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KARACHI: Govt fails to make tribunal operative: Environmental protection KARACHI, April 17: Millions of rupees spent so far on account of salaries and buildings appear to have gone down the drain, as the federal government, despite a lapse of over...		KARACHI: Use of unfair means unabated in SSC exams KARACHI, April 17: While cheating remains unabated at many SSC examination centres in the city, candidates find convenient ways of using unfair means, including using cellphones, said sources in the academic...
KARACHI: Arbab issues instructions on over 200 summaries KARACHI, April 17: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Sunday issued instructions on more than 200 summaries relating to various departments. According to an announcement...		KARACHI: DG archaeology office shifted to Islamabad KARACHI, April 17: The federal government has shifted the office of the director-general of archaeology and museums from this city to the federal capital, it is reliably learnt. The order, which...
KARACHI: Prolonged power failures affect water supply KARACHI, April 17: The schedule of water supply to various parts of the city has been disturbed due to frequent power failures taking place at the KWSB’s pumping stations in different...		KARACHI: Coastal development project approved KARACHI, April 17: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved the concept paper of the Sindh Coastal and Inland Community Development Project, being executed by the...
KARACHI: Procession route announced KARACHI, April 17: A procession known as ‘chup taazia’ will be taken out on April 18 (i.e. 8th Rabiul Awal) from Nishtar Park at 6.30am and...		KARACHI: ST activist shot at KARACHI, April 17: An activist of the Sunni Tehrik was seriously wounded in an armed attack in Baldia Town on Sunday. Police said that...
KARACHI: Parks gift to Karachiites, says nazim KARACHI, April 17: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, has said most ongoing development projects would be completed in the next three months. “These development projects would add to the beauty of...		KARACHI: City govt’s resolutions KARACHI, April 17: The city government is the only city council in the country, which approved 600 resolutions and has held more than 50 meetings every year under the SLGO. ...
KARACHI: Encroachments in Saddar growing KARACHI, April 17: A survey of Saddar Town shows that encroachment has become a thriving business in the town and it seems that repeated operations by the municipal administration could not...		KARACHI: Altaf praises peace efforts KARACHI, April 17: Muttahida Quami Movement chief Altaf Hussain has welcomed the efforts made by India and Pakistan for the resolution of all disputes, including Kashmir, and promotion of friendly ties...
KARACHI: Plan to set up drug regulatory body KARACHI, April 17: Federal Health Minister Mohammad Naseer Khan has said that the government is in process of establishing a full-fledged drug regulatory authority. Talking to newsmen following...		KARACHI: Mass wedding of 315 couples held KARACHI, April 17: A mass wedding of 315 couples was arranged by Karachi Zakat and Ushr Committee in its rehabilitation programme for deserving people, here on Sunday at Baradari, Gulshan-i-Jinnah (Old...
KARACHI: Govt fails to overcome FCS crisis KARACHI, April 17: The government has failed to overcome the leadership crisis in the Fishermen Cooperative Society which has been prevailing for more than eight months. The election for a new...		KARACHI: Transparency in housing schemes stressed KARACHI, April 17: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has emphasised the need for bringing transparency in the affairs of...
KARACHI: Cultural Village preparations in full swing KARACHI, April 17: Preparations are fast underway for making the proposed “Cultural Village” operational, starting with the holding of Book Bazaar at M.R. Kiyani Road, the main thoroughfare of the village...		KARACHI: Workshop on hospital waste management KARACHI, April 17: The Environmental Protection Agency of Sindh in collaboration with the National University of Science and Technology will organize a six-day training workshop...
KARACHI: Venue of test for lecturers changed KARACHI, April 17: The pre-interview tests for the post of lady lecturers in the education department, scheduled to be held at Hyderabad...		KARACHI: Weather KARACHI, April 17: The Met office has forecast hot and dry weather for Karachi and rest of the region on Monday. The maximum temperature...
HYDERABAD: Abolition of feudal system urged HYDERABAD, April 17: The central president of the Sindh Hari Committee, Comrade Azhar Jatoi, has said that democracy will have no meaning without the abolition of feudal system and added that...		HYDERABAD: New arrangement not to affect development plan HYDERABAD, April 17: The adviser to the Sindh chief minister on local bodies and spatial development, Waseem Akhtar, has said creation of...
HYDERABAD: Division criticized HYDERABAD, April 17: The Jeay Sindh Mahaz-Junejo has criticized the division of Hyderabad on ‘ethnic lines’. Speaking at the 28th national congress at the press club, party chairman Abdul Khaliq...		NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Two killed by armed men NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, April 17: Two people were killed by gunmen near Sarkari Kothi, Kalhoro station, on Sunday. Ibrahim Rind and Abdul Hadi Rind...
KHAIRPUR: Kidnapping case lodged KHAIRPUR, April 17: The Ranipur police registered a case against 16 people on Saturday, two days after kidnapping of three women. Complainant Muhit Ali Junejo said in the FIR that...		DADU: ‘Poets are voice of people’ DADU, April 17: Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party (Shaheed Bhutto), Ghinwa Bhutto, has said that poets are the voice of oppressed people as they struggle against the sufferings of the...