Sindh

In Sukkur, pumping stations are submerged and craters have developed on recently built roads.

Announces Rs0.4mn for families of dead, Rs0.1mn for injured. Assures provision of 2 snorkels, 15 fire tenders.

The explosion damaged buildings and left a two-foot deep crater in the ground.

Altaf urges govern­ment to stop sale of the meat of infect­ed sheep in the market.

Police submit application to State Bank of Pakistan, allege there are Rs500 million in the account.

As the clash continues, police have been unable to reach the spot due to the flooding caused by recent rains.

Missing persons in Sindh fall into 3 categories: those abducted for ransom, tribal feuds and “jihadis”.

Crops of cotton, rice, sugar cane and chillies have been affected in southern Sindh.

Court asks SSPs of Thatta and Matiari and SP Hyderabad to investigate disappearance of Ali and Pandhi Mari.

Lahore Metro system will consist of four operational lines - green, orange, purple and blue.

Investigators comb through video footage, say fire broke out from an electrical spark.

British Council brings together artists and curators to encourage cross-cultural projects.

Judges tell defence lawyer health workers are a necessity; hearing adjourned till Oct 16۔

PML-N chief uses visit to comment on LG system, calls for national consultation.

They are accused of negligence, carelessness and malafide intentions۔

An Edhi representative, said that they usually did not keep bodies at the morgue for more than 3 days.

Sindh labour secretary fails to give number of registered companies in the province.

Qazi Hussain Ahmed demands Sindh CM should resign from post, action against SITE.

Police recovered weapons and stolen mobile phones from the possession of the suspects.

Only exit from the building was through a door with an electronic lock which failed when fire disrupted power supply.

PML-N chief visits the factory, announces compensation money.

Minister for Commerce and Industry Rauf Siddiqui says decision taken on the directives of his party.

Imran Khan tours site; ILO chief to visit soon.

Govt gets deputy commissioners transferred, more changes expected.

Nationalists suspect garment factory fire was a ploy to make them fail.

PML-F makes history by protesting with nationalists, lawyers boycott court.

Ministries have failed to take care of the suffering families.

The military has stepped in but govt officials are nowhere in sight.

Syedi Mufaddal Bhaisaheb Saifuddin is expected to lead Fajr prayers at a mosque today.

Maham Aftab, Myra Saeed will compete against teams from New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and India.

Rescue work stopped, focus falls on labour department and civil defence.

Artists, actors pay tribute to legendary comedian.

Entire families worked at the garment factory.

Report said factory was not registered under Factories Act 1934, nor had the owners submitted a letter of occupation.

ILO for technical assistance on rapid training of labour inspectors in Sindh to promote fire safety at workplace.

Pakistan has no law on emergency exits.

The hearings of a number of petitions on this issue were adjourned till September 20.

The 2008 Berger Paints fire was more intense but none of the workers were killed because of an emergency exit system.

Says the capacity to fight fires even in the country’s biggest city is questionable at best.

Labour organisation calls for national action to protect workers from workplace hazards.

“It does not seem right..when transporters and traders have shown an indifference to the strike.”

The party clarified that businesses would remain open on its day of mourning.

Owners of factory on the run; SHC takes suo motu notice; cause of fire still not clear.

The child is believed to have collected extortion money from an alleged victim.

Army starts rescue operations as floodwaters threaten upper Sindh.

PML-N, Jamaat-e-Islami and PTI announce three days of mourning.

Corrupt government officers and factory owners blamed for disaster.

Fireman Feroze Khan had not seen anything like it in his 29-year career.

No checks have been held in Sindh since Musharraf’’s time.

Victim Mairaj was PPP information secretary for district west and had also served as a union council Nazim.