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KARACHI: Winter rain knocks out over 200 KESC feeders
KARACHI, Dec 19: The mild winter drizzle which began on Thursday - and which turned into an intermittent rain on Friday - has knocked out over 200 feeders of the KESC,...
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KARACHI: Interpol seeks information to issue red warrants: Zardari murder attempt case
KARACHI, Dec 19: An additional district and sessions court was informed on Friday that Interpol had asked the interior ministry about necessary information for issuance of red warrants against four accused...
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KARACHI: Man, son shot dead in Nazimabad
KARACHI, Dec 19: A man and his son were shot dead in Nazimabad on Friday. Police said that Gulab Khan, 50, and his 18-year-old son, Dawood, were sitting outside Bismillah Mobile Market near....
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PESHAWAR: Speaker admits Sharia bill for discussion
PESHAWAR, Dec 19: The NWFP Sharia (Amendment) Bill, 2008, was submitted in the provincial assembly here on Friday, which was admitted by the speaker for discussion by the members....
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PESHAWAR: Afghan raw materials bring dividends for local industry: Transit trade violations
PESHAWAR, Dec 19: Afghan traders are importing different types of raw materials by misusing the Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement (ATTA) for Pakistani industries, it is learnt....
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PESHAWAR: Alleged militant granted bail
PESHAWAR, Dec 19: The Peshawar High Court on Friday granted bail to an alleged militant charged with blowing up of CD shops in Peshawar city....
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KARACHI: Body formed to assess damage in spill-hit Korangi locality
KARACHI, Dec 19: The Sindh environment and alternative energy department on Friday constituted a committee to evaluate the damage, both to the environment and to the health of the populace, caused by the crude oil leak in Korangi on Wednesday night....
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KARACHI: Home dept to issue NOC for barriers
KARACHI, Dec 19: A so-called core committee comprising representatives of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has agreed on a mechanism to implement the Sindh government’s...
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KARACHI: Muharram security plan reviewed
KARACHI, Dec 19: Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza has directed the city police chief to ensure installation of surveillance cameras along the entire route of the main processions on the 8th, 9th and 10th Muharram....
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KARACHI: A city in motion
KARACHI, Dec 19: Visitors to the ‘All About Lifestyles’ exhibition, which kicked off on Friday at the Expo Centre at Hasan Square, were treated to a magnificent, extensive collection of photographs...
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KARACHI: Wet spell nears end
KARACHI, Dec 19: The city remained in the grip of a western depression on Friday, with the Met department recording up to 19mm (0.75in) of rain on Sharae Faisal as of 8pm on Friday evening....
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KARACHI: KBA polls today
KARACHI, Dec 19: Around 4,700 members of the Karachi Bar Association will go to the polls on Saturday to elect six office-bearers and a 21-member managing committee for the year 2008-09....
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KARACHI: CM says health insurance scheme from Jan 15
KARACHI, Dec 19: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that a health insurance programme for the common man will be launched on January 15, 2009 and more than 300,000 people will be covered in the initial phase....
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KARACHI: Promotion
KARACHI, Dec 19: Mir Hussain Ali, provincial secretary of the environment and alternate energy department, has been promoted to grade BPS-21 with immediate effect, according to a handout....
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KARACH: MBA entry test rescheduled
KARACHI, Dec 19: The MBA entry test scheduled for Friday could not be held due to bad weather conditions....
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KARACHI: ‘Missing’ chieftain
KARACHI, Dec 19: A division bench of the Sindh High Court comprising Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Syed Mehmood Alam Rizvi on Friday directed the Sindh home secretary, IGP and...
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HYDERABAD: Manchhar water issue discussed
HYDERABAD, Dec 19: A marathon meeting to tackle the increase in water level in Manchhar Lake and further releasing the same into Indus river was held on Thursday between the Sindh...
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HYDERABAD: Admission test tomorrow
HYDERABAD, Dec 19: The Sindh Agriculture University has announced that test for admissions to its various disciplines will be held at different district headquarters on Dec 21....
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