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KARACHI: Boy killed, 40 injured in highway accident
KARACHI, July 19: A seven-year-old boy was killed and 40 others were injured – at least eight of them critically – on Saturday in a head-on-collision between two passenger buses on the Northern Bypass, police and hospital sources said....
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KARACHI: Lawyers’ boycott continues
KARACHI, July 19: The legal fraternity on Saturday observed a complete boycott of court proceedings on the second consecutive day protesting the police action against the lawyers in front of the Sindh High Court on Thursday night....
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KARACHI: Steps to eliminate bonded labour highlighted
KARACHI, July 19: Sindh Minister for Labour Amir Nawab has termed bonded labour “a serious human tragedy”, and said that every member of society would have to play his due role in eliminating the menace....
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MANSEHRA: Woman surveyor injured in attack
MANSEHRA, July 19: A staff member was injured when miscreants attacked the female cluster survey team of Planning and Development Department, Peshawar in Rajdari area of Battagram district late on Friday....
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KARAK: Companies forced to stop work on gas, oil fields: Non-provision of gas to Terri
KARAK, July 19: The people of Terri took out a procession and stopped work on the gas and oil fields in the area to protest against what they said the failure...
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PESHAWAR: Suggestions sought to change LG system: Bilour
PESHAWAR, July 19: Federal Minister for Local Government and Rural...
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KARACHI: PQA, Sepa come under fire over oil refinery
KARACHI, July 19: Growing industrial activities in the Port Qasim industrial area, particularly on inter-tidal land, came under severe criticism on Saturday as participants at a public hearing held that this...
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KARACHI: Govt rejects opposition criticism
KARACHI, July 19: The Pakistan People’s Party hit back at the opposition at a hastily called press conference on Saturday, with senior minister and PPP’s parliamentary leader in the Sindh Assembly...
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KARACHI: A love affair with the lens
KARACHI: Farah Ahed is a photographer with a cause. Through the eye of the lens she tries to capture the realities of everyday life which surround us, focussing primarily on the less privileged on this earth....
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KARACHI: Bike-lifters’ gang busted
KARACHI, July 19: The Defence police on Saturday claimed to have busted a three-member gang involved in bike-lifting and recovered six motorcycles....
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KARACHI: Aisha Piracha appears in entry test
KARACHI, July 19: The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) on Saturday conducted an entry test for special candidate Aisha Piracha for admission to MBBS....
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KARACHI: Weather
KARACHI, July 19: The Met office has forecast cloudy/partly cloudy weather with chances of a drizzle in Karachi on Sunday. Dry weather for the rest of the region has been forecast.—PPI...
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KARACHI: Irregularities in KU recruitment detected
KARACHI, July 19: Taking notice of alleged irregularities in recruitments at higher positions in the University of Karachi, the Sindh Ombudsman has directed the KU vice-chancellor to re-recruit people on those...
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PESHAWAR: Robbery attempts scare people
PESHAWAR, July 19: The frequent robbery attempts and exchange of fire in Faqirabad locality has panicked residents who blame the local police for their failure to arrest gangsters....
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HYDERABAD: Hyderabad airport to ‘boost trade’
HYDERABAD, July 19: The Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) said on Saturday that the reopening of the airport would give a boost to economic activities by providing fast travelling...
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MIRPURKHAS: Umerkot council puts off debate on budget
MIRPURKHAS, July 19: The session of the Umerkot district council convened on Friday for the third time to give approval to annual budget was again postponed till July 30 without opening debate on the budget, which was presented on June 30....
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MITHI: Two traders kidnapped
MITHI, July 19: Armed bandits kidnapped two traders on Kaloi-Naukot road in the jurisdiction of Diplo police station when they returning to Naukot on a motorcycle late on Friday night....
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SHIKARPUR: FIR lodged against 12 jirga-holders
SHIKARPUR, July 19: Dakhan police registered an FIR on Friday on the order of Shikarpur DPO against 12 people on charges of holding a jirga a fortnight ago, which decided to...
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HYDERABAD: PTCL workers continue strike
HYDERABAD, July 19: Strike in the offices of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) continued on Saturday in protest against introduction of unified pay scale (UPS) scheme by the management....
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NAWABSHAH: Professors protest discrimination
NAWABSHAH, July 19: The professors of Nawabshah have protested against the health department for discrimination in recruitments....
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