Rangers arrest two suspects in Karachi
KARACHI: Sindh Rangers on Monday rounded up two outlaws in raids in Karachi. According to the Rangers spokesperson, the raids were conducted in areas of New Karachi and Gulistan-e-Jauhar on a tip-off and…
Two dead as dumper hits bike in Karachi
KARACHI: Two people were killed while two others injured when a speeding dumper ran over two bikes they were riding on in Karachi locality on Sunday morning. According to rescue sources, the…
Newborn baby found dead Gabol Goth
KARACHI: A one-day newborn baby was found dead from a garbage heap in Karachi’s Gabol Goth locality on Saturday. A Chhipa spokesperson informed that the body, which was wrapped in a piece…
Doctors’ ‘negligence’ kills 19-year-old girl at Karachi hospital
A 19-year-old girl died after doctors at a government hospital in city’s Korangi area allegedly administered her wrong injection, a news channel reported on Thursday. The family members of the girl claimed…
NAB initiates probe into 650 illegal appointments in Sindh Industrial Trading Estate
KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has initiated an investigation into more than 650 illegal appointments made in the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) Limited during the tenure of the Muttahida Qaumi…
Karachi to elect its new deputy mayor on Thursday
KARACHI: The city council’s 300 members will elect Karachi’s new deputy mayor on Thursday. The office of deputy mayor was vacated after the Election Commission disqualified Arshad Vohra in March. A meeting…
Four policemen arrested after minor boy killed during alleged shootout
KARACHI: Four policemen were arrested on Wednesday after a minor boy was killed during an alleged shootout between suspects and police at Karachi’s University Road near Safoora Chowrangi on Tuesday evening. According…
FIR filed against hospital for administering wrong injection to girl
KARACHI: Father of a nine-month-old baby, who got paralysed after being administered a wrong injection at Darul Sehat Hospital, on Monday filed a First Information Report (FIR) at the Shahrah-e-Faisal police station. The FIR has…
5 dead, 36 injured as dust storm, gusty winds grip Karachi
–CM Murad directs hospitals, police to take emergency measures –Parts of Sindh likely to experience similar storms KARACHI: At least five people died while 36 others were injured on Monday as gusty winds…
Transgender person found dead
KARACHI: A transgender person was found dead in a flat on Karachi’s Tariq Road on Sunday. According to rescue sources, the body of a 35-year-old transgender bearing torture marks was found in…
MQM-P announces rally in Karachi
KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has announced to hold a big rally in Karachi on April 27. MQM-P head Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui addressing a press conference here Saturday said that the biased…
NAB files fourth reference against ex-DG KDA, others
KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday filed the fourth reference against former Karachi Development Authority (KDA) director Nasir Abbas and others in an accountability court in a case pertaining to illegal…
PWD employees protest near CM House, protesters arrested
KARACHI: Population Welfare Department (PWD) employees held a protest demonstration near CM House here on Wednesday against the government, demanding provision of son quota, promotions of male mobilizes, regularisation of jobs and time…
Man accused of raping Hindu girl escapes from Karachi court
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the pre-arrest bail plea of an accused in a rape case of a Hindu girl, however, the suspect managed to escape from the courtroom. As per…
Karachi envisaged to have environment-friendly power plants
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy Imtiaz A Shaikh has asked concerned officials to ensure early completion of feasibility regarding an environment-friendly plant in Karachi with a capacity to produce 50-megawatts electricity daily. Chairing…
Model Iqra Saeed died due to drug overdose: report
Model Iqra Saeed, who had come from Karachi to Lahore to start her career in modelling, died due to a drug overdose in Lahore. According to details, three men accused of the murder, identified as Usman, Hasan…
Six benami accounts used to launder Rs8bn in Karachi
KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has traced transactions of more than Rs8 billion through six benami bank accounts in Karachi, according to a media report. According to the report, the FBR…