KARACHI: PA session ended amid protest by opposition
KARACHI, May 31: The requisition session of the Sindh Assembly, held on Tuesday, witnessed pandemonium when the opposition strongly protested denial of any extra time to discuss remaining items of the...
KARACHI: Exams postponed
KARACHI, May 31: The two educational boards of the city have announced to put off theory and practical examinations which were scheduled to be conducted on June 1. A Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, circular said that owing to the conditions...
KARACHI: Hamida explains rules for private schools’ audit
KARACHI, May 31: The Sindh Assembly was on Tuesday informed that there was nothing in the Sindh Private Education Institutions (Regulation and Control) Ordinance-2001 and Sindh Private Education...
KARACHI MMA’s call for strike unreasonable, says Rauf
KARACHI, May 31: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqi has described MMA’s call for strike on Wednesday as unreasonable stating that the government had taken immediate steps after the assassination of JI...
KARACHI: Man dies, 3 injured in clash
KARACHI, May 31: A tense stand off between two groups in Malir continued on Tuesday night following the death of a man in firing. Three persons were wounded in the clash....
KARACHI: Plaza plan at Mideast Hospital site challenged
KARACHI, May 31: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday issued notices in a petition challenging the construction of a shopping plaza on the site of Mideast Hospital in Clifton....
KARACHI: Govt avoiding debate, says Khuhro
KARACHI, May 31: Opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has said that a government incapable of ensuring protection to its assembly building, which is subjected to threatening calls,...
KARACHI: PEPA to issue notice to owners of Tasman
KARACHI, May 31: The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (PEPA) will issue legal notice in near future to the owners of Tasman Spirit for payment of compensation against damages done to life...
KARACHI: Rahila defends her order of proroguing PA session
KARACHI, May 31: Deputy Speaker of the Sindh Assembly Rahila Tiwana, who acted presided over the requisition session on Tuesday as acting speaker in the absence of Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain...
KARACHI: Pagara hints at changing govt setup
KARACHI, May 31: The chief of the Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) Pir Pagaro, who had talks on Tuesday with former PML-Q President Mian Mohammed Azhar said they would try to bring...
KARACHI: SI told to account for custody period
KARACHI, May 31: The Sindh High Court asked a police official on Tuesday to account for ‘each and every hour’ he kept a woman in his custody for 10 days prior...
KARACHI: Altaf flays killing incidents
KARACHI, May 31: The Muttahida Quami Movement Chief, Altaf Hussain, has deplored the alleged suicide bomb attack on Masjid-i-Madinatul Ilm in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Monday and said that this incident and killing...
KARACHI: Rapist awarded 14 years
KARACHI, May 31: The additional district and sessions judge, South, Farzana Anver Shah, sentenced a man to a 14-year term for molesting a nine-year girl. Mohammed Akbar was found guilty of...
KARACHI: PMDC team visits Sindh Medical College
KARACHI, May 31: A 14-member inspection team of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, led by Khyber Medical College Principal Fazal Ahmed on Tuesday visited Sindh Medical College (SMC), Karachi. Dow University...
KARACHI: European documentary film festival concludes
KARACHI, May 31: The first European documentary festival, jointly organized by the Royal Netherlands Embassy, Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, Karafilm Society and Alliance Francaise, concluded on Tuesday. At least 13...
KARACHI: Fishing ban to benefit foreign trawlers
KARACHI, May 31: A customary two-month ban on catch of fresh water fish will come into force from June 1 in the coastal belt of the province under Sindh Fisheries Ordinance....
KARACHI: Principal’s widow assured of help
KARACHI, May 31: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad on Tuesday assured the widow of slain Dr Saleem Chaudhry, principal of Dawood College of Engineering and Technology that all efforts would be...
HYDERABAD: PTCL strike continues
HYDERABAD, May 31: Telecommunication-related work, including telegrams’ booking, rectification of telephone line faults, correction of bills and public call offices, came to a halt on Tuesday when PTCL employees closed offices...
HYDERABAD: Indus water fit for drinking: HDA
HYDERABAD, May 31: The director-general of the HDA and EDO health has issued a fresh water analysis report and reassured people that the water being released by the irrigation department and...
HYDERABAD: Varsity opens multimedia centre
HYDERABAD, May 31: The University of Sindh on Tuesday launched a multimedia centre at the Institute of Information Technology to facilitate scholars for holding conferences, seminars and workshops at local as...
HYDERABAD: Dumb girl assaulted
HYDERABAD, May 31: A dumb girl was allegedly raped by three people, one of them a policeman, in Tando Mohammad Khan town on Monday night. The girl had been living with...
HYDERABAD: Police raid Jam Saqi’s house
HYDERABAD, May 31: Police raided the house of HRCP activist and PPP leader Jam Saqi in Naseem Naggar on Tuesday for what they said recording his statement. A police contingent...