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KARACHI: Feeling slighted, senators put off environment meeting
KARACHI, Feb 6: The Senate standing committee on the environment decided not to conduct its meeting in the city on Friday in protest against what the members described as the “non-seriousness... 
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KARACHI: Last drive against illegal weapons not ‘fruitful’
KARACHI, Feb 6: Unless the borders of Sindh are sealed and the inflow of weapons into the province from up-country is stopped, all efforts to cleanse Sindh of illegal firearms are bound to fail....
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KARACHI: ‘Over 1.5m illegal aliens in Sindh’
KARACHI, Feb 6: The reply to a single question regarding the number of illegal aliens residing in Sindh, furnished to the house by Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza, prompted an avalanche of...
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KARACHI: Minister annoyed at criticism over law and order breakdown
KARACHI, Feb 6: The proceedings of the Sindh Assembly came to life towards the end of the session on Friday when, taking advantage of the presence of Chief Minister Syed Qaim...
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KARACHI: Robbers kill man in Baldia Town
KARACHI, Feb 6: A man attempting to raise the alarm during a house robbery in Baldia Town was killed by the robbers in the early hours of Friday....
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KARACHI: Over 3mgd water supply to Jamshed Town opened
KARACHI, Feb 6: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Friday announced that the water supply to each house in five union councils of Jamshed Town would start within 20 days after the laying of internal water supply network....
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KARACHI: KU declares LLM final results
KARACHI, Feb 6: The examinations department of the University of Karachi announced on Friday the results of the LLM final annual examinations 2008....
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KARACHI: Hajiano wanted in over 30 criminal cases, court told
KARACHI, Feb 6: A district and sessions court on Friday dismissed an application challenging the detention of a suspect, Ali Mohammad Hajiano, after it was informed that the suspect was wanted...
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KARACHI: Hearing in kidnap case adjourned
KARACHI, Feb 6: Judge Ahmed Nawaz Sheikh of Anti-Terrorism Court-III on Friday adjourned the hearing of a kidnapping-for-ransom case till Feb 12....
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KARACHI: Fair weather
KARACHI, Feb 6: The Met Office has forecast fair weather with misty morning in the metropolis for Saturday....
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KARACHI: Exhibition
KARACHI, Feb 6: “Disorientation”, an exhibition by Jamil Baloch showcasing his artworks, opens on Saturday at Gandhara-Art at 5pm....
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KARACHI: Hearing in plea of lecturers selected by SPSC put off
KARACHI, Feb 6: The Sindh High Court on Friday adjourned to Feb 13 hearing of the petitions moved by 629 lecturers selected by the provincial public service commission for their posting in government colleges....
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KARACHI: Notices to CS, city nazim issued
KARACHI, Feb 6: A division bench of the Sindh High Court on Friday issued notices to the Sindh chief secretary, Karachi nazim and Advocate-General of Sindh on a petition filed by a lady medical officer....
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KARACHI: Need for attracting students to anaesthesiology stressed
KARACHI, Feb 6: Terming the overall situation related to the availability of anaesthesiologists in Saarc countries a “depressing one”, experts at a seminar held here stressed the need for provision of...
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KARACHI: WSF events today
KARACHI, Feb 6: Various workshops and activities connected with the World Social Forum will be held at the Arts Council from 3-8pm on Saturday (Feb 7)....
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LARKANA: Voting on no-trust motion today: Larkana District Council
LARKANA, Feb 6: Larkana District Council meets tomorrow for voting on the no-confidence motion moved in Friday’s special session against District Naib Nazim Syed Ali Raza Shah....
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HYDERABAD: SPYO alleges ‘sale’of govt jobs
HYDERABAD, Feb 6: Leader of the Sindh People’s Youth Organisation Ahsan Abro has appealed to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah to take notice of the alleged ‘sale’ of government...
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HYDERABAD: D.G. Khan blast triggers protests across Sindh
HYDERABAD, Feb 6: Activists of Shia organisations held rallies and demonstrations across the province on Friday in protest against suicide bombing a day ago in a mourners’ procession in Dera Ghazi Khan, which claimed 30 lives and left dozens injured....
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NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: Woman, infant son shot dead
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, Feb 6: A woman and her son were killed when 14 intruders opened indiscriminate fire in their house in Saindad Jalbani village in the Kandiaro area on Thursday night....
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KHAIRPUR: Demand for low-cost DSL package
KHAIRPUR, Feb 6: Members of civil society and youth organisations staged a demonstration at Civic Centre chowk on Friday against the non-availability of DSL 512KB package being offered by the PTCL....
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HYDERABAD: SU to conduct job tests: minister
HYDERABAD, Feb 6: The Sindh education minister hinted at moving a summary to provincial chief executive for upgradation of the posts of school and college librarians....
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HYDERABAD: Schedule for degree college exams
HYDERABAD, Feb 6: The University of Sindh announced on Friday schedule for BCS, BCIT, BBA and MBA examinations for the candidates of government and private colleges and institutes affiliated with the university....
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HYDERABAD: Warning against smoking
HYDERABAD, Feb 6: Quoting findings of a survey, the director-general, health services, Sindh, Dr Abdul Sattar Korai, has said that there are 25 million smokers in Pakistan and 1,200 people take...
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UMERKOT: Arrest of murder accused urged
UMERKOT, Feb 6: A large number of people belonging to Chopan community and Ghausia Jamaat took out a procession and staged a sit-in here on Friday to protest against delay in...
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HYDERABAD: Stall owners threaten hunger strike
HYDERABAD, Feb 6: Municipal tenants, who had been running different stalls in Rani Bagh for more than a decade and were recently ejected from the place in the wake of its...
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PESHAWAR: Swat schools to reopen in March, says ANP
PESHAWAR, Feb 6: Schools would reopen in Swat in March and the government would make alternative arrangements in case of destroyed schools, women parliamentarians of the ruling Awami National Party (ANP) said here on Friday....
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MARDAN: Girls school blown up in Mardan
MARDAN, Feb 6: A government-run girls school was blown up by suspected militants here on Friday....
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PESHAWAR: Tough time ahead for NWFP govt: Cut in federal receipts
PESHAWAR, Feb 6: Financial managers of the Frontier government are anticipating a major cut in revenue from the federal divisible pool on account of the current economic slowdown, which they say will further hit the development budget of the province....
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PESHAWAR: Fifth federating unit status for Fata sought
PESHAWAR, Feb 6: The Fata Lawyers Forum on Friday called upon the government to establish a separate assembly for the tribal region and declare it the fifth federating unit of the country....
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