KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to seek a judicial probe into the killing of 25-year-old businessman Mir Raza Ali, Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar said on Sunday. Ali’s body was found in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar last month, a day after he went missing on July 28. While his family is convinced that he was kidnapped,…
West Indies captain Roston Chase acknowledged that his team’s response to the pitch conditions proved slower than necessary during the second Test against Pakistan at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad, from August 2 to 6, 2026. Pakistan secured an eight-wicket victory to level the series 1-1 after West Indies had won the…
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KARACHI: A Karachi court on Thursday allowed the exhumation of Institute of Business Administration (IBA) graduate Mir Raza Ali’s body, which was found last month with a gunshot wound to the chest in the bushes in Gulistan-i-Jauhar. The court issued the order on an application filed by Ali’s father, after a controversy emerged between the…
The second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections took place on Sunday, with polling held in eight out of the nine constituencies of Muzaffarabad division and all 12 refugee constituencies. Polling began at 8am and continued till 5pm for the refugee seats, while the process concluded at 6pm in Muzaffarabad after an…
The Pakistan National Cricket Team’s disappointing start to the ongoing two-match Test series against the West Indies has become even more embarrassing after the International Cricket Council (ICC) took disciplinary action against Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad. Soon after suffering a crushing 90-run defeat in the first Test, Pakistani fast bowlers Abbas and Khurram landed…
The government on Wednesday increased the price of petrol by Rs6.39 and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs7.83 per litre to pass on the impact of fluctuating global prices following renewed regional hostilities in the Persian Gulf. Following the changes, the price of petrol stands at Rs327.12 per litre and that of HSD at…
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in Pakistan has announced tax relief measures for small shopkeepers, including a ban on raid inspections at shops displaying a ‘Green Plate’. According to the FBR, Inland Revenue officers will not be allowed to enter those shops displayed the Green Plate. The authority has also issued a draft…
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir on Wednesday said the armed forces remained fully aware of state-sponsored attempts by hostile intelligence agencies to destabilise Pakistan, adding that terrorism originating from across the border would be crushed with the “full might of the state”. In a statement…
QUETTA, Pakistan — A speeding, overcrowded passenger bus plunged from a highway into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early Friday, killing 40 people and injuring eight others in one of the deadliest road accidents in recent years, officials said. The bus went out of control and fell into the ravine in Dana Sar, a…
An attack on the local headquarters of the Sindh Rangers in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar locality on Saturday left three paramilitary personnel martyred and three terrorists dead, the province’s police chief said. Speaking to Dawn, Sindh Inspector General Javed Alam Odho said that it had not initially been confirmed whether a blast had also taken place, adding…
