Another Altaf in Imran not acceptable: Bilawal on May 13, 2018Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari took broadsides at his political opponents at a public gathering at Bagh-e-Jinnah on Saturday. Criticising the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-Pakistan) for what he said were attempts to bring back ‘politics of ethnicity’ to the coastal city, he said that MQM had been deceiving Karachi residents for three decades. […]
Road users given water, juices to beat the heat on May 10, 2018KARACHI: The Joining Hands Welfare Organisation, a not-for-profit entity, Wednesday distributed bottled water and juices among road users to beat the heat. “It is not the responsibility of the state only to provide water to road users. We all ought to relieve those who are influenced by the extreme summer,” said Joining Hands Welfare Organisation […]
Karachi’s peace above party politics: Bilawal on May 9, 2018KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday changed the venue of their May 12 public rallies a day after late night clashes between workers of the two parties at the Hakeem Saeed ground. Addressing a press conference, PTI leadership announced that it would hold the rally at a ground adjacent to […]
PPP granted permission to hold May 12 rally at Gulshan ground on May 8, 2018KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was on Monday granted permission to hold its rally on May 12 at the Hakeem Saeed Ground in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Karachi. Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) local leadership insisted that the party would hold its rally on May 12at the same venue. Both parties had mentioned Hakeem Saeed Ground […]
Bilawal vows to rid Karachi of MQM on April 30, 2018KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Sunday blasted the leadership of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for virtually ruining the port city, saying his party will rid Karachi of ‘Mustaqil Qaumi Musibat’, a reference to the MQM. At a massive gathering in MQM stronghold Liaquatabad, the first by PPP in over four decades, […]
IAK launches reference book exploring history of Pakistan’s music on April 28, 2018The Society for I AM Karachi (IAK) launched its first reference book on music tilled ‘Music Chronicles – A beginner’s guide’ into Pakistan music at T2F Karachi. The book which is written by eminent musicians and practitioners of the country, comprises different chapters explaining the difference between eastern and western music, history of Pakistan’s music […]
Shehbaz says he can end Karachi’s woes on April 23, 2018KARACHI: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday assured the residents of the city that he would extend his all out support for the development of Karachi. He made these comments while speaking to the media after his visit to the MQM-Pakistan Bahadrabad office and ANP Mardan House. “Karachi is the face of Pakistan, it […]
Goodbye MQM-P on April 20, 2018Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), which has been the dominant party in the urban Sindh, has apparently started to lose its strength and political consolidation as a number of senior members of the party are defying its directive and are bidding farewell to it. The drastic change came after the inflammatory speech of its founder Altaf […]
City gets 10 buses in People’s Bus Service pilot phase on April 19, 2018Under a joint venture with a private bus company, the provincial government has started the pilot phase of People’s Bus Service with 10 air-conditioned buses across different city routes. Speaking on the occasion, Transport Minister Nasir Hussain Shah said that the provincial government had not invested anything in the project, adding, “we are working to […]
MQM-P lawmakers under pressure to abandon party on April 16, 2018KARACHI: MQM-Pakistan PIB faction leader Farooq Sattar said on Sunday that his party’s activists were under pressure from powerful quarters to abandon the party and switch to Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP). Speaking to the media, Sattar said he would request the Chief of the Army Staff and the Cheif Justice of Pakistan to look into […]