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Contempt of court: Prisons IG, jail official, summoned
Justice Muslim had passed order to release prisoners suffering from HIV AIDS after informing doctors treating them.
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Missing student: SHC seeks report from federal, provincial interior secretaries
Federal and provincial interior secretaries given 10 days to look into the case of the missing seminary student.
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School scuffle: Chairman, ex-principal at loggerheads
The Public School chairman refuses to accept education secretary’s decision to reinstate principal.
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Local bodies: ‘Elections to be held during present tenure’
Local government minister says floods delayed polls.
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For a cold that’s common, parents need to use just the same kind of sense
Runny nose is a good sign it means the illness is just viral.
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Examination team attacked by armed men
Board team saw armed men passing materials to candidates.
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Poultry farmers refuse to pay the ‘looming’ 15% GST on feed
Farmers fear paying an additional Rs1 billion to purchase poultry feed.
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Murdered lawyers: City courts deserted as boycott continues
Representative organisations hold rally, stage sit-in on MA Jinnah Road.
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Post-PNS Mehran: A day after disaster, barbed wire goes up
Repairs and surveillance start at the back of the navy airbase.
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Around the battlefield: A bus ride around PNS Mehran base
Had Lt Abbas not called out to the terrorists, there would have been more damage.
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Target killings: Lawyers demand removal of CM, Malik
Extend protest by two more days, say CM Shah ignored them.
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Shoe-string budget: Health worker fuel compensation cut in half to 35 litres
Petrol reimbursements have not been made since August 2010.
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Preservation: ‘Country’s plantation should be protected’
Environmentalist says authorities are woefully negligent.
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Strike ends: Paramedics, admin meet midway
The workers had boycotted their duties in the OPD for the past 10 days.
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A moribund craft: One man’s crusade to keep Ajraks on the shelves
With demand plummeting the number of printing units have gone down from a heady 150 to just one — his unit — today.
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If it ain’t broke: New ministry proposed to keep certain entities from devolving
Uniform pay structure across provinces ‘not possible’.
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Behind the scenes: How to tell the story when the action was taking place elsewhere
Some of the journalists were on duty for 17 hours.
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‘I want to be just like Federer’
13-year-old in Balochistan aiming to take part in foreign events.
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Hanging in the balance: Pirates extend deadline till Monday
The pirates have closed down the ship’s communication system.
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Health resources: Chandka needs new hepatitis testing machine
Chandka is the largest teaching hospital in upper Sindh and serves people from Shikarpur to Mirpur Mathelo.
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Larkana asked to share malaria tablets
Malaria Control Programme complains stock due to expire in October.
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Substandard medicine: Multinational firm recalls Paracetamol
Popular cure for fever found to be substandard upon testing.
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Ballerinas, kick-boxers, jivers and folk dancers break a leg at ActOne’s studio launch
In just five years, the dance studio has grown from 20 to over 4,000 students.
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‘Less than 1,000 turtles left on Pakistan’s shores’
WWF and wildlife department continue to work on conservation and awareness.
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Residents without electricity for 17 days
Protests against power outages fail to rectify situation.
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To protect and [under]serve: Karachi has 1 policeman to protect every 2,000 people
VIP security putting a squeeze on police strength, budget.
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Say no to drones: PTI sit-in a ‘success’ on second day
Waiting for Imran Khan fails to deter protester enthusiasm.
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Summer schedule: Vacations to stay June, July
Chief minister rejects the education department’s proposal for school summer vacations in July and August.
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Movement to topple the govt soon: Imran
PTI chief says mid-term polls are the only solution to tackle the nation’s problems.
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Brazen attack: Terrorists storm Pakistan Navy base
ISPR spokesperson says one P3C-Orion aircraft destroyed, sources say three damaged.
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Kidnapping Case: Bailable warrants issued against IB director, others
Family paid Rs5 million as ransom through pay order with the amount being transferred to the respondents’ accounts.
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Alleged discrimination: Retired employee accuses CAA of forcing him out of ‘his house’
Petitioner claims many retired employees, their families are living in CAA facility.
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The urban condition: Growing pains: Urbanisation and other inconveniences
Three artists address the adverse, beneficial and contradictory affects of technology.
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Nod of approval: SCBA satisfied with existing judiciary: Asma Jahangir
Bar president says previous judicial setup was subservient.
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MQM meets businessmen: Traders demand agriculture tax
Threaten to call countrywide strike if wealth tax is imposed.
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10th day of strike: Paramedics refuse to work under ‘medieval Mughal king’
Police raid camp, arrest eight union members.
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Listing priorities: Sindh wants development budget up by 10%
MQM says it will oppose any new tax in the new budget.
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Embezzlement: Govt ‘siphons’ Rs88b of labourers savings
Labour leaders lash out at financing budget deficit, political ads, flood relief.
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Gunned down: Two brothers, both lawyers, slain in drive-by shooting
Police rule out sectarian motive, lawyers boycott courts.
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Arrest: Car thieves arrested
Motorway Police arrested two men who attempted to speed away in a stolen car.
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Scales of justice: ‘Temporary judges urged not to hear important cases’
‘People who benefited from the lawyers movement haven’t re-opened May 12 cases’.
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Academic cooperation: Dow, NED sign collection point deal
Agreement signed between DUHS, NED and Husein Group of Companies to train students on each others equipment.
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Promotions and salaries: ‘The govt has till May 22 to promote us’
The doctors want to be promoted on the basis of longevity.
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PML-N stance: No evidence of foreign presence in Balochistan: Zehri
Zehri expressed his concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in Balochistan.
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Golden handshakes: Fauji Fertiliser workers protest labour policies
Company says that instead of appealing court verdict, they were protesting.
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Devolution: Doctors call off strike for now
Health ministry transfer deferred.
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Our own craigslist?: Estate agents of DHA, Clifton launch website
Website to help “protect customers from imposters,” and to protect the business of brokers and property agents.
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Signature campaign underway to preserve ecological balance in Tharparkar, stop people from cutting trees
NGO planning to have the Karoonjhar hills of Nagarparkar declared a ‘national park’.
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Corporal punishment: Students’ faces painted black for stealing biscuits
School principal arrested for humiliating two students, painting their faces black and parading them atop donkeys.
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Shutter-down strike: Shershah traders protest against extortion threats
Store owners have been receiving threats from culprits warning them to leave the area otherwise they would be killed.