Two electrocuted near Ubaro
KHAIRPUR: Two persons were electrocuted in a house in a village pitafi near Uabro on Monday. According to sources, two youths, Jamil Ahmed Pitafi and Abdul Majeed Ali Pitafi, received severe electric…
Maulana Abu Turab released nine months after being kidnapped
QUETTA: The leader of Jamat Ahle Hadees in Balochistan, Maulana Abu Turab returned home on Friday, nine months after he was kidnapped from Quetta with his son and driver. Following the release…
Three real brothers killed in Zhob landsliding
ZHOB: Three minor real brothers were killed in a landslide in Silyaza area near Zhob in Balochistan province on the second day of Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday. The ill-fated family was having a picnic…
Pedestrian injured in road accident in Karachi
KARACHI: A man was seriously injured in a road accident on Tariq Road area of the metropolis on Monday, rescue sources said. A 55-year-old pedestrian, Mohammad Hafiz, was seriously injured when he…
Two men drown in Keenjhar Lake
THATTA: Two people drowned on Sunday in Karachi’s Keenjhar Lake also known as Kalri Lake, while they were on a leisurely trip to the city. It was reported that the identities of the…
Apex court directs officials to probe against encroachers of amenity plots
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday took notice of the illegal occupation of parks and playgrounds and directed the provincial authorities to hold an inquiry against those involved in the same. The petition…
Four killed in clash near Larkana
LARKANA: Four people were gunned down and three others injured at Noor Khan Jatoi village over old enmity on the land issue between two groups of Jatoi community in the limits of Akil…
Nomination papers of Zardari’s sister Faryal Talpur challenged
LARKANA: PPP Women Wing President Faryal Talpur’s nomination papers to contest the 2018 general elections from PS-11 Ratodero, Larkana, were challenged on Thursday. Objections were raised by two voters of the constituency –…
NAB arrests ex-DG of KDA over alleged fake auction of plots
KARACHI: The Karachi chapter of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested the former director general (DG) of Karachi Development Authority (KDA) over allegations of conducting fake open public auction of land and record tampering. Nasir Abbas…
Rangers deployed to stop water theft
KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Fazulur Rehman directed on Thursday to deploy Pakistan Rangers at different canals, distributaries and channels to stop the theft of water so that it could be provided at…
12 more dengue cases surface
KARACHI: 12 more dengue fever cases were reported in Karachi, taking the reported toll of cases to 467 in the city since January 1, 2018. As per the weekly report issued by Prevention…
PSP’s Fauzia Kasuri to contest against PTI’s Arif Alvi in NA-247
KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) leader Fauzia Kasuri has filed her nomination papers for National Assembly Constituency NA-247 Karachi (previously NA-250). If chosen as her party’s candidate, Kasuri is expected to contest…
Only elections won’t solve people’s problems: Sattar
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Dr Farooq Sattar on Thursday said that election is not the only solution to problems faced by the public, administrative and constitutional amendments should also be considered alongside.…
Rao Anwar claims he’ll walk free in Naqeebullah case
KARACHI: Former senior superintendent of police (SSP) Rao Anwar said that he would be proven innocent in the case pertaining to Naqeebullah Mehsud’s murder. Former SSP Anwar along with 11 of his associates is…
Woman, man murdered for ‘honour’
SHIKARPUR: An unmarried woman and a man were gunned down by a relative for ‘honour’. Station House Officer (SHO) Saleem Raza Abro said that the suspect, Ameer Baksh Jatoi, used a shotgun to…
PQA industrialists summoned by judicial commission for ‘polluting’ sea
KARACHI: Owners of industries in Port Qasim Authority (PQA) industrial zones were summoned by the Sindh Commission on Water and Sanitation constituted by the Supreme Court (SC) regarding an issue related to the…
92-year-old woman dies after falling from ambulift at Najaf airport
KARACHI: A lady aged 94-year-old travelling from Najaf on PK220 fell from ambulift at Najaf International Airport while the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has asked their authorities to submit a detailed report of…