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<p>KARACHI: Thirty-eight people were released after brief detention on Wednesday as police used tear gas and batons against protesting teachers headed towards Chief Minister House from Karachi Press Club (KPC).</p> <p>Hundreds of teachers had gathered outside the press club at the call of the All Sindh Primary Teachers Association (ASPTA). They were headed t

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<p>KARACHI: Thirty-eight people were detained on Wednesday as police used tear gas and baton-charged protesting teachers headed towards Chief Minister House from Karachi Press Club (KPC).</p> <p>Hundreds of teachers had gathered outside the press club on the call of the All Sindh Primary Teachers Association. They were headed towards CM House to present thei

<p>KARACHI: At least 30 people were detained on Wednesday as police used tear gas and baton-charged protesting teachers headed towards Chief Minister House from Karachi Press Club (KPC).</p> <p>Hundreds of teachers had gathered outside the press club on the call of the All Sindh Primary Teachers Association. They were headed towards CM House to present their

<p>KARACHI: At least 30 people were detained on Wednesday as police used tear gas and baton-charged protesting teachers headed towards Chief Minister House from Karachi Press Club (KPC).</p> <p>Hundreds of teachers had gathered outside the press club on the call of the All Sindh Primary Teachers Association. They were headed towards CM House to present their

<p>KARACHI: Roads around the Karachi Press Club (KPC) were closed to traffic on Wednesday amid a reported protest in the area, according to the Karachi Traffic Police.</p> <p>The closures affected M.R. Kiyani Road towards Fawara Chowk and Din Muhammad Wafai Road. It also affected Sarwar Shaheed Road from the Coast Guard Officers’ Mess towards Angle Chowk.</p

<p>KARACHI: Roads around the Karachi Press Club (KPC) were closed to traffic on Wednesday amid a reported protest in the area, according to the Karachi Traffic Police.</p> <p>The closures affected M.R. Kiyani Road towards Fawara Chowk and Din Muhammad Wafai Road.</p> <p>The protest, which was reportedly heading towards the Chief Minister’s House, had been an

<p>KARACHI: A severe gas crisis gripped the city on Tuesday, as residents in several parts woke up to an unpleasant shock in the morning to find no gas in their stoves, contrary to the assurance by the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) that gas would be provided during meal timings.</p> <p>The situation was further complicated by multiple contradictory gas sup

<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan can serve as an important trade and transit corridor for the landlocked Central Asian countries, providing them with access to international maritime trade routes and global markets, Minister for Board of Investment (BoI) Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh said on Monday.</p> <p>He made the remarks while addressing the opening session of the Second T

<p>KARACHI: An engineer working with the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was shot dead in a suspected targeted attack in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Sunday afternoon, police and rescue services officials said.</p> <p>Sharea Faisal SHO Anser Ahmed Butt said that Imtiaz Ahmed, 54, left his home in Block-13 to purchase bread when unidentified assailants riding a

<p>KARACHI: They are foot soldiers. Their only weapon: polio drops in a small blue icebox with an ice pack to keep the vaccine cool, even though they themselves may be sweating and exhausted in the scorching heat.</p> <p>These health workers (mostly women as they are allowed inside homes) fight for the eradication of polio in Pakistan, one of only two polio-

<p>ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved a $150 million programme to help the Sindh government improve urban property tax collection and strengthen municipal service delivery in 25 towns of Karachi.</p> <p>The Sindh Property Revenues Enhancement Programme (Sindh PREP) approved by the World Bank board of executive directors, will benefit Karachi’s 25 local c

<p>Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Saturday blamed urban planners for “ruining” Karachi, adding that he saw the metropolis vastly expand and deteriorate firsthand while growing up in it.</p> <p>In July 2025, a steering committee tasked with developing the Greater Karachi Regional Plan 2047 was <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1921909">informed</a> t

<p>Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Saturday blamed urban planners for “ruining” Karachi, adding that he saw the metropolis vastly expand and deteriorate firsthand while growing up in it.</p> <p>In July 2025, a steering committee tasked with developing the Greater Karachi Regional Plan 2047 was <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1921909">informed</a> t

<p>KARACHI: The Jamaat-i-Islami, along with some Clifton residents, moved the Sindh High Court against the provincial government for carrying out construction and development activities on Nehr-i-Khayyam.</p> <p>Leader of the Opposition in the City Council Advocate Saifuddin and three others filed a petition, citing the chief secretary, local government secr

<p>KARACHI: Over 30 shops were destroyed when a blaze erupted at a furniture market in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar in the early hours of Friday.</p> <p>No injuries were reported, according to police and rescue services officials and the fire was later brought under control.</p> <p>Rescue 1122 spokesperson Hassaan Ul Haseeb Khan said the fire erupted in a fur

