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Changing directions: Khayaban-e-Shujaat, Shaheen in DHA made one way
The re-routing was part of the Phase VIII master plan, claims DHA.
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Short supply: No food or fuel as city remains shut
Traders still unclear if businesses, petrol pumps will open on Thursday.
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Leopard geckos fetch good money for hunters as trade continues to destroy ecosystem
It is still unclear whether the geckos are being exported or being used in the country for medicine.
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Targeted: Three young men killed in Karachi
Young man who has yet to be identified shot dead in Shah Baig Lane area of Baghdadi, Lyari.
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Guns for all: Arms licences to be provided to religious, political leaders
Sindh CM says govt would also provide compensation to families of victims whose breadwinners have been killed.
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Weighing in: Political leaders offer sympathy to MQM
Govt ‘ready to provide legal and moral support’, PM says.
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Investigation demanded: HRCP fears for Sindh’s future
Commission condemns killing of JSMM activist Muneer Cholyani.
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Security at British High Commission increased as backlash feared
Traffic was being diverted from Park Towers and from the Do Talwaar roundabout.
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Special souvenirs: Instead of postcards, take polio cards on your way out of Pakistan
All those travelling from country, regardless of duration of stay, must get immunisation certificates.
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Sulaiman Lashari murder case: Court orders IO to submit report by June 10
The defence complained to the judge about the delay.
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Blood drive: PPP to invite Guinness World Records for BB’s birthday
A target of 30,000 blood pints has been set for the campaign.
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Security plan: Police have it under control says city police chief
The most sensitive areas, in terms of the security arrangements, are located in district South.
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Technical fault: Four people killed in PAF plane crash
Victims included the two pilots who were manning the aircraft.
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Matter of minutes: City panics after arrest made 6,000km away
All traffic rules forgotten as vehicles create massive gridlocks on most major arteries.
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Frenzied workers, cautious leaders pray for MQM chief’s safety
The workers had poured into the offices in large numbers on hearing that Altaf had been arrested.
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Assist them: 'Help with Karachi-Lahore Motorway construction'
The motorway is being constructed to provide an international standard road network between the two megacities.
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Armed dispute: Six people killed, three injured in tribal clash
According to the villagers five people were also kidnapped by armed persons.
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Four dead including two pilots as PAF training aircraft crashes in Karachi
Nine others were also injured as a result of the crash.
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Public safety: Fine imposed on unauthorised CNG kits bothers transporters
Traffic police are issuing the drivers of the minibuses and coaches a fine of Rs2,000.
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Illegal detention: Bailiff rescues man detained in former police check post
Other detainees at the post were whisked away by the captors in two police vans.
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Analysis: As government shifts focus to public transport, projects must be viable, farsighted
Most visible manifestation of on-going urban governance crisis is in the transportation sector.
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Forging alliance: Former bureaucrats join MQM
The party’s ministers greeted the two new members as activists welcomed them with rose petals.
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Illegal occupation: SHC official to inspect encroachment
Resident pleaded the court order an inspection of the site
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For fairer representation: FAFEN urges political parties to discuss electoral reforms
The primary purpose of the changes should be to establish an ‘independent’ election commission.
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Under treatment: MQM-H chief Afaq Ahmed suffers angina attack
Ahmed was due to fly to London on Monday night but has now postponed the trip.
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Karachi bleeds some more: Ten bodies found, four men shot dead
Seven of them were found bearing torture marks from a deserted area in Manghopir.
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Samples discovered: Traces of polio found in city’s drainage lines
Samples from the drainage lines are collected by the health authorities twice a month.
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Unfair bargain: Tomato growers unable to earn stable return as govt yet to provide storage
As the produce rots quickly, it must be sold straight away and often at a cheap rate.
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Tooting his own horn: Newly appointed DIG shows off police achievements
DIG Javed Alam Odho wants civilians to place more trust in the force.
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Targeted deaths: Police commando shot in suspected honour killing
Wife and toddlers strangled in the attack.
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Dropping uplift projects: Sindh PA to pass resolution against Centre
Memon says resolution will be passed to condemn federal govt’s decision of rejecting 11 key development projects.
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The city bleeds: Five killed in separate acts of violence
Mother of five tortured to death by her husband over a dispute.
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Rights activists observe token hunger strike
Rally round support for Lateef Johar who is on hunger strike for the last 40 days.
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Journalism ethics: Experts back code of conduct for media
According to Jabbar, live transmission is full of hate speech and requires proper editorial judgment.
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Voicing concerns: Sindh Education Foundation schools struggle to survive after funding squeeze
"The government has only released 25 per cent of the government allocated funds" explained Kabani.
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A safer tomorrow: Chief minister wants support of legal fraternity and civil society for operation
Syed Qaim Ali Shah also promises better compensation for slain enforcers to improve morale.
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After repairs: Three dozen green buses to make a comeback next week
These will ply across two routes: from Surjani Town to Tower and from Surjani Town to Korangi.
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A strange act: Police register murder FIR against 8, including victim
Tribesmen block road, demand action against police.
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Swimming with the fishes : Rehri Goth’s fishing community ignored as govt has bigger fish to fry
The area lacks medical facilities and is plagued by drug addictions.
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Harassment: HCCI president resigns after allegedly being detained by the Rangers
The law enforcers claim that he was not detained but had arrived on his own accord.
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Karachi’s unpredictability makes its people unhappy
The report’s methodology aims to measure happiness at two distinct levels.
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Bad planning: Karachi in a jam as MWM protests
Most of the roads around city’s hub were sealed.
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Arrested development: Lyari Expressway still incomplete after 12 years
Resettlement of affected families still the main issue hindering completion.
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KK Agha refuses to renounce UK nationality
Agha has said that he is not willing to renounce his nationality for a position on a superior court’s bench.
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Karachi violence: One dead, two injured in blast near Tariq Road
Blast caused by hand grenade.
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Latest tactic: Attack near police post carried out with donkey
This was the first time that militants have used an animal to carry out their activities in Pakistan.
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Korangi DC survives attack, his guard critically injured
Policeman, two other men killed in city.
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Political rhetoric: Memon criticises federal govt for discarding development projects
Memon stressed that the conspirators against the PML-N government were not supporters of the Pakistan Peoples Party.
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Parallel justice: Jirga settles 22-year-old dispute between two tribes
The Chachar tribe was fined Rs600,000 for killing a member of the Jagirani tribe.
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Two killed, three injured in police raid
Law enforcers claim they fired shots in self-defence.