KARACHI: PN man dies in accident

Published February 23, 2008

KARACHI, Feb 22: A navy employee was killed and his wife injured when a Parado jeep knocked down their motorcycle on the Northern Bypass.

Saeedabad police said Asghar Hussain, 45, and Husna, 40, were on way to their Naval Colony house in Maripur at around 1pm when the jeep hit them.

They said the man died instantly and his wife was admitted to the PNS Shifa hospital in a critical condition.

The police said the jeep also overturned and skidded off the road. However, they said, the driver escaped.—Staff Repoter

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....