Azfar-ul-Ashfaque

Electioneering for six cantonment boards’ polls gains momentum in Karachi

More than 300 candidates are in the run; the number of registered voters in six boards is around half a million. Updated 06 Sep, 2021 09:26am

MQM-P demands LG polls in Sindh, asks PPP not to use delaying tactics

Warns against pushing urban areas towards "civil disobedience" movement. Updated 26 Aug, 2021 09:25am

CAA defends decision to outsource its testing, licensing exam system to UK

"This outsourcing will be for two to three years," says CAA chief. Updated 12 Aug, 2021 09:22am

Fazl says PDM may launch countrywide agitation against controversial bills

Proposed law against domestic violence will destroy family system, he says. Published 09 Aug, 2021 06:57am

PSP plans to launch anti-govt protest over induction of political administrators

"The PPP has practically converted Sindh into Zardari’s fiefdom," says Mustafa Kamal. Updated 08 Aug, 2021 11:32am

SITUATIONER: One year on, hopes for lifting of EU curbs on PIA flights fade

Aviation sources cast doubts over the seriousness of CAA in being audited. Updated 24 Jul, 2021 09:19am

PPP wants talks with three rival parties on Afghan refugees’ possible influx in city

Nasir Shah says a consensus strategy needed to stop likely influx of Afghan refugees in Karachi. Updated 19 Jul, 2021 11:43am

MQM-P lashes out at Sindh govt, KE for ‘criminal silence’ over rain-related death

‘Who is responsible for the death of the man whose child was born orphan within an hour of his electrocution?’ Published 18 Jul, 2021 06:56am

MQM-P demands governor’s rule in Sindh for country’s ‘solidarity’

KARACHI: Terming the Sindh government a “security risk”, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan on Wednesday... Published 15 Jul, 2021 07:11am

MQM-P renews demand for ‘south Sindh province’, wants PPP govt sent packing

Khalid Maqbool says "our doors are open" to all political forces in urban Sindh. Updated 04 Jul, 2021 10:01am

Passengers suffer as foreign airlines cancel flights

The CAA has taken notice of the cancellations and blamed foreign carriers for “overbooking”. Updated 01 Jul, 2021 08:22am

Between hype and reality

Amazon has only added Pakistan to its sellers list but in real sense it is not operational here. Updated 28 Jun, 2021 08:05am

PSP slams PPP govt for ‘using’ jobs as political tool

‘Sindh govt made 250,000 recruitments on fake domicile of urban Sindh’ Published 24 Jun, 2021 06:57am

MQM-P questions PPP govt’s ‘selective’ actions on Supreme Court’s demolition order

Slams ‘lack of representation’ of all ethnicities living in province in Sindh Secretariat... Published 19 Jun, 2021 05:53am

Rs8bn allocated for Karachi’s 19 infrastructure development schemes

Rs1.94bn was allocated in the outgoing budget for the same number of megaprojects. Updated 16 Jun, 2021 09:16am

Funds from Bahria Town not included in Sindh's budget for next year

SC accepted in 2019 Bahria Town’s offer to pay Rs460bn for the purchase of land measuring 16,896 acres in Malir. Updated 16 Jun, 2021 09:24am

Poor to bear burden of new taxes: ex-PM

Shahid Khaqan, Miftah Ismail raise several questions about budget Published 14 Jun, 2021 06:57am

Over 100 remanded in police custody for two days in Bahria Town violence case

PPP, Muttahida, PTI leaders visit the housing project on Superhighway to express solidarity with residents. Updated 08 Jun, 2021 10:47am

PPP’s tactics are deepening sense of deprivation in Mohajirs, claims Kamal

Says PPP is usurping jobs reserved for people of Karachi by transferring and posting people from other districts in the city. Updated 06 Jun, 2021 09:25am

Sindh needs to collect Rs27bn in June to meet tax target

With the fiscal year 2020-21 set to end this month, SRB lags far behind the budgeted target of Rs135bn. Updated 03 Jun, 2021 09:18am