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JUI separation may break govt: PML-F
Khursheed Afghan says if Fazlur Rehman sticks to his decision to separate, then the government may collapse.
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Safeguarding rights: For the children, by the children
Committee of 25 children prepares child-rights agenda outlining human rights problems from the children's perspective.
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Human rights: Think-tank appeals for end to blasphemy laws
SDF expresses concern over rise of religious intolerance and the new wave of persecution of religious minorities.
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Miscommunications: Karachi-bound mourners protest train delays
The trains due to take mourners to Karachi in time for the main Muharram 10 procession fail to show up in time.
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Fighting back: Hospitals taking no chances this Muharram
The 10th of Muharram brings back terrible memories for Jinnah hospital but this time around, the staff is prepared.
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Terrorism: LeJ militant remanded in police custody
Alleged Lashkar-i-Jhangvi militant charged with intended murder, assault on police and possession of explosives.
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2010 not marked by any major breakthroughs in terrorism cases
This year has been notable for the lack of any major breakthroughs in terrorist cases by law enforcement agencies.
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Ashura: Fearless Hyderabad girls pray on hot ashes
Standing on the cooling ashes, Marhaba and Asba bend to prostrate on the 15-foot-long path lined with embers.
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Shia clerics warn govt against tampering with blasphemy laws
Shia clerics choose the Muharram 9 sermons as an opportunity to comment on the blasphemy law.
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From Pehlwan Goth to Nishtar Park
Thousands walked side by side in the Muharram 9 Pehalwan Goth procession.
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Three men planning attack on Ashura arrested
Police arrest suspected member of Lashkar-i-Jhangvi who was planning an attack on the ninth and tenth of Muharram.
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Muharram processions underway amid tight security
Thousands of Rangers and police personnel deployed across the country to prevent any untoward incident.
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Art imitating life: Funky new ad puts a spin on personal hygiene and politics
Billboards pop up in Hyderi and the Expressway, Karsaz next.
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Mining royalty contract: Both sides agree to let bidding continue
Constitutional petition filed by the successful bidder who fears some other party may be favoured.
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IBA registrar murder attempt: Students, activists demand arrests
IBA registrar Zahid Hussain Khand was shot twice when he was on his way to the institute.
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Alleged victimisation: Court orders inspection of lands
Jatois say Chandios have thrown them off their turf.
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Illegal detention: Police officials to be booked for kidnapping
Sindh High Court orders FIR against Mirpur Bathoro SHO.
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CID custody: TTP activist remanded till Dec 18
Police allege to have recovered two Kalashnikovs, 10 kg of explosives, three detonators and a detonator chord.
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Interfaith harmony: ‘Muslim, Christian, Jewish scholars launch campaign’
Dr M Ali Chaudhry delivers talk on Pakistan-US communities in the US.
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Rimpa Plaza attack: Surviving Christian goes to court
Sole Christian survivor of the 2002 Rimpa Plaza killings seeks financial compensation.
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Lakson tobacco legal adviser shot dead
62-year-old lawyer, Kamil Khan, was gunned down outside his house while returning from work.
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Guinness book of world records: 19 girls and 1 car on top of the world
Nineteen girls managed to fit into a smart car to get their names put in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Ashura arrangements - No load-shedding for 2 days: KESC
Power utility contradicts city administrator’s claims on Muharram arrangements.
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Tearful homecoming for flood survivors in Sindh
UNHCR says families increasingly swapping life in camps to go home, however bleak the conditions as winter sets in.
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Passport officials remanded to FIA custody
Officials accused of issuing passports on basis of forged documents.
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Gas cut for three days due to unpaid bill
Dozens of angry women protest to demand restoration of gas.
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Model village to shelter to Hindu and Muslim homeless garbage pickers and scavengers
The 120-unit settlement will offer basic health, education, water and sanitation facilities.
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CVs of 96,000 young men, women uploaded to website
Information of youth qualified in more than 360 different fields uploaded on Sindh Youth Employment Services site.
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Water distress: 25% of our forests lost in 15 years
Between 1990 and 2005, the country lost 24.7 per cent of its forest cover.
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Another Hindu girl kidnapped
Four-year-old Roshni was kidnapped from the main bazaar of Buxapur town, Kashmore.
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Geminid meteor shower: City’s stargazers try to catch falling stars
Looking for asteroids in the dark blue yonder with Karachi's Astronomers Society.
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Crashed plane owned by Georgian company
Inter-states Aviation Committee arrives, report on crash to be completed soon.
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Alleged TTP militant caught ahead of Ashura
CID says it raided the area after a tip-off and managed to nab Haji Rehman.
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Muharram security: City govt hands over rescue vehicles, gear
Pakistan Rangers to deploy over 6,000 personnel.
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Obituary: Khursheed Marker is no more
Khursheed KA Marker a pillar of the Zoroastrian community of Pakistan, breathed his last on December 11, 2010.
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Data for development : ‘Censuses, surveys critical for planning'
Seminar highlights need for sixth population census, other studies.
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Abuse of blasphemy laws: Pakistan Medical Association stands behind accused doctor
Members concerned over the incident in which Dr Willani was accused, beaten and arrested on charges of blasphemy.
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Dual offices’ case adjourned for six weeks
DAG sought time on the grounds that the attorney general of Pakistan will appear in the matter.
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Parenting 101: How to spot signs that your child is being abused
Most common causes of death are drowning, traffic injuries and falls.
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City’s big names and small attend funeral for media icon Mohammad Ahmed Zuberi
Prayers offered by politicians, writers, journalists, actors, bureaucrats and even former employees.
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2,400 schoolchildren in Pakistan and India become part of exchange for peace
Two non-profit organisations start an exchange for schoolchildren in an effort to target the next generation.
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High court adjourns appeals in Mir Murtaza Bhutto case
Appeals filed by widows of Bhutto and Ashique Ali Jatoi.
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Contempt of court: Army Housing Scheme sued by builders
Construction company files petition in SHC against army housing departments for not sticking to court orders.
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Santa or Scrooge: A made-in-China Christmas ... Ho, ho, ho?
Shopkeepers say some tinsel is still made locally, but otherwise, they buy everything else wholesale from China.
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Care on campus: 60% of medical students feel belittled: study
AKU found a strong link between feelings of depression among medical students.
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UN Workshop: Desertification programmes discussed
Deputy Inspector General Forest Dr Shahzad Jahangir presided over the workshop.
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Man chops off wife’s nose, fingers
Apart from her nose and fingers, he hit her shoulder and head with the butt of the axe.
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Giving back: Dow class of ’85 comes up with Rs25m for radiology upgrade
The tradition of each class giving back was started in 1978.
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New Preedy Street: How a Rs2.6b project has failed to fix a neighbourhood
Almost 1,385 houses were knocked down for the project, which was meant to overcome the traffic problems.
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IBA registrar attack: ‘The men shot at me when I was in the car with my children’
Khand says his appearance in court angered the suspects.