Suspected Karachi serial rapist remanded in police custody

Suspect initially booked in four FIRs for sexual assault on five children.

Updated 13 Sep, 2025 09:22am

Residents of Karachi’s flooding-prone areas adapt to the new normal

Communities in Scheme 33 say their expensive residential town "turns into a katchi abadi" when it rains.

Updated 13 Sep, 2025 09:15am

Suspected ‘serial rapist’ who targeted minors nabbed in Karachi

DIG South says efforts underway to track down his accomplices; scores of videos unearthed from phone.

Updated 12 Sep, 2025 09:56am

Dwellers along Lyari river won’t be forcibly evicted for sake of WB-funded uplift: CM Murad

Says Sindh govt spearheading plan covering transport, electricity, water supply, drainage, waste management and overall development.

Updated 12 Sep, 2025 10:00am

Gridlock across Karachi as rain-hit roads stay closed

Trade association leader says recent rains severely disrupted industrial activity.

Updated 12 Sep, 2025 11:02am

SHC orders faster Red Line construction by resolving disputes

Bench proposes committee to address issues stalling work.

Updated 11 Sep, 2025 10:08am

Murad links encroachments on drains to Karachi’s urban flooding

Says no govt has sanctioned permanent housing developments in riverbeds.

Updated 11 Sep, 2025 11:12am

Two sanitation workers die in Karachi after inhaling toxic gases in tank

They died of suffocation, police say.

Updated 11 Sep, 2025 10:22am

Karachi rain deaths rise to 8; over 300 relocated as heavy showers swell Lyari, Malir rivers

Sindh government orders closure of all educational institutions across division; water enters Saadi Town; CM Shah visits affected areas.

Updated 11 Sep, 2025 09:28am

SHC issues social media guidelines for judges, court staff

Restrictions imposed on online discussions, forwarding messages containing opinion on political issues.

Updated 10 Sep, 2025 01:16pm

Power outages hit most parts of Karachi

KE admits tripping of around 200 feeders, claims supply disconnected in low-lying areas as safety measure.

Updated 10 Sep, 2025 10:33am

Karachi school sweeper arrested for ‘molesting child’

Minor girl identifies suspect who confessed to crime.

Updated 10 Sep, 2025 10:37am

Karachi experiences day-long showers as 3 dead in rain-related incidents

Met Office says "torrential rain" could cause urban flooding in low-lying areas; Malir village flooded; city's Tariq Road declared no-parking zone.

Updated 09 Sep, 2025 10:41pm

5 injured as massive blaze guts factory in north Karachi industrial area

Wounded include 4 firefighters, one cameraman; SSP notes presence of diesel drums led to spread of fire to neighbouring units.

Updated 09 Sep, 2025 04:04pm

Karachi couple held for burning teenage maid gets bail

The two had allegedly burned their teenage maid with an electric iron at their home.

Updated 09 Sep, 2025 11:07am

Mayor Murtaza Wahab blames Karachi’s monsoon woes on high tides, poor infrastructure

Claims all 46 major drains cleaned, relief machinery deployed.

Updated 09 Sep, 2025 11:28am

Karachi University to hire law firm to get varsity’s ‘occupied’ land vacated

No precise data about encroached land was presented before special syndicate meeting, sources say.

Updated 09 Sep, 2025 11:35am

Sindh govt sacks SHRC chairperson Iqbal Detho

Activists accuse Detho of “corrupt practices, illegal personal gains, financial irregularities, illegal appointments and embezzlement of funds”.

Updated 09 Sep, 2025 11:15am

Gangs in Sindh’s riverine area mulling surrender due to impending flood

Over 260 dacoits contacted Larkana police, sought reintegration support from govt, meeting told.

Updated 09 Sep, 2025 12:25pm

Karachi sees light rain amid forecast for heavy showers

Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab urges people to avoid unnecessary movement.

Updated 08 Sep, 2025 09:09pm