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Shaikh Ayaz, Sindhi poet remembered on his 89th birthday
Ayaz rose to fame with his compilation ‘Bhanwar Bharee Aakash’ (Whirlpools in the skies) which was published in...
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KESC launches online bill payment service
New value addition launched with 12 local banks.
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Floods inflicted $3.7 billion loss in Sindh, Balochistan
ADB/WB report says half of the losses in Sindh were agriculture related.
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Police detain 20 real estate agents as they break up Khayaban-e-Shaheen protest
Estate agents say their colleague was swindled from his rightful commission.
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Upper House of Parliament: SHC dismisses petition for senate poll stay
Adjourns hearing of plea seeking disqualification of Sehar Kamran Mudassir.
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Bite the bullet: Man injured as MQM-H distributes flyers
Party men were giving shopkeepers pamphlets in Clifton.
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The BackBencher: Newly elected MPA Hasnain Mirza makes his first appearance
Zulfiqar Mirza can teach him on what the press expects from his son – the art of delivering a killer sound bite.
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Transitions: Mushtaq Changezi, the Dilip Kumar of Sindhi cinema, dies at 70
He recaptured public interest with a Radio Pakistan show after retirement.
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In Badin, Pakistan’s most malnourished children rely on energy biscuits
Villagers say that the water is their biggest worry with the monsoon looming.
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In enemy territory: Nawaz Sharif lambasts PPP in Zardari’s hometown
The PML-N leader promises Sindh to ‘bring it at par’ with Punjab.
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Quaidabad disaster: Day before graduation, student felled by FC bullet
A hawaldar got into a fight over construction material.
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Sindh Assembly: Revenue minister comes under fire for Zulfiqarabad
Newly elected PPP MPA Hasnain Mirza takes oath.
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PML-N rally: ‘If students in Punjab can receive laptops, why not those in Sindh?’
Nawaz Sharif says his party will not attend APC till Akbar Bugti's murderers are brought to justice.
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Dispute: FC man kills two at Karachi madrassa
FC's Khurshid opens fire, kills Jamia Darul Quran madrassa, while Shaukat succumbs to injuries at hospital.
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Abduction in Karachi: Two Korean-charity workers kidnapped
Abductors initially raided vehicle in search of Koreans, took two local employees instead.
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Medical care: Pakistan’s first ICU for Thalassemia patients unveiled
It is a project of the Afzaal Memorial Thalassemia Foundation and was sponsored by the government of Japan.
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Sukkur’s town: Employees promoted, demoted, and now suspended by administrator
They were each promoted to higher pay scales in their respective jobs.
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One more rejection: LUMHS calls HEC’s rankings ‘faulty’
Warned HEC that the matter will be taken to court if the commission does not rectify what LUMHS considers a ‘mistake’.
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Figure of speech: Benazir statue stirs up Thatta
PPP supporters have called a strike against the statue being demolished.
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Post-flood changes: Fines and punishment increased for obstructing waterways
Anyone found encroaching on watercourses will be prosecuted a week after law passed.
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Enforced disappearances: Police clear up eight of 10 cases
The commission focused on JSMM activists.
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Up in the air: As cityscape rises, kite makers see profits plummet
Most of the kite lovers head to Phase VIII in DHA because of its open space.
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Targeted attack: Ahmadi killed, grandson injured in S Benazirabad
An 80-year-old man, identified as Chaudhry Akram Arain, was shot dead.
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Progress report: PPP chairman and Sindh CM discuss development
They discussed matters of mutual interest, political issues and developmental activities in the province.
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The slap: I am ashamed to be an MPA, says PML-F woman
Deputy Speaker tells Rashdi that the case has gone to court and an inquiry has been initiated.
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Don’t push us to the wall, warns minority MPA
Says injustices to Hindus may create a situation similar to that of Balochistan.
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In cold blood: St Michael’s Convent student found dead with family
Police rule out robbery, are questioning houseworker and driver.
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Targeted attack: Elderly man killed, grandson injured, outside relative’s house
Two motorcyclists shot at the men and fled.
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Karachi police find five bodies in gunny bags
Deceased were members of the same family, who were murdered brutally late Tuesday night.
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Gunmen kidnap Pakistani Christian staff of S Korean hospital in Karachi: Police
Four armed men stopped a car taking employees to hospital in Orangi and fled away with two Christians, says police.
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Sent behind bars: Police nab suspected kidnapper
Mohammad Faizan, 17 was kidnapped from a shop near his house on September 17.
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Drive-by shootings: Punjabi-Pakhtun activist killed
Noor Hussain, 27, was shot in Kunwari Colony, within Pirabad police limits.
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Above the law: Court looks into alleged police torture of lawyers
Mir Mohammad Tunio was beaten by a broker, Imran Qadri, when he demanded his money back.
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No end in sight: Police register FIR as Warid loses employee
Asif Butt, 32, son of Naeem Butt, was shot and killed outside his home in Clifton’s block 2.
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Adjournment disappoints families: Next hearing date left unset
Dozens of petitions on missing persons who disappeared over the last two and a half years or so were lined up.
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Pride before fall: MPA’s father-in-law arrested on multiple charges
Shah has been arrested on charges of rioting, interference in state affairs, forcing the release of detainees.
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Ahead of auctions to pvt companies, railway unions warn of strikes
The RBI, an alliance of 14 unions of Pakistan Railways, will hold a rally on March 20 at the railways’ headquarters.
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Government not ready to mix students with special needs at mainstream schools
Stakeholders meet to devise strategy for special education department.
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After weapons check, nationalist party chief says withdraw Rangers
They have failed to control the violence in Sindh since they came, says Dr Sarki
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Ricksaaf: For those hard to reach places in Karachi, a rickshaw that wants your trash
The rick-saaf is a combination of a rickshaw and a garbage truck.
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MQM chief fetes party’s labour team, exhorts govt and politicians to mend their ways
Second rally for women will be held in Lahore.
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If Baloch had foreign backing, they would have better weapons: Siddiq Balouch
Women are missing, bodies are turning up and yet the media is cautious, says journalist
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Enforced disappearances: 10 cases, mostly of JI men, taken up on day two
The Judicial Commission is looking into 54 ‘missing person’ cases.
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Musical notes: Grips Theatre launches its first album while singing German and Bollywood songs
Audience response shows effectiveness of Grips’ methodology
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In unison: Auto fuel tankers boycott transportation in protest
The problem started when private contractors torched NLC’s trucks
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Out of the 54 missing, 25 are from MQM
Ten families of the victims gave their statements to a commission at its hearing on Monday.
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At least 12 injured during PSA-PSF clash at KU
KU’s administration ordered sealing of all the university’s gates, blocking the exit of terrified students.
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Senate seat: PML-Q (like-minded) leaders seek Zardari’s intervention
Another application filed for opposition leader’s slot.
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HEC’s top universities: After KU, Szabist too lashes out at the HEC for low ranking
The ranking process is flawed, says a statement issued by the university .
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Review meeting: Rs12.889bn disbursed among flood affected families from Umerkot
Zardari wants early completion of rehabilitation work.