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Atleast Eleven policemen were killed and more than 40 injured when a suicide blast occurred near a police vehicle in Razzaqabad area of Karachi Thursday morning, Geo News reported. According to the initial report, the incident occurred in Razzakabad near the police training center where eleven cops were martyred and over forty injured when a…
At least nine people were killed and 10 others injured as gunmen fired on a shrine in the city on Sunday. Police and rescue sources said some six armed men on motorcycles came to the shrine of Meharban Ali Shah alias Jalali Baba in Baldia Town and fired on the people, who were attending a…
11 year old Mohammad Mustafa, son of a poor farmer, is a student of 5th grade and lives in Larkana. Mustafa’s teachers had expressed their concern to Mustafa and his father about his poor reading and writing abilities which they suspected was due to his eye sight. The father, who was illiterate, ignored these concerns as…
Gujjar Arts Production is going to make a film on #Karachi situation named Gang War, said CEO Gujjar Arts Production and the Director of film Shahzad Ahmeed Ghujjar at a press conference at Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Monday. He said that they are going to make a film on the current situation of metropolitan…
Mr. Asad S. Jafar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Philips Electrical Industries of Pakistan Limited has been elected as the President of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) for the year 2014. This was announced at the 154th Annual General Meeting of the OICCI held at the Chamber on Friday, January 31, 2014….
Sindh High Court’s division bench headed by Justice Sajjad Ali Shah dismissed the appeal of accused Mohammad Baksh, car driver of Afreen Baig against his conviction by a sessions court. Baksh was found guilty of killing of Afreen Baig in October 2004 in her DHA residence. The trial court had acquitted Farooq Mengal, her husband…
By Ashfaq Sharif I want to convey message all citizen of Pakistan that 2 days back on working day a VARIETY programme organized in our area. The variety programme consist of jokes, songs begin late night and last around 3 AM in morning, my personal opinion when a person organize VARIETY programme due to his marriage or…
The city’s legal fraternity elected Barrister Salahuddin as president of the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) and Khalid Mumtaz as KBA secretary on Saturday. According to unconfirmed results, Zahooruddin was elected as vice president, Amir Haider Shah as joint secretary, Musarrat Khan as treasurer and Sakeena Khatoon as librarian. The voters clearly supported the Salahuddin group…
On the UN Anti-Corruption day, to appreciate the efforts to fight against corruption by the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, the Board of Trustees of Transparency International Pakistan has decided to give him “Integrity Award”. Advocate Sohail Muzaffar, Chairman, Transparency International Pakistan said that this is the highest Award, being given for the first time…
Rauf Akhtar Farooqui took over charge as KMC Administrator on Thursday. Administrator Karachi Rauf Akhtar Farooqui after taking over his charge met with heads and officers of various departments and said that work for development of the city would be done as a team and all available resources will not only be utilized but also…
Protests erupted this morning after the arrest of former member of Sindh Assembly Nadeem Hashmi in the murder case of 2 police personnel. Violence erupted in various cities of Sindh today [Wednesday] after the arrest of former member Sindh Assembly Nadeem Hashmi belonging to Muttahida Qaumi Movement in the murder case of two police personnel….
The Chief of Muttahida Quami Movement Mr Altaf Hussain has extended heartiest felicitation to PML(N) candidate Mr Mamnoon Hussain to get elected as new President of Pakistan with heavy majority during presidential elections. In a statement Mr Hussain expressed the hope that newly elected President of Pakistan will play his pivotal role for the promotion…
The business community expressed serious concern over the energy crisis in a meeting with Mr. Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, Commissioner Karachi on his visit to the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI). While welcoming the Commissioner Karachi Mr. Muhammad Ali, Acting President FPCCI highlighted the problems being faced by the business community due…
Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui has been appointed Karachi Commissioner and a notification in this regard was issued here on Tuesday. Shoaib Siddiqui, an officer of grade 21, was earlier performing duties as additional secretary at Aiwan-e-Saddar. Earlier, Karachi Administrator Hashim Raza Zaidi was holding the additional charge of commissioner. Profile of Mr Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui Mr….
Former organizer of APMSO Sector B Syed Shiraz Azfar was laid to rest today in Shuhada Graveyard in Yasinabad. He was gunned down by armed terrorist near Payala Hotel. The funeral prayer was offered in Jama Masjid Gulberg FB Area Block 12 after the Friday prayer. Members of the MQM Co-ordination Committee Waseem Aftab, Wasay…
Russia is a great potential market for the Pakistani product which is hitherto unexplored to the desired level; this was stated by Mr. Zubair Ahmed Malik President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry in a meeting with Mr. Yury Kozlov, Trade Representative of Russian Federation who paid courtesy call on President FPCCI along…
IG Sindh police Shahid Nadeem Baloch on Thursday presided over a meeting at Central Police Office in the city and reviewed progress of investigation conducted by police officers in registered cases. Additional IG Karachi Gulam Shabbir Shiakh, Additional IG CID along with DIG headquarters Sindh, DIG CID, DIG Training, DIG Establishment, DIG Finance, DIGs of…
The industry representatives have condemned the target killing of industrialist Asghar Rajani in SITE area last evening saying it an act to once again suspend the business and industrial activities in the city. The Patron In-Chief Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) S M Muneer, Chairman Mohammad Zubair Chhaya, President All Karachi Industrial Alliance…