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Probe requested into 'misuse' of pension funds at Karachi's Urdu Universit
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Retired employees of Karachi's Federal Urdu University allege that their pensions have been withheld for months while university funds, amounting to over PKR 500 million, were misused. The retirees are calling for an investigation into the alleged misuse of funds, demanding that the surplus
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Karachi hit by major traffic disruptions as protests against Parachinar ki
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
According to reports by Dawn, the protests followed a violent incident in Parachinar where two individuals were killed and decapitated in the Bagan area of Kurram, sparking widespread outrage.
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Slow progress on Pakistan's Karimabad underpass causes traffic chaos and p
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The delay in the project, being carried out by the Karachi Development Authority (KDA), was primarily caused by the slow release of funds from the provincial government, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Karachi faces severe traffic disruptions as MWM protests over pa
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
By Thursday, the MWM had extended its protests across much of Karachi, and by 10 pm on Friday, sit-ins were still taking place at several key locations.
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Pakistan: Sit-in against killings in Parachinar expands to Karachi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Violent clashes, which have claimed more than 100 lives since late November, have cut Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram from other parts of Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Karachi Bar challenges 26th Constitutional Amendment in SC
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Karachi Bar Association has filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday, challenging the 26th Constitutional Amendment, as reported by ARY News.
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Paank report documents 98 cases of enforced disappearances and illegal det
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The district of Kech saw the highest number of enforced disappearances, with 31 cases reported, followed by Gwadar with 11.
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Pak: MA Jinnah road in Karachi faces deterioration, traffic chaos amid ong
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
MA Jinnah Road, originally known as Bandar Road, has a rich history. Built-in 1854 to connect Karachi with its port, it was a pivotal route for the city's development under British supervision. After it was renamed in 1949 to honour Pakistan's founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the road spanned 6
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Pak's Karachi reports around 9,000 accidents, 771 deaths in 2024
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
According to Rescue services, almost 771 citizens lost their lives, while 8,174 others were injured in nearly 9,000 road accidents in Karachi, as per ARY News.
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Pak court imposes fine on K-Electric over child's electrocution in 2017
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Senior Civil Judge East Ambreen Jamal found K-Electric guilty of negligence and failing to implement adequate safety measures to protect citizens, ordering the KE to pay PKR 4.819 million in compensation to the heirs of the victim. The decision came after a 7-year long legal battle fought by
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Pakistan: Islamabad court postpones verdict against Imran Khan, his wife i
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
While presiding over the hearing today, judge Nasir Javed Rana said, "The verdict will not be announced today; [winter] vacations are coming and there is also a course at the high court."
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Pakistan: Karachi faces severe gas crisis amid cold weather
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The gas loadshedding is scheduled in Karachi from 9:30 pm (local time) to 6 am (local time) and 2:30 pm (local time) to 5 pm (local time). However, majority of the areas of Karachi either remained with gas most of the day or received gas with a very low pressure.
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