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Feud from Chagai ‘settled’ with blood on Karachi’s streets
The new year was just around the corner when a group of a dozen tribesmen set off for Karachi from Balochistan’s Chagai district. They drove non-stop and reached Sindh’s bustling capital within... → Read More
Feud from Chagai ‘settled’ with blood on Karachi’s streets
The new year was just around the corner when a group of a dozen tribesmen set off for Karachi from Balochistan’s Chagai district. They drove non-stop and reached Sindh’s bustling capital within... → Read More
Sindh minister Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, wife found shot dead at DHA home
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani and his wife, former Sindh Assembly member Fariha Razzak Haroon, were found shot dead at his bungalow in DHA Phase-V here... → Read More
Naqeeb murder: intelligence agencies didn’t share information about terrorists with Rao Anwar
KARACHI: Former SSP Malir Rao Anwar is in hot waters after the intelligence agencies categorically denied sharing any information with Anwar and his team regarding the presence of terrorists in... → Read More
Naqeeb murder: intelligence agencies didn’t share information about terrorists with Rao Anwar
KARACHI: Former SSP Malir Rao Anwar is in hot waters after the intelligence agencies categorically denied sharing any information with Anwar and his team regarding the presence of terrorists in... → Read More
Madrasa teacher beats nine-year-old child to death
Even though corporal punishment is banned, a nine-year-old boy’s death at the hands of his madrasa teacher on Sunday has once again called into question the Sindh government’s resolve to... → Read More
Rao Anwar faces yet another inquiry as protests erupt against Naqeeb Mehsud’s killing
Another inquiry against Malir District SSP Rao Anwar was initiated on Thursday as people from all walks of life gathered at the Karachi Press Club to protest about a 26-year-old man’s alleged... → Read More
Rao Anwaar-led Jan 12 encounter termed ‘extrajudicial execution’
The relatives of a man who was allegedly killed during a shoot-out with police officials on January 12 have claimed that he was abducted on January 3 and then murdered in an extrajudicial... → Read More
Footage shows Intizar was killed in cold blood, says father
The CCTV footage of the January 13 incident in the upscale Defence neighbourhood shows that Intizar Ahmed was killed in cold blood, the man’s father told The News on Tuesday.The father, Ishtiaq... → Read More
MQM-L leader Dr Hasan Zafar Arif found dead in Karachi
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London leader Dr Hasan Zafar Arif was found dead under controversial circumstances on the backseat of his car in the Ibrahim Hyderi area on Sunday... → Read More
Murder lands six ACLC officials in police custody
KARACHI: Six of the nine Anti-Car Lifting Cell officials accused of murdering a 28-year-old man in the upscale Defence locality surrendered themselves to the police on Sunday. According to a... → Read More
Pakistan to deport Chinese who fail to declare purpose of visit, place of stay
KARACHI: The Pakistani government, keeping in view the rise in arrest of Chinese nationals in skimming cases, has decided to deport those Chinese nationals who fail to provide details or purpose of... → Read More
Security at Karachi University: a tale of convenient disregard
The December 1 attack on the hostel of Peshawar’s Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) reminded everyone of the horrifying 2014 Army Public School (APS) massacre, carried... → Read More
Faizabad crackdown: Violent protests paralyse life in city
Karachi’s thoroughfares, streets and alleyways on Saturday harked back to the times of political unrest when the metropolis shut down within minutes, leaving roads... → Read More
‘AQIS terrorists were from JI’s student wing’
KARACHI: An investigation into the killing of five terrorists in an encounter with the Malir police on September 28 has revealed that three of the terrorists were associated with... → Read More
‘Lone knifeman’ exposes police, govt incompetency
One lone “knifeman” terrorising the female population of the financial hub of the country has exposed not only the extent of incompetency of the police force but also the powerlessness... → Read More
Former KU teacher among two ‘ASP leaders’ held in Balochistan raids
Security agencies were said to have arrested two central leaders of banned militant outfit Ansarul Shariah Pakistan (ASP) in raids conducted in the Quetta and Pishin areas of Balochistan late on... → Read More
Five dead in Liaquatabad building collapse
Five people, including a woman and a minor boy, were killed and nine others, including four women, injured after a four-storey building in Liaquatabad collapsed during the early hours of... → Read More
Rangers step in to fight street crime
Fighting street crime in a megalopolis like Karachi has always been a challenge, but the feud between Sindh Home Minister Suhail Siyal and provincial police chief IGP AD Khowaja has thrown the law... → Read More
Rangers step in to fight street crime in Karachi
Fighting street crime in a megalopolis like Karachi has always been a challenge, but the feud between Sindh Home Minister Suhail Siyal and provincial police chief IGP AD Khowaja has thrown the law enforcement agency into a disarray and prompted the Rangers to tackle such offences. A Sindh Rangers officer told The News that before launching a crackdown on street criminals, the paramilitary force… → Read More