Low-income media workers get ration bags
The Media Workers Organisation (MWO) in Karachi recently distributed free ration worth over one million rupees to the unemployed and low-income media workers. The provision of the ration was made...
View ArticleNED grad offers online course on IT
An information technology expert from Karachi has put together an online certification course in artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security which has become popular globally. Shumaila Ahmed of the...
View Article‘Unidentified’ police raiding party injures man, son
The police officials, who shot and injured a man and his son in the Manghopir area could not be traced, said the Manghopir police station SHO Nadeem Siddiqui. “So far, we cannot determine from which...
View ArticleSecretaries skip price monitoring duties
Price monitoring committees formed by Chief Secretary Rajput against profiteers under the secretaries of various departments remain inactive, officials said. Secretaries of all the departments of Sindh...
View ArticleWorld's largest Ayurvedic wellness brand inaugurates store in Karachi
The world's largest Ayurvedic wellness brand, SPA Ceylon, inaugurated its brand store on Karachi's Tipu Sultan Road on Friday which would allow consumers to easily purchase Sri Lankan products made...
View ArticleThree ‘bandits’ killed in police encounters
Police killed three alleged robbers during a shootout near Baba Mor in North Karachi. The slain robbers were identified as Rasheed alias Babu, son of Moinuddin, Zeeshan alias Chotu son of Tajuddin, and...
View ArticleTwo held for planning to kill a doctor
The police arrested two alleged target killers who were planning to kill a doctor in the city. Reportedly, the suspects, identified as Qalil and Sagheer, had received an advance payment of Rs50,000 and...
View ArticleCommittee to examine SGH Liaquatabad affairs
The Sindh Government Hospital Liaquatabad has come under scrutiny due to the poor state of medical facilities and indiscipline. Lack of medicines, broken machines, and a shortage of staff have been...
View ArticleSHC orders demolition of six-storey building
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered demolition of a six-story structure connected to unlawful constructions in Shanti Nagar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal. Appearing before the bench on Saturday, the petitioner's...
View ArticleKarachi flour millers warn of price escalation in city
The Sindh Food Department is said to have imposed an unannounced ban on the private purchase of wheat for the flour mills in the metropolitan city. Chaudhry Aamir, Chairman of the Sindh chapter of...
View Article‘Full court bench only solution’
The spokesperson and adviser on law for the Sindh government, Barrister Murtaza Wahab has suggested that the easiest solution to resolve the current dispute is for all the judges to sit together and...
View ArticlePartial heat wave to persist till Monday
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicted that the current partial heat wave in the city may persist till Monday while mild weather is expected between April 11 to13. The department also...
View ArticleKorean fusion music enthrals audience at ACP
Audience at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi were left tapping their feet to Korean fusion music at a concert titled Ensemble Su organised by the council in collaboration with the Korean Consulate...
View ArticleDiarrhea outbreak sets off alarm bells in Sheedi Goth
Sheedi Goth, located in Gadap Town, has been plagued by an alarming outbreak of diarrhea as a staggering 372 people have been afflicted there in the past 10 days alone, while a sudden emergence of...
View ArticleCrushed by inflation: Porters left to fend for themselves
In the present economic downturn, porters at two of the country’s busiest railway stations, responsible for hauling passengers’ luggage, are struggling, much like Pakistan Railways itself. However,...
View ArticleMPA Aslam Abro’s brother, nephew killed in ambush
Sindh MPA Muhammad Aslam Abro's brother and nephew were killed on Wednesday after motorcyclists opened fire on their vehicle in Defense Phase VII near Ayesha Mosque, leaving two others seriously...
View ArticleTraffic police towing away vehicles from lanes in market
Traders have taken a strong exception to traffic police towing away cars and motorcycles from the lanes of motorcycle market on Akber Road. “Police pick up the cars of vendors and dealers from the...
View ArticleMassive traffic jam on Korangi Road
A severe traffic jam occurred around Qayyumabad Intersection, Jam Sadiq Bridge, and Korangi Road due to the closure of the Korangi Causeway, which the overflowing Malir River submerged. The closure...
View ArticleCM Baqar orders retrieval of labourers’ flats from illegal occupation
Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar has ordered the district administration of Hyderabad to retrieve the flats constructed for labourers in Gulshan-e-Maymar from illegal possession...
View ArticleNo chance of rain in city for now: PMD
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted that there is no chance of fresh monsoon rains in the city until August 15. Surjani Town recorded the maximum rainfall of 169mm in the entire...
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