<p>KARACHI: Over 30 shops were destroyed when a blaze erupted at a furniture market in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar in the early hours of Friday and was later brought under control.</p> <p>No injuries were reported, according to police and rescue services officials.</p> <p>Rescue 1122 spokesperson Hassaan Ul Haseeb Khan said the fire erupted in the furniture

<p>KARACHI: 11 Pakistani fishermen, after spending several years in Indian jails for unknowingly crossing over to Indian waters while fishing, were reunited with their families in Karachi on Friday morning.</p> <p>The men were <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2026048">handed over</a> through the Wagah Border by Indian authorities some two months ago. On Fr

<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday approved the expansion of Allama Iqbal International Airport and Jinnah International Airport as outlined in their respective masterplans while seeking to turn Karachi into an “air cargo hub”.</p> <p>According to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the directives came during a meeting held in Islamab

<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday approved the expansion of Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport and Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport as outlined in their respective masterplans while seeking to turn Karachi into an “air cargo hub”, the PM’s Office (PMO) said.</p> <p>The directions were given at a meeting held in Islamabad under the p

<p>KARACHI: Two young sisters were allegedly shot dead by their brother over their use of social media in Drigh Road, within the jurisdiction of Shah Faisal Colony police, on Wednesday, police said.</p> <p>Korangi SSP Fida Husain Janwari told <em>Dawn</em> that Sobia, 25, and Hira, 20, were gunned down inside their home in New Rehmanabad by their brother, Re

<p>KARACHI: Rejecting an application seeking the addition of murder and terrorism charges, a judicial magistrate accepted the charge sheet in the Gul Plaza fire case on Wednesday, in which the police blamed the building management’s “negligence”.</p> <p>The deadly inferno, which erupted on the night of January 17 at the shopping mall and took nearly two days

<p>KARACHI: Around 51,000 metric tonnes of imported wheat arrived at Karachi Port on Wednesday, according to the Karachi Port Trust (KPT).</p> <p>“The geared vessel MV GOKOVA M, carrying a declared manifest of 51,000 metric tonnes of wheat, was allocated Berths 16 and 17 and arrived at Karachi Port at 1225 hours on Oct 28,” the press release said.</p> <figur

<p>KARACHI: A man accused of stealing over 50 mobile phones from women after luring them to a farmhouse in Gadap under the pretext of job interviews was beaten by the aggrieved during a court appearance on Tuesday.</p> <p>The suspect was <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2040104">arrested</a> by the police on Monday for his alleged involvement in stealing t

<p>KARACHI: A man accused of stealing over 50 mobile phones from women after luring them to a farmhouse in Gadap under the pretext of job interviews was beaten by the aggrieved during a court appearance on Tuesday.</p> <p>The suspect was <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2040104">arrested</a> by the police on Monday for his alleged involvement in stealing t

<p>• JPMC, CHK report more cases over past 10 days than first half of month<br /> • Experts advise frequent hand washing, avoiding close contact with sick people and staying hydrated </p> <p>KARACHI: The city is seeing a spike in the number of flu cases over the past eight to 10 days, senior health experts shared on Monday, urging people to take precautionar

<p>• Average cost of mobile phone with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage has risen to around Rs40,000 compared to Rs22,000 a few months ago<br /> • Dealers say while govt taxes have not increased significantly, rising cost of chips is affecting rates of new handsets<br /> • Market survey shows lower, middle-income groups hit hardest<br /> • Consumers say abrupt price

<p>KARACHI: An infant boy battling mpox for more than a week at a hospital died early on Saturday morning — the first mortality of a baby from the contagious viral infection in Karachi.</p> <p>Sources told Dawn that the 52-day-old baby boy had reportedly contracted the infection during circumcision performed at an “illegal” hospital located in Malir. He rema

<p>KARACHI: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) prevented a teenage girl in Karachi from causing self-harm after she was influenced by a group operating on the dark web, an official told <em>Dawn</em> on Friday.</p> <p>NCCIA Karachi Additional Director Tariq Nawaz said action by the agency was taken after they received a lead from a foreign

Karachi's last two African elephants remain in captivity. Their sisters are already dead. Will they survive?

<p>• PR police say step taken to protect federal assets following ‘recent incidents’<br>• Both sides have already lodged cases against each other over scuffle between city wardens and PR policemen</p> <p>KARACHI: In a clear sign of further escalation of tensions between the KMC and Pakistan Railways, the federal institution has called in additional forces fr

<p>KARACHI: The Clifton Neighbourhood Association (CNA) on Thursday wrote to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, expressing concerns over construction at Nehr-i-Khayyam and calling for the complete project report, approved engineering drawings, details of the engineering firm and responsible engineers, and the PC-I, including the project scope, cost an

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<p>KARACHI: A local court on Thursday rejected TV anchorperson Iqrarul Hassan’s bail plea in a cybercrime case pertaining to the alleged dissemination of anti-state content.</p> <p>Hassan was <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2036758">arrested</a> last week for allegedly disseminating anti-state, false and defamatory content through his official social medi