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.

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...

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...

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)...

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,...

Anti-polio drive suspended in Sindh

Lady Health workers have announced suspending anti-polio drive across Sindh following the killings of three workers in Karachi area of Qayyumabad Tuesday morning. Speaking to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Govt not talking to but pleading TTP to save itself: Sharjeel Memon

KARACHI- The government is not negotiating but begging the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to spare them, said the leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Sharjeel Inam...

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...

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...

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...

Lyari gangster killed in raid

Lyari gang war affiliate Behram was killed in a joint operation of Rangers and Karachi police, a private news channel reported on Wednesday. According to...

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...