The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced a strong crackdown on illegal, counterfeit, and non-Federal Excise Duty (FED) stamped cigarettes across Pakistan, issuing formal orders under Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) 1279(I)/2025, effective immediately. The directive empowers provincial tax officials to seize illicit cigarettes and aims to curb tax evasion, boost government revenue, and protect...
Musa Maneka, son of former First Lady Bushra Bibi and her ex-husband Khawar Farid Maneka, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a domestic worker at his family’s residence in Peer Ghani village, Pakpattan. According to the First Information Report (FIR) filed at Saddar Police Station under Section 324 of the...
Another incident of infrastructural collapse claimed the lives of two women, injuring three more in Karachi’s Lyari area, when the roofs of the fifth and sixth floors of a residential building in Khadda Market collapsed. The tragic incident, which occurred in the densely populated Baghdadi area, has raised fresh concerns about the safety of aging...
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif expressed profound grief over the tragic deaths of three innocent civilians in a terrorist attack on a passenger bus traveling from Karachi to Quetta in Balochistan’s Kalat district on Wednesday. Attributing the attack to “Fitna al-Hindustan” terrorists, Sharif vowed that those responsible for targeting unarmed citizens would pay a heavy...
An attack on a bus traveling from Karachi to Quetta claimed the lives of three individuals and left seven others injured in Balochistan’s Kalat district on Wednesday. The incident, which occurred in the Neemargh area, involved unidentified armed assailants opening fire on the moving bus, fueling concerns over security on key intercity routes. According to...
The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti-Human Trafficking Circle in Karachi has arrested a suspect involved in human smuggling and visa fraud, marking another step in their ongoing efforts to combat human trafficking. According to an FIA spokesperson, the operation was carried out under the directives of Director General FIA, Rafaqat Mukhtar, as part of a...
Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Karachi Police, Javed Alam Odho, issued directives on Wednesday to all Zonal Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs), DIG CIA, and DIG Traffic to ensure strict adherence to traffic regulations by police personnel. The order mandates that District SSPs, SPs, SDPOs, and SHOs enforce compliance among their staff, with no tolerance for...
Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday to address regulatory issues concerning private security companies operating across the province, announcing stringent measures to ensure compliance. The meeting, held at the Home Department, resulted in the cancellation of licenses for 36 private security firms and the issuance of show-cause notices to 41...
The investigation into the mysterious circumstances surrounding actor and model Humaira Asghar Ali’s death continues. gaining momentum as police find new clues to unravel the questions surrounding her death. READ: Pakistani Actress Humaira Asghar Ali Found Dead In Defense Apartment Forensic samples found from the deceased’s apartment have been sent to the Karachi University Forensic...
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) conducted a major raid on an illegal call center in Islamabad’s G-10 sector, arresting five foreign nationals linked to online scams and financial fraud. The operation, carried out on Sunday night at Sardar Plaza in G-10 Markaz, targeted a sophisticated network that employed over 60 Pakistani nationals and...