Police says church building collapse in east Nepal kills 24, injures 62September 30th, 2009 Police: Church collapse in Nepal kills 24KATMANDU, Nepal — A church dormitory collapsed on attendees of a Christian conference in eastern Nepal as they slept early Wednesday, killing at least 24 people and injuring an additional 62, police said. The people had gathered in the eastern town of Dharan on Monday for the weeklong conference and were sleeping in a church extension made of bamboo and tin roofing when the collapse took place, police official Arjun Khadka said.
Stampede for flour handout in southern Pakistan kills at least 18 womenSeptember 14th, 2009 18 Pakistani women die in stampede for free flourKARACHI, Pakistan — At least 18 women and girls died when a crowd waiting for handouts of flour swelled and panicked in Pakistan's most populous city, officials said. The stampede in Karachi came during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a traditional time for charitable acts including giving away food.
Fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait kills at least 30 women and children guestsAugust 15th, 2009 Wedding fire in Kuwait kills at least 30 guestsKUWAIT CITY — A fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait has killed at least 30 women and children guests and injured 50 others, officials said. Interior Ministry spokesman Col.
Police: Pakistani provincial minister fatally shot during robbery attemptAugust 6th, 2009 Police: Pakistani provincial minister shot deadKARACHI, Pakistan — Police say a provincial minister has been fatally shot during an attempted carjacking in the volatile southern Pakistani city of Karachi. Senior police officer Khaliq Shaikh says Sardar Rustam Jamali, the excise and taxation minister in the western province of Baluchistan, was killed Thursday when robbers tried to steal his car in an eastern neighborhood of the city.
Karachi building collapse toll rises to 23August 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The toll in a building collapse in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has risen to 23, TV reports said Monday. Rescue workers have pulled out more bodies from the rubble of the five-storey building that collapsed in the Mithadar area of the city Friday night.
Karachi building collapse toll rises to 11August 1st, 2009 KARACHI - The toll in a building collapse in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi rose to 11 Saturday, a media report said. The deaths occurred after a five-storey building collapsed Friday night in the Mithadar area of the city, Geo TV said citing the police.
Building collapse in southern Pakistan city of Karachi kills 21, mainly women and childrenAugust 1st, 2009 Building collapse in Pakistan's Karachi kills 21KARACHI, Pakistan — A five-story building collapsed in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least 21 people, mostly women and children, authorities said Saturday. Local Mayor Mohammad Dilawar, who was supervising the rescue work, said the building caved in late Friday in the congested downtown Lea Market neighborhood.
Six killed in Karachi building collapseAugust 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Six people, including three members of a family, were killed when a five-storey building collapsed in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, a media report said Saturday. The building collapsed Friday night in the Mithadar area of the city, Geo TV reported.
Nine killed in building collapse in KarachiJuly 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Nine people were killed when a building in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi collapsed during construction, police said Wednesday. The incident took place in the city's Liaquatabad district Tuesday night when all floors of the five-storey building crashed down, trapping a dozen workers.
Karachi building collapse death toll reaches 13July 22nd, 2009 KARACHI - The death toll in Tuesday's building collapse has reached 13 with rescue workers recovering more bodies from the rubble on Wednesday. The four storey building, situated in a densely-populated neighbouhood of Liaquatabad in the central district of city, collapsed in the late hours on Tuesday.
Blast in firecracker factory kills four in PakJune 27th, 2009 KARACHI - At least four persons, including a woman, were killed and 26 others injured when a powerful blast rocked a firecracker factory, which was being run in a residential building, here. The blast which took place in the Gharibabad area of the city was so powerful that it destroyed the factory building completely besides damaging several adjacent buildings.
Women bearing brunt of Taliban's expanded writ in KarachiMay 27th, 2009 KARACHI - After establishing its control over a major part of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in Pakistan, the Taliban is looking to expand its control over other parts of the country , making women its prime target. In an attempt to spread panic among the people, especially females, the Taliban is now threatening young women in Karachi.
Officials say shootouts in southern Pakistani city kill at least 20April 29th, 2009 Officials: Shootouts leave 20 dead in PakistanKARACHI, Pakistan — Officials say shootouts in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi have killed at least 20 people. Provincial minister Faisal Sabzwari says the violence is aimed at fanning ethnic unrest in the city.
Install Vishindas's statue at Karachi Municipal's Building : Omer SoomroMarch 23rd, 2009 KARACHI - Noted Pakistan lawyer Omer Soomro has asked the district administration to re-erect the statue of Harchandrai Vishindas at the Municipal Building here. Soomroo, in his letter to the Karachi city Nazim Mustafa Kamal said that the statue of Vishindas must be relocated to its rightful and original place.
At least 40 killed in Karachi slum fireJanuary 8th, 2009 KARACHI - At least 40 people, including children and women, were killed as a massive fire broke out in a slum here, Geo TV reported Friday. People were asleep when the fire broke out in the sector five locality in north Karachi, resulting in the death of so many people, the report said.
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