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  • know pakistan s dirty harry the fearless cop who survived 9

    Know Pakistan's Dirty Harry, the fearless cop who survived 9 assassination attempts

    World | Jan 13, 2014, 06:57 AM IST

    New Delhi: For years, Karachi's Dirty Harry, Chaudhry Aslam Khan had been grappling with the terrorists to maintain law and order in Pakistan. Also called the cop with the nine lives, he had been shot

  • six bodies with throats slit found near bukhari mazaar in

    Six bodies with throats slit found near Bukhari mazaar in Karachi

    World | Jan 08, 2014, 07:43 AM IST

    Karachi: Six bodies with their throats slit were today found near a 'mazaar' in this southern Pakistani city with a note warning against visiting such shrines.The corpses were recovered near the shrine of Ayub Shah

  • retd justice ganguly had accepted hospitality of pak

    Retd Justice Ganguly had accepted hospitality of Pak national in Karachi

    India | Jan 03, 2014, 09:37 AM IST

    New Delhi: The chairperson of West Bengal State Human Rights Commission retired Justice A K Ganguly, facing charge of sexual harassment of an intern, had accepted the hospitality of a Pakistani national named Faisal Siddiqui

  • 13 killed as violence hits karachi

    13 killed as violence hits Karachi

    World | Dec 04, 2013, 11:59 AM IST

    Karachi: Violence rocked Karachi city of Pakistan as 13 people were killed in targeted shootings including five suspected Taliban activists, a Shia scholar and two Moroccan students at a religious seminary.Police said the spate of

  • pakistan to build n power plant in karachi

    Pakistan to build n-power plant in Karachi

    World | Nov 26, 2013, 08:05 AM IST

    Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will lay the foundation stone of a 2,117 megawatt civil nuclear power project Tuesday which is being built with the assistance of China in the port city of

  • 13 dead as violence escalates in karachi ahead of muharram

    13 dead as violence escalates in Karachi ahead of Muharram

    World | Nov 05, 2013, 04:10 PM IST

    Karachi: At least eight persons died in sectