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KARACHI: Opposition issues charge-sheet against PPP rule
KARACHI, July 18: Assessing the 100-day performance of the Pakistan People’s Party-led Sindh and federal governments, Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Jam Madad Ali said on Friday that...
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KARACHI: SHC to hear appeals against power project termination
KARACHI, July 18: The Sindh High Court decided on Friday to hear two appeals against the termination of an electricity project in the city on July 24 and extended the suspension...
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KARACHI: Muttahida Worker shot dead
KARACHI, July 18: A worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was shot dead by unknown assailants in Landhi on Friday night....
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KARACHI: Lawyers condemn ‘brutal’ police action
KARACHI, July 18: Protesting the police action against lawyers in front of the Sindh High Court’s building on Thursday night, the legal fraternity observed a complete boycott of court proceedings at the City Courts and the District Court Malir on Friday....
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KARACHI: Private hospitals regulation on the back burner
KARACHI, July 18: People’s grievances against private hospitals in the city as well as some other parts of the province are on the rise as there are no legal provisions for...
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KARACHI: Number of judges will be raised at all levels: CJ
KARACHI, July 18: The number of judges would be raised at all levels to eliminate delays in disposal of cases “which is a cause of grave concern to the people,” Chief...
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KARACHI: Pakistani delegates refused visas to Canada: World Youth Congress
KARACHI, July 18: The Canadian High Commission has turned down visa requests by all intending participants of the Fourth World Youth Congress from Pakistan citing fear that they might not return...
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GHALANAI: Clashes continue in Mohmand
GHALANAI, July 18: Clashes continued between two rival groups of Taliban for the third day on Friday as conflicting reports of casualties reached here from the Haleemzai area of Mohmand tribal region....
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MANSEHRA: Disaster management cell set up in Mansehra
MANSEHRA, July 18: The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) has established the first ever Disaster Risk Reduction Management Cell here on Friday....
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PESHAWAR: $2.3m foreign exchange lost in two weeks: Oil export to Afghanistan
PESHAWAR, July 18: Pakistan has lost $2.3 million foreign exchange in two weeks because of the government’s decision of allowing export of ‘imported’ petroleum items to Afghanistan, a senator from the treasury benches said here on Friday....
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PESHAWAR: Man killed in Khyber blast
PESHAWAR, July 18: One person was killed and two others were wounded in a bomb explosion in Sepah area of the Khyber Agency on Friday, residents of the area said....
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KARACHI: KU announces MBBS suppl result
KARACHI, July 18: The University of Karachi on Friday announced results of the MBBS (First Professional) part-A, supplementary examination 2008....
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KARACHI: Probe into mangroves destruction ordered
KARACHI, July 18: Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Ali Mirza, who also holds the portfolio of forests, has directed the forest secretary to intensify the efforts to check illegal felling of...
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KARACHI: Matric candidates: request to relax age bar rejected
KARACHI, July 18: The Inter-Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC), a representative body of all educational boards of the country, has turned down a request from the NWFP for lifting the age bar on the candidates appearing in the matriculation examination....
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KARACHI: ‘Census process to begin in October’
KARACHI, July 18: Chief Census Commissioner Khizar Hayat Khan has said that the national census-2008 will be held in October this year and all arrangements in this regard have been completed....
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KARACHI: Paintings at Unicorn
KARACHI, July 18: An exhibition of paintings titled “Of Space and Substance” by Sara Hashim opens on Saturday at the Unicorn Gallery at 5.30pm. The show will continue till July 25, daily from noon to 8pm (except Sunday)....
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KARACHI: Absconder SP gets bail in Murtaza murder case
KARACHI, July 18: Additional district and sessions judge-I (East) on Friday granted interim pre-arrest bail against a surety bond of Rs200,000 to Shakeeb Qureshi, a co-accused in the Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder case....
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KARACHI: Three remanded in jail custody
KARACHI, July 18: The Drugs Court headed by Parkash Lal on Friday gave three persons into judicial remand till July 26 in a case pertaining to the sale of fake medicines....
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HYDERABAD: Plan for uninterrupted water supply
HYDERABAD, July 18: Dis-trict Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that the water supply system will be directly linked with an automatic changeover system under which the supply will not be affected even during the power loadshedding....
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NOWSHERA: British girl rejects forced marriage claim
NOWSHERA, July 18: A British girl of Pakistani origin informed officials of the British High Commission that she was marrying her cousin with her choice and the allegations of forced marriage were incorrect....
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PESHAWAR: ‘Kidnappers’ gang’ busted
PESHAWAR, July 18: The city police on Friday claimed to have busted an organised gang of kidnappers which used young girls for enticing the people to a bungalow where they were detained and released only on payment of ransom....
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PESHAWAR: Ad hoc employees get one-year extension: Higher education dept
PESHAWAR, July 18: NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti on Friday granted one-year extension in contract of all ad hoc employees of provincial higher education department whose appointment had either expired or about to expire....
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PESHAWAR: Ulema, elders assure support for Hangu peace
PESHAWAR, July 18: A six-member delegation comprising of elected representatives,...
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