The Sindh government has intensified preparations for a memorable Independence Day celebration on August 14, 2025, under the theme of “Maurqa-e-Haq” or “Battle of Truth” and “Operation Bunyanun Marsoos.” A high-level meeting, chaired by Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport, and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon, was held in Karachi to finalize plans...
The Karachi Water Corporation (KWC) is once again under scrutiny following allegations of serious irregularities in the issuance of subsoil water licenses. The corporation has suspended Engineer Muhammad Subhan Akhtar and issued a show-cause notice to Chief Security Officer Lieutenant Colonel (Retd.) M. Anjum Tauqeer Malik, signaling the start of a formal departmental inquiry. The...
The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has issued a fresh demand for an immediate increase in fuel profit margins, warning that the survival of petrol pumps across the country is at risk due to rising operational costs and stagnant margins. PPDA Chairman Abdul Sami Khan expressed frustration over the government’s failure to address the issue,...
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...
The White House has categorically dismissed media reports suggesting that U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Pakistan in September 2025, clarifying that no such plans exist. The statement, issued late Thursday, counters widespread speculation in Pakistani media about a potential visit on September 18, which was acclaimed as a historic opportunity to strengthen...
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...
In response to relentless monsoon rains and escalating flood risks across Punjab, the provincial government has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) for 45 days, effective until August 30, 2025. The notification explicitly imposes bans on all forms of swimming in rivers, dams, canals, ponds, lakes, and distributaries across Punjab. Additionally,...
Torrential monsoon rains have triggered severe flooding in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, with water levels in Nullah Lai, a critical rainwater-fed stream, rising to alarming heights. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) reported water levels reaching 20 feet at Katarian and 19 feet at Gawalmandi, prompting authorities to issue evacuation alerts for low-lying areas near the Nullah...
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...