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Campaign against power company from Oct 1
A public awareness campaign against the “atrocities” of Sukkur Electric Power Co will be launched from October 1.
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Police steal goods in illegal raid
SHO Rohri Tahir Mughal raided and ransacked his client’s house with a team of policemen.
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Blast destroys house in Orangi
Mominabad police say the exact cause of the blast was unclear.
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Aitzaz Ahsan rules out in-house change
Govt functionaries can avail immunity only in criminal cases but can be summoned in civil cases: Aitzaz Ahsan.
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Red light, red light what do you say?
The only warning that a tanker is headed your way is the dim glow of the red light in its driver’s cabin.
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9,000 tons of wheat damaged
Govt has to focus on reviving economy of the province, says Sindh CM Qaim Ali Shah.
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Local bureaucracy identified as key to flood relief
Govt needs to set up administrative units at taluka level to combat devastation caused by floods, says Arif Hasan.
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Dengue grossly underreported
There is a gross discrepancy between govt and private hospital statistics.
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Body to probe bund breaches left ‘headless’
The judges who are to head the committee have refused since Memon is going to perform Hajj and Esani is unwell.
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No Baloch group out to crash into your car
People in Karachi are being forwarded a more sinister SMS for the past few days.
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‘No need for dinosaurs’
Residents agree that local govt system has been driving a phenomenal amount of development in a short period of time.
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Walk for health
A walk was organised by the health dept to create awareness of pre- and post-natal care.
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2 patients die of dengue
Two persons suffering from dengue fever die in Liaquat National Hospital, bringing total death toll from virus to 4.
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Children in slums want to know who let the dogs out
According to the WHO, dogs are behind 99 per cent of deaths in humans by rabies.
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MQM slams US for Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s sentence
Altaf Hussain deems the US responsible for the unrest in the world, and demands the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui.
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Bill indefinitely postpones LG polls
Sindh Assembly passes the Local Government Bill, postponing local govt elections for an indefinite period.
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Karachi Grammar School plans to petition SEPA
The petition is against the construction of ‘Noman Castello’ near the school’s junior and kindergarten section.
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Fishermen families rally for freedom
Families of fishermen languishing in Indian jails hold a rally on Monday to demand their release.
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Whose jurisdiction is it, anyway?
Sukkur Town Planning Department says Sukkur City TMA has no authority to approve building plans
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Drawing parallels across party lines
Sindhi nationalist parties and the MQM don't see eye-to-eye on flood victim registration.
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35 dengue cases reported over 24 hours
Most of the cases have been reported in Karachi, while at least two people have died because of the virus in 2010.
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Govt passes bill to fight land grabbers
Sindh Assembly unanimously passes bill on the measures to be taken to remove squatters from public property.
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KGS parents, ex-students meet to fight 22-storey project
KGS set to take on Noman Builders in a tooth-and-nail battle to avoid the construction of Noman Castello.
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SMS service to speed up Watan Card distribution
SMS service will handle recurring complaints about Watan cards distribution and will help reduce crowding at centres.
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629 teachers granted higher scale
The promotions takes place in compliance with the finance department’s notification dated June 7.
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PSQCA team confiscates items from store
Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority team raids the CSD store near Kala Pul and confiscates 8 food items.
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Culture may be traded for commerce
Sukkur’s Mehran Cultural Centre becomes the centre of a dispute over whether it has been given on lease.
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Citizens and state officials collaborate for a cause
A report envisaging the role of the Sindh Home Dept’s collaboration with NGOs highlighted relief activities.
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Animals digging into graves
A child’s body is dug out of his resting place by a dog that made its way into a graveyard in Hyderabad.
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All smiles amid testing times
Fourteen people were married off in a communal ceremony at a relief camp in Sukkur.
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Bus driver killings take a backseat to city’s violence
The lynchings of bus drivers are footnotes in the history of rioting in Karachi.
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Putting no heart into it
Sukkur’s doctors appear to have more important matters at hand than observing World Heart Day.
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Security companies plan to go to court against Sindh police dept’s new pvt company
All Pak Association of Security Agencies decides to file petition against dept’s move to start pvt security company.
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Safe return home for PK 782’s passengers
Flight lands at Jinnah International Airport at 7:40 am with 254 passengers.
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Sindh govt chalking out new strategy
Zakat funds will be handled by the provincial govt, which is trying to legislate new laws in this regard: Zahid Q Alvi
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Two Lyari gang war suspects held
CID arrests two men allegedly involved in the Lyari gang war.
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Business gurus gather to share tips for success
Business gurus gather at Avari Towers for Ladiesfund Entrepreneurship Conference 2010.
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Policeman injured in tribal crossfire
A policeman is injured in crossfire between Mirbahar and Chachar tribesmen near the Qadirpur Gas Field in Ghotki.
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Shaikh Khalifa pulls more candidates this year
Over 2,000 candidates will take the entry test for 100 MBBS seats in SKZMDC.
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SSUET plans IT park for the city
Keeping in view the importance of IT, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology decides to open an IT park.
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The timeless Clock Tower of Sukkur
Once upon a time, the sounds of the tower’s bells resounded throughout the city especially at night.
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The young guns of Defence and Clifton
“There is booze, drugs, girls and a whole lot of bharam baazi [showing off],” says L, who used to belong to a...
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Canal breaches help drain Manchhar
Breaches in canal distributaries are helping reduce water level, draining flood water at a faster pace.
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Another 250 IDPs head back home
Irfan and Sumbal head back with a ceiling fan, hoping a day will come when they will be able to use it.
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Being special means nothing can stop them
“I know I’ll do better than my friend Iqra in swimming. I swim like a fish!” says Umaima.
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Let’s talk about...
Use of modern contraceptives has increased over the past few years in the country’s urban centres.
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City loses yet another doctor
A doctor is shot dead in Orangi Town, the ninth member of the medical fraternity to fall prey to target killings.
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Son takes a ‘hit’ out on estranged father
Zakariya’s son Fareed Qureshi has been arrested in murder of his father.
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30 men arrested for crime of 3
Ghotki police arrest 30 suspects following the attack on an ASI of Bello Mirpur police station.
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JPMC board to probe chairman’s health
FIA says the 4 men accused in the K&KI case have fallen ill several times over the last 2 years.