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KARACHI: Killer bandits beaten to death
KARACHI, Nov 11: Two suspected bandits, who shot dead a 26-year-old man during a bungled robbery, were beaten to death by a mob in Baldia Town on Tuesday, police and witnesses said.... 
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KARACHI: SHC suspends land deals in Scheme 33
KARACHI, Nov 11: The Sindh High Court suspended on Tuesday all land transactions in KDA Scheme 33, which includes Gulistan-i-Jauhar, pending a board of revenue inquiry into widespread complaints of forgery and fabrications in the revenue record....
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KOHAT: Taliban kill tribal elder, injure 13 passengers
KOHAT, Nov 11: Armed militants attacked a Kohat-bound passengers’ coach in Orakzai Agency on Tuesday killing an anti-Taliban tribal elder and injuring 13 other commuters....
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KARACHI: Fresh charge-sheet against policemen sought
KARACHI, Nov 11: An investigation officer on Tuesday submitted a Class C charge-sheet against five police officials, stating that no evidence was available against them. However, the public prosecutor observed that...
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KARACHI: Protests as another ST activist gunned down
KARACHI, Nov 11: A large number of Sunni Tehrik workers staged on Tuesday a demonstration near the City Courts on M. A Jinnah Road as another ST activist was gunned down...
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KARACHI: ‘Environmental damage adding to physical, mental illnesses’
KARACHI, Nov 11: Speakers at an international symposium on Tuesday called for developing interventions to cope with the emerging problems of public health and infectious diseases, the major causes of human morbidity and mortality....
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KARACHI: 227 students barred from taking inter exam
KARACHI, Nov 11: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi has debarred 227 Science faculty students from appearing in their examinations for one to three years for use of unfair means....
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KARACHI: Galloping inflation hits cellphone market
KARACHI, Nov 11: The devaluation of the rupee against the dollar during the last 10 months coupled with imposition of Rs750 as tax on import of mobile phones in June has...
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KARACHI: Judicial magistrate testifies in kidnap, murder case
KARACHI, Nov 11: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday recorded the statement of a judicial magistrate in a kidnapping for ransom and murder case....
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KARACHI: KU, foreign institute sign research agreement
KARACHI, Nov 11: The Dr Panjwani Centre for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, Karachi University, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tropical Medicine Research Institute of the National Centre for...
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KARACHI: Submission date of Fuuast exam forms extended
KARACHI, Nov 11: The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology has extended the date for submission of forms of BSc (Hons) and MSc (previous and final) examinations....
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KARACHI: Registration authority for schools changed
KARACHI, Nov 11: The Sindh government has transferred the powers for registration of elementary schools (Montessori to Class VIII) from the Executive District Officers (Education) to the provincial directorate of private institutions....
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KARACHI: Forecast
KARACHI, Nov 11: The Met office has forecast dry weather for the city on Wednesday....
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KARACHI: Paintings at Zenaini
KARACHI, Nov 11: An exhibition of paintings by Shahzad Zar opens on Wednesday at the Zenaini art gallery at 5pm....
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KARACHI: — at ShakilIsmail
KARACHI, Nov 11: An exhibition of paintings by Asim Amjad opens on Wednesday at ShakilIsmail art gallery at 5.30pm....
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KARACHI: More anomalies in police promotions come to light
KARACHI, Nov 11: As a senate committee waits for a detailed report on out-of-turn promotions from the Sindh government, it has received a letter from unnamed officers, providing a list of...
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KARACHI: Reconstitution of hospital committees ordered
KARACHI, Nov 11: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has ordered reconstitution of hospital management committees in all government hospitals of the province....
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KARACHI: SHC restrains Korangi TMA from dispossessing shopkeepers
KARACHI, Nov 11: A division bench of the Sindh High Court comprising Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Ghulam Dastagir Shahani restrained on Tuesday the Korangi town municipal administration from dispossessing shopkeepers of their shops....
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HYDERABAD: Exporters advised on German market
HYDERABAD, Nov 11: The Trade Development Authority organised a workshop at a local hotel to provide information to exporters about the possibility of introducing Pakistani goods in European countries, particularly Germany....
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HYDERABAD: Cut in grant pulls the rug from under varsities’ feet
HYDERABAD, Nov 11: The managements of public sector universities of the province find it hard even to stay afloat after drastic cuts in the Higher Education Commission (HEC) grants by finance...
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HYDERABAD: Murder case accused sent to judicial custody
HYDERABAD, Nov 11: The civil judge and judicial magistrate-X has remanded two accused in the murder case of a student, Naveed Sheikh, to judicial custody while allowing two days time to Makki Shah investigation police to submit challan of the case....
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HYDERABAD: SPLA wants problems of college teachers solved
HYDERABAD, Nov 11: The council of the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association on Tuesday slammed what it called anti-education and anti-teachers attitude of the officials of education department and demanded that the government immediately solve the problems of college teachers....
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HYDERABAD: Revenue dept being revamped: minister
HYDERABAD, Nov 11: The Sindh government has decided to reorganise, revamp and modernise the Revenue Department, said provincial minister Syed Murad Ali Shah....
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MITHI: Protest against police failure to arrest accused
MITHI, Nov 11: Residents of Khiyaro and Dabrechha villages of Chhachhro taluka staged a sit-in outside the press club here on Tuesday to protest against police failure to arrest those nominated in a murder case....
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HYDERABAD: Anti-encroachment cells planned
HYDERABAD, Nov 11: A meeting on Tuesday decided to establish anti-encroachment cells at taluka level and central monitoring cell at district level to tackle illegal occupation of the government land by encroachers....
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PESHAWAR: Stadium blast creates panic
PESHAWAR, Nov 11: The suicide blast on the main gate of Qayyum Sports Complex on Tuesday created panic outside the facility but the spectators inside the stadium remained unaware of the attack due to the fireworks....
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PESHAWAR: PHC asks govt to approach centre on flour issue
PESHAWAR, Nov 11: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the NWFP government to approach the federal government for playing its constitutional role regarding provision of wheat and flour from Punjab...
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MANSEHRA: Man awarded nine-year jail for kidnapping girl
MANSEHRA, Nov 11: The additional district and sessions judge on Tuesday sentenced an accused to nine years jail in kidnapping and sexual assault case of a nine-year-old girl....
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NOWSHERA: Afghans protest arrest of compatriots
NOWSHERA, Nov 11: Afghan refugees on Tuesday blocked the Nowshera-Mardan road for several hours in protest against detention of what they called innocent Afghans in a crackdown in Nowshera and Pabbi....
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PESHAWAR: Survey finds households satisfied with schools, hospitals
PESHAWAR, Nov 11: About 71 per cent of households in the Frontier province are satisfied with the quality of education in public sector primary schools, whereas 67 per cent of them...
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PESHAWAR: Plan to link Torkham with Motorway
PESHAWAR, Nov 11: The National Highway Authority has revised a plan to construct a multi-billion rupee expressway linking Pakistan with Afghanistan through the Torkham border and realigned the project, it is learnt....
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