Man injured in armed attack
KARACHI: A man was injured when unidentified armed men opened fire at him in Ahsanabad area of the metropolis in the wee hours of Monday. According to police sources, a 45-year-old man,…
Man claiming to be Amir Liaquat lambastes police over VIP protocol
KARACHI: A viral video on social media shows a man claiming to be famed televangelist Amir Liaquat chastising police officials, part of a protocol entourage, for causing a nuisance for the general public,…
Sindh Assembly speaker slams lawmakers over low attendance
KARACHI: Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani slammed lawmakers over low attendance during the session on Wednesday. Voicing concerns over the lack of attendance, he complained that the Sindh Assembly lawmakers spend…
Protests held against non-payment of 13-month salaries
LARKANA: Sindh Small Industries Corporation’s employees held protest demonstrations separately in Larkana and Mohenjo Daro on Wednesday against the non-payment of 13- month salaries. In Larkana, the employees held demonstration under the…
Rangers arrest three, including extortionist
KARACHI: Sindh Rangers on Wednesday arrested three alleged criminals, including an alleged extortionist, during search operations in different parts of the city. According to a Rangers spokesman, the paramilitary force carried out a targeted…
Bilawal meets Congressman Brad Sherman
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called on Congressman Brad Sherman of Democratic Party in Capitol Hill on Tuesday. PPP Spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar said that Pak- US relations,…
Man found dead in Karachi
KARACHI: A man was found dead in his home in North Nazimabad on Wednesday. According to rescue sources, the body of a 45-year-old man, Saulat Mirza, son of Wirasat Ali, seemed to…
Rehman Bhola’s namesake finds himself on Exit Control List
KARACHI: Namesake of the prime suspect in Baldia Town factory fire incident Rehman Bhola is unable to travel abroad since the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has put Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) official Rehman…
Muttahida lawmaker indicted in illicit weapons case
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday indicted Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan MPA Kamran Farooqui in cases pertaining to possession of illicit weapons. Arrested in December last year, Farooqui had been booked for keeping…
Major Gen Mohammad Saeed appointed DG Rangers Sindh: ISPR
Major General Mohammad Saeed has been posted Director General Rangers Sindh, according to an ISPR statement issued on Wedneasday. The statement said that Major General Nadeem Anjum has been appointed Inspector General…
Sindh CM urges UNHCR to expedite repatriation of Afghan refugee
KARACHI STAFF REPORT Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, said that Sindh had been host to registered and unregistered Afghan refugees for the past 37 years; but that, now, the process…
Missing Wahid Baloch: Senate body refers case to NCHR
The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights has referred the case of suspected enforced disappearance victim, Abdul Wahid Baloch, to the National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR). The Senate committee had requested…
Death toll reaches 21 as rain lashes Karachi, interior Sindh
At least 21 people have died in rain-related incidents in the port city and interior Sindh since Thursday, rescue officials said, as numerous roads of the metropolis flooded and several areas were…
Famous Qawwal Amjad Sabri gunned down, TTP says they killed him ‘for blasphemy’
Earlier in 2014, the Islamabad Hight Court (IHC) had issued a notice in a blasphemy case to Amjad Sabri along with two TV channels for the playing of a Qawwali during a morning show.
Karachi: Asad Umar hails Sindh govt for smooth run
KARACHI- Asad Umar , a senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI), on Friday hailed PPP-led Sindh government for acting wisely and letting PTI to smoothly hold the protest, a private news channel reported. “The Sindh government has…
Karachi: Two alleged militants killed
KARACHI- Two suspected militants affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in a police encounter in Baldia Town today. SSP West Irfan Baloch said that the militants were involved in the…
