Armed robbers looted the residence of senior police officer Irfan Samo in Defence Phase VIII, Karachi, while police claimed to have obtained important evidence related to the suspects and registered a case. According to police officials on Monday, the robbery took place late on Monday night at a flat in Murtaza Commercial in Defence. SSP […]
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Minor earthquake tremors rattle Karachi, no casualties reported
Residents of Karachi felt minor earthquake tremors across several areas on Friday. The Pakistan Meteorological Department reported the tremors measured 2.2 on the Richter scale. The tremors struck at 3:39 PM and lasted for a few seconds. Authorities confirmed that the earthquake originated 24 kilometers north of DHA at a depth of 10 kilometers. Many […]
Domestic worker arrested in Karachi after amassing millions
KARACHI – Police have arrested a domestic worker in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) after discovering that he had allegedly accumulated millions of rupees in assets, far exceeding his modest monthly salary of Rs45,000. According to investigators, the suspect, Wajid Ali, maintained four bank accounts with total transactions amounting to Rs18.6 million. Police claimed he purchased […]
Karachi Café Accused of Copying Thailand Coffee Brand’s Name and Logo
KARACHI – A consumer court in Karachi has issued a notice to Mondo Coffee Bar, a café located in DHA Phase-VIII, after a complaint claimed it was illegally using the name and logo of a Thailand-based coffee brand. The court has summoned the café’s management to appear on October 31 to respond to the allegations. […]
Fire at DHA workshop claims lives of two women
A fire engulfing a tyre workshop in a four story building in Defence phase 2 turned uncontrollable as two women succumbed to injuries on Saturday night, citing police and rescue sources reported. The rescue sources said that the fire blanketed the first floor of the residential building. The fire fighters are dousing the fire on […]
Apathy towards animals
In a country where the value of human life is determined by the worldly connotation of worth as measured in terms of money, social status and power, to even wonder about attitude towards animals is not just inconsequential to most people, it is also a topic that is simply meant to exist on periphery. Good […]
Pro-Kurdish party slams Turkey ban on elected candidates taking office
Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party on Thursday hit out at electoral authorities for blocking some of its successful candidates from taking office after a March 31 local vote. The Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) on Wednesday ordered that individuals sacked by an emergency decree during purges after a 2016 failed coup could not take up their posts […]
Fire safety
Sir: The decision by PM Imran to stop horizontal spread of cities and protect green agriculture belts on their periphery is a step in right direction to arrest already polluted environment that poses serious health hazards. Most of these irregularities by land mafia occurred in nexus with statutory organizations like CDA, DHA, LDA, KDA, MDA, […]
Chinese national shot near Zamzama Park in Karachi
KARACHI: A Chinese national has been severely injured after he was shot in the head by unknown assailants near Zamzama Park in Defence on Monday. According to the police, the foreign national was driving near the area when an oncoming car hit his vehicle and later opened fired at him. The police added that another […]
Sindh minister killed wife before committing suicide: Police
KARACHI: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Zone Azad Khan on Friday said that evidences and autopsy reports hint at Sindh Planning and Development Minister Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani killing his wife before himself committing suicide. According to DIG Khan, Bijarani received a bullet to his head, while his wife, Fareeha Razzaq, was shot twice in the abdomen, while according to […]