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KARACHI: Qazi wants plebiscite in Kashmir, backs talks KARACHI, June 5: MMA chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Sunday has said that the alliance supports the ongoing peace process between Pakistan and India, adding that it opposes India’s attitude of...		KARACHI: Advani visits birthplace, Mohatta Palace KARACHI, June 5: The Indian opposition leader and chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party, L.K. Advani, took a leisurely trip down memory lane on Sunday as he was guided around the...
KARACHI: Dusty winds turn city beach into ‘no-go’ area KARACHI, June 5: Till a few years back, it was really fun to spend a few hours at the Clifton beach, but with the gradual receding of the sea and reclamation...		KARACHI: Elaborate safety steps for beach-goers KARACHI, June 5: As people in a large number have started thronging beaches with the start of summer vacations in educational institutions, the picnickers have been advised to exercise caution and...
KARACHI: Diagnostic services at low rates promised: Nazim launches project KARACHI, June 5: City Nazim Niamatullah has said that facilities like X-ray, mammography, colour Doppler, MRI and CT scan would be provided to the citizens at the City Diagnostic Centre at...		KARACHI: Drive against pye-dogs to be launched soon KARACHI, June 5: The city government in coordination with town municipal administrations is chalking out an elaborate plan to launch a campaign against pye-dogs as their population has assumed an alarming...
KARACHI: Gastro cases on the rise KARACHI, June 5: Cases of gastroenteritis are on the rise once again in Karachi due to severe hot and humid weather, particularly among children, inquiries at various city hospitals revealed. Doctors...		KARACHI: PPP move against CM KARACHI, June 5: PPP MNAs Nawab Yousuf Talpur, Dr Fahmida Mirza and Pir Aftab Shah Jilani have submitted with the National Assembly secretariat an adjournment motion against the alleged misdeeds of...
KARACHI: Dakait’s accomplice arrested KARACHI, June 5: An alleged accomplice of notorious ringleader Rehman Dakait was arrested in Lyari by the Industrial Crime Unit on Sunday. Police said that on a tip off that the...		KARACHI: Mangoes begin flooding city markets KARACHI, June 5: Mangoes of several varieties have begun flooding the city’s markets from Surjani Town to Clifton and Mubarak village in the Hawkesbay area to Gulshan-i-Hadeed near Pakistan Steel. Prominent...
KARACHI: Fishermen urge probe into kickback allegations KARACHI, June 5: The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) on Sunday demanded of the president of Pakistan and chairman of National Accountability Bureau to order a probe into the alleged involvement of...		KARACHI: Film festival at Goethe KARACHI, June 5: The Goethe Institut will screen the works of the third generation Turkish-German filmmakers from Monday. In all, eight movies will be screened....
KARACHI: Paramedics to relaunch protest drive KARACHI, June 5: The paramedical staffs working in government hospitals in Sindh has relaunched protest drive against non-approval of their demands regarding service structure etc. The President of Pakistan Paramedical Staff...		KARACHI: BCom exam forms KARACHI, June 5: The examinations department, University of Karachi notified on Sunday that the last date for submitting examination forms and fees of regular students of BCom supplementary examination, 2004 would...
KARACHI: Coalition parties to field joint candidates KARACHI, June 5: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the ruling PML, PML-F, MQM and other coalition partners will field joint candidates in the coming local bodies...		KARACHI: Increased role for people in peace process stressed KARACHI, June 5: Speakers at a seminar on Pakistan-India Relations — New Dimensions expressed the view that the ongoing peace process between the two countries could sustain only if, besides politicians...
KARACHI: Oilpalm cultivation may save Rs35 billion: study KARACHI, June 5: Pakistan can save Rs35 billion per annum through good management in the cultivation of oilpalm in the coastal zones of Sindh, including those of Karachi, and Balochistan, a...		KARACHI: Watercourses improvement programme be speed up: CS KARACHI, June 5: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazalur Rehman has directed that the National Programme for Improvement of Watercourses in Sindh be speeded up. He gave the directive to this effect at...
KARACHI: Arrest of blast victims condemned KARACHI, June 5: The Imamia Students’ Organization on Sunday condemned the arrest of those injured in the attack on the Madinatul Ilm mosque and demanded immediate release of all innocent people....		KARACHI: Free mental health camp KARACHI, June 5: As many as 368 patients were examined at a free mental health camp organized by the Pakistan Association for Mental Health (PAMH) at Memon Goth Malir, here on...
KARACHI: Moot on environment KARACHI, June 5: In connection with the World Environment Day, a workshop on ISO-14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) and its applications will be held at the University of Karachi on June...		HYDERABAD: Growers demand water for crops HYDERABAD, June 5: Growers of the Makhdoom Sahar Shakh, Jamshoro, and activists of the Sindh Hari Committee held a joint demonstration against acute shortage of water in the channel. They also...
HYDERABAD: Govt accused of sidelining major parties HYDERABAD, June 5: Leading writers, intellectuals and leaders of public opinion have said that the government has been facing a serious problem of legitimacy which has created a sense of insecurity...		HYDERABAD: 1.5m acres destroyed in Badin, Thatta: Non-availability of water HYDERABAD, June 5: A documentary of the River Indus prepared by the Anti-Greater Thal Canal Action Committee reveals that mangroves, fish farms and agricultural lands on a vast area have been...
HYDERABAD: Protest against discharge of industrial waste HYDERABAD, June 5: Residents of Goth Manjhi Khan Burfat, Kotri Site, and activists of the Pakistan Human Rights Forum held a demonstration against discharge of industrial waste in Goth Manjhi Khan...		NAWABSHAH: Tribal elder alleges harassment NAWABSHAH, June 5: Sardarzada Sher Mohammad Khan Rind has accused a federal minister of planning to assassinate him with a view to grabbing his property. Addressidng a hurriedly-called press conference at...
MIRPURKHAS: Arrest of Jam Saqi’s wife denounced MIRPURKHAS, June 5: MNAs belonging to the People’s Party Parliamentarians, Yousuf Talpur and Fehmida Mirza have denounced the arrest of the wife of party leader Jam Saqi. In a joint press...		DADU :Demand for just share of Sindh in NFC award DADU, June 5: Activists of the Sindh National Party took out a procession here on Sunday to protest against what they termed injudicious distribution of financial resources on the old formula....