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‘Karachi among five most polluted cities in the world’

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KARACHI: There used to be a time in Karachi when a visitor would toss a coin in the sea near Native Jetty and a young boy would dive in and get it back. The people would see the diver swim through the clear waters and get the coin. However, today the scenario is a mere […]


Italian singer performs at private university

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KARACHI: Italian singer Silvia Boreale, a petite woman with powerhouse vocals, performed to a packed audience at Greenwich University on Saturday evening. She was one of the contestants in Amici, a popular TV show in Italy, and this was the first time she performed abroad. Backed by a band mainly comprising university students, she opened […]


Services of Dr N.A. Baloch lauded at launch of his three books

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HYDERABAD: Educationists, intellectuals and writers paid rich tribute to the prominent scholar late Dr N.A. Baloch and highlighted his services for Sindhi people and culture. They were speaking at the 5th Dr N.A. Baloch National Seminar held at a local hotel on Saturday where his three books were also posthumously launched. The books are; Sindhi […]


‘Environmental watchdog working without district-level field offices in Sindh’

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Karachi Audience of a programme held to mark World Environment Day have been informed that Sindh’s own environmental watchdog lacks field offices at district level hampering its ability to monitor and prevent instances of spreading pollution and other causes of environmental damage. Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) and National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) […]