A domestic dispute between husband and wife turned into a sorrowful incident when a Rangers official fired on the couple, killing the man and injuring the wife. The incident occurred at Nagan Chawrangi. The couple was fighting on the road…
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Nine People killed in firing at shrine in Baldia Town Karachi
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…
LRBT’s has brightened up lives of 26 million patients!
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…
“Gang War” a new movie in making on Karachi situation
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…
Asad S. Jafar elected as President OICCI
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…
Sindh High Court upholds death sentence in Afreen Baig murder case
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…
Salahuddin elected president, Khalid Mumtaz General Secretary of KBA for 2014
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…
Transparency International Pakistan announced Integrity Award for Chief Justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
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…
Rauf Akhtar Farooqui made new adminstrator KMC
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…
Commissioner Karachi Shoaib Siddiqui visits FPCCI
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.…
Shoaib Siddiqui appointed new commissioner of Karachi
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…
Special teams to be formed for investigation of High profile cases
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…
Illegal use of electricity: KESC asks Ajmer Nagri defaulters to stop using kundas, pay outstanding dues
Karachi Electric Supply Company has asked the defaulters of Khawaja Ajmer Nagri to stop the illegal use of electricity and pay their outstanding dues accumulated to the tune of Rs. 9 crore 81 lakh instead of creating undue law and…
Misbehavior of the KBA president: SHC issues show cause notice
Naeem Qureshi Advocate, President KBA The Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued show cause notice to Karachi Bar Association (KBA) president and other office-bearers in an application of District and Sessions Judge (West) against alleged misbehavior of the Karachi…
Director OPP Parveen Rehman shot dead near Banaras flyover
Prominent social activist, educationist and director of Orangi Pilot Project (OPP), Parveen Rehman was shot dead near Banaras flyover within the jurisdiction of Pirabad police station on Wednesday. According to police, gunmen riding motorcycles shot her while she had been…
Governor of Sindh always given a sense of protection to builders: Anwar Gagai
The Chairman ABAD, M. Anwar Gagai said in a statement that Governor Sindh Dr. Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan’s departure had created a situation of uncertainty and doubt in the business community in general and in the builders’ community in particular. …
Khushnood Sheikh killed in ‘hit and run accident’
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…
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…