KARACHI: Top Haqiqi men escape arrest as swoop is on
KARACHI, Nov 18: Rangers and police sealed off Baitul Hamza, the headquarters of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement, in Landhi after conducting a raid on Monday but failed to detain the party’s...
KARACHI: Severe traffic jams in Saddar
KARACHI, Nov 18: Severe traffic jams have become a routine affair on Roads in Saddar, especially near Empress Market, M. A. Jinnah Road and its link roads, and police are failing...
KARACHI: SHC seeks explanation on Lyari expressway
KARACHI, Nov 18: A division bench of the Sindh High Court asked the provincial government and the city government on Monday to explain on Nov 25 the extent of their liability...
KARACHI: Power supplied to JPMC after 3 days
KARACHI, Nov 18: Work at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre remained adversely affected for almost three days as the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation disconnected the hospital’s power supply on Saturday....
KARACHI: No substantive progress in probe into dead fish
KARACHI, Nov 18: Seventy-two hours have passed since large numbers of small dead fish were found on Karachi beaches, but government agencies are still clueless about the matter....
KARACHI: Computer science admissions at KU
KARACHI, Nov 18: The Department of Computer Science, University of Karachi, on Monday, released the merit lists of admission to BS, MCS (morning and evening) programmes and postgraduate diploma in computer...
KARACHI: Children’s day seminar at NICH
KARACHI, Nov 18: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro will be the chief guest at a seminar organized by the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) to celebrate the World Children’s Day here...
KARACHI: BIEK contest schedule
KARACHI, Nov 18: The Board of Intermediate Education on Monday announced the schedule for holding seerat competitions....
KARACHI: SSUET list
KARACHI, Nov 18: Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology has announced the list of successful candidates for admission to Biomedical, Computer, Electronic, Civil engineering and BS Degree programme for the...
KARACHI: Forward bloc move for Sindh PPP fizzles out
KARACHI, Nov 18: The very first attempt to create a forward bloc in the Sindh chapter of the People’s Party Parliamentarians apparently suffered an early set back when those, supposed by...
KARACHI: Muttahida worker acquitted in murder case
KARACHI, Nov 18: The district and sessions judge, central, Zafar Ahmed Sherwani, on Monday, acquitted a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in a murder case....
KARACHI: Herpes described as dangerous virus
KARACHI, Nov 18: Herpes, which is perceived as a cause of physical, mental and social trauma, specially among the young adults, is one of the neglected families of viruses and diseases...
KARACHI: Hearing of killings case on Dec 16
KARACHI, Nov 18: The Sindh High Court heard on Monday a 1994 sectarian multiple murder case and adjourned its further hearing to Dec 16....
KARACHI: Plan for shifting of central jail
KARACHI, Nov 18: Sindh Chief Secretary K.B. Rind has asked the concerned officials to prepare a plan for shifting of the central prison, Karachi, outside the city and constructing a judicial...
KARACHI: Millowners asked to provide quality flour
KARACHI, Nov 18: The provincial minister for food and forests, Hasan Ali Chanhio, has directed the flour mill owners to ensure the availability of good quality subsidized wheat flour at the...
KARACHI: Water shortage in many areas
KARACHI, Nov 18: Several parts of the city continued to face acute water shortage for the sixth consecutive day on Monday....
KARACHI: aTeachers and students stage demo at KU
KARACHI, Nov 18: Teachers and students at the University of Karachi on Monday staged demonstration against the model university ordinance, as they believed that it would undermine the concept of liberal...
KARACHI: Encroachments in Hawkesbay
KARACHI, Nov 18: Sindh Chief Secretary K.B. Rind has issued directive for the removal of illegal constructions and encroachments from the plots allotted to journalists in Hawkesbay within three days....
KARACHI: Notice issued
KARACHI, Nov 18: The Sindh High Court has issued notices to two customs officials to appear on Wednesday and show cause why they should not be prosecuted for contempt for their...
HYDERABAD: Sindhi programmes on FM-101 demanded
HYDERABAD, Nov 18: The Taluka City Council here on Monday demanded the broadcasting of Sindhi programmes by the radio channel of FM-101, Hyderabad....
HYDERABAD: Dist council flays US policies
HYDERABAD, Nov 18: The district council on Monday began its deliberations with Fateha for the departed soul of Aimal Kasi and condemned the discriminatory policies of the United States against Muslims...
HYDERABAD: Position holders
HYDERABAD, Nov 18: The Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences on Monday announced the results of MBBS, final professional, annual examination, 2002, of the Peoples Medical College, Nawabshah....
HYDERABAD: Land auction for Rabi 2002
HYDERABAD, Nov 18: The auction of lease of court of wards land for the Rabi 2002, will be held at the office of the district officer, revenue, on Nov 26....
HYDERABAD: Power closure schedule
HYDERABAD, Nov 18: Hesco has announced on Monday that due to maintenance work the power supply to the Thatta
Cement Factory on Nov 19 and 20 would remain suspended from ....
PESHAWAR: NWFP Govt to manage LB staff salaries
PESHAWAR, Nov 18: The salary budget of the district governments in the NWFP will be managed by the provincial government during the current financial year, not leaving much room for them to handle their funds on their own, according to sources....
PESHAWAR: Two sisters killed in grenade attack
PESHAWAR, Nov 18: Two minor girls were killed and two other children and three women received injuries in a hand-grenade attack in Tajabad locality here on Sunday....
PESHAWAR: Governor orders end to smuggling
PESHAWAR, Nov 18: Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has directed the law enforcement agencies to check cross-border smuggling particularly that of petroleum products....
PESHAWAR: Rights of tribal students urged
PESHAWAR, Nov 18: The Imamia Students Organization has expressed concern over the admission of the students of the Frontier Region to the professional colleges on the reserved seats for the tribal...
PESHAWAR: NWFP’s share sought
PESHAWAR, Nov 18: An MPA-elect of the Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao), Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao, has expressed concern over the failure of Wapda in paying the hydel net profit to the NWFP....
PESHAWAR: Northern bypass to be constructed soon
PESHAWAR, Nov 18: The NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has disclosed that the federal government has agreed to construct a northern bypass in Peshawar which, on completion, would link the...
PESHAWAR: Residents demand shifting of abattoir
PESHAWAR, Nov 18: A demonstration was held in front of the press club by people of Charsadda road area to demand shifting of the slaughterhouse from there....
PESHAWAR: Five revenue officials remanded in NAB custody
PESHAWAR, Nov 18: Five officials of the revenue department were remanded in the custody of the National Accountability Bureau, NWFP, for ten days by an accountability court on Monday....