Tue, 21-Oct-2025

‘Karachi’s issues are being addressed on priority basis,’ Saeed Ghani

Saeed Ghani

Sindh Minister for Local Government, Saeed Ghani, stated that Karachi’s issues are being addressed on a priority basis. While speaking at an event, Saeed Ghani emphasized the need to permanently bury the politics of hatred. He said, “We have served the people beyond the biases of race and ethnicity.” He further stated that the Sindh … Read more

Sindh Governor, CM determined to resolve issues of Karachi

Sindh

On account of Pakistan Day, Governor Sindh Imran Ismail and Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah along with his cabinet visited the mausoleum of the founder of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. According to the details, the leadership offered Fateha and laid a floral wreath on the Mazar-e-Quaid. Speaking on the occasion, Governor Sindh … Read more

Why Ex Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat Ul Ebad Is Coming Back To Karachi?

Why Ex Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat Ul Ebad Is Coming Back To Karachi?

The longest-serving Sindh governor and an Ex MQM leader Dr Ishratul Ebad is set to make a comeback. In Bol News Program Meri Jang, a senior journalist Noor Ul Arfeen Siddiqui gave his analysis and said that there is a rumour of formation of new MQM and Dr Ishrat will be the expected supremo of … Read more

No Politics over Karachi matters will be tolerated

Pakistan Must Make Population Growth Reduction Top Priority: Asad Umar

Federal Minister for planning and development Asad Umar has said that politics in the name of Karachi will not be tolerated in any case. According to the details, Asad Umar made it clear that no politics will be tolerated in the name of Karachi. He said if the Sindh government has plans worth Rs 700 … Read more

ATC cancels exemption order to former mayor in May 12 case hearing

Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar

An anti-terrorism court on Saturday cancelled exemption order to former mayor Waseem Akhtar from appearing in hearing of May 12 cases.

Anti-terrorism judge expressed his disappointment over the absence of Waseem Akhtar in the hearing and said, “He is no more mayor, why he failed to appear before the court in the case hearing?”

Three accused Raees alias Mamma, Umair alias Jailor and Mirza Naseeb Baig alias Rizwan Chapati were present in the court.

The court warned of serious consequences to Akhtar, if he would fail to appear in the next hearing.

The court also cancelled exemption order granted to the former mayor from appearing in the case hearing.

The ATC had granted exemption to Waseem Akhtar from appearing in the hearing on May 11, 2019 being the mayor of the city.

An anti-terrorism court here had indicted Akhtar and other accused affiliated with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in cases related to May 12, 2007 carnage in the port city.

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“There is no rule of law in the Sindh province”

Sheikh Rasheed

Federal Minister for Railways, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed Wednesday criticized that Karachi city was suffering the miseries of accumulated waters and choked sewerage lines after the spell of torrential rains caused urban flooding in many areas adjacent to nullahs which have exposed the Sindh government’s incompetency, who had failed to deliver. In a recent statement Federal … Read more

PM chairs high-level meeting on Karachi Transformation Plan

Torture bill in NA

Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a high-level meeting on the “Karachi Transformation Plan” for a permanent solution to city’s problems. According to the details, Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi, and Sindh Governor Imran Ismail participated in the meeting through video link Chairman … Read more

Dr Farooq Sattar terms Mayor Karachi’s outburst as ‘crocodile tears’

Dr Farooq Sattar contracts Coronavirus

A former senior leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Dr Farooq Sattar, on Tuesday, termed Mayor Wasim Akhtar’s outburst at yesterday’s farewell press conference ‘crocodile tears’.

Speaking during a programme at a private TV channel, he said the Karachi mayor kept mum over four years of his tenure by operating in collusion (muk mukka) with parties he has now been complaining about.

Farooq Sattar said the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) got Rs4 billion grant from the Sindh government every year for uplift schemes besides funds from the federal government yet the mayor had been griping about lack of funds.

Wasim Akhtar had gotten visibly emotional while addressing the farewell press conference at the KMC head office yesterday, throwing away bundle of letters, he said, he had written to the chief minister, the prime minister and others.

“I wrote several letters to the federal and Sindh governments for resolution of Karachi’s problems, but got no replies”, he said.

“The Sindh government considers Karachi an ATM and it now wants to further divide the city.

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Mayor Karachi breaks into tears during press conference

Mayor Karachi

Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar on Monday alleged that the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party PPP does not want Sindh and Karachi to prosper. According to the details, Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar in his press conference appealed to the Supreme Court to take notice of the actions of the provincial government. “These wadera-minded people do not want … Read more