Tag: Waseem Akhtar
Waseem Akhtar, others handed amended indictment in May 12 violence case
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday handed down an amendment indictment to Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar and 20 others in 12 May 2007...
Sattar’s time’s over, he should sit home now: Waseem Akhtar
KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar said on Saturday that former Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Farooq Sattar should leave politics for good and stay at...
SC gives orders to carry on anti-encroachment operation in Karachi
KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Wednesday ordered local authorities to continue the crackdown on illegal encroachments in the city.
The directive was made...
SC rejects plea seeking halt to Karachi anti-encroachment drive
--Apex court directs city admin not to demolish homes in operation
--Mayor Waseem Akhtar claims no houses have been razed by city officials
KARACHI: The Supreme...
Sattar and Akhtar trade barbs over anti-encroachment drive
KARACHI: Former Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Farooq Sattar and Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar on Saturday exchanged heated words over Karachi’s anti-encroachment drive.
Speaking to the...
Waseem Akhtar indicted in four more cases concerning May 12 riots
KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar was indicted by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday in four more cases in connection with May 12, 2007...
Wasim Akram mocks newspaper for confusing him with Karachi mayor
Former Pakistani cricketer and bowling legend Wasim Akram mocked an Urdu newspaper which used his picture for a news story about Karachi Mayor Waseem...
Karachi anti-encroachment operations enter seventh day
KARACHI: The anti-encroachment drive in the provincial capital's Saddar area entered its seventh day on Sunday.
Bird market, cloth market and dried fruit market were...
CJP reprimands Karachi mayor over Pakistan Quarters clashes
--Justice Nisar asks Waseem Akhtar if he wanted to spark ethnic clashes in provincial capital
--CJP says will start anti-encroachment drive from cantonment areas
KARACHI: Chief...
Karachi May 12 riots: ATC indicts Waseem Akhtar in another case
KARACHI: A special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday indicted Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar in a case related to violence on May 12, 2007.
The court...
NAB to grill Agha Siraj Durrani, Wasim Akhtar for corruption
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has given a go-ahead to its investigators and initiated inquiries against former Sindh Assembly speaker Agha Siraj Durrani and...
JI lawmaker accuses PML-N of preventing compulsory Quran teaching
LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Waseem Akhtar on Wednesday accused the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of deliberately preventing the adoption of Compulsory Teaching of the...
Karachi mayor leads protest against continuous load-shedding
KARACHI: A protest demonstration, led by Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar was held outside the head office of K-Electric (KE) on Tuesday against prolonged and persistent load-shedding...
Mayor waits for Karachi package
KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar paid a visit to Malir-15 and N-5 projects to review the progress of the development work and to inaugurate the...
Will move NAB against Karachi Mayor: Fixit chief
KARACHI: Fixit founder Alamgir Khan on Sunday said that he would approach the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar.
He said this while...
Mayor Waseem ordered to enforce ban on throwing garbage in drains
Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar was ordered by the judicial commission to enforce the ban on throwing of garbage into more than 500 drains in...
Karachi mayor asks DHA to enforce traffic laws after MPA’s son...
KARACHI: Mayor Wasim Akhtar has requested the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) administrator to ensure traffic rules are followed within its localities and prevent speeding...
