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USAID to train 300 teachers at university
Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur is the fourth university selected by USAID.
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CCPO ordered to present Ali Hassan Brohi on Feb 24
State files for Brohi's bail to be cancelled, his wife says he was never released.
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Women need plenty of sunlight, milk to protect bones: Experts
Osteoporosis, the silent thief, affects 1 in 3 women.
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Jamshoro factory: Novartis faces threats
CEO requests government to allow Rangers set up check-post so that they can conduct regular patrols in the area.
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MPAs pass resolution against quacks
Arif Jatoi’s bill to make it easier to get a weapon is turned down.
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SHC Judges extension rejected by Parliamentary committee
The committee says that they will present the reason for the rejection to the Prime Minister.
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Promotions: 282 teachers now in grade-19
The Sindh government has approved the promotion of 282 government-college teachers.
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Contempt plea: Chief, education secys summoned
Sindh High Court ordered the Sindh chief secretary and the education secretary on Monday.
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Alleged kidnapping: IGP told to arrest Manzoor Mughal, three SPs
A woman, whose husband and sons were picked up in 2007, has taken a former Intelligence Bureau director to court.
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Expansion: ICU inaugurated at Civil hospital
At a cost of Rs50 million a new ICU was inaugurated at Civil Hospital, Karachi (CHK).
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Karo-kari: Man kills 55-yr-old mother for ‘affair’
An elderly woman was gunned down by her son on the pretext of karo-kari.
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Extortion: 4 policemen booked for beating bus driver
Four policemen, including an SHO, were booked on Monday morning for beating a wagon driver near Ghouspur.
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Pipeline work resumes
The government has started work again on a Rs470-million sewerage pipeline network after five years.
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Aga Khan school awards students
A merit citation ceremony for the graduating class of 2010 was organised by the Aga Khan Higher Secondary School.
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Third try: Jirga helps Jatois and Miranis bury the Kalashnikov
Hoping that the third try would prove to be the lucky one, another jirga was held to resolve the bloody feud.
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Forged degrees?: Fehmida Mirza goes to court
SHC directs the Provincial Law Officer to file comments on election petitions filed by NA Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza.
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Hospital staff await Rangers inquiry into ‘beating’
Paramedical staff go on strike to protest against beating of a colleague allegedly at the hands of a Rangers jawan.
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UK charity to supply Sindh medicines for 5 yrs
Medical superintendents of major government hospitals will put together a list of all medication the province needs.
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Tea-shop wisdom: ‘Roman Dues should not be released’
A view at the Raymond Davis case from the eyes of labourers at a tea shop.
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Coalition partners debate permanent jobs for staff
Sindh government backtracks on “promise” to table bill to hire them in the Sindh Assembly.
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‘The urban future of the planet lies in cities like Karachi and Douala’
What do you get when you compress the work of 50 artists from 17 globally Southern cities in one night? One story.
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Zulfiqar Mirza backtracks on statements against PML-N
Mirza had said that if there is an undemocratic attack on the PPP, there would be dire consequences for PML-N
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Maintenance: Power supply to be interrupted
Areas from the Hala Road Grid Station to Bhit Shah will be without power from 9 am to 1 pm.
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Preemptive strike: Shehri decries ‘sell-out’ bill to be passed today
The amenity plots bill is No. 8 on the agenda of the Sindh Assembly session.
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Court orders: ANP blames city administration
Statement from ANP says revenue generated from restaurants, plazas and wedding halls are used to feed target killers.
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UNDP to pump out flood water
Seven million people were affected by the 2010 floods in Sindh alone.
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Education: Minister promises regularisation
Pir Mazharul Haq says his department will adopt legal path to regularise services of ad-hoc lower staff members
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Super Highway: Minister orders inquiry into ‘substandard’ work
Federal minister orders NHA chairman to submit inquiry report on substandard work and blacklist company concerned.
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3-day dental exhibition comes to an end
Health minister says we must do more for dentistry students.
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4-year-old boy shot dead at his doorstep
A four-year-old boy and a robber were killed during a police encounter near the railway crossing in New Pind.
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Security check: Experts say we need to look at women more carefully
Security measures extremely lax in Karachi, especially when it comes to females.
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World Social Justice Day: Comrade Lali frees 15,000 haris from private jails
Comrade Lali has been fighting against bonded labour for the last 15 years.
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SHC Karachi seat to work with 5 judges
Confusion prevails among lawyers as to who will hear cases on Monday.
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Paleejo’s ‘prehistoric’ aeroplane
According to Sindh’s culture minister, an aeroplane dating two centuries back has been discovered at Jharak in...
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People protest against illegal water connections
Protesters block main road in the Nazimabad area of Karachi to demonstrate against illegal water connections.
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Five killed in latest target killing wave in Karachi
Five people were killed in various areas in between Saturday night and Sunday morning.
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Tori bund: Work restarts after two-day standoff
The repairs on Tori bund resumed on Saturday after a two-day standoff.
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Szabist students to figure out ‘what Pakistan needs now’
Szabist is looking for students to take part in an international dialogue event in March.
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‘Protect the mangroves’
Fishermen demand the government protect the mangrove forests that are the main source of fish food.
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Students, manufacturers putting some teeth into dentistry
The first Asian Congress on Dental Education and Research took place at the Expo Centre in Karachi.
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Food inspector, 6 others booked for stealing 140 wheat bags
The police have also impounded a truck loaded with wheat bags.
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The Toulouse-Lautrec of Pakistan returns with another bout of controversy
In every society there is a community, inconvenient to many, that people prefer to brush under the rug and ignore.
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Maternal mortality: Volatile situation keeps maternal mortality high in Orangi
The volatile law and order situation in Orangi Town prevents people from seeking help in other parts of the city.
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Family planning or french fries? Khadim Online is at your service
According to the general manager of Khadim Online, the service kicked off last April and has had a “great response.”
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Pesh Imam gunned down in North Karachi
Forty-year-old Hafiz Adnan Sheikh Qadri, son of Mosa Sheikh, was shot dead early Saturday by two armed men.
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Education Department Staffers : Protest ends after four days
The protest eneded after assurances from the political leadership that their rights will be given.
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8 suspects held for injuring devotee
Suspects were allegedly involved in ransacking, looting and injuring a devotee at Shadhani Darbar, Hayat Pitafi.
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Tackling jirgas: Community councils help to dispense justice in province
Report compiled on the gender-based justice project.
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Running feud: Qambar tense after tribal clash
Gunmen shot dead a tribal chief of Qambar-Shahdadkot district on Wednesday.
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Royal Talent Fiesta to kick off February 25
Organisers hope the non-profit festival will ‘bring positive change’.