Karachi cop killing: Police seeks to place suspect’s name on no-fly list

Karachi cop suspect

KARACHI: Police have approached higher authorities to prevent the main suspect who shot dead a policeman in DHA from leaving the country, BOL News reported. Karachi Police has officially written a letter to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration Islamabad to place the name of the suspect, Khurram Nisar, on the Exit Control List (ECL). Police … Read more

Seven-year-old minor girl raped, murdered in Karachi’s Quaidabad

girl rape

KARACHI: In another incident of violence against minors, a seven-year-old girl was raped and murdered on Friday in Quaidabad area, Bol News reported. The body of the minor girl was found on a plot of an under-construction building Muslimabad colony, Landhi. A large number of locals gathered at the spot and expressed their anger over … Read more

IDEAS 2022: Karachi roads to remain closed over security reasons

IDEAS 2022

Traffic police said the roads will be closed for security reasons. Commuters are advised to take alternate routes to the airport IDEAS 2022 will be held from Nov 15-18 at Expo Centre KARACHI: Traffic police said that certain roads will be closed from midnight (Monday) as part of security measures ahead of the 11th International … Read more

Security guard shoots dead minor toy seller in Karachi

minor toy seller

KARACHI: An eight-year-old toy seller was reportedly shot dead in a firing incident outside a restaurant in Boat Basin area, BOL News reported. The incident occurred on Saturday evening near Dua Restaurant in Clifton where a young boy named Muhammad Umar, who was selling toys, was killed by firing, Police said the boy was begging … Read more

Kidnapped software engineer recovered in Karachi

KARACHI: Police have recovered a software engineer who was kidnapped for ransom by his business associates and kept in captivity for three days. Clifton police conducted an operation for the recovery of the software who was kidnapped over three days ago. Police also arrested three suspects involved in the kidnapping for ransom incident. Sunny Kumar, … Read more

JI Karachi chief fumes over decision to delay LG polls again

Hafiz Naeem polls

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rahman slammed the Sindh government for once again attempting to delay the Local Government (LG) elections in Karachi and Hyderabad for three months. The Sindh cabinet on Friday approved a proposal seeking adjournment of local bodies polls in Karachi by three more months. The provincial cabinet approved an amendment in … Read more

Sindh reports 20,200 dengue cases this year

27 more contract dengue virus in 24 hours

KARACHI: Dengue fever cases have shown no let-up in the province as another person lost his life to the disease, BOL News reported. The data released by the Sindh health department 20,202 cases have been reported across the province this year. During the past 24 hours, one person belonging to Hyderabad succumbed to the  viral … Read more

Police baton-charge protesting healthcare workers in Karachi

healthcare workers

KARACHI: Police used water cannons and manhandled healthcare workers protesting in Karachi, BOL News reported. At least 150 healthcare workers, including women, were arrested while protesting at Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road. Police said the health workers were detained after attempting to reach the Chief Minister’s House. Police used water cannons and unleashed violence against women … Read more

Pakistan’s largest IT Park Project launched in Karachi

IT Park karachi

Pakistan’s largest Information Technology Park project was launched in Karachi The project was approved by ECNEC at an estimated cost of Rs41.39 billion The project would be completed in June 2026. KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin-ul-Haque on Monday launched Pakistan’s largest Information Technology Park project in Karachi. The minister laid … Read more

Emergency response centre at KIHD dysfunctional within months

Emergency response centre

KARACHI: The Emergency Response Centre 1122 at the Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases (KIHD) has stopped functioning just months after being inaugurated. Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab inaugurated the hospital’s multi-million emergency response centre on August 29 equipped with modern facilities. However, it has been revealed that the centre has been inactive since mid-September, causing inconvenience … Read more

National Bank Cricket Arena is the new name for the Karachi stadium

Karachi stadium renamed ‘National Bank Cricket Arena’

Karachi stadium renamed ‘National Bank Cricket Arena’ 5-year MoU has been signed between PCB and MCB LAHORE: The National Bank Cricket Arena will henceforth be used to refer to Karachi’s illustrious National Stadium. Following the signing of a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the naming rights with the National Bank of Pakistan by the … Read more

PTI activists end protest outside ECP office in Karachi

ECP Karachi

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers have called off their protest outside the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) office in Karachi. PTI Sindh President Ali Zaidi addressed the party activists and announced to end the protests. He delivered a message by PTI chairman Imran Khan.  “Just like you gathered to protest peacefully, you should also go … Read more

Bilawal receives rousing welcome in Karachi’s Malir

Bilawal

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited Malir on Wednesday and thanked party activists for victory in the by-elections. PPP candidate Abdul Hakeem Baloch emerged victorious in the NA-237 constituency against PTI Chairman Imran Khan during the by-polls held on October 16. Bilawal arrived in the area in a vehicle chaffered by … Read more