2026
PTI Raises Alarm Over Deteriorating Law and Order Situation in Karachi
KARACHI (HRNW) Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Karachi spokesperson and Karachi Division Information Secretary Fauzia Siddiqui has expressed serious concern over the worsening law and order situation in the metropolis, saying the surge in street crime, robberies, kidnappings for ransom and extortion has created an atmosphere of fear among residents. In a statement issued on Monday, Fauzia…
Karachi: Alleged multi-million financial scandal uncovered in Sindh Government’s Services, General Administration & Coordination Department
Karachi (HRNW) — A major alleged financial scandal has surfaced in the Sindh Government’s Services, General Administration & Coordination Department, with official documents revealing significant irregularities in payments running into tens of millions of rupees. According to the records, three firms — M/S Enterprises, Sadiq & Company, and Muzaffar Autos — received payments exceeding 45…
Karachi Court Orders Sindh Government, Bus Driver to Pay Rs100 Million in Compensation for 1992 Crash Victim
KARACHI (HRNW): A court has ruled in favor of a man who was severely injured in a 1992 traffic accident on Korangi Road, ordering the Sindh government and the driver of a government-owned bus to jointly pay him Rs100 million (Rs10 crore) in compensation. According to the plaintiff’s counsel, Faraz Faheem Advocate, the victim, Kishan…
City Court: One-day physical remand granted for Kamran, brother of alleged drug dealer Anmol alias Pinky
Karachi (HRNW) — In narcotics cases heard at the City Court, Jamshed Quarter police produced Kamran, brother of alleged drug dealer Anmol alias Pinky, before the judge for remand. The court handed Kamran over to the police on a one-day physical remand in both registered cases. According to the investigating officer, Kamran was arrested on…
Sindh High Court: Bail denied to two accused in women trafficking case
Karachi (HRNW) — The Sindh High Court has rejected the bail applications of two accused allegedly involved in trafficking women abroad, in a case relating to human trafficking from Pakistan. The two men were arrested by the FIA’s Human Trafficking Cell during a raid at a private hotel in Saddar, where at least one woman…
Sindh High Court: Ownership dispute over Pakistan Reinsurance Company building on M.A. Jinnah Road
Karachi (HRNW) — The Sindh High Court has declared a constitutional petition filed against the sealing of Pakistan Reinsurance Company’s building on M.A. Jinnah Road by the Evacuee Trust Property Board as not maintainable, directing the parties to approach the appropriate legal forum provided under the relevant law for resolving the ownership dispute. During the…
Sindh Government’s Neglect Exposed: Women Development Complex in Karachi’s Scheme 33 Still Just Empty Land After 10 Years
Karachi (HRNW) — Yet another troubling example has emerged of the Sindh government’s apparent lack of interest in public welfare and women’s development, as the state land allocated for a Women Development Complex in Scheme 33 remains vacant even after 10 years, with not a single brick laid. The women’s complex project was announced in…
Sindh High Court orders payment of dues to widows of deceased sanitary workers within six weeks
Karachi (HRNW) — A constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court has directed that all outstanding retirement and pension dues of deceased sanitary workers from Town Municipal Committees (TMCs) be paid to their widows and families within six weeks, declaring these payments a legal right of retired employees. During the hearing on petitions filed over…
KU Department of Chemical Engineering hosts PEC OBA-Based re-accreditation visit
Karachi (HRNW)- The Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Karachi successfully hosted the Outcome-Based Assessment (OBA) Re-accreditation Visit of the B.E. Chemical Engineering Program by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC). The PEC Evaluation Team, led by Engineer Dr Hafiz Ashiq Hussain, along with Engineer Dr Khadija Qureshi, Engineer Dr Ghulamullah Kakar, and Engineer…
Faisalabad industrialist Mian Muhammad Idrees arrested at Lahore Airport over alleged Rs 12 billion power theft
Faisalabad (HRNW) — Faisalabad’s prominent industrialist and owner of Sitara Chemical, Mian Muhammad Idrees, has been arrested at Lahore International Airport. According to sources, he is facing proceedings in a case involving alleged electricity theft amounting to 12 billion rupees, and his name was reportedly placed on the Provisional Control List (PCL). It is stated…