Sindh

Pakistan has no law on emergency exits.

The hearings of a number of petitions on this issue were adjourned till September 20.

The 2008 Berger Paints fire was more intense but none of the workers were killed because of an emergency exit system.

Says the capacity to fight fires even in the country’s biggest city is questionable at best.

Labour organisation calls for national action to protect workers from workplace hazards.

“It does not seem right..when transporters and traders have shown an indifference to the strike.”

The party clarified that businesses would remain open on its day of mourning.

Owners of factory on the run; SHC takes suo motu notice; cause of fire still not clear.

The child is believed to have collected extortion money from an alleged victim.

Army starts rescue operations as floodwaters threaten upper Sindh.

PML-N, Jamaat-e-Islami and PTI announce three days of mourning.

Corrupt government officers and factory owners blamed for disaster.

Fireman Feroze Khan had not seen anything like it in his 29-year career.

No checks have been held in Sindh since Musharraf’’s time.

Victim Mairaj was PPP information secretary for district west and had also served as a union council Nazim.

Nationalists parties acknowledge disaster, but vow to push on with strike.

Investigation to look into the cause of fire, civil defence system available, extent of negligence on the owner's...

The new plates, which will help battle crime, are being issued only to newly registered vehicles.

The men, punched and kicked Zainul Abedin for watching television and listening to qawwalis.

City administration mulls getting volunteers to assist at Safari Park and Karachi zoo.

Nationalist parties have called a strike to oppose the new LG ordinance.

Ministers belonging to three parties had resigned after new ordinance was brought forward.

Rs5m grant for each rain-hit district.

Around 8,000 water tankers run in Karachi.

For three days the group will hand out pamphlets and stop those who break signals.

There has been little accountability on sewage projects.

Imagine if the US told its Muslim citizens they had no rights and destroyed their mosques?, asks Altaf Hussain.

PML-F leader Jam Madad Ali says ordinance equal to fraud with people and coalition partners.

Army called in to Jacobabad, Kandhkot; Moen Jo Daro under threat.

The Sindh Services Act of 1973 was amended last week.

Of the 566 children in Karachi taken for treatment to emergency departments, 409 were injured at home, says study.

Aleemullah, 30, a former Muttahida Qaumi Movement sector in-charge, was shot dead on his way back home from a mosque.

The case relates to the upgrade of Sindh Medical College to a university.

The boat was carrying 37 passengers, 15 of whom have been rescued.

SUP holds seminar where displacement and rushed pace of project questioned.

Party leader claims that new faces have been given a chance.

Endowment Fund for Education started out with just Rs200 million.

Haider regretted that some nationalist leaders were drawing parallels between the proposed strike and May 12, 2007.

Vettel penalty was fair, says Ferrari after Italian GP.

Documentary by journalist Ross Kemp analyses burgeoning gangs in Lyari, ineffectiveness of law enforcement agencies.

The APP has failed to ensure legitimate healthcare for former employees for the past three years.

Suspec­t, Taimur Butt Guddu, belong­ed to a poor, religi­ous family living in Landhi.

Khursheed Shah confident that PPP will win over allies.

Sculptures by participants included dolphins, monuments and mermaids.

Another project involving more patients is under way at NIBD to confirm results.

Says murder of the innocent must be condemned by people of all faiths and beliefs.

Historical site falls prey to land grabbers as they set up camp.

The nationalists are gearing up for a province-wide strike on September 13 against the Sindh Peoples LG Ordinance.

Sheikh was shot dead on his way to work on Thursday with a Kalashnikov.

Alavi left India in 1956 and came to Lahore, after he was invited by Maulana Bhashani and Faiz Ahmed Faiz.