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KARACHI: SHC extends stay against demolition: Lyari Expressway project
KARACHI, Feb 13: A division bench of the Sindh High Court ordered on Wednesday that no demolition should be carried out in connection with the Lyari Expressway until Feb 20, when... 
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KARACHI: Deprived children find solace in glue sniffing
KARACHI, Feb 13: An increasing number of people, particularly children, in the city are becoming addicted to glue sniffing, a form of substance abuse believed to have been introduced by Bengali...
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KARACHI: Bandits stab FC man to death
KARACHI, Feb 13: Bandits stabbed a man to death on a minibus in Napier police limits on Wednesday night....
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KARACHI: Water shortage in several areas
KARACHI, Feb 13: Water supply to several parts of Orangi and Qasba was badly affected during the last two days following the bursting of a 33-inch dia trunk main burst....
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KARACHI: Steps planned to curb cyber crimes
KARACHI, Feb 13: Sindh cabinet on Wednesday decided to take all possible measures to check cyber crimes in the province....
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KARACHI: Boy run over by bus
KARACHI, Feb 13: A 15-year-old boy and an elderly man died in road accidents in the city on Wednesday....
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KARACHI: Twelve cars, 16 bikes hijacked
KARACHI, Feb 13: Twenty-eight vehicles — 12 cars and 16 motorcycles — were either hijacked or stolen in the city on Wednesday, the police said....
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KARACHI: Lack of facilities major cause of neonatal deaths
KARACHI, Feb 13: As a prelude to the 16th International Biennial Conference of the Pakistan Paediatric Association, starting on Thursday, two separate workshops on the key issues relating to child survival...
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KARACHI: NED announces results
KARACHI, Feb 13: The NED University has announced results of annual B.E. final (Metallurgical & Chemical Engineering) and third-year (Metallurgical Engineering) supplementary examinations along with the results of various other batches....
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KARACHI: Work on K-3 project begins in March
KARACHI, Feb 13: The foundation stone of the much-awaited Greater Karachi Water Supply Scheme (phase-V, stage-II), commonly known as K-3, will be laid by the end of next month....
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KARACHI: Merit to be ensured in jobs, education
KARACHI, Feb 13: Karachi Nazim Naimatullah Khan has reiterated that he will ensure merit as the sole criterion in education and employment in Karachi....
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KARACHI: Parties vow joint struggle against govt reforms
KARACHI, Feb 13: An All Parties Conference on Wednesday unanimously rejected the reforms and amendments introduced recently by the present government and vowed to launch a joint struggle against them....
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KARACHI: Korangi area flooded with sewage
 KARACHI, Feb 13: The lingering cold weather in the city has reduced the consumption of water. Many areas that normally do not get adequate supply are getting an abundant supply of...
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KARACHI: Nawab Yameen passes away
 KARACHI, Feb 13: Nawab Yameen Khan, a worker of the Pakistan Movement and veteran leader of Pakistan Muslim League, died here on Wednesday. He was 76....
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KARACHI: Jurisdiction of FIA in trade matters challenged
KARACHI, Feb 13: The Sindh High Court has admitted a petition for regular hearing in which the petitioner has contended that the FIA has no jurisdiction in respect if valuation and...
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KARACHI: Rauf Qadri’s acquittal plea dismissed
KARACHI, Feb 13: The accountability court No. 1, headed by Judge Dr. Qamarudin Bohra, dismissed on Wednesday an application for the acquittal of Rauf B. Qadri, a former chief of the...
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KARACHI: Free psychological counselling
KARACHI, Feb 13: Arrangements have been made to provide free psychological consultation to the people by the Institute of Clinical Psychology, Karachi University, at its premises on Saturday....
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KARACHI: Temperature rises
KARACHI, Feb 13: The day and night temperatures have risen at a number of places in Sindh and Balochistan by 2-5 and 2-4 degrees centigrade respectively. However, dry continental winds prevail...
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KARACHI: Students’ week
KARACHI, Feb 13: The students’ week at the Government Karachi College for Women will be marked from February 14....
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PESHAWAR: Al Qaeda suspects sent to Afghanistan
PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The NWFP government on Wednesday informed the Peshawar High Court that the Al Qaeda suspects were taken into custody by the army under the national security laws and...
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PESHAWAR: Traffic police unable to provide rickshaw meters
PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The NWFP government’s orders to install fare meters in rickshaws plying on city roads can not be carried out as the traffic police are unable to provide required...
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PESHAWAR: Ban on doctors’ practice welcomed
PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The NWFP government’s decision to ban private practice of serving doctors is receiving overwhelming response from the masses, who want the decision to be implemented in all seriousness....
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PESHAWAR: Private sector’s role in education stressed
PESHAWAR, Feb 13: NWFP Minister for Education Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani has underlined the importance of coordination between public and private sectors....
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PESHAWAR: Workshop on poverty Reduction concludes
PESHAWAR, Feb 13: A two-day workshop on the Lachi Poverty Reduction Project concluded here on Tuesday, a handout said....
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PESHAWAR: Sherpao demands captives’ release
PESHAWAR, Feb 13: Former NWFP Chief Minister, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has expressed concern over the plight of Pukhtoons held captive in Afghanistan and asked Afghan government to immediately release them....
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PESHAWAR: Birth enrolment project launched
PESHAWAR, Feb 13: A pilot project on birth registration, initiated in four districts of the NWFP, may achieve 80 per cent results by June 2003....
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PESHAWAR: Defaulters face power disconnection
PESHAWAR, Feb 13: Peshawar Electricity Supply Company has announced that power supply to all consumers who are in default of payment would be disconnected....
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PESHAWAR: UC members meet minister
PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The government will take the elected representatives into confidence and their proposals would not be ignored, Information Minister Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani told a delegation of ...
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