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KARACHI: Bureaucracy under fire in city council
KARACHI, July 28: Treasury members in the City Council slammed the bureaucracy for bypassing the city district government Karachi and ignoring it in matters of transfers and postings in the education... 
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KARACHI: Police told to ensure safety of PTCL installations
KARACHI, July 28: A division bench of the Sindh High Court comprising Justice Qaiser Iqbal and Justice Khwaja Naveed Ahmed on Monday directed the inspector-general of police and others to ensure...
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KARACHI: ‘Iftikhar to receive historic reception’
KARACHI, July 28: The police have assured the bar representatives of adequate security measures, including the provision of a bullet-proof car, for the deposed chief justice on his arrival here at 11.30am...
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KARACHI: Costly machine lies unused at govt hospital: Dengue fever
KARACHI, July 28: A cell separator bought by the Sindh government about a year back for one of its hospitals in the city in its drive against dengue fever is turning...
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KARACHI: Five people killed in separate incidents
KARACHI, July 28: Five people were killed and a young man committed suicide in different parts of the city on Monday, police and hospital sources said....
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KARACHI: Proposed promotions in police dept set to cause resentment
KARACHI, July 28: Two officers of the Sindh police, who joined the department on deputation, are likely to be promoted to the rank of DIG in BS-20....
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KARACHI: Order on five suspects’ bail plea deferred
KARACHI, July 28: The court of additional district and sessions judge-II, central, on Monday deferred till Tuesday the order on the bail applications of five suspected terrorists arrested on the eve of Ashura since the judge was on leave....
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KARACHI: ‘Police hindering efforts to check drug smuggling’
KARACHI, July 28: The Sindh government has formulated a strategy to ensure elimination of drug trafficking from the province amid complaints by the officials concerned that the highway police and motorway police were hindering their efforts in this regard....
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KARACHI: Escape bid UTPs sent to jail
KARACHI, July 28: The judicial magistrates, south, Aurangzeb Alamgir Qazi and Abdul Qadir, on Monday remanded four under-trial prisoners in judicial custody till Aug 8....
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KARACHI: Six acquitted in kidnap case
KARACHI, July 28: An anti-terrorism court acquitted on Monday six accused in a case pertaining to kidnap for ransom owing to lack of evidence against them....
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KARACHI: Exam forms
KARACHI, July 28: The University of Karachi on Monday announced that the examination forms and fee of regular students for BA, BSc and BCom (Pass) annual examination 2008 would be accepted from Aug 4 to Aug 18....
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KARACHI: IG told to arrest accused by Aug 8: Attempt on Zardari’s life
KARACHI, July 28: The additional district and sessions judge-VII, south, Irfan Hussain Siddiqui, on Monday re-issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of former National Accountability Bureau chairman Saifur Rehman Khan, his...
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KARACHI: Afghan national killed
KARACHI, July 28: A 52-year-old Afghan national was killed and his son was wounded in an ambush near Al-Asif Square in Sohrab Goth....
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KARACHI: Fencing of ‘dangerous’ beach spots planned
KARACHI, July 28: The city government has planned to fence some dangerous spots on the 13-kilometre-long coastal belt to restrain beach-goers from bathing in the sea especially when it is rough from May to September....
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KARACHI: Seminary denies detaining American student
KARACHI, July 28: The administration of a Karachi-based madressah has denied holding an American citizen at the seminary against her will and has claimed that she is free to leave the facility whenever she wants....
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JACOBABAD: Jacobabad police urged to curb rising crime
JACOBABAD, July 28: Activists of Citizens Alliance, Hindu Panchayat, Traders Alliance and a large number of members of general public held rallies on the fifth consecutive day on Monday in protest against police failure to curb crimes in the city....
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HYDERABAD: Traders want flights from Hyderabad
HYDERABAD, July 28: Cri-ticising the decision to postpone schedule of flights from Hydera-bad airport, the Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry has appealed to the prime minister, president, speaker National Assembly...
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MIRPURKHAS: Nothing can move Hesco, not even protests
MIRPURKHAS, July 28: Prolonged loadshedding forced the residents of Hameedpura Colony, Ishaque Colony, Hirabad, and Thomasabad to gather at the Colony Chowk and block the main Ring Road, on Monday....
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MIRPURKHAS: US envoy in Mirpurkhas
MIRPURKHAS, July 28: The US Consul-General Ms Kay Anske attended different programmes in the city as chief guest amid strict security here, on Monday....
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NAWABSHAH: NMC students clinch top positions
NAWABSHAH, July 28: The Nawabshah Medical College for Girls clinched the top three positions among all the medical colleges under Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences in the annual examinations for the third year of MBBS....
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NAWABSHAH: Irrigation workers call off protest
NAWABSHAH, July 28: Members of Irrigation Workers Union of Rohri Circle ended protest against irrigation authorities’ refusal to provide jobs under quota for the children of deceased and retired employees after talks with chief engineer of Sukkur Barrage here on Monday....
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HYDERABAD: BA Part-I result out
HYDERABAD, July 28: The University of Sindh on Monday announced result of annual examination 2007 for B.A. Pass Part-I, in which 5,493 of 7,943 candidates passed all subjects....
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Trailer carrying goods for Nato looted
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, July 28: Unidentified armed persons snatched a trailer carrying goods for Nato forces in Afghanistan at gunpoint on Dera-Bannu Road on Monday....
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KOHAT: Women block road to protest loadshedding
KOHAT, July 28: A large number of women on Monday blocked the old Indus Highway in Chakarkot area of the city here to protest unannounced loadshedding and scarcity of potable water....
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PESHAWAR: NWFP wants out-of-court settlement: Hydel power royalty
PESHAWAR, July 28: The NWFP government wants out of court settlement of the longstanding dispute of Rs110 billion arrears, which Wapda owes the province as royalty on hydel power generation....
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TIMERGARA: Army, Dir jirga discuss plan to curb militancy
TIMERGARA, July 28: Mili-tary authorities have assured a peace jirga of Maidan that no operation will be conducted if smooth law and order prevailed in the area, official sources told Dawn on Monday....
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KHAR: Difference crop up among Bajaur Taliban
KHAR, July 28: Serious differences have cropped up among the local Taliban in the Bajaur tribal region after three influential commanders announced separation from the Tehrik-i-Taliban, Bajaur....
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