Karachi police formed a special team to probe the Gul Plaza fire that killed at least 73 people. Forensic experts joined the investigation as authorities sealed the site. Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah promised action, compensation, and stricter fire safety audits, urging collective efforts to prev
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah suspended health officials and ordered action against local administrators after new polio cases emerged in Hyderabad Division. Despite high vaccination coverage, nine cases have been reported this year, prompting plans for aggressive new campaigns, Dawn r
Protests against the Indus canal project continue to block major highways in Sindh, paralysing goods transport, stranding thousands of trucks, halting manufacturing, and raising fears of a severe port congestion crisis despite government efforts to resolve the standoff.
Demonstrators in Sindh have rejected government assurances and refused to end their sit-in against the proposed Indus canal projects, despite a federal announcement pausing the initiative. Transport disruptions and economic losses continue as protesters await formal cancellation.
A team of senior irrigation experts sent by the Sindh chief minister has confirmed that construction on a stretch of the controversial Cholistan Flood Feeder canal was initiated but is currently halted, with machinery idle and no active work observed at the site.
Pakistan: STP district president Syed Jalal Shah was arrested after protestors attacked Minister Kheel Das Kohistani's convoy in Thatta, Sindh during a demonstration over canal disputes, prompting official condemnations and calls for investigation.
In recent times, Karachi has seen a rise in traffic accidents, particularly involving dumpers and water tankers -- which claimed the lives of nearly 500 people and injured 4,879 in 2024, according to hospital data.
Academic experts and educators have vehemently opposed to what they see as a harmful shift in the province's higher education institutions' leadership structures.
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has expressed strong reservations over the establishment of the Pakistan Maritime and Seaport Authority by the federal government, accusing the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of excluding key allies from the decision-making process. PPP leader Shazia M