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Inquest finds flaws in ‘parole prisoners’ list
Seven of the 35 suspected criminals have been acquitted; cases against three were withdrawn.
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School’s new managers ensure that children learn ‘d’ is for dog instead of dirty
Gul Hasan Lashari Complex has been completely transformed since it was adopted.
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At Numaish, a boy turns saviour for hundreds
A crowd had gathered at the place for a funeral; four Shia men shot dead.
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Fakhra Yunus case: SHC reissues notice to Bilal Khar
Bilal, son of PPP leader Ghulam Mustafa Khar, was acquitted earlier because eyewitnesses refused to identify him.
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Whose Pakistan, Taliban’s or Quaid’s: MQM postpones referendum
Decision taken during emergency meeting of the party called in London and Karachi simultaneously.
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Karachi violence: Shia leader among 5 killed in city
Allama Aftab Haider Jafri killed in firing in Saddar; 3 gunny-bagged bodies recovered.
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Ablaze: Cotton factory in Pannu Aqil catches fire
Fire tenders were dispatched to the scene of the fire, but could not douse the flames.
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Accident: Eight people die as car flips over
The vehicle in which they were travelling flipped over because the driver took a sharp turn at a high speed.
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Financial crisis: KWSB to recover unpaid bills
This was decided during a meeting chaired by KWSB managing director Misbahuddin Farid.
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Publishing legacy: OUP celebrates 60th anniversary
Ameena Saiyid, Taimur Rahman and Ghazi Salahuddin have been invited to speak on the occasion.
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Suspending licenses: CNG stations asked to reduce prices
Commissioner of Karachi says government would suspend the licenses of CNG stations demanding high prices.
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Tribal war: Three killed in 40-year-old enmity
The incident occurred when armed men opened fire on some members of the Lakhan tribe who were working in the fields.
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Fatal dispute: Security guard kills another
Two guards fought over chair outside building because they both wanted to sit on it, says SHO.
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IDEAS 2012: Traffic diversion plan announced
All heavy and commercial vehicles coming from airport towards the National Stadium via Karsaz Road will be diverted.
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SHC moved against MQM referendum
Altaf Hussain and Farooq Sattar made respondents.
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Police register case for attack on UN vehicle
Armed men open fire on vehicle in Khayaban-e-Ghazi, one passenger wounded.
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Sharjeel Memon accuses Nawaz Sharif of theft and betrayal
PPP leader demands that the PML-N chief quit politics
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MQM goes to apex court seeking review
Dr Farooq Sattar files petition in Supreme Court asking it to overrule earlier decision in dual nationality case.
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Women police: At two ‘new’ stations, registers are open but complainants a rarity
The women police stations finally started working in Sept after being sanctioned in 2009.
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Sindhi writers lend voice to opposition’s movement
Intellectuals say the PPP-led govt has passed several anti-Sindh laws since 2008.
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After errant MNA fields own candidate, PPP complains to the ECP
PPP MNA Zafar Ali Shah has accused his party of using state machinery to rig the by-elections.
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As elections approach, the blame game intensifies
Opposition members claim PPP moving polling stations to its strongholds.
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Baldia factory fire: Govt given seven days to complete DNA testing
Sindh High Court demands inspections of Karachi factories and files contempt cases against owners of Ali Enterprises.
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Sindh govt, KMC prepare to ‘steal’ Malir River bed
A project to reclaim land along the river for housing is under consideration.
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SHC orders removal of debris from street near Imam Bargah
Sindh High Court suggests that a blockage caused by debris could be used for terrorist activity during Muharram.
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Karachi security situation unsatisfactory: Wasan
Manzoor Wasan, says as many as 35 convicted criminals are currently out on parole in the city.
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Gunmen wound Egyptian UNICEF worker in Karachi
The motive for the attack was not entirely clear, but police said it may have been a robbery gone wrong.
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Two girls allegedly killed over free-will marriage
Both girls murdered in Bahawalpur and a Khairpur village for ‘honour’.
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Hyderabad violence: Three killed in armed attack
SHO Ahmed Qureshi told that the police arrested eight suspects from the building but the attackers had fled.
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APNA Channel’s PBA membership terminated
Channel representative Sarfaraz Shah removed from PBA board of directors.
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Nationalists slam petition against local govt system filed in SC
They argue that a court case diverts attention from a political struggle.
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MQM referendum on Taliban on Thursday
Farooq Sattar says Taliban extremism goes against Jinnah’s liberal Pakistan.
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Altaf slams murder of former taluka nazim in Hyderabad
Jalilur Rehman was shot dead outside a roadside hotel late Saturday
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How the votes went on an (electoral) roll
People have been registered by their permanent addresses outside Karachi.
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Nine years on, Sindh has no new buses to show
The transport department has not added a single vehicle to the fleet of public buses.
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Karachi admin owes KESC over Rs3 billion
Towns say they don’t have the revenue to pay
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Waheeda Shah slapped with two-year ban
Election commission upholds decision to bar PPP leader from contesting elections.
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Two Dawoodi Bohra men shot dead, another injured
One of the victims had filed a complaint a year ago against a man who attacked him.
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The curious case of 35 absconders on parole
All under-trial prisoners were set free between August 7 and November 20, 2003.
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Tortured, shot dead: Six killed across Karachi
Two bodies were recovered in gunny bags from the Garden East area of Solider Bazaar.
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Turned down: Court rejects bail plea of two accused extortionists
They used a SIM card registered in the name of the victim’s brother.
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Mobile rental plant not allowed to leave Karachi port
NAB orders Port Qasim authorities to wait till further orders.
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Court call: ‘Blue-eyed officers ruining police dept’
The postings and transfers of the police officers lack merit, the judges observed.
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Nine irrigation officers in Ghotki booked on charges of corruption
The men have been accused of embezzling funds, but they refute the allegations.
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Another aimless development: From polo, hockey, football, cricket, to a musical fountain
Jinnah Bagh or Polo Ground is being turned into a family park.
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Artist uses surrealism to tie fantasies with religion
Two paintings from the series have been put up in Asia House, London.
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Former Hyderabad council deputy nazim shot dead
MQM senior worker Jalilur Rehman received bullet wounds in his chest and died as he was rushed to the hospital.
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Bashir Qureshi’s postmortem samples to be sent to British lab
The viscera were supposed to be sent in April.
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PS-21 by-poll: PPP man wants voting under army’s supervision
The government is using state machinery to rig the polls, alleged PPP MNA Zafar Ali Shah.
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Hide collection: Edhi loses out in a game marred by threats and deaths
Charity foundation registers 40% fall in hide donation in Karachi and Hyderabad.