Terror bid foiled as 5 militants killed in shootout with LEAs on December 31, 2017KARACHI: LEAs have come hard against militants and miscreants before the New Year’s Eve, as five more suspects allegedly having ties with the militant outfit al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent were killed during an alleged encounter with the police on Saturday. The five suspected militants were killed by the District Malir police. District Malir […]
Over a dozen news portals, websites come under FIA lens on December 28, 2017KARACHI: Several prominent online news portals and websites have reportedly come under the radar of the Federal Investigation Agency’s Cyber Crime Cell after a FIR was lodged with the agency in which it was stated the son of Maryam Nawaz had got engaged with the daughter of a prominent personality and he (Maryam’s son) would […]
Mobile dealer arrested for selling illegal phones on December 13, 2017KARACHI: A team of Cyber Crime Circle of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Sindh has raided a mobile dealer’s shop in Bahadurabad area and registered a case against him after his arrest for selling and supplying illegal Mobile Phones sets on Tuesday According to the details FIA, Cyber Crime Circle (NR3C) Karachi registered the FIR No. […]
Role of concerned departments to end violence against women discussed on December 11, 2017KARACHI: Various commissions on the status of women highlighted inclusive role of the concerned departments to end violence against women at a panel discussion titled “Role of Women Commissions in Ending Violence against Women” to commemorate 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence organised by Commission on the Status of Women in Karachi. The event […]
Police kill two ‘kidnappers’, recover five-year-old boy on December 10, 2017KARACHI: The Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) police in collaboration with the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) claim to have killed at least two suspected kidnappers allegedly involved in the kidnapping of schoolchildren in Karachi’s Defence area. Five-year-old Muhammad Abban was kidnapped while returning home with his mother from Haque Academy, a private school in Karachi’s posh […]
Rangers arrest five suspects on December 7, 2017KARACHI: Paramilitary force Rangers on Wednesday claim to have arrested at least five suspects including a political worker during an ongoing targeted raids in parts of the city. A political worker was arrested during a targeted raid conducted on a tip off at Madina Colony area. The suspect was identified as Kamran alias Kami. According […]
MQM-P lawmaker booked for attacking officials during encroachment drive on December 6, 2017KARACHI: Police have booked on Tuesday a Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan legislator for attacking media representatives and the Karachi Development Authority officials and personnel during an encroachment drive in District Central. The two separate cases were registered against member provincial assembly (MPA) Haji Anwar Raza and others for attacking the KDA officials and media representatives. Both […]
DHA shooting: teenage car driver laid to rest on December 5, 2017KARACHI: Eighteen-year-old Zafir Fahim Zubairi who lost his life in a tragic incident on Sunday at Defence Housing Authority (DHA) was laid to rest amid tears and sobs on Monday. The funeral prayer of the victim was offered at Sultan Masjid in DHA and later he was laid to rest at a graveyard in Phase […]
Eight-year-old girl crushed to death on December 5, 2017KARACHI: An eight-year-old girl was crushed to death in yet another accident in the metropolis on Monday. The police have impounded a vehicle and also arrested a cleaner while the driver responsible for the accident, however, managed to escape. The accident took place near Baloch Hotel in Gharibabad area within the limits of Sharifabad police […]
Gang involved in issuing arms licences busted on December 3, 2017KARACHI: Paramilitary force, Rangers, on Saturday claim to have busted a gang allegedly involved in issuing and selling the arms licences to the public. The gang consists of Sindh Police personnel and member of a militant wing of a political party. The gang was busted during a joint effort by Rangers and Sindh Police. “The […]