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KARACHI: City govt okays plan for rain emergency
KARACHI, June 18: The city government on Sunday prepared an emergency plan to cope with expected rains in Karachi. The City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, has asked officials concerned to prepare... 
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KARACHI: Power cuts continue unabated
KARACHI, June 18: Residents of different parts of the city suffered another day of power failures and unannounced loadshedding while the KESC maintained that there was no major breakdown on Sunday....
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KARACHI: PM wants more Wapda supply for KESC
KARACHI, June 18: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Wapda has been instructed to explore all options to enhance power supply to Sindh. In this context, he referred to his...
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KARACHI: Power cuts leave many areas dry
KARACHI, June 18: Several parts of the city have been experiencing acute water shortage for the last one week reportedly owing to frequent power failures taking place at their local pumping stations....
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KARACHI: Bus accident kills one
KARACHI, June 18: An unidentified man died and three others were injured when a bus overturned on the Sharea Faisal on Sunday....
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KARACHI: Budget debate
KARACHI, June 18: The Sindh Assembly, when it resumes its session on Monday after a three-day break, will start a general discussion on the new budget 2006-07, which was presented by Senior Minister Syed Sardar Ahmad on Thursday....
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KARACHI: Patients face difficulties at Rafiquee hospital
KARACHI, June 18: The patients and medical staff of Sarfraz Rafiquee Shaheed Hospital have been facing immense difficulties due to the slow pace of development works for the last one year....
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KARACHI: Govt accused of harbouring terrorists
KARACHI, June 18: Pakistan People’s Party here on Saturday slammed the regime for failing to provide protection to common man and accused it of harbouring terrorists and killers of opponents....
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KARACHI: Police told to root out crimes
KARACHI, June 18: The Nazim of Saddar Town, Muhammad Dilawer, on Sunday directed concerned police officers to evolve an effective strategy for the elimination of crimes in the town....
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KARACHI: Railway employees’ plots occupied
KARACHI, June 18: Around 119 plots of Railway Employees Cooperative Housing Society (Project-2A), located near Aladin Park, have been illegally occupied by land mafia allegedly in connivance with some office-bearers of the Society....
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KARACHI: Dismissals criticized
KARACHI, June 18: The PTCL Telecom Foundation Daily-Wages Action Committee has criticised the decision of new PTCL management about dismissal of 1,900 daily-wage employees all over the country....
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KARACHI: Essa Nagri graves to be shifted
KARACHI, June 18: The city government’s Revenue Department has allotted four acres near the new Sabzi Mandi on the Super Highway for shifting graves from the Essa Nagri cemetery affected by the Lyari Expressway project....
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KARACHI: Contractor warned
KARACHI, June 18: The Gulshan Town, on faulty performance and failing to comply with the terms of contract, issued notice to a private contracting firm, M/s Al-Khalid Agency, and directed it to explain its position within three days....
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KARACHI: Air chief off to Turkey, USA
KARACHI, June 18: The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mehmood Ahmed, has proceeded abroad for official visits to Turkey and the USA....
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KARACHI: Rulers will quit days after Sept drive: Qazi
KARACHI, June 18: Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that Gen Pervez Musharraf has closed all doors to a democratic change in the country and, as such, the opposition is left with no option but to launch a movement....
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KARACHI: Loya Jirga gives strike call
KARACHI, June 18: The Pakhtoon Action Committee, calling itself the ‘Loya Jirga’, has given a call for another strike on June 30 for the government’s alleged failure to initiate a dialogue...
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KARACHI: Sunni ulema warn of resuming protest
KARACHI, June 18: The Sunni Rehbar Council has expressed concern over the government’s neglect and apathy towards the arrest of those who eliminated more than 65 religious scholars and faithful by...
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KARACHI: Saarc should use media to promote ties, says CM
KARACHI, June 18: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that Pakistan is a strong supporter of long-lasting peace in South Asia which is not possible without a peaceful...
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KARACHI: Shipyard workers protest
KARACHI, June 18: Speakers at a demonstration on Sunday demanded that dearness allowance, announced recently by the government, should be paid to workers of the Karachi Shipyard immediately....
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KARACHI: Baloch leader remembered
KARACHI, June 18: The Balochistan crisis can not be resolved by use of force but by giving autonomy to provinces. Calling for an immediate end to the ongoing army operation in...
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KARACHI: MQM’s martyrs day today
KARACHI, June 18: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has announced that the 14th anniversary of MQM martyrs would be observed in all four provinces and Azad Kashmir on Monday....
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HYDERABAD: Plan to empower monitoring committees
HYDERABAD, June 18: District naib nazim Zafar Rajput has said that the district monitoring committees will be strengthened and its chairmen will be given offices and communication facilities....
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HYDERABAD: Widow appeals to govt
HYDERABAD, June 18: A widow and mother of eight has appealed to the federal and provincial authorities and the superior judiciary to take notice of what she called manipulation in the...
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LARKANA: Larkana clash death toll rises to seven
LARKANA, June 18: Death toll rose to seven with three more murders in the jurisdiction of Hatri Ghulam Shah police station on Sunday....
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HYDERABAD: Cable group complains of harassment
HYDERABAD, June 18: A television cable network of Badin on Sunday accused a local journalist of taking two cable connections and harassing the service providers....
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PESHAWAR: A haven for ‘slave’ bears
PESHAWAR, June 18: The Kund Park Sanctuary also known as a sanctuary for bears, which was established at the confluence of river Indus and Kabul, is serving as a refuge for...
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PESHAWAR: Development work accelerated: ISPR
PESHAWAR, June 18: Army engineers have stepped up the pace of work on development projects aimed at bringing about a qualitative change in the living conditions of people in the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas....
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PESHAWAR: World Refugee Day on 20th
PESHAWAR, June 18: A seminar in connection with the World Refugee Day will be held on June 20, under the auspices of the UNHCR sub-office, Peshawar....
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