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Horrific video! Woman suicide bomber blows herself outside Karachi University in Pakistan
World | Apr 26, 2022, 09:54 PM ISTThe latest attack targeting Chinese nationals raises serious security concerns and challenges for Pakistan's security forces.
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Karachi University blast: Two Chinese language teachers among four killed
World | Apr 26, 2022, 04:59 PM ISTAt least four people, including two foreign nationals, were killed and several others injured in a blast inside the Karachi University.
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Mistry Zahoor Ibrahim, hijacker of Indian Airlines flight IC-814, shot dead in Karachi: Reports
India | Mar 09, 2022, 03:01 PM ISTMistry Zahoor Ibrahim was one of the five hijackers of Indian Airlines flight IC-814 in 1999. He was shot at point-blank range inside a furniture store in Karachi.
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Pakistan claims of intercepting India's submarine INS Kalvari
India | Mar 03, 2022, 05:13 PM ISTThe claims were made by Major General Babar Iftikhar, Director General of the Pakistan military's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on social media, who also stated that the incident took place on March 1.
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Pakistan: At least 14 killed in a gas explosion in sewer in Karachi
World | Dec 18, 2021, 07:32 PM ISTPolice spokesman Sohail Jokhio said the blast was apparently caused when something ignited gas that had accumulated in the sewer beneath a bank building in the Shershah neighbourhood of the port city of Karachi.
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West Indies tour of Pakistan: Commandos deployed to guard West Indies series in Karachi
Cricket | Dec 10, 2021, 01:36 PM ISTPersonnel of the Special Branch in plain clothes would be deployed at the National Stadium and hotels.
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Hidden cameras found inside Karachi school washrooms; show cause notice issued
World | Nov 06, 2021, 09:14 AM ISTWomen were being filmed with the hidden cameras, the education department officials confirmed, adding that several women had reported the presence of cameras in the washrooms to the department.
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Pakistan among top 10 countries in world where killers of journalists went free: Report
World | Oct 30, 2021, 10:13 AM ISTPakistan has been a mainstay on index since its inception in 2008, Geo News reported. Somalia remains the world's worst country for unsolved killings of journalists, according to CPJ's annual Global Impunity Index.
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Fuel station explosion in Pakistan kills 4, injures 6
World | Oct 30, 2021, 07:11 AM ISTThe explosion in Karachi was result of short-circuiting inside a room where electric system is controlled, according to Nasir Aftab, who is deputy-inspector general for the city’s police.
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Elaborate security arrangements for comedian Umer Sharif's funeral in Karachi
Entertainment | Oct 05, 2021, 06:03 PM ISTThousands of people are expected to attend the funeral of the comedian Umer Sharif, whose demise on 2nd October was mourned and condoled not only in Pakistan but also in the Indian film and television industry.
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Fire at chemical factory kills 16 in Pakistan's Karachi
World | Aug 28, 2021, 07:50 AM ISTShe said 12 of the bodies had been identified and were taken away by relatives, while 4 could not be identified immediately.
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Truck explosion kills 11; injures several in Pakistan's Karachi: Officials
World | Aug 15, 2021, 08:14 AM ISTThe incident happened on Saturday in Karachi’s Baldia town when the victims were returning home in the truck after attending a marriage ceremony.
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Cash van driver flees with 200 million rupees in Pakistan's Karachi
World | Aug 12, 2021, 07:48 AM ISTThe complaint was lodged with the police by regional operations manager of the cash transportation company.
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Karachi: Truck containing 780 bags of imported sugar falls into sea
World | Aug 01, 2021, 07:09 AM ISTSugar was loaded onto the container truck from a ship, MV Unity, that arrived at the KPT from Dubai with 33,000 tonnes of the sweetener purchased by the TCP.
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Pakistan: Gunmen attack car carrying Chinese workers in Karachi, one injured
World | Jul 28, 2021, 02:56 PM ISTThe incident comes weeks after a bus carrying Pakistani and Chinese workers fell into a ravine in northwest Pakistan, killing nine Chinese and four Pakistanis in an alleged terror attack.
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IndiGo flight diverted to Karachi due to medical emergency onboard
India | Mar 02, 2021, 11:25 AM ISTA Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight from Sharjah was diverted to Karachi airport, in Pakistan on Tuesday after a medical emergency onboard.
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Will be proud if Karachi's accession becomes reality: Sena's cryptic response to Fadnavis
News | Nov 24, 2020, 11:41 AM ISTShiv Sena leader Arvind Sawant reacted to BJP leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's statement about Karachi.
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Karachi imposes 'smart lockdown' in 4 districts
World | Nov 21, 2020, 10:47 PM ISTThe Karachi city administration has imposed a 'smart lockdown' in four districts and a 'micro lockdown in two other districts amid an alarming resurgence in the number of new Covid-19 cases.
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Mumbai's Karachi Sweets forced to mask name by Shiv Sena, Sanjay Raut clarifies
India | Nov 19, 2020, 06:41 PM ISTAfter a video of Shiv Sena leader Nitin Nandgaokar went viral in which he was allegedly asking Karachi Sweets shop owner in Bandra West to change the name 'Karachi', party leader Sanjay Raut issued a clarification saying it makes no sense to ask for changing their names now. Demand for changing their name is not Shiv Sena's official stance.
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Opinion | Double Faced Pakistan: Attacks on Hindus and Temples
India | Nov 03, 2020, 01:33 PM ISTA huge mob of Muslim bigots attacked the Sheetal temple in Bhimpura area of Karachi on Sunday night, vandalized the premises, broke idols of Hindu gods Lord Shiva and Ganesh, and within minutes turned the place of worship into a wreck.