Karachi
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Waseem Akhtar, jailed MQM leader, takes oath as Karachi mayor
World | Aug 30, 2016, 05:23 PM ISTThe imprisoned Mutthaida-e-Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Waseem Akhtar today took oath as the new mayor of Karachi, the financial hub of Pakistan.
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No compromise on restoring peace efforts in Karachi, says Nawaz Sharif
World | Aug 20, 2016, 03:34 PM ISTPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his vision is to strengthen the Pakistan on the economic and democratic fronts and Karachi operation, which will complete its three years next month, was not going
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56-year-old Hindu doctor shot dead in Karachi’s residential area
World | Aug 06, 2016, 07:33 AM ISTIn yet another attack on minorities in Pakistan, a 56-year-old doctor from the Hindu community was shot dead outside his clinic by unidentified men in Pak Colony at around 11 pm on Thursday.
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Pakistan: Hundreds of stray dogs poisoned in Karachi as part of government's culling measure
World | Aug 05, 2016, 04:22 PM ISTIn a shocking case of cruelty against animals, over 700 stray dogs have been poisoned to death by officials in southern Karachi in Pakistan. The move has been dubbed as an effort to curb their
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'Karachi Mohajirs' demand 'azadi' from oppression by Punjabi-dominated Pakistan military
World | Jul 26, 2016, 01:17 PM ISTWhile Pakistan sheds crocodile tears over the recent incidents of violence in Kashmir in the aftermath of Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani’s killing on one hand, the ‘Mohajirs’ of Karachi are demanding liberation from what they call state oppression by P
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Pak to soon begin work at Chinese reactor-backed K-3 unit of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant
World | Jun 01, 2016, 03:26 PM ISTPakistan is all set to begin construction work on the third unit of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant. The unit will be developed using a reactor by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).
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2 minority Shia Muslims shot dead in Karachi
World | May 27, 2016, 07:42 AM ISTKarachi: Two members of the minority Shia Muslim community have been shot dead by unidentified men while one remained critically injured in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi, police said. "Two unidentified men on a motorcycle
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Human rights activist Khurram Zaki killed in Karachi gun attack
World | May 08, 2016, 07:25 AM ISTKrachi: Akram Zaki, a social media campaigner and human rights activist known for his strong stance against religious extremism in Pakistan was killed by unknown assailants in the country's financial capital of Karachi. Zakir,
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Seven policemen escorting polio team killed in Pakistan
World | Apr 20, 2016, 05:49 PM ISTIslamabad: At least seven policemen, deployed to guard polio-eradication teams, were killed when gunmen fired at them in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday, officials said. Feroze Shah, deputy Inspector General Police, said
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Arvind Kejriwal accepts Karachi Literature Festival 2017 invite
National | Mar 05, 2016, 09:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here on Saturday accepted an invitation to attend the Karachi Literature Festival 2017.During an event 'The Coalition Conference' held here at the Talkatora Stadium when Karachi Literature Festival
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Karachi Literature Fest: After Anupam Kher, Nandita Das withdraws participation
India | Feb 05, 2016, 01:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Following Anupam Kher's exit from the Karachi Literature Festival, the activist and actor Nandita Das declared that she will not be in attendance at the event, slated to begin from February 5, due
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Drumbeats roll! 60 Hindu couples tie knot at mass wedding in Pakistan
World | Jan 26, 2016, 10:32 PM ISTKarachi: A one-of-its-kind mass wedding ceremony concluded on Sunday with around 60 Hindu couples tying the knot at the YMCS Lawns in Karachi, Pakistan, leaving the parents of the couples overjoyed.Keeping in view the inability
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When religion was a 'personal' affair in Pakistan
World | Jan 14, 2016, 12:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pakistan today is known to be a fairly conservative country, but the scenario was quite different in its younger days. Muhammad Ali Jinnah's famous speech in 1947 paints the picture of a radically
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Video Recording: Dawood Ibrahim telephones Indian police to surrender himself
Blah | Nov 17, 2015, 01:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Arresting Dawood Ibrahim (leader of D-Company) continues to be an uphill task for the Indian government. As per reports, he is believed to be living a luxurious life in Pakistan but finding his
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'Huge transaction made from account of accused in 26/11 case'
World | Oct 28, 2015, 08:23 PM ISTIslamabad: A "huge" transaction was made from the account of one of the seven accused in the 2008 Mumbai attack case, a banker today told a Pakistani anti-terrorism court holding the trial.The banker, a Customs
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AIIMS doctors to take Geeta's DNA samples to identify parents
India | Oct 26, 2015, 04:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has deputed two doctors to collect the DNA samples of 23-year-old Geeta, who has returned toIndia from Karachi almost after 15 years, to determine her
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Situation in Karachi very volatile, top MQM leader tells US
World | Oct 17, 2015, 12:18 PM ISTWashington: Ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's US visit next week, the MQM has appealed to the American government to impress upon the Pakistani leadership particularly security forces not to target its members in Karachi
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Kashmir will never belong to Pakistan: Farooq Abdullah
National | Sep 19, 2015, 01:26 PM ISTLondon: National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has rejected the notion that the threat of a nuclear war would solve the Kashmir issue, asserting that the region would never
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Bihar Assembly Polls' dates announced, Dearness allowance hiked by 6 per cent: Top 5 News Headlines
India | Sep 11, 2015, 10:26 PM ISTLalu-Nitish alliance surges ahead of BJP-led combine in India TV-CVoter poll in BiharNew Delhi: The grand alliance forged by RJD, Janata Dal(U) and Congress in Bihar is projected to win within a range of 116-132
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Militants kill one engineer in pre-dawn Pakistan airport attack
World | Aug 30, 2015, 02:45 PM ISTKarachi: Heavily armed militants today attacked an airport and its radar system in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province, killing one aviation engineer while kidnapping the manager of the airport. A group of around 12 motorbike-borne militants