KARACHI Top Stories

Police launch high-level probe into rape, murder of 3-year-old girl in Karachi's Quaidabad2026-06-25
Dawn: KARACHI: A high-level team formed by SindhInspector General of Police (IGP) Javed Alam Odho has launched an investigation into the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl in Karachi’s Quaidabad, collecting DNA samples from over a dozen suspects from the same...
Police launch high-level probe into horrific rape, murder of 3-year-old girl in Karachi's Quaidabad2026-06-25
Dawn: KARACHI: A high-level team formed by SindhInspector General of Police (IGP) Javed Alam Odho has launched an investigation into the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl in Karachi’s Quaidabad, collecting DNA samples from over a dozen suspects from the same...
Pakistani Hindus join Shiite Muslims in Muharram observances honoring Imam Hussein2026-06-25
The Associated Press: Some members of Pakistan’sHindu community take part in Muharram traditions alongside Shiite Muslims...
Horror in Karachi's Quaidabad after 3-year-old’s body found dumped outside her home2026-06-25
Dawn: • Girl subjected to ‘violent rape’ before being murdered • Police surgeon describes it as ‘one of the most horrific cases in her career’ • IGP forms special team to bring culprits to justice KARACHI: A three-year-old girl was found murdered at her doorstep in...
Man sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering trans person in Karachi2026-06-25
Dawn: KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing a transgender person by stabbing with a dagger over allegations that the victim was “spreading vulgarity” in the area. Additional District and SessionsJudge (West) Gada Hussain...
Karachi police issue traffic plan for Muharram 8-10 processions2026-06-23
Dawn: KarachiTraffic Police (KTP) on Tuesday provided alternative routes for commuters to use as some roads will remain closed for the 8th, 9th and 10th Muharram processions. In a statement issued on X, the KTP said on Tuesday, “Special arrangements have been made...
Pakistan’s KGTL Port Plans Up to $100 million More Investment After Iran War Cargo Surge2026-06-23
gCaptain: By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, June 23 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s KarachiGatewayTerminal is planning up to $100 million in new investment within five years as the country tries to cut freight costs and turn a cargo surge triggered by the Iran war into...
KGTL plans up to $100m more investment in Karachi port after cargo surge from Iran war2026-06-23
Dawn: The KarachiGatewayTerminal Ltd (KGTL) is planning up to $100 million in new investment within five years as Pakistan tries to cut freight costs and turn a cargo surge triggered by the Iran war into longer-term regional shipping gains. KGTL, backed by Abu...
Every monsoon, thousands of seashells wash up on Karachi's shores. Here's why2026-06-23
Dawn: Each year, sometime around June, Karachi’s beaches become crowded — not just with people, but also seashells, hundreds of thousands of them, spread across the shore in dense and clattering drifts. The sight leaves citizens intrigued, with many wondering if...
Breathing in Karachi comes with a warning as air quality deteriorates2026-06-23
Dawn: KARACHI: Raising serious concern over the rapid environmental degradation the metropolis has experienced in recent years, speakers at a conference held on Tuesday at Karachi University (KU) said that the city’s air quality index has reached alarming levels,...
Police register terrorism case against driver in Karachi's DHA imambargah car crash2026-06-22
Dawn: KARACHI: Police on Monday registered a terrorism case against the driver of a van that crashed into a tent of mourners outside an imambargah in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) a day earlier. Three of the driver’s companions were also named in the...
A bite beyond belief: The universal appeal of dum-ke-roat2026-06-22
The Siasat Daily: If haleem defines Ramzan in Hyderabad, dum-ke-roat heralds the arrival of Muharram. The moment the crescent indicating the month of mourning is sighted, bakeries across Hyderabad begin preparing one of the city’s most cherished seasonal delicacies....
Karachi police register terrorism case over car-ramming incident at DHA imambargah2026-06-22
Dawn: KARACHI: Police said on Monday they have registered a case under terrorism charges after an ostensibly speeding van intruded into a tent of mourners outside an imambargah in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Sunday evening, killing a teenage girl and injuring...