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KARACHI: President’s security costing Sindh police dearly
KARACHI, Dec 7: The Sindh police department is paying dearly for security concerns in terms of President Asif Ali Zardari’s personal safety, and a considerable portion of its resources has been... 
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KARACHI: RBOD project serious threat to Haleji Lake
KARACHI, Dec 7: The Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD) being dug out in close proximity to the Haleji Lake poses a direct threat to the wetland, once called a birdwatchers’ paradise,...
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KARACHI: Permission for hide collection to be issued by Sindh govt: Code of conduct issued
KARACHI, Dec 7: The Sindh government on Sunday issued the code of conduct for collection of hides and skins of sacrificial animals by volunteers and workers of various religious, social, political and other organisations....
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KARACHI: Govt building flats without KBCA’s approval
KARACHI, Dec 7: The Sindh government is constructing apartments for its secretaries in the Clifton area without first getting the mandatory permission from the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA), it has been learnt from reliable sources....
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KARACHI: Parking businesses thrive on I.I. Chundrigar Road
KARACHI, Dec 7: What would possess the owner of a brand new car to hand over his/her keys to a man working out of the hollowed out carcass of an under...
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KARACHI: English to be promoted to bridge class differences
KARACHI, Dec 7: The curriculum from Class-I onwards will include English (as a subject), Urdu, one regional language and mathematics along with an integrated subject in the revised National Education Policy...
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KARACHI: Man’s body fished out
KARACHI, Dec 7: The body of a drowned man was fished out from the Lyari River near Old Golimar in the limits of Pak Colony police....
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KARACHI: Peace rally calls for arms-free city
KARACHI, Dec 7: A peace rally organised by the Joint Action Committee on Sunday demanded that the city be disarmed and declared free of weapons....
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KARACHI: Rash driving claims heart surgeon’s life
KARACHI, Dec 7: A 70-year-old doctor was killed and his 50-year-old niece, also a doctor, was injured when a fast moving car knocked them down near Dawood College of Engineering and Technology here on Sunday, police and witnesses said....
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KARACHI: Several Malir localities without water
KARACHI, Dec 7: Several localities of Malir have been without water for several days owing to the sudden suspension of tanker service operation....
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KARACHI: People asked to remove barricades within 3 days
KARACHI, Dec 7: The Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) have asked people to remove all barricades put up to block roads and streets within the next three days on their own....
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KARACHI: MQM-ST agreement welcomed
KARACHI, Dec 7: The deputy chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, Prof Ghafoor Ahmad, has welcomed an agreement reached between the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Sunni Tehrik under which the parties have decided not to fight over hides of sacrificial animals on Eid....
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KARACHI: Eid prayers timings
KARACHI, Dec 7: Following are the timings for Eid prayers made available to Dawn till Sunday evening:...
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KARACHI: Man found shot dead
KARACHI, Dec 7: The bullet-riddled body of a 38-year-old man was found in Block G of North Nazimabad....
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KARACHI: Fishermen protest eviction move
KARACHI, Dec 7: Fishermen living in the slums of Shireen Jinnah Colony staged a protest against the Karachi Port Trust authorities’ order to vacate their houses....
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KARACHI: Four wounded
KARACHI, Dec 7: Armed bandits injured four people in separate incidents here on Sunday....
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HYDERABAD: Govt urged to give subsidy directly to growers
HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The Pakistan People’s Party MNA from Jamshoro district, Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur, has urged the government to give agricultural subsidy directly to growers as according to him the...
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HYDERABAD: Farmers seek soft loans
HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) has urged the government to direct all scheduled banks to provide loan to growers at the rate of nine per cent on the pattern of Zarai Taraqiati Bank....
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HYDERABAD: Prompt disposal of offal ordered
HYDERABAD, Dec 7: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has directed the relevant departments to ensure prompt disposal of the offal of slaughtered sacrificial animals on the occasion of Eidul Azha....
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MIRPURKHAS: Nawabshah’s, rail link with Mirpurkhas to be restored
MIRPURKHAS, Dec 7: The Minister of State for Railways, Faqeer Jadim Mangrio, said that steps were being taken to clear railway lands being occupied by encroachers and land mafia and hoped that Nawabshah-Mirpurkhas railway track would be revived....
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HYDERABAD: Move to rename Hyderabad airport criticised
HYDERABAD, Dec 7: The Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party on Sunday criticised a resolution tabled in the Hyderabad district council’s Saturday session, proposing that Hyderabad airport be renamed as Khursheed Begum Airport....
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KOHAT: JI threatens to block Nato supplies from 18th
KOHAT, Dec 7: The Jamaat-i-Islami threatened on Sunday to forcibly stop supplies to Nato forces in Afghanistan after holding an anti-US rally on Dec 18....
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MINGORA: Swat Taliban abandon Positions after talks
MINGORA, Dec 7: Local Taliban abandoned a number of strongholds after holding talks with Qaumi Aman Jirga to avert a possible military operation, sources said on Sunday....
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TIMERGARA: Govt asked to cease fire in troubled areas on Eid
TIMERGARA, Dec 7: The Pakistan People’s Party-Sherpao (PPP-S) has demanded of the government and military authorities to declare ceasefire during Eidul Azha in the volatile regions of Swat, Bajaur and Waziristan so that people could celebrate the festival....
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PESHAWAR: Survey to devise support mechanism for IDPs
PESHAWAR, Dec 7: The Peshawar Medical College will conduct a survey to ascertain the basic needs of inmates and analyse situation at Kacha Garhi camp, housing the internally displaced people of Bajuar and Mohmand agencies....
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