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No Eid without a colourful cummerbund
“It is a part of our rural culture and Eid without a colourful cummerbund is incomplete.”
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Gastroenteritis claims 6 more lives in Sindh
Four children died in Kashmore and Ghotki on Friday of gastroenteritis.
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Chaos as govt fails to deliver in Thatta
Thousands of people rushed frantically towards safer grounds in nearby towns and cities.
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Love in the time of floods
"I was left all alone sitting on the rooftop of my house, wailing over my beloved grandfather’s body."
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Providing shelter just not enough
Gulshan-e-Maymar refugees agree that providing shelter is just not enough and they need electricity and water as well.
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Once valued, twice scorned
The floods had cost haris not just their belongings, but also their landlords, who had abandoned them.
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Medical students urged to help in times of need
Hundreds of volunteers working in the flood-affected areas of the country gathered at Dow University.
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‘We’re just here to help. No other motive’
US Consul General in Karachi William Martin stressed the importance of helping on humanitarian grounds only.
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Dead playing host to the living
“We reached Karachi Friday morning, but there are no basic facilities at this camp.”
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Terror in Thatta
There is confusion and political turmoil over why flood warnings were not issued earlier.
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Flood victims loot relief truck in Sajawal
One of three army trucks loaded with relief goods was looted in Sajawal town.
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‘Band karo yeh tamashay’
Around 300 people gathered at the Karachi Arts Council on Thursday to raise their voice against the brutal lynching.
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70% of Thatta city evacuates, IDPs arrive in Karachi
The government ordered 300,000 people to evacuate a southern city after waters breached its defences.
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Unhappy caretakers want some home time
More than 3,500 teachers have been appointed as caretakers of these camps.
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Notices issued in kidnapping case
The Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to the Sindh home secretary, Sindh police chief and SIU chief.
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The smoothest ride, the strangest trip
The marines and army are taking us to a kachcha area about 30 kilometres from Lansdowne Bridge in Sukkur.
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Good medicines become dirty business
Opportunists seize even a disaster that has affected millions of lives and manipulate it for their benefit.
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A gentle smile amid tough times
They ran after relief trucks and learned the way to survive in difficult times.
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Too many mouths, too little to eat
With massive destruction in the agricultural sector, experts fear the country might suffer a food shortage.
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Rs550b loss, 60 years lost
Total losses stand at around Rs550b and there is a chance they may increase to Rs700b if the torrent continues.
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Panic grips Thatta city
A third breach in a PB canal embankment near Fakir Goth spreads panic in Thatta - Army, Rangers rush to help.
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The politics of Thatta’s flooding
Sassui Palijo admits that she is not happy with the last minute arrangements made for flood relief.
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Nearly half a million ordered to evacuate as flood threatens Sindh
NDMA said 1,600 people have been confirmed dead and 2,366 wounded throughout Pakistan due to the floods.
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Thatta’s ready, come hell or high water
Volunteers were deployed along vulnerable points round-the-clock to prevent waters from entering the district.
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Pressure at Kotri prompts PM’s visit
Gilani said donors around the world are ready to provide relief and more than $700 million have already been pledged.
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Two more target killing victims
A joint unit incharge of the Sunni Tehreek (ST) and a teenage boy of Pakhtun ethnicity were gunned down in Karachi.
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Back to school for little survivors
Children at relief camp wake up at the call of Fajr prayers and wait until 8 am when the gates of the school open.
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Man held for DSP’s murder, search on for 4 others
A joint investigation team of the city police has arrested a man in connection with the murder of DSP Nawaz Ranjha.
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Bandit terror
Bandits killed at least four people in different incidents across Karachi on Wednesday.
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Sleepless in Karachi
“I can’t sleep at all. Back home, I used to work at a restaurant. That kept me busy. But now everything is ruined.”
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Shattering Noah’s Ark
All at once, hundreds of animals, birds and insects were left without shelter or food.
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Bund politics and army’s intervention
“Damn the politicians who are squabbling over their farmlands while we in Sukkur will probably drown.”
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3.2m hectares of crops destroyed in floods
Over 1,600 people have died while 15.4 million have been affected by the floods in Pakistan.
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Give the unsung heroes a break
Heroes hack at rocky hills and transport heavy boulders and rocks so villages, lands and people are safe from floods.
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Two bystanders killed in Karachi
The bystanders were killed during a shoot-out between police and robbers in Kharadar area.
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Decreasing water level eases situation at Guddu, Sukkur
Water level at Guddu Barrage has decreased by 65,000cusecs and at Sukkur Barrage by 92,000cusecs in the last 24 hours.
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KU signs MoU with Iranian varsity
Director ICCBS Prof Dr M Iqbal Choudhary signed the MoU.
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Brig Ahmed becomes new CBC president
Brigadier Anees Ahmed took oath as the new president of the organisation and Lt Col Zafar Iqbal.
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Death row convict gets time for appeal
The suspect, Raheemullah alias Naeem alias Ali Hasan, has been accused of being a member of a banned outfit.
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Sight of tree-tops signals residents that it’s time to go back
Residents of the kachcha areas of Sukkur have taken the hint and have started preparing for their return.
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It’s [k]not love for a day, but a lifetime
Thousands of Hindus in Karachi meet at the Laxmi Narayan Mandir every year.
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Student + collection box = food for thought
College students and soon-to-be professionals have geared up and have vowed to make a difference.
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We are all dacoits! Aren’t we?
The dacoits of Sindh rule the interior towns and villages. They gained ascendancy in 1984.
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NADRA distributing identities at camps
Survivors at relief camps can get a duplicate of their computerised national identity cards.
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Named after the flooded river after birth on dry land
The twins were born after the family fled to a relief camp set up outside IBA in Sukkur.
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Kotri Barrage in peak flood
Dozens of villages were submerged around Thatta with people scrambling to pile sandbags at strategic locations.
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Inviting the military
The startling call made by the MQM leader for the army to step in and remove corrupt politicians defies comprehension.
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Water level at Kotri Barrage crosses 900,000 cusecs
Several villages in Hyderabad are inundated as Kotri Barrage braces for the worst flood in 50 years.
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Low intensity blasts in Daharki scare patients
Unidentified men planted three time-bombs wrapped in plastic bags under the doctor’s table.