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Seminar highlights increasing child abuse
Around a quarter of the 19.75 million children of school-going age in Pakistan do not go to school.
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DHA City Karachi: Agreement signed to establish Pakistan’s first smart city
Infrastructure of DHA City will meet higher bandwidth requirements, says official.
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Chopped down: Karachi loses its trees to growing ignorance
Around 250 trees cut down in three months on the boulevard in front of Dolmen City Mall.
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‘Climate changes increasing workload on women’
Shirkat Gah’s report gives suggestions on how women can cope with changing surroundings.
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6th International Urdu Conference: Arts Council president was as excited as on his wedding day
Karachi Arts Council will be hosting the big names of Urdu literature in four-day moot.
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Towards gender ‘equality’: Commission on status of women to be formed
The commission will also engage in research into women’s issues.
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PPP wants to impose its own mayor in Karachi, claims Farooq Sattar
Raabta Committee members respond to LG Ordinance saying PPP's divisive tactics will have harmful long-term effects.
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Educational ties: IBA to act as exam centre for e-learning courses
An official said that IBA has been selected by the ICWFD to act as an exam centre for its educational project.
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Heinous crime: Man charged with raping daughter
The girl has been taken into safe custody.
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Crackdown: Sharjeel Memon demolishes 22 illegal hydrants
The minister ordered on-the-spot demolition of hydrants in Sultanabad.
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Dengue virus not fatal: experts
“Dengue is not as deadly as it is portrayed to be,” said Dr Mahmood.
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Children’s Film Festival: Educating young minds through visual arts
The animated films were especially made to cater to the specific age groups.
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Lawyers’ alleged maltreatment: Sindh lawyers shun courts after Isb lawyers’ beating
In protest against maltreatment of lawyers by police in Islamabad, lawyers cancel CJ’s farewell.
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Ancient civilisations: Archaeologists provide glimpse into relics of Sindh’s bygone era
More than 400 stone-tool workshops have been discovered at hills of Khairpur, says official.
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SRK, Hrithik Roshan part of Rashid Rana’s 10-year journey
Mohatta Palace Museum launches publication celebrating artist’s work.
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Taliban presence hindering law enforcers, SC told
The apex court directed KPT's lawyer Shaiq Usmani to submit complete details on the containers of imported weapons.
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Who’ll be the next Ashok Kumar? Law enforcers, rival gang eye opportunity to control Chanesar Goth
Insiders say that after the death of Ashok and his top aides, the gang has weakened.
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Coordinated attacks: Police try to put together puzzle in Hyderabad’s drive-by shootings
SSP Syed Irfan Bahadur says 28 suspects have been arrested in overnight raids.
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Karachi law and order: Sustainability is the word, CJ tells government
SC bench not very excited about the idea of establishing more special courts in Karachi.
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Altaf wants 'unconstitutional', 'undemocratic' PPO retracted
Under the ordinance, authorities can detain suspects for up to 90 days.
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Fire tenders combat inferno at textile mill on National Highway near Karachi
Twelve fire tenders has been sought to subdue the fire.
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Utilities collision: NGO Shehri suggests installing meters at water hydrants
Since there is no water meter, all hydrants have to be operated for a certain number of hours.
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Boiling point? Lyari residents protest against violence in the area
The protest was held at Dubai Chowk, a stronghold area of notorious Lyari gangster Noor Mohammad aka Baba Ladla.
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Sehwan collision: Six students among eight killed
The deceased include the rickshaw driver, Asif Rindh, and a mechanic, Sachal Lashari.
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SC hearing starting today may be CJ Chaudhry’s last in city
His retirement is due next month.
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Gender Equality: Education is the only way to social change, say experts
Pakistan ranks second worst in the division of resources between male and female populations, report.
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Abuse of power: Ignoring court orders, Sukkur education officer demoted for second time
A junior officer has been appointed to the post of BISE secretary.
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PPP-MQM stand-off: Latifabad loses three hospital schemes to Qasimabad
Sindh CM approves PPP minister’s request to transfer projects, upsetting MQM’s leaders.
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Gangs of Mehmoodabad: Chanesar Goth may be the next Lyari
As the goth increasingly becomes a hotbed for criminals on the run, crime spills into surrounding residential areas.
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Crisis averted: Water board wins court approval for restoration of power supply
Two judges also ordered water board to pay Rs70 million to the power utility within a week.
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No more hiding: Suspect killed, 29 arrested in separate raids
Four suspects apprehended over involvement in target killings of policemen.
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Exclusively for illegal arms: ‘Special courts needed to prosecute 2,100 suspects’
Home dept submits request to SHC CJ for one court in each district of Karachi.
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Gunmen kill four policemen in Hyderabad
Four were shot dead in Latifabad, while two were injured in an attack in Sakhi Pir, one of whom died of his wounds.
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Train-rickshaw collision in Sehwan kills 8
Dead include 6 students, several others injured in the incident.
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Tragic incident: Five dead in highway collision between car and coach
The deceased were all part of the same family.
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Attempted robbery: Three policemen killed and one injured in ambush
A police backup team arrived on the spot in the meantime and opened fire at the bandits.
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Professional regulation: To monitor healthcare services, commission to be set up in Sindh
The law will ban the practice of quackery to promote the rights of patients, doctors.
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View from the bottom: Will local govt change the system, Sukkur residents wonder
Candidates were merely interested in the opportunities to embezzle the development funds they would receive if elected
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Literature & coexistence: Intellectuals delve into history to discover seeds of ethnic divide
Learning a language should be up to the discretion of people, says Amar Jaleel.
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Violence Against Women: Few women report violence despite new laws
Police are notorious for not putting the correct sections in the FIR.
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Pursukoon Karachi: Cantt station porters take a cinema break
Porters watch their life stories unfold at mobile cinema on Sunday night.
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Gangs of Lyari: Two most-wanted Lyari ‘gangsters’ killed by police
Sources say both the men were working for PAC chief Uzair Baloch.
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Circular debt crisis?: No water in city as utilities fight
Former adviser had proposed setting up a joint agency to collect bills of three utilities .
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Switzerland looking for more inroads in Pakistan
Country showcases products in exhibition at local hotel.
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Switching sides: Rana Abdul Sattar of the PML-F joins PPP
Sattar insisted that he did not leave PML-F due to differences with Pir Pagara.
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Lyari clashes: Three killed in encounters with police, Rangers
Two of the men belonged to the Peoples Amn Committee.
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Warning to KWSB: Sharjeel gives a week to close down illegal hydrants
Up to 10 hydrants to be demolished every day, announces Sindh minister.
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If you’re looking for na maloom afraad, look within yourself
Like any other discussion on Karachi violence, this panel discussion asks more questions than answers them.
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Projects to policy: Establishing contact with the communities
KAIRP aimed to regularise 2,320 katchi abadis across the country, with a total population of 5.5 million.
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Urban sprawl: Rethinking the management of Karachi’s slums
The population in katchi abadis, which was 50% in 1998, has now increased to 61%.