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Temporary release: ATC grants bail to two suspects in Hamza murder case
Suspect failed to appear before the court for three consecutive hearings.
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Playing with fire: Karachi needs 206 fire stations, it only has 22
Fire department has an allocated budget of Rs140 million but has little to show for it.
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DHA to show original lease of two Creek projects again on court orders
Court asked housing authority officials why it ignores orders to present documents.
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Qissa Khwani: Dumping 15,000 tons of ammunition in sea, and other strange stories
Speakers at storytelling session talk about fond memories as well as sad recollections.
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12-year-old girl ‘raped’ by ‘neighbours’
SHO Farooq Sangrani said they registered the FIR before sending the victim to the hospital.
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Class of 1988 gifts $500,000 to their alma mater
The money will go to an endowment fund to support education programmes and research at the institute.
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Dealing with grievances: Upset opposition holds own session outside assembly
Treasury members pass two local government ordinances in the absence of opposition.
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Two killed, 24 injured in Karachi blast
Shafiq Tanoli escaped the assassination attempt, suffering non-fatal injuries as a result of the blast.
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Rangers arrest 3 alleged Lyari gangsters, recover ammunition
Around 4 kalashnikov, an M16 rifle, 21 rockets and thousands of bullets were seized from the alleged criminals.
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5.6-magnitude quake hits Sindh: USGS
The quake struck at 12:28am at the relatively shallow depth of five kilometres, 32 kilometres west of Warah.
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Mobile franchises close after raids by security agencies
Some franchise owners picked up but released later, police deny involvement.
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Going bananas over a plot: Khairpur labourers worry about losing market to play ground
Govt wants to build the ground for scouts by moving the wholesale date and banana market.
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The torch-bearers: AKU graduates vow to ‘give back’
367 students graduate from various departments on AKU’s 26th convocation day.
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Battle continues: Woman killed in clash over control of land
Firing between the two communities started around 1 pm and continued till the evening.
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Hazardous explosion: CNG cylinder blast in van injures 12 people
Van driver escapes, the police impounds vehicle for further investigation.
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Unclogging the arteries: Traffic Police launch anti-encroachment drive
The campaign aims to clear encroachments and illegal parking.
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Education for all: Deaf Reach school opens in Nawabshah
The centre aims to provide education to the deaf to maximise their potential.
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Marine ecology: Vessels must be registered to curb illegal fishing, say experts
Speakers at WWF-P workshop stress the need to involve union councils to curb the practice.
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Got you: CID arrests six target killers
The suspects belong to political and militant groups as well as a Lyari gang.
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LG elections: MQM calls delimitations in districts Malir and South illegal
Lawyer argues the new local bodies’ laws were framed to defeat the MQM.
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Rearranging the hierarchy: Rauf Baloch to be the new ‘political’ face of PAC
Appointment has been made but it has yet to be decided what powers Rauf will have.
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Meet the new PAC man: Not just another Baloch
Rauf had joined the Ghaffar Zikri group after developing differences with Uzair Baloch.
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Time to breathe: Deadline to renew arms licences extended to Jan 31
People complain of forms shortage, claim officials selling forms illegally for Rs1,000.
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Clash of the titans: Sindh Assembly session today likely to be fiery
MQM members to wear black armbands in protest.
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Chehlum security: Sindh govt imposes ban on pillion riding
Ban to remain in place from December 23 to 24 in six cities of the province including Karachi.
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Inter-marriages: Rare disease causes family of 8 to lose sight
Babies are normal at birth, and the symptoms appear by the age of seven.
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Local govt elections: ECP snubs Sindh govt, sets Jan 18 as poll date
Poll body notifies the schedule as per SC ruling.
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Bad cop: Police department to weed out ‘black sheep’
Scrutiny of officials, deployed at police stations in all five districts in Karachi, has been initiated.
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Healthcare: Polio campaign in Gadap Town ends today
Dr Naz revealed that up to one million children will be administrated polio vaccine in the 4-day anti-polio campaign.
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Opposition demand: Sindh lawmakers to meet on Friday over LG issue
Speaker says govt setting new precedent by summoning session on opposition’s request.
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Taking a stand: ‘NADRA employees not to cooperate in arms licence registration’
The decision was made by the authority’s welfare association citing security concerns.
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First batch: 284 graduates ready to further the SIUT’s ‘humanitarian’ cause
The first batch of ‘physician assistants’ complete studies at SIUT’s institute of medical sciences.
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You’ve been served: Court bailiffs race against technology to deliver notices
The email and text alert service does not summon litigants, only informs them of hearings.
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Power of democracy: Govt may succumb to pressure against amendments to LG law
PPP leaders find MQM, PML-F coalition strange.
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Three-day celebrations: Devotees head for Bhit Shah to take part in Urs celebrations
Agha Siraj Durrani inaugurated the Urs by laying chaddar on the tomb of Bhitai.
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‘Justice’ prevails: Jirga in Larkana manages to end four-year-long feud
Legal expert feels jirgas become popular when people lose faith in lower judiciary.
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The last innings: Rising star Zulfiqar Bhatti dies on the pitch
According to young cricketer’s peers, his biggest dream was to play for the national side.
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Motive unclear: Roadside bomb kills maid, injures another
The injured woman is under treatment at the hospital under police custody.
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Hooliganism: Karachi Press Club slaps ban on PTI
Party workers not only harassed KPC members but also tortured a joint secretary of club.
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Weapons supplier: Suspect remanded for jail official’s murder
Sajjad admitted before the judge that the weapons used in Niazi’s murder were supplied by him.
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Recaptured: Indian prisoner who escaped Landhi jail held again
DSP Nasir Lodhi said that the accused revealed during initial interrogation that he was a drug addict.
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Karo-kari: Woman, man killed for ‘honour’
The police shifted the bodies to Civil Hospital, Jacobabad, for autopsies. The case has yet to be registered.
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Defence wants taxi driver case out of ATC
The police have stated in the charge-sheet that it was an ‘accidental’ murder.
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‘Illegal’ detention: Police recovers 21 ‘bonded’ labourers
The recovered persons and the landlord were produced before the court.
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More to come: Sukkur DIG directs police to continue ongoing operation
More than 4,000 arrests have been made in the last three months, says the DIG.
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Police high-handedness: NADRA workers upset as police arrest colleague
Crime branch police arrested a data-entry operator from his house on Monday.
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Prices of commodities are fixed without our consent, say retailers
Ccommissioner insisted that crackdown against profiteers will continue until all retailers adhere to the fixed prices.
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Celebrating culture: Get your Ajraks on for Sindh Festival in February
Horse, cattle and donkey races, basant, literature festivals all part of grand celebrations.
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Local government: MQM looks to other parties for support against ordinances
Party has PML-F, PML-N on board, PTI says it will not join ship as MQM protests are ‘half-hearted’.
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Opposition parties submit requisition for assembly session
Govt assures session will be called soon.