Category: Local

A legal petition has been filed in the Sindh High Court (SHC) challenging the newly implemented electronic challan (e-challan) system in Karachi. The petition, lodged by Pakistan Markazi Muslim League…

A major warehouse fire in Baldia Town, Karachi finally came under control after 21 hours, officials report. The blaze broke out on Thursday night in a two-acre facility in Moach…

On Friday, the Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered a committee appointed by the Sindh Chief Minister to visit the Karachi Zoo on November 2 and submit a report on the…

On Friday afternoon, the city of Karachi felt minor earthquake tremors, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). The seismic event occurred at 3:39 p.m., registering a magnitude of 2.2…

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed the Peshawar High Court (PHC) to decide the appeal by Shibli Faraz challenging his disqualification from the Senate. A five‑member constitutional bench, led…

At Pakistan Customs’ Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, officers intercepted two major drug-smuggling attempts. A shipment from Thailand, declared as “amulets,” actually contained 1.69 kg of marijuana — valued at…

A blaze broke out on Tuesday evening near the University of Karachi campus when dry bushes caught fire and strong winds fanned the flames. The fire tore through a nearby…

Within only six hours of its launch in Karachi, the new electronic challan system issued fines totalling approximately Rs 12 million, marking an aggressive rollout of digital traffic enforcement. The…

Nine people — including six children — have died after a gastroenteritis outbreak in a village near Karachi’s outskirts, prompting the government to declare a health emergency in the affected…

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)’s recent multi-year tariff (MYT) review for K‑Electric (KE) is not detrimental to power consumers in Karachi, the Power Division has asserted in an…