A high-level consultative session at the Aiwan-e-Sadr decided on Monday not to impose a nationwide smart lockdown, following global fuel supply disruptions caused by the ongoing war in the Middle East. Monday saw a series of high-level meetings outlining the federal government’s comprehensive strategies to protect citizens from rising economic pressures, ensure uninterrupted fuel supply, […]
Lahore Qalandars have imposed a fine of Rs1 million on their captain Shaheen Shah Afridi over a reported breach of security protocols, following an incident that drew attention from law enforcement authorities. A few days ago, reports emerged that Shaheen Afridi and Sikandar Raza allegedly forced some individuals into their hotel room. In this regard, […]
A fresh constitutional debate gathers pace over the Federal Constitutional Court’s (FCC) recent ruling that earlier Supreme Court decisions are not unconditionally binding on it, bringing the traditional doctrine of stare decisis into question. The ruling has opened a new front in legal discourse, with jurists parsing its implications for precedent, hierarchy and institutional balance […]
A minor girl who went missing from Karachi Zoo on Sunday evening has been safely recovered on Monday. The five-year-old girl, identified as Afia, daughter of Ibrahim Baloch, is a resident of Lyari. She had gone to the zoo with her family for recreation when she got separated from her parents while playing with other […]
An accountability court has directed all accused to appear at the next hearing in the reference concerning alleged assets beyond known sources of income against former Sindh Assembly Speaker late Agha Siraj Durrani and others. The hearing was held at an accountability court in Karachi, where the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) submitted an application seeking […]
The first case of mpox this year has been reported in Karachi, according to hospital sources. A 31-year-old man had travelled abroad in January for a hair transplant procedure. Upon his return, he was screened at Karachi airport, where symptoms raised suspicion of infection. He was immediately shifted to the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital for […]
A tragic incident occurred in the Garden West area near Hassan Lashkari, where a man shot and injured his wife before taking his own life by shooting himself in the head. According to police, the incident took place in a flat near Faqeeri Mosque in Latif Tower, Hassan Lashkari Village. Upon hearing gunfire, nearby residents […]
A fire broke out early Monday morning at a departmental store near Zamzama Street in Clifton. The blaze rapidly intensified and spread from the ground floor to the basement within a short time. Rescue 1122, KMC Fire Brigade, DHA fire services, Clifton Cantonment Board, and the office of the Deputy Commissioner South rushed to the […]
The war in the Middle East has caused serious disruption to the economies of frontline countries, and is dimming the outlook for many economies that had just started to recover from previous crises, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Monday. In a blog published by the global lender’s top economists, the IMF said the […]