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2 min ago | The Peninsula

Five more killed in Karachi violence

ISLAMABAD: Five more persons were killed in overnight firing and violence incidents in different parts of this mega-metropolis city, Pakistan's Geo News reported Wednesday morning.

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2 hrs ago | PakTribune

KESC rejects corrupt practices in its police station

KARACHI: The Karachi Electric Supply Company has rejected a news item published in a section of press KESC, saying that power utility pays all the expenses and staff salaries while its police deal with offences under the Electricity Act 1910 only, as notified by Sindh Home Department.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Daily Times

National

Govt to reject tariff raise condition for fresh IMF loan * Islamabad to get $3bn to $5bn fresh loan if two sides agree on terms Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The government has decided not to accept the condition of quarterly increases in power and gas tariffs to qualify for a fresh International Monetary Fund loan programme during the six-day...

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The Guardian

Afghan forces take control of Nato security following news of peace talks

Afghan national forces will lead all military operations in the country from 19 June, President Hamid Karzai has said.

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Daily Times

The Archive Collection

Mahgul for Nasreen Shaikh launches debut pret a porter retail line Following the brand's debut showcase at the PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week in April with The Archive Collection, creative director Mahgul Rashid launches a retail pret a porter version of the same collection in Lahore at the PFDC, Ensemble and L'atelier, in Karachi at Labels and One by ... (more)

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Daily Times

LETTERS:

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Daily Times

Art, artists and 'Emerging Talents'

One of the biggest art events of the year, it has been going on since 2003, when the gallery director Riffat Alvi came up with the idea.

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AVHerald

PIA A313 at Karachi on Jun 16th 2013, runway excursion on takeoff

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A310-300, registration AP-BEG performing flight PK-340 from Karachi to Faisalabad , had lined up on runway 25L and was cleared for takeoff at 05:39L , when the crew applied TOGA thrust without permitting the engines to stabilize at an intermediate power setting.

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Daily Times

Main News

Punjab cuts expenses; focuses on development * 10 percent raise proposed in salaries of govt servants * Minimum wages for labourers raised to Rs 10,000 By Kashif Hussain LAHORE: The Punjab government of the PML-N on Monday presented a development focussed budget of Rs 871 billion with a cut on its expenses.

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PakTribune

Altaf calls for referendum on joining Sindh govt

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has called for a three-day referendum for a decision on joining the Sindh government.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

PakTribune

JI sees RAW hand in terrorism ...

LAHORE: Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Syed Munawar Hasan, has stressed upon the federal government to immediately convene an All Parties Conference with the cooperation of the governments of Balochistan and Khyber P. to devise a strategy against the menace of terrorism.

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Daily Times

Law and order among top priorities of Sindh Govt

Staff Report KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has announced the provincial budget, allocating Rs 48.63 billion to law and order for the next financial year of 2013-14.

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CPJ Press Freedom Online

Blog: In London, echoes of Pakistan's deadly press policies

Among the more 200,000 Pakistanis living in London is Altaf Hussain, leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.

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The Nation

Three Pakistan varsities among top 200 world institutions

Investment in higher education in Pakistan continues to reap dividends. According to the QS World Universities Rankings 2013, seven universities of Pakistan have won its place in the list of top 250 Asian universities and 3 Pakistani universities are now among the Top 200 World universities in agriculture and forestry.

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The Indian Express

Pak government forgets Mehdi Hassan on 1st death anniversary

It has been a year since the death of Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan but the promises to build a mausoleum and museum in Pakistan in his memory are a distant dream with his first death anniversary even being apparently overlooked.

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PakTribune

Govt failed to present proper policy on terrorism: senators

ISLAMABAD: Criticising the federal budget for 2013-14, opposition senators on Sunday said the government had failed to present any proper policy on handling terrorism, which had badly affected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Karachi.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

The Nation

Blast outside PAF base injures 3

A low-intensity blast outside naval airbase Faisal in Karachi left at least three officials wounded on Sunday evening, officials said.

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Daily Times

ICCBS trains 37 foreign researchers

Staff Report KARACHI: International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences , Karachi University trained 37 foreign students in different research disciplines during the last educational session.

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Daily Times

TTP man, 3 MQM activists shot dead

Staff Report KARACHI: Ten people including alleged commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan , cop and three political workers were killed in separate incidents of target killing in the city on Sunday.

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Daily Times

KESC, police go hand in hand to bankrupt citizens

As per details, police station of KESC was established in 1980, when shares of government were 97 percent in the power utility and it ran under governmental supervision till November 30, 2005.

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