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Electoral roll : For error-free lists, NGO proposes photo IDs
Aurat Foundation tries to come up with ways to get people to register in June.
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Bar Council strike: Standstill expected at Hyderabad courts
The former chairman of the Sindh Bar Council was gunned down on his way home from the courts in Nawabshah.
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Three ‘target killers’ sent on remand
The two men were arrested by Liaquatabad Town police during a raid in the C-1 area on Wednesday.
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Railway bomb: Blast forces train off the tracks
Passengers protest as an explosion delays service for 17 hours.
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Using a pencil can cost you Rs20,000 or six months in jail, warns census chief
Commissioner says they have details of enumerators who violated the rules.
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Kate and William celebrated in Karachi ahead of their big day
Nearly 870 dignitaries gather on the eve of the ‘Royal wedding’ between Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
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Imitation versus inspiration: In addition to debate on 21 chairs, 3 designers speak up
Exhibition raises issues whether designs were plagiarized.
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Home-made recipes to avoid getting baked
Doctors ask people to keep themselves hydrated to protect themselves this summer.
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Stop, drop and roll and other first aid tips if you get burnt
Splash on water, don’t use toothpaste and don’t burst blisters, warn experts.
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Diplomatic Ties: CM meets US consul general
They discussed visas and the rehabilitation of flood survivors.
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Unpaid dues: SHC orders payment of arrears to its employees
The bench accepted the application filed by SHC hawaldar, Muhammad Nusrat Ali, and twelve other officials.
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Justice delayed: Injured journalist wins compensation case
Petitioner was hurt during the Jinnah hospital blast on Feb 5, 2010.
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Geo super: Judgment reserved in petition for licence
State was represented by newly appointed Standing Counsel Sheeraz Iqbal.
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‘Fishermen in Pakistan, France, Canada face the same problems’
Delegates from 13 countries gather to discuss fishing laws.
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Sindh culture department: Stipend body sets aside Rs13m for 493 artists
A total of Rs13.32 million will be disbursed to 493 artists, writers and poets as a one-time financial assistance.
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Two girls die as fires engulf villages
A short circuit in Gulab Mari Rind village near Garhi Khairo district, Jacobabad, sparked a fire.
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Malir River Expressway: Nespak to submit feasibility report
Expressway to connect DHA Phase VII to Super Highway.
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PAC suggests punishing officials who allow influential men to cut down forests
Officers’ salaries halved to cover ‘embezzled’ amount.
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Security for doctors: ‘Malpractice, negligence are part of treatment’
Association demands physical, legal protection.
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Poster and model competition: A new spin on old health messages
DUHS students creatively tackle health hazards plaguing society.
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AG, DAG put on notice in case to make Urdu, Sindhi official languages
Petitioner claims English language had to be phased out by 1987.
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Census: ‘House count in Karachi complete’
The house counting part of the census has been completed in Karachi district.
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Nine hours of load-shedding
Nine hours of load shedding will take place, daily, in residential and commercial areas across the city.
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Census: Sindhi nationalists want census cancelled, renew strike call
They claim the PPP is undermining Sindhis to retain power.
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‘The greatest success of terrorists is if a country gives up rule of law’
Indian lawyer Ram Jethmalani on terrorism and constitution.
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Terror strikes Karachi: Twin attacks on Navy buses
At least four dead as roadside bombs target two buses carrying officers, sailors; Navy denies being forewarned.
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DHA Phase II bomb blast: Neighbourhood initially shaken up but goes back to life soon after
College of Surgeons and Physicians holds exams on time.
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Harrassment: Male teaching staff to be replaced
Female staff replacing male staff at girls colleges will be provided residential facilities.
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Ghas mandi bombing: Accused remanded to police custody till May 2
Accused belonged to a new but unknown group called Tanzeem al Mukhtar.
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Expansion: Rs40m plant for Abbasi Shaheed Hospital
An air-conditioning plant worth Rs40 million has been installed at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
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Environment: Garbage burning banned across the city
Environment Agency issues notices to all town administrations warning against burning piles of garbage.
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Question Time: CID gets custody of four ‘target killers’ till May 3
Hit men remanded to CID custody by Judicial Magistrate West Abdul Hafeez Maitlo on Tuesday on request of police.
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Annual maintenance: Engro wins injunction against gas supply suspension
SHC issues notice to AG, AG Sindh.
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PML-Q Sindh backs party’s decision to form alliance with PPP
165 members pass resolution in favour of the move.
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Restaurant attack: PML-N says PPP leaders hired the perpetrators
Party’s Sardar Rahim owned BBQ Tonight which was attacked on Monday.
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Mukhtaran Mai case : Verdict was judges’ failure, says human rights organisation
War Against Rape and lawyers shed light on ‘procedural flaws’.
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Food department is the most corrupt, says accounts watchdog
Audit team reveals Rs70 million went missing, department overspent and created an artificial shortage.
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Tough on crime: SIM cards, mobile IDs to be reverified: Malik
New cards to be posted to identity card addresses.
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Navy bus blasts: Political figures condemn attacks
Emergency meeting called to address the city’s security situation.
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‘Bring answers to the court, not blank faces’
“As usual officers have no answers. It is unfortunate that they are indifferent towards the plight of Pakistanis"
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Student protest: 24 students, six teachers injured by Rangers
Ranger personnel used batons and resorted to aerial firing to end a protest on Tuesday.
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58 target killers arrested in Karachi: Rehman Malik
Interior minister says authorities have made some progress in investigations into attack on Navy buses.
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Diplomatic ties: Bangladesh envoy calls on CM
The High Commissioner of Bangladesh, Suhrab Hossain, called on Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah.
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Khuhro rejects Shahbaz statement
Speaker asks Punjab to display political maturity and avoid destabilising country.
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‘Peon, junior clerk invigilating BISE matric exams’
Grade three officers were added to the Sukkur invigilation team, says teacher.
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Big plans for university computer department
SALU holds conference on computers, emerging technologies.
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Money matters: Alleged killer gets protective bail
A man who allegedly killed his brother-in-law over money given protective bail for a week against surety of Rs50,000.
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‘Isn’t it shameful that in a country with the atomic bomb, women are dying like flies?’
Well-trained midwives leave the country while those who remain are often poorly trained.
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Police budget: ‘As there is no land allotted for police stations, we just occupy buildings’
Condition of police stations was worsening and some do not even have roofs or walls.
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Bonded workers living in camps barely liberated
Sixteen thousand freed bonded labourers living at hari (peasant) camps are still afflicted with misery.