A high-level meeting chaired by Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar was held at the Central Police Office (CPO), Karachi, to review the law and order situation and security arrangements for Muharram-ul-Haram 1448 AH / 2026. The meeting undertook a detailed review of security measures across the province, contingency planning, intelligence coordination, protection of processions and […]
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Court orders K-Electric to pay Rs13.5 million in compensation in electrocution case
A Karachi court has ordered K-Electric to pay Rs13.5 million in compensation to the family of a man who died from electrocution while attempting to save a child during rainfall in 2019. The verdict was issued by a senior civil judge in Karachi Central, who held the power utility responsible for negligence in maintaining safe […]
Lahore High Court issues notices over Bhatti Gate manhole deaths
LAHORE, February 3, 2026 — The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday issued notices to the Punjab government and other respondents in a petition seeking accountability for the deaths of a mother and her 10-month-old daughter, who fell into an open manhole near Bhatti Gate. Read More: 3 held after woman, daughter die from falling […]
CEOs of Data Darbar project arrested after woman, infant die in open manhole
LAHORE/TOBA TEK SINGH: Police have arrested the chief executive officers (CEOs) of the contractor company overseeing the under-construction Data Darbar expansion project following the deaths of a woman and her nine-month-old daughter in an open manhole, officials said on Friday. Read More: Lahore manhole deaths: Police to interrogate company CEO Lahore Investigation DIG Zeeshan Raza told Dawn […]
Maryam Nawaz calls Bhati Gate deaths criminal negligence
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has expressed deep shock and grief over the deaths of a mother and her infant daughter who fell into an open sewer line in Lahore’s Bhati Gate area, terming the incident unacceptable in a major metropolitan city. Read More: Maryam Nawaz introduces jobs, loans, and skills drive Chairing a high-level […]
‘Negligence’ no reason to delay promotion, SC issues landmark ruling
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued a major and precedent-setting ruling on delays in the promotion of government employees, declaring that an eligible officer has the right to promotion from the date of the first Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting, and cannot be penalized for administrative negligence or delay. Setting aside the decision of […]
MQM-P seeks high-level commission to probe ‘negligence’ in Gul Plaza fire
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Saturday urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to constitute a high-level inquiry commission to hold those accountable whose negligence led to the Gul Plaza inferno. The deadly inferno, which erupted on the night of January 17 at the mall and took nearly two days to be fully extinguished, has claimed […]
Ignored warnings, delayed response worsened Gul Plaza inferno
KARACHI: The devastating Gul Plaza fire, which killed at least 71 people and left 15 missing, has been linked to ignored safety warnings Gul Plaza inferno and delayed emergency response, according to survivor accounts and official records reviewed by Reuters. Read More: Death toll from Karachi’s Gul Plaza fire rises to 71 The blaze erupted on January […]
Police register FIR over Gul Plaza inferno citing negligence
KARACHI: Police have registered a first information report (FIR) over the devastating Gul Plaza fire, describing the tragedy as an “outcome of negligence and carelessness.” The blaze, which broke out on the night of January 17, engulfed the ground-plus-three-storey shopping plaza and took nearly two days to be fully extinguished, leaving 71 people dead and […]
Petition seeks action against officials over Gul Plaza fire
KARACHI: A petition was filed in the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday, urging the initiation of “criminal, departmental and contempt proceedings” against officials deemed responsible for the deadly Gul Plaza fire. The petitioners, Advocate Saleem Michael and Muhammad Haris, named the Sindh government, Sindh Building Control Authority, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, chief fire officer, Sindh […]