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KARACHI: ‘Reappointed’ SHC judge brought to top of seniority ladder
KARACHI, Dec 23: A federal law ministry notification issued on Dec 15 evidently moved Justice Agha Rafiq Ahmed Khan to the top of the seniority list of Sindh High Court judges, including the chief justice.... 
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KARACHI: Sepa clueless as Korangi oil-soaked sand disposed of
KARACHI, Dec 23: While the rescue and restoration work in Korangi, which experienced an oil spill last week, ended a few days back without following the internationally established environmental practices, the...
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KARACHI: Policewomen beg to be spared Dec 27 duty
KARACHI, Dec 23: A large number of policewomen who have been ordered to report to Larkana for security duties in connection with the first death anniversary of slain Pakistan People’s Party...
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KARACHI: Tribunal
KARACHI, Dec 23: The Sindh home department has appointed Mumtaz Ali Rajpar, Register of the Special Courts STA/ATA, as Register for the tribunal that is conducting an inquiry into the violent...
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KARACHI: Unannounced load-shedding continues in Karachi
KARACHI, Dec 23: Unannounced load-shedding continued on Tuesday as the cash-starved Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation generated an alarmingly low level of power. Power outages are playing havoc with businesses and industries while also badly affecting the lives of ordinary consumers....
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KARACHI: Two killed in firecrackers explosion
KARACHI, Dec 23: A huge explosion in a van carrying firecrackers in Al Noor Society of Federal B. Area killed at least two people and left three others severely injured on Tuesday, police and witnesses said....
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KARACHI: Boy killed, Classmate injured in accident
KARACHI, Dec 23: A matric student was killed and his classmate injured in a road accident in the limits of Sachal police station on Tuesday....
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KARACHI: Robber jailed for five years
KARACHI, Dec 23: An additional district and sessions judge (south) on Tuesday sentenced a man to five years in prison in a robbery case....
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KARACHI: Modern gadgets to strengthen navy, says PN chief
KARACHI, Dec 23: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir has said that with the induction of modern systems, Pakistan Navy (PN) has entered a new era in the field of electronic warfare....
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KARACHI: Inspection of ASF facilities
KARACHI, Dec 23: Defence Secretary Lieutenant-General (retired) Syed Athar Ali on Tuesday visited the Airport Security Force headquarters and academy where he inspected a demonstration by a special squad of air guards....
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KARACHI: Govt to allot house to bereaved fisherman
KARACHI, Dec 23: The Sindh government will allot a concrete and safe residential unit in the cyclone- and fire-proof housing project, undertaken by the People’s Housing Cell under the UNDP scheme,...
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KARACHI: ‘Strict compliance of minimum wage law to be ensured’: Protection of workers pledged
KARACHI, Dec 23: Sindh Labour Minister Amir Nawab has vowed that the government will make every effort in order to ensure the full enforcement of minimum wages and the complete implementation of labour laws....
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KARACHI: Secondary board derecognises school
KARACHI, Dec 23: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) has announced that it has withdrawn recognition of the North Star Public School, B-108, North Karachi, for violating rule 13 (c) of the Rules of Recognition of Secondary Schools....
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KARACHI: DHA desalination plant out of order since Sept
KARACHI, Dec 23: The recently-installed DHA desalination plant has been lying non-functional since a technical fault rendered it out of order on Sept 20....
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KARACHI: BCom part-II papers on Jan 1
KARACHI, Dec 23: The Karachi University’s examination department has announced that BCom part-II papers — auditing and income tax law, introduction to computer applications in business, principles of marketing, principles of...
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KARACHI: 50 houses bulldozed in Orangi: Affected families cry foul
KARACHI, Dec 23: While more than 70 families in Sector 11½ of Orangi Town were rendered homeless almost two years ago when the town administration declared them encroachers, 50 more houses...
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KARACHI: Ulema pledge to promote peace
KARACHI, Dec 23: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that all segments of society will have to work together to maintain unity, sectarian harmony and law and order in Muharram....
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KARACHI: Transfer, posting
KARACHI, Dec 23: Transfers and posting of the following district and session judges have been notified by the member of the Inspection Team-I of the Sindh High Court:...
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KARACHI: ‘Freedom can only come through knowledge’
KARACHI, Dec 23: Organisers of the fourth Karachi International Book Fair (KIBF), scheduled to start on Friday, December 26, at the city’s Expo Centre, said that only through the attainment of...
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KARACHI: President tells nation to remain united
KARACHI, Dec 23: Addressing a People’s Unity workers’ rally in Karachi via telephone on Tuesday, President Asif Ali Zardari called for the nation to remain united in order to tackle the current challenges Pakistan is faced with....
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HYDERABAD: Frustration prevails among fire-fighters
HYDERABAD, Dec 23: There is a growing disappointment among fire-fighters of Hyderabad as neither the provincial nor the district government has announced any compensation for the bereaved family of one of...
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HYDERABAD: Monument in memory of I.I. Kazi planned
HYDERABAD, Dec 23: A monument in recognition of the services of great scholar and founder Vice Chancellor of Sindh University Allama I.I. Kazi would be constructed at the University’s Allama I.I....
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HYDERABAD: 10,000 cops to be recruited every year: home minister
HYDERABAD, Dec 23: Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza has said that 10,000 police constables will be recruited each year during the tenure of this government, 3,000 have already been recruited and...
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HYDERABAD: Magsi calls for survey of rain-hit areas
HYDERABAD, Dec 23: Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party Chairman Dr Qadir Magsi has demanded that the government carry out a survey of rain-hit areas, declare rice-growing districts calamity-hit and exempt growers from the payment of land revenue, water charges and agricultural loans....
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HYDERABAD: T.M. Khan: a town of potholed roads and uneven alleys
HYDERABAD, Dec 23: The local government system, which is nearing the end of its second term, has failed to change anything in Tando Mohammad Khan, one of new districts created by...
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HYDERABAD: Protest against police
HYDERABAD, Dec 23: People from Jamshoro staged a protest demonstration on Tuesday outside the press club against Gambat police for registering a false case of encounter against two brothers....
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PESHAWAR: MPAs demand commission on Swat violence
PESHAWAR, Dec 23: The lawmakers from Swat have asked the government to constitute a commission, which should ascertain the main causes of lawlessness in the valley and suggest measures for the rectification of the situation....
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BUNER: Three-party alliance optimistic of victory: Buner by-poll
BUNER, Dec 23: The electoral alliance of the Jamaat-i-Islami, PML-Q and PPP-S claims to have enough votes to win the by-election on NA-28 seat, scheduled for Dec 28....
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PESHAWAR: 136 ulema restricted to hometowns
PESHAWAR, Dec 23: The government has banned the movement of 136 ulema from their hometowns to other provinces during Muharram and asked them to cooperate with the administration in maintaining law and order during the month....
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Rockets rain on Dera
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Dec 23: Unidentified persons fired eight rockets at sensitive installations in the city and cantonment areas on Tuesday morning. However, no casualty was reported in the attack....
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