Karachi, Pakistan News

Karachi: May 25, 2013 Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf , who was invited by the BCCI to watch the final of the Indian Premier League, on Sunday declined to attend the event citing his busy schedule at home.

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Jammu, May 25: A militant and his family who returned illegally to Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan have been arrested, police said.

MQM Chief Altaf Hussain said that his party was formed to protect the rights of the deprived people and not for perpetrating hatred towards any nationality or segment of the society.

'The PPP's mandate in Sindh is not being accepted,' said former Sindh chief minister and the PPP's provincial President, Syed Qaim Ali Shah at a press conference held at the Karachi Press Club on Friday.

Nawaz Sharif, incoming prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz political party, speaks to his party members, who were voted to political posts in the general election, during a function in Lahore on May 20, 2013 .

Sale of LPG up by around 25% on closure of CNG stations KARACHI: The sale of Liquefied Petroleum Gas is increased by around 25 percent on back of three closures of Compressed Natural Gas filling stations in Karachi and elsewhere in Lahore.

Pakistan Friday freed 45 India fishermen as a goodwill gesture, officials said. Pakistan caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso decided last week to release the Indian fishermen who have already served their sentence.

KARACHI: Rangers apprehended around 20 suspects including a target killer and activists of political groups during various targeted raids and operations carried out across the city on Thursday.

Gunmen on Friday opened fire on a convoy of NATO containers in a northwestern Pakistani town near the Afghan border, killing a driver and wounding a helper, officials said.

The Pakistani election is over, and summer's arrival will present the new government, to be led by Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif, with its first test.

Three dead bodies were also recovered across the city, while a former parliamentarian of MQM was injured in a gun attack.

Staff Report KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry congratulated the Premier of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang and President Asif Ali Zardari for reaffirmation of the pledge to deepen strategic ties irrespective of international situation and further strengthen 'all weather friendship' and 'all-dimensional cooperation'. He ... (more)

Clerics endorse reproductive health education * SRHR education should be part of all district, provincial and federal schools' curriculum Staff Report Karachi: Hayat- Lifeline Campaign held a provincial seminar in a local hotel with the purpose of involving government officers for the implementation of special curriculum... Clean beaches a step ... (more)

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Nawaz Sharif is poised to become Pakistan's new prime minister in the first peaceful transition of civilian governments in the country's history.

'Early marriages, poverty giving rise to fistula cases in Pakistan' Staff Report KARACHI: Approximately 4,000 to 5,000 new fistulas cases are reported every year in Pakistan due to socio-cultural issues like early marriages, poverty and lack of education, said a senior medical expert on Wednesday.

Today's post is dedicated to the Meter Gauge Railway located in Sindh province of Pakistan, which in its hey-day, had a network of 517 kilometers of track.

Karachi: May 18, 2013. The Central Executive Council of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC in a meeting here today approved nomination of Mr.

Staff Report KARACHI: All Pakistan Junior Ranking Tennis Championship will be staged at Karachi Gymkhana Hard Courts here from May 29 to June 4, the Sindh Tennis Association announced on Wednesday.