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KARACHI: Shroud-clad protesters rally against blasphemy KARACHI, Feb 19: Protesters, clad in shrouds, held a rally here on Sunday as part of the series of protests under the Tahafuz Namoos-i-Mustafa campaign, pressing the government to sever diplomatic...		KARACHI: Coalition divided over Senate polls KARACHI: With elections for 50 seats of the senate less than two weeks away — polling is scheduled for March 6 — the ruling coalition is in a bit of a mess due to an internal power struggle, particularly the PML....
KARACHI: Ibad takes serious note of attack on churches: Vested interests involved: Altaf KARACHI, Feb 19: The Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, has taken serious notice of the Sukkur incident and has directed the authorities to ensure the protection of life and property of people....		KARACHI: Indian artist seeks art of peace through cricket KARACHI, Feb 19: India’s most-celebrated living artist, Maqbool Fida Husain, sat on the boundary line seeking to capture the moments in a cricket match that could symbolise peace between India and Pakistan....
KARACHI: Pakistan self-reliant in submarine construction KARACHI, Feb 19: The chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Mohammad Afzal Tahir, has said that by achieving self-reliance in submarine construction, Pakistan has earned the honour of joining the elite...		HYDERABAD: Anti-cartoon protests continue in Sindh towns HYDERABAD, Feb 19: Protest demonstrations continued in all districts of Sindh on Sunday against publication of blasphemous cartoons in European newspapers....
KARACHI: Review of composite exam likely KARACHI, Feb 19: The government may reconsider its policy on composite examinations after two years for SSC or HSC studies under educational boards throughout the country....		KARACHI: Many areas to face water shortage today KARACHI, Feb 19: Various localities hooked to the Hub dam source will face water shortage on Monday owing to suspension of pumping due to power failure at Hub pumping station on Sunday....
KARACHI: Chundrigar road closed for public transport KARACHI, Feb 19: The I. I. Chundrigar Road will be closed for all public transport vehicles from Monday while a shuttle service is being started from Saddar to Tower via Chundrigar Road....		KARACHI: Jam calls on Arbab KARACHI, Feb 19: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf called on his Sindh counterpart Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim at the Chief Minister’s House here on Sunday and exchanged views on matters of mutual interests....
KARACHI: Proposal for inducting officers into SCDA KARACHI, Feb 19: The Sindh Planning and Development Minister, Shoaib Bukhari, has called for induction of professionals and experts into the Sindh Coastal Development Authority (SCDA) to broaden its role....		KARACHI: Need stressed to promote patience, tolerance: Hamdard on cartoon issue KARACHI, Feb 19: Speakers at a meeting of the Hamdard Naunehal Assembly strongly condemned the blasphemous cartoons published in Danish and some other European newspapers....
KARACHI: Steps for by-poll reviewed KARACHI, Feb 19: A meeting was held here on Saturday to review the arrangements made for the by-election to the National Assembly constituency NA-210 Jacobabad III being held on Feb 25....		KARACHI: Parents’ role in child’s training stressed KARACHI, Feb 19: The Home Minister, Rauf Siddiqui, has expressed hope that the country’s future administration would be in the hands of today’s energetic, efficient and intelligent youth....
KARACHI: Scouts back from Haj KARACHI, Feb 19: A 40-member PIA Khuddam-ul-Hujjaj boy scouts contingent led by Assistant Provincial Commissioner Agha Shahi arrived on Sunday from Saudi Arabia....		KARACHI: IFI loans and failure of urban development BETWEEN 1976 and 2003, the government of Pakistan has taken loans from international financial institutions (IFIs) for urban development projects. These loans amount to US$ 1,472.44...
KARACHI: Young man, woman shot dead KARACHI, Feb 19: A man and a woman were gunned down in different localities of the city on Sunday. Rehmanullah, 22, a resident of Sector II, Pukhtoonabad, was shot at and...		KARACHI: Ijaz urges people to keep rallies peaceful KARACHI, Feb 19: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Ijazul Haq on Sunday urged people to adopt an organized way to register their protests against the publication of blasphemous sketches by European...
KARACHI: Training for disabled stressed KARACHI, Feb 19: The Corps Commander Karachi, Lt-Gen Ather Ali, has underlined the need for institutionalising the training process for the disabled and handicapped persons to help them become self-confident and active members of society....		KARACHI: Tribal leaders call on chief minister KARACHI, Feb 19: Minister of State Sardar Ali Nawaz Khan Mahar called on Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim at the CM’s House here on Sunday and exchanged views on various matters, including those relating to the Ghotki district....
KARACHI: Neglected areas’ uplift ordered KARACHI, Feb 19: The Chief Secretary, Fazalur Rehman, has asked concerned provincial secretaries and all DCOs to take immediate steps for the development of less-developed districts under the federal public sector development programme....		HYDERABAD: IBA paper postponed HYDERABAD, Feb 19: The Institute of Business Administration at the University of Sindh announced on Saturday for information of evening programme students of second-year sixth-semester that the paper of human resource...
HYDERABAD: ‘69pc prefer herbal medicines’ HYDERABAD, Feb 19: Around 69 per cent people in the country prefer herbal treatment or do self-medication with locally available medicinal plants, says Dr Mohammad Ibrar Shinwari from the Pakistan Museum...		LARKANA: Importance of education highlighted LARKANA, Feb 19: A book “Vision and Views” written by Sindh additional advocate-general Mohammad Bachal Tunio was launched at a ceremony held at the Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto Memorial Library here on Sunday....
LARKANA: SU campus in Larkana soon LARKANA, Feb 19: University of Sindh Vice-Chancellor Mazharul Haq Siddiqui has said that a campus of the university will be opened in Larkana....		HYDERABAD: Ceremony for launching books at SU HYDERABAD, Feb 19: The department of English of the University of Sindh, in collaboration with Oxford University Press, is organizing a ceremony for the launching of ‘Oxford Practice Grammar’ and ‘English for Undergraduates’ on Feb 23....
MITHI: ‘Reverse osmosis’ water plant in Mithi opens MITHI, Feb 19: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim here on Saturday inaugurated a ‘reverse osmosis plant’ and laid the foundation stone of ‘Thar Lodge’ in Islamkot....		DADU: Kotri hospital faces shortage of doctors DADU, Feb 19: The 50-bed Kotri taluka hospital is facing an acute shortage of paramedic staff, doctors, specialists’ wards, surgical instruments and medicines....