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The Sindh Cabinet has approved declaring Karachi’s historic Mitharam Hostel near Pakistan Chowk a sub-jail. Five suspects allegedly linked to KTC attack cases are expected to be held there, according to the Home Department.

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Goods reportedly looted during riots in Paris are now being offered for sale on the streets.

#Paris #FranceNews #ParisRiots #WorldNews #SecondOpinionPK

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Tension at Karachi Cantt as Railway Police and Sindh Police reportedly pointed weapons at each other, with gunfire also reported. @SindhPoliceDMC

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Muhammad Nauman held in a fraud case involving Islamic International University student Laiba Ejaz, died in hospital after being injured when two motorcycle-borne suspects allegedly opened fireon a police team according to police.

#Islamabad #CrimeNews #Police #SecondOpinionPK

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Hyderabad had only one PIA office, and that too has been closed says Sabeen Ghauri.

#Hyderabad #PIA #PakistanNews #Aviation #SecondOpinionPK

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PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar says the party will issue a show cause notice to Senator Mashal Yousafzai for allegedly violating party discipline after she criticised Sohail Afridi’s march and the party leadership.

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A bystander rescued a girl from sea waves in India while her parents were busy filming a reel. Social media users criticised the parents, calling their actions negligence rather than entertainment.

#IndiaNews #ChildSafety #ViralVideo #SocialMedia #SecondOpinionPK

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Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has criticized Mureed Qureshi,brother of PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi
questioning shrine custodians’ lineage & alleging their predecessors took part inthe killing of independence supporters in Multan in1857.

#KhawajaAsif #SecondOpinionPK #Multan

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The court may let you go
but we won’t. Lawyers reportedly attacked suspects accused of running over and killing a child in Multan.

#Multan #ChildDeathCase #PakistanNews #CourtNews #secondopinionpk

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Urwa Hocane says Pakistani dramas don’t need to be compared with Netflix arguing that the local industry prioritises storytelling over visual glamour.

#UrwaHocane #PakistaniDramas #Netflix #EntertainmentNews #SecondOpinionPK

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Pakistan’s federal Health Ministry has appointed Momin Agha as secretary making him the ninth officer to hold the post during Mustafa Kamal’stenure
A health expert says eight officers have served inthe role over the past 19 months.

#MustafaKamal #HealthMinistry #secondopinionpk

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The Punjab Defamation Tribunal has ruled in favour of Azma Bukhari, ordering Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Moin Riaz Qureshi to pay Rs3 million in general damages.
Azma Bukhari had sought Rs800 million in her defamation lawsuit

#azmabukhari #DefamationCase #SecondOpinionPK

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Death penalty for refusing to work?
A question that raises serious concerns about workers’ rights and human rights.

#WorkersRights #LabourRights #Multanincident #WorkplaceSafety #SecondOpinionPK

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Nafisa Shah criticises Federal Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik over the proposed relocation of Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) from Karachi to Islamabad.

#PPL #NafisaShah #AliPervaizMalik #Karachi #SecondOpinionPK

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The Sindh Cabinet has decided to release the judicial commission’s report on the Mir Raza Ali case today. A subcommittee has also been formed to oversee the implementation of its recommendations.

#MirRazaCase #SindhCabinet #MuradAliShah #JudicialCommission #SecondOpinionPK

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There is a gas plant in front of our house in Lakki Marwat, yet we are burning firewood,” Sadaf Ehsan said in the National Assembly, highlighting concerns over local gas access.

#LakkiMarwat #SadafEhsan #GasSupply #NationalAssembly #SecondOpinionPK

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The Sindh Cabinet has approved raising the CCE age limit from 30 to 33 years and increasing attempts from three to five. The minimum passing threshold for the CCE 2026 screening test has also been reduced from 40% to 33%.

#SindhCabinet #CCE2026 #SPSC #SecondOpinionPK

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Karachi Mayor @murtazawahab1 says the city’s development work will continue. But with the road intended to ease traffic and a completion deadline approaching, questions remain over land permissions and the cost of this confrontation for Karachi’s residents

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A Rs780 million road project. A dispute over railway land. And now, a garbage controversy.

What sparked the clash, and who is accountable?

#KMC #Karachi #PakistanRailways

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The clash between KMC and Pakistan Railways has escalated beyond construction, with waste dumped outside railway offices and a senior official’s residence. Railway officials suspect a link to the dispute, but have not provided evidence identifying who was responsible.