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KARACHI: State Bank files loan recovery guidelines in SHC
KARACHI, Nov 4: The creditor banks would give at least 14 days notice to the alleged defaulters of consumer loans and their recovery teams would strictly adhere to law and seek... 
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KARACHI: Boy recovered, four kidnappers arrested
KARACHI, Nov 4: A 14-year-old kidnap victim was recovered unharmed and his four captors, including a 30-year-old woman, were arrested early on Tuesday morning in Gulistan-i-Jauhar, police said....
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KARACHI: Girl commits suicide over parents’ detention in India
KARACHI, Nov 4: An 18-year-old girl, who attempted to commit suicide in protest against the prolonged detention of her parents in India, died on Tuesday, police and hospital sources said....
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KARACHI: KPT officials summoned in fountain theft probe
KARACHI, Nov 4: Police investigating the theft of 22 components of the Rs320 million Karachi Port Trust fountain, installed in 2006 with a federal government grant, have issued notices to the...
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KARACHI: Nine injured in students’ clash
KARACHI, Nov 4: At least nine students were injured on Tuesday evening in a clash between two groups of students at the S. M. Law College, police and witnesses said....
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KARACHI: Comprehensive policy to protect migrant workers stressed
KARACHI, Nov 4: Putting forward a set of proposals for the national policy on migrant workers, speakers at the two-day national conference called for formulating a comprehensive policy to protect the rights of migrant workers....
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KARACHI: ‘Black day’ at high court today
KARACHI, Nov 4: Lawyers will observe a ‘black day’ in the Sindh High Court on Wednesday to commemorate the siege of the SHC building by police and other agencies on Nov...
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KARACHI: Tension grips Lyari after Baloch leader’s killing
KARACHI, Nov 4: Most parts of Lyari remained tense on Tuesday in the aftermath of the killing of a Baloch leader, Zahid Husain Baloch, who was attacked by two unidentified men on Saturday in old Golimar....
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KARACHI: Sindh to have seven more blood banks
KARACHI, Nov 4: About seven main blood banks will be set up in different parts of the province to cater to the blood requirement for transfusion purpose....
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KARACHI: Dr Aafia’s family feels ditched by countrymen
KARACHI, Nov 4: The anguish in Dr Fauzia Siddiqi’s voice was obvious as she talked about her sister, Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who is under trial in the US for allegedly helping Al Qaeda supporters....
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KARACHI: Weather
KARACHI, Nov 4: The Met Office has forecast fair weather with hazy morning for Karachi on Wednesday. The maximum temperature is expected to range between 32ºC and 34ºC....
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KARACHI: Sepa still without competent staff
KARACHI, Nov 4: A good number of posts, including those of technical experts, are still lying vacant in the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) as either the staff with relevant qualification...
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KARACHI: Govt looking into MQM’s report on Talibanisation
KARACHI, Nov 4: Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza has said that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has given to the government in writing evidence of Talibanisation in Karachi and the government is looking into it....
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KARACHI: PPP against vendetta politics: CM
KARACHI, Nov 4: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the Pakistan People’s Party does not believe in the politics of vengeance and that is why the government...
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KARACHI: KESC power generation falls by 5.15pc
KARACHI, Nov 4: The Karachi Electric Supply Company Limited has suffered a pre-tax loss of Rs6.58 billion from July 1 to September 30 as compared to a loss of Rs4.64...
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KARACHI: Four indicted in kidnap case
KARACHI, Nov 4: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday indicted four men for kidnapping a five-year-old boy for ransom in Baldia Town....
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KARACHI: Hearing of cases against MQM-H chief adjourned
KARACHI, Nov 4: The hearing of a kidnapping and murder case and two other cases registered under the Explosives Act and the Arms Ordinance against Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi) chief Afaq...
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THATTA: DCO asks nazim to withdraw notification
THATTA, Nov 4: DCO Laique Ahmed Memon has advised the district nazim to withdraw a recently-issued notification about formation of a five-member medicine procurement committee in the pursuance of a unanimously-adopted resolution of the Thatta district council....
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HYDERABAD: Huge cabinet will burden national exchequer: JUP
HYDERABAD, Nov 4: Jamiat-i-Ulema Pakistan president Dr Mohammad Zubair has criticised rulers for inducting more ministers in the already huge federal cabinet, which he says, will be an extra and unnecessary burden on the national exchequer....
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SUKKUR: Jirga comes up with soft verdict
SUKKUR, Nov 4: A 40-year-old bloody dispute, which had claimed 21 precious lives in clashes over the decades, was settled by a jirga in Lakhi Ghulam Shah village, 20 kilometres from here on Tuesday....
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HYDERABAD: Govt to bring 1,000 CNG buses on roads, says minister
HYDERABAD, Nov 4: Sindh Minister for Transport Akhtar Hussain Jadoon has said that the government will launch the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Transport Programme, which envisages bringing on roads 1,000 CNG-fuelled buses to provide better and economical transport facility to people....
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HYDERABAD: Father of ‘slain’ youth has no trust in probe team
HYDERABAD, Nov 4: Father of Naveed Sheikh, found dead in mysterious circumstances on seventh floor of Al-Amna complex, in the jurisdiction of Makki Shah police station on October 27, has expressed...
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LARKANA: Call to repeal ordinances
LARKANA, Nov 4: Participants of a seminar on ‘Democracy: a struggle beyond elections’ called for restoration of independence and dignity of the judiciary, repeal of ordinances introduced during the state of...
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HYDERABAD: ANP meeting
HYDERABAD, Nov 4: The Awami National Party’s Hyderabad district chapter held a meeting to discuss post-earthquake situation in Balochistan....
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SUKKUR: Occupation of school playground slammed
SUKKUR, Nov 4: Occupation of playground in the Government Girls Primary School, Lal Mashaikh, by the members of land mafia has deprived the girl students of sports activities and caused loss of millions of rupees to the provincial exchequer....
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MINGORA: Gunmen kidnap 12 children in Swat
MINGORA, Nov 4: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped 12 children from a playground in Arkot area of Matta tehsil in Swat on Tuesday....
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MANSEHRA: Blast damages college wall in Mansehra
MANSEHRA, Nov 4: A local-made explosive device went off on Tuesday here at the Government College for Commerce and Science, and destroyed its wall but no loss of life was reported....
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PESHAWAR: Uplift activities off to a slow start
PESHAWAR, Nov 4: The implementing agencies of NWFP government have utilised nearly eight per cent of the funds, within first three months of the current financial year, earmarked for the Annual...
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Suicide jacket found at Torkhum
LANDI KOTAL, Nov 4: The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed at Torkhum for nearly an hour after a suicide jacket was found on the Afghan side of the border on Tuesday, officials said....
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KHAR: Five militants killed as jets pound Damadola
KHAR, Nov 4: Five militants were killed and several others wounded as jet fighters pounded their hideouts in Damadola area of Bajaur tribal region on Tuesday....
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