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Flooding: Breach in canal
Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) Canal suffered a 15-foot breach on Tuesday, flooding nearby crops.
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Highlighting issues: JI Karachi solidarity day Friday
Religious body to hold seminars, rally to highlight the issue of Karachi.
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Karachi violence: Youm-e-Saug gets lukewarm response
Most bazaars and commercial centres were closed on Tuesday in Sukkur.
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Water shortage: Supply from two canals stopped
Supply was stopped from East Jumrao and West Jumrao canals, the only source of drinking water for the taluka.
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Life and death: Elderly mother strives to fight son’s death sentence
After losing two sons, Mai Zainab fears the loss of another, if his appeal is not accepted by the Supreme Court.
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Do It Yourself: Clifton’s women ‘ditch’ govt to get roads fixed themselves
One woman started by paying garbage pickers to fill the potholes and the rest followed her lead.
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Dial-a-doctor: Pakistan’s first telehealth helpline launching next month
Aman Telehealth likely to take calls from Sept 15 on 111-11-3737.
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Mystery case: ‘Torture’ victim thrown into Lyari river survives
Twenty-two-year-old construction worker was hit by five bullets.
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Day of mourning: Blood continues to flow even though city shut
At least five people were killed even as the city mourned.
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Day of mourning: Cities shut down for the day, but reopen at Iftar
Aerial firing reported from parts of Karachi, scattered violence in Hyderabad.
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Karachi violence: Petition filed seeking limited army intervention
‘If the army can keep law and order in Swat, why not here?' ask petitioners.
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Karachi unrest: Baloch insurgents present in Lyari, PM told
Rangers promises peace in 15 days in return for ‘free hand’.
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Suspects: Four of a family killed in ambush
Returning from a dinner party, armed men, hiding in the bushes, ambushed them in an attack.
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Nich report: Cancer in children on the rise
357 cases of cancer were reported in children in NICH in the current year.
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Police bus attack: As all else fails, investigation team looks to forensics
“We can find out how many weapons were used and how many people used them using forensics,” SSP East Ahsan Omar
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Lala Fazlur Rehman quits, DCO takes charge as City Administrator
City government officials confused over changes.
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Low pass percentages: Accounting students brace for nerve-rattling results
ACCA papers are notoriously difficult to pass, the students need to score at least 50% to pass.
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Body Count: With 13 more deaths, six-day toll crosses 100
Six people were arrested by the police for the six days of violence.
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Protest: Big dealers create fertiliser shortage, say small dealers and growers
They hoard fertilisers and then sell it at a high price, claim protesters.
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Caller: Pay up or prepare to die!
Even extortionists negotiate, Karachi’s businessmen learn.
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Bus attack: Can the Sindh police fight back? Yes, they say, but only criminals, not politics
Pressure builds to release the political activists behind the Chakra Goth ambush.
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Only the parties can solve Karachi’s law and order problems: Asma
‘The government is only forming committees and not coming up with any solutions’.
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Terror tactics: Zaman Town police given till Sept 3 to question bus attack suspects
Judge gives custody of three attackers in Chakra Goth attack as well.
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Kingri House special: ‘No time for agar, magaar, Mash’Allah and Insha’Allah - it is time for martial law’
AML chief claims he met the PML-F leader to ask him to join the federal opposition.
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Fehmida Mirza in Badin: 1.4 million hit by floods, WAPDA's ill planning cost billions
Launches telehealth service facility, calls for a consultative report on LBOD project.
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Surgical operations in nine areas of Karachi
Government deplores allegations leveled by MQM.
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Judicial intervention: SC takes suo motu notice of Karachi violence
Court directs TV channels to submit footage within 24 hours.
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Challenge: Korea holding essay contest on aid and development
First prize is $2,000, deadline is October 7.
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Missing money: Former EDO held responsible for stealing Rs5.4m
Initial reports show that officials from the education and accounts office were involved.
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Violent intentions: Karachi killings are politically motivated, agree experts
HRCP research reveals how political parties patronise groups involved in land grabbing and violence.
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Party politics: PML-N Sindh fights for Ghous Ali Shah
Demonstration led by PML-N activists outside Karachi Press Club.
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Burnt warehouse: Short circuit causes Afghan Carpet to lose Rs50m
Police claim that the loss is being estimated and no case has been registered.
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Tablighi cleric’s political meetings raise eyebrows
Jamaat insists Maulana Tariq Jameel has no plans of entering politics, says his advice has been sought after by many.
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Altaf asks clerics to give ‘honest’ statements
Altaf Hussain condemns religious scholars for comparing killers with their victims.
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In the name of God: Religious leaders urge end to Karachi mayhem
Ask army to play its role in curbing targeted killings in metropolis.
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Rejoining the coalition: No timeframe yet for MQM’s return
Party officials say although decision is inevitable, a timeframe can’t be given.
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Karachi violence: PM says govt will take 'all steps necessary'
PM Gilani reiterates that government will take all steps necessary to stabilise city.
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In Bin Qasim factories, water pipeline leaks benefit mafia
The water board says that less than 2% of the town pays its bills.
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For whom the bell tolls? No one actually, at S Asia’s largest clock tower
At 60-feet tall it is considered one of the tallest clock towers in Asia.
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Built at the advent of Islam in the subcontinent, buried by us humans
After floods and rains, teams plan to conserve the world’s largest necropolis at Makli.
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Keeping the faith: People torn by violence turn to religion for safety
People of Surjani, Orangi, Qasba Colony, Shah Faisal Colony hold Quran Khwanis.
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The case continues: Man shot dead before bus attack
Eleven more people were shot dead across the city on Sunday.
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Karachi violence: 15 killed, Army offers assistance
Security forces pick up bodies dumped in sacks from across the city.
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Rebuilding the province: ADB to release funds for development work
$405 million have been allocated for reconstruction of the irrigation system.
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Unchecked lawlessness: ‘Parliamentarians should debate Karachi situation’
Shahbaz Sharif says a national consensus should be forged to deal with the lawlessness.
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As Badin flounders, Pakistan tells UN to stay out
NDMA and PDMA tell international agencies they are managing well on their own.
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Hard times: Shortage of food and water in Badin
Badin’s been left with one to two days’ supply of drinking water.
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100 concerned against wanton killings
Concerned Citizens Forum organises a march against violence.
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Free legal aid: Lawyers back to work after NGOs leave
Lawyers claimed that the NGOs were working illegally.
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Mehran base attack: Hearing on number of attackers on Aug 23
The petitioner asks for a full-scale investigation into the attack.