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Nurses ‘poisoning’: Christians call for inquiry
Minority MPA lambasts incident.
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Local govt is here to stay: Soomro calls Nazim system ‘badboodar’
District councils to continue functioning under control of chairperson and councilors.
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Two Rangers intelligence officials gunned down
Inspector Bahar was part of the Rangers intelligence unit and was in Banaras for intelligence purposes.
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Waheeda Shah case: ECP argues that disqualification was legal
The ECP’s counsel was presenting his arguments in response to Shah’s lawyer۔
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Karachi should bypass the flyover to be truly modern
I was convinced that ‘chaos’ in the dead space underneath the flyover should be cleaned up, beautified.
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Demonstrations: Sacked cement employees hold protest
Employees sacked by the Thatta cement factory staged a rally to pressure authorities into accepting their demands.
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Milk prices: SHC puts commissioner on notice for August 7
The bench heard the arguments and ordered its office to issue a contempt of court notice.
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Return to the basics: Farmers encouraged to use water and inorganic fertiliser with care
Experts lament that most farmers opt for inorganic fertilisers, which has the potential to harm the soil۔
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As Sindh pays for benefits of workers in K-P and Balochistan, its own workers complain
The federal govt continues to retain control over Workers Welfare Fund۔
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Thar’s dying peacocks: Wildlife department denies reports of disease spreading, says ‘show us proof’
Peacock owners in district report deaths of their pets from the Newcastle Disease.
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Transgenders take to the streets against drones
The protestors were led by Sanam Fakir, who heads a welfare trust.
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Naegleria fowleri: ‘The health dept is using KWSB as a scapegoat’
KWSB MD said that sufficient quantities of chlorine were being mixed in the water at the filtration plants.
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Coffins on wheels?: ‘APCs were not substandard, they were not the right type’
Gangsters targeted vehicles’ vulnerable spots, says police official.
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26,000 'ghost employees' costing Sindh govt Rs6bn: Sharjeel Memon
Says computerisation of govt employees’ data would discourage this practice and enable identifying such employees.
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End extortion or we will expose those behind it: Altaf Hussain
Hussain says that everyone knows which influential organisation is involved in kidnappings of businessmen.
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Amid pedicures, cleansing for the soul in salon’s DIY prayer session
Christian women who miss Sunday Mass make up for it at work.
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Mafia turns beggar girls into ‘fake’ hostage in suspicious kidnapping case at DHA signal
Banker’s driver spends seven months in prison.
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Prisoner in withdrawal caught picking up drugs at Malir court
Police seized hashish from a prisoner who was heading back to jail after his hearing at the Malir court.
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Personal enmities: MQM, PPP activists among 11 killed
The Preedy police claim to have caught nine men, including alleged extortionists.
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Caught: Woman arrested for killing husband
Police have arrested a woman, Naheed, and her cousin, on charges of killing her husband Nizamuddin Mayo.
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On the offensive: ‘PPP’s electoral success is a slap on the faces of conspirators’
Sharjeel Inam Memon says people’s goodwill for Pakistan Peoples Party cannot not be countered by propaganda.
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Capacity utilisation: Primary school becomes home to tailors, vendors
The school also offered motorists parking spaces for Rs500.
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Sorting it out: Sindh allays Balochistan’s fears of water theft
Team formed to remove Balochistan government’s reservations over water theft by Sindh visited the Sukkur Barrage.
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Teachers determined despite losing support of 2,900 SU admin workers
Though the protest will continue, they are willing to resume teaching.
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Appeal for help: First Sindhi host on PTV in critical condition
Haidery’s condition is not stable as he has stopped eating and the medicines are not working.
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More than just a rescue needed under the bridge
In a bid to use ‘wasted’ space under the KPT flyover, the city has parked ambulances and fire trucks.
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Made-in-China flyover fix could work wonders for Karachi’s ‘dead’ spaces
Greenways with streams, landscaping and greenery improved life for Guangzhou’s residents.
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Three killed, 24 arrested as Karachi violence continues
Two people, including a woman, were killed in Gadap Town and Orangi Town.
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Tando Allahyar gets Rs2.5b for development
The chief minister ordered the home department to set up seven new police stations in the district.
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Taluka employees protest delay in salary payment
The town administration employees held a protest on Saturday which was joined by Thahim.
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Road Safety: 11 more pedestrian bridges planned
Muhammad Hussain Syed directed the officials concerned to expedite work on more pedestrian bridges.
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For circular railway, another setback as KUTC chief removed
Managing director of Karachi Urban Transport Corporation transferred in questionable move.
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SHC issues notices to govt for shifting 100 poll centres
Mahars allege PPP leaders are shifting centres to more voter-friendly areas.
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Airblue crash anniversary: With painful memories, families remember victims
The families had gathered outside Jinnah International airport’s departure lounge to pay tribute to their loved ones.
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Gandhara artefacts to be moved to museum as experts check authenticity
The biggest statue in the haul, 94-inches-long and 70-inches-wide, depicts Buddha meditating.
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In return to the earth’s wares, villages shore up against vagaries of Mother Nature
International Organisation for Migration funds 20,000 houses for flood-hit survivors.
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Maya Khan show: Burney brothers split over Hindu boy’s televised conversion
Ansar and Sarim have also fought over running the trust.
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Path to development: Landowners in Qambar-Shahdadkot and Larkana sue govt
Deputy commissioners directed to expedite process of land acquisition, ensure that court cases progress without delay.
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Transport woes: Canadian firm proposes bus project in Sindh
Of the total 3000 buses, 500 will be reserved for Karachi alone.
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Party Favours: Export processing zone appointments challenged
Petitioner challenges new appointments, terms them political, and alleges they are getting benefits beyond EPZ rules.
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Suspects Charged: Kidnapping trial to resume on August 11
Shaukat Ali, implicated in a 2011 case of kidnapping and common intent, was formally charged.
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Four people shot dead, three bodies found in different parts of the city
Authorities claim to have arrested 45 suspects, including target killers and extortionists.
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Lyari violence: ATC declares case against PAC’s Uzair Baloch dormant
Another case against Uzair Baloch (FIR 73/2012) is up for hearing on August 8.
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Sindh continues uphill battle against hepatitis
A provincial programme helped boost work, largely ignored before 2009.
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Violent protest: Pak Colony at standstill as people take to streets against arrest of kin
Three vehicles torched after police crackdown; police had arrested 14 suspects on Thursday.
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Chinese Consulate attack: Law enforcers pick up two suspects
They purchased motorcycles which were used in the blast.
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Modern-day Persian warriors battle it out over traditional Ramazan matches
Matches have been taking place every Ramazan since 1966 at the Cyrus Minwala Colony Hall.
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Say cheese: New spy cameras help catch otters in the act
Camera traps placed by WWF in Chotiari Reservoir photographs happy family of otters.
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Extortion retaliation?: Grenade thrown at departmental store
One man was injured and at least three vehicles caught fire.
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Save our souls: Australians bring a tide of compassion to flood victims in Sindh
SOS Pakistan has also started tackling other issues, such as providing safe drinking water.