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Naming public property after political figures is also corruption: Experts
People should be ruled by the law instead of government officials.
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Lofty goals: NGOs want to rid Karachi of legal as well as illegal weapons
Seminars and peace rally will be part of the International Disarmament Week from Oct 24.
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Bashir Qureshi case: Family to file contempt-of-court plea against police
The case will be taken to the high court and apex court, if the lower courts fail to provide them justice.
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Experts call for better tools to measure corruption
Its extent is difficult to gauge because it is a clandestine activity, they say.
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Ill health: Supreme Court judge hospitalised
Offices at the SC Karachi Registry did not share details about his ailment.
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Higher education: SU conducts entrance tests for post-graduate programmes
Majority of students appeared at SU’s main campus in Jamshoro.
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Equal distribution: Leaders, activists support land reforms
Social activists at the event urged politicians to support land reforms.
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Supplementary exams: BSEK sets up 83 examination centres
An examination reporting centre has also been set up at the BSEK office for receiving complaints.
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Hyderabad’s water agency loses electricity over unpaid bills
Power supply to 98 water agency connections was discontinued on Thursday.
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Promotions not prison: ‘People themselves must be the watchdogs’
Experts agree that corruption in its modern forms is extremely hardy۔
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Keeping tabs on media: With great power comes great responsibility, reminds Ayesha Siddiqa
Seminar highlights need for regulating body devoid of political influences.
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Pedestrian bridges to nowhere dot Karachi, a city where cars are king
A majority of new overhead pedestrian bridges have been built where no one uses them.
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Fingers crossed: ‘Pray for our tiger’
Karachi Zoo’s oldest Bengal tiger stopped eating five days ago.
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Contemporary art: Christie’s specialists scout talent in Karachi
Auction house hoping to draw in young American collectors who can afford Pakistani artists.
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Fire breaks out in New Karachi towel factory
Fire fighters reached the scene and attempted to douse the fire.
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Extortion case: Non-bailable warrant for complainant
The court has ordered that he be presented on October 24.
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Job security: Khangarh municipal body fires staff over fund crunch
Administrator claims the town uses OZT receipts to pay power bills.
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Grim statistics presented in law and order meeting
At least 158 people have been killed in the city during the last 19 days.
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FUUAST VC appointment: Some senate members are unhappy to start the hunt from scratch
They have to go through the process again as the president rejected previous nominations.
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Clash of the titans: Over Rs25 toll tax, minister lands in trouble
Ex-serviceman files complaint, Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto booked for intimidating workers.
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Indian professor sees political corruption as the biggest peril
Bhaskara Rao questions party politics, urging people to imagine a ‘party-less’ democracy.
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Awami prices for Karachi’s hottest seafood joint with a political menu
Crack open the crabs and spear the squid at Biryani of the Seas.
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Navratri festivities: At Swami Narayan Mandir, good will defeat evil tonight
Ram-Leela, a play about the life of Lord Ram, has been organised by the temple’s committee.
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Conference on corruption: ‘A thousand judges couldn’t change Pakistan unless their verdicts are followed’
As long as corruption is regarded as a necessity, society will treat it as a norm.
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Crisis averted: City bows to water tanker ‘mafia’
The association wanted all hydrants to be legalised and water charges to be slashed.
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1990 elections rigging case: Sharifs should be banned from politics, says Sharjeel
The minister said that govt would also probe the matter further and find out who else was involved in this offence.
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Targeted?: Bohra man shot dead near Hyderi
Victim identified as Ali Asghar. Police yet to ascertain motive behind the killing.
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Karachi violence case: SC takes notice of killings of lawyers
The police chief has been directed to appear with his comments before the apex court on October 24.
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Karachi violence: Four robbers killed in crossfire with police
The robbers opened fire on the police and took a young man captive.
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Doctorates awarded: SU gives degrees to research scholars
10 doctor of philosophy and six master of philosophy degrees to be awarded to research scholars.
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Showcasing talent: Youth festival to be held in November
Forms for debates, handicrafts, textiles, fashion designing and singing competitions to be submitted by November 8.
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Preaching nonviolence: Sindh’s writers search for lost glory
They claim that before partition, the region was a hub of harmony.
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Missing children: Police directed to register FIR in each case
Petitioner NGO tells SHC the crime is not treated as cognizable offence.
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Education scene: ‘Students turn to seminaries for free meal and boarding’
KU’s Pakistan Study Centre director shares his perspective on current educational situation.
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Food for thought: Fine dining takes backseat to ready-to-eat meals
Alliance Francaise’s director laments peoples’ lack of understanding of gastronomy.
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Baldia factory fire: SHC suspends owners’ remand into police custody
Lower court had granted two-day custody to police on Thursday.
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Graduation day: Agri-varsity awards degrees to 493 students
Sindh Agriculture University offers 36 teaching courses.
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Free flow: After weeks of stalemate, administration decides to open hydrants
They were closed weeks ago due to the claim that KWSB officials were accepting bribes for illegal ones.
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For greater power: After weeks of wooing, PPP manages to win over influential Shirazis
Sources say that PPP has agreed to give the Shirazi brothers two provincial and one national assembly seat.
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Targeted attack leaves one Ahmadi dead, three hurt
The family was returning home from their worship place in Baldia Town.
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World XI matches: International cricketers provided maximum security
Bomb disposal squad to inspect stadium 4 hours before match starts and over 2,000 personnel will be outside stadium.
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Religious intolerance: Second church attacked in Karachi in 10 days
At least six churches have been vandalised this year.
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Thatta’s Sheerazi brothers join PPP
The decision will be formally announced on November 7 during a PPP rally.
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Unilateral action: Sheep importer withdraws petition
Lawyer cites ‘unavoidable circumstances’ for the move.
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Among boys, the ‘doctor career’ fever subsides
Only six per cent Matric graduates have applied for admissions at pre-medical colleges.
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The man who makes the mandi, meet Chaudhry saheb
After a 12-day journey his 1,700 animals arrive with price tags of Rs1 million.
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Yadgar-e-Shuhada Karsaz: At 5th anniversary of tragedy, investigators still going round in circles
At Gahri Khuda Bukhsh, the graves of 18 unidentified victims lie forgotten.
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Baldia factory fire: Court remands owners into ‘dusk to dawn’ police custody
Suspects are to be medically examined before and after interrogation.
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Unless the flood tax is collected, Sindh’s rehabilitation might ebb away
Most district officers ignored the president’s orders to collect the 15% levy on payable income tax last year.
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Bani Abidi returns with the ghost of Mohammad bin Qasim
ArtNow asks her to speak of her work presented in Germany and destined for India.