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News for Saturday, 12 Nov 2011

The nine lives of ‘Karachi’s toughest cop’

If the lucky really have nine lives, then Chaudhry Aslam Khan, Karachi’s toughest police officer, has exhausted his last. One morning in September, Aslam was sleeping when powerful shockwaves rippled through...

Remembering a true son of the soil

Ajoka Theatre’s most recent offering, ‘Mera Rang De Basanti Chola’ is a tribute to Bhagat Singh, the original young revolutionary firebrand and one of the city’s greatest sons, whose rallying...

48 Hindu couples tie the knot at mass wedding

Around four dozen Hindu couples tied the knot at a collective wedding ceremony held in Karachi on Saturday evening. The event was arranged by the Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) – a...

Hurry up with the fertilisers please!

President Asif Ali Zardari directed the Sindh government and National Fertilizer Corporation (NFC) on Saturday to ensure that fertilisers are supplied to farmers in the rain- and flood-affected areas at...

‘Singh-Gilani bonhomie something fresh’

It was for the first time in the history of India and Pakistan that a sitting Indian prime minister was all praise for his Pakistani counterpart and termed him “the...

‘Spreading Smiles’ promotes welfare of ailing children

The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) and the Pakistan Youth Forum (PYF) organised an event titled “Spreading Smiles” on Saturday to mark the Universal Children’s Day, to be...

‘Media can be effective in increasing public health awareness’

Media can play an effective role in increasing awareness about public health issues, said Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) Vice Chancellor Prof Masood Hameed Khan at a certificate distribution...

President orders quick renovation of Qalander’s shrine

President Asif Ali Zardari directed the provincial government on Saturday to ensure that the renovation and extension work of the historic shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalander in Sehwan Sharif is...

Female student raped, killed and dumped

A female student was first raped and then tortured to death before being thrown away inside a school building in Orangi Town on Saturday. Police found the body of the deceased...

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