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KARACHI: Sindh Rangers and District West Police have arrested five suspects allegedly involved in inter-provincial human smuggling during a joint operation in Karachi’s Surjani Town area.

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has invited a Chinese company to undertake a more than 100-kilometre-long water pipeline project in Karachi during his visit to the HBSZ facility in Wuhan, China.

Says crew members expected to leave Addis Ababa for Karachi on first available Ethiopian Airlines flight on Wednesday

Karachi - A special aircraft carrying four injured Pakistani crew members of MT Honour 25 and the mortal remains of three sailors landed at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on Sunday.

Ministry says they are arriving in Karachi today aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 694

District South Police have detained more than 10 Afghan nationals during an ongoing crackdown on foreign nationals allegedly residing illegally in Karachi.

President Asif Ali Zardari and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held a meeting at Bilawal House in Karachi on Tuesday to discuss the prevailing political situation and other matters of mutual interest.

KARACHI: Karachi is expected to experience hot and humid weather on Monday, with no rainfall forecast for the city, according to the latest weather advisory.

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced the end of its 35-day sit-in outside the Governor House in Karachi against inflation and the petroleum levy.

KARACHI: A new weather system has entered Karachi, bringing intermittent rainfall to several parts of the city and providing relief from the ongoing heat.

KARACHI: A case has been registered against police officers and other individuals in Karachi over allegations of fraud, misuse of authority and an attempt to implicate a citizen in a false case to extort money.

Starting from September 3, direct flights between Tashkent and Karachi have been launched by Centrum Air.

Party's Karachi chief says lawyers, traders support strike as most major markets and commercial centres remain closed

France has permanently closed its consulate in Karachi, with the French Consulate formally announcing the end of its operations in the city.

KARACHI: A crucial round of talks between goods transporters and government representatives will be held in Karachi today (Sunday) in a bid to end the countrywide wheel-jam strike, which has entered its ninth day.

ON the night of Aug 13, 2026, Mir Raza Ali’s father was on TV imploring — as he had been doing for some time — for justice. It is now over two weeks since Mir Raza Ali, a 25-year-old businessman, left his home on an ill-fated trip that would be his last. The gruesome nature of his death, questions surrounding the initial police investigation and the inconsistent behaviour of the officials demonstrate why parents in Karachi so fear their children leaving their homes. In this sense, there are at least three dimensions to the death of Mir Raza Ali. First is the immense grief and the individual tragedy faced by the family of the young man. The death of one so young is heartbreaking enough, but the horrific details of this case and the mystery that surrounds those who appeared to have tortured and killed him have deepened the tragedy. Second is the story of lapses in the investigation of his death and the dismissive attitude of Karachi’s police force towards the violent deaths of young people. Third, there is the ...

KARACHI: At least one woman was killed and 94 people were injured in separate incidents of celebratory gunfire across Karachi during Independence Day celebrations, rescue authorities said on Friday.

KARACHI: At least two people were killed and 94 others injured in celebratory firing incidents in Karachi on the eve of Pakistan’s Independence Day, officials said on Friday. Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed said 17 people were brought to Civil Hospital, 24 were brought to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and 53 were brought to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre. She added that one male from PIB Colony and an infant died in aerial firing incidents. The doctor said another woman was also brought to the hospital with a gunshot wound, who later died. However, police said that the incident was caused due to the accidental firing of a gun. Earlier Edhi said that 86 people had been injured in aerial firing incidents, including 10 women, 17 children and 59 men. Firing incidents were reported in Lyari, Saddar, Korangi, Malir, Azizabad, North Nazimabad, Nazimabad, Gulbahar, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Orangi Town, Jamshed Quarters and Defence, it said. Meanwhile, police in Karachi’s East district launched a crackdown against aerial firing...

KARACHI: At least 86 people have been injured in celebratory firing incidents in Karachi on the eve of Pakistan’s Independence Day, rescue officials said on Friday. According to Edhi, the injured include 10 women, 17 children and 59 men. In a statement, the rescue service said 24 people, including one woman, four children and 19 men, were brought to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. It added that 35 people, including four women, three children and 28 men, were brought to Jinnah Hospital; and 26 people, including 10 children, four women and 12 men, were taken to Civil Hospital. The statement added that one woman was shifted to a private hospital. Firing incidents were reported in Lyari, Saddar, Korangi, Malir, Azizabad, North Nazimabad, Nazimabad, Gulbahar, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Orangi Town, Jamshed Quarters and Defence, it said. Meanwhile, police in Karachi’s East district launched a crackdown against aerial firing on Independence Day and took 10 suspects into custody from various areas. In a statement, police said weapons...

KARACHI: A sessions court on Thursday acquitted alleged drug baroness Anmol alias Pinky in three narcotics cases registered at Karachi’s Gizri police station. The three cases were registered against Pinky at the Gizri police station in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and she had been declared an absconder. Additional District and Sessions Judge South Irshad Hussain heard Pinky’s pleas seeking acquittal. During the hearing, her counsel contended that she had been named in the cases on the basis of statements made by the co-accused, who had subsequently been acquitted. “Following the acquittal of the co-accused, there can be no case for conviction for the accused (Pinky),” the lawyer said. According to one of the court orders, a copy of which is available with Dawn, Pinky was named in a 2021 case by two accused arrested for possessing narcotics, who claimed that she had supplied the drugs to them. A supplementary charge sheet submitted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) last month revealed that Pinky had over a doz...