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Nazir clinches Pakistan Open Golf title
KARACHI: Experienced golfer Mohammad Nazir clinched the 42nd Pakistan Open Golf Championship, winning the professional title by four strokes as the event concluded at the Defence Authority Country and...
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Artists come together to dance away differences
KARACHI: Dances not only entertain, they also crosse political, cultural and ethnic barriers to unite and inspire people via a common language – music and movement. On Saturday, a group of...
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Ziauddin University graduates urged to pursue dreams not money
KARACHI: The blind are seeing the world through their tongue – they can even differentiate between a knife and a fork. Scientists have discovered how to not only slow down the age process, but also to...
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Saleh, Al Kojah to vie for Asian snooker supremacy
KARACHI: Former Pakistan cueist Saleh Mohammad, who moved to Afghanistan and now represents his adopted country, will lock horns with Syria’s Omar al Kojah in the Jubilee Insurance 29th Asian Snooker...
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Keyboard magic: French pianist touches all the right notes at a performance...
KARACHI: Fans of Western classical music were in for a treat when they were treated to a piano recital by French virtuoso Martine Mirabel-Pitte at Alliance Francaise de Karachi. Mirabel-Pitte’s...
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NA-247: It is here the seeds of ethnic divide were sown
KARACHI: In terms of violence, NA-247 has one of the worst records. It should come as no surprise then, that this is where it all began. By now, the events of the tragic day are firmly etched into...
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Political campaign: JI stages rally in Karachi
KARACHI: In a show of strength, the JI successfully arranged a public gathering near Quaid’s Mausoleum at Bagh-e-Jinnah on Sunday, a few days ahead of the elections. The rally came at a time when...
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New players in NA-244: Sectarian parties may give past winners a run for...
KARACHI: The areas within NA-244 may have become divided along predominantly sectarian lines now but its residents remember a time when it was just another neighbourhood where people lived in peaceful...
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On high alert: Army takes control of ‘highly sensitive’ polling stations
KARACHI: Pakistan army has taken over the security of around 1,278 ‘highly sensitive’ polling stations across the city on Friday, following the Chief Election Commissioner’s letter expressing...
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All roads lead to Raiwind
ISLAMABAD: After 16 years, Raiwind is once again the centre of power. Nawaz Sharif is all set to form a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in the Centre for the third time, after his...
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11.05.2013 - Narratives
The unabated violence and the string of bomb blasts failed to deter Karachi. The residents turned up in huge numbers long before polling began to make queues and ensure they carry out their national...
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‘Enough is enough’: Karachi unites against rigging
KARACHI: When the residents of Karachi took to the streets on Sunday evening they were not divided along party lines but united against the blatant rigging that took place on election day. “Today, we...
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With ‘steely’ resolve, this iron sculptor fought paralysis to mould his destiny
KARACHI: When someone says ‘Superman’, Christopher Reeve, who portrayed the superhero on the big screen, comes to mind. He met an unfortunate accident which left him paralysed. There is another Super...
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Tabdeeli aa gayee hai?: A new breed of activists fight for Karachi
KARACHI: “Karachi kis ka hissa hai? Ye Pakistan ka hissa hai! [Karachi is a part of Pakistan]” Flags of Pakistan and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and charged up chants of slogans greet the...
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Day 4 of dharnas: Parties unite under one slogan of re-election
KARACHI: Several political parties, including the Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam and Majlis Wahdatul Muslimeen, announced on Wednesday...
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Re-election in NA-250: It’s all or nothing for MQM
KARACHI: Wiping the beads of sweat of her forehead, 40-year-old Jameela Ahmed, recalled the five hours she spent outside her polling station in Bizerta Lines. “It was so hot and I waited in line for...
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Day 5 of dharnas: Protesters come up with songs and poems to show anger
KARACHI: The protracted protests against the ‘hijacking’ of elections in Karachi have allowed people to refine the way they express their reservations and put forth demands. On Tuesday – the fifth...
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Switching gears: PTI’s dharna erupts in cheers on MQM’s boycott of re-polling
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s supporters, who were protesting for the sixth consecutive day against the ‘hijacking’ of the elections in Karachi, burst into cheers as news of Muttahida Qaumi...
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Polling stations or constituency won’t do, JI demands re-elections in all of...
KARACHI: On the sixth consecutive day of protests against ‘hijacking’ of elections in Karachi, thousands of people showed up at the Mazar-e-Quaid with demands that the Election Commission of Pakistan...
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Day 7 of dharnas: Stare down between PTI, MQM supporters
KARACHI: While Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) dharna on Saturday condemning rigging was relatively uneventful, the one organised by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) became a bit dramatic when Muttahia Qaumi...
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