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Dire Needs: In its first budget, special education dept plans a boost
Department seeks Rs4b for next fiscal year with Rs1.4b set aside for six development projects.
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New year, same problems: This budget too, no relief in sight for minorities
Despite non-utilisation of funds, minorities department wants Rs100m for the upcoming budget.
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Shehla Raza promises to get domestic violence bill approved by assembly
The existing law does not indict jirgas or illegal parallel justice systems which handed out punishments.
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Transitions: Bhutto’s confidant passes away at 82
Muhammad Khan Junejo was an ambassador to Bahrain.
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Law and order: Rangers, police come under fire in Sindh Assembly
Law department asked to report on existence of law on forced conversions.
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Four killed, at least two injured as two gangs clash near Al Asif Square
The two gangs of drug peddlers exchanged heavy fire.
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MQM resolution on law and order passed unanimously in Sindh Assembly
The resolution was moved by MQM MPA Moin Aamir Pirzada.
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Building on II Chundrigar Road catches fire
People inside the building escaped unhurt; fire possibly started due to short circuit.
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1 killed, 5 injured in Karachi violence
Violence in various areas of Karachi claims life of one and injures five.
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Killings and Kidnappings: PMA and MPAs want SHC to help contain crime
The doctors are being specifically targeted as they are considered as ‘soft target’ by criminals.
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Black day: Shah Latif University staff launch protest
Submitted a list of their demands to the Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur acting vice chancellor.
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Murder trial: Witness testifies in Shia leader murder case
Father, Raza Hasan, had complained about the lack of steps taken to solve his son’s murder.
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Police and govt departments refuse to budge from schools for children with learning disabilities
The encroachers have been given several notices.
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Disqualification: Petitions against Gilani, Fehmida Mirza disposed of
SHC says matter already pending before the Supreme Court.
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Sindh Assembly: Bill to revive development bodies deferred
MPAs support the bill but hope for tangible results.
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The BackBencher: Fine dining comes to the Sindh Assembly
Anger on the attack on Awami Tehreek’s rally was brimming at the surface, especially among some of the PPP's...
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Homeland: Dehydrated deportees from Oman land up in hospital
The men made their way to Karachi after a three-day boat trip.
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Standing up: Oil tanker owners form new body to secure rights
They say that the leaders of the association that they quit used to pursue their own interests.
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Extortion and ransom: Updates of ATCs’ cases
A police officer testified in an alleged case of kidnapping being heard by the ATC I on Tuesday.
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Green economy: Cutting down trees increases pollution in Pakistan
Pakistan lloses approximately Rs365billion a year due to pollution caused by the cutting down of trees.
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Matters of the heart: Three new institutes on the cards, says KMC
The announcement comes while KIHD employees protest over not receiving salaries on time.
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Sons of the soil: Sindhi nationalists compare Zulfikarabad to One-Unit System
JSM, JSQM, STP and civil society are fired up for not letting the government proceed.
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KMC sets up task force to ensure safety measures are taken in road designs
Officials from the organisation will also ask the public to help locate hot-spots for accidents.
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Fraternal support: Civil society speaks up against alleged threats to Asma Jahangir
Activists ask govt to look into the allegation and punish those responsible.
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Talkback: PTI’s Javed Hashmi urges political parties to unite for Karachi
Criticises PML-N, calls Imran Khan a torchbearer of change.
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Unable to pay debt, man sets himself ablaze
Mehmood suffers 97 per cent burns.
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Goddess of love rubs shoulders with Apollo
When Venus passes directly between the earth and the sun, it appears as a small disc gliding in front of the sun.
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PGMI principal calls on Zardari, CJ to look into Aftab Qureshi killing
Qureshi, 56, was a leading neurosurgeon who was killed during a police raid staged to recover him.
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Pressure tactics: Activists back anti-police rally
Protesters criticised police for raiding Chuk Lashari village and misbehaving with women and children.
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Fingers crossed: Police unable to arrest gangsters
Kharoos Jatoi clan members snatch automobiles from Sukkur.
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34th anniversary: APMSO convention on June 6
Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain will address the convention.
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Out of bounds: NPIW employees get back to square one, thanks to police
The employees were given yearly job extensions.
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First-year bds results: University announced fair results: KU official
Objective part of exam was scanned by software, theory exam was assessed by faculty of affiliated private colleges.
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An inconvenient truth: ‘Pakistan still has a long way to go with regard to green energy’
Environmental issues were discussed at a seminar.
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Long wait: Court summons top officials over teachers’ petition
Teachers are still waiting for posting orders.
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Amenity plot: SHC issues notices against conversion of plot
The announcement comes while KIHD employees protest.
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Politicking: Sharifs aim to sow discord, says Kaira
Kaira said the PML-N leader was sitting in a provincial government and challenging the federal government.
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Election year politics: PML-N turns up heat on PPP over federal budget
Marvi Memon alleged that money allocated for development was going into the pockets of the Pakistan Peoples Party.
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LBOD repair: Committee of MPAs and MNAs to oversee removal of encroachments
All breaches along smaller drains of LBOD, KPOD, DPOD, branch drains closed, repair will be completed by June 30.
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Still critical of the PML-N, PTI softens its stance a little towards MQM
Javed Hashmi says MQM is an elected party and cannot be shunned.
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Grisly crime: Another part of victim’s hacked up body found
Law enforcers found the limbs on Monday and the torso a day later.
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Cycle of violence: CID officer among three more shot dead
Unidentified men shot a policeman near old Sabzi Mandi.
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Encroachers prevent fortification of river embankment, putting residents of Latifabad at risk
Two seminaries and shanty settlements are built in the waterway.
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King of fruits: Come and taste the khas mangoes of Mirpurkhas
A mango competition is held every year.
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Targeted killings: It’s a war for territorial gains, says CM
Qaim Ali Shah claims the murders are not politically motivated.
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Not all killings in Karachi are target killings: IG Sindh
Mushtaq Shah says police are trying their best to curb incidents of violence.
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6 killed in Hyderabad coach accident
Accident occurred as the coach was speeding due to which it overturned and after several flips got onto another track.
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Health care: With 30% set aside for development, health dept wants Rs11b
Department plans 59 new schemes, including 16 for teaching hospitals and a rescue service.
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The big three: Devolved healthcare institutions to get predefined budget – and more
Major projects in the pipeline include a state-of-the-art trauma centre.
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Untapped avenue: Making paper from organic waste, a way to earn money and save resources at the same time
WWF Pakistan holds a training session at Kakapir village.