KARACHI : JI leaders booked for attack on MQM office
KARACHI, Sept 15: North Nazimabad police have registered an FIR on the complaint of a Muttahida Quami Movement MPA against senior leaders of the Jamaat-i-Islami for their alleged role in attacking...
KARACHI : No consensus on milk price
KARACHI, Sept 15: A Saturday meeting between the city government and milk sellers’ representatives has failed to reach a consensus on milk prices, Dawn has learnt....
KARACHI : Prosecution witnesses testify in murder case
KARACHI, Sept 15: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday recorded the depositions of three police officials appearing as prosecution witnesses in the case of Allama Mufti Ateeq-ur-Rehman and his brother Irshad, who...
KARACHI : Drizzle likely
KARACHI, Sept 15: The Met Office has forecast partly cloudy weather for the city on Sunday with chances of a drizzle. The maximum temperature is expected to range etween...
KARACHI : Transporters assail ban on faulty rickshaws
KARACHI, Sept 15: There has been a mixed reaction on the city nazim’s decision of imposing a ban on the operation of two-stroke rickshaws from Sohrab Goth to Tower via Shahrah-i-Pakistan and from Guru Mandir to Tower via M.A....
KARACHI : Unhygienic practices put public health at risk
KARACHI, Sept 15: The city has a number of roadside eateries besides fruit, vegetable and meat markets in every other locality though hardly any of these take care of hygiene and food inspectors seem least bothered about checking the unhygienic practices....
KARACHI : New currency notes for Eid
KARACHI, Sept 15: The field offices of the State Bank of Pakistan and branches of all the commercial banks across the country will issue one wad each of Rs10 and Rs20...
KARACHI : Soyem held for Fahim’s mother
KARACHI: Soyem of Pari Begum, mother of former KMC administrator Fahim Zaman Khan, was held on Saturday. It was attended by senior politicians, social workers and people from different walks of life....
MIRPURKHAS : Widow appeals for justice
MIRPURKHAS, Sept 15: A widow appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan on Saturday to provide her justice by ordering re-inquiry into her husband’s murder, which she alleged had been spoiled by her in-laws....
HYDERABAD : Distt govt fails to control price hike
HYDERABAD, Sept 15: The prices of essential items continued their rise unchecked barring fines imposed by special magistrates on some violators of official price lists while the bachat bazaars, which the...
HYDERABAD : JI condemns Karachi killings
HYDERABAD, Sept 15: Ameer Jamaat-i-Islami Hyderabad, Shaikh Shoukat Ali has said that the bloody incident outside the Karachi University has once again proved that the rulers have given a licence to US agents to massacre the innocent people....
MANSEHRA : Hoarders create fakeshortage of flour in Mansehra
MANSEHRA, Sept 15: Hoarders have created an artificial shortage of flour in Mansehra and nearby areas, and despite an increase of Rs200 in the price of a 40-kg bag, the commodity is not available in the local markets....
PESHAWAR : Social sector PC-1s made more gender-responsive
PESHAWAR, Sept 15: The Planning Commission has revised the standard template of PC-I for social sector projects to make them gender- responsive in consultation with line ministries, provincial governments and the government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir....
SWABI : Jeweller robbed of Rs25m
SWABI, Sept 15: Robbers on Saturday took away Rs25 million worth of gold, silver and cash from a jeweller’s shop.The Topi police refused to give details of the robbery....
HYDERABAD : Date for admission to MUET extended
HYDERABAD, Sept 15: The registrar of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) on Saturday extended to Sept 20 the date for admission to the first year of engineering, architecture...
MIRPURKHAS : 3 policemen suspended
MIRPURKHAS, Sept 15: The DPO of Mirpurkhas, Abdullah Shaikh, on Saturday suspended the SHO of Phuladiyoon police station, Naveed Pathan, head constable Mohammed Qasim and constable Mohammed Mubeen and sent a...