Tag: Karachi

Two dead as dumper hits bike in Karachi

KARACHI: Two people were killed while two others injured when a speeding dumper ran over two bikes they were riding on in Karachi locality...

Newborn baby found dead Gabol Goth

KARACHI: A one-day newborn baby was found dead from a garbage heap in Karachi’s Gabol Goth locality on Saturday. A Chhipa spokesperson informed that the...

Doctors’ ‘negligence’ kills 19-year-old girl at Karachi hospital

A 19-year-old girl died after doctors at a government hospital in city’s Korangi area allegedly administered her wrong injection, a news channel reported on...

NAB initiates probe into 650 illegal appointments in Sindh Industrial Trading...

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has initiated an investigation into more than 650 illegal appointments made in the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE)...

Karachi to elect its new deputy mayor on Thursday

KARACHI: The city council's 300 members will elect Karachi’s new deputy mayor on Thursday. The office of deputy mayor was vacated after the Election Commission...

Four policemen arrested after minor boy killed during alleged shootout

KARACHI: Four policemen were arrested on Wednesday after a minor boy was killed during an alleged shootout between suspects and police at Karachi's University...

FIR filed against hospital for administering wrong injection to girl

KARACHI:  Father of a nine-month-old baby, who got paralysed after being administered a wrong injection at Darul Sehat Hospital, on Monday filed a First Information Report (FIR)...

5 dead, 36 injured as dust storm, gusty winds grip Karachi

--CM Murad directs hospitals, police to take emergency measures --Parts of Sindh likely to experience similar storms   KARACHI: At least five people died while 36 others were...

Transgender person found dead

KARACHI: A transgender person was found dead in a flat on Karachi’s Tariq Road on Sunday. According to rescue sources, the body of a 35-year-old...

MQM-P announces rally in Karachi

KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has announced to hold a big rally in Karachi on April 27. MQM-P head Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui addressing a press...

NAB files fourth reference against ex-DG KDA, others

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday filed the fourth reference against former Karachi Development Authority (KDA) director Nasir Abbas and others in an...

PWD employees protest near CM House, protesters arrested

KARACHI: Population Welfare Department (PWD) employees held a protest demonstration near CM House here on Wednesday against the government, demanding provision of son quota, promotions...

Man accused of raping Hindu girl escapes from Karachi court

KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the pre-arrest bail plea of an accused in a rape case of a Hindu girl, however, the suspect...

Karachi envisaged to have environment-friendly power plants

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy Imtiaz A Shaikh has asked concerned officials to ensure early completion of feasibility regarding an environment-friendly plant in Karachi with...

Model Iqra Saeed died due to drug overdose: report

Model Iqra Saeed, who had come from Karachi to Lahore to start her career in modelling, died due to a drug overdose in Lahore. According to details, three men accused...

Six benami accounts used to launder Rs8bn in Karachi

 KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has traced transactions of more than Rs8 billion through six benami bank accounts in Karachi, according to a...

SHC grills FIA over poor performance in missing persons case

 KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday expressed annoyance at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) over its poor performance pertaining to the recovery of...