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Maryam Nawaz Sharif's husband arrested after Karachi rally against Imran Khan govt
World | Oct 19, 2020, 09:58 AM ISTFormer Pak Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Sharif on Monday informed that the police has arrested her husband Captain Safdar Awan.
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ISI blackmailed Gorakhpur man using sex worker in Karachi
India | Aug 24, 2020, 04:17 PM ISTPakistan's ISI spy agency blackmailed a middle-aged Indian Muslim widower visiting his relatives in Karachi, using a sex worker to honey trap him so that he would work for them.
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Pakistan imposes sanctions on Dawood, Hafiz, Azhar, Lakhvi and others
News | Aug 23, 2020, 08:25 AM ISTIn a bid to escape blacklisting by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Pakistan has effectively ended up acknowledging the presence in the country of fugitive terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, one of the most wanted men in India.
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Dawood Ibrahim is in Karachi, admits Pakistan
World | Aug 23, 2020, 07:35 AM ISTIndia's most wanted and mastermind of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts Dawood Ibrahim is in Karachi, Pakistan has admitted. Pakistan's Foreign Affairs Ministry on Saturday released a list of 88 leaders, members of terrorist groups on which Islamabad has imposed more restrictions. The list mentions the name of Dawood Ibrahim.
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Terrorists armed with grenades storm Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi, 5 killed
World | Jun 29, 2020, 01:22 PM ISTAt least five people were killed after terrorists attacked Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi on Monday. According to the Pakistan media, three others were injured after terrorists stormed the Pakistan Stock Exchange building and opened indiscriminate fire. Three of the four terrorists have been gunned down, while one still remains present inside the building, the Pakistan police have said.
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Massive protest in Karachi against enforced disappearances in Sindh
News | Jun 28, 2020, 10:40 AM ISTPolice, Paramilitary rangers and other law enforcement agencies arrested several men and women.
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Death toll in Pakistan building collapse rises to 19; several injured
World | Jun 10, 2020, 07:15 AM ISTPakistan building collapse: Till Monday, rescue teams had pulled out eight bodies and on Tuesday 11 more bodies were found on the first floor of the collapsed building. Twelve people were injured in the incident.
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200-year-old Hindu temple in Karachi a source of livelihood for enterprising Muslim youths
India | May 31, 2020, 05:34 PM ISTA 200-year-old temple here in Pakistan's largest metropolis is not only an important place of worship for the minority Hindu community in the country but also a source of livelihood for the young and enterprising Muslim boys in the area.
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Will handle situation: Pakistan International Airlines' pilot had ignored warnings before crash
World | May 25, 2020, 08:48 AM ISTAccording to an earlier report, prepared by Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA), the plane's engines had scraped the runway thrice on the pilot's first attempt to land the plane. It caused friction and sparks. Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Abdul Sattar Kokhar said the Airbus A320 was carrying 91 passengers and eight crew members. The only other survivor of the crash was Zafar Masood, a bank executive.
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Pakistan plane crash survivor has India connection
World | May 23, 2020, 01:35 PM ISTThe PIA plane which crashed on Friday has only two survivors -- one of whom is Bank of Punjab top executive Zafar Masud. His roots are in western Uttar Pradesh's Amroha and he belongs to the family of Kamal Amrohi of "Pakeezah" fame.
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Karachi Plane Crash: Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Shabana Azmi and others mourn the loss of lives
Celebrities | May 23, 2020, 02:06 PM ISTBollywood celebrities such as Shabana Azmi, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, and Patralekhaa expressed condolence over the loss of lives in the air crash of a Pakistan International Airlines minutes before its landing in Karachi.
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Pakistan: Sindh province reports 6 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours
World | May 02, 2020, 09:06 AM ISTCoronavirus in Pakistan: According to a statement issued by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah's office on Friday, 3,384 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the province during the past 24 hours out of which 622 had come back positive, taking the provincial total to 6,675.
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Pakistan: Clashes break out in Karachi after locals attack cops amid coronavirus lockdown
World | Apr 04, 2020, 10:33 AM ISTAmid coronavirus lockdown in Pakistan, clashes broke out in Karachi's Liaquatabad area after locals pelted stones at police personnel deployed to enforce new curbs on gatherings including Friday prayers to contain the spread of coronavirus.
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2 Karachi shopkeepers arrested for selling overpriced sanitisers
World | Mar 16, 2020, 09:22 AM ISTTwo shopkeepers were arrested in Karachi for selling overpriced hand sanitisers which are high in demand as health experts have advised people to ensure hand hygiene to prevent the spreading of the novel coronavirus.
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Pakistan gas leak: 90 hospitalised in Karachi after inhaling chlorine
World | Mar 06, 2020, 06:51 PM ISTAt least 90 persons were hospitalised on Friday after a gas leak at a chemical plant in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi
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5-storey residential building collapses in Karachi; several trapped
World | Mar 05, 2020, 02:08 PM ISTInspector General of Police Mushtaq Mahar has directed Central Senior Superintendent of Police Mohammad Arif Aslam Rao to head the rescue operation in the area, a police press release said.
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Pakistan: Toxic gas leak kills 5, sickens dozens in Karachi port city
World | Feb 17, 2020, 01:13 PM ISTThe source of the leak, which occurred on Sunday night, and the type of gas that had leaked were not immediately known. There was no suspicion of sabotage.
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People in Karachi hold protest seeking justice for forced conversion of Hindu girl Mehek
News | Feb 16, 2020, 10:16 AM ISTMembers of the civil society along with lawyers held a protest outside Karachi press club on February 15
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9 Pak Navy personnel killed, 29 others injured in bus accident in Balochistan
World | Nov 26, 2019, 05:47 PM IST"When the bus reached Bozi top in Lasbela, it plunged into the ditch," Assistant Commissioner Bela Jamil Baloch was quoted as saying by the paper. A preliminary investigation showed the accident took place when the brakes of the bus failed.
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47 govt college professors detained in Karachi
World | Nov 07, 2019, 09:54 AM ISTThe protest call had been issued by the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA).