Criminal killed in encounter identified as Aftab Zikri on July 13, 2017KARACHI: The Suspect who was killed in an encounter with Garden police on Tuesday has been identified as Aftab Zikri, the younger brother of notorious gang war leader Ghaffar Zikri . Aftab was said to be running his own gang of street criminals comparing on at least eighteen members, involved in over 300 incidents of […]
Wikipedia locks Calibri font page amid controversy on July 11, 2017KARACHI: A Wikipedia page containing information about ‘Calibri’ font was locked for editing on Tuesday after several users tried to change the release date of the font from 2007 to 2003. The Joint Investigation Report (JIT) had earlier claimed that the font used on some of the documents submitted by the Sharif family was Calibri. […]
Chinese engineers were the main target on July 11, 2017KARACHI: A blast rattled the area of Bin-Qasim on Monday just a few seconds after the convoy of Chinese engineers passed through main National Highway. No casualties were reported, however the green belt of the road was damaged, reportedly suspects of an terrorist orgenisation planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to target their object. According […]
Police stations desperately need young blood on July 10, 2017KARACHI: Deprived of young blood, the police stations in the city continuously lack modern skills, interrogations techniques and training as the concentration of Sindh Government and officials of Sindh police remains completely focused on strengthening Counter Terrorism-Department and other specialized Units or Cells of police. Average age of police personnel posted in police stations across […]
Sohail Siyal emerges as the most powerful Home minister on July 8, 2017KARACHI: Sohail Anwar Siyal has emerged as the most powerful Home minster of Sindh as he can now enjoy the powers of Chief Minister, according to the notification issued on Saturday the officers of 18 to 20 grades can now be posted after the approval from home minister instead of Chief Minister. A few days […]
CTD claims to have unearthed major terror plot on July 7, 2017KARACHI: The Counter Terrorism-Department Sindh has claimed on Thursday to have unearthed a terror plot by arresting five members of banned religious organization and have recovered more then twenty bombs and other explosive material. The arrested terrorists were involved in many cases of target killing including a deadly attack on SHO Shahlatif Town Inspector Amanullah […]
Police arrest ASI involved in robbery on July 6, 2017KARACHI: The Police has arrested an assistant sub-inspector on Wednesday allegedly involved in house robbery in the area of Ferozabad. ASI Owais Tipu was posted in Darakhshan police station and was arrested by the investigation police East. According to the police sources the suspect is son of former police inspector Ishtiq and was appointed in […]
Police arrest individual involved in deceptive dog sale on July 4, 2017KARACHI: Police has arrested a unique type of cheater who was selling stray dogs by coloring them as famous species of imported dogs. According to the SP Gulberg Bashir Barohi the suspect was arrested from North Nazimabad Town Suspect was identified as Sageer who sold some dogs to a citizen namely Riaz-uddin at 50,000 each […]
Three bodies found from different areas on July 4, 2017KARACHI: As many as three dead bodies were found from various areas of metropolis on Monday. According to the SSP Orangi Town Abid Baloch , police had received the information of two dead bodies found near Chalghozi Baba’s Shrine in Mangupir area. Upon the information police with rescue workers reached on the spot and shifted […]
IGP stripped of powers from posting SSPs, SPs on July 2, 2017KARACHI: Sindh police is likely to have new team of high officials in coming days with the choice of provincial home ministry since the inspector general of police (IGP) Sindh Allah Dino Khowaja has gone powerless to appoint SPs and SSPs by his well. A senior police officer told Daily Times that powers were withdrawn […]