| November 24, 2008 | Monday | Ziqa'ad 25, 1429 |
KARACHI: City’s police-population ratio abysmally low
KARACHI, Nov 23: As Karachi receives terrorism threats off and on, most people do not know that the mega-city, which generates more than half of the national revenue, has the lowest number of policemen per citizen in the region....
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KARACHI: Sepa told to quickly process windmill project reports
KARACHI, Nov 23: The federal environment agency has advised the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) to start processing reports received from prospective windmills for environmental clearances at the earliest....
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KARACHI: Kidnappers kill man as father fails to pay full ransom
KARACHI, Nov 23: A 35-year-old man, who was kidnapped for Rs1.5 million ransom two days ago, was found dead in Bihar Colony on Sunday after his father failed to make the full payment....
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KARACHI: Kidnap-for-ransom cases see rapid rise
KARACHI, Nov 23: The present year has seen a surge in the reported cases of kidnapping-for-ransom as so far, 71 cases have been reported to the police, whereas the number of such cases was 64 last year....
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KARACHI: Makli necropolis survey hits snags
KARACHI, Nov 23: The re-survey of the Makli necropolis – protected under the federal Antiquities Act and declared a world heritage site by the United Nations – that was to be...
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KARACHI: Another polio campaign kicks off today
KARACHI, Nov 23: A fresh anti-polio campaign is being launched on Monday across the province following emergence of new polio cases....
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KARACHI: KWSB supplying unsafe water
KARACHI, Nov 23: The city is being supplied with contaminated water as the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board is mixing over 200 million gallons of unfiltered water with filtered water daily, it has been reliably learnt....
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KARACHI: Yaqoob Zardari remembered
KARACHI, Nov 23: Speakers at a reference held here on Sunday paid tribute to Yaqoob Zardari for his services to Sindhi literature and history. Yaqoob Zardari recently passed away in Karachi....
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KARACHI: An evening of German classics
KARACHI: To pay homage to the beautiful music composed by the masters of the past, a piano recital was arranged recently at the Goethe-Institut, in collaboration with the German consulate general....
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KARACHI: Razvi, Munir retain top SHCBA slots
KARACHI, Nov 23: Justice (rtd) Rasheed A. Razvi and Munirur Rehman were re-elected as president and secretary of the Sindh High Court Bar Association on Saturday....
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KARACHI: Exhibition
KARACHI, Nov 23: An exhibition of paintings by Muhammad Yousuf opens at the Arts Council on Monday at 5:30pm. It will continue till Nov 26, daily from 10am to 8pm....
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KARACHI: Indus delta mangrove ecosystem close to death, says report
KARACHI, Nov 23: The mangrove ecosystem of the Indus delta is gravely threatened by the reduced flow of fresh water and its destruction is quite evident in near future if the situation continued to persist....
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KARACHI: Local govt system changes not on PA agenda
KARACHI, Nov 23: The Sindh Assembly’s winter session is beginning here on Monday at 10am at the assembly building. The session, which will be presided over by Speaker Nisar Ahmad Khuhro, has been summoned by Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad....
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KARACHI: BCom exams
KARACHI, Nov 23: The University of Karachi has announced that the forms and fees for BCom (external) annual examination 2008 will be accepted from Nov 24 to 29 with a late fee of Rs500....
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KARACHI: Refund of vacation fee
KARACHI, Nov 23: The provincial directorate of private educational institutions has asked managements of private schools not to charge the fee for summer vacations from their students because the current academic session will end by March 31....
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HYDERABAD: Renovated Rani Bagh attracts visitors
HYDERABAD, Nov 23: Children badly missed lion, elephant, crocodiles, giraffe and a few other animals at Rani Bagh’s zoo which was opened for families on Saturday evening after its formal inauguration by Sindh Governor Dr....
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HYDERABAD: Three-day anti-polio drive from today
HYDERABAD, Nov 23: EDO health Dr Bux Ali Pitafi has announced that a anti-polio campaign will be launched in the district from November 24 to 26 to administer anti-polio drops to 301,697 children up to the age of 5 years....
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HYDERABAD: STP amends its constitution
HYDERABAD, Nov 23: A three-day congress of Sindh Taraqi Passand Party concluded here on Sunday after approving amendments to the party constitution....
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HYDERABAD: Adabi Board holds children’s festival
HYDERABAD, Nov 23: Sindh Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq, who is also chairman of the Sindhi Adabi Board, inaugurated the first Sindh Children Festival organised by the board in Jamshoro on Sunday....
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HYDERABAD: Lecturers protest against sacking
HYDERABAD, Nov 23: A group of ad hoc lecturers on a call from their action committee, held a demonstration outside the press club here on Sunday to protest against termination of their service....
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KHAR: Tribal lashkar bites the dust in Bajaur
KHAR, Nov 23: The chapter of much-trumpeted lashkar in Mamond area of restive Bajaur tribal region was closed on Sunday when Taliban militants, brandishing weapons, took control of abandoned checkposts established by tribesmen to check their activities....
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KOHAT: Militants’ hideouts attacked; 6 held in Darra
KOHAT, Nov 23: Helicopter gunships attacked hideouts of militants in Ammay Kammay mountains while security forces arrested six suspected persons in Darra Adamkhel on Sunday....
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GHALANAI: Women’s hostel blown up, road opened in Mohmand
GHALANAI, Nov 23: A newly-built hostel for women teachers was blown up allegedly by militants in Qandaharo Sandokhel areas of Lakaro while Peshawar-Bajaur road was opened for vehicular traffic as curfew was relaxed after 28 days in Mohmand region on Sunday....
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PESHAWAR: 10,000 killed in Fata, Swat operations, claims JI jirga
PESHAWAR, Nov 23: A tribal jirga, organised by Jamaat-i-Islami here at Al Markaz-i-Islami on Sunday, demanded of the government to act upon joint resolution of the parliament and stop military operation in Bajaur and other parts of the tribal areas....
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MINGORA: Six shops gutted in Mingora
MINGORA, Nov 23: Huge fire reduced six shops to ashes here in the city general bus stand on Saturday night....
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