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KARACHI: ARD, MMA agree on ‘decisive’ movement KARACHI, April 10: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) have reached an agreement on a three-point agenda for the launching a ‘decisive’ movement against...		KARACHI: Shujaat asked to face Asif’s arrival politically KARACHI, April 10: People’s Party Parliamentarians secretary-general Jehangir Badr has asked Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain to face the arrival of Asif Ali Zardari politically, instead of getting scared...
KARACHI: Protest day against arrests planned KARACHI, April 10: The Karachi chapter of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has announced that Friday (April 15) will be observed as ‘protest day’ against the police raids on MMA offices and residences...		KARACHI: Govt sends ad hoc staff back to original posts KARACHI, April 10: Education Secretary Mohammad Hashim Leghari has cancelled with immediate effect all the orders of high school teachers and supervisors (grade-16) holding the grade-18 positions of district officers, deputy...
KARACHI: Fire erupts in plastic factory KARACHI, April 10: A major fire broke out in a plastic factory in the Korangi Industrial Area on Sunday morning. A spokesman for the fire department said the fire broke in...		KARACHI: Enrolment drive to be launched in August KARACHI, April 10: The Sindh education department has decided to launch a month-long drive for enhancing enrolment in schools and to observe August as an ‘Enrolment Month’ during which textbooks would...
KARACHI: Keamari Town a victim of neglect KARACHI, April 10: A survey of Keamari Town shows that 70 per cent of its population lives in katchi abadis and a big majority of the people depends on the port...		KARACHI: 3 die in separate road accidents KARACHI, April 10: Three people, including a young girl, died in separate road accidents in different parts of the city on Sunday. Police said four-year-old Yasrab was going along with...
KARACHI: 39m malaria patients in Pakistan, seminar told KARACHI, April 10: About 39 million people in Pakistan might be suffering from malaria, which kills 84 out of every 10,000 victims every year in the country. This was stated by...		KARACHI: Extra-curricular activities in colleges stressed KARACHI, April 10: Students and teachers of the Government College for Women, Nazimabad, arranged a “meena bazaar” on Saturday. About 70 stalls for display or sale of different items, including handicrafts,...
KARACHI: 20pc children suffering from asthma, say experts KARACHI, April 10: About 20 per cent of all children in the country are suffering from asthma, and the number of those falling victim to the disease is increasing. This...		KARACHI: Advent of summer raises water worries KARACHI, April 10: With the mercury going up, worries about water shortages which usually hit certain areas, including Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Gulistan-i-Jauhar, Korangi crossing, PIB Colony and parts of Baldia Town, in peak...
KARACHI: Security force for shrines proposed KARACHI, April 10: The Auqaf department of Sindh has proposed to the government creating a separate force to be deployed for security at the shrines in Sindh. This was stated...		KARACHI: Memorial service KARACHI, April 10: A memorial service for the late Pope John Paul-II was held at the Aiwan-i-Khidmat Essa Nagri, here on Sunday. A large number of people attended the service...
KARACHI: Policeman injured in firing KARACHI, April 10: A police constable was shot at and injured by three persons outside the British Consulate in Clifton on Saturday. The incident occurred at one of the most secured...		KARACHI: Charas worth Rs25m seized KARACHI, April 10: Sindh Excise Police has seized high quality charas of more than Rs25 million here as part of its drive against narcotics. Adviser M.A. Jaleel during a press conference...
KARACHI: Homage paid to Ahmad Raza KARACHI, April 10: A former Sindh governor Lt-Gen (r) Moeenuddin Haider has stressed the need for scholarly debates and practical compliance of Islam, as well as highlighting the true spirit of...		KARACHI: Thousands enjoy Aalmi Mushaira KARACHI, April 10: The people of Karachi flocked to the National Stadium in their thousands on Saturday night to attend the Aalmi Mushaira. The Mushaira, organized by Sakinan-i-Shaher-i-Quaid Karachi, saw...
KARACHI: Omani team due today KARACHI, April 10: A delegation of Royal Omani Police and coast guards is scheduled to visit Pakistan from Monday. The two-day visit is in response to an invitation from Maritime...		KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, April 10: The Met office has forecast dry weather with hazy morning in Karachi on Monday. The maximum temperature in the city is expected between 32 and 34 degrees Centigrade....
HYDERABAD: Nazim warns any action taken without his consent will be illegal HYDERABAD, April 10: Hyderabad District Nazim Dr Makhdoom Rafiquzzaman has refused to accept the division of Hyderabad and said he is still the nazim of the undivided district. He was talking...		HYDERABAD: l Progress of work on projects reviewed HYDERABAD, April 10: The progress of maintenance and repair schemes of education works and building departments of the district government was discussed at a meeting here on Saturday. The schemes were...
HYDERABAD: Demand to ban use of milk-booster injection HYDERABAD, April 10: The federal government has been asked to ban the sale and purchase of ‘booster injection’ for buffaloes and cows for increasing the quantity of milk. ...		THATTA: Boy alleges torture, tries to kill himself THATTA, April 10: An ugly incident took place in the Thatta police station when a boy set himself on fire in a bid to kill himself in protest against alleged police...