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KARACHI: Troubling rise in bomb scares
KARACHI, Oct 15: As the country tries to come to grips with the wave of terror and militancy affecting the entire nation, the menace of bomb scares is increasingly becoming an issue of concern....
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KARACHI: ‘Negligence’ leads to amputation of infant’s forearm
KARACHI, Oct 15: The right forearm of a 28-day-old baby was amputated after severe infection developed allegedly due to doctors’ negligence at the Civil Hospital Karachi....
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KARACHI: Bandit killed in ‘shootout’
KARACHI, Oct 15: A 28-year-old dacoit was killed and his two accomplices – a 20-year-old woman and her younger brother – were arrested in the small hours of Wednesday in a...
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KARACHI: Teenage ransom victim killed by childhood friend
KARACHI, Oct 15: An 18-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for kidnapping his childhood friend for ransom and later killing him....
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PESHAWAR: NWFP yet to get Rs100m relief fund from centre
PESHAWAR, Oct 15: Federal government has yet to fulfil its commitment about releasing funds for relief activities in the province as the NWFP Relief Commission is finding it hard to cope with the internally displaced people, officials say....
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GHALANAI: NGO official kidnapped
GHALANAI, Oct 15 The media coordinator of Al-Khidmat Foundation was kidnapped from Zarif Korona of Michni area closed to Mohmand tribal region on Wednesday....
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KARACHI: Bomb scare forces airliner to land
KARACHI, Oct 15: A bomb threat aboard an airliner en route from the Arabian Gulf to Pakistan forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in Karachi on Wednesday, authorities and airline officials said....
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KARACHI: Hearing of acquittal pleas adjourned: Justice Nizam case
KARACHI, Oct 15: A district and sessions judge condoned the absence of in-charge of president’s security Bilal Shaikh, who is one of the accused in the Justice Nizam murder case, and directed him to appear in court on Nov 1....
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KARACHI: No relief to consumers from outages
KARACHI, Oct 15: Despite winning a term financing facility of Rs15 billion as approved by the federal cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee and also getting the utility’s shares transferred to it from...
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KARACHI: Traders protest against power tariff hike
KARACHI, Oct 15: Leaders of the businessmen’s community, traders and shopkeepers stage a demonstration near the head office of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation in Saddar on Wednesday against the exorbitant increase in power tariff....
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KARACHI: Disruption affects water supply
KARACHI, Oct 15: The entire schedule of water supply to the city has been badly disrupted due to long spells of unannounced load-shedding and power outages....
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KARACHI: Warrants out
KARACHI, Oct 15: An additional district and sessions judge, south, Hafeeza Osman, issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of four policemen for failing to appear in court despite repeated summons....
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KARACHI: LLB, LLM admissions
KARACHI, Oct 15: The University of Karachi on Wednesday extended the last date for admission to the LLB and LLM till Nov 5. Principals of all law colleges have been directed...
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KARACHI: SHC issues notice in bail plea case: Former PM’s land
KARACHI, Oct 15: The Sindh High Court issued a notice in a bail application moved by an accused being tried for illegally occupying and acquiring land belonging to the late prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in Malir....
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KARACHI: ARD plans warm welcome for deposed CJ
KARACHI, Oct 15: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy has announced that the deposed chief justice of the Supreme Court, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, will be accorded a warm welcome on his arrival here at the Karachi airport on Saturday morning....
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KARACHI: ‘Dhammal is poetry of mind, body and soul’
KARACHI, Oct 15: The dhammal – an ecstatic dance performed at Sufi shrines in Sindh and Punjab – is an act of submission on the part of the devotee towards the...
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KARACHI: Fish harbour’s privatisation ruled out
KARACHI, Oct 15: Sindh Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Zahid Ali Bhurgari dismissed on Wednesday reports of privatisation of the Karachi Fish Harbour....
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HYDERABAD: NGO mocks observance of World Food Day
HYDERABAD, Oct 15: Activists of an NGO were sarcastic about observing the World Food Day as according to them, the situation was opposite and it should be called a ‘foodless day.’...
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THATTA: Indian team visits Thatta
THATTA, Oct 15: A delegation of Indian Border Security Force, led by its director-general U.K. Basil, visited historical sites of Makli, Bhambore and Thatta on Wednesday....
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HYDERABAD: PPP leader accuses party of discrimination
HYDERABAD, Oct 15: PPP Sindh council member Usman Kennedy has criticised the local organisation of the party for alienating Urdu-speaking people of Hyderabad and Latifabad and said that because of it...
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HYDERABAD: District govt hospitals being improved: nazim
HYDERABAD, Oct 15: The government was keen at providing best medical facilities for which consultant doctors and staff will be appointed in hospitals run by the district administration....
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HYDERABAD: Tail-end growers plead for water
HYDERABAD, Oct 15: Leaders of action committee of tail-end farmers of Rahuki Shakh have said that the tail-end growers have not been getting water for the last one year as a...
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HYDERABAD: Police told not to arrest couple
HYDERABAD, Oct 15: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit bench, on Wednesday stayed operation of an FIR against a newly-wed couple by directing Naukot police that no person should be arrested in the case....
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HYDERABAD: Fisherman’s killing condemned
HYDERABAD, Oct 15: Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum activists staged a demonstration outside the press club here on Wednesday to protest against alleged murder of a fisherman at the hands of a former contractor in the Guddu area....
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SANGHAR: Shortage of water hits crops
SANGHAR, Oct 15: Shortage of irrigation water has hit crops in Sanghar area as the irrigation department has clamped a strict water rotation programme....
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BUNER: Buner jirga vows to resist entry of army, Taliban
BUNER, Oct 15: A jirga held a meeting at College Hall, Swari here on Wednesday and decided to constitute an all parties delegation to meet NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan...
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PESHAWAR: Provincial economy is sinking, warns SCCI
PESHAWAR, Oct 15: Unprecedented power outages and growing subversive activities have brought trading and industrial of NWFP on the verge of collapse, paralysing the provincial economy, say local business people....
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LAKKI MARWAT: Professional Development Forum for teachers
LAKKI MARWAT, Oct 15: Provincial Institute for Teachers Education (Pite) organised the launching ceremony of Professional Development Forum (PDF) of male teachers at the Government Centennial Model High School for Boys here on Wednesday....
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PESHAWAR: Out-of-court settlements to lessen burden on courts: Restorative justice system launched
PESHAWAR, Oct 15: Police have launched restorative justice system in Peshawar and Abbottabad districts to seek out-of-court settlement of the disputes and save people from the lengthy litigation processes....
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