says will distribute 200,000 litres of water to 40,000 people daily.
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In protest: JSQM chairman sent to jail, party calls off strike over floods
Qureshi was arrested by the government to divert attention from its negligence in flood response, claim party.
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Rangers operation: 100 suspects rounded up in Karachi
The operation was conducted in the areas of Baldia Town, Mawacha Goth and Saeedabad.
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The scare continues: Dengue claims six more deaths
528 cases reported in Sindh, Punjab in the last 24 hours
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Among the flood victims: No disease outbreak yet, but risks still high
Officials from World Health Organisation tracking potential epidemics; report no unusual incidences.
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Malir gangs: Police rescue kidnapped Hindu doctor
The police team not only managed to rescue Jivamal unharmed, but also caught the four kidnappers.
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New Appointments: SC asked to confirm two SHC judges
The petitioner submitted that both judges worked with competence, were recommended by judicial commission.
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Pride of Karachi: After misery of rain, zoo animals bake in the heat
Stagnant water and muck still uncleared from enclosures and cages.
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Tootsie attack: Gang members pretending to be women arrested by police
Investigation shows that the male suspects posing as women received Rs20,000 for abducting men.
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With mosquitoes breeding as we speak, an outbreak may be imminent
Doctors fear dengue and malaria cases will rise in 2 to 3 weeks.
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Karachi suo motu case: After the killings, how to move forward, SC
Policy of dialogue, reconciliation to continue, government tells SC.
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At St Joseph’s Convent High School, 8 teachers stand the ‘test’ of time
Institution honours those who put in 25 and 50 years of service.
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American jazz group to perform with Fuzon
Group will perform a "friendship song" being co-composed by Ari Roland and Fuzon.
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Manzoor Wassan rejects Mirza's claim of issuing 300,000 arms licences
Wassan says only 128,000 arms licences were issued during the last 11 years.
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Water-borne diseases plague Sindh, 54 dead: NDMA
Outbreak of water-borne diseases in Interior Sindh added to the woes of people already affected by the monsoon rains.
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Guns blazing: Rangers arrest nationalist leader over weapons
Nationalist parties announce three-day, province-wide strike from today.
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Karachi violence: SC wants record of arms licences issued in 2 years
Police admit that people have light machine guns, rocket launchers and even anti-aircraft guns.
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Clamouring to be calamity-hit: Why do districts like this word so much?
Growers can look forward to waived taxes, but poor people must make do with Rs20,000.
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Rain emergency meeting: All aid to go through provinces first
Disaster management authority headquarters to be shifted to Hyderabad.
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Saving lives: Navy evacuates 11,000 flood survivors
Navy helicopters, Zulu boats and hovercraft are being used to rescue people.