Easy access fuels ever-stronger drug addiction in youth on May 5, 2019The city of lights Karachi is increasingly witnessing the use of illicit drugs and the non-medical use of prescription medications largely due to easy access. The government has, thus, failed to curb the distribution of drugs and its peddlers. A 38-year-old drug addict, Mirbaz, is an educated person. He told this scribe that he had […]
Oil Tankers Association protests against bribes by KPT staff on January 10, 2019All Pakistan Oil Tankers Owners Association (APOTOA) protested against KPT Staff outside Karachi Port Trust gate number 15, Natty Jetty Bridge on Wednesday. The protesters held placards against the Karachi Port Trust’s staff and chanted slogans against them for taking bribes from oil tanker drivers. Chairmen APOTOA Mir Yusuf Shahwani, addressing the protester, told that […]
Police claim arresting 1,723 drug peddlers during a special campaign against drugs on November 23, 2018KARACHI: Sindh police has registered 1,680 cases and arrested 1,723 suspected drug peddlers and other criminals who facilitate them and recovered 642 kilograms (kgs) of marijuana, 5 kgs of hashish, one kilogram of heroine, thousands of litres of local and foreign liquor bottles and large quantities of betel nuts from all over the province during […]
Police claim to arrest a dacoit group operating from Afghanistan on November 20, 2018Firozabad police claimed that they arrested three members of a dacoit group operating from Afghanistan on Monday. Addressing a press conference at his office, District East’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ghulam Azfar Mahesar claimed that the Firozabad police conducted a raid and arrested three member of an Afghan dacoit group. The apprehended suspects were […]
Police arrest 3,356 suspects in a week on November 16, 2018The Police Department claims to have arrested 3,356 accused including 2,170 absconders and 1,186 proclaimed offenders from different parts of the province including Karachi between November 5 and 11, Daily Times has learnt. A statement issued by the department stated that several caches of arms and ammunition were also seized during raids conducted to arrests […]
IG directs strict security for Rabiul Awwal processions on November 12, 2018Sindh Police Inspector General Dr Syed Kaleem Imam has directed police officials to adopt extraordinary security arrangement in the wake of Rabiul Awwal 12. According to a police statement, the Sindh IG has also called for preparing a contingency plan for Rabiul Awwal 12. This, he added, should be in coordination with other law enforcement […]
Sindh Rangers recover vehicles and return them to their owners on November 10, 2018KARACHI: Sindh Rangers recovered 4 four-wheel vehicles, 11 motorcycles and 21 cell phones and handed them over to their actual owners during an event held at Rangers Headquarters on Friday. Rangers handed over vehicles to their actual owners after checking original documents. The owners of the valuables appreciated the performance of the Sindh Rangers and […]
PCG foil attempt to smuggle 2,550kg of drugs worth $28m on November 8, 2018The Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) seized 2,550 kilograms (kgs) of drugs destined for overseas markets through the sea route from Gawadar. According to PCG officials, commandos launched a search raid based on a tip-off. PCG officials said that the smugglers intended to take a cache of drugs to foreign countries through Gwadar but a search […]
Police register 39 cases against ‘rioters’ on November 6, 2018Sindh Police has registered around 39 cases against rioters for torching vehicles and damaging properties during the three-day protest in parts of Sindh, including Karachi. During the protest from October 31-November 2 against the acquittal of Asia Bibi by Supreme Court, party workers and supporters of TLP had allegedly blocked roads, damaged public and private […]
Three injured in aerial firing during wedding ceremony on November 4, 2018Police arrested dozens of suspects during different raids in various parts of Karachi on Saturday. Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed that they nabbed a notorious outlaw, Kashif Ali alias ‘Munna’ in an operation in Ayisha Manzil. Kashif was wanted to the police in cases of killing, robberies and vehicle snatching, ” reads the statement issued […]