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A rough ride: Washed away causeway in need of repairs
KARACHI: Commuters passing through the EBM Causeway heading to the Korangi Industrial Area are at high risk of mishaps as the authorities have not initiated repairs at broken parts of the road, The...
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Bringing change: Lyari girls say education is the only way up
KARACHI: Girls in Lyari are determined to improve their neighbourhood and they believe education is the only way to achieve that. This is the motivation that drives a majority of students at MA Alvi...
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Fall 2013 for NAPA means more drama, more music
KARACHI: This year has not only been an exciting one for the cast and crew at the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) but also for the audiences who have enjoyed impeccable performances and...
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Baldia factory fire: ‘A year gone by, govt yet to take measures’
KARACHI: Trade unionists and labour leaders have demanded that the premises of Ali Enterprises be converted into a memorial site for the labourers who lost their lives in the fire incident on...
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Cost-effective: At Farid’s supermarket, it gets cheaper by the dozen
KARACHI: If you find a can of soda that is cheaper than the one at Farid’s, its owner will pay you for it. This unique money-back guarantee is one way the owner of the city’s latest supermarket...
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Feeling cornered: MQM feels it’s being pinned to the wall
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) feels it is being pinned to the wall, announced its leaders on Friday, warning that their desire for peace in the city should not be considered as their...
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It’s not personal, it’s strictly business: Restaurants asked to pack up and move
KARACHI: The restaurants stretched across almost 2.5 kilometres in Phase VIII of the Defence Housing Authority face the threat of being uprooted due to a notice issued by DHA authorities, asking them...
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‘Sports diplomacy’ gives girls a chance
KARACHI: School-going girls got a rare chance to enjoy their favourite sport in a football clinic yesterday at the Pakistan Sports Board Coaching Centre in Karachi. The event, organised by the US...
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Uncertain future: Along with Baloch, residents say they laid PAC to rest also
KARACHI: When residents of Lyari threw fistful of earth over the grave of Zafar Baloch, they felt they buried his outlawed Peoples Amn Committee (PAC) as well. “We think Zafar’s murder pushed us five...
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Negligible maintenance: In a deplorable state, Pakistan Navy’s apartments...
KARACHI: Aamir* lives in an apartment near the Clifton beach , a location considered top-notch by many due to its view of the sea and proximity to the city centres. But due to the deplorable state of...
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Naswar: Tainted love
The funny thing is that most people who use it think that Naswar is a safe drug. They are perhaps not aware that the WHO found this smokeless form of tobacco has a minimum of 28 cancer-causing agents....
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Balochistan earthquake: Four survivors receive medical aid at CHK
KARACHI: Four survivors of the earthquake in Balochistan, which has claimed the lives of 328 people according to official records, have been brought to Karachi and are under treatment at the Civil...
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Victim of Peshawar blast: Inmate gets last glimpse of daughter who died in...
KARACHI: A father, who is serving his time at Karachi Central Jail, went through a worse punishment on Tuesday when he had to take one last look at his daughter’s body. His 16-year-old daughter,...
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Fix your licence plate before it’s too late
KARACHI: Everyone who owns a car should make sure they have a standardised licence plate, a valid driving licence and clear windows by October 1. This campaign, which is a joint venture of NGO...
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Decrying delimitation: Lawmakers on the sideline as boundaries change
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly session on Thursday was full of questions and reservations on the ongoing delimitation exercise in the province, not only by members of the opposition but also lawmakers...
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To appease Arab dignitaries, wildlife department allows hunting of bustard
KARACHI: Sindh wildlife department has come clean on its stance on the permission given to Arab dignitaries for the hunting of houbara bustard – a migratory bird facing extinction – by saying that the...
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Pakistan’s preparations for Street Child World Cup underway
KARACHI: For at least two U16 football players the journey to Rio de Janeiro, where the Street Child World Cup (SCWC) 2014 will take place in March, began at the fisherman’s community in Ibrahim...
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What are the odds? 18 teachers for only five students at Azizabad school
KARACHI: A school in Azizabad faces a problem shared by very few of its counterparts in the rest of the country — it has 18 teachers for the only five students enrolled. In the heart of Karachi,...
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Inferno: Fire breaks out at curtains shop
KARACHI: A fire that broke out at Noor Curtains in Gulshan-e-Iqbal on Sunday morning burned down the entire store but no loss of life was reported. All the carpets and cloth for curtains worth...
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Tying knots: Between belonging and alienation, artists try to define...
KARACHI: Exploring her experience of different mother tongues within the three generations of women in her family, artist Zineb Sedira has put up her works in Karachi. For Sedira, three women and...
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