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Suicide bombers: Two reluctant ‘fundamentalists’ arrested with handler
Young men tell tale of how fervour to preach landed them in a training camp.
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Extrajudicial killing: Rangers’ men to be tried under anti-terror law
All six men, seen in the video, have been handed over to the police.
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Two suspected suicide bombers arrested in Karachi
One of the suspected terrorist Abdur Razzaq is believed to have connections with the Mehsood group.
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Centennial celebrations: An evening of poetic eulogies in honour of Dr Syedna Burhanuddin
Qaseem Amrohvi, Asghar Dars and other poets hold audience in raptures.
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Rangers shooting: Four more personnel handed over to police
Man who handed the victim over to the Rangers also detained.
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Facing the heat: Already out of favour, Rangers’ budget slashed by Sindh
The force will also be subject to more oversight in the use of remaining funds.
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National Commission for Human Development: Fearing redundancy, employees demand permanent jobs
No budget earmarked for the organisation for the new financial year.
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Left-over projects to be devolved by end-June
Some women’s projects ended due to duplication.
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Scrambling: Ill-advised government prepares review to save DG Rangers, IG Sindh
The police should have amended the FIR once the footage was aired, say legal experts.
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No Riot grrrl is Zoe Viccaji, just a Caramel and Fever voice on stage
From smooth jazz numbers to Strings covers, this new powerhouse performer takes PACC by storm.
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Clarification: For BISP, Pakistan Post was the only delivery choice available
Programme tries to use technology to ensure transparent payments.
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Harbour security: Boat registration to be made mandatory
Officials discuss security of civil and military installations in the vicinity of Karachi Fish Harbour.
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Campus Security: Rangers withdraw, return to KU?
Rangers had withdrawn their patrol from campus on Friday night without giving the administration any reason.
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Over two dozen houses flooded in canal breach
Villagers come out to protest against irrigation officials.
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After four days of shortages, residents ransack water works office
Residents of Microwave Colony and New Pind protest against NSUSC.
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Local govt conundrum: ‘PPP is ready for polls but coalition isn’t’
LG minister addresses meeting, discusses new drainage plan, cyclone preparation.
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International bloggers network in Karachi at first-ever social media summit
Discussions centre on potential revolutions for Pakistan and how to beat harassment.
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Extrajudicial killing: Police investigates if FIR against teen could be fake
Man who filed case gave different address, no witness says Sarfaraz was stealing.
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Rangers shooting: Police seek arrest of 4 personnel
Police say request sent to Rangers officials to hand over four remaining personnel.
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Summer courses: Welfare dept makes arrangements
Public and private sector schools to start extracurricular activities for the students during the summer.
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Injuries in custody: Court unhappy with medical report
Man charged with sectarian killing returned to jail.
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Law of the land: Kidnapped boy returns as clan chief intervenes
Police followed the kidnappers until they entered a dangerous area.
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Rail track blasts: SIU team arrests ‘JSMM man’
Police caught the accused, Mansoor Ahmed, after an encounter near Bilal Chowrangi on Friday.
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Exhibition: Rare Quranic manuscripts go on display
Some of the manuscripts displayed are centuries old and written by world-renowned calligraphy artists and scholars.
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Monsoon dilemma: University report identifies weaknesses and solutions
The old city area is particularly vulnerable if manhole covers disappear.
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A TB centre in Ojha that doesn’t believe in just treating the illness
Doctors at the Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases have learnt that skills training goes a long way.
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Karachi’s fur market: As dead as the animal it came from
Furriers at Zainab Market hold on to business by the skin of their teeth.
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Cartography: Tech enthusiasts gear up to map up Karachi
Whether it’s to find a restaurant or chart a disaster zone, Google maps is the key.
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Arbitrary dismissals: EOBI trade unionists get jobs back
They were fired on charges of maligning the EOBI chairman, other senior officials.
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Kesc’s labour pains: PM chairs special meeting
Ministers including Naveed Qamar, Farooq Sattar, Hafeez Sheikh, Rehman Malik attend meeting along with NEPRA chief.
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Budget 2012: Sindh mixes populist pandering with institutional reform
Police stations to be given their own budgets; health gets 40% more than last year.
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Budget 2011-12: No new taxes added for Sindh
The provincial budget 2011-12 for Sindh was presented with an outlay of Rs457.5 billion.
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Cyclone not moving towards Pakistan: Met Office
The cyclone is currently at a distance of 650 kilometres off the coast of Karachi.
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Cyclone gains strength: Medium-intensity rain likely on Saturday
‘There was no movement in the weather system on Thursday, but it gained strength’.
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Square one: Outcast workers take sit-in back to KESC
Utility says they are in contempt of court.
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Provincial uplift: Sindh development plan of Rs111b is ‘not too bad’
Rs90b will be spent on 37 sectors, the remaining saved for a rainy day.
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Delayed and denied: Judiciary wrangles with bureaucracy over better pay
The judiciary estimates budget needs to go up 15% each year.
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Links to Pearl case?: Saud Memon’s brother picked up
Wife says he’s been missing since April 22.
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Campus violence: Sindh varsity, political parties agree on code
Debate kicked off after a student’s murder allegedly by political activists.
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After devolution: Education likely to receive Rs82b in budget
Curriculum, Islamic education transferred to the province.
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Vintage ‘Silver Ghost’ still a testament to timelessness as loving restorer testifies
Jinnah rode in the car when he became the first governor general of Pakistan.
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Infrastructure funds: In the new Karachi budget plan, development suffers
Raise in salaries leads to an indirect drop in funds for development plans.
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After lengthy debate, law officer hits on crux — a failure to follow procedure
Officials, law officers pass the buck and court asks if money was allocated or not.
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Women’s Rights: Police intervention saves woman’s life
Police saved a woman from her husband who tried to kill her after accusing her of karo-kari.
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Safety Measures: ‘176 buildings must be evacuated before cyclone hits’
SBCA declares emergency in the department and all technical staff under 18 towns will be available around the clock.
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Sindh Assembly proceedings: MPAs raise outcry over Rangers killing of young man
Fisheries minister says 90 per cent chances of a cyclone.
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Rangers shooting: Mother blames Rehman Malik
Mother of deceased 19-year-old shot by Rangers blames the interior minister for her son’s brutal murder.
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Rangers shooting: Youth was unarmed when shot
New footage shows man taking Sarfaraz Shah to Rangers vehicle parked inside Benazir Bhutto Park.
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Riots in Orangi after ‘ANP man’ shot dead
Police believe the victim was killed due to personal enmity, not ethnicity.
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Funny business: Oxfam investigates local partners
Investigation being carried out against some national NGOs after financial irregularities kept cropping up in audits.