KARACHI Top Stories

Personal data protection bill: SHC directs federal IT ministry to expedite consultative process2021-04-21
The News International: KARACHI: The SindhHigh Court directed the federal ministry of information technology and telecommunications on Tuesday to expedite the consultative process of the proposed personal data protection bill so that it could be placed before the federal cabinet and...
Probe into sugar scam in Sindh: Two suspects charge-sheeted for fraud, money laundering2021-04-21
The News International: KARACHI: Concluding preliminary investigation into a multi-billion sugar scam in Sindh, the Federal Investigation Agency on Tuesday charge-sheeted two suspects for fraud and money laundering. The suspects were arrested by the FIA’s commercial banking circle...
Govt approves centralised database plan for food stock2021-04-21
Dawn: ISLAMABAD: The cabinet on Tuesday decided to establish a centralised database to maintain record of stocks of essential food items available with the federal and provincial governments to ensure the country does not face shortage. The cabinet meeting, which...
Railway project sent to Chinese bank for approval of $6bn loan2021-04-21
Dawn: LAHORE: The Chinese government has sent Pakistan’s first modern railways’ infrastructure project — Main Line-1 (ML-1) — to the Exim Bank of China for approval of a $6 billion loan after all technical, administrative and other issues have finally been resolved,...
Federal secretary asked to speed up legislation for personal data protection2021-04-21
Dawn: KARACHI: The SindhHigh Court on Tuesday directed the federal secretary, ministry of information technology and telecommunication, to expedite the process after it was informed that the proposed legislation regarding personal data protection of citizens was in...
‘KWSB is most corrupt organisation’2021-04-21
Dawn: KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Karachi president and MPA Khurram SherZaman on Tuesday said that the Karachi Water and...
Charge sheet filed against two in sugar price hike case2021-04-21
Dawn: KARACHI: The FederalInvestigationAgency has filed a charge sheet against two suspects in a case pertaining to Rs110 billion speculative sugar trade and money laundering. The FIA had booked and arrested Mohammad Jalil and Mohammad Bilal in March for their...
Justice Isa’s wife claims SC is treating her case ‘differently’2021-04-21
Dawn: ISLAMABAD: Spouse of Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Tuesday claimed that the Supreme Court was treating her case ‘differently’ and not in accordance with the standard it had set for Prime MinisterImran Khan’s assets case. Sarina Isa was arguing before a 10-judge SC...
Spot on, Premier!2021-04-21
Dawn: THIS is with reference to the report ‘PM unveils plan to spend Rs446bn on Sindh uplift’ (April 17). The development and relief package deserves to...
Elevated road project2021-04-21
Dawn: THE reopening of the shelved KarachiExpress and ElevatedRoadProject is the need of the hour as traffic on Sharea Faisal is...
Murad approves Rs17.7bn for snorkels, fire tenders, refuse trucks2021-04-21
Dawn: KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed MuradAli Shah approved on Tuesday Rs17.7 billion to buy eight snorkels, fire tenders, refuse trucks, tractors and trolleys for Sindh’s local bodies. He took this decision while presiding over a meeting here at CM House. The...
Key ‘BLA man’ held in Saeedabad, AK-47 recovered2021-04-21
Dawn: KARACHI: The Sindh police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a suspected militant belonging to the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) for his alleged involvement in facilitating a number of terrorist attacks and killing several people during his 10-year...
Numbers paint a cruel reality2021-04-21
Dawn: PAKISTAN is a country in which the accident of birth determines everything. The household you are born into, how rich or poor it is, who your parents are, what clan you belong to and what your ethnicity or faith is will decide the details of your life. If you...
Automobile pricing2021-04-21
Dawn: THIS refers to the news report ‘Car sales surge by 31pc in 9MFY21’ (April 14). We have noticed in the last couple of years that whenever the dollar gains...