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Accidentally tear gassed: Protesting nurses get caught in police shelling again
Protest enters 8th day, Provincial Nurses Association threatens to take off emergency cover if demands are not met.
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ZAB death anniversary: Sindh government announces holiday on April 4
Government announces holiday to commemorate 33rd death anniversary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
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Police deployed to disperse protesting teachers at Karachi Press Club
Teachers protesting since last 7 days were marching towards Governor House when police used tear gas to disperse them.
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Karachi violence: Malik disappointed with ‘misreporting of facts’
Interior minister says reporters should confirm cause of death before reporting them as target killings.
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Court summons top officials in Karachi killings petition
Petitioner appeals immediate removal of IG Sindh police, DG Rangers Sindh for failing to maintain law and order.
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The curious case of homes and gardens in Brussels
Planner Christophe Polak traces how govt policy to send people to the suburbs backfired.
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Counting days: Nato suppliers hope for ‘business as usual’ soon
Transporters say that calls against resuming supplies will wither away.
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Somali piracy: For Pakistani hostages, Rs160m ransom lies between life and death
Half of Rs320 million being raised by Pakistanis, while rest is being raised by the Malaysian owner of the ship.
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Target killings: Five more killed in Karachi
PPP leader Sohail Abidi condemns incident, said armed men targeted Rizvi outside his office.
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To be announced: Candidacy for PS-60 Diplo
The Pakistan Peoples Party district leaders have been called to Karachi to finalise a strategy and a name.
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Not all cities are growing, Leipzig demonstrates
It has lost 31% of its population, 27% (about 60,000) of its buildings are empty, abandoned and collapsing.
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Cold shiny cities that ignore their people
Western models of cities as engines of growth aren’t always good.
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7th NED seminar: Larkana needs planning on outskirts as pressure builds on centre
A study of land use and markets reveals potential for government intervention.
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Ecotourism: See mangroves on a speedboat from Port Grand
The ride is 15-minute long and costs Rs400 per person.
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7th NED seminar: Asia’s urban planners ignore grass roots realities at their peril
Dr Shabbir Cheema is skeptical of cities only as engines of growth.
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Choosing sides: Mehsuds, Burkis in Karachi join PML-N
Ghous Ali Shah tells govt to retract price hike of petroleum and stop drone strikes.
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Every little bit: Earth Hour saved Karachi 50MW of electricity
KESC spokesman Aminur Rahman said that the biggest drop in power consumption of 50MW took place at around 9 pm.
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Coalition partners want violence before the elections, say parties
‘As long as the PPP follows its policy of reconciliation, there will be no peace’.
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Target killings: Violence continues as four more people are killed
The police arrest seven men linked to Banaras Bridge attack.
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Another Sindh Games title for Karachi
Bag event for the 12th time as Hyderabad finish in second place
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Karachi violence: Flag removal, indiscriminate action on the cards
Decisions taken to remove political parties' flags and to increase number of checkposts in sensitive...
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CID raid in Lyari: One suspect killed, one arrested
Raid conducted to arrest leader of Aman Committee Aziz Baloch and his accomplices.
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‘Bad governance’: Mumtaz Bhutto calls for neutral interim setup
Says talks are under way between his party and PML-N for a possible alliance.
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Homecoming: Two blind dolphins returned in Indus
A wildlife team fished the endangered mammals out of an irrigation canal.
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Encounter: Police rescue eight hostages
Were kidnapped a couple of days ago from Khairpur.
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Haiku mushaira: 60 years of friendship in three lines
Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry in which a poem is only three lines.
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Enter week No. 2: Nurses threaten to march to Governor House again
Meanwhile, nurses from rural Sindh arrived in Karachi to take part in protests.
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15th convocation: 1,000 SSUET engineers leave academic portal for real life
The graduating students described the event as the first milestone of their professional life.
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Toll hits 33: After week full of killings, pressure builds at funeral
Ban on MQM-H and swift local govt elections among key MQM demands.
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Report to SHC: Police disputes target killing figures
Half of people were murdered for sectarian, political or personal reasons, says force.
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Earth Hour 2012: Karachi turns off its lights so that it will have some left for the future
It was announced that 52 landmarks in the city would switch off extra lights for an hour.
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PTI dissolves Sindh EC, Nadir Khan Leghari appointed new provincial chief
PTI Sindh members convening emergency meeting to ascertain what has happened.
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Pipeline rupture: Leaked oil being thrown down stormwater drain
A rubber clamp affixed to repair an earlier leak probably eroded leading to the spill.
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Health care: Thanks to USAID, central warehouse enlarged
Smart systems help store the safe birthing kits, HIV/AIDS and hepatitis screening kits among other products.
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Day 7: Protest by nurses might end today
Doctors have been picking up on the workload in their absence.
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Pediatric urology: SIUT awards three fellowships
Fellowship programme by SIUT is aimed to provide a specialised medical work force.
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Pre-admission: Faisal Cantonment board put on notice
Petitioner submits that high court directed cantonment board to consider revised plan under relevant by-laws.
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High alert: Defend yourself, Altaf Hussain tells Pakistanis
Suggests creating vigilance teams in every neighbourhood.
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New Sanghar oil and gas project needs fresh appraisal, says environment protection agency
Sinjhoro has 18 villages, lakes, wetlands and forests.
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KESC agreed not to cut our power: KWSB
Lawyer brings up privatization deal to argue against frequent disconnections.
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Fire in Sohrab Goth engulfs huts, shops and cabins
Over one hundred shops and huts were destroyed by a fire which broke out in Sohrab Goth on Friday.
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PAC meeting: Government spends millions on drugs but don’t test them
Hospitals in Karachi and Hyderabad bought medicines worth Rs62 million from 2007 till 2009.
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Descent into chaos: Death toll rises in fresh round of violence
The police claim that the three men were killed in targeted attacks over personal enmity.
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3rd 'day of mourning': Normalcy returns to Karachi
Over 14 killed in the last 24 hours, dead include MQM and ANP workers, supporters.
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With the body count still rising, the President swoops into town
Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah briefs President Zardari over law and order situation of city.
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Documentary detailing life and works of Abdul Sattar Edhi wins French awards
The feature length documentary “The Kingdom of Mr Edhi” has been produced by Belgian filmmaker.
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'Karachi commissioner, deputies conspiring against PPP govt'
Durrani says deputy commissioners, commissioner Karachi want to gain control of the city.
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British Raj: Remembering a commissioner
A seminar to mark the 197th birthday of Sindh’s first commissioner, Sir Henry Edward Bartle Frere.
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Revenge kidnapping: Khoso women rescued hours after abduction
The police have successfully managed to rescue two women and a girl.
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Missing man: Deputy attorney general put on notice
Petitioner says his brother is in ISI’s custody.