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KARACHI: KESC system on the blink
KARACHI, Dec 6: A strong surge on Wapda’s national grid on Saturday knocked out KESC’s generation, transmission and distribution system for several hours, leaving most of the city without electricity.... 
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KARACHI: Parties demand judicial probe into bloodshed
KARACHI, Dec 6: Expressing fears that a more deadly round of bloodletting might be unleashed in the city after Eidul Azha, participants of an All-Parties Conference demanded that a judicial commission...
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KARACHI: Two localities get water with ‘faecal’ impurities
KARACHI, Dec 6: The health department of the City District Government Karachi has confirmed faecal contamination of water obtained for drinking through regulated and unregulated sources in two localities of the city recently....
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KARACHI: Mother of seven found gunned down
KARACHI, Dec 6: Two people, including a 40-year-old woman, were shot dead in separate parts of the city on Saturday, police and witnesses said....
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KARACHI: Governance issue ails education system
KARACHI, Dec 6: Lack of implementation and ‘governance problems’ are the two main causes of poor performance of the education sector in the country....
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KARACHI: Shifting of nine exam centres notified
KARACHI, Dec 6: The University of Karachi has notified shifting of the nine examination centers (seven male and two female centers) for the candidates taking the degree class examinations....
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Jangal Mein Mangal Bazaar from Friday
The Napa Repertory Theatre (NRT) is presenting its sixth and last play of the year — Jangal Mein Mangal Bazaar — from December 12 at the Arts Council, Karachi....
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KARACHI: Special security
KARACHI, Dec 6: Sindh Chief Secretary Fazalur Rehman has directed the home secretary and inspector-general of police to ensure foolproof arrangements for maintaining law and order throughout the province on the occasion of Eidul Azha....
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KARACHI: Ban lifted
KARACHI, Dec 6: The home department has lifted the ban imposed on the circulation of a weekly, Zarb-i-Momin....
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KARACHI: Weather
KARACHI, Dec 6: The Met Office on Saturday forecast cloudy weather with chances of light rain/thunderstorm for Karachi, with the minimum temperature expected to range between 19 and 21 degrees centigrade.—PPI...
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KARACHI: Forex scam suspect sent to jail
KARACHI, Dec 6: A judicial magistrate remanded on Saturday the chairman of the Kalia Group in judicial custody till Dec 12 in a money laundering case....
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KARACHI: Killer driver convicted
KARACHI, Dec 6: An additional district and sessions judge on Saturday handed down seven-year sentence to a bus driver found guilty of rash and negligent driving that resulted in the death of a young pedestrian....
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Result-oriented activities for Chitral uplift stressed
CHITRAL, Dec 6: District Nazim Chitral Maghfirat Shah stressed on result-oriented activities for women development in the district here on Saturday. There are dozens of community development organisations working in the district but their work is hardly tangible....
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CHARSADDA: Tribesmen call for talks to end disputes
CHARSADDA, Dec 6: The Mohmand tribal elders called upon the government and the militant groups to resolve the disputes through dialogue, stressing use of force was no solution to any problem....
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MANSEHRA: rotest against proposed dam
MANSEHRA, Dec 6: People blocked the Balakot-Naran road for traffic to protest against the proposed building of Suki Kanari hydropower project here on Saturday....
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MANSEHRA: Govt schools’ performance
MANSEHRA, Dec 6: Provincial Minister for Food Shuja Salim Khan on Saturday said that despite spending Rs900 per month on a student of primary class, the results of government educational institutions were disappointing as compared to private schools....
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GHALANAI: 3 suspects handed over to PA
GHALANAI, Dec 6: A jirga of elders of the Autokhel sub-tribe of Haleemzai held here on Saturday handed over three suspected persons to the Mohmand political administration....
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KOHAT: Extremists playing into enemies’ hands: Owais
KOHAT, Dec 6: NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has exhorted extremist elements to stop playing in the hands of enemies of the country, who wanted to disgrace Islam....
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TIMERGARA: Women barred from market
TIMERGARA, Dec 6: An organisation of local traders displaced a banner outside a main market in Chakdara bazaar on Saturday saying that women shoppers would not be allowed to visit the shops without their male relatives....
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PESHAWAR: Loadshedding duration for industrial units reduced
PESHAWAR, Dec 6: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has announced to reduce the duration of loadshedding from six to four fours daily in all the industrial estates of the NWFP....
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HARIPUR: Two brothers killed
HARIPUR, Dec 6: Unidentified assailants shot dead two brothers and wounded a woman here on Saturday....
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