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Earplug protest: Rashdi refuses to hear Marri speak
Marvi Rashdi stuffed cotton in her ears as soon as Shazia Marri started speaking at Sindh Assembly session.
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'Forced conversion': Teen insists she converted of own free will
Faryal (Rinkle) tells media she is a Muslim girl and has nothing to do with her parents; married of own free will.
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International Women's Day: The rough lives of beauty parlour employees
Christian women make up much of the workforce in salons.
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Popularity contest: PPP senators visit Karachi Press Club
The delegation included, Saeed Ghani, Aajiz Dhamrah, Dr Karim Khawaja and Sehar Kamran.
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Unnatural death: Missing doctor found dead in his car
A syringe was found with the body.
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New alliance?: Representatives of smaller parties call on Shahi Syed
Afaq Ahmed is still a prisoner, says new senator.
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Teachers, parents and students should get to know each other as people first, say educationists
More than 80 professionals from 25 schools and colleges brainstorm on interaction.
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Targeting minorities: Ahmadi man shot dead in Shaheed Benazirabad
The victim, Maqsood Ahmad, was a resident of Rabwah in Punjab.
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Politics on campus: Weeks after professor’s murder, SU student killed in brawl
Scores of activists armed with sticks and guns attacked each other.
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A team effort: Women, accused of being kari, rescued and sent to shelter
The women were identified as Ajeeban, Mohammad Bux Shar’s wife, and Khursheedan, Mehmood Hassan’s wife.
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PPP ministers help upgrade jail, joke about not knowing what the future holds
Better food, health care, communications and new jails in the pipeline.
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March 8: Bushra Zaidi, the woman who changed Karachi forever, by dying
For international women’s day, we take a look back at the one name that stands out.
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Current account: Ibrahim Hyderi residents and KESC fight over unpaid bills
Hundreds of people travelled nine kilometres to reach the office of KESC at Qayyumabad.
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Fake currency notes: Banks claim forgery is on the rise
Towns and districts in rural Sindh, including Larkana, have witnessed a rise in circulation of counterfeit bank notes.
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Student week mixer: Mr DUHS gives buff lesson in anatomy
The student week Olympics help nearly 6,000 students from nine DUHS institutes to bond .
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ANP will resist any attempt to monopolise Karachi: Shahi Syed
Says all stakeholders must agree to the right to mutual existence.
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Holi Hai!: How much happiness a little arrowroot flour and dye can bring
The coloured powder comes from Lahore and red and pink are the most popular.
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Askari III case: Bawany family ‘murderer’ was a jilted driver
Police claim to have arrested Ishaq, but he says he was turning himself in.
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Lyari spins the wheel for its fortune
Fed up with being ignored by the PPP, the Peoples Amn Committee wants to see who else is interested in playing.
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Police arrests alleged Indian spy from Malir
Police recovered an Indian identity card and maps of Pakistan's cities, villages from Chandar.
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Alleged drug kingpin prime suspect in Gwadar DCO’s murder
A prominent personality from Turbat, Mir Imam Bizenjo, has been identified as the prime suspect.
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Marri vs Rashdi: Ladies, why don’t you ‘make up’?
PPP and PML-F MPAs slug it out on the floor of the Sindh Assembly.
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Police recover two women declared kari by jirga
The women declared kari were earlier kidnapped by members of Jatoi community.
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Marri vs Rashdi: Of make-up, poor English and intimidation
Sindh Assembly ruckus erupts with Shazia Marri alleging Rashdi could not speak proper English.
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Police claim arrest of Bawany family murderer
Murderer admits to having killed all five members of the family, says DSP Crime Branch.
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Toll roads: Tandojam residents protest, ask for exemption from tax
We are a part of Hyderabad. Nowhere in the country are citizens forced to pay road tax for travelling within city'
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Alarm bells: Names of voters missing from new electoral rolls, claims Marwat
The former education minister claims that 9,000 names are missing in the new list.
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Corporate jungle: Bahria wins most awards at IBA youth festival
The festival kicked off on February 28 with around 320 students.
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Your money or your life: Sindhi singer Mumtaz Kanwal beaten up at home
Home Minister Manzoor Wassan called the singer and assured her of adequate security and arresting the attackers.
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14,000 contract teachers are now permanent govt employees
Minister vows to lay siege to Karachi port.
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Quran o Ahle Bait Conference to be held this month
Aim of the conference is to unite all the Muslims against the growing US interference in the country.
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National Language Authority to compile first Urdu encyclopedia
Iran Culture Centre hosted a reception to appreciate the services of Urdu Dictionary Board.
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Policemen most likely to be infected with HIV
Figures were revealed by the provincial manager of AIDS Control Programme, Dr Abdul Jabbar Shaikh, at a seminar.
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Holding fort: Contract employees take over SSGC’s HQ for a day
The management says it will meet with the protesters on Friday.
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Homecoming, ANP Style: Senator-elect Shahi Syed gets rousing welcome
As chartered plane drops flowers on Karsaz road, three flights get delayed due to traffic jams.
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Voters list: MPAs question authenticity of new electoral rolls
Legislators want extension in verification deadline.
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DCO Gwadar found murdered in Karachi
DCO Abdul Rehman Dasti was killed in his car on Khayaban-e-Tanzeem. Police suspect murder was due to personal enmity.
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Preventing flooding: Rangers and police to help clear blockages to Indus River flow
Naukot, Digri and Jhudo towns were built on the original course.
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Lifeline: Don’t be fooled, hypertension doesn’t always come with symptoms
Everyone over 40 years of age should get checked, says expert.
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Political alliances: Koral Shah’s family of Sehwan throws its weight behind PPP
The family has been associated with the PML-F and SUP.
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Circular Railway: Senate panel reviews progress on KCR project
Encroachment on railways land delaying the implementation.
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That time of the month: Don’t overreact and don’t neglect, comes advice from gynaecologist
Early menopause in Karachi’s women, polycystic ovarian syndrome and irregular cycles all need treatment.
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Doctors frustrated they’ve made no headway in getting motorcyclists to wear helmets
Trauma centre data shows that road accidents are underreported by people.
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New facilities: IT centre set up to update students on global conservation efforts
The project was a result of collaboration between WWF, PFAN and 14 local organizations.
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MPAs set to pass law to give 7,200 teachers permanent jobs
Their contracts expired in July, leading to protests for ‘regular’ jobs.
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Separate provinces: Tehreek-e-Suba Hazara holds first rally with support of MQM
Party leaders claim that TSH would emerge as one of the biggest parties in upcoming elections.
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ANP, STPP clash leaves one dead in Karachi
Three other people were also injured during the fight.
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Slapping incident: Assaulted polling staff pardons Waheeda Shah
Experts say PPP candidate faces disqualification despite pardon.
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Enforced disappearances: As another panel wraps up, families still bereft of answers
None of the old police officers from the cases have recorded their statements.
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Paan and coffee bad for your bones, say doctors
Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common but Karachi has only 20 experts in the area.