KARACHI Top Stories

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WN / RTayco
2025-03-03, The Peninsula
Karachi: "Dram", meaning a measure of drinks. "Turm", describing a cavalry unit. "Taupie", a foolish youngster. Not words in a typical teen's vocabulary, but all come...
Africa Drug Addiction: A young man smokes Kush, a derivative of cannabis mixed with synthetic drugs like fentanyl and tramadol and chemicals like formaldehyde, at a hideout in Freetown, Sierra Leone
AP / Photo/ Misper Apawu, File
2025-02-26, The News International
ISLAMABAD: Law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the country have launched a large-scale investigation into the smuggling of high-dosage Tramadol tablets from...
A view of the Gaddafi Stadium, on renovation for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Lahore, Pakistan
AP / Photo/K.M. Chaudary
2025-02-18, Independent online (SA)
Pakistan will host a first major cricket tournament in almost three decades from Wednesday in a move hailed as a landmark just a few years after the country was...
Urdu Point: <p>LAHORE, (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 23rd May, 2025) The CrimeControl Department (CCD) on Friday successfully recovered 44 children who were victims of drug abuse,sexual assault,exploitation and domestic escape. </p><p>A...
Dawn: The United NationsSecurity Council on Friday condemned “in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly” terrorist attack on a school bus in Khuzdar earlier this week. At least six people, including three students, were slain while over 40 others — mostly...
Dawn: LAHORE: The warm summer night here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Thur­sday was too much for Lah­ore Qalandars to be able to display energy in the field, but the home side was clinical otherwise. Despite dropping catc­hes and leaking boundaries, Qalandars bowled...
Dawn: KARACHI: TubaHassan’s 35 and Fatima Zahra’s three wickets helped Stars edge Challengers by six runs in the qualifier of the NationalWomen’s T20Tournament at the National BankStadium on Thursday. The win means Stars will take on Conquerors in the final of...
Dawn: ISLAMABAD: The National AssemblyStanding Committee on Finance and Revenue directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday to automate and expedite the processing of tax refunds, particularly for exp­orters and local manufacturers, to ensure timely...
Urdu Point: <p>Today currency rate in Pakistan according to international currencies as of 23rd May 2025. The latest prices of USD to PKR, EUR to PKR, GBP to PKR, AUD to PKR are given at this page. These currency prices are provided by open market currency exchange...
Urdu Point: <p>Gold rate in Pakistan today per tola 23 May 2025 is 348,000 for 24k gold, and the gold rate in Pakistan today for 10 grams is 298,360.</p><p>Gold rate in Pakistan today 22k per tola is 318,977 and 10...
NDTV: Bangladesh spinner Rishad Hossain has rejoined Lahore Qalandars ahead of their eliminator clash against KarachiKings in the PSL. ......
The News International: Paramedical staff giving medical treatment to the affected people of heatwave at a hospital in Karachi in this photo taken on May 23, 2024. — Online At least four people, mostly elderly individuals with weakened immune systems and underlying health conditions,...
The News International: Security personnel patrol along a street in Karachi on April 1, 2024. — AFPThe SindhRangers and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Sindh police conducted a joint operation based on intelligence and arrested three highly wanted terrorists in the Mehran...
The News International: This representational image shows pharmacy employees attend to customers in Islamabad in this undated image. — AFP/File Two key stakeholders in Pakistan’s pharmaceutical sector—the Pakistan Chemists & Druggists Association (PCDA) and the Pakistan...
The News International: A former vice chancellor of the University of Karachi and renowned botanist, Professor Dr Muhammad Qaiser (centre right) and KU VC Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi (centre left) cut ribbon to inaugurate the International Biodiversity Day 2025 on May 22, 2025. —...
The News International: ChancellorSir SyedUniversityAkbar Ali Khan speaks at an event April 20, 2025. — Instagram@sirsyeduniversityofficial A special workshop for teachers was organized in collaboration with the British Council of Pakistan and Sir Syed University on Thursday....
The News International: Karachi Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Monem Zafar addresses a protest sit-in outside the KE's Malir office on May 22, 2025. — Facebook@Khijamaat The people of Karachi are done with the K-Electric (KE) because of its anti-Karachi policies, corrupt practices,...