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KARACHI: Hearing of Benazir’s plea against FIA put off
KARACHI, Nov 1: A division bench of the Sindh High Court adjourned the hearing of PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto’s petition questioning the request made by the Federal Investigation Agency to the... 
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KARACHI: Council urged to help KWSB recover dues
KARACHI, Nov 1: Amid criticism from both the treasury and opposition benches, the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board chief requested the City Council members and town nazims on Thursday to help...
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KARACHI: Fishermen go on strike
KARACHI, Nov 1: Over 100,000 fishermen on Thursday went on strike for an indefinite period after they were barred from heading for the open sea by the authorities for not installing...
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KARACHI: Cleric held in boy’s murder
KARACHI, Nov 1: Police on Thursday arrested the Naib Peshimam of the Shah Faisal Colony mosque where the body of a 12-year-old boy was recently found....
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KARACHI: SHC asks newsmen to file statements : CM’s remarks on wall chalking
KARACHI, Nov 1: The Sindh High Court asked the newsmen who reported Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim’s remarks allegedly justifying the wall chalking against its chief justice to submit their statements by Nov 12....
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PESHAWAR: Govt has no data of displaced people : Swat crisis
PESHAWAR, Nov 1: No department of the NWFP government has any data or information about the actual number of people displaced owing to the ongoing Swat crisis because of the limited...
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PESHAWAR: Pesco approves Rs45m plan for quake-hit areas
PESHAWAR, Nov 1: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has approved a Rs45 million package for purchasing equipment and material for rehabilitation of infrastructure in earthquake-affected areas....
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KARACHI: Water supply project for Lyari inaugurated
KARACHI, Nov 1: The city nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, on Thursday inaugurated 6mgd additional water supply to Lyari and announced provision of free connections from the new trunk line....
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KARACHI: SHC asks why hydrant not yet shifted
KARACHI, Nov 1: A Sindh High Court division bench summoned the relevant officials of the city district government of Karachi and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board to explain on Nov...
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KARACHI: ‘Consumerism led to fall from aesthetic grace’
KARACHI, Nov 1: Labelling consumerism a drug akin to heroin, Aslam Azhar, a pioneer of television in Pakistan and former chairman of PTV, claimed that multinational corporations — the producers of...
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KARACHI: 37 Afghans nabbed in Pasni
KARACHI, Nov 1: The Pakistan Coast Guards arrested 37 Afghan nationals in Pasni area for trying to cross the border illegally on their way to some Gulf/European country....
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KARACHI: Adamjee House escapes fire devastation
KARACHI, Nov 1: Panic gripped hundreds of office-goers on crowded I. I. Chundrigar Road on Thursday when thick clouds of smoke from a burining KESC transformer enveloped a major portion of the busiest commercial avenue, witnesses and fire-brigade officials said....
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KARACHI: SPELT’s travelling conference opens today
KARACHI, Nov 1: The 23rd annual travelling conference titled “Opening New Vistas” commences here on Friday under auspices of the Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT)....
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KARACHI: Verdict in boys’ murder case deferred till 5th
KARACHI, Nov 1: An anti-terrorism court deferred the announcement of its verdict on Thursday in a kidnap and murder case of two boys till Nov 5....
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KARACHI: Sir Aga Khan III’s birth anniversary today
KARACHI, Nov 1: The birth anniversary of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III (Nov 2, 1877 — Jul 11, 1957) is being observed on Friday, says a press release....
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KARACHI: 223 deported
KARACHI, Nov 1: As many as 223 jobseekers were arrested by the immigration authorities on Thursday after being deported from Turkey, officials said....
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KARACHI: Last rites
KARACHI, Nov 1: Like many other diehard supporters of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party who went to witness the homecoming of Benazir Bhutto, almost thousand people from Old Golimar did not miss the opportunity to greet her....
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KARACHI: Trainee doctors start strike today for raise
KARACHI, Nov 1: The incessant hike in the prices of commodities seems to have made the new medicos also think about their waning purchasing power and press the Sindh government to...
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NAWABSHAH: Police plea on illegal bus-stands
NAWABSHAH, Nov 1: The district police officer on Thursday urged the district road transport authority to call a meeting for immediate shifting of illegal bus and van stands from congested areas of the city as they were threatening people’s safety....
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THATTA: All voters not enrolled, says Sassui
THATTA, Nov 1: People’s Party MPA Sassui Palijo has alleged that names of many PPP supporters were not enrolled in the district’s electoral rolls....
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HYDERABAD: Zarai bank accused of ignoring PM’s orders on farm loan
HYDERABAD, Nov 1: The president of the Badin chapter of the Sindh Chamber of Agriculture, Mohammad Khan Sarejo, said on Thursday that the Zarai Taraqiati Bank had refused to carry out...
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HYDERABAD: Builders violating govt orders
HYDERABAD, Nov 1: The Director of Hyderabad’s Town Planning Department, Tahir Ahmed, has drawn the attention of DCO Sukkur to violations of Sindh government order regarding construction of multi-storeyed buildings in the district....
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HYDERABAD: Protest against encroachment
HYDERABAD, Nov 1: A large number of Hindu community members, including women, took out a rally from Station Road and staged a sit-in on the Hyderabad- Badin road in Tando Mohammad...
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HYDERABAD: Hesco asked to remove pylons
HYDERABAD, Nov 1: Hesco authorities have been asked by District Nazim Hyderabad Kanwar Naveed Jamil to shift electricity poles from the middle of roads....
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PESHAWAR: Illegal money transfer hits bank business
PESHAWAR, Nov 1: Transfer of money through illegal channel is affecting the business of commercial banks which are unable to operate in restive tribal areas and southern districts of the NWFP because of security reasons....
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PESHAWAR: US help assured for quake-hit areas
PESHAWAR, Nov 1: The principal officer at the US consulate in Peshawar, Lynne Tracy, said on Thursday that the United States would continue its help for the rebuilding of Mansehra and...
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MARDAN: 50 candidates for ANP tickets in Mardan
MARDAN, Nov 1: Fifty candidates of the Awami National Party have submitted applications for party tickets for three national assembly and eight provincial assembly seats in Mardan....
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MARDAN: Violation of appointment rules alleged
MARDAN, Nov 1: The president of the Mardan chapter of the Shabab-i-Milli has alleged that the executive district officer (education) has appointed Qaris in violation of rules....
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