KARACHI: Recycled edible oils may cause cancers
KARACHI, Nov 20: In Ramazan, the consumption of edible oils more than doubles. But, the oils are largely used in a manner which may cause cancers in the people who consume...
KARACHI: Sindh loses traditional share in power
KARACHI, Nov 20: The manipulation of people’s mandate by keeping the floor-crossing article of the Constitution suspended with an aim to ensure the requisite number for the pro- regime political parties,...
KARACHI: Steps urged for welfare of poor children
KARACHI, Nov 20: Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday regretted the denial of basic rights of quality survival, due care and education to a large majority of the local children, and...
KARACHI: 2 persons commit suicide
KARACHI, Nov 20: Bandits found least resistance on the part of police on Wednesday and hijacked/stole 41 vehicles — nine cars and 32 motorcycles, police sources said....
KARACHI: Home dept asked to check carjacking
KARACHI, Nov 20: The Governor of Sindh, Mohammedmian Soomro, has directed the Home ministry to improve the law and order situation in the province in order to check the growing incidents...
KARACHI: SEPA finalizes report on dead fish
KARACHI, Nov 20: Sindh Environmental Protection Agency will finalize an interim report about investigation into the small dead fish issue on Thursday....
KARACHI: 234 cars, 543 bikes hijacked in October
KARACHI, Nov 20: Despite the establishment of an independent cell in the police department to curb the menace of car and motorcycle hijacking in the city, 25 vehicles a day on...
KARACHI: KESC told to file reply to suit
KARACHI, Nov 20: The Sindh High Court asked the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation on Wednesday to file its reply to a Rs16.17 million suit for compensation filed by the heirs and...
HYDERABAD: 5 police officials’ appeals rejected
HYDERABAD, Nov 20: The regional police officer, Hyderabad, at an “orderly room” held here on Tuesday, rejected the appeals of five police officials who had been awarded different punishments for their...
HYDERABAD: Muttahida pleased over elimination of no-go areas
HYDERABAD, Nov 20: The zonal organiser, Muttahida Qaumi Movement, and MPA-elect, Arshad Shah, and the members of the zonal committees have congratulated MQM chief Altaf Hussain and the displaced families,...
HYDERABAD: Rise in goods prices seen
HYDERABAD, Nov 20: The Communist Party of Pakistan has said that the federal government, which was in the offing, could be called a civilian government but it could not be equated...
PESHAWAR: Encroachments in old areas continue
PESHAWAR, Nov 20: The government, in its ongoing drive to widen the Grand Trunk Road snaking through Peshawar, has wiped out all encroachments on both sides of the Gernaili road. It...
PESHAWAR: Monitoring system to be installed at Torkham
PESHAWAR, Nov 20: The NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah on Tuesday assured full logistic support to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to help set up a state-of-the-art monitoring system at...
PESHAWAR: Durrani supports road projects
PESHAWAR, Nov 20: The MMA’s nominee for the NWFP chief ministership, Akram Khan Durrani, has said that the process of development and widening of roads in Peshawar, have ingrained relevance to...
PESHAWAR: PSF demands release of students
PESHAWAR, Nov 20: The Pukhtoon Students Federation (PSF), Agriculture University, Peshawar, has demanded of the university administration to release the detained students of the PSF by November 25 otherwise they would...
PESHAWAR: Children Rights Day observed
PESHAWAR, Nov 20: The children staged interesting skits to highlight the miseries of the begging and working street children, urging their parents to take care of their offsprings by admitting them...
LAKKI MARWAT: Kasi’s execution flayed
LAKKI MARWAT, Nov 20: A large number of students from various educational institutions took to the roads to protest the execution of Aimal Kasi in the US here on Tuesday....