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KARACHI: PPP files requisition for assembly session KARACHI, May 18: The Pakistan People’s Party on Wednesday requisitioned the Sindh Assembly session to discuss its eight-point agenda. Opposition leader in the assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro informed newsmen that 45...		KARACHI: SHC asks govt to retain 200 lecturers KARACHI, May 18: The Sindh High Court directed the provincial education department on Wednesday to appoint and retain the services of over 200 petitioner lecturers offered the jobs on contract basis...
KARACHI: ATC issues warrants for arrest of Imtiaz KARACHI, May 18: An anti-terrorism court issued on Wednesday non-bailable warrants for the arrest of sacked provincial minister Imtiaz Shaikh and five co-accused persons in a kidnapping for ransom case. Judge...		KARACHI: Arbab pledges cheaper justice to all KARACHI, May 18: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, indicating that judiciary is an important pillar of a state, has said that the government fully respects courts and will leave...
KARACHI: Notice issued on Mansur’s petition KARACHI, May 18: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Deputy Attorney General for June 3 on a petition by the ex-Naval chief, Mansurul Haq, against a ban...		KARACHI: Decision on school fee KARACHI, May 18: A Sindh High Court division bench set aside on Wednesday the provincial government decision to bar private schools from recovering advance tuition fee and other dues. According to...
KARACHI: Drive for beach cleaning launched KARACHI, May 18: On the directive of Sindh Governor and Adviser Local Government, the Saddar Town administration launched beach cleaning drive on Wednesday. Over 400 sanitary and other staff removed garbage...		KARACHI: Desecration of Holy Quran condemned KARACHI, May 18: The City Council on Wednesday in a unanimously adopted resolution expressed its concern over the desecration of the Holy Quran at Guantánamo Bay, and over the cartoon published...
KARACHI: 20 men held after Hub shootout released KARACHI, May 18: Police on Wednesday released all the 20 suspects rounded up after an exchange of fire between police and gangsters in Hub on Tuesday morning. The suspects, picked up...		KARACHI: Invigilators fail to scare cheating students: Ongoing HSC exams KARACHI, May 18: The vigilance teams installed by the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, appear to have failed in creating an impact on candidates resorting to using unfair means in the...
KARACHI: Number of faculties at KU to be increased KARACHI, May 18: It has been decided to increase the number of faculties and enrolment of students at the University of Karachi. This was announced by the Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul...		KARACHI: Displaced people promised better life KARACHI, May 18: Federal Communication Minister Shamim Siddiqi has said that the people affected by Lyari Expressway project will have an opportunity of living a better life and environment through the...
KARACHI: Syndicate of DUHS meets KARACHI, May 18: The syndicate meeting of Dow University made various important decisions on academic matters. According to a press release issued here on Wednesday, the syndicate approved names of...		KARACHI: PIA men urged to work for customers’ satisfaction KARACHI, May 18: Pakistan International Airlines chairman Tariq Kirmani has said that PIA employees will have to grasp the customer-focused vision and change their mindset to make the national carrier a...
KARACHI: Roundabout renamed KARACHI, May 18: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has named Dak Khana Chowrangi, Liaquatabad, after Shah Abdul Aleem Siddiqi and Liaquataba Flyover named after Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi. In this regard, the...		KARACHI: Regularization demanded KARACHI, May 18: Daily wages employees of the Pakistan Telecommunication Limited, Karachi, on Wednesday held protest demonstration and staged a sit-in in front of DG South office for regularization of their...
KARACHI: Altaf urges common men to unite KARACHI, May 18: Chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has called upon the downtrodden and oppressed, who form 98 per cent of the country’s population, to unite against the...		KARACHI: Control room set up for inter exams KARACHI, May 18: In order to maintain law and order during the ongoing intermediate examinations and tackle other problems, the DCO Karachi, Fazlur Rehman, has set up a control room at...
KARACHI: Govt vows to eliminate HIV/Aids KARACHI, May 18: Sindh Minister for Women Development Dr. Saida Malik has reiterated strong political commitment on the part of the government to combat the challenge of HIV/Aids in the country...		KARACHI: Maternal mortality rate increasing KARACHI, May 18: Illiteracy, anaemia, low use of contraceptives, inappropriate referral system and transportation are the major hurdles in preventing maternal mortality. This was stated by Prof (Dr) Sadiqua N. Jafarey,...
KARACHI: Rs1.5m looted, bandit killed KARACHI, May 18: A bandit was gunned down and a police constable was critically wounded in a bank dacoity in North Nazimabad on Wednesday morning. Police said that cash was delivered...		KARACHI: Date extended KARACHI, May 18: The University of Karachi in a notification on Wednesday extended the date for submission of enrolment forms for BEd/MEd regular students till May 25 with Rs1,500 as late...
HYDERABAD: MMA says economic situation worsening HYDERABAD, May 18: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leader Syed Munawar Hassan has said the political and economic situation in the country is going from bad to worse with each passing day. He added...		HYDERABAD: Call to allocate 7pc of GDP for healthcare HYDERABAD, May 18: A seminar on “Health for all - now” has proposed to allocate seven per cent of the GDP for providing healthcare to people and making non-functional health facilities...
HYDERABAD: Boy drowns HYDERABAD, May 18: A boy drowned in the Phulelli Canal on Wednesday while another was saved. The boy drowned was identified as Rehmat Ali, son of Abdul Ghaffar. His friend, Adil,...		SHIKARPUR: Man shot dead on highway SHIKARPUR, May 18: An employee of a vehicle-tracking company was killed by armed men on the Shikarpur-Jacobabad highway on Monday night. Shahzaib Naqvi and Tehseen Raza Zaidi were on way to...
BADIN: CM threatens action against water thieves BADIN, May 18: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that silt clearance in 336 miles of canals in the province has proved beneficial for agriculture production in the...		NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: PPP to resist division of Kandiaro NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, May 18: Members of the People’s Party Parliamentarian Sindh council, Syed Aftab Ali Shah and Karim Bux Mallah, have said that the PPP would resist division of Kandiaro taluka....