KARACHI Top Stories

Police detain protesters heading to Karachi Press Club for TTAP’s protest against 27th Amendment2025-11-21
Dawn: The Karachi police on Friday detained about half a dozen people to prevent them from moving towards the venue of a scheduled protest by the opposition alliance Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP), held as part of countrywide demonstrations against...
Karachi residents face acute water shortage amid frequent KE power failures2025-11-21
Dawn: Karachi’s residents continued to face a worsening water crisis on Friday due to repeated electricity outages by K-Electric (KE), which have disrupted the city’s water pumping operations According to the spokesperson for the Karachi Water and Sewerage...
With no clear time frame in sight, work on BRT Red Line resumes in Karachi2025-11-21
Dawn: • Construction had halted in September due to rising project cost, relocation of utilities • ADB delegation calls on Sindh CM, expresses willingness to consider loan extension, additional financing • UniversityRoad users continue to face hardships due to...
Customs body seizes Rs110m in jewellery, foreign currency from alleged smugglers at Karachi airport2025-11-20
Dawn: Customs staff on Thursday seized around Rs110 million in gold jewellery and foreign currency from a pair of alleged smugglers at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport, a statement from the...
SHC issues notices to law secy, PA speaker on plea against constitutional benches ordinance2025-11-20
The News International: The SindhHigh Court building facade can be seen in this file image. — SHC Website/File The Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Sindh Assembly speaker and others on a petition challenging the promulgation of ‘The Constitutional...
Kenyan theatre play ‘Running for my life’ steals the show at World Culture Festival2025-11-20
The News International: An image from the Kenyan theatre play ‘Running for my life’ during the WorldCultureFestival 2025 at the Arts Council of PakistanKarachi on November 19, 2025. — Facebook@ACPKHI The 39-day World Culture Festival 2025 entered...
JI calls for revising down heavy traffic e-challans2025-11-20
The News International: Karachi Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Monem Zafar addresses a press conference at the Karachi JI headquarters, Idara-e-Noor-e-Haq, on November 8, 2024. — Facebook@Khijamaat Karachi Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) emir Monem Zafar Khan has said the PakistanPeopleParty...
Police suspect murder as minister takes notice of newlywed girl’s death2025-11-20
The News International: SindhMinister for WomenDevelopment Shahina Sher Ali. — Facebook@adikiranlashari/File Sindh Minister for Women Development Shahina Sher Ali on Wednesday took notice of an incident in which the body of a newlywed teenage girl was found under suspicious...
Aseefa visits Abu Dhabi Art 20252025-11-20
The News International: First Lady Bibi Aseefa BhuttoZardari (centre) visits Abu DhabiArt 2025 at Manarat Al Saadiyat on November 18, 2025. — Screengrab via Facebook@Bilawalhouse ABU DHABI, UAE: First Lady Bibi Aseefa Bhutto...
Sindh Police Games inaugurated after a gap of 14 years2025-11-20
The News International: Home Minister Ziaul HassanLanjar (left) and Sindh IG Ghulam NabiMemon (centre) attend the Sindh PoliceGames 2025 at the Garden police headquarters on November 19, 2025. — Screengrab via Facebook@sindhinfodepart The SindhPolice Games 2025...
Nepra, Centre told to reply to pleas against KE tariff rate reduction2025-11-20
The News International: The SindhHigh Court building in Karachi. — Facebook@sindhhighcourt.gov.pk/File The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday directed the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to file comments on the petitions challenging Nepra’s decision...
Dr Masood Akhtar appointed VC to University of Baltistan2025-11-20
The News International: Vice Chancellor of the University of Baltistan, Skardu, Dr Masood Akhtar. — Facebook@masood.akhtar.752/File Dr Masood Akhtar has been appointed as vice chancellor of the University of...
Armed men in law enforcers’ uniform rob house in Faqeera Goth2025-11-20
The News International: A representational image of a robbery at gunpoint. — APP/File Armed suspects dressed in law enforcement uniforms stormed a house in Faqeera Goth under the guise of an “operation” and looted...
Pharma factory producing banned high-dose opioid drug sealed2025-11-20
The News International: A representational image of medicines. — Pixabay/File The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has sealed a pharmaceutical factory in Jamshoro’s Nooriabad industrial area after discovering illegal production of high-dose tramadol tablets of...