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Academic session to start on April 12
Next academic session delayed due to the floods, classes to continue till March 31.
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KESC makes work safety a top priority
CEO distributes trophies and cash rewards at ‘Safety Leaders Award’.
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50,575 small farmers receive fertiliser, seed
USAIDS' Sindh Agriculture Recovery Project will provide $15m.
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Minister announces quota for leprosy patients
Two leprosy patients to be awarded jobs per month.
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A plate of daal chawal is cheapest in Karachi
Wheat flour, red meat most expensive in city, rice cheapest.
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‘If the American president can do it, why can’t we?’
Sindh government violates rules: hires retired officials on contract, junior officials work at senior posts.
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Build jail ward at Jinnah hospital in 3 months: SHC
Sindh High Court orders establishment of full-scale ward, warns of 'stern action' if order is violated.
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CDGK operation flattens land and Bin Qasim TMA’s cabin scheme with it
City District Government Karachi accuses Bin Qasim Town Municipal Administration of starting scheme
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Bahria University convocation: Old and fresh graduates line up for degrees
Students at Bahria University convocation feel they need more active alumni to get better jobs.
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Accountability: Court seeks details of five remaining advisers
SHC seeks details on status and nature of responsibilities given to remaining advisers to Sindh chief minister.
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Police stations targeted: Law enforcers taking blasts as a warning
Officials believe a single group is behind both explosions and it is warning of a potential attack on 12 Rabiul Awal.
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Lady health workers to get their salaries next week
Health workers not not paid for around five months.
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Karachi Literature Festival: Too many divides to bridge
Each panellist had a division of their own to talk about.
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Twin explosions in Karachi, no casualties
Explosions heard in Lea Market area and near Shah Latif police station in Malir, two receive minor injuries.
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Challenges of faith and witty character
Three authors launch their books at the Nai Kitabein reading session.
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Of great minds and ‘little Taj Mahals of egos’
Sethi, Mueenuddin and Naqvi have the crowd in sporadic fits of laughter while discussing writers and their quirks.
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A trip back to naani’s storytime
Visitors, young and old alike, to the ‘Khail Khail Mein’ story-telling session got a dose of nostalgia.
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Bonding with an ex-Karachi Jew against the Indians in Israel
Writer Mohammad Hanif shares anecdotes from Israel and announces the title of his new novel.
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‘Get out of our country,’ shouts someone on 9/11 ‘I would,’ replies Sara Suleri. ‘But I’m late for class!’
Sara Suleri Goodyear speaks during erudite discussion titled ‘Forgetful Memories: Chronicles of History’.
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Literature in search of a language
Attendees gather to catch up with those writing in Pakistan’s regional languages.
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Zulfikar Ghose: I hate talking. That’s why I write poems
For people hoping to gain insight into the world of Pakistani poetry in English, many questions were left unanswered.
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Gentle Urdu poets rail against the machine
The usually soft-spoken Urdu muses struck a defiant tone at the mushaira held condemning militancy and terrorism.
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Daniyal Mueenudin: The New Yorker in Karachi shocks with desi Punjabi twang
The author compares writing novels to making sausages.
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With a bang, not a whimper: 2nd Karachi Literature Festival comes to a .
Prize for best non-fiction book went to ‘The Culture of Power and Governance of Pakistan (1947-2008)’ by Ilhan...
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Karachi Literature Festival: Karen calls for less strong-arm tactics, more compassion
‘God is not a politician but His word is used for political gain’
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PPP, MQM agree on magistracy system
Parties agree on revival of magistracy system in Sindh.
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Female poets recall years of struggling with stereotypes
Nigah and Naheed spoke about how they also used their poetry to highlight discrimination against women.
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Karachi Literature Festival: Tumhara Bollywood, ya hamara Lollywood?
Everyone was eager to show that there was still life in Lollywood that would take on Bollywood at its own game.
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"The sky, a perfect empty canvas, offers clouds nonetheless…"
The main focus of the panel discussion was the loss of indigenous art in Pakistan.
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The romanticist, the sceptic and the populist re-imagine Pakistan
Whether we want Pakistan to be a welfare state in the future brought the panelists to loggerheads.
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3 Sunni Tehreek men injured in firing
At least three Sunni Tehreek activists were injured when unidentified armed men opened fire on a rally.
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Kashmir Day: Supporters ashamed BB’s killers still at large
PPP activists vent their shame over the administration’s continued failure to catch Benazir Bhutto’s killers.
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Students debate for return trips to London and the latest cell phones
The students, who had gathered at the Beach Luxury Hotel, insisted it is a tough competition.
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Detractors and excited young fans attended the launch of Bina Shah’s fifth book
O’ Level students whispered with anticipation, “I love her books. I can’t wait to FINALLY see her.”
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When a journalist attends a creative-writing workshop
The otherwise spacious room was brimming with budding writers, young and old, when the journalist had walked in.
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No more writing about Karachi, says Kamila
Kamila Shamsie could not resist adding that “I am not a global citizen. I am a Karachi girl who lives in London.”
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“Do you have an itch, Ali Sethi?... Yeah man, I do.”
No, this is not a locker-room conversation but part of a discussion on the nature of the creative urge.
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Fear and cricket: Mohsin Hamid’s Pakistan
Terrorism, cricket, Veena Malik and how to roll a joint while driving were highlights of writer Mohsin Hamid's talk.
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Are Urdu readers a diminishing breed?
A lively debate around the question ‘Are Urdu readers a diminishing breed’ held an appreciative audience in...
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Karachi Literature Festival: Literati leave no page unturned for second year
“Whoa,” remarked a teenage girl as she made her way into the hall where the opening ceremony for the festival.
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‘Prospect of Pakistan’s isolation is acute’
Prominent journalist Ahmed Rashid points to a very tough time ahead for the country.
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Oil and gas: Attacks disrupt production at two fields
Armed men attack a vehicle carrying employees, gun down one person and injure another.
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Sindh government likely to resize cabinet
18th Amendment says there can be only 18 ministries in the province.
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Chinese firm to help KESC generate power from coal
KESC signs MoU with Chinese firm Global Mining Company which will fund alternate energy projects.
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After signing nikahnama at gunpoint, defiance in court
Eighteen-year-old Rida Nasir was allegedly kidnapped on January 18.
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Bar associations: ‘Abrogator of Constitution, abettor equally triable’
Lawyers laud judgement on PCO judges, criticise Asma Jehangir.
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Vacant seats: High court adjourns hearing on petition
New bench with the new CJ to hear case.
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Shershah scrap market case: Witnesses identify two accused men
Nawaz Ali Magsi not identified as perpetrator.
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Religious scholar shot dead near Kotri bridge
The suspects were waiting for him near Hussainabad Police Chowk.
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Alleged police harassment: It’s a cock-and-bull story, says Justice Osmany
Businessman accused of attempted murder petitions against police.