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Sea-front office: Residents’ society, security task force row over office space
The society accuses the Rangers Special Task Force of illegally occupying a part of the premises.
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In protest: KU suspends academic activities for three days
Teachers’ associations of NED, Sindh, Mehran, and Sindh Agriculture University announced day of mourning on Friday.
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Transcending barriers: Software to break down the wall within the Sindhi language
The Sindhi people are divided by Arabic and Devanagri scripts.
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Living rough: There goes the neighbourhood
With roads around Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s shrine dug up, street-dwellers have moved onto Sharae Attar.
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Non-payment of salaries: Wasa workers’ union suspends supply to Hyderabad district
Over 2,000 employees have not been paid their salaries for the last four to seven months.
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Missing person case: SHC repeats summons to cellular service provider
The petitioner sought the release of her husband from illegal detention by a PN official.
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Eid preparations: No more forceful collection of hides
Circulation of pamphlets and use of loudspeakers will not be tolerated.
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Press conference: PTI leader condemns talk of dividing Sindh
PTI will be the major party from Sindh in next elections, he claims.
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The man that was: The life and achievements of Dr Muhammad Shakil Auj
Last month on the occasion of Independence Day, Dr Auj was awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.
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Militants in Karachi
Without enough information, public has little idea about who we are fighting or the actual success of the action.
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Targeted: KU Islamic Studies dean shot dead
Another faculty member was targeted in a similar fashion last week
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Illegal allotment: TI highlights land scam in Karachi
TI Pakistan asks NAB to take notice of illegal allotment of piece of land in Karachi worth approximately Rs400b
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Beyond the obvious: Aakif Suri takes to art to comment on man’s power-greedy instinct
The exhibition, titled 'Part of the Story has not been Told', opened on September 17.
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Still no luck: Sindh High Court retains stay on Clifton projects
KMC's second attempt at overturning SHC’s initial decision
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Secretarial conference: 22nd ASA Congress held in Karachi
The event was attended by delegates from across the Asia-Pacific.
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Ineffective: Illegal hydrants continue, so does water crisis
KWSB claims it is doing its best to remove the hydrants but is facing various problems.
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More provinces?: Nationalists reject MQM demand
Leaders say that Altaf is trying to provoke ethnic tensions.
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City’s water not properly chlorinated: Health experts
People told to take precautions to avoid Naegleria, dengue and Congo virus.
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Violence in the city: Police, Rangers meet to discuss Karachi operation
The committee decides to step up the pace of the operation.
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Katcha area residents unwilling to move
If the villagers do decide to move, there is a tent city set up by the government merely one kilometre away.
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Flood ‘14: Tori Bund level raised by two feet as residents fear water will overflow
Authorities expect medium-level floods to pass through bund that created havoc in 2010.
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Sketchy details: Seven alleged TTP members killed in encounter
Police claim the deceased were affiliated with the TTP's Waliur Rehman Group.
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Flood ‘14: Sindh heaves a sigh of relief
Official says breaches in Punjab critical to saving Sindh.
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Either set Musharraf free or try him along with accomplices: MQM chief
Altaf urges the judiciary to start accountability of lower judiciary
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US to spend over $260,000 on restoration of Makli Hill tombs
Ambassador Olsen announces money will be spent on restoration of Tombs of Sultan Ibrahim and Amir Sultan Muhammad
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Woman gives birth to quintuplets in Karachi
Hospital sources say she gave birth to four girls, one of whom passed away, and a boy
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No ‘coercive’ action against cattle traders, orders Sindh High Court
A group of eight traders of sacrificial animals had gone to court against the KMC, the Malir DMC and others.
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Boosting opportunities: Aptech ‘Career Quest’ aids students in the pursuit of a foreign education
The Middlesex University is offering scholarships to Aptech students.
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Busted: Five alleged militants, two robbers nabbed
Separately, two suspected robbers were arrested in an encounter with the police in Korangi Industrial Area.
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Justify your actions: SHC summons officials to explain why treatment plants are not functional
Untreated waste is being dumped into the Keenjhar Lake
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Speakers suggest shark fishing ban to address decreasing numbers
144 shark species are found in Pakistani waters.
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A disaster in the making: Government fails to dismantle private dykes on the Indus
Influential people have encroached upon the riverbed, establishing farmhouses and cultivating crops.
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Prevention is better than cure: Rising heat, no chlorine make Karachi highly susceptible to Naegleria Fowleri
The brain-eating amoeba attacks the nervous system, leaving little chance of survival.
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Violence continues: Former councilor and son shot dead, four bodies found
The former councilor of Orangi Town was associated with MQM’s Unit 124.
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Army should be prepared to side with the people: Altaf Hussain
MQM chief says new administrative units need to be created to save the country.
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Karachi violence: Policemen among five shot dead; bomb injures two
A retired professor and spiritual faith healer are also among five killed in city violence
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PIA suspends staff over flight delay after Rehman Malik video goes viral
PIA says flight delayed due to technical reasons, not VIPs
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Gearing up: MQM to submit resolution for local govt elections
Party leaders urge government to take steps to control law and order.
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Arson: Ambulance set on fire
Korai said that the driver was apprehended by citizens as he himself set the ambulance on fire and then tried to flee.
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Court repeats notices in Fakhra Younus case
Bilal Khar was acquitted of the charge of burning his wife with acid.
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A victim of violence: No stranger to tragedy, Haseena Nasim has lost three sons in three years
Her children are being targeted and killed despite not being associated with any gang.
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Busted: Nearly a dozen men arrested in raids
Two suspects were arrested after an exchange of fire with the police on Shaheed-e-Millat Road.
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Disorder in the streets: Traffic in a state of mess as CBC neglects the red, yellow, green in DHA
At least 19 accidents have taken place in Phase VIII alone in the last one month.
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Show of solidarity: Lawyers boycott courts to protest colleague's kidnapping
The lawyers also condemned the attack on the principal of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Law College in Karachi.
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Dr SM Rab, a teacher of teachers, passes away at 83
The physician was fighting a brain tumour since March.
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On top of rubble: Green Town students still waiting for govt to rebuild school
The building where 400 students studied was demolished 42 days ago.
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Wanted: dead or alive: With no money, criminal heads keep rolling in Karachi
A high-profile list of criminals is still waiting for the Sindh government's approval.
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Easing administrative burden: Altaf demands formation of 20 new provinces
MQM chief urges leaders of PTI, PAT, government to restart dialogue process.
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Bilawal to contest 2018 elections from Benazir's home constituency
Bilawal to enter contest for NA-207, the home constituency of former prime minister Benzair Bhutto
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Flood ‘14: Four Sindh districts vulnerable as flood torrents approach
Medium to high floodwaters to pass through Guddu Barrage on Sep 17; govt asks riverine residents to evacuate areas