KARACHI Top Stories

Pakistani Hindus join Shiite Muslims in Muharram observances honoring Imam Hussein2026-06-26
Newsday: KARACHI, Pakistan — Raju Rathore’s Hindu faith and devotion to Imam Hussein converge in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi during Muharram, one of Islam’s sacred months. Religious observances during this period are primarily associated with Shiite Muslims. But in...
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...
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...