The Provincial Ombudsman for Sindh, Justice (R) Shahnawaz Tariq, has removed K-Electric CEO Moonis Alvi from his position after finding him guilty in a workplace harassment case. The Ombudsman also fined Alvi Rs 2.5 million, ordering him to pay within one month or face severe consequences, including asset seizure and restrictions on his national identity...
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Karachi’s East District Reports First Dengue Fatality of 2025
The Sindh Health Department confirmed the province’s first dengue-related death of the year today. A 48-year-old woman from Karachi’s East District succumbed to complications from dengue fever while receiving treatment at a private hospital. The patient, admitted on July 23, 2025, was battling not only dengue but also underlying conditions, including diabetes and a urinary...
Tale of Shanti: The Horrors of Domestic Violence In Pakistan
A young bride, merely nineteen years of age, lost her battle with death after allegedly being subjected to brutal acts of domestic and sexual violence at the hands of her husband, Ashok. The victim, identified as Shanti, succumbed to her injuries at Civil Hospital’s Trauma Centre in Karachi on July 23, 2025, just days after...
ATC Acquits Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Sentences PTI Leaders to Decade in Jail
On July 22, 2025, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore delivered a mixed verdict in a case related to the May 9, 2023, riots, acquitting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi and others while sentencing senior PTI leaders to 10 years in prison. Judge Arshad Javed announced the decision, which pertains to the...
CPEC’s Future Tied to Security for Chinese in Pakistan, PM Stresses
On July 22, 2025, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to creating a safe and business-friendly environment for Chinese nationals, emphasizing their critical role in the country’s economic future. Chairing a high-level meeting in Islamabad focused on security arrangements for Chinese citizens, the Prime Minister outlined ongoing efforts to bolster their protection nationwide. “The...
Karachi Driver’s Family Welcomes Five Premature Babies via C-Section
A couple from Baldia Town, Karachi, welcomed quintuplets—five babies born simultaneously—on July 22, 2025, at a local hospital in the city. This marks a phenomenon that occurs naturally in 1 in 55,000,000 births. The babies, born prematurely at 29 weeks via an emergency cesarean section, have brought both joy and challenges to the family. The...
Abdullah Nawaz Advances to Pre-Quarterfinals Of World Squash Jr. Championships 2025
Pakistan’s rising squash star Abdullah Nawaz has advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2025 World Squash Junior Championships held at the Black Ball Sporting Club in Cairo, Egypt. On July 22, 2025, the young athlete secured a commanding 3-0 victory over Canada’s Rohan Paliwal in the Round of 64, with a scoreline of...
NDMA Warns of Landslides in Northern Pakistan as Monsoon Rains Intensify
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan issued a critical landslide alert on July 22, 2025, warning of heightened risks in the northern regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to ongoing heavy monsoon rains. The alert, issued by the NDMA’s National Emergencies Operation Center (NEOC), identifies specific...
Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crash Kills 20, Including 17 Children, at Dhaka School
On Monday, July 21, 2025, a catastrophic accident struck Dhaka, Bangladesh, when a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training jet crashed into the Milestone School and College campus in the Uttara neighborhood, claiming at least 20 lives and injuring over 170 people. The jet, which suffered a mechanical fault shortly after takeoff at 1:06 p.m....
‘No’ Becomes Deadly: 19-Year-old Murdered After Rejecting A Marriage Proposal
A simple ‘no’ took the life of a young lady with a bright future ahead of her. Kinza, a 19-year-old student of Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University in Rawalpindi, was brutally murdered after rejecting a marriage proposal. Kinza was traveling home by bus from Rawalpindi to her hometown in Jhang, maintaining contact with...