East district police chief SSP Dr Farrukh Raza has suspended SHO Jamshed Quarter Ashraf Jogi for his alleged involvement in short-term kidnapping and extortion of a businessman. SSP Raza has ordered a formal inquiry into the incident. Additional IG Karachi Javed Alam Odho also took notice of the case. Ashraf Jogi will now be investigated […]
The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has said that the recent notices served for the reclamation of encroached land were targeted only at illegal occupants and land mafias operating within KPT’s designated areas. According to KPT, the coastal strip extending from KMC Pillar 1 to Khayaban-e-Khalid in Hawke’s Bay was originally allotted to the Trust by […]
A man allegedly shot dead his wife and son-in-law over doubts of the two having illicit relations in Sinjhoro, Sanghar district, on Sunday. According to Sinjhoro police, three-year-old son of slain Nadeem Jamali was also injured in the firing because he was sleeping with his father when the suspect Bakhar Bhand opened fire. The SHO […]
The Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB), a group lobbying for farmers’ rights, has complained that the irrigation water rotation is adversely affecting the agro economy as sowing in the ongoing Kharif season is just 30% of the same season in 2024. A meeting of the board, chaired in Hyderabad by Mehmood Nawaz Shah on Sunday, pointed […]
Charley Scalies, the Philadelphia-born actor best known for his memorable roles in HBO’s The Wire and The Sopranos, has died at the age of 84. His daughter, Anne Marie Scalies, confirmed he passed away on May 1, 2025, at a nursing facility in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Scalies gained widespread […]
Punjab Kings (PBKS) have named Mitchell Owen as the replacement for the injured Glenn Maxwell, who has been ruled out of the IPL 2025 due to a fractured finger. Owen, currently representing Peshawar Zalmi in the ongoing HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL), is set to join PBKS for a reported sum of INR 3 crore. […]
Islamabad United’s stand-in captain Salman Ali Agha termed fielding errors as the key factor behind their narrow two-wicket defeat against Quetta Gladiators in the 23rd match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. Agha, who stood in as United captain in regular skipper Shadab Khan’s absence due to […]
The future of the Champions Cup cricket tournament is now in jeopardy, with discussions emerging about reviving the Pentangular Cup in its place. No decision has yet been made regarding the mentors who are drawing salaries of 5 million rupees per month. Meanwhile, the regions have rejected the proposal to reduce the number of domestic […]