Three killed, 25 injured in Karachi blast
August 17th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 17 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 25 injured when a bomb hit a bus in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Friday afternoon, Xinhua reported.According to ... Read more...
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s poems translated into German
May 27th, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) Works of noted subcontinental Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, globally recognised as one who believed in social reform and devoted his poetry to the uplift of ... Read more...
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12 injured in Pakistan varsity clash
February 27th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) At least 12 students were injured when two rival groups clashed at a university in the Pakistani port city of Karachi Monday, the Geo News reported.The ... Read more...
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Karachi university protests Rehman Malik’s PhD degree
October 27th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 27 (IANS) Teachers and students at the University of Karachi have protested against the honorary PhD degree awarded to Interior Minister Rehman Malik.On Wednesday, they boycotted classes for ... Read more...
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Rehman Malik conferred PhD degree
October 12th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has been conferred an honorary doctorate degree by Karachi university.The University of Karachi awarded the doctorate degree at a special convocation, ... Read more...
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Rehman Malik to get PhD for peace in Karachi!
October 7th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik will be conferred an honorary doctorate for "bringing peace" to Karachi, a city that has hit by spiralling violence, a ... Read more...
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Karachi University clashes reflect Pak city’s demographic turf war
January 25th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 25(ANI): Although Karachi is a hideout for Taliban insurgents, the Pakistani metropolis' violence is rooted in a demographic turf war, not religion, according to analysts.Karachi 's long-dominant political ... Read more...
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Fifteen injured in Karachi University blast
December 28th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec 28 (ANI): At least fifteen people were hurt in a blast at the University of Karachi (KU) on Tuesday.According to SSP Naeem Sheikh, a parcel bomb was used in the ... Read more...
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Toll in Karachi riots rises to 73 (Second Lead)
August 5th, 2010 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) The toll in the violence that broke out in the Pakistani port city of Karachi following the murder of a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) legislator ... Read more...
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For Pakistan, Kashmir is a matter of life and death : JUI-F
April 29th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Apr.29 (ANI): Describing the Kashmir issue as a matter of 'life and death' for Pakistan, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman has reiterated Islamabad's long standing demand of resolving the ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda linked terror outfit Jundullah has resurfaced again in Karachi
August 3rd, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Aug 3 (ANI): Al Qaeda and Taliban linked militant outfit, Jundullah, has resurfaced after a-year-and-a-half, plotting terror activities and target killings in the port city, according to police officials.Underground militant ... Read more...
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