KARACHI Top Stories

Father ‘killed 11-year-old son by drunkenly running him over with boat’2019-09-17
The Independent: A property developer from one of Mexico’s wealthiest families is facing manslaughter charges after his 11-year-old son died during a boating trip. Javier Burillo Azcarraga, 57, was arrested at his multi-million-dollar home in Belvedere,...
Pak Hindu student Nimrita Kumari found dead in hostel room2019-09-17
The Times of India: ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani Hindu student of a dental college was found dead in her hostel room in Larkana district, southern Sindh province, local media reported on Tuesday. Nimrita Chandni, a final year student at Asifa Dental College, Larkana, was found lying...
Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah skips NAB appearance in corruption inquiry2019-09-17
The News International: KARACHI: SindhChief MinisterMuradAli Shah on Tuesday failed to oblige before a combined investigation team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Karachi for the hearing concerning his alleged role in offering subsidies to sugar mills through...
Edward Snowden says he will return to US if guaranteed a fair trial: ‘I’m not ...2019-09-17
The Independent: EdwardSnowden has said he would like to return to the United States so long as he is guaranteed a fair trial after being accused of espionage and theft for leaking intelligence secrets in 2013. In an interview with CBS, the former US National Security Agency...
Month-long clean ‘My Karachi’ campaign being launched on September 212019-09-17
The News International: KARACHI: SindhChief Minister Syed MuradAli Shah through district administration has documented each and every heap of garbage in the city and directed all deputy commissioners to start a month-long special campaign from September 21 to October 21 and clean...
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy: KP leads with 13 points as all three games end as draw2019-09-17
The News International: Karachi: The first round of the new-look Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first class tournament concluded on Tuesday with all three games ending as draw, however Khyber Pakhtunkhwa took the lead on the points table by grabbing maximum bonus points available in the first...
Russian border guards injured in attack by North Korean poachers2019-09-17
The Independent: Three Russian guards patrolling territorial waters have been injured after North Koreans fishing illegally attacked them, Russia’s main security agency has said. The FederalSecurity Service (FSB) said in a statement on Tuesday that...
Italy is braced for a fascist-style fightback from a humiliated Salvini2019-09-17
The Independent: When a new coalition was established in Italy recently, it followed a political crisis set in motion during late summer by the far-right League. The surprising outcome saw the (now former) interior minister and deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini was pushed...
Pakistan keeps key interest rate unchanged as inflation steadies2019-09-17
Gulf News: Karachi: Pakistan’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the first time in more than a...
Weather forecast for world cities -- Sept. 182019-09-17
China.dot.org: BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 11 world cities on Sept. 18 (temperatures in...
Security tightened in Haryana following JeM threat letter2019-09-17
The Siasat Daily: Chandigarh: Police have intensified security arrangements in and around railway stations across Haryana, days after Rohtak railway police received a threat letter purportedly written by Pakistan-based terror outfit — Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). The police on...
Man charged over mysterious ‘witchcraft’ deaths of five people in Fiji2019-09-17
The Independent: A man has been charged with five counts of murder after the mysterious “witchcraft” deaths of a family in Fiji. Muhammad Raheesh will stand trial after five members of a family were found dead in the Nausori Highlands last month. The bodies Nirmal Kumar,...
Missing mother and four children all found dead2019-09-17
The Independent: A husband allegedly killed his wife and her four children and then kept their bodies in his home and van for weeks. Casei Jones, 32, and her children, aged between one and 10, were last seen about six weeks ago in Florida. Her family reported her missing on...
Pakistani-Hindu medical student found dead in hostel room; murder or suicide?2019-09-17
International Business Times: Adding to the woes of the Hindu community in the Sindh region of Pakistan, Nimrita Chandani, a Hindu medical student studying at the Bibi Asifa Dental College in Larkana was found dead in the hostel room on Monday. The victim hailed from Mirpur Mathelo, a...