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Nabbed: 15 suspects detained over attack on shrine
Sketches of outlaws drawn with the help of witnesses.
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In court: MQM complains of ‘extrajudicial’ killings
SHC issued notices to federal, provincial interior secretaries, provincial police, Rangers chiefs their subordinates.
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Crying foul: MQM walks out of session in protest
Opposition leader took exception to statement of AIG Shahid Hayat in which he declared Fahad a target killer.
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Resources overload: MPAs learn Tharparkar village has 54 schools
Education minister admits to presence of schools, refuses to take action.
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The Mahatma in Sind(h)
Mohandas Karmchand Gandhi’s grandson talks to audience at Beach Luxury Hotel about Bapu, Partition and Sindh again.
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Dramatise it: The stage is set, but where are the players?
Pioneers of the field lament the lack of regard for theatre, one of the oldest art forms, in Pakistan.
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Sindh Universities Act 2013: Varsities’ body presses for act changes
Academic activities in public sector universities to be suspended on February 17.
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‘We need more job-creators, not job seekers’
Current education model based on learning things you think you need in order to get job you want, says Paul Collard.
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Documenting change: Sharmeen Obaid film screening
Sessions like that of Sharmeen Obaid are thought provoking and leave individual feeling positive about Pakistan.
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Devotion to the motherland: ‘Learn Sindhi to prove your love for the province’
Illegal immigrants should be sent back to their countries, says Dr Qadir Magsi at STP’s rally.
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Remember the forgotten province?
Balochistan — a national treasure buried too deep in ignorance to be celebrated.
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Facing the axe: LG secretary asks Hyderabad Development Authority to justify its existence
Authority also instructed to submit report on NOC records.
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Successful women in a not so successful state
1st launch was compilation of interviews of 20 stalwart Pakistani women, 2nd addressed what was wrong with Pakistan.
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When arts and literature mix with one’s blood
According to KLF 2014's website, 'Navid Shahzad is known as an actor, poet, journalist and television pioneer.'
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A celestial tour de force: Twenty-seven years on, Sadequain’s work remains unfinished
The artist worked on the mural at Frere Hall from late 1986 to a few weeks before his death.
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Save a city: Karachi’s oldest inhabitants in danger of losing their identity
The goths on the outskirts of Karachi were present before the city itself.
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Not so gloomy: Threatening challenges coming with new opportunities for publishers
Hoori Noori says in book consumption we are far behind Iran and India, let alone the developed world.
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Ashis Nandy delves into same topic that got him arrested at Jaipur literary festival
This is not to say that Nandy enjoys ruffling feathers.
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Crisis in Balochistan: PML-N provincial legislators to map out plan in Karachi today
MPAs to apprise senior party leaders about row with NP along sidelines of a reception hosted by the US consul general.
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Eight dead in Karachi shrine attack
TTP spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid says the group was not involved in the attack.
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Poor title. Vague speeches. Boring content. Nice weather though
While part of the literature festival, the talk had little to do with literature and was hardly a festival for anyone
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KLF: Book launch and live cooking demonstration
'It’s a reference book about communities settled in Pakistan and their cuisine, the recipes were an after thought.'
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KLF: Raza Rumi book launch
Rise in extremism in Pakistan is fabricated, people should challenge it, says journalist and author Raza Rumi.
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Army chief should take notice of atrocities against MQM: Altaf Hussain
MQM have been subjected to negative propaganda, said Altaf Hussain.
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Afghanistan 2014: Consequences for Pakistan
'In best of circumstances, we will be faced with influx of another 2 million refugees,' says former diplomat Shaikh.
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The saviours of Sindhi poetry
Sindhi writer Sindhu moderates New Voices in Sindhi Poetry session, two speakers invited were female Sindhi poets.
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Appeasing own agenda is the role of our textbooks
Rubina Saigol, independent writer, says there was a vast difference in text books before and after 1965.
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Pakistani nationalism: An extremist threat
Raza Rumi’s launches his book followed by a discussion on Pakistani nationalism.
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In other rooms, same wonders: Aged to perfection
Zehra Nigha’s reading and Bilal Tanweer’s book launch mark the class difference of literary expression.
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The battles for Karachi
A visual record of a city at war with itself.
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MQM member Fahad Aziz released on bail
Aziz - accused of murder - was arrested when he was en route to his wedding; allegedly subjected to police torture.
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No room for ‘misconduct’: Civil judge suspended over involvement in jirga
Judicial officer took part in a jirga held to decide the fate of a couple.
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A strong message: Leaders of ANP, PkSF unhurt in separate attacks
We are being targeted almost daily but not given protection, they lament.
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Sindh Taraqi Pasand all set to hold rally today
Provincial government has declined providing security to rally’s participants due to on-going Sindh Festival’s events.
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Whisked away by LEAs, MQM demands early release of its LG poll candidate
MQM demands that the biased police command be changed in 24 hours. Police admit apprehending Fahad Aziz.
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Sindh Festival: Spirits remain high on Sufi Night despite low turnout
Audience enjoy Sanam Marvi, Mohan Bhagat’s music but let down by absence of Abida Parveen.
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in the saddle again Fateh Malik appointed Sindh AG
Malik has been appointed on a one-year contract, said officials.
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No respite: Violence erupts in Lyari after killing
Two people were shot dead while two bodies were found in different parts of the city.
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Shut down: City remains partially closed for half of the day
MQM observes day of mourning to peacefully protest ‘extrajudicial killings’.
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A presentation on qawwali without the audio is like an article without a headline
A couple of minutes later, speakers burst into life and a melodic voice started singing a song in Urdu and Persian.
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Of the Pakistani novel and its audience
It seems difficult, then, to dismiss the lack of cultural context for a western audience as external pressure.
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After two days of KLF, you should know Aasim Sajjad Akhtar loves to disagree
The Quaid-e-Azam University professor argued that at impressionable ages, students are taught hate material.
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For Dr Hoodbhoy, fake PhDs are worse than fake currency
What worries Hoodbhoy, in context of Pakistani society, is existing state of both the academia and the professionals.
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Amid the bloody trains of partition, Rajmohan Gandhi sees Punjabi love
Not just about the partition, his book is covers 240 years of Punjab - end of Mughal Empire to end of British Empire.
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Fahmida Riaz learns no one knows Shaikh Sa’di
This pictorial poetry book is written in a philosophical way mainly for teenagers.
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Breakthrough? Alleged suspects linked to Dhabeji railway blast apprehended
A Rangers spokesperson claimed that 15 suspects were apprehended.
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Shahzeb murder case: SHC rules to remove Sikander Jatoi's name from ECL
After Shahrukh Jatoi fled to Dubai, his father was arrested and his name was put on the ECL.
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79 police officers killed in Karachi operation so far: Report
Report adds that 15,671 suspects have been arrested, 10,254 raids have taken place since start of the operation.
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Killing of worker: MQM to observe day of mourning today
Transport union decides to keep vehicles off the roads in Karachi.
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KLF session: Time to unite against the ‘right’, say speakers
Asma laments that those who call themselves modern and progressive lack consensus.