KARACHI Top Stories

Chaos persists as schools, students struggle to secure matric admit cards in Karachi2026-04-07
Dawn: A large number of parents, representatives of private schools and students gather at the offices of the Board of Secondary EducationKarachi and wait for hours to collect admit cards three days before the commencement of the final exams.—Fahim Siddiqi / White...
PTCL forces subscribers to buy internet package or lose landline in Karachi2026-04-07
Dawn: KARACHI: With Pakistan Telecommunications CorporationLimited (PTCL) laying new fibre optic cables in Karachi, residents with landlines in many areas, including Defence Housing Authority (DHA), are being told by the phone utility to buy their internet package...
PSL: Karachi Kings duo Muhammad Waseem and Khuzaima Tanveer excel on flying visit to Dubai2026-04-07
The National: Muhammad Waseem and Khuzaima Tanveer made the most of an...
Judicial magistrate grants bail to PTI protesters arrested for demonstrating near Karachi Press Club2026-04-06
Dawn: KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Monday granted bail to 24 PTI workers and leaders who were arrested a day earlier for staging a protest near Karachi Press Club (KPC) against the increase in fuel prices due to the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran. PTI workers...
PMD predicts partly cloudy weather with chances of rainfall in Karachi today2026-04-06
Dawn: KARACHI: Weather in the metropolis is expected to remain partly cloudy on Monday with chances of “thunderstorm or light to moderate rain”, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). In its daily weather forecast, PMD said that a “westerly wave”...
Karachi board postpones matric exams to April 102026-04-05
Dawn: The Board of Secondary EducationKarachi (BSEK) on Sunday announced that Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams in Karachi were being rescheduled and...
23 PTI leaders, workers arrested as police scuttle protest near Karachi Press Club2026-04-05
Dawn: KARACHI: Police on Sunday detained 23 PTI leaders and workers, including two former lawmakers, after they clashed with the police near Karachi Press Club (KPC), an official said. PTI workers and supporters had gathered at the spot to hold a demonstration...
Several PTI supporters detained as police scuttle protest near Karachi Press Club2026-04-05
Dawn: KARACHI: Police on Sunday detained over 15 PTI supporters after they clashed with the police near Karachi Press Club (KPC) to protest against rising fuel prices, an official said. In a video statement, SouthSenior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mahzor Ali...
Roads near Karachi Press Club closed ahead of planned PTI protest against rising fuel prices2026-04-05
Dawn: KARACHI: Two roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) were closed off on Sunday, with the traffic police citing “security” reasons, ahead of a planned protest by the PTI against rising fuel prices. In a statement issued at 11:50am, the KarachiTraffic...
FIA arrests Nadra official ‘involved’ in issuing fake CNICs to Afghan nationals in Karachi2026-04-05
Dawn: The FederalInvestigationAgency said on Sunday it has arrested an official of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) for his alleged “involvement” in issuing fake identity cards to Afghan nationals in Karachi. As per a statement by an FIA...
Roads near Karachi Press Club closed due to ‘security reasons’: traffic police2026-04-05
Dawn: KARACHI: Two roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) were closed off on Sunday, with the traffic police citing “security” as the reason. In a statement issued at 11:50am, the...
Terrorism case registered after Karachi judge gets threatening note with bullet2026-04-05
Dawn: KARACHI: Police have launched an investigation after registering a terrorism case when a civil judge, who has also served as a judge of an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in the past, received an envelope containing a bullet in his chamber on Friday, officials said...
Karachi, other Sindh cities set new weather records for April2026-04-04
Dawn: • City breaks 41-year-old rain record with 38.7mm downpour in 24 hours • Mercury drops to ‘lowest ever’ night-time temperature in April • Met official warns of two more rain spells KARACHI: Several cities in the province set new records for heavy rains and...
80% of Pakistan is gay: Karachi transgender activist Hina Baloch's viral claim2026-04-04
India Today: 80% of Pakistan is gay: Karachi transgender activist Hina Baloch's viral claim ......