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KARACHI: Ibad orders activation of pending schemes KARACHI, Jan 31: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad has directed that the residential schemes, which have been in pending for many years, should be activated....		KARACHI: Dawn’s education expo ends KARACHI, Jan 31: Yet an another international education exhibition, organized by the Dawn Group of Newspapers, concluded here on Tuesday, after providing thousands of students an opportunity to have first-hand information on various academic programmes available abroad....
KARACHI: SHC issues notices to culture ministry: Ban on Indian films KARACHI, Jan 31: The Sindh High Court issued notices to the federal culture ministry and the film censor board in a petition questioning the continued ban on import and exhibition of Indian films for Feb 23....		KARACHI: Provinces’ control over resources demanded KARACHI, Jan 31: Speakers at a function held to mark the 103rd birth anniversary of the founder of Jeay Sindh Movement, late GM Syed, have called for a new social contract among the federating units of the country....
KARACHI: Democracy must to fight terrorism: PPP KARACHI, Jan 31: The secretary general of Pakistan People’s Party, Sindh, Nafees Siddiqui said on Tuesday that only democratic dispensation could provide the road map for fighting against terrorism and ensure...		KARACHI: 5 marriage lawns on Sharea Faisal razed KARACHI, Jan 31: In a major move, the city government on Tuesday retrieved more than 25,000 square yards prized land situated along Sharea Faisal, near Karsaz from the clutches of a...
KARACHI: 3 policemen wounded KARACHI, Jan 31: Three policemen were wounded when armed motorcyclists shot at them in Model Colony on Tuesday. Model Colony police said that four policemen on two motorcycles were patrolling the...		KARACHI: Checks urged on NGOs funding to control Aids: Parliamentarians moot concludes KARACHI, Jan 31: Parliamentarians, including members of national assembly, Senate and four provincial assemblies, have suggested absolute transparency and accountability with regard to funding allocated to NGOs working in social and...
KARACHI: Man gets life term in murder case KARACHI, Jan 31: The additional district and sessions judge, East, Jawed Qaiser, sentenced on Tuesday a man to serve life imprisonment for killing his brother-in-law....		KARACHI: Three-day book fair begins at KU KARACHI, Jan 31: Over three thousands students on Tuesday thronged the three-day book fair, held under the aegis of the Study Aid Project (SAP) of the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) here at the University of Karachi at its gymnasium....
KARACHI: Sindh gives Rs500m to control Aids: Ibad KARACHI, Jan 31: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that the provincial government allocated over Rs500 million to control Aids....		KARACHI: Development of women top priority, says Nasreen KARACHI, Jan 31: The city’s Naib Nazim, Nasreen Jalil, has the city government would take steps on priority basis for the economic empowerment of women....
KARACHI: Subsidies to promote agriculture KARACHI, Jan 31: Sindh Chief Minister’s Adviser on Food and Agriculture, Mir Murtaza Jatoi, has said that agriculture department will provide sprinkles, drip system, threshers and tube-wells on subsidized rates, and the Sindh government has allocated Rs142 million in this regard....		KARACHI: HSC exams postponed KARACHI, Jan 31: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, on Tuesday said that papers of HSC supplementary examinations scheduled for Feb 6 and 7 would not be held due to Muharramul Haram....
KARACHI: CM for due sanctity of Muharram KARACHI, Jan 31: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Rahim in a message on the first day of Muharram called upon the people to observe the holy month with due reverence and solemnity as Islam is the religion of harmony and peace....		KARACHI: Govt urged to protect rights of workers KARACHI, Jan 31: Speakers at a conference on Tuesday urged the government to sign the International Labour Organization Convention-177 that deals with the home-based workers so that the rights of millions of such workers could be safeguarded....
KARACHI: Honest employees may get extra salary: nazim KARACHI, Jan 31: The City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, on Tuesday suggested that extra salary could be paid to honest employees of the city government if they pledged not to indulge in bribery and kicks backs....		KARACHI: Pedestrian bridges’ project in doldrums KARACHI, Jan 31: The proposed construction of seven out of a total of 28 pedestrian bridges remains in the doldrums following the cancellation of an agreement between the city government and...
KARACHI: Hearing of Imtiaz’s petition put off KARACHI, Jan 31: The Sindh High Court adjourned on Tuesday the hearing of a petition moved by former revenue minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh and his brother against their prosecution by provincial agencies at their counsel’s request....		KARACHI: Saudi King’s visit to strengthen ties: CG KARACHI, Jan 31: The state visit of King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz will further promote and strengthen the existing cordial relations between the two brotherly countries....
KARACHI: Asif slams NAB plans KARACHI, Jan 31: Former Federal Minister and Member Central Executive Committee Senator Asif Ali Zardari has shrugged off the reports that NAB was planning initiating more cases against him and former...		KARACHI: AC convicts man KARACHI, Jan 31: An accountability court convicted on Tuesday the front man of a former chief engineer of roads and works department, Sindh. Judge Hasan Feroze of the AC-2 sentenced Pervaiz...
HYDERABAD: Committees to monitor development works HYDERABAD, Jan 31: District Naib Nazim Zafar Rajput has said committees of the district council will be constituted to monitor ongoing development works, utilization of funds and ensure public participation in development activities....		HYDERABAD: Wasa asked to ensure regular water supply HYDERABAD, Jan 31: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has directed Wasa to ensure uninterrupted water supply and disposal of sewage in the city’s three talukas during Muharram....
HYDERABAD: ‘Two million bonded labour in Sindh’ HYDERABAD, Jan 31: Around two million peasants are languishing in private jails of influential landlords, said president of the Pakistan chapter of the Peace and Human Rights International, Advocate Mohammad Aslam Rana....		LARKANA: Ulema’s help in ensuring peace sought LARKANA, Jan 31: Regional police officer Mohammad Akbar Arain has urged ulema of different sects to shun their differences and help ensure peace and tranquillity during Muharram....
HYDERABAD: Over 300,000 children vaccinated HYDERABAD, Jan 31: The EDO, health, Nazar Mohammad Junejo, has said more than 300,000 children up to five years of age have been vaccinated during the anti-polio campaign from Jan 24 to 26....		DADU: Entry of 13 Ulema banned in Dadu dist DADU, Jan 31: Entry of 13 Ulema, display of arms, sectarian speeches and wrong usage of loud speakers have been banned in the Dadu district....