Four including woman die in Balochistan
QUETTA: Four people, including a woman, have died in various incidents in Balochistan on Friday. A woman later identified as Gulshan d/o Babul was killed in the firing of unidentified armed men…
Karachi police kill drug peddler in ‘encounter’
KARACHI: A drug peddler was killed in a police encounter in Skindarabad area of the metropolis in the wee hours of Friday. On a tip-off, a police team conducted a targeted raid…
Alleged robber injured in police firing
KARACHI: A suspected robber was shot and injured by police near Khawaja Ajmer Nagri area of the metropolis on Friday. According to police sources, the robber was looting people at gunpoint near…
Zaka inaugurates cardiac unit at navy’s hospital
KARACHI: Inauguration ceremony of newly established Interventional Cardiac Unit at Pakistan Navy Hospital SHIFA was held in Karachi. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah was the chief guest of the ceremony…
Sindh govt aims at wider media coverage
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has urged the public relations officers (PROs) to counter the negative impacts of the governmental activities by promoting government’s positive acts through print…
Misappropriation of Muharram funds: SHC seeks cop’s bank account detail
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday sought the details of bank account of police head constable Muhammad Rafiq who had allegedly received Rs50million, meant to pay fuel charges and make…
BB murder case: Badin District Council chief condemns Musharraf’s allegations
BADIN: Badin District Council Chairman Ali Asghar Halepoto on Friday has condemned the allegation leveled against former president Asif Ali Zardari by General (retd) Parvez Musharraf. He said Musharraf himself is a…
JI urges exiled Baloch leaders for democratic ways
QUETTA: Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Liaqat Baloch has exhorted the Baloch leaders staying outside Pakistan to return to the country and fight for their rights through political and democratic ways. Addressing a…
Aisha Bawany College reopens following SHC orders
KARACHI: Classes resumed in Aisha Bawany Government College on Friday after remaining closed for a week. The Nazir of the Sindh High Court (SHC), along with police officers were able to break open the…
Minister advises private schools to obey SHC order about fee
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar has directed the officials concerned to ensure implementation of Sindh High Court’s (SHC) order regarding fee hike by private educational institutions…
Over 65,000 policemen to perform duties in province on Muharram
KARACHI: Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) AD Khawaja was informed on Thursday that as many as 65,129 policemen were assigned for deployment across the province under the Muharram Contingency Plan. It…
Girl found dead in north Nazimabad
KARACHI: A teenage girl was found dead in North Nazimabad area of the metropolis on Thursday. According to rescue sources, a 19-year-old unknown girl was found dead near the intermediate board office…
Interventional cardiac unit of PNS SHIFA inaugurated
KARACHI: The inauguration ceremony of a newly established Interventional Cardiac Unit (ICU) at Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) SHIFA was held in Karachi. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah was the chief guest…
Two LeJ terrorists held with arms
KARACHI: The Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCL) arrested two terrorists of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and recovered hand grenade and pistol from their possession here on Thursday. According to details, the AVCL launched…
SHC orders opening of Aisha Bawany College
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday ordered the immediate opening of Aisha Bawany Government College and instructed police officials to implement the court’s order. The decision was taken by a…
Three ‘militants’ held from KU’s staff colony
KARACHI: Three suspected terrorists were nabbed in a raid from the University of Karachi’s staff colony late Wednesday night, sources disclosed on Thursday. Official sources said that a captured Ansarul Shariah member,…
Dual citizenship: Court issues arrest warrants for Nadia Gabol, Farahnaz Ispahani
KARACHI: A sessions court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for former member of the National Assembly (MNA) Farahnaz Isphani and ex-member Sindh Provincial Assembly (MPA) Nadia Gabol in connection with a dual…