Army to blame for Karachi bridge collapse
The collapse of the Northern Bypass bridge in Karachi that killed nine people has brought into focus the issue of public accountability of military agencies involved in development projects in Pakista
Shahid Husain
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Pak loses $30 million after EU ban on export of seafood
pakistan has suffered a loss of us $30 million since fishing season started on August 1. The marine fisheries department (mfd) in Pakistan imposed a ban on seafood exports to the European Union
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Karachi expressway elicits protests
pakistan's plan of a 25-km elevated expressway in Karachi, linking the city's airport and two ports, has triggered protests in the country. Opponents of the us $350 million project point at
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Pakistan president suspends chief justice
pakistan president Pervez Musharraf recently suspended chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on allegations of misconduct and misuse of authority. Lawyers, opposition parties, human rights
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EU bans seafood from Pakistan
the European Union (eu) banned 11 Pakistani export firms from exporting seafood to eu countries in February citing unhealthy and unhygienic conditions at Karachi port in Sindh province. This is the
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Sir Creek draws India, Pakistan together
there is some relief in sight for fisherfolk from India and Pakistan who frequently get nabbed by the border security when they wander into the territorial waters of the other country. India and
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Indus delta celebrates rains
ON September 22, around 50,000 people gathered at Kharo Chaan, 150 km southeast of Karachi in Pakistan, for quite an unprecedented festival
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Pakistan's toxic waste case takes new turn
the struggle against the callous industrialists who dumped toxic chemical waste on two plots in the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (site) in Karachi, resulting in the death of a child and serious
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Rules for dumping toxic waste in Pakistan
Rules for disposing toxins
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Parched soil
Balochistan, Sindh face drought