KARACHI Top Stories

Fake bank accounts case: NAB make another important arrest2019-11-21
The News International: ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested Chairman Overseas CooperativeSociety Ijaz Haroon on Thursday over charges of laundering money in the fake bank accounts case. According to the anti-graft body, Haroon laundered Rs144 million...
Tomato price hits Rs400 per kilo in Pakistan2019-11-21
Gulf News: Karachi: The price of tomatoes hit a record high in Pakistan on Tuesday and reached Rs400 per kilogram from Rs 300-Rs 320 per kg on Monday, as the Iranian tomatoes didn’t reach the...
Pakistan opposition calls off blockade, sit-ins2019-11-21
Gulf News: Islamabad: Pakistan’s opposition has called off the blockade of major roads and highways and sit-ins aimed at ousting the Imran Khan government. After a meeting of the opposition’s Rehbar Committee, Pakistan’s religious-political outfit Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam...
Weather forecast for world cities -- Nov. 222019-11-21
China.dot.org: BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 11 world cities on Nov. 22 (temperatures in...
Why the Student Solidarity March is being organised across the country2019-11-21
Dawn: In the midst of fee hikes, harassment scandals and arrests from campuses, students across the country will come together for a Student Solidarity March on November 29 to demand better education and a fair academic environment. "The reason we are forced to do...
Student Solidarity March aims to mobilise society to attain a healthy academic environment2019-11-21
Dawn: In the midst of fee hikes, harassment scandals and arrests from campuses, students across the country will come together for a Student Solidarity March on November 29 to demand better education and a fair academic environment. "The reason we are forced to do...
Countrywide Student Solidarity March to take place on Nov 29 for 'healthy academic environment'2019-11-21
Dawn: In the midst of fee hikes, harassment scandals and arrests from campuses, students across the country will come together for a Student Solidarity March on November 29 to demand better education and a fair academic environment. "The reason we are forced to do...
KU releases entry test scores of Bachelors program admissions 20202019-11-21
The News International: KARACHI: The University of Karachi has announced entry test scores of Bachelors morning program admissions 2020. The entry test...
Nawaz Sharif’s second departure from Pakistan2019-11-21
The News International: ISLAMABAD: Both the high-profile departures of deposed Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif from Pakistan now and back in December 2000 happened for different reasons when he had been sentenced by courts and his convictions have been challenged in superior judicial...
KP thrash Balochistan by innings for season’s first success2019-11-21
Dawn: KARACHI: Khyber Pakhtun­khwa had to wait for more than two months to break their winless streak in the First XI Quaid-e-Azam Trophy when they annihilated Balochistan by an innings and 122 runs at the UBLSports Complex here on Tuesday to stay in hunt for a...
Situationer: Food crisis in Sindh takes an ugly turn with flour shortage2019-11-21
Dawn: HYDERABAD: Sindh is hit by a double whammy insofar as provincial food sector is concerned. While growers sold their wheat crop this season for lesser price early this year after the government did not procure the crop, consumers are now paying more to buy a...
Tomato price starts to fall in Karachi2019-11-21
Dawn: KARACHI: The import of Iranian tomato has gained pace as 1,276 tonnes reached the country over the past one week while the government has allowed further import to curb meteoric price hike. In Karachi, some 16 containers carrying 22 tonnes each arrived on...
Barack Obama talks climate change, inequality at green conference2019-11-21
Moneycontrol: Ramanujam asked Obama what he believes to be the “most compelling issue in the world today” and what should be done to get people to rally around it. PTI @moneycontrolcom Former President Barack Obama said Wednesday that addressing global economic inequality...
Google, Facebook business models threat to rights: Amnesty report2019-11-21
Moneycontrol: The organization argued that offering people free online services and then using information about them to target money-making ads imperils a gamut of rights including freedom of opinion and expression. PTI @moneycontrolcom The data-collection business model...