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Obituary: Dr Aslam Farrukhi — gentleman, stylist and a teacher
Dr Farrukhi was also a poet but refused to 'acknowledge' himself as a poet
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Cops welcome govt move to increase compensation amount
Cops who die in the line of duty to get Rs 5 million
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Angry lawmakers: MPAs threaten protest at PM House over load-shedding
Opposition members bash budget, claim PPP-led govt not utilising funds properly
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SHC orders appointment of HESCO chief within a week
The retired chief continues to hold the post after he was given an interim extension
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Court orders: MQM’s Amir Khan allowed to travel to Dubai
Court has approved the appeal of Nine Zero security incharge Minhaj Qazi to provide him a class B facility in jail
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Pending arrests: 67 water theft cases registered but no action taken
KWSB chief meets District West SSP to discuss implementation of new ordinance
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PREPARATIONS: City on standby to deal with heavy rainfall
KWSB managing director Misbahuddin Farid said that generators have been installed in all their pumping stations
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Rangers arrest 10 suspects in separate raids
Two suspects separately killed in an encounter
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For a joint cause: Delay in mayor elections brings MQM, PTI together
MQM’s Wasim Akhtar and PTI’s Firdous Naqvi hold joint press conference
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No green light for Yellow Line BRT so far
Tender given to Chinese company but concessional agreement yet to be signed
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FIA stops Ayyan Ali from travelling abroad at airport
Model was set to leave for Dubai in Emirates airlines flight EK-609
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MQM media in charge booked for ‘spreading propaganda against Rangers’
Separately, eight criminals and four alleged target killers affiliated with the MQM arrested
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Discrimination: Bilawal warns Centre over money distribution
Sindh Finance Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah briefs Bilawal on the provincial budget
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Rs5.2b allocated for development in Shaheed Benazirabad
Work and services, local government and irrigation departments get highest funding
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‘Around 245,000 blood donations made in Karachi every year’
Doctors encourage people to donate blood and save lives
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Free at last: Police rescue woman, daughters after four years
Captor also arrested from Thull
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Delayed repairs: Closure of Rohri canal affects drinking water supply, crops in lower Sindh
Irrigation officials promise supply from Jun 17, growers doubt
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Family loses hope as bodies of drowned teenagers still missing
Sheraz went swimming with friends on June 8, his cousin jumped in two days later
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Zulfikarabad to bring a revolution in Sindh, says CM
It will convert deserted landscape of Haleji and Kohistan into resorts and horticultural and residential areas
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Three young women with a will make their way to higher education
They paid for college expenses by saving money they received annually as girls' stipend
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Seven ‘new’ billboards installed despite SC orders
Supreme Court ordered removal of hoardings and billboards across city by June 30
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Bid to smuggle 148 black scorpions from Karachi airport foiled
The rare species were being smuggled to Hong Kong via Export Cargo
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Budget session: Opposition unhappy over unspent development funds
MQM MPA cites how govt barely spent 46% funds in current fiscal year
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NAB raids KU administration office to probe multiple complaints
However, the varsity spokesperson denies reports of the raid, terms them 'false and misleading'
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Countryside Escape
An itinerant travels through the countryside and shares the tales of Sindh
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Security concerns: Sindh Assembly bars live TV coverage
Since then, all media passes issued by the information department have been cancelled
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Six-month-old boy found dead in bathtub
The six-month-old son of police constable Altaf Hussain Jagirani was found dead in a bathtub in his house
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Fresh x-rays reveal no scissors in woman’s stomach
Arbab said that when she went to the surgeon and showed him the fresh x-rays, he demanded an additional Rs50,000
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In business interest: SHC lifts partial closure ban on supermarket
Ban was enforced after superstore failed to create parking space for its customers.
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Busted: District West police raids TTP hideout
Police recovers huge cache of arms, arrests 35 suspects.
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Financial woes: JI wants federal govt to allocate Rs200b for Karachi
The party's Karachi chief feels the amount is needed to solve problems such as water shortage.
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White Corolla rapist awaits judgments in 10 cases
Caught in 2009, Ali Hajiano, accomplice have been convicted in seven, acquitted in around 14 cases till now
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Edhi takes lost children back home
The Edhi Foundation organises a cross-country tour every year to reunite lost children with their parents
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Sindh’s stepchild? Mustafa Kamal feels Karachi not given due attention in budget
Calls for formation of ‘Provincial Finance Commission’ to allocate funds.
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Looking to hire: ‘NICH needs 250 more paediatricians’
Sindh CM vows to make it a model children hospital.
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Karachi health director warns of spread of naegleria
Department has yet to form experts team to monitor water quality.
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Running dry: Karachi residents suffer as water shortage re-emerges
Lack of water in Hub Dam leaves District West without water
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Sindh Assembly slaps ban on live media coverage of proceedings over ‘security issues’
Sources say some ministers were irked by private TV channels' funny packages on provincial assembly
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Sindh poised to legislate against forced conversions
Proposed bills will make all conversions before 18 years of age illegal
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Real estate in Karachi to stay unaffected despite budget proposals
Short-term measures to increase revenue, likely to impact Punjab more
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Creative cocktail: Young artists showcase their mettle with a riot of colours
Artists from 20 institutions are participating in talent exhibition .
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Two new waste management projects announced
The provincial budget has allocated Rs20.731 billion for the local government department
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Misplaced priorities : Less than 1% of Sindh budget allocated for environment
This is despite the fact that over 1,000 people died in Karachi in the heatwave last year
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Meagre amount: Social welfare dept receives Rs290m
Their per-day allocation has been increased from Rs30 to Rs300 per inmate.
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Empowering the marginalised : Women development budget goes up by 5.2%
Allocation in the ADP for minorities increased by 6.5%
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Neglected city: Hopes high as Sukkur gets Rs22b
SCCI president says the funds, if spent in proper manner, could change city’s fate
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University associations against DUHS head’s appointment
Dr Farooqi and Dr Talpur stressed that the orders of the appointment of the DUHS PVC
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Culture not a priority for government
No new scheme or project of the department approved in the budget
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The daunting task of identifying the city’s unclaimed bodies
CPLC, Edhi find it hard in cases where victims do not have CNICs or NADRA record.
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Problems ahead: Health dept struggles as thrown-forward schemes 4 times current budget
Allocation needed for ongoing schemes is Rs56.88b, whereas budget is only Rs14b

















































