Sindh
More News
-
After the floods come the waves of depression
Psychologists warn that the waves of depression will be higher when these survivors head back home.
-
Betrayal, unrequited love drives man to slaughter four of a family
“First I hit her with an iron rod” says 27-year-old Iftikhar alias Badshah at the police station.
-
Teacher-less day at govt-run varsities
Teachers follow decision of FAPUASA, as their colleagues in other parts of the country also stage a similar protest.
-
Rangers powers extended further
The Sindh Home Department has given a three month extension to the policing powers of the Rangers Force in Karachi.
-
KWSB, CBC join hands to solve water problems
KWSB agrees to give nine million gallons of water per day to the Clifton Cantonment Board.
-
Provincial bureaucracy shuffled
Sindh govt issues a notification about the transfers and postings of some secretaries and DCOs.
-
Police rough up 20 protesters
Flood survivors are injured when the police beats those who gather to register for Watan cards.
-
CM, corps commander promise long-term relief
Govt and army will continue relief and rehabilitation activities for flood survivors after floodwater recedes: CM.
-
Beware of dengue, even if the count is less this year
Around 345 dengue cases, all in the primary stages, are reported in government hospitals in Karachi and Hyderabad.
-
A funeral amid anguish and high security
Funeral services of Nasir Ali are held in a tense atmosphere at the imambargah in Rizvia.
-
95% of flood survivors in Sindh without a roof
About 95 per cent of flood-affected people remain without shelter in Sindh either because the areas are too remote.
-
Painting a borderless home
Five artists explore their roots and memories to create visual narratives.
-
CID arrests DSPs’ alleged killer
Security forces claim to have arrested a man believed to be involved in the killings of four Sindh police officials.
-
Praying to become a doctor
Students give the Hafiz-e-Quran test ahead of the entry test for annual admissions in the government medical colleges.
-
2 killed, 5 injured in ‘mystery’ firing
Two people are killed and five others injured in firing near the Post Office Square in Liaquatabad on Monday.
-
Govt paperwork delays pay raise for labourers
Four months after government announced increase in minimum wages, workers still wait for a pay-raise.
-
2 ‘Afghans’ prove Pakistani citizenship
Men suspected of being Afghan nationals ask judge to quash proceedings as they prove their Pakistani citizenship.
-
Only 4% of Canadians have contributed to flood relief: MP
Visiting Member of Parliament, Jim Karygiannis appeals to Canadian government and international community to do more.
-
Orders to treat missing businessman’s wife
Mrs Paracha had received a letter stating that her husband was detained at Bagram prison, Afghanistan.
-
‘Good Samaritans’ from Birmingham offer help
When he receives a letter from a church in Birmingham, offering money for relief work, Dr Qureshi is touched.
-
Spray-mounted vehicles trying to get rid of locusts
Agriculture and plant protection departments employ spray-mounted vehicles to get rid of the locust plague.
-
Truck off
Presence of oil tankers in Karachi’s Clifton neighbourhood draws a Supreme Court judgment to relocate.
-
Sindh acting chief secretary appointed
Ghulam Ali Shah Pasha is handed over the additional charge of acting chief secretary of Sindh.
-
Armed men on motorcycles reappear, target 11 in 2 days
The death toll mounts to 11 in the last 24 hours.
-
14th death anniversary of Murtaza Bhutto marked
The death anniversary of Mir Murtaza Bhutto is observed at the Peoples Secretariat.
-
IDPs asked to leave schools by Oct 1
Flood survivors who have received their Watan cards are being asked to evacuate the school camps within 72 hours.
-
Sindh courts staff observe strike to demand pay rise
Sindh Lower Courts staff announces a three-day strike, demanding a pay raise.
-
By-polls for PS-94 postponed
Election Commission postpones by-elections for the provincial assembly seat vacated after MQM Raza Haider's murder.
-
Police fire at protestors in Hyderabad
One man identified as Ramzan is injured in the firing.
-
Teachers to boycott universities on 22nd
Teachers of govt run universities decide to boycott classes to protest the federal government’s move to cut HEC funds.
-
Karachi’s water needs to be tested
Polluted water from Manchhar Lake has entered the River Indus, experts have said.
-
Two suspects escape SIU custody
Three police officers have been arrested for allegedly aiding the inmates in their escape.
-
Rehabilitation centre offers hope, treatment as a different kind of fix for drug users
Engineers, businessmen, students and children also come to the centre to get treatment, says a volunteer.
-
Federal health minister brags of zero infant, maternal mortality
Not a single baby or woman died during deliveries in relief camps in Sindh, says the federal health minister.
-
To escape crime, Sukkur’s Hindus find a new way out: up
Property dealers report a boom in upper Sindh city as Hindus seek refuge in high-rise residential complexes.
-
Once home to rare aquatic species, the lake plays house for dogs and donkeys
Aquatic plants have dried out, the fish are extinct in one of the the most historical lakes in Sindh, the Drigh Dhand.
-
1,400 Watan cards issued in five days
Nadra and UBL set up a counter at Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto to issue cards to survivors in Ratodero and Larkana.
-
Flood survivors unhappy with unequal ration distribution
Hundreds of displaced people take to the streets and claim that authorities are not providing them dry rations.
-
Sukkur traders to go on strike against SEPCO
Traders threaten to go on strike as they are fed up with overcharged bills sent by the Sukkur Electric Power Company.
-
Helping discover unchartered territories
Rubina Liaquat makes her villagers proud by being the first woman from Rehri Goth to work on a professional level.
-
FIA busts 3 men for human smuggling to Muscat
FIA teams raided Drigh Road, Shah Faisal Colony and Korangi and arrested Waseem Mirza, Zahid Ali and Imran.
-
Looking towards the east for a muse
“Framing the Local Context” came as a response to the anxieties of many young contemporary artists.
-
Farmers lock and load for beastly attacker
Wild boars have attacked and injured two people in the union council of Bohar in Kambar-Shahdadkot.
-
Rs70,000 to doctor fingerprint report
A sub-inspector offered to prepare a fingerprint report in someone’s favour for Rs70,000.
-
Confusion over provincial aide’s status
Newly-appointed Sindh chief secretary Kamran Lashari claims he is still holding office.
-
An evening inside Tent No 12
Muhammad Jameel and his family of 13 travelled through a watery hell before they arrived at “relief”.
-
Meet the DJs, dancers and food lovers of Lyari
If you forget the ongoing gang wars for a second, Lyari is a place for colourful events.
-
240 villages in Bhan Saeedabad submerged
Torrents from Manchar Lake and MNV drain wash away railway tracks and more sections of Indus Highway
-
CM rejects NADRA data on flood survivors
Qaim Ali Shah rejected the figures and asked the authority to prepare its report with assistance of revenue officials.
-
SHO held for shooting at 2 innocent men
SHO of Ghotki police station was arrested on Friday for allegedly injuring two innocent men.