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Running of APP: Notice issued to federal information secretary
Petitioner challenges foreign postings and hiring retired staff.
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Splendid passing-out parade held for smartly turned out naval officers
Six officers from Palestine and eight from Saudi Arabia also train at the naval academy.
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Working hard for the money: Sukkur to spend half of its budget on govt staff salaries this year
A pittance of Rs400m to be spent on new scheme, education gets a large share.
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Another brick in the wall: When Centre adds tax, kiln owners cut wages
Transporters also increase fares 15% over fuel prices.
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Post-postponement: Court orders govt to provide security for AJK polls in city
If there are fears of violence, the government must talk to the candidates.
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Devolution: 3 federally run hospitals turned over to Sindh
150 JPMC contract doctors, nurses fired in the first phase.
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AJK elections: MQM to participate in polls for two seats
Azad Jammu & Kashmir Election Commission sets July 20 as new date for polling in LA-36 and LA-30 in Karachi.
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Sarfraz Shah killing case: First witnesses point at Rangers
IO, DIG absent from court.
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Sukkur high court bar: Progressive Lawyers Forum wins elections
Voting started at 9 am and continued till 5 pm; results were announced at midnight.
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Rohri gas blast: Death toll rises to 4 as 3 more family members die
Thirteen people were injured when Sherwani’s house in Hashmi Muhalla, Rohri, caught fire after a gas explosion.
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If Karachi’s ethnic groups got along it could be a city like New York: Stephen P. Cohen
A Pakistan expert comments on a city’s weakest point.
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Maternal care: Diabetic mothers can have safe pregnancies
Women who want to conceive should pay a “pre-conception” visit to their doctors.
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Water supply to city suspended after pipeline damaged
KWSB blames KESC for damage while insiders say that it was due to a lack of channelisation.
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Sent packing: 8 cops suspended as new IG puts his foot down on laziness
A special team is overseeing all officials, more suspensions and transfers to follow.
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Alleged torture?: What does ‘other hurt’ mean, judge asks MLO
Medical examiner told to properly explain prisoner’s injuries.
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Juvenile suicide: They may not succeed, but it doesn’t mean they aren’t trying
More children are attempting to kill themselves, the greatest increase is in Sindh.
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Sindh govt ‘hopes’ to repair dykes by July 15
Minister downplays questions on the quality of work done at Tori.
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Usurped funds: After child dies in quarters collapse, railway staff goes on strike against poor housing
Trains halted in a bid to seek justice for train drivers and staff.
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Justice: Suspects remanded in DHA shoot-out case
The suspects have been produced on charges of murder, attempted murder, rioting and forming an unlawful assembly.
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SSUET founding father passes away at 82
Salam took great interest in culture and literature, taking active part in organising debates and literary events.
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Opposition benches: After technical glitch, MQM submits second plea
As soon as permission granted, it will summon a session.
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Justice for all: Tributes for judge who refused to bow to dictator
Former SHC chief justice started environmental Green Bench, fought for missing persons.
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150 sacked KESC staff: Unions to petition SC
Workers claim that KESC’s actions are unconstitutional.
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Robber lynched: Mob shoots car thief
Horde beats up robbers, one of them shot by someone in the crowd, however, no weapons were found on them.
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After skeletal remains unearthed in Shah Faisal Colony house, a tale of madness unfolds
N’s parents brought her to the devotees after she hallucinated someone was trying to strangle her.
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Homecoming: Three bankers on their way home after month-long ordeal
The hostages were found tied up in a jungle in Sukkur, and their three kidnappers arrested.
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Up to 1,000,000 people may be hit by floods this year, warns monitoring agency
Nearly 0.4m more cusecs of water could hit Sindh.
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AJK election fallout: MQM re-applies for opposition seats in Sindh Assembly
Previous application had been suspended on grounds that only 25 out of 51 MPAs had signed it.
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Rangers killing case: Court rejects challenge to its jurisdiction on strength of SC order
Prosecution to present witnesses from Monday.
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Interfaith harmony seminars planned
In order to save Pakistan, the NPCIH will conduct seminars, walks, conferences and dialogues all over the country.
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Lost minors: Orphans lost after flood surface in Thull
Children had come in search of shelter.
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GRE required for admission to Sindh university
Before this, the university conducted the pre-entry test itself.
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Sindh lags behind: NGO goes to court for consumer protection law
Protection laws needed to punish those who hoard food.
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Petition filed: After ghost teachers, ghost lawyers haunt bar elections
Court declines to stay polling today, instead proposes solution of separate booths.
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CDGK: Rs1m budget to insure city wardens
We do not have any special packages for city wardens: DDO budget.
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Birth control: After 20 years of ‘doing it’ wrong, policymakers need to change approach to family planning
Doctors, nurses and midwives trained at Jinnah hospital sessions.
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From cowrie shells to credit cards: State Bank museum opens
Never before seen Sadequain murals and the country’s first ATM machine go on display.
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One killed as Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Sunni Tehreek fight over mosque
An ongoing row over a mosque has led to outbreaks of violence over past years.
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Save the date: Always on death row, never hanged
Jalal Morejo is scheduled to die — for the 17th time.
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Rangers killing case: Terrorism judge to rule on whether case should be transferred to ordinary court
If judge rejects defence petitions, the first prosecution witness will be produced today.
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Technical delays: ‘Not enough MQM MPAs signed papers for Opposition benches’
MQM ministers return protocol and official vehicles.
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Provincial development: Govt to survey old buildings in Sindh
Agha Siraj Durrani stresses the importance of building laws.
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Governance in Pakistan: ‘Why Pakistan’s muddled (middle) class needs clarity’
The country’s size is half after Bangladesh separated but the bureaucracy has doubled.
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Federal government hospitals : SHC asks chief justice for a bigger bench
Petitioners fear that after devolution, their perks will be withdrawn.
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Raising the bar: YLC to raise awareness among youth
The 10th Young Leaders Conference,will be held at a hotel starting July 1.
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Sukkur Barrage staff struggle to measure levels amid power cuts
Sepco officials said a high-tension wire snapped on Wednesday.
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PML-N Sindh secretary general passes away
Makhdoom Shahnawaz, the secretary general of thePML-N Sindh, passed away at age 44.
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Former HEC chairman becomes first Pakistani for genome mapping
We are more similar to Europeans than Chinese or Africans.
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VIP movement: New top cop transfers DIGs
IG Wajid Durrani tells CM that target killings have gone down.
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As the Tidal Link grows, so do Sindh’s troubles
Seawater is flowing into a major drain at the coast, flooding surrounding areas with saline water.