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KARACHI: Extracting of water from seabed opposed
KARACHI, March 17: Participants of a public hearing have criticised the proposed extraction of ground water for production and sale of ‘high quality bottled water’, saying that it will upset the overall aquifer status of the area concerned.... 
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KARACHI: Lawyers continue protest
KARACHI, March 17: There was a complete boycott of court proceedings on Saturday as announced by different bar associations a day earlier. The strike called today was to express solidarity with...
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KARACHI: Blast in Lyari
KARACHI, March 17: Residents of Saifi Lane, Union Council Baghdadi, expressed concern over the persisting fear gripping areas of Lyari Town amid the intensifying gang-war. The gang-war has already claimed several lives....
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KARACHI: MQM condemns action against lawyers
KARACHI, March 17: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has condemned the action of Punjab police on lawyers in Lahore and termed it a barbaric, inhuman and unconstitutional incident....
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KARACHI: PPP slams attack
KARACHI, March 17: Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Deputy Secretary General of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Mian Raza Rabbani on Saturday strongly condemned what he called the shameful,...
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KARACHI: Raids on commercial centres: Polythene bags
KARACHI, March 17: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Saturday directed the CDGK officials with magisterial powers to conduct raids on commercial centres in the ongoing campaign against the banned category of polythene bags....
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KARACHI: Mir, Ghalib, Iqbal, Faiz inspired by Hallaj
KARACHI, March 17: Scholar Dr Syed Nomanul Haq, who is also convener of the Urdu subcommittee at the Lahore University of Management Sciences gave a thought provoking lecture on the life...
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KARACHI: Aurora Awards ceremony held
KARACHI: The Aurora Awards ceremony was held at Mohatta Palace Museum last evening. Awards were given in the following categories....
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HYDERABAD: Leaders seek changes in Sindh Tenancy Act
HYDERABAD, March 17: Leaders of political parties, social society and farmers organisations on Saturday rejected the Sindh Tenancy Act 1950 as a whole and sought to make it more farmer-friendly after bringing about major amendments to the law....
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KARACHI: PML-N flays attack on judiciary
KARACHI, March 17: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has strongly condemned the police action on lawyers in Lahore and demanded the immediate resignation of General Pervez Musharraf for targeting the judiciary and the press....
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KARACHI: EU ban on seafood
KARACHI, March 17: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday expressed concern over the European Union’s ban on the import of seafood from Pakistan, saying this would badly affect the country’s seafood industry livelihood of poor fishermen....
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KARACHI: Work on Jauhar water projects in progress
KARACHI, March 17: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that work on water supply schemes in Gulistan-i-Jauhar was in progress at a cost of Rs66 million and all the water...
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KARACHI: Dengue awareness
KARACHI, March 17: Jamshed Town Nazim Arif Ajakia on Saturday underlined the need of raising awareness about the control of dengue fever in schools. He was addressing a meeting, attended by...
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KARACHI: Young woman shot dead
KARACHI, March 17: A 27-year-old woman, who had left her house two days ago after an altercation with her elder brother, was shot dead on Saturday near the Natha Khan Goth bridge in Sharea Faisal police limits....
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KARACHI: IT, call centre training to students being planned
KARACHI, March 17: The Sindh government is planning to devise programmes for spreading awareness about information technology and call centre training to students. This was stated by Sindh IT Adviser Noman...
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KARACHI: Historical book on gardens launched KARACHI, March 17: A book titled ‘Karachi – Pleasure Gardens of a Raj City’ by Durdana Soomro was launched here at the Fomma-DHA Art Centre in Zamzama Park on Saturday....
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KARACHI: SHC notice to NBP chief
KARACHI, March 17: A division bench of the Sindh High Court has issued a notice to the National Bank of Pakistan president in a petition moved by a bank employee retired under the ‘golden handshake’ scheme....
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KARACHI: PTI demands held protesters’ release
KARACHI, March 17: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Saturday, condemning the widespread arrests of people protesting against the government’s action against the chief justice, demanded that all of them be released within...
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KARACHI: Sculptures on display
KARACHI, March 17: Noted sculptor and artist Anjum Ayaz on Saturday put his new sculptures in stone on display at Hindu Gymkhana. The two-day exhibition opened in a casual manner as...
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KARACHI: Chinese youth delegation
KARACHI, March 17: A Chinese youth delegation arrived here on a week-long visit to the country. On arrival at the airport, the 100-member delegation was received by the Sindh Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Qamar Mansoor....
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PESHAWAR: 11 districts to get Rs7bn for education reforms
PESHAWAR, March 17: The NWFP government will provide technical assistance and funding amounting to Rs7.12 billion to 11 district governments under the National Education Sector Reforms Programme initiated with the help of the World Bank....
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PESHAWAR: Receipts likely to exceed estimates: Royalty on gas, oil
PESHAWAR, March 17: The Frontier government expects to generate more revenue from royalty on oil and gas as compared to the amount projected in the budget for 2006-07, officials say....
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HYDERABAD: One-party dist govt helps run affairs smoothly: DCO
HYDERABAD, March 17: Dominance of one political party in the district government had greatly helped run the city in a smooth manner and saved it from the difficulties caused by multi commands, said DCO Mohammad Hussain Syed on Saturday....
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NAWABSHAH: Man appeals for arrest of brother’s killers
NAWABSHAH, March 17: The brother of a murdered man has appealed to the Sindh chief minister and governor to provide him justice and direct the police authorities to ensure arrest of the killers....
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HYDERABAD: 40 officials get training
HYDERABAD, March 17: Over 40 members of Dadu district administration finished a three-day training programme in the "New Accounting Model" (NAM) at the Indus Hotel on Saturday, which is part of...
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PESHAWAR: Peace required for uplift in Fata: Aurakzai
PESHAWAR, March 17: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has said steps are being taken to ensure a good law and order situation in Fata because peace is imperative for development there....
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PESHAWAR: Shutdown notice
PESHAWAR, March 17: Due to the necessary maintenance work, power supply from the 132KV Jehangira grid station will remain suspended on Monday from 9am to 1pm, according to a press release issued by the Peshawar Electric Supply Company....
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PESHAWAR: ‘Academic links between US, Pakistan to be strengthened’
PESHAWAR, March 17: American government’s Senior Adviser for Women Empowerment Shirin Tahir Kheli called on University of Peshawar vice-chancellor Prof (Dr) Haroon Rashid and discussed issues in education and research with him....
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