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Binoria clerics among 17 killed in Karachi
Three NGO workers kidnapped.
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Stepping into the real world: KU honours two pioneer doctors
Raana Khan is Pakistan’s first woman to do a PhD in law.
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History lesson: ANP, MQM relations worsened in mid 1980s
MQM chief was in jail and he wrote to Wali Khan that the two communities should sit together.
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Despite industrial estate’s affluence, it ignores toxic effluence, say environmentalists
A treatment plant has been opened, but factories in Kotri still dump waste into KB feeder canal.
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Healthcare tips: More children can survive if mothers breastfeed
Pakistan is signatory to a WHO convention that tasked govts to promote breastfeeding.
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‘Protective’ custody: 13-year-old boy kept in chains for the past five years
Mother worries her mentally challenged son will go missing if she sets him free.
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Adding layers: Police dept clamours to get Lyari to be the city’s sixth district
The move is likely to be approved by the home dept, claim optimistic officers.
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Filling empty seats: Lawyers say by-polls will be a waste of money
SHC reserves order on pleas challenging by-polls.
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Counting continues: Army enters neighbourhoods, doesn’t make it to the door
ISPR insisted the army personnel guarded neighbourhoods but did not go door-to-door.
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A haunting issue: Watchdog body tries to exorcise district of ghost schools
Public Accounts Committee reviews audit of Tando Muhammad Khan govt’s accounts.
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MQM wants to end archaic feudal system
Will not rest until feudal lords and all other institutions in the country accountable before the law, says Altaf.
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More than just a number: Shahrukh Jatoi’s ossification test rejected
Show cause notice issued to police surgeon, medical superintendent.
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Upper House session: Senate to get in-camera briefing on Karachi violence
Malik to explain comments about Karachi’s ‘terror wave’ in February.
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Accidental Explosion?: 3 suspected militants killed in Karachi blast
According to reports, a taxi, rigged with 300 kilogrammes of explosives, was found parked near the blast site.
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Two killed, policeman wounded in Sohrab Goth blast
Blast occurs near the Indus Plaza in the Sohrab Goth area of Karachi.
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FUUAST Vice Chancellor appointed
Earlier, Dr Qaiser, the VC of Karachi University, was given additional charge of the FUUAST.
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Party stance: MQM backs Hazara province demand
Altaf Hussain pledged support from his party saying that the MQM supported their demand for a separate province.
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Karachi situation: PM tells Sindh govt to combat extortion
The premier meets Sindh governor and chief minister in Karachi to discuss a range of issues.
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Mosques should also pay for water, says KWSB
Water board asks prayer leaders to ensure only essential use of water at mosques.
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‘Admitting you are a secularist can get you killed in Pakistan’
Academics lament that rulers have been using religion to their advantage for centuries.
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Seniority rules: If experience counts, Sindh govt has aplenty
In almost every department, senior posts are held by retired bureaucrats or judges.
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On Lyari twins’ 24th birthday, calls ring for justice
Outside Karachi Press Club, protesters demand arrest of killers.
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4th ASNA Clay Triennial: These potters don’t need wands to create magical objects
Today is the last day of the Kumbhar Mela at the Rangoonwala Community Centre.
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At one of Korangi’s govt schools, the field is a place to trip
There are no watchmen at the school, which is underfunded.
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Back on the radar: Missing for over a year, Ajmal Waheed returns
Ajmal and his younger brother, Osama, went missing on July 1, 2011, from Korangi.
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Shahzeb Khan murder: Shahrukh Jatoi sent to juvenile prison by ATC
Medical report confirms Shahrukh is a minor; Prime suspect and co-accused sent on three-day remand.
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New ventures: With a focus on mental health, The City School launches new project
Experts held workshops offering insight into human psychology.
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Cantt station blast was a terror attack: Forensic report
Six people were killed and at least 50 more were wounded in the explosion.
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In fond memory: ‘Dr Muhammad Ali Siddiqui will live as long as the Urdu language’
The Urdu writer and intellectual died earlier this month.
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Intra party polls: PPP-Parliamentarians re-elects Amin Fahim
Sindh council members elect provincial body, CEC while federal council members elect central body.
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French Bazaar: Parisian delicacies meet Pakistani crafts
Stalls of food, jewelry, clothes, pottery and other items were set up at Alliance Française.
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United Front: Nationalists come together for elections
Pir Pagaro not to accept the responsibility of the caretaker prime minister.
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United we stand, divided we fall: Speakers hope India, Pakistan can reconcile like France and Germany
Speakers share anecdotes of growing up in Europe 40 years ago.
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‘Fake’ Encounter: Suspect shot dead in encounter with the police
The criminal was wanted for over a dozen crimes.
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Voter verification: With cops killing, dissent grows
At a sit-in, protesters demand presence of soldiers in door-to-door campaign.
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Preparing to launch: Sabiha Sumar set to release her new film on Karachi
After Khamosh Pani, Sumar’s second film ‘Good Morning Karachi’ premieres at 36th Goteborg festival.
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Baldia factory fire case: NGOs go to court over PM’s ‘interference’
Ask court to turn the factory into a rehabilitation centre for the victims’ families.
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Last rites: Funeral costs in 5 cities
Christians bear the lowest cost while burying their loved ones, Muslims in Lahore have to fork out extra for marbling.
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Shahzeb Khan case: Court sends Shahrukh Jatoi to borstal
Police also recover murder weapon from a car parked in Defence area.
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Awareness campaign: Introducing children to sexual, reproductive rights
The campaign also plans to introduce a comprehensive SRHR-based curriculum at the district level educational system.
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Baldia fire case: Unless families agree, murder charges can’t be dropped, say Lawyers
The prime minister’s surprising order to drop the charges, however, holds no legal water, say legal experts.
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‘What if it were the PM’s son?’
Some families still waiting to receive the bodies of their loved ones for burial.
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Damage control: Team from AKU visits measles-stricken areas
Doctors help families identify symptoms and assist local medical teams .
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SHC asks federal govt to respond over SHEC
Petitioner maintains formation of SHEC would “amount to devolution of higher education to provinces".
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Collateral damage: Passerby killed as rival groups battle it out
Members of Sunni Tehreek and Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat exchange fire for over two hours.
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USAID to help build hospital in Jacobabad
USAID to provide $10million for construction of the 133-bed Jacobabad Institute of Medical Sciences.
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Support programme: To make it big, 350 students given tools
The programme also trains mothers and gives loans.
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One after the other: 4 men killed in 2 blasts
First a grenade was thrown, then an IED went off.
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Travelogue of polio: ‘Carriers could be anyone going in or out of the city’
Health officer says Sukkur is polio-free as no case has been reported recently.
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Enforced disappearances: Hoping to see their loved ones, families light candles
A silent protest was organised on Thursday outside the press club.