Despite fire-fighting at full steam, blaze at textile mills continued past 24 hours on April 28, 2018KARACHI: The firefighters remained unable to completely put out a third-degree fire at a textile mill in one of the industrial areas of the city despite the passage of 24 hours around 8pm on Friday. The fire had started on Thursday night at the Lucky Textile Mills, located near the Lucky One Mall on main […]
Two hajj fraud suspects arrested on April 25, 2018KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti Human Trafficking Circle, Karachi, has arrested two suspects in a hajj fraud case. The suspects were identified as Mufti Naeem and Rehman Ahmed Qadri of M/s. AL Hashmi Travel. They are accused of embezzling Rs300 million from hajj applicants. The FIA statement said its team had to face […]
City police alerted to respond quickly in cases involving missing children on April 20, 2018KARACHI: High officials of Sindh police have directed all the Station House Officers (SHOs) to respond quickly on every complaint or report of minor’s missing to avoid or control the increasing ceases of kidnappings and rapes of children. Amid of murder and rape of a six years old girl in Orangi Town, in the outskirts […]
FIA finds veteran cop involved in blackmail on April 7, 2018Karachi: An Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Crime Branch Police has become the first ever most wanted cyber criminal in the country. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has formally issued a list of the most wanted cyber criminals, as well as the most wanted human traffickers and terrorists. Syed Junaid Arshad was serving as an […]
Karachi police register FIR against Husain Haqqani on March 22, 2018KARACHI: Police on Wednesday registered an FIR against former ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani on charges of causing harm to the country’s national security. The FIR was registered in Karachi’s Preedy police station on a complaint filed by Advocate Maulvi Iqbal Haider. The complaint alleged that the former envoy had made anti-state remarks […]
Rape videos found in phones of men held for possessing illegal arms on March 17, 2018KARACHI: Four men caught for allegedly possessing illegal arms were sent on a judicial remand on Friday. Meanwhile, the police claim that the suspects also admitted to their involvement in sexual abuse incidents. The police say they have recovered images and videos of women abused by the suspects from cell phones found in their possession […]
Lyari operation Chakar Ali’s family insists he was innocent on March 17, 2018KARACHI: The family of a man killed in a recent operation conducted by paramilitary Rangers in Lyari insists that he had no connection to any criminal gang. Speaking to Daily Times, Rasheed Raees, a cousin of Chakar Ali, says the deceased was suffering from mental health issues. He said Ali had been under treatment for […]
The story of teenager’s transformation into Saiful Islam Al-Khilafati on March 16, 2018KARACHI: Imran alias Saiful Islam Al-Khilafati, under investigation for his work as the social media manager of the Islamic-State (ISIS) in Pakistan, was a close aide of the person who convinced Nreen Leghari to join the militant outfit, the joint investigation report of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) maintains. The report, a copy of which […]
Former SPSC chairman faces reference for illegal appointments on March 15, 2018KARACHI: National Accountability Bureau Sindh has filed a reference against Ex-Chairman of the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) and 18 beneficiary officers for involvement in illegal appointments. Separately, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah visited the NAB headquarters on Tuesday regarding investigation against officers of Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA). On Wednesday, NAB […]
FIA to expand inquiry against customs officer accused of holding assets beyond means on March 14, 2018KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has expended its investigation in a case against a custom official, Asif Marghoob Siddiqi, in BPS-20, who has served as Collector Adjudication, for making assets beyond the income. The team working on the investigation has obtained identity information of Siddiqui’s relatives from the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) […]