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MQM for moves against patronage of criminals
Vigilante action see as a sign of no-trust in security agencies.
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'Who controls the special courts?'
Judges ask the state to explain who shall run the administrative, judicial control of courts.
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‘Blessed Conquest’ sinks as water level rises
People stole precious plates and wood from the steamboat.
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‘Suspect tortured to death’
Seven police officials have been charged with the murder of a suspect during interrogation.
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After labour room attack, trainee doctors boycott work
Husband of a patient who died beat the staff on Monday night.
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Abstinence and penance: Christians start fasting as Lent begins
Christians across Karachi have begun observing Lent, the period of fasting that leads up to Easter.
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CM stopped from giving forest land to widows
Qaim Ali Shah requested plot conversions on the president’s advice.
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Jirga decisions: Court sends father, landlord on 5-day remand
Men accused of ordering a five-year-old boy to marry a seven-year-old girl.
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As women MPAs bring up domestic violence, men cry ‘what about us’?
MPA suggests making 2012 a ‘Child-Free Year’ to counter overpopulation.
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A reverential hush for Shahbaz Bhatti
The congregation at St Patrick’s Cathedral prayed for Shahbaz Bhatti.
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Peoples Amn Committee: I won’t say sorry, says Mirza
The committee is a welfare organisation just like Edhi, the Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation and others.
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Indian fishermen arrested for violating territorial waters
Maritime Security Agency arrests 26 Indian fishermen for violating Pakistan's territorial waters.
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Shopkeeper kills robber in Karachi
A shopkeeper in Karachi captures and kills one robber and injures another.
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Two men held for ordering 5-yr-old to marry 7-yr-old
The Sangi police arrested two men on charges of holding a jirga and ordering the marriage of two children.
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7th blind Indus dolphin washes ashore this year
The dolphin was caught in the gates of Guddu Barrage.
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Notices issued to law secy, traffic DIG
A court has asked the authorities to explain what they have done so far against buses causing pollution, traffic jams.
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Four men gunned down
Tension in Qasba Colony after murder of Pakhtun student activist.
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Karachi’s Bohras attend broadcast of Syedna Muhammad Burhanuddin’s sermon
Women wear their Dai’s favourite red and mass weddings are arranged.
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Take your children out of Mansfield Park and put them into The Phantom Tollbooth
Young book-lover ventures into reading-based fun to encourage children.
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Contractor blasting through Tharparkar temple in search of granite
Residents say Karachi company was given lease by Sindh government.
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1,500 anxious students line up
Despite an initial lack of faculty and accreditation, the college finally opens.
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CID Sindh arrests 4 terrorists from Karachi
CID Sindh also recovered suicide jackets, hand grenades and huge cache of weapons in Orangi town.
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Higher education: Cambridge-HEC PhD scholarships soon
The Pakistan HEC Cambridge Scholarship, will offer up to five full-cost scholarships per year to PhD students.
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DCW convocation: Over 300 women complete BA, MA
College gives tough competition to other institutes, says KU vice-chancellor.
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Amenity plot next to Civic Centre in court
Lawyer assures SHC ex-nazim Wasay Jalil will attend.
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Reading between the lines: Scholar discusses gender roles in Islam
Interpreting the Quran is not a right restricted to some maulvis: Husain.
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‘All children to be enrolled in schools’
Around 36 per cent of school-age children in Sindh are deprived of an education.
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Water board gets 10 million gallons water back in its pool
Illegal hydrants removed but the law needs to be amended, says KWSB.
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Frere Hall’s doors open with a gust of nostalgia
Photographs, puzzles and vintage maps fill the hall.
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Memorial service: ‘The blood of the martyrs calls out’
Shazia Marri, Waseem Akhtar and prominent people from society attend service for Shahbaz Bhatti.
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World ranking: Karachi University moves up to 569
KU was previously ranked at 600.
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Tiger crosses Indian border into Mithi, mauls two villagers
Tiger attacks two villagers, Haroon Nehri and Haleem Jhanji, severely injuring them.
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Hamara Karachi Festival: Students debate prospects of revolution
Students of Allama Iqbal College and Baldia School No. 9 win the Hamara Kamari Festival debate competition.
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Encroachments: SC gives city a month to clear parks
SC gives CDGK one month to remove unauthorised constructions from all public parks.
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Polio campaign to target Montessori students
The government is working on a plan to ensure that children seeking admission to Montessoris are vaccinated for polio.
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Fertility treatments: Fake it till you make it
There is hope for some couples who are classified as ‘sub-fertile’, unable to conceive naturally.
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Sindh assembly: MPAs suggest a female army chief be appointed
MPAs unanimously pass a resolution to commemorate 100th International Women’s Day being celebrated on March 8.
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Confidence booster: 25 girls from Lyari make 10 radio shows
After nine months of training, 25 girls from Lyari gather at launch of radio programme, Awaz Hamari Quwwat,
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White Corolla case: Hajano gets bail in two out of 33 cases
Alleged serial rapist, booked in about 33 cases of armed dacoity, gets bail in two cases.
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Karachi Zoo: Crows pick at Bactrian camel’s wounds
The state of Bactrian camels at Karachi Zoo provide clearest example of horrific conditions the animals live in.
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Target killings: 9 men killed in drive-by shootings
At least nine people, including four men affiliated with MQM gunned down across the city.
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4-year-old Hindu boy kidnapped outside house
The boy was kidnapped by two motorcyclists. Police have yet to register the case.
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President's dual office: SHC show-cause notices to DAG
Orders personal appearance of Attorney General Pakistan.
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SHC summons officials in jail HIV cases
The petition was about the plight of jail inmates who are suffering from HIV/AIDs but are denied treatment.
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Two lawyers challenge Sindh’s Advocate General’s appointment
Bench orders its office to issue pre-admission notices to AG Sindh and other respondents for a date to be fixed later.
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SHC adjourns bail plea of NICL audit officer
Accused maintains that he was booked in a false FIR as he was asked to delay a report to be submitted before the SC.
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White Corolla gang: Alleged rapist granted bail in 2 cases
Alleged rapist, Ali Hajiano has been granted bail for Rs50,000 each, in two out of 33 cases.
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Wahab's son's kidnapping attempt foiled
Attempt to kidnap Fauzia Wahab's son foiled after kidnappers' vehicle runs out of fuel.
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MQM minister escapes murder attempt
Provincial Minister Zubair Ahmad Khan escapes a murder attempt as unidentified men fire shots at him in Hyderabad.
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Nephrology conference: ‘National database can help fight renal failures’
Experts agree disease is mainly caused by diabetes and hypertension.