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KARACHI: Senior Sindh govt official found shot dead
KARACHI, July 21: A senior official of the provincial transport department, who had been missing since Sunday afternoon, was found shot dead on Monday morning at a deserted spot near a remote beach, police said.... 
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KARACHI: Local govts told to close private bank accounts
KARACHI, July 21: The Sindh government has asked all the district coordination officers (DCOs) and the town municipal officers (TMOs) in the province to immediately close all their bank accounts except...
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KARACHI: Police investigation zones divided
KARACHI, July 21: The zone-wise investigation wing of the capital city police has been bifurcated by creating a post of an SP in each zone to share the workload that was previously being managed by an SSP investigation single-handedly....
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KARACHI: SHC issues notices in welfare fund case
KARACHI, July 21: The Sindh High Court issued notices on Monday in a petition seeking release of funds allocated by the federal labour ministry for marriage of female employees and daughters of workers....
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KARACHI: Wheel-jam from today
KARACHI, July 21: Terming the fresh increase in the petroleum products “uncalled for and unjustifiable” amid a sharp reduction in the oil prices in the international market, the National Transport Ittehad, Karachi, has announced a two-day wheel-jam strike starting Tuesday....
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KARACHI: Strike in JPMC over doctor’s manhandling
KARACHI, July 21: Hundreds of patients visiting the federal government-run Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) on Monday had to suffer as the out-patients departments (OPDs) did not provide service to patients...
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KARACHI: Three killed in separate incidents
KARACHI, July 21: A 50-year-old cashier of a private firm, who was on way to his office on the Sharea Faisal after withdrawing cash from a nearby bank, was shot dead...
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PESHAWAR: PML for parliament debate on Fata
PESHAWAR, July 21: Pakistan Muslim League has asked the government to convene session of parliament to debate the worsening law and order situation in tribal areas and the warning by the...
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GHALANAI: Taliban investigate infighting and its victims
GHALANAI, July 21: The inquiry committee of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will begin probe into the execution of Commander Shah Khalid and his deputy Qari Ubaidullah on Tuesday....
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TIMERGARA: Blast damages vehicle in Lower Dir
TIMERGARA, July 21: Four persons were wounded in a celebratory firing while a pick-up truck was slightly damaged when a remote controlled device went off next to it, in Maidan area of Lower Dir district on Monday, police said....
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KARACHI: Animal care still a distant dream
KARACHI, July 21: In a city where the number of homeless people is fast rising and humans have a hard time procuring the basic necessities of life, a facility that caters...
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KARACHI: Order in two girls’ kidnapping case reserved
KARACHI, July 21: The district and sessions judge, Central, Soofia Latif, on Monday reserved the order on an application filed for the recovery of two girls allegedly kidnapped by their uncle till Tuesday after hearing final arguments from both sides....
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KARACHI: Illegal connections of 11 hydrants removed
KARACHI, July 21: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board in its campaign against illegal hydrants removed water connections of 11 private hydrants and one service station in the Manghopir area on Monday....
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KARACHI: PTCL sets up emergency centre
KARACHI, July 21: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has regretted the inconvenience caused to its subscribers due to disruption in service amid protest by its workers for some days....
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KARACHI: Lyari Town in Rs22.5m deal ‘to overcome crisis’
KARACHI, July 21: Desperate for funds to run its day-to-day affairs, the Lyari Town administration has decided to award a Rs22.5 million contract to a party for the construction of 45...
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KARACHI: Cellphone firms face action
KARACHI, July 21: The Shah Faisal Town administration has decided to take strict action against illegal mounting of cellphone towers....
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KARACHI: 200kg hashish seized, two held
KARACHI, July 21: The excise police on Monday claimed to have arrested two drug peddlers and recovered 200 kilos of fine quality hashish from their custody....
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KARACHI: Drizzle forecast
KARACHI, July 21: The Met Office has forecast cloudy/ partly cloudy weather with chances of a drizzle for Karachi on Tuesday with the maximum temperature expected to range between 32 and 34 degrees centigrade....
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KARACHI: Need to train youth for social change stressed
KARACHI, July 21: A group of 35 youths aged 18-25 years from Karachi, Hyderabad, Badin, Jamshoro, Umarkot, Mirpurkhas and Tharparkar was given training in a three-day visioning workshop organised by the...
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Family protests against Hesco
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, July 21: A man and his children observed token hunger strike in Tharushah on Monday in protest against Hesco for disconnecting power supply to their house....
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HYDERABAD: Electrician’s bid to torch motorcycle over rising fuel prices
HYDERABAD, July 21: Police officials foiled a man’s attempt to torch his motorcycle as an expression of frustration and anger over phenomenal rise in fuel prices outside the press club on Monday....
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HYDERABAD: DCO wants food department official replaced
HYDERABAD, July 21: DCO Ali Ahmed has accused the deputy director of food of failing to set up 24 flour stalls in the district, in compliance with the orders of provincial minister for food, and urged high-ups to replace him....
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SUKKUR: Diplomat rules out Nato action
SUKKUR, July 21: The United States consul general in Karachi Madam Kay Anske assured on Monday that Nato forces would not trespass into Pakistan....
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SUKKUR: ‘Terror of Shah Belo’ buried
SUKKUR, July 21: Body of a dacoit, injured on Saturday during an exchange of firing and expired on Monday while in hiding, was handed over to his relatives....
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SHIKARPUR: 4 kidnap victims freed
SHIKARPUR, July 21: Four kidnapped people were freed by the kidnappers on Monday, police sources said....
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PESHAWAR: Rain, PM’s visit cause traffic jams
PESHAWAR, July 21: The visit of prime minister to Peshawar and rainwater accumulated on roads affected the flow of traffic in the city and caused great inconvenience to the citizens here on Monday....
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SWABI: Youth reaches home after 162 days in captivity
SWABI, July 21: A 9th class student, Naseemullah, who was picked up by unidentified kidnappers on Feb 9, reached home after 162 days on Sunday night....
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PESHAWAR: Transporters strike before their strike: Bus fares raised again
PESHAWAR, July 21: The transporters in NWFP announced another increase of 12 per cent in the transport fares here on Monday....
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PESHAWAR: Flour millers to set up protest camp
PESHAWAR, July 21: All Pakistan Flour Mills Association NWFP chapter has announced setting up a three-day protest camp starting from Wednesday against the Punjab government’s decision of banning inter-provincial movement of wheat....
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HYDERABAD: SU selects candidates for admission to pharmacy
HYDERABAD, July 21: The University of Sindh announced on Monday a list of 50 candidates selected for admission to the 5th professional Pharm-D of evening programme....
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HYDERABAD: Farmers threaten siege of irrigation offices
HYDERABAD, July 21: The farmers of Khairpur Gamboh sub-division of Naseer Canal on Monday threatened to besiege the offices of senior officials of Irrigation Department if water was not released immediately into the channels of their area....
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LARKANA: Only laws can’t curb domestic violence, moot told
LARKANA, July 21: Domestic violence cannot be brought to an end amidst tribal system and practice of settling disputes through jirga, said speakers at a consultation on the rights of women and children....
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HYDERABAD: Spokesman terms SAU protest illegal
HYDERABAD, July 21: The Sindh Agriculture University claimed on Monday that the ongoing protest by the employees was illegal as the university had solved their problems, including promotion of ad hoc employees and appointment of the children of deceased employees....
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