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Daily Archives: February 25, 2013

Gearing up for elections: Sindhi writers to present political parties with a charter of demands

HYDERABAD: The Sindhi Writers and Thinkers Forum has said that it will start a campaign to get political parties to include its demands in their manifestos. At a press conference on Sunday, Jami Chandio, who heads an advocacy group called Centre for Peace and Civil Society, said, “The manifestos of parties in Sindh are still […]


Newspaper reporter, three others gunned down

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Karachi: Four people, including a newspaper reporter, were killed in separate incidents across the city on Sunday. Sheikh Ali Mohsin, 32, was shot dead in Gulbahar police jurisdiction. The incident took place at about 7:30am near Parda Park. Senior Superintendent of Police Amir Farooqui of Central District said Mohsin was a resident of New Karachi […]


Media, SC get high respect from public in survey

ISLAMABAD: The media, Supreme Court and provincial autonomy have earned the general public applause in ‘Public Verdict on Democracy 2008-2013’ —a recent PILDAT-Gallup survey conducted in February 2013. However, the general public, after having five years of democracy, does not see credible prospects of fair elections. More than half of the population thinks the quality […]