Tag: Karachi

KARACHI - Sporadic incidents of targeted killings continued in Karachi on Tuesday, claiming the life of 13 people, including a woman and a minor girl, and injuring another 23.As per details, at least three people were killed and 15 others, including Rangers personnel, injured in firing incidents in Orangi.
Sources said unidentified motorcyclists opened fire at Shaheen Qabayl Hotel near Metro Cinema killing at least five people and injuring 13 others.TPO Khurram Waris said

KARACHI - The night of March 17 at Karachi Port saw, what the sources called, one of the "biggest" thefts of imported leftover cargo, belonging to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
According to well-placed sources, the entire hierarchy of Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and the Ministry of Ports and Shipping was shaken on March 18, with news that at least two dumper trucks had entered and left East Wharf of the country's largest port after stealing precious metals worth millions of

ISLAMABAD - With increasing fears of a nuclear disaster in Japan in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami, Pakistan has decided to review safety and durability of its own nuclear power plants. The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) said in a statement on Tuesday that the nuclear power plants located in Karachi and Chashma were functioning safely.
The PAEC said that it was continuously monitoring the flow of events in nuclear plants in Japan in the wake of the

KARACHI - At least six more people fell prey to targeted killings in the recent spate of violence and bloodshed in the city on Tuesday, raising the toll to 45 dead in six days. Activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) were among those killed in several incidents of targeted killings in various parts of the city.
Two dead bodies were found in the Zaman Town and Baghdadi police precincts. Two people were shot dead and one was injured by

KARACHI - Seven more people, including activists of Awami National Party (ANP) and People's Amn Committee (PAC), were shot dead by unidentified men in fresh targeted killings across the city on Monday. Many areas of the city remained tense due to the ongoing violence including the Saddar, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Pehlwan Goth, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Abul Hassan Ispahani Road, Banaras, Qasba Colony, Kati Pahari, Urdu Nagar, New Karachi and Lyari. An ANP worker was killed and two others suffered

KARACHI - Five hundred CNG buses would be plied in Karachi and other parts of the province in the first phase of the project, Sindh Transport Minister Akhtar Hussain Jadoon said on Sunday. "This would provide an affordable and comfortable mode of transportation to the people," he added.
The minister pointed out that the Transport Department is constructing bus terminals in Karachi and other cities in the province. He further pointed out that basic facilities would be made

KARACHI - At least eight people, including the activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Awami National Party (ANP), were shot dead on Sunday in the ongoing spree of assassinations in the metropolis. The traders in the Old City Area, the hub of trading activities in Karachi, announced to keep their businesses close as tension gripped the provincial capital after the killing of MQM workers in Haji Camp and Eidgah.
The killings have been reported in Sachal Goth, Eidgah,

KARACHI - At least 12 people were killed and several others injured in the latest incidents of violence and targeted killings in Karachi on Saturday. Killing of an MQM worker in the afternoon created panic, leading to the closure of all business activities across the city.
Khurram, 40, son of Saleem was standing outside his house when two motorcyclists opened fire on him, killing him on the spot. City Town Superintendent of Police (SP) Qamar Raza Jiskani said the victim was an

KARACHI - Law enforcement agencies have arrested six people, including two women, for having close links with Raymond Davis, a CIA contractor who shot dead two Pakistanis in Lahore, Pakistan Today has learnt. Sources told Pakistan Today that some more arrests were to follow, including those of some important figures in the government.
Reliable sources said two people of Baloch origin were arrested from Defence Phase V, one from 13-D Gulshan-e-Iqbalm while another was arrested

KARACHI - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Sindh chapter has given a strike call for today (Friday) to protest the Supreme Court's decision of removing National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Deedar Hussain Shah. The party also announced that its MPAs will stage a protest walk from the Sindh Assembly building to the Sindh High Court after court proceedings are over. Karachi Transport Ittehad has backed the strike, but the Awami National Party (ANP) Sindh's spokesman

LAHORE - The Karachi Ju-Jitsu Championship was held at Karachi Martial Art Center with the support of KCJJA. The event was an integral part of the first Karachi City Games 2011, organised by Karachi City Sports Association with the collaboration of City District Government Karachi. Around 40 players, in both boys and girls categories, participated in the event.
RESULTS:
BOYS: 40 kgs: Muhammad Faizan, Anas Siddique; 45 kgs: Syed Mustafa, Muhammad Bilal 50 kgs: Faiz Ahmed,

KARACHI - A prominent religious scholar and leader of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), Maulana Ahmed Madni, and his son were gunned down by unidentified men in Karachi on Saturday. Police said two men riding a motorcycle opened fire at Madni's vehicle in New Karachi area.
The religious scholar's son Abu Bakar, died on the spot, while Madni died on way to the hospital. New Karachi DSP told Pakistan Today that the murder could be an act sectarian violence. Madni was the

KARACHI - A 'huge' explosion ripped off the roof of a house in the Korangi area on Saturday, while killing one person and injuring two others. Police said a man identified as Zulfiqar Kolachi was killed in the blast near Gulzar Mosque in the Jumma Goth area of Ibrahim Hyderi, Korangi. The two injured men, detained by the police, were identified as Ismail Kolachi, 25, and Sadruddin, 22, while the law enforcers also arrested two more suspects named Faisal Shar and Mobeen Shar from the

KARACHI - A rally was organised on Saturday in connection with the 'Hamara Karachi' festival. Small rallies from all 18 towns of the city converged into one at the Mazar-e-Quaid. Former city naib nazim and president of the Hamara Karachi Foundation, Nasreen Jalil, addressed the gathering. She said on the occasion that Karachi is the city of all and concerted efforts would have to be made for its progress and development.
Jalil said that everyone should work towards making Karachi

PPP's estranged leader and former foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, is scheduled to arrive in Karachi on today in what will be his second visit to Sindh in a week. Qureshi is scheduled to meet with Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) chief and spiritual leader of Hurs, Pir Pagaro, on Sunday. Sources privy to the situation said Qureshi would stay in Karachi for three days, during which he is also expected to meet with some party's senior leaders. Sindh Home Minister Dr