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KARACHI: Cases registered against Malir jail inmates
KARACHI, Oct 16: At least 225 prisoners were shifted on Thursday from District Jail Malir to different prisons across the province in the aftermath of the Wednesday riots that had left... 
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KARACHI: Slow pace of trial, overcrowding blamed for jail riots
KARACHI, Oct 16: More than 6,000 of the 7,300 prisoners have been under trial for years, keeping the Central Prison of Karachi and the Malir Jail in Landhi overcrowded to a threatening level....
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KARACHI: SHC issues guidelines to NAB
KARACHI, Oct 16: A division bench of the Sindh High Court asked the National Accountability Bureau on Thursday to act in accordance with the law while conducting inquiries against suspects.According...
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KARACHI: CHK rejects call for freshprobe into amputation
KARACHI, Oct 16: The Civil Hospital Karachi administration has not initiated any inquiry into the case of an infant whose right forearm was amputated on Wednesday after severe infection developed allegedly due to the doctors’ negligence....
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KARACHI: JI slams formation of lashkars in strife-hit areas
KARACHI, Oct 16: Criticising the formation of tribal lashkars in the country’s north, Jamat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Thursday warned that the move could only lead to further chaos....
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KARACHI: Seven killed in acts of violence
KARACHI, Oct 16: Seven people were killed on Thursday in acts of violence in different parts of the city, police and witnesses said....
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TIMERGARA: Army called in to control Dir jail revolt
TIMERGARA, Oct 16: The protesting prisoners, including Taliban, at the District Jail were brought under control after security forces were called in to end the nine-hour standoff here on Thursday....
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PESHAWAR: Trained force sought for varsity’s security: Movement of armed men on campus
PESHAWAR, Oct 16: Expressing concern over the movement of armed-masked men in vehicles on the campus, the Peshawar University Teachers Association (Puta) has sought security from the provincial government....
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KOHAT: Security forces claim arresting 13 militants
KOHAT, Oct 16: Security forces claimed on Thursday to have arrested 13 militants holed up in Tor Chappar area during the last two weeks....
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KOHAT: 38 Uzbeks held for illegal entry
KOHAT, Oct 16: Police and intelligence agencies arrested more than 38 Afghan Uzbeks on Thursday for illegally entering Pakistan....
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KARACHI: Inquiry body formed
KARACHI, Oct 16: A high-level meeting at the Sindh home department has decided to constitute a three-member committee to probe into the causes of prisoners’ revolt at Malir Jail in Landhi....
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KARACHI: ‘Govt needs to monitor private sector education’
KARACHI, Oct 16: Among other pressing issues concerning the state of education in Pakistan, the need for the government to protect the interests of the public in the private sector as...
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KARACHI: 57th anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan’s death observed
KARACHI, Oct 16: Karachiites, like the countrymen across Pakistan and abroad, observed the 57th death anniversary of Shaheed-i-Millat Khan Liaquat Ali Khan on Thursday....
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KARACHI: Exhibition of Pedro Meyer’s photos
KARACHI, Oct 16: A month-long exhibition of Mexican photographer Pedro Meyer’s work opens at the T2F on Oct 21....
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Three-day drama extravaganza enthrals Karachi
Ajoka Theatre presented three plays on as many consecutive days at the Arts Council auditorium this week. All three reflected the social problems of our times....
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KARACHI: Lawyers plan reception for deposed CJ
KARACHI, Oct 16: Deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry would be given a rousing welcome on his arrival at the Karachi airport at 10:30 am on Saturday, Bar representatives told a...
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KARACHI: FCS membership drive sparks controversy
KARACHI, Oct 16: Senior members of the defunct board of directors of the Fishermen Cooperative Society have kicked up a controversy over the new membership of the FCS, saying that the...
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RAWALPINDI: Pindi court seeks explanation from SP in kidnap case
RAWALPINDI, Oct 16: An anti-terrorism court here on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to a police superintendent (crime and investigation) of Karachi seeking his written explanation for not taking appropriate action...
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KARACHI: KESC-consumers showdown over tariff hike feared
KARACHI, Oct 16: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) is fast moving towards a possible showdown with its consumers over payment of power bills as an increasing number of people and...
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HYDERABAD: SU expenses to exceed earnings by Rs306.9m
HYDERABAD, Oct 16: The syndicate of the University of Sindh at a meeting recommended the annual budget for the university for the year 2008-09 and submitted its annual report to the senate for its approval....
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HYDERABAD: Steps under way for uplift of fishermen: minister
HYDERABAD, Oct 16: Sindh Minister for Fisheries Zahid Ali Bhurgari has said that the PPP government is trying to improve the living standard of the fishermen and has started different poverty alleviation schemes and survey works for their uplift....
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HYDERABAD: Admission test
HYDERABAD, Oct 16: The Mehran University of Engineering and Technology announced on Thursday that tests for admissions to first year would be held on Oct 26 at the Public School Latifabad No 3 in two shifts....
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HYDERABAD: SPSC exams
HYDERABAD, Oct 16: The Sindh Public Service Commission has announced that competitive examination for the selection of stipendiary candidates for BSc and MSc forestry course 2008-10 scheduled to be held from...
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PESHAWAR: Ajmal Khattak hospitalised
PESHAWAR, Oct 16: Nationalist politician and famous Pashto poet Ajmal Khattak was admitted to Lady Reading Hospital on Thursday for health problems....
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PESHAWAR: 31 arrested
PESHAWAR, Oct 16: A police spokesperson said 31 suspected criminals were arrested during raids in different areas of the city and weapons were recovered....
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