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Petty violence: Tribal rivalry claims four lives near Sukkur
Police shifted the bodies to Kandhra health centre and later handed them over to relatives.
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Polio eradication: PMA dispels rumours, points out hurdles to the campaign
Illiteracy, and rumour mongering are reasons for Pakistan having so many polio cases.
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Punjab sports festival: Gordonians bring home laurels
A similar streak of performance was witnessed at the division level events by Gordon College players.
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Look both ways: Headphone-clad man run over by train
Police said the engine driver tried his best to stop the train when he realised Adeel was not reacting to the horn.
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International Women’s Day: Students highlight gender-based violence through drawings, paintings
Call for better education among women for their empowerment.
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GHQ attack case: Convicts seek documents from military court
LHC had previously rejected their pleas based on input from Judge Advocate General.
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Evidence, research-based policies stressed to improve infant and maternal health
Unequal access to healthcare and provision of healthcare vary between the poor and wealthy and even between provinces
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Exhibition: The finesse that patterns weave
“Converging Lines” links together the work of 12 well known artists.
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Roundtable: Policewomen discuss challenges of working in Pakistan
Women law enforcement officials honoured on International Women’s Day.
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International Women’s Day: The clause less talked about
Oblivious to their right or constricted by norm, women continue to struggle in filing a divorce when situation arises.
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Investing in education: An idea to boost literacy
A UK-funded programme aims to lift the standards of primary education in Pakistan.
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Arrivals: Competition among private airlines a boon for travellers
New carriers to vie for growing number of air passengers.
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Crimes in uniform: Beware of pickpockets at police pickets
Allegations rife that some corrupt policemen at Golra and Sabzi Mandi are looting poor people directly and indirectly.
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Assistance: Radio Pakistan to get MW transmitter
The transmitter will replace the older one which was installed in 1976.
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Drug trafficking: Court rejects convict’s bail plea
PHC rejected the bail plea of a British citizen of Pakistani origin who was arrested on drug charges last year.
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Women’s day: Govt to announce empowerment package today
Package will include a proposal to amend the law of inheritance to ensure women were given their share in property.
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March 8: Bushra Zaidi, the woman who changed Karachi forever, by dying
For international women’s day, we take a look back at the one name that stands out.
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LDA auction: Five plots sold for Rs43.6m
Price of each marla was approved by the State Bank of Pakistan evaluators.
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Murder: Six sentenced to death
Sentenced on five counts and three others to death on four counts in a murder case.
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Corruption: ACE apprehended
Assistant Controller Allah Yar Hinjra had received Rs50,000 from him to get him recruited to a government job.
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The deadline: March 30 deadline for exam forms
LUMHS has announced that the last date for submitting examination forms is March 30.
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Cognizable offences: NGO files petition on missing children
The Sindh High Court issued notices to the inspector general of police, advocate general of Sindh and other officials.
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D-day : BMU announces MBBS results
Baqai Medical University announced the result for final professional exams of MBBS on Wednesday.
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Motives unknown: Gunmen kill driver, injure cleaner
The 38-year-old driver, Mukhtar Ahmed, was the father of four children and a resident of the Paretabad town.
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Traffic solutions: Saddar to get pedestrian-only roads
The Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) has launched a project called the “Pedestrianisation of Saddar”.
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Water supply: Dhabeji pump develops fault
The supply of water to the city will partly be affected for the next 12 hours.
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Preventive measures: Campaign against dengue for schools
Roshan Ali Shaikh has approved a campaign aimed at student involvement to prevent a possible outbreak of dengue fever
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Tsunami retrospective: Ceremony held at Japanese CG’s residence
To commemorate last year’s Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
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Tahqiq: SU publishes Urdu research journal
Sindh University’s Urdu department published its biannual research journal “Tahqiq” in two volumes.
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Debt worries: Rice mill owner kills himself
A debt-ridden Hindu rice miller committed suicide by shooting himself near Data CNG station.
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In memoriam: 26th death anniversary of Taj Abro
The culture department and Sindhi Language Authority (SLA) will hold a commemorative ceremony on March 12.
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Abbottabad commission: Malik claims Pakistani agencies had almost caught Bin Laden
Tells judicial panel they were very close to finding the compound in Abbottabad when US forces raided it.
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Graft: Two cops arrested
Batala Colony police station’s SI Manzoor Ahmed extorted Rs3,000 from her.
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IUB Convocation: Gilani to be chief guest
Students who had graduated in 2007 and 2008 will get their degrees during the convocation.
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Bsc Examination: Results declared
As many as 1,314 candidates took the exam.
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Accident: Teen killed
Student of 10th grade was standing near a flour mill when its wheel came off and hit him.
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Accountability court: Sohail Zia Butt acquitted
NAB had filed a reference against Butt on the complaint of the NICFC manager.
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Training school: No bribery tolerated in police, says IG
A total of 840 jawans, 265 who completed the 6th Upper and 575 who completed the Intermediate course.
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Dengue: Wasa to hold moot
WASA is organising a seminar on March 14 to create awareness regarding the prevention of dengue fever.
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Hockey: First Munir Dar Gold Cup postponed
The tournament, originally scheduled to run from March 9 to 16, will now be played from March 15.
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Golf: McIlroy rejects talk of Woods rivalry
Said his toughest opponent is simply the golf course he faces each week.
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Bowling: Ali, Rehman to compete in France
Will compete in the Brunswick Euro Challenge 2012 Bowling Championship in France.
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Football: FIFA apologises to Brazil
Fifa apologised to Brazil in a bid to defuse a blazing row over criticism of the country’s lagging preparations.
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Olympics: Australia reject hand-shake warning
Australian athletes will continue to shake hands with their rivals at the London Olympics.
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Cricket: West Indies recall Bravo for ODI series
Fast-bowler Tino Best was also picked for his return.
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'Better than HD' new 4G iPad launched
New tablets will ship from March 16.
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New Senate Chairman, Deputy to be nominated in consultation with allies: Dr Firdous
Says Deputy Chairman candidates could be from Balochistan.
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Balochistan unrest: With classified reports in hand, proceedings move to Quetta
ISI, MI submit reports on law and order in the province.
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Madhuri unveils her wax statue in London
Museum already houses statues of Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.
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Bank of khyber: Ismail industries in management bid
The bank’s stock price rose five per cent to close at Rs6.70 during trade at the Karachi Stock Exchange.
















































