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KARACHI: 2nd phase of KCR to be over in three months: Ibad KARACHI, April 7: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad said on Thursday that second phase of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) would be completed within three months after which trains would start...		KARACHI: 18,000 cases pending in service tribunal KARACHI, April 7: The Service Bar Association has urged President Pervez Musharraf to intervene personally and ensure early appointment of the Federal Service Tribunal chairman. In a statement on Thursday, SBA...
KARACHI: UK pledges £238m for health care KARACHI, April 7: The United Kingdom, extremely supportive to the cause of quality survival and dignified existence of women and children across the globe, has emerged as a strong partner of...		KARACHI: MMA workers released, cases withdrawn, says home minister KARACHI, April 7: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqi said here on Thursday that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) workers arrested in Karachi and other cities of Sindh in connection with April 2...
KARACHI: Sindh govt snatching powers: nazim KARACHI, April 7: The city government has held the latest notification issued by the Sindh education department on registration and control of privately-managed educational institutions as ‘mockery’ of the much emphasized...		KARACHI: Alternative route planned KARACHI, April 7: The Karachi Mass Transit Cell (KMTC) has designed a 13-km-long thoroughfare, as an alternative to Sharea Faisal, from the expressway in Baloch Colony up to the Malir Bridge...
KARACHI: Consulate building raised as per regulations: KBCA KARACHI, April 7: The new Japanese consulate building has been constructed in accordance with the approved design and building regulations, the Karachi Building Control Authority submitted before Justice Mushir Alam of...		KARACHI: Another suspect killed in Lyari KARACHI, April 7: A close associate of gang leader Arshad Pappu was killed in what police claimed an encounter carried out jointly by the SITE and Lyari town police in Jehanabad...
KARACHI: MMA criticizes govt’s marathon plan KARACHI, April 7: The United Kingdom, extremely supportive to the cause of quality survival and dignified existence of women and children across the globe, has emerged as a strong partner of...		KARACHI: Benazir slams minor’s rape KARACHI, April 7: Former Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Benazir Bhutto, has condemned the incidence of a gang-rape in the jurisdiction of Rattodero police station and demanded immediate...
KARACHI: Dust clouds atmosphere, causes poor visibility KARACHI, April 7: Dusty winds blew across the city on Thursday making the weather dry and creating difficulty for asthmatic patients in breathing. “The change in the atmosphere is a common...		KARACHI: Environment degradation affects economy: Expert cautions KARACHI, April 7: Local communities in general and policy makers in particular need to realize that unrealistic approach towards the environment and natural resources has its direct and indirect adverse impact...
KARACHI: Political activities at Urdu varsity banned KARACHI, April 7: Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) has imposed ban on political activities at both its campuses following Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui’s orders, who visited...		KARACHI: Awareness programme on hepatitis planned KARACHI, April 7: The Lyari General Hospital has planned to launch a health awareness programme in the locality with the cooperation of community leaders and workers. This was said by the...
KARACHI: Improvement urged at secretariat KARACHI, April 7: The Chief Secretary, Mohammad Aslam Sanjrani, on Thursday exhorted section officers of the Sindh Secretariat to show greater interest in bringing improvement in the working environment. Addressing the...		KARACHI: Teachers threaten to observe hunger strike KARACHI, April 7: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers’ Association has demanded of the government to fill the vacant posts of over 2,500 lecturers and non-teaching employees in colleges throughout the province...
KARACHI: BSc (honours) evening programme KARACHI, April 7: The University of Karachi is launching BSc (Honours) evening programme from the new academic session. This was announced by a KU spokesman on Thursday. He said that KU...		KARACHI: Free water KARACHI, April 7: A free water tanker supply service has been started for people living along Umar Khan Road in Keamari Town. This was announced in a statement by the city...
HYDERABAD: PPP for restoration of Hyderabad’s status: Shah alleges conspiracy to divide Sindh HYDERABAD, April 7: Sindh People’s Party Parliamentarians president Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said his party considers the division of the Hyderabad district as division of the province and will not...		HYDERABAD: Opponents of new districts criticized HYDERABAD, April 7: A former Sindh minister and the MPA from Tando Allahyar, Dr Irfan Gul Magi, has said that opponents of new districts did not want progress and prosperity of...
HYDERABAD: Skin disease spreads in women’s prison HYDERABAD, April 7: A skin disease has reportedly spread among woman prisoners and their children at the Hyderabad special women’s prison and the jail administration is taking measures to contain the...		HYDERABAD: Nazim yet to receive Removal notification HYDERABAD, April 7: Hyderabad District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has observed that work done by the DCO without his signature will be illegal because he continued to be the nazim till...
DADU: UC nazims allege lopsided development DADU, April 7: Three UC nazims of the district have accused the DCO of unfair distribution of funds for development schemes. Speaking to journalists in the office of nazim UC-4 on...		KHAIRPUR: Protest against Hesco KHAIRPUR, April 7: Employees of the Hesco operation division continued their protests for the second day on Thursday against the executive engineer Hesco, Ranipur, for suspending and transferring 15 employees. They...