May 12 carnage: MQM asks why Wasim Akhtar the only one being questioned
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement senior leader Amir Khan questioned why the party’s mayor-elect, Wasim Akhtar, is the only one being questioned regarding the May 12, 2007, carnage. He was speaking at...
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Tree cutting: Mourning the loss of the young Neems
KARACHI: Sitting next to Wadi-e-Hussain graveyard off Super Highway, Shujaat Hussain isn’t mourning the loss of a loved one but hundreds. A day earlier, as many as 540 Neem trees that Hussain has been...
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Water scarcity continues to haunt people in Sukkur
SUKKUR: Despite living at the right bank of River Indus, residents of Sukkur time and again are haunted by water issues. The residents complain of getting contaminated water, low water pressure and no...
View ArticleWasim Akhtar told to approach ECP to contest elections
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) asked on Friday the jailed Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Wasim Akhtar to approach the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to seek permission for the...
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They’re Hair to Help: Chop off your locks to make someone smile
KARACHI: Hair to Help is giving people a chance to donate their hair for a good cause. An initiative of the Pakistan Youth Forum (PYF), the hair donation drive will be organised today (Saturday) at...
View ArticleHindu doctor shot dead in Pak Colony
KARACHI: A 56-year-old doctor from the Hindu community was shot dead outside his clinic by unidentified men in Pak Colony at around 11pm on Thursday. The police have yet to determine the motive behind...
View ArticleMonsoon spell: Rain hits Karachi
KARACHI: City received heavy rainfall on Friday as the second spell of monsoon reached southern parts of Sindh. According to Met office director Abdul Rashid, people can expect similar rainfall till...
View ArticleNo women nominated by PPP for LG candidates
KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) could not find a single woman throughout the province suitable to have been nominated for the slots of mayor, chairperson or vice-chairperson for district...
View ArticleMan ‘kills brother’
RAWALPINDI: A man allegedly killed his brother over a property dispute in the Banni area of Rawalpindi on Saturday. The local police quoted the victim family as saying that Muhammad Amin shot at his...
View ArticlePML-N to move parliament against PTI charities
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has decided to move adjournment motions in Senate and National Assembly on the reported issue of charity money collected by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the name...
View ArticleTareen had Rs101m loan written off
ISLAMABAD: Jahangir Tareen as Federal Minister in Pervez Musharaf’s regime had got Rs 101 million from Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) loan written off in 2005. Jahangir Tareen took loan from ZTBL...
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Kalabagh dam: Rabbani advises govt to approach CCI
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani has said that the federation should use the Council of Common Interests (CCI), which is a constitutional forum, to address the controversial issue of Kalabagh...
View ArticleNine members of AJK cabinet sworn in
MUZAFFARABAD: Nine members of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) cabinet were sworn in on Saturday at the President’s Secretariat. AJK President Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan administered oath to the newly...
View ArticleSpurred by economic activity: Inflation in Karachi outpaces all other cities
KARACHI: Spurred by increased economic activity as well as a stable security situation, inflation in Karachi is galloping at a faster rate than any other major city of the country. According to the...
View ArticleBelow average: Pakistan received 13% less rainfall in July
ISLAMABAD: Since the onset of the monsoon season in July, Pakistan has received 13% less than average rainfall, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). Usually, monsoon hits the peak...
View ArticleMqm: Rally postponed
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) deputy convener Kunwar Naveed Jamil announced on Saturday that the MQM has decided to postpone its rally scheduled for today. The decision had been taken in...
View ArticleGone Missing: HRCP calls for recovery of social activist
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over the suspected enforced disappearance of social activist Abdul Wahid Baloch, who he was travelling from Mirpurkhas to Karachi...
View ArticleRestricted access: Entrance to hospitals a maze of puddles
KARACHI: The entrance to National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) remained inundated with rain water till Saturday afternoon after the downpour. A patient, Ghulam Nabi, said that the...
View ArticleCriminal assault: Two boys arrested for ‘kidnapping’ girl
RAWALPINDI: The police arrested two suspects on Sunday for allegedly kidnapping gang-raping a 13-year-old girl in Sadiqabad area. The police arrested Asif, 21, and Anil, 19, for kidnapping *NW, a...
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Health awareness: Breastfeeding rates remain abysmally low in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The impact of days observed internationally honouring various causes is usually limited to the holding of functions and seminars primarily aimed at media consumption. At a practical level,...
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