Two women and a teenage girl were murdered by their relatives in the name of so-called honour in separate heart-rending incidents in the city on 24 July. The gruesome murders once again show the danger to life women face in our society
The Forbes Advisor has termed Karachi the world’s second-riskiest city for tourists in its latest ranking. The magazine said that potential complications during travel, like medical emergencies or natural disasters, could cause turbulence for travellers and travel insurance might be a smart
A model court on Wednesday sentenced four men to death for murdering a teacher over a monetary issue. Rafiq Ahmed, Usman Ali, Sheeraz, alias Sheri, and Zameer Ahmed, alias Zameer Pathan, were convicted of killing 52-year-old Masood Ahmed outside his residence in
A meeting was held at DIG South Office under the chairmanship of Additional IG Karachi Javed Alam Odho on Wednesday regarding crime and its prevention. Officials said the meeting was attended by the DIGs South and Investigation, the SSPs South, City and
Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Mohammad Shafi Siddiqui has directed all the district and session judges to distribute the cases equally among judicial officers so that the burden of work is shared equally by all the officers. Presiding over a meeting
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has dismissed the bail application of a man in a rape case and recalled his pre-arrest bail order. Mohammad Tauseef was booked by the Zaman Town police over rape of a woman and his bail plea was
A family court has awarded permanent custody of a teenage girl who was reported kidnapped from Karachi in April 2022 but was later found to have purportedly contracted freewill marriage in Lahore, to her parents. Judge Salamat Ali Soomro granted an application
The parents of Priya Kumari, who had gone missing at the age of seven years in Sukkur on August 19, 2021, held a sit-in outside the Sindh Chief Minister House on 20 July, following which a government delegation met the girl’s family
Following the assassination of the Counter Terrorism Department’s DSP Ali Raza earlier this month, another policeman lost his life in an attack on him in the city on 19 July. Unidentified suspects fired shots at Police Constable Yousuf Hanif, 26, near Water
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the Hyderabad Range police chief to initiate an impartial inquiry into allegations against Thatta police officials for depriving a resident of his valuables. The DIG was instructed to consider all aspects of the case