Senior journalist Khushnood Ali Sheikh of the Associated Press of Pakistan was killed in a hit and run accident in Karachi Monday although some circles said he was targeted. The scene of the incident was Gulistan-e-Johar, where Khushnood purchased a…
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Hashim Raza Zaidi take over charge as Administrator KMC
Commissioner Karachi Syed Hashim Raza Zaidi today (22nd Feb) took over charge as KMC Administrator and met with the heads of various KMC departments in his office at Civic Centre. He enquired about the performance of departments and issued necessary…
Law and order situation: Karachi elite flying abroad due to unrest
After the flight of resources, elites of the city have also starting going abroad. A club situated in Defence has found that 30 percent of its members, mostly rich people, have gone abroad over the past eight months. The club…
Pakistani Doctors to knock court’s door
Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) and Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) has unanimously condemned and rejected the idea to start evening classes in medical colleges in the country. In a joint press conference, the leaders of PMA and PIMA warned the…
Pervez Ashraf orders withdrawal of case against Baldia factory owners
Case against owners of Baldia factory has reportedly been withdrawn on the orders of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, four months after the worst-ever industrial disaster in the history of Pakistan, CNBC Pakistan reports Thursday. More than 250 people were…
No delimitation in Karachi before elections: Fakruddin G. Ibrahim
Chief Election Commissioner Fakruddin G. Ibrahim said on Tuesday that there will not be any new de-limitation of constituencies in Karachi before the elections. Talking to media persons during to his visit to Karachi to oversee voters’ verification process, Ibrahim…
Shahzeb murder: ATC allows physical remand of three accused
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday issued non-bailable arrest warrants against Shahrukh Jatoi, the key accused in the Shahzeb Khan murder case. It also handed over three accused, including prime co-accused Siraj Talpur nominated in Khan’s murder case, to the…
The journey for obtaining the rights of 180 million people has started from Karachi: Dr Tahir ul Qadri
Leader of Tehreek-i-Minhaj-ul-Quran Dr Tahirul Qadri has said that the parliament of the people of Pakistan being held in Islamabad on 14th January would bring a public revolution in the country. He said that the flag of the revolution for…
General Kayani attends Karachi Corps War Games
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, visited Karachi on Friday to attend the concluding session of Karachi Corps War Games. An ISPR statement here said that the war games, being conducted at various Corps headquarters, are…
Business community tell the public about the elements involved in kidnappings and extortion: Altaf Hussain
Expressing grave concerns on the soaring incidents of kidnappings for ransom and demands for extortion, the Founder and Leader of the MQM Mr Altaf Hussain has asked the established to find out the elements within its ranks who were harbouring…
CITY ADMINISTRATOR ISSUE DIRECTIVE FOR MONSOON PREPARATION
KMC Administrator Muhammad Hussain Syed has said that heavy shower was forecasted for Karachi in the coming monsoon which was expected to be more than previous records of rains in the city. He therefore directed all concerned departments to get…
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy selected for Wonder Women of the Year Awards 2012
Karachi Observer Report The Oscar award-winning Pakistani-Canadian journalist and documentary filmmaker, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, having created waves of late, has another feather added to her cap with her selection for the Wonder Women of the Year Awards 2012 to be…
ABBASI SHAHEED HOSPITAL: DR NADEEM EHSAN INAUGURATES UROLOGY ICU
The Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis Dr. Nadeem Ehsan has said that kidney transplantation would soon start in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Rise in kidney diseases now seen in Sindh for which measures were being taken on the government level.…
Inreasing trend of “dates” in family parks of Karachi
Today when I went with the children of my relatives at a famous park of Karachi on the evening of a working day , I saw there couples who seemed to be on dating because none of them had children with…