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Called to court: Officials to explain what they did to control measles outbreak
Petitioner claims that health facilities did not have anti-measles vaccines.
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Investigators find the exploding car had a duplicate of an army official’s plate
Police unable to trace chassis, engine numbers.
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House count 2012: Knock, knock. Who’s there? ECP staff. But where’s the army?
Savvy Karachi residents ask for ID and proof, naive ones encounter ghost enumerators.
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In Lyari, wary residents give ECP staff a headache, not the gangsters
Teachers go around patiently explaining why they are doing house count.
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For the love of ceramics: Feat of clay
Fourth ASNA Clay Triennial opens with an exhibition by 60 ceramists at VM Art Gallery.
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One dead, three hurt as cleric survives attack
At least three armed men on separate motorcycles shot at the car near the railway track in Block 13-D-3.
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Stirring the hornet’s nest: Altaf’s speech upsets nationalists
Nationalist parties have vehemently opposed the SPLGA, which was passed by the Sindh Assembly last year.
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Unchallenged dons: Gambling kingpins have long tentacles
Ejaz Memon and Waseem ‘Beater’ control the reins as the gambling lords of Karachi.
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Farooq Sattar defends party decision
MQM will not be ‘physically present’ at the rally, it will continue to support Qadri’s cause says Sattar.
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Escalating violence: 11 people gunned down in Karachi within hours
Five men from Mohmand tribe lined up and executed.
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Lower courts shut down after employee shot dead
Sectarian killing claims the life of lower courts staff member Bashir Khan, according to police reports.
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Advisers cannot exercise ministers’ power: SHC rules
Court also rules that advisers to the chief minister can not be allotted portfolios of government departments.
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Minor missing: 10-year-old girls goes missing from JPMC
Parents and relatives of kidnapping victim hold protest outside Saddar police station, demand she be found quickly.
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Protection needed: Interior secretary must file comments by Jan27
The court was hearing a petition filed by PPP MNA Faryal Talpur.
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‘Illegal’ appointments: Recruitments in special education dept challenged
Petitioners claim job letters being offered to people who did not even give interviews.
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Suspects of polio workers’ killings sent on remand for four days
The police had arrested the men after an encounter from Ittehad Town on Wednesday.
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This is not good enough, say the city’s political parties
Jamaat-e-Islami's Nasrullah Shajjee says army personnel were not present in major parts of Karachi.
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Cross check: Karachi, stand and be counted
House listing from today till Jan 14 and voter verification for 18 days after that.
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For the first time, women receive environment awards
WWF-P has given awards to people who have strived to conserve ecological resources.
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Anti-polio drive launched in district South amid strict security
The district administration will conduct the drive in two phases.
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SHC seeks proposals to form commission for victims’ compensation
Compensation of $1m only to be disbursed by the commission.
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Soraya Sikander uses London’s colours and Karachi’s tones of grey
Exhibition, ‘In, At and Around’, will run at the Unicorn Gallery till January 17.
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Violence: Two PPP activists among 11 killed in Karachi on Thursday
At least seven people were shot dead near Sohrab goth in a single attack.
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Bomb found in Karachi, BDS called in
The bomb was found in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area.
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Shahzeb murder case: Sikandar Jatoi arrested from SC premises
Pakistani authorities cancel Shahrukh's passports so that Dubai government deports him.
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Transitions: Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, literary critic, is no more
Siddiqui penned over 15 books, wrote thousands of articles and research papers.
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Ravaged road: Court calls NHA chairperson over condition of highway
Petitioner hold NHA, relevant officers responsible for accidents on highway.
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Teaching chinese: SHC approached for alleged misuse of funds
Petition asks court to order its Nazir take over funds till final disposal of petition and suspend tender notices.
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PAC meeting: Sindh gave PAF Rs400m for Benazirabad base
Auditors reveal finance dept released the funds to help acquire 500 acres.
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Illegal immigrant: Court sentences man from Bangladesh to three years in prison
Muhammad Aslam admits that he and other Bangladeshi nationals crossed the border illegally.
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Transitions: Orthopaedic surgeon Prof. Sulaiman A Khan passes away at 88
He was offering free treatment at a clinic for the past 10 years.
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‘Arrested members of TTP behind killings of polio workers’
Five suspects taken into custody after an encounter in Ittehad Town.
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Get set go: Voter verification begins with army on back-up
The re-verification of electoral rolls will continue till February 1.
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Court call: Advertisers complain political parties use their space without paying
Election commission has already prohibited political parties from advertising in the media.
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Sukkur goes without water for four days
The shortage was expected in advance as Sukkur Barrage was closed for maintenance on Jan 6.
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Hakim Barkati: A self-effacing scholar who is no more
Dr Rauf Parekh remembers Hakim Barkati as an admirer of literature, someone who wanted to uphold Eastern traditions.
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Tragic mishap: Woman dies as wall collapses in Larkana
Nazul died and nine others were injured as women fell off the first floor and were buried under the debris.
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No faith: Tahirul Qadri cannot bring a revolution, says Sharjeel Memon
Says people like Qadri have always tried to blackmail the government.
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Hakim Barkati dies in targeted attack at his clinic
His son believes he was the target and his father was killed by mistake.
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Targeted killing: Private school association’s chairperson killed
According to SP Hussain, Haider may have been targeted because he belonged to the Shia sect.
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Shahzeb Khan murder case: Prime suspect traced to Arab businessman’s mansion
Three other suspects identified by witnesses.
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Shahrukh Jatoi detained in UAE: Shahzeb's father
"Shahrukh Jatoi will be brought back to Pakistan after completion of the required legal procedure".
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Murder case: Eyewitnesses identify Shahzeb’s killers
Investigation officer requests media to provide anonymity to eyewitnesses as their lives could get in danger.
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SC to hear MQM review petition on Karachi delimitation
Court orders registrar office to admit plea for hearing filed against its verdict.
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Education matters : SALU teachers ask CM for grant
SALU also demands timely release of the funds by the Higher Education Commission and the federal government.
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Transfer orders: Three years, three postings for DIG Memon
Recent transfer may have resulted from his statement in the Supreme Court.
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Precautions against typhoid: ‘Regular vaccination campaigns needed’
Research studies indicate that over 500 people per 100,000 contract typhoid fever every year in Karachi.
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Darakshan DSP yet to be transferred despite IGP’s statements before SC
He has been accused of tampering with the FIR of Shahzeb Khan’s murder.
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Alarming increase in crimes against children
About 2,964 violence cases reported against children in 2011, whereas the number soars to 6,444 in 2012.
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Shahzeb Khan case: SHC directs police not to harass Shahrukh Jatoi’s brother
Petitioner alleges that his property was sealed off during the hunt for the prime suspect.