Imran wants allegations against Zardari, Faryal probed on October 25, 2017KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday held various meetings in SITE association, KPT union, PTI women’s wing and others where he talked about issues facing Sindh and its people. While talking to media, he demanded an investigation into charges leveled by Uzair Baloch against Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur. Khan […]
‘CPEC Day’ celebrated by Media Times Limited on October 22, 2017KARACHI: Media Times Private Limited celebrated the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Day on Saturday to discuss various dimensions of the initiative and its impact on the economy of Pakistan. Speakers at the event included Council General of People’s Republic of China Wang Yu, Balochistan Economic Forum President Sardar Shauqat Popalzai and the Pakistan Stock […]
MQM-P to move court over resignation of lawmakers on October 20, 2017KARACHI: Following the failure of speakers of the National and Sindh Assembly to accept the resignations by 10 Muttahida Quami Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) lawmakers, the party has decided to move court over the issue. Earlier, several MQM-P members, including an MNA, had switched party loyalties. NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and Sindh Speaker Agha Siraj Khan […]
Karachi political parties gearing up for next general elections on October 16, 2017KARACHI: As the next general elections approaches, political parties are gearing up for contesting for Karachi’s 20 National Assembly seats. In the last elections, 17 of these seats had been won by the unified Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). Karachi city faces multiple issues, including poor law and order situation, a damaged infrastructure, unclean drinking water […]
Mustafa Kamal steals the show on September 24, 2017KARACHI: Hundreds of political workers of various parties announced to join the Pak Sarzameen Party on Saturday. The announcement came during the press conference of PSP chief Mustafa Kamal. The workers included 191 of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan, 97 of Pakistan People’s Party, 15 of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, 37 of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-L, 37 of Pakistan Muslim […]
Coolies call for end of exploitative contractual system on September 19, 2017KARACHI: Bakht Ali Kolachi, 39,a graduate hailing from Ghotki, is desperately looking for passengers to lift their luggage so that he could mitigate his own financial burden, a routine job he is doing for last 17 years. Like many rural dwellers, Kolachi had come to the urban centre of Sindh, Karachi, to find a better […]
We are stateless and helpless, Pakistan’s Rohingyas clamour for identity on September 16, 2017KARACHI: Narrow streets filled with dirt, sewage and filthy water erupting from the open drains, plastic bags are floating on the surface of nullah, rotting fishes and fruits are carpeted everywhere on the roads, children are playing and collecting garbage on the mounds of rubbish, smoke is emitting from the heaps of trash giving the […]
Devotees throng shrine of Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi for blessings on September 14, 2017KARACHI: Large number of devotees including women and children, amid the mixed noises of venders selling different kinds of items, dismounting from the buses, cars and other vehicles to pay the homage to the great saint of Sindh Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi on his three day-long urs being held from Zilhaj 20-22. Every year large […]
Teachers discuss ways to curb extremism in universities on September 8, 2017KARACHI: More than 40 scholars and teachers gathered to discuss ways to counter the recent trend of extremism in universities. “Teachers can be engaged to impart skills among students to open their minds to diverse opinions in classrooms and equip them with tools for using social media with responsibility.” They expressed these thoughts in a […]
Politicians smell controversy in 2017 census on August 30, 2017KARACHI: The sixth Housing and Population Census was conducted after at least two decades on March 15th 2017 . The census was conducted in all the provinces of Pakistan ; including 16 districts of Punjab, eight districts of Sindh, 14 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 15 districts of Balochistan, five districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir […]