Stories by Sumair Abdullah

Man gets 14 years in prison for sexually abusing minor girl

KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced a man to 14 years in prison on charges of sexually abusing his underage...

Published 10 Nov, 2026 07:05am

Residents protest construction of 46-storey building in Karachi's Clifton

Urge enforcement of zoning regulations and building by-laws.

Updated 09 Nov, 2026 10:53am

108 suspects held in call centre raid granted bail

NCCIA raided premises without search and seizure warrants, argues defence counsel

Published 07 Nov, 2026 05:05am

98 women get bail after 273 arrested by NCCIA in raid on ‘illegal’ call centre in Karachi

Nine suspects, including owners, remanded into agency’s custody in credit card data theft case.

Updated 06 Nov, 2026 10:13am

Court accepts final charge sheet in Rs8.5bn Yellow Line corruption case

Issues non-bailable warrants for arrest of two former directors of Karachi Mobility Project.

Published 04 Nov, 2026 07:00am

JIT chief issued show cause over delay in submission of final charge sheet in Mir Raza murder case

DSP Lashari is no longer IO in the case after formation of JIT, court told.

Updated 03 Nov, 2026 10:15am

Court grants bail to anchorperson Iqrarul Hassan, lawyer confirms

NCCIA tells the court that no further investigation involving Hassan is required.

Published 31 Oct, 2026 02:02pm

Policeman sentenced to death for killing ‘unarmed youth in fake encounter’

Judge also hands down life term to two other constables for their role in the incident

Published 31 Oct, 2026 04:19am

Court rejects plea to add murder, terrorism charges in Karachi's Gul Plaza fire case

Accepts final charge sheet against four members of management committee, owner of flower shop and his 11-year-old son.

Updated 29 Oct, 2026 09:30am

Two sentenced to death in kidnap case in Karachi

Prosecution says convicts deceived two teenagers with false promises of jobs and took them to riverine area.

Updated 28 Oct, 2026 09:22am

Karachi suspect accused of luring women for jobs, stealing their phones beaten with slippers during court appearance

Court grants police one-day physical remand of suspect.

Updated 27 Oct, 2026 08:48pm

ANF files drug trafficking, money laundering charges against Anmol Pinky

Anti-Narcotics Court accepts supplementary charge sheet; adjourns hearing till Nov 7

Updated 27 Oct, 2026 01:53pm

‘Firms busted for explicit animations hired young illustrators without disclosing nature of work’

NCCIA investigator claims "cartoon porn" was created for foreign clients.

Updated 26 Oct, 2026 09:47am

Karachi judicial magistrate rejects bail plea of anchorperson Iqrarul Hassan

Hassan was arrested last week for allegedly disseminating anti-state, false and defamatory content through his official social media accounts.

Published 22 Oct, 2026 02:20pm

ATC acquits three Muttahida activists in May 12 violence cases for want of evidence

Defence counsel says accused Mirza Naseeb and Raees Mama will remain behind bars as other cases against them are pending trial.

Updated 22 Oct, 2026 09:37am

Railways SHO gets interim bail in KMC director assault case

Court grants him interim bail against a surety of Rs30,000, directing the police to produce the case file in court on Oct 23.

Published 21 Oct, 2026 07:05am

Anchor Iqrar sent to prison on judicial remand

KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Monday rejected the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency’s (NCCIA) plea to...

Published 20 Oct, 2026 06:57am

TV anchor Iqrarul Hassan sent to Karachi prison on judicial remand in Peca case

Magistrate denies NCCIA's request for further 8-day physical custody; sent to jail until Oct 26.

Published 19 Oct, 2026 03:35pm

Covering Karachi's Nehr-i-Khayyam poses risk of urban flooding: experts

Clifton residents, environmentalists stage rally to protest construction at key waterway.

Updated 19 Oct, 2026 01:21pm

Karachi judicial magistrate extends physical remand of anchorperson Iqrarul Hassan by 2 days

Magistrate also dismisses plea seeking discharge from case; notes investigation still pending.

Updated 17 Oct, 2026 07:55pm