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12-day training congregation: For those who prefer an invitation, barging in with terrorism is not the answer
Dawat-e-Islami hosts people from 32 countries.
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Illegal bus stops: Notices issued to govt transport authorities
PTA and RTA told to explain failure to remove bus stops following 2004 order.
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Post-Bin Laden: Lawyer wants PEMRA to not broadcast footage
Lawyer wants PEMRA to ban footage being aired until confidence-inspiring footage is made available to the public.
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Culture: Sindh to give artists up to Rs30,000 in stipends
The lion’s share goes to singers at Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai’s shrine.
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Pakistan has seventh highest number of diabetics in the world
More women than men die from diabetes every year in Pakistan.
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Karo-kari : Woman who went to court for protection is killed by husband
Sakina had converted to Islam and married Chachar from Ghotki.
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Social organisations sue the state, want a govt plan to ensure every child is enrolled
Hardly 10 per cent of the population completes twelve years of schooling.
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Sindh coalition: PML-Q poised to join Sindh cabinet
Three officials may be appointed into the government.
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Sindh high court: ‘Target killers’ remanded till May 8
Suspects believed to be involved in target killing, police encounters and possessing illegal arms.
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Missing persons : Court wants better response from officials
Petitioner says personnel ‘encircled my house and left with my son’.
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To celebrate the birthday of a communist, old comrades resurface with memories
Marxist social scientist Sobho Gianchandani 91st birthday was celebrated with fanfare at the Karachi Press Club.
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Persistent, chronic pain can reduce quality of life: experts
“Chronic pain is a specific healthcare problem and a disease in its own right”
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American trio discusses Bin Laden’s death, self-censorship and media misconceptions
Authors welcome political banter with the media at talks arranged by the US Consulate .
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Irrigation rest house : CM given last chance to sign transfer documents
The property is considered ideal for a ‘judge’s lodge’.
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Wheat buying : ‘I sold 65,000 bags to connected men but was still suspended’
Suspended employee concedes compulsion in obliging elected representatives, such as senators, MNAs, MPAs and advisers.
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Tariff : ‘Dumpers, rickshaws and tractors should be registered, pay tax’
Registering these vehicles will bring millions of rupees to national exchequer.
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Amid vows of revenge, cries of indignation, young men hold funeral prayers for Bin Laden
Nearly 500 men attend gathering organised by the Jamaatud Dawa.
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Ransom to be paid on May 16
A total of $2.1 million in ransom money is going to be paid to the Somali pirates.
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Learning curve : Sometimes ‘make-do’ health care is the best treatment
As medical students, we spend about half a year, out of the strenuous five of our degree, in primary care.
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Alleged maltreatment: Prisoner to be produced before civil surgeon
An under-trial prisoner will be presented before a civil surgeon.
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Bin Laden’s death : Schools, students unaffected
Morning classes, exams held according to schedule.
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Art wars : In a contemporary world, is tradition no longer a credible inspiration, ask academics
Speakers compare the Pakistani context of ‘tradition’ and its impact on understanding art.
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Electric supply: KESC cuts off supply to KMC houses
The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) cut off electricity supply to 200 housing units.
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Bin laden’s death: US visas not affected: officer
The US consulate in Karachi, while heavily guarded, will continue its visa work.
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Avoid ‘triggers’ to manage asthma: Experts
AKU offers tips to manage the chronic condition.
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Archaeology and museums department: Sindh doesn’t have money to pay workers of devolved sites
Auditor-General of Pakistan, Revenue, refuses to release funds.
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Once al Qaeda’s favourite hotel in Karachi
Post-9/11, this pitstop was a popular transit point for operatives.
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MQM leader killed: As city braced for post-Laden chaos, it erupted for someone else
Initially the violence in Karachi was assumed to be in reaction to the news of the killing of Osama bin...
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Talking politics: Imran Khan’s cup of tea
Guests, fans swoon over cricketer-turned-politician at informal dialogue.
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Karachi was a hub of foreign fighters and terrorists transiting through the region
Al Qaeda chose Karachi as the workshop for its media and financial operations, strategic planning and hideout.
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‘How can I influence the common man?’
Imran Khan explains why jihad offers a solution to our problems.
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‘Terrorists given a free hand to kill MQM leaders’
MQM announces May 1 as day of mourning.
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Jsqm city president: DPO told to suspend Gambat DSP, Ranipur SHO
Karachi president of JSQM, Ikhtiyar Chandio, has been missing since 2001.
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Manghopir search operation: Blindfolded men sent to undisclosed location
Sources claim 50 men were taken away, Rangers say they arrested only four.
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Sindh nationalists observe strike against alleged irregularities in census
PML-N and Sunni Tehreek pledge to support the strike call.
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Rangers round up 300 suspects in Manghopir operation
Sources say the raids are linked to recent bomb blasts in Karachi.
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SBC ex-vice chairman: Lawyers boycott courts, Dahri laid to rest in Nawabshah
Several cases in City Courts complex and Malir courts adjourned as lawyers respond to strike called by SBC.
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Anti-Terrorism Act: Convict challenges military trial
Petitioner ‘swore’ allegiance to a group that wanted to pursue Caliphate rule.
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SA standing committee meeting: Minority affairs ministry didn’t spend a rupee on schemes
Ministry’s secretary, officials fail to attend meeting.
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Making amends: On patch-up trip, PML-N leaders scoff at new PPP-PML-Q alliance
Party could have but didn’t retaliate in the Punjab over attack on PML-N House in Karachi.
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Missing persons: ‘JSMM leader illegally detained for 2 months’
Sindhi nationalist leader in custody of intelligence agencies.
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1956 was the only year political views could be expressed freely in Pakistan: BM Kutty
Analyst argues that had the military takeover not happened, Pakistan would not have split.
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Over 100 suspects arrested in Baldia, Landhi operation
Most of them released later, 17 still in custody.
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Doctors would give an arm and a leg to end illegal organ trading
Up to 1,500 foreigners travel to Pakistan each year for a kidney transplant: SIUT.
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Rural development: 'Hospital, jobs, river water and land for peasants in Thar'
Companies with coal projects assure locals will be hired.
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Rangers round-up 300 suspected criminals in Baldia Town raid
Men arrested based on reports that they are responsible for criminal activities in Karachi.
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Three attacks, 48 hours
Five killed, seven injured in latest bombing; warning of a fourth hit on Friday (today).
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Cooking the books: For 10 years no one has checked local government accounts, notes watchdog
PAC recommends that the power to audit should be given to provincial govt.
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Education secretary ‘leaves’
‘Her transfer was expected ever since she spoke out against the education minister’.
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Larkana central jail: IG prevents search operations
The bench ordered the secretary of health to appoint a doctor for the jail’s hospital immediately.