Sindh govt to formulate long term strategy for provision of safe drinking water
Nasir Shah directs concerned DCs to end impasse in ongoing development works in Hyderabad, other districts
Shoro flays IRSA for illegally opening link canals
Minister says IRSA should ensure equal distribution of allotted share of water among provinces by strict implementation on the Water Agreement of 1991
Sindh govt to establish Boys Medical College in Karachi, Hyderabad
KARACHI - Sindh Minister for Health and Population Dr Azra Pechoho said that to meet this need, two boys medical colleges would be set up in Sindh.
Dow University in Landhi area of Karachi and Liaquat University in Kohsar area of…
ATC shifts Nizam Jokhio murder case to sessions court
KARACHI - An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi on Monday ordered shifting of the Nazim Jokhio murder case to a sessions court.
The court directed the investigation officer to present the murder case challan to the sessions court.…
KU receives eight e-walkthrough gates
KARACHI - The founder of the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Jafaria Disaster Management Cell Syed Zafar Abbas on Monday handed over eight electronic walk-through gates to the acting Registrar of the University of Karachi Professor…
Health dept issues alert for Monkeypox
HYDERABAD - The Sindh health department on Sunday issued a high alert in the province regarding a new disease called Monkeypox. In a letter addressed to director health services, all district health officers and directors and medical…
Life remain paralysed as mercury soars to 44°C in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD - Like other cities in the country, normal life in Hyderabad remain paralysed due to extreme hot weather on Sunday and the temperature also reached 44 degrees Celsius.
The district administration has made arrangements for cold…
Food dept seizes 1.01m wheat bags of 100-kg
KARACHI - The Sindh Food department, on the directive of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, has launched an effective operation against the wheat hoarders and so far it has recovered 1,017,585 bags of 100-kg to avert wheat, atta…
Robbers loot cash, jewelery, valuables from citizens
HYDERABAD - The citizens of Hyderabad were robbed of cash, jewelry, cameras and other valuable items worth millions of rupees in separate incidents of robberies. According to the police, some robbers broke into the residence of a trader…
Nation making progress despite challenges, says President Alvi
KARACHI - President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday said that the Pakistani nation was making progress despite challenges and problems.
While addressing the prize distribution ceremony of the Prestige Invitational Golf Grand Finale 2022 at…
Citizens hand over two ‘robbers’ to police
KARACHI - Karachi citizens have caught two armed street criminals in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and subjected them to torture before handing them over to police, police said on Sunday.
Two armed street criminals equipped with a pistol were looting…
Man shot dead, woman injured in seperate incidents
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE - A man was shot dead while a woman stabbed and injured in separate incidents of marriage feud and domestic disputes respectively in different localities, police said on Sunday.
According to details, the first incident…
Under trial prisoner commits suicide in Nara jail
HYDERABAD - An under trial prisoner committed suicide by hanging himself from the ventilator grills in Nara jail. The jail sources identified the prisoner as 35 years old Javed Soomro. The body was shifted to Liaquat University Hospital for…
Mud houses reduced to ashes; 3 minors, woman injured
MIRPURKHAS - Three children and a woman on Sunday injured in a fire incident which left 25 mud-thatched houses and cattle heads completely gutted in village Pir Bux Jarwar on Sindhri road.
According to details, blaze which broke out…