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Hands up: Traffic police and constables to have weapons
The IG directed the officers to prepare a proper Standing Operating Procedure (SOP) for the duties.
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No songs of praise: Book launch turns into mock fest as activists lash out at each other
The SPDC’s book launch does not go as planned as Tahira Abdullah refuses to stick to the script.
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Ending illegal occupation: Anti-encroachment courts set up under deputy commissioners
The courts have been established under all six deputy commissioners in Karachi.
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Keepin’ it cool: SHC orders immediate restoration of electricity to museum housing dolphins
Show organiser goes to court against alleged dispossession of mammals, trainers.
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Public hearing: MNA, residents reject new environment impact assessment on Clifton flyover
Court had ordered a new report given the objections to the road works planned around a new 67-story building.
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Environmental concerns: Court orders cantonment boards to stop illegal constructions
A number of high-rise buildings have been constructed in the area without getting an approved plan.
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Do not enter: Nationalists keep Sindh closed to keep IDPs out
CM says the province’s resources are shrinking and population is increasing because of migrants.
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Mechanism of action: Police establish special cells to address complaints of missing persons
The Rangers and police are conducting all raids and investigations legally, SHC told.
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Know your rights: Rights of a Witness
A person shall not be competent to testify if he has been convicted by a court for perjury or giving false evidence.
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Board of Investment approves two economic zones in Sindh
Will be established at Bin Qasim and Korangi Creek.
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Reprisal attack? ASI killed, four others injured in attack on police van in Karachi
A passerby along with three constables were also injured in the attack.
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Strike observed in Interior Sindh to protest arrival of IDPs
Alliance of Sindh Nationalist Parties express concern that influx of IDPs may jeopardise demographic balance of Sindh.
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Fire erupts in Karachi factory
Firemen manage to put out the blaze in an hour.
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Extradition demands: Rights group wants to bring home women jailed abroad
Nine Pakistani women are currently detained in UAE prisons.
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World Brain Day: Reading, writing, exercise can prevent neurological diseases, say experts
Pakistan Society of Neurology holds presser on Monday to mark international day.
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Two injured: Two killed in cylinder blast
There were reports that the injured succumbed to their injuries during treatment.
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Social uplift: ‘Half of Sindh’s young population unemployed’
A new youth policy is the need of the hour, say speakers.
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Incomplete investigations: SHC orders police to submit weekly report on Khairpur rape
Court unhappy with report presented by SSP's representative, asks police to arrest suspects.
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Successful raid: CPLC, AVCC find 10-year-old boy kidnapped from DHA in Shah Faisal
The abducted boy was kidnapped from Defence Housing Authority (DHA) when he was returning from a seminary.
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Controversial APC procurement matter lands in SC
The petitioner asked the court to declare Sindh Emergency Procurement Act 2014 illegal.
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Holy observation: Thousands take to mosques for aitikaf
Over ten thousand worshippers are observing aitikaf.
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New network established: ‘Unity needed to improve early childhood development in country’
Representative of ECDNP presented the progress of the network thus far and the background behind its formation.
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Possible mistreatment: Judge transfers case after suspect accuses police of abuse
Liaquat Ali says no encounter took place before his arrest and he had been abused by officers after arrest.
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Targeted operation: ‘Rangers should be a temporary solution’
IA Rehman says any measures taken by the paramilitary force should be temporary.
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Two policemen killed, another injured in separate attacks
SSP Shiraz Nazeer said the deceased was a resident of the same area and was posted to the Saddar SP's office.
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Bite me: KMC needs Rs55m for dengue campaign
KMC officials have requested the provincial government to cooperate for the dengue eradication drive.
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Corruption case: FUUAST suspends five workers for misappropriating funds
Initial investigation revealed that around Rs150 million of the funds had been transferred from an authorised account.
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Exchange of fire: Police recover four kidnapped men
The exchange of gunshots continued for hours during which the kidnappers managed to escape.
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Successful operation: Largest ever quantity of illegal goods seized
Action was taken after a tipoff that foreign smuggled goods were stored in Boulton Market.
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Gunned down: ‘Militant’ shot dead in encounter
An alleged Lyari gang member was arrested during a police raid in Khadda Market.
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Turtles of Karachi are protected, but what of their habitat?
New research provides invaluable data about the nesting habits and preferences of the endangered species.
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Prize bonds heist: SHC grants bail to convicted NBP employee
Court Nazir asked to verify property value, the bench directed its office to fix the matter for hearing.
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Cause for concern: Eroding embankments at the rice canal regulator pose serious threats
Regulator was constructed in 1945 and has worked very smoothly until recently.
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Draft for Police Act 2014: Civil activists stress need for overhauling policing standards
A number of NGOs and civil rights groups have devised a draft policy for reforms in the police department.
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Bucking trends: PPP leader advises PTI against agitation
Said that the parliament was the proper forum to take up any issues of national importance.
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Paying tribute: Procession to mark Youm-e-Ali ends peacefully
The procession was halted for two hours as families of target killing victims staged a sit-in on MA Jinnah Road.
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For better or worse?: World Bank approves $76.4m to improve farming in province
The money will be spent under the Sindh Agricultural Growth project and benefit 112,000 farmers.
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Taking charge: Sindh’s first-ever female section officer appointed
Fahmida Abbasi is eager to pave way for more women to take prominent police posts.
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WorldCall office in Karachi set ablaze
WorldCall had received several threats earlier, Daily Express quoted the cable service’s employees as saying.
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Five more polio-hit children detected
Number of sufferers inches ever closer to 100-mark.
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Mind that turn: All roads leading to MA Jinnah blocked on Sunday
Traffic police have planned alternative routes as main Saddar road will be blocked for Youm-e-Ali.
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Take it back: Tankers association end strike on governor’s promise to rescind new tax
The Apotca had stopped supplying petrol to fuel stations, forcing authorities to intervene.
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Protest continues: PMA demands arrest of assailants
Dr Ghulam Fareed Khuhawar was abducted from Warah and has yet to be recovered.
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Public nuisance: When KMC is renting out footpaths, how can encroachments go away?
Shehri takes a 360-degree view of Karachi’s shrinking public spaces.
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Denying statements: Sindh govt says 25 RO plants in Badin, Thatta working
The report said that there were 25 RO plants in Badin and Thatta districts and all were found operational.
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‘MQM only want a revolution if it gives power to the people’
Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui also criticised PPP for being biased against MQM-dominated areas.
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Violence round-up: Man killed ‘accidentally’ as security guard cleans gun
A total of three lives lost in the city on Saturday.
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Designed with love: In a first, this bags designer thinks inside a box
Female entrepreneur runs successful business of box clutches, other purses.
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Not welcome: Sindhi nationalists, writers, poets join hands to protest arrival of IDPs
Sindh Bachayo Committee writes to UN to request the IDPs be settled in K-P.
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The plot thickens: Darul Aman incharge arrested for ‘involvement’ in disappearance of women
The inmates had ‘escaped’ from the shelter home and police suspect they were helped by insiders.