MQM retreat to change political landscape of city
Karachi For the first time in 25 years, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has been forced to retreat from a position of strength by another party. Polit...

36 law enforcers to guard each polling station
Karachi Twenty-two policemen, eight paramilitary soldiers and six military personnel will be deployed at each of the 43 polling stations in NA-250 ...

Parties flay ECP, want re-polling in entire city
Karachi The Muttahida Qaumi Movement s rival parties have objected to the Election Commission of Pakistan s decision of conducting re-election at s...

PML-Q submits evidence of poll rigging to ECP
Karachi The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid Sindh chief has submitted documentary proof to the Election Commission of Pakistan about the vote rigging ...

10-party alliance to observe strike in Sindh on 22nd
Karachi Former chief minister and PML-N leader Liaquat Jatoi announced on Friday that the 10- party alliance would observe a shutterdown strike ag...

Altaf condemns Malakand blasts
Karachi MQM chief Altaf Hussain has condemned the blasts in the mosques of Malakand division and has expressed grief over the killings of many peop...

Shahbaz to arrive in city soon for govt talks
Karachi Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab President Shahbaz Sharif is likely to arrive in the city in the next day or two to sort out so...

MQM, JI activists among nine slain
Karachi Nine people, including activists of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were killed in targeted attacks across Karachi...

Protests against vote rigging continue
Karachi The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has named its protest at Teen Talwar “Umeed” rally after the Election Commission of Pakistan stuck with its d...

28 ASF officials complete anti-terrorist training
Karachi The Wing Award Ceremony of Anti-Terrorist Course-16 was held at the Airport Security Force (ASF) Academy here on Friday. Director Genera...

Naegleria fowleri monitoring cell set up
Karachi The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) on Friday set up a cell to monitor Naegleria fowleri bacteria and directed the officers of all...

Child marriage serious violation of human rights
Karachi Minister for Women Development Human Rights Anis Haroon said on Friday that child marriage was a violation of human rights and generated ...

Black day observed against rigging
Karachi The International Peace Committee for Interfaith Harmony (IPCIH) observed black day on Friday to lodge protest against rigging in general ...

KMC orders cleanliness drive to fight diseases
Karachi Administrator KMC Syed Hashim Raza Zaidi on Friday directed the Municipal Services and other concerned departments to gear up cleanliness ...

PR restores operation of Karachi Express
Karachi The Pakistan Railways (PR) has restored the operation of the Karachi Express after a gap of 15 days, an official said on Friday. The tra...

Housing project allottees refunded after 26 years
Karachi After conducting an inquiry into the Data Nagar and Shams Tabrez Project, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Sindh, got some of the ...

Head, neck cancer preventable
Karachi Head and neck cancer is a preventable disease, said speakers of a conference here. The conference s theme was ‘back to basics , denoting...

Man killed resisting robbers
Karachi A man was killed for offering resistance to burglars in the Baldia Town police limits on Friday. Two armed men broke into the residence ...

Sweat-drenched citizens protest power outages
Karachi Now that the sun is beating down upon Karachi harsher with each passing day, prolonged power outages are increasing concomitantly, resultin...

Blood test only way to diagnose diabetes, say experts
Karachi Experts on Friday urged the masses to realise that diabetes, a fast emerging hormonal disorder in the country, could only be diagnosed thro...

Woman killed
Karachi Shakeela was sprayed with bullets at a bus stand near Al-Asif Square on Friday. The 35-year-old woman was murdered by armed motorcyclist...

Single LEA should handle law & order, says SHC CJ
Karachi The chief justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC) said on Friday the law and order situation in Karachi could not be improved until a single...

MQM, PML-N observe Yaum-e-Tashakur
Karachi The MQM observed Yaum-e-Tashakur (thanksgiving day) on Friday for the historical victory of Haq Parast candidates in the recent elections. ...

Defence rejects charges against Siraj Talpur
Karachi The defence counsel for Siraj Ali Talpur, a co-accused in the Shahzeb Khan murder case, said on Friday the charges against his client were ...

Forensic division cops to be trained: police chief
Karachi The provincial police chief has said a comprehensive programme would be launched for the training of forensic division officials. “Prope...

Five die in mishaps
Karachi Five people died in mishaps on Friday. A labourer, Nadir, 40, died when he accidently fell from an under-construction building in Khayaban-...

Abducted boy freed, three suspects killed
Karachi Three suspected kidnappers were shot dead in a police encounter on Friday at Defence View of the Baloch Colony police limits, while two ot...

Law enforcers fail to curb cheating in Inter exams
Karachi Despite the presence of security officials, external factors hampered the smooth running of intermediate examinations, stated Chairman Boar...

Minister stresses improvement in tax collection
Karachi By improving its tax collection, the Sindh government wants to boost its revenue, which stands at a mere Rs70 million out of a total provi...

Countrys historical heritage showcased
Karachi Pakistan and the Indus Valley civilisation are full of historical heritage and archeological treasures and we must endeavour to portray the...