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KARACHI: Tribunal formed to probe April 9 violence
KARACHI, June 18: The Sindh government on Wednesday set up an inquiry tribunal to probe the April 9 incident which saw some half a dozen people being burnt alive in Tahir... 
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KARACHI: Faults hit power generation station
KARACHI, June 18: Residents in many localities spent a sleepless night on Tuesday as the prevailing power crisis aggravated in the metropolis due to an abrupt shutdown of another power generating unit of Bin Qasim Thermal Power Station....
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KARACHI: Policeman Commits uicide
KARACHI, June 18: Two people, including an assistant sub-inspector, committed suicide on Wednesday in separate parts of the city, police and hospital sources said....
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KARACHI: Ex-minister’s plea against reopening of murder case opposed
KARACHI, June 18: The provincial government opposed on Wednesday a petition moved by former provincial irrigation minister Nadir Akmal Leghari against re-investigation of a murder case in which he was earlier exonerated by police.In...
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KARACHI: No headway in mazar gang-rape case
KARACHI, June 18: Two suspects of the Mazar-i-Quaid gang-rape case are still at large even after recommendations by the senate’s standing committee on housing works and environment that a DNA test of the entire workforce of the mausoleum be carried out....
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KARACHI: Lyari gang warfare rages on
KARACHI, June 18: The gang warfare that has claimed more than a hundred lives during the past few years in Lyari – the city’s oldest locality and a stronghold of the...
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KARACHI: SHC grants bail to alleged killer
KARACHI, June 18: Justice Syed Mehmood Alam Rizvi of the Sindh High Court on Wednesday granted bail to a murder accused against a surety of Rs500,000....
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KARACHI: Keti Bunder facing sea intrusion
KARACHI, June 18: About 28,000 people of Keti Bunder may suffer a major displacement in the next 10 years as the sea is fast eroding their land....
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PARACHINAR: Three killed in Kurram clashes
PARACHINAR, June 18: The ongoing clashes between rival groups have spilled over to another area of the Upper Kurram tribal region in which three persons were killed and seven others injured in the fresh spate of violence on Wednesday, officials said....
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BATKHELA: Four CD shops blown up in Batkhela
BATKHELA, June 18: Four CD shops were blown up in a local market on Wednesday, sources in the political administration said....
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KARACHI: Edhi wants probe into Auqaf dept ‘scams’
KARACHI, June 18: Abdul Sattar Edhi, renowned social worker and philanthropist, has said that the government should constitute a commission to probe into the alleged financial scams in the federal auqaf department....
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KARACHI: KU plans to file FIR against candidate caught cheating
KARACHI, June 18: The administration of Karachi University has decided to disqualify for five years and file an FIR against a candidate who resorted to firing in the air when caught...
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KARACHI: SHCBA holds post-march meeting
KARACHI, June 18: The Sindh High Court Bar Association on Wednesday expressed its gratitude to civil society, particularly the media and activists of political parties and non-governmental organizations, for making the long march a success....
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KARACHI: ‘Fake’ insurance firm faces FIA action
KARACHI, June 18: The Fede-ral Investigation Agency (FIA) has claimed to have unearthed a fake insurance company, which has been selling schemes for the last six months and arrested a man running the firm independently....
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KARACHI: Miniature paintings
KARACHI, June 18: A group exhibition of miniature paintings opens at The Art Gallery on Thursday at 5.30pm....
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KARACHI: Lacklustre budget debate expected
KARACHI, June 18: The Sindh Assembly, which meets on Thursday after a two-day recess, will take up general discussion on the budget statement for financial the year 2008-09....
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KARACHI: Indictment in gang-rape case deferred till 30th
KARACHI, June 18: The additional district and sessions judge-IV, East, Aftab Ahmed Bughio, on Wednesday deferred the indictment of the accused in a gang-rape case due to the absence of the investigation officer till June 30....
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HYDERABAD: Council members resent violations of building bylaws
HYDERABAD, June 18: Members of district council on Wednesday pointed out to widespread violations of building and planning laws and urged the authorities concerned to subject permission for new housing schemes and projects to provision of basic amenities to residents....
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BADIN: Removal of cellphone tower structure ordered
BADIN, June 18: Taluka Municipal Administration of Badin has been ordered to get removed the incomplete structure of a tower installed by the Pakistan Mobile Communication by June 25 as the site is surrounded by residential quarters in Bhurgari Mohalla....
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HYDERABAD: Matiari council approves surplus budget
HYDERABAD, June 18: The Matiari Taluka Council has approved a surplus budget of Rs116.298 million for fiscal 2008-09. No new taxes have been levied in the document....
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MIRPURKHAS: Gas supply to hospital disconnected
MIRPURKHAS, June 18: The working of different sections of Civil Hospital Mirpurkhas, including operation theatre and laboratory, has been adversely affected as gas connection of the hospital has been disconnected due to non-payment of dues....
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MIRPURKHAS: Protest over kidnapping
MIRPURKHAS, June 18: Shutter-down strike was observed in Samaro town and partial strike was observed and a rally was taken out in Umerkot on Tuesday to protest against the kidnapping of a trader....
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BADIN: 250 employees’ fate at stake
BADIN, June 18: The future of more than 250 employees of Sindh On-Farm Water Management project of the Agriculture Department is hanging in the balance as their contracts have lapsed....
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PESHAWAR: Fuel crisis hits Frontier hard: Smuggling to Afghanistan alleged
PESHAWAR, June 18: About 90 per cent filling stations in NWFP remained closed on Wednesday owing to cut in supply of petroleum products forcing transporters to keep their vehicles off the roads....
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PESHAWAR: Land dispute claims three lives
PESHAWAR, June 18: A land dispute claimed lives of a widow, her young son and daughter at Najoi Chowk in Chamkani here on Wednesday....
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PESHAWAR: Joint security system at Torkhum planned
PESHAWAR, June 18: Pakistan and Afghanistan with the help of Canada plan to establish a one-window security system at the Torkhum checkpoint aiming to effectively manage the border, control terrorism and smuggling....
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PESHAWAR: 22 judicial officers transferred
PESHAWAR, June 18: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday transferred and posted 22 judicial officers including seven additional district and sessions judges (ADSJs) and 15 civil judges cum judicial magistrates....
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LANDI KOTAL: Militants tell truckers to stop carrying goods for Nato
LANDI KOTAL, June 18: Unidentified militants have threatened the owners and drivers of vehicles to stop supplying oil and other goods to Nato forces in Afghanistan otherwise their vehicles would be attacked....
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KOHAT: Section 144 Imposed in Hangu
KOHAT, June 18: The district coordination officer, Hangu imposed Section 144 on Wednesday banning display of weapons, pillion riding and gatherings for one month for maintaining law and order after the Tuesday’s killing of four people....
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