Stories by Tahir Siddiqui

Three doctors sent abroad for PhD did not return home, Sindh PAC told

Seven SMBBMU doctors were shortlisted under HEC's PSDP scholarship project and sent abroad in 2016. Three of them did not return.

Updated 14 Oct, 2026 09:29am

Commissioner orders crackdown on ‘illegal’ billboards across Karachi

Citywide survey identifies 224 illegal hoardings; FIRs to be registered against heads of advertising agencies and officials

Updated 13 Oct, 2026 10:37am

Karachi hit by blackouts as KE cites gas shortage

KARACHI: While K-Electric has been carrying out up to 14 hours of loadshedding daily in several areas of the...

Published 10 Oct, 2026 04:47am

Over 160 Karachi buildings remain non-compliant with fire safety rules

Commissioner Naqvi orders authorities to expedite completion of safety audit.

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 09:12am

PAC seeks details of billions of rupees received by towns in road-cutting charges

SSGC alone paid Rs11.9bn to KMC, TMCs and cantonment boards to lay underground lines.

Published 02 Oct, 2026 06:59am

Cabinet extends tenure of Mir Raza commission to Oct 15

Approves procurement of 87 vehicles for judicial officers and SHC judges

Published 02 Oct, 2026 06:59am

Mir Raza murder case: Sindh govt extends judicial commission's term until Oct 15

SHC's Justice Omar Sial, who is heading the commission, to continue the inquiry.

Updated 01 Oct, 2026 05:22pm

Leave politics to politicians, Murad advises industrialists

CM pledges support to Korangi Association of Trade and Industry in improving infrastructure at the industrial zone

Published 01 Oct, 2026 07:02am

SFA told to check food quality at varsities

KARACHI: The Public Accounts Committee of the Sindh Assembly on Wednesday directed the Sindh Food Authority (SFA) to...

Published 01 Oct, 2026 07:02am

Work begins on Rs14bn dedicated pipeline project for DHA

KARACHI: The groundbreaking for a Rs14 billion project to lay a dedicated pipeline from Dumlottee to supply 10...

Published 30 Sep, 2026 07:01am

Plan afoot to neuter, vaccinate and tag stray dogs in Karachi

Commissioner reviews rising dog-bite cases in city, availability of treatment.

Updated 26 Sep, 2026 12:27pm

Sharjeel rejects criticism of Sindh govt, slams MQM for ‘playing ethnic politics’

Says PPP carrying out historic development in Karachi and other parts of Sindh

Updated 25 Sep, 2026 09:23am

Sindh PA committee on loadshedding expels KE team over CEO’s absence

While CEOs of Hesco and Sepco appear before special parliamentary body, KE chief skips hearing despite being summoned

Published 24 Sep, 2026 07:04am

Fire breaks out at KE grid station, disrupts power supply to thousands

Eight fire tenders put out the blaze after hour-long operation; KE says fire affected 38 feeders of Baloch Colony grid station.

Updated 23 Sep, 2026 09:21am

Murad urges parents to ensure children receive polio drops

Week-long anti-polio campaign begins across Sindh; over 80,000 volunteers to conduct door-to-door vaccination

Published 22 Sep, 2026 07:06am

Lawmakers, media urged to help make Sindh polio-free

Province to launch immunisation drive from tomorrow

Published 20 Sep, 2026 04:50am

Opposition lawmakers arrive at PA on donkey carts as protest

KARACHI: Lawmakers belonging to the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Friday arrived at the Sindh ...

Published 19 Sep, 2026 04:09am

Sindh Assembly expresses solidarity with Saudi Arabia over drone attack

Resolution moved by MQM-P MPA Muhammad Rashid Khan; Sindh law minister says UN should adopt similar resolution.

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 09:17am

'Petrol so expensive' that PTI lawmakers arrive at Sindh Assembly on donkey carts in protest

PTI MPAs ride donkey carts from areas near the assembly to its main gate, demand immediate withdrawal of increase in petrol prices.

Updated 18 Sep, 2026 06:37pm

Sindh cabinet approves $17m Edhi medical tower at National Institute of Child Health

Edhi Foundation to contribute $10m, provincial govt to provide $7m grant for 13-storey, 445-bed facility.

Updated 18 Sep, 2026 08:23am