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KARACHI: Zardari settles KWSB row in city govt’s favour
KARACHI, June 12: A controversy over the administrative control of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has seemingly been resolved due to the intervention of Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif... 
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KARACHI: PPP co-chairman sits in on cabinet meeting
KARACHI, June 12: The Sindh cabinet at its special meeting on Thursday reviewed the overall working of the government and assessed the performance of every department....
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KARACHI: PWU emerges victorious in Steel Mills referendum KARACHI, June 12: The People’s Workers Union emerged victorious in the referendum held after a lapse of over 13 long years in the Pakistan Steel Mills on Thursday by beating its...
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KARACHI: Robbers kill bakery worker, shepherd
KARACHI, June 12: Two people were killed in separate acts of violence in parts of the city on Thursday, police said....
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KARACHI: Gangs of street criminals busted
KARACHI, June 12: A gang of five bandits was busted by personnel of the Shamim Shaheed police post on Thursday....
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KARACHI: Minister defends Pakistan’s role in ‘war on terror’
KARACHI, June 12: Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar has said that Pakistan is an ally in the “war on terror” and it is not possible that the country would be harmed....
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KARACHI: Police morale in Lyari hits rock bottom
KARACHI, June 12: Perhaps no one in the police department is concerned why 43-year-old ASI Shaikh Mohiuddin committed suicide while on duty in Lyari last month....
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PESHAWAR: Lawyers reject 29-judge Supreme court
PESHAWAR, June 12: The protesting lawyers on Thursday condemned the proposed amendment in the Finance Bill 2008 for increasing number of judges of the Supreme Court stating that the amendment was aimed at accommodating PCO-judges....
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KARACHI: Altaf sees plot to dislodge govt
KARACHI, June 12: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has reiterated his party’s support to the Pakistan People’s Party and assured PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari that the MQM will foil...
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KARACHI: EU’s role in Arab-Israeli conflict discussed
KARACHI, June 12: Despite being an economic power, the European Union is unable to play an effective role in the resolution of the Palestine-Israel conflict through a comprehensive settlement in...
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KARACHI: Steps being planned to avert baby thefts
KARACHI, June 12: Sindh Health Minister Dr Saghir Ahmad has said that a protocol is being developed to avert thefts and interchanges of newborns at government hospitals, in addition to improving the overall security system there....
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KARACHI: Eight students faint during exams
KARACHI, June 12: As many as eight girl students appearing in their masters exam at the University of Karachi campus have fallen unconscious over the past couple of days reportedly due...
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KARACHI: Ombudsman’s directive
KARACHI, June 12: Sindh Ombudsman Asad Ashraf Malik has directed the Sindh culture department to formulate a merit-based and transparent policy within a period of three months for selection of artists...
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KARACHI: No let up in street crime
KARACHI, June 12: Although security has been beefed up in Malir and Shah Faisal Colony following a broad daylight looting spree by a gang of about a dozen armed youths a...
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KARACHI: Illegally raised structures razed
KARACHI, June 12: Demolition squads of the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) on Thursday razed illegal structures in different parts of the city. A KBCA team demolished illegal partition walls and roof raised on plot No.Y-51,...
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KARACHI: Admission to KU evening programme
KARACHI, June 12: A spokesman for the University of Karachi said on Thursday that the last date for the submission of forms for admission to Masters and postgraduate diploma evening programmes has been extended from June 12 to 14....
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KARACHI: Separate roles for retail, bulk water suppliers suggested
KARACHI, June 12: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) has recommended that the role of retail water service providers in the city should be separated from the role of bulk water...
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KARACHI: SHC reserves order on acquittal plea
KARACHI, June 12: A division bench of the High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Dr Rana M. Shamim and Justice Ghulam Dastagir A. Shahani on Thursday reserved judgment in an acquittal plea filed by an accused, Khan Mohammad Mahar....
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HYDERABAD: Council session emits reconciliatory signals
HYDERABAD, June 12: Reconciliation has been brought about between the People’s Party-backed Awam Dost Panel and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-backed district nazim which was reflected in Thursday’s district council session when...
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HYDERABAD: NGOs criticise closure of textile mill
HYDERABAD, June 12: Leaders of different NGOs united under the banner of Joint Action Committee Sindh set up a token hunger strike camp outside the press club here on Thursday to...
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HYDERABAD: Low enrolment in varsities a worrying sign: professor
HYDERABAD, June 12: Only two per cent of youths of 17 to 23 years of age are enroled in universities, which is a very low percentage in higher education....
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