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At Karachi zoo, close encounters of the reptilian kind
Animal enthusiasts bring their pet snakes, pythons and crocodiles for a day out.
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4th ASNA Clay Triennial: Personal to political, Chinoy lets her work do the talking
Bold, personal and hopeful were some of the words used to describe the works of painter and sculptor Tabinda Chinoy.
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4th ASNA Clay Triennal: Drawing inspiration
John Skognes from Norway shares stories from the Scandinavian mountains.
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4th ASNA Clay Triennal: It doesn’t ‘matter’ what medium you use, says Aasim Akhtar
The title matters little to art critic, curator Akhtar, who waxed lyrical about work of ceramists during his lecture.
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PMAP Sindh comes up with its own proposals for delimitation in Karachi
Insists that ECP must carry out delimitation per directions of Supreme Court or else they will file contempt petition.
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Unfair practices: SHC asks KMC officials to explain unpaid salaries
Fire brigade and sanitation workers, have not been paid for the last two to three months.
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Praying for recovery: Family demands recovery of missing girl
The girl, Ayesha Bibi, went missing from the hospital’s tuck shop on January 9.
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Lacking accreditation: Medical university in Larkana yet to qualify CPSP standards
A CPSP team visited Chandka hospital and made recommendations.
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In solidarity: Journalists protest against Quetta blasts
Union leaders termed Thursday’s attacks “cowardly,” and criticised government for failing to control law order.
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Cases cleared: Ajmal Pahari goes to court against ‘illegal’ detention
The suspect, arrested on March 18, 2011, is being detained at Central Prison Karachi since September 2012.
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Eyes on the prize: SZABIST team wins business contest at LUMS
The SZABIST team won the trophy and was also awarded four shields.
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No longer apolitical: College students no longer have to disown party affiliation
Students will have to maintain 75% attendance.
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Epidemic in Sindh: Measles outbreak claims lives of eight children within 24 hours
Vaccination drive still not under consideration for southern and central parts of Sindh.
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Called to court: Officials to explain what they did to control measles outbreak
Petitioner claims that health facilities did not have anti-measles vaccines.
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Investigators find the exploding car had a duplicate of an army official’s plate
Police unable to trace chassis, engine numbers.
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House count 2012: Knock, knock. Who’s there? ECP staff. But where’s the army?
Savvy Karachi residents ask for ID and proof, naive ones encounter ghost enumerators.
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In Lyari, wary residents give ECP staff a headache, not the gangsters
Teachers go around patiently explaining why they are doing house count.
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For the love of ceramics: Feat of clay
Fourth ASNA Clay Triennial opens with an exhibition by 60 ceramists at VM Art Gallery.
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One dead, three hurt as cleric survives attack
At least three armed men on separate motorcycles shot at the car near the railway track in Block 13-D-3.
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Stirring the hornet’s nest: Altaf’s speech upsets nationalists
Nationalist parties have vehemently opposed the SPLGA, which was passed by the Sindh Assembly last year.
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Unchallenged dons: Gambling kingpins have long tentacles
Ejaz Memon and Waseem ‘Beater’ control the reins as the gambling lords of Karachi.
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Farooq Sattar defends party decision
MQM will not be ‘physically present’ at the rally, it will continue to support Qadri’s cause says Sattar.
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Escalating violence: 11 people gunned down in Karachi within hours
Five men from Mohmand tribe lined up and executed.
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Lower courts shut down after employee shot dead
Sectarian killing claims the life of lower courts staff member Bashir Khan, according to police reports.
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Advisers cannot exercise ministers’ power: SHC rules
Court also rules that advisers to the chief minister can not be allotted portfolios of government departments.
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Minor missing: 10-year-old girls goes missing from JPMC
Parents and relatives of kidnapping victim hold protest outside Saddar police station, demand she be found quickly.
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Protection needed: Interior secretary must file comments by Jan27
The court was hearing a petition filed by PPP MNA Faryal Talpur.
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‘Illegal’ appointments: Recruitments in special education dept challenged
Petitioners claim job letters being offered to people who did not even give interviews.
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Suspects of polio workers’ killings sent on remand for four days
The police had arrested the men after an encounter from Ittehad Town on Wednesday.
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This is not good enough, say the city’s political parties
Jamaat-e-Islami's Nasrullah Shajjee says army personnel were not present in major parts of Karachi.
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Cross check: Karachi, stand and be counted
House listing from today till Jan 14 and voter verification for 18 days after that.
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For the first time, women receive environment awards
WWF-P has given awards to people who have strived to conserve ecological resources.
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Anti-polio drive launched in district South amid strict security
The district administration will conduct the drive in two phases.
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SHC seeks proposals to form commission for victims’ compensation
Compensation of $1m only to be disbursed by the commission.
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Soraya Sikander uses London’s colours and Karachi’s tones of grey
Exhibition, ‘In, At and Around’, will run at the Unicorn Gallery till January 17.
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Violence: Two PPP activists among 11 killed in Karachi on Thursday
At least seven people were shot dead near Sohrab goth in a single attack.
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Bomb found in Karachi, BDS called in
The bomb was found in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area.
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Shahzeb murder case: Sikandar Jatoi arrested from SC premises
Pakistani authorities cancel Shahrukh's passports so that Dubai government deports him.
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Transitions: Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, literary critic, is no more
Siddiqui penned over 15 books, wrote thousands of articles and research papers.
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Ravaged road: Court calls NHA chairperson over condition of highway
Petitioner hold NHA, relevant officers responsible for accidents on highway.
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Teaching chinese: SHC approached for alleged misuse of funds
Petition asks court to order its Nazir take over funds till final disposal of petition and suspend tender notices.
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PAC meeting: Sindh gave PAF Rs400m for Benazirabad base
Auditors reveal finance dept released the funds to help acquire 500 acres.
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Illegal immigrant: Court sentences man from Bangladesh to three years in prison
Muhammad Aslam admits that he and other Bangladeshi nationals crossed the border illegally.
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Transitions: Orthopaedic surgeon Prof. Sulaiman A Khan passes away at 88
He was offering free treatment at a clinic for the past 10 years.
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‘Arrested members of TTP behind killings of polio workers’
Five suspects taken into custody after an encounter in Ittehad Town.
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Get set go: Voter verification begins with army on back-up
The re-verification of electoral rolls will continue till February 1.
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Court call: Advertisers complain political parties use their space without paying
Election commission has already prohibited political parties from advertising in the media.
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Sukkur goes without water for four days
The shortage was expected in advance as Sukkur Barrage was closed for maintenance on Jan 6.
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Hakim Barkati: A self-effacing scholar who is no more
Dr Rauf Parekh remembers Hakim Barkati as an admirer of literature, someone who wanted to uphold Eastern traditions.
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Tragic mishap: Woman dies as wall collapses in Larkana
Nazul died and nine others were injured as women fell off the first floor and were buried under the debris.