Lacklustre election festivity in district east due to violence
KARACHI, May 7: With the D-day just two days away, the air is filled with fear along with excitement after repeated terror attacks on some political parties took away much of the festivity from the elections and

Non-Muslims benefit more from BISP than Bait-ul-Maal: report
KARACHI, April 29: While a number of non-Muslims living in Karachi and four other districts of Sindh remain unable to benefit from the Bait-ul-Maal as they consider it is meant for Muslims only due to its Arabic name,

Parties modify election campaign in view of terror threat
Leaders of various parties believe that the 2013 general elections would lay the foundations of democracy and the rule of law leading to a tolerant society.

Harbour faces security threat as Rangers’ deployment sought
KARACHI, Jan 9: With a number of illegal cabins and concrete structures inscribed with names of those wielding influence in the area, the Karachi fish harbour continues to face a security threat from these encroachments which are a haven for wanted criminals, armed gangsters, drug peddlers and anti-social elements in the absence of effective security arrangements, it emerged on Wednesday when an operation was launched to clear the navigational channel of inactive vessels.

Demand for end to drone attacks, army operation
KARACHI, July 11: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has said that had there been protests against the army operation and atrocities in what was then East Pakistan, the country could have been spared the tragedy that befell it in 1971.

Civil society urged to get basic knowledge about legislation
KARACHI, June 8: Civil society groups can play a more effective role in the formulation of policies if they are equipped with basic knowledge about legislative process and parliamentary rules and

Over 740 killed in five months: HRCP sees change in Karachi violence pattern
KARACHI, June 5: More than 740 people have been killed in the metropolis over the past five months, many of them falling prey to targeted attacks on political, sectarian and ethnic grounds, said chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Zohra Yusuf while speaking to Dawn on Tuesday.

People confined indoors with no water, power supply
“Somehow I managed to bring my children to my office in Clifton."

Poll to reserved minority seats by communities urged
Prof Nuzhat Williams demanded that steps be taken to have an ‘accepting society’ rather than a ‘tolerant society’.