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Petitioner claims someone else cashed out savings certificates
National Savings Centre officials say the claims are baseless.
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Court releases two juvenile convicts on probation
Raheel and Rohail had robbed two men at gunpoint in 2009.
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Fun for all ages at the book fair at Expo Centre
Karachi International Book Fair 2012 at the Expo Centre kicks off, little children kept busy with fun activities.
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Electoral alliance: Makhdooms left out in the cold in Matiari coalition
PML-F, ANP, nationalists decide to field common candidate.
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Immediate notice to be issued in Fakhra Younus case
Court’s notice will direct prime suspect, Bilal Mustafa Khar, to submit his reply by January 15, 2013.
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Pulling a fast one in the Sindh Assembly
Arif Jatoi objects to Murad Shah's presence in assembly due to his recent resignation, and Shah gives the same retort.
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‘Prof. Syed Mumtaz Hussain should be remembered more’
Experts and enthusiasts gather to pay tribute to one of Urdu literature’s leading critics.
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Bickering legislators unite against Kalabagh Dam
Murad Ali Shah’s presence strikes debate over assembly attendance rules.
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‘To keep his memory alive, Iqbal Haider’s work must go on’
Peers and friends shed light on the life and work of the late lawyer and human rights activist.
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‘Language binds literature together, borders create distinction’
Keynote speakers highlight that Urdu literature has been growing together across the globe.
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KESC calls for a stay to NEPRA’s revision of tariff
Utility fears a loss in profitability, asks power ministry to hold notification.
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Explosives-laden truck being transported to Karachi seized
The arrested suspects were moved to an undisclosed location.
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Polls preparation: MQM insists voter verification should be nationwide
Restricting voter verification to Karachi increasing sense of deprivation among Karachi’s residents, says Raza...
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Karachi electoral rolls: SC orders door-to-door voter verification, ECP accepts task
Commission asked to seek army’s help, since city’s police is ‘too politicised’.
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SHC grants four weeks to locate missing son
Court grants four weeks to foreign affairs and interior ministries to locate Dr Afia Siddiqui's son.
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Man gets six years in prison in robbery case
Court convicts man accused of robbing a group of policemen and then firing at them.
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PPP MNA lashes out at party after nephew loses
Party had complained to the election commissioner about Zafar Ali Shah in Nov.
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Uproar expected as opposition accuses PPP of rigging by-polls
Lawmakers are also expected to nominate Nusrat Sehar Abbasi as opposition leader.
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Proposed Sindh Higher Education Commission will do everything the HEC does
K-P has a provincial higher education commission, and Punjab and Balochistan soon will.
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Devolution woes: DCs ‘powerless, handicapped’ in new system, hears PAC
Sindh Assembly’s financial watchdog discusses audits of district govts.
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Unpaid bills: Government, industrialists lose water, electricity supply
KWSB disconnects water supply to SITE, while HESCO cuts power to govt departments.
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Families try to prove that loved ones were lost in fire
Father says his son was working at the garment factory in Baldia Town when fire broke out.
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Medical students protest over delay in college’s varsity status upgrade
Ordinance, pending before Sindh Assembly, expired on August 30.
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Deserted by friends, fleeing suspect caught by mob
The suspect was running off after he shot dead a cleric inside a mosque.
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Soldier Bazaar temple: Builder, owner go to court against media for 'distorting the facts'
SHC directs respondents to file comments by Dec 17.
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On the hunt: FIR registered over seminary teacher’s murder
Maulana Mohammad Ismail, a teacher at Jamia Arabia Ahsanul Uloom, was gunned down on Monday.
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SC tells election commission to verify Karachi votes with army help
Apex court announces verdict in the case of incorrect registration of voters.
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‘Coordination can help reduce labour problems’
Arif Elahi says working class is suffering due to lack of coordination amogn workers, employers, and government
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Endangered species: ‘Jackets with illegal fur should be destroyed’
WWF demands public destruction of jackets seized at the airport in Sept.
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Speaker suggests delimitation across Sindh, not only Karachi
All MPAs resignations accepted except for ANP’s Amir Nawab’s.
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Eyewitnesses identify key suspect in Abbas Town blast
Two people died and over a dozen were injured in the blast on November 18.
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Police say three target killers among seven arrested
Five people were gunned down in the city, one body found.
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Baldia factory fire: Tribunal recommends closing down police’s forensic department
Forensic officials admitted that their department lacks facilities to find out what caused the fire.
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Minorities’ rights: ‘Level of intolerance on the rise in Pakistan’
HRCP demands government restore the demolished Hindu temple.
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Karachi’s entire land record to go under the microscope
SC calls record to know why Karachi does not need revenue boundaries.
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Extorted, harassed, uncompensated: Transporters go on nationwide strike
Transporters say they are shot at by Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party. Want government to stabilise fuel prices for 3 months.
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‘Our future generations will be confused if new structures replicate old ones’
Architect and urban planner discusses the merits of Bagh Ibn-e-Qasim’s new design.
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Self-publishers will rub shoulders with bigwigs at the Karachi International Book Fair
The five-day event is set to kick off on December 6 at the Expo Centre.
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Gearing for elections: PML-F, JUI-F strike alliance in Sindh
Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Pir Pagara meet in Karachi, agree on seat adjustment for next elections.
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‘Contempt of court’: Demolition is illegal, says lawyer
Lawyer to file a damages suit against the demolition of the pre-partition temple.
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Hindu mandir controversy: Despite evidence, military official denies temple demolition
HRCP, Hindu community angered at denial despite president’s notice.
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Mass communication vacancies: Without announcing results of previous interview, govt re-advertises vacant posts
Sindh information department held the interviews on an earlier ad on Nov 5.
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False claims: Bhutto clan chief denies reports of a patch-up with govt
Conspiracies are being hatched to spark differences among the Bhutto clan: Ghulam Qadir Bhutto
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Dual nationalities: Petitions demand removal of officials
Such officials should not be reappointed after resignations, demands petitioner.
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Kalabagh Dam project: PML-F advises PPP to get its own house in order in Sindh, Punjab
Party reviews arrangements for its public gathering in Hyderabad on Dec 15.
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Karachi unrest: CJ Khan says illegal weapons root cause of increased violence
The metropolis has turned into a place where residents are constantly afraid for their safety says PHC CJ.
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End of an era: Abul Kalam to leave NED University after 16 years
Engr Kalam becomes the country’s longest serving VC among public sector universities.
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Baldia factory fire: Short circuit, all of Karachi to blame for tragedy, says tribunal
Two-member judicial commission issues investigation report.
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Court questions ability of civic agencies to deal with emergencies
SHC calls reports on fire fighting, rescue departments’ capacity to respond in a timely manner.
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Art attack: Fine Art students fail to escape the world around them
IVS theses display captures Karachi’s killings, robberies and urban sprawl.