PTI throws its weight behind Jamaat candidate for Karachi mayorship

KARACHI: The race for the coveted office of Karachi mayor took an intriguing turn on Saturday after Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) announced its...

Sindh expands diesel-electric hybrid bus fleet for Karachi

KARACHI: Sindh Information and Transport Minister Sharjeel Memon has announced plans to expand the fleet of the Peoples Bus Service in Karachi....

Renowned Sindh historian Gul Hassan Kalmati passes away

KARACHI: Gul Hassan Kalmati, a highly regarded historian, researcher, and writer from Sindh, passed away on Wednesday following a battle with liver...

Sindh home department declares Ali Zaidi’s residence a sub-jail

KARACHI: The Sindh home department has declared the residence of the provincial president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Ali Zaidi, as a sub-jail,...

Passenger with counterfeit travel documents caught at Karachi airport

KARACHI: A passenger was apprehended by the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi for attempting to board a...

MQM-P alleges deliberate undercounting of urban Sindh population

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has accused the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government and media institutions of deliberately showing a lower population...

Death of Noor Jehan sparks debate about future of Karachi Zoo

KARACHI: Nestled between a cluster of high-rises and bustling markets in the nation's commercial capital, Karachi Zoo has long been a favourite...

PPP to hold protest in Sindh to demand elections across country on same day

KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Sunday announced that it will hold a protest in Sindh on Tuesday to demand elections...

Zaid Tessori achieves incredible YouTube milestone

KARACHI: Zaid Khan Tessori, son of Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori, achieved an incredible YouTube milestone, becoming the youngest YouTuber to hit...

Jamaat to protest underreporting of Karachi population in census

KARACHI: The Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a protest outside the Governor's House in Karachi against what it calls a "conspiracy" to underreport the...

Religious scholar assassinated in Karachi

KARACHI: Maulana Abdul Qayyum Sufi, a renowned cleric, was shot dead on Tuesday morning in the Gulistan-i-Jauhar neighbourhood of Karachi after morning...

Criminal gangs escalate activities in upper Sindh amid police operation

SUKKUR: Criminal activities have reportedly increased in upper Sindh areas in recent weeks, police said, as gangs of outlaws and dacoits appear...

PTI lawmaker from Karachi handed over to police on remand

KARACHI: A Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker, who was “picked up” from his Karachi residence by unidentified plainclothesmen, was handed over to the...

Murad inaugurates polio vaccination campaign in Karachi

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah launched a polio eradication campaign in Karachi on Monday by administering polio drops to...

Jamaat warns of citywide sit-ins over delayed Karachi local government polls

KARACHI: The chairperson of the Karachi chapter of Jamaat-i-Islami, Hafiz Naeem ur-Rehman, has announced that the party will stage sit-ins across the...