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Embezzlement: FIA arrests former TDAP chairman from 'secret residence'
Abid Javed Akbar arrested for alleged embezzlement of up to Rs5 billion.
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Winter wonders: Fog takes over Karachi
We bring to you a collection of fog photos shared by Karachiites on Instagram.
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Peddling guavas: Police seize 31 kilos of heroin in Karachi
Heroin - concealed in a box of guavas - was found on a Pak Business Express train which came to Karachi from Lahore.
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Anti-terror law: Nationalist parties protest new law
A shutter-down and wheel-jam strike was observed in parts of Sindh.
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Children’s day: Activists seek mental and physical protection
The demonstration, themed ‘Save Lives - Stop Violence against Children’, was arranged by Konpal.
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Bureaucratic hurdles: No one to check finances as Sindh govt yet to form PAC
Sources claim PPP and MQM have developed differences on appointment of chairperson.
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Free-will marriage: Court orders police to produce ‘missing’ woman in court
Petitioner alleges that his wife has been kidnapped by her family.
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Lost and confused: PML-N Sindh leadership in disarray, says Mumtaz Bhutto
Party has not organised provincial, divisional and district chapters in Sindh.
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Children’s Day: Teenage painters portray understanding of human rights
NGO Aahung holds a competition to assess children’s understanding of LSBE.
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Crime continues: DSP’s personal guard among five people killed in the city
A young man was killed by robbers after resisting a robbery bid.
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Promoting culture: CAS celebrates the German connection
Most students opt to learn German to increase their chances of free higher education in Germany.
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Administrative moves: No harm in making yet another district in Karachi, says MQM
Syed Sardar Ahmed spoke to the media outside the Sindh Assembly building.
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Land scam: 530 acres given to DHA against rules, says Wasan
PPP leader says massive reshuffling to take place in Sindh cabinet soon.
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Illegal aliens: 2 govt agencies struggle to net Karachi’s ‘namaloom afraad’
Karachi commissioner tries to get NADRA and NARA on the same page.
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Two dead as armed men open fire near Imambargah in Karachi
Grenade hurled at former UC Nazim's house. Police defuse improvised explosive device planted near Imambargah.
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Planning ahead: ANF devise future plan to counter drugs in Karachi
A meeting of the inter-agency task force was held at the regional directorate of the Anti-Narcotics Force in Karachi.
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Let the festivities begin: Commissioner promises security for Pursukoon Karachi festival
Curator Noorjehan Bilgrami gives details of events, venues to ensure govt support.
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Transferring power: Sindh govt to issue permits to hunt Houbara Bustard after PA resolution
A resolution will be moved in the upcoming Sindh Assembly session.
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Building relations: Oman celebrates its 43rd national day
Consul-generals of several countries were among the guests present.
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Promotion furore: Govt given two days to explain AIG’s appointment
Shahid Hayat took over as Karachi city police chief on September 12.
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For justice’s sake: Petitioner seeks to establish courts, tribunals for tort
Says govt officials accused of tortious or harmful acts should be held accountable.
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Time to come clean: As govt launches investigation, Keamari’s quack foresees trouble
The neighbourhood is infamous for giving leeway to hundreds of quacks to operate freely.
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Attack on law enforcers: Police get sketches of suspects made with help of witnesses
Militants’ involvement suspected in attack on the police van on Monday evening.
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Heavy on the pocket: People opt for potato-free recipes due to inflation
Residents struggle to cook everyday food because of high prices in markets.
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Education in the US now an affordable dream
Biggest deterrence for Pakistani students is tuition fee.
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Reaction: Sindh govt unhappy as ECP declines to delay LG polls to March
Speaker urges other assemblies to pass resolutions seeking delays.
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Universal Children’s Day: Every missing child counts
Roshni Helpline launches Child Complaint and Response Centre for troubled children .
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Bhuro Bheel case: Strike observed against petition for new FIR
A rally was also held where religious scholars said that the issue was deliberately being misinterpreted.
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Sindh wants LG polls deferred till end-March
Representatives of provincial govt will submit this proposal at meeting of ECP being convened today in Islamabad.
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Water supply: Memon orders crackdown against illegal hydrants
If any functioning illegal hydrants are found after this period, strict action will be taken against KWSB officer, SHO
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Transporter strike: Commissioner calls for traffic management
Increased flow of trailers, containers has resulted in major traffic jams, causing inconvenience to the public.
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Delaying the verdict: ATC adjourns police murder case
Baloch’s request to have a separate trial from Ameen Buledi was rejected by the judge.
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Musharraf travel ban: SHC adjourns hearing till November 22
The counsel said that placing the former president’s name on the ECL was a violation of fundamental rights.
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Revenue generation: KMC decides to charge parking fee at 21 new spots
Parking rates to stay the same as before.
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Targeting law enforcers: Two policemen killed in Nazimabad attack
They were shot when they intercepted the suspects.
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Studying a river: SALU to offer postgraduate course on Sindh’s lifeline
Indus River Natural Management course for postgraduate studies to be offered soon.
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Appointment of LG employees: LG secretary transferred over ‘illegal appointments’
KMC’s former administrator Javeed Haneef is appointed the new secretary of the department.
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Illegal promotions: KU goes against own rules to promote teachers
The two teachers had been declared ‘not recommended for the positions’ by the selection board in 2010.
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Abduction: Two suspects killed in a bid to recover kidnapped trader
Extortionist Bholo Qureshi killed in encounter on Northern Bypass.
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Damaging inferno: Daharki power plant to stay shut for three months
Duration of daily loadshedding in some parts of Northern Sindh, including Sukkur, increased from 4 hours to 8 hours.
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Legal matters: Campaign for SHCBA elections gains momentum
The elections are scheduled to be held on November 23.
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Pillion riding: Violation of ban lands 88 in prison so far
All the arrests were made on Monday, after the ban was extended for the third time.
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Rawalpindi incident: Leaders demand for transparent probe
All parties to accept judicial commission’s impartial probe even if it incriminates supporters of particular group.
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Clashes continue: Three Lyari gangsters killed in two ‘encounters’
LEAs cordon off Ladla’s strongholds for third consecutive day.
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Drug mafia leader killed in Karachi 'encounter'
Bholo Qureshi had a 0.5 million-rupee bounty on his head.
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Saving lives: Babies lost and found
From Jan to Sept 2013, around 125 infants were found in Karachi, 49 in Lahore and 22 in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
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Entrepreneurship: IBA among top four global finalists
USASBE is a leading entrepreneurship research and teaching entity, an IBA official said on Saturday.
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Urban governance: ‘Karachi needs to do what LA did’
Governance in Pakistan should allow cities to be engines of growth.
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Out of order: Power plant crashes, national grid loses 235 megawatts
Technicians called in from Italy for repairs which may take up to four months.
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Anti-polio: Only district Central prepared for drive
The drive in districts East and Malir have been delayed for a week owing to sectarian violence in Rawalpindi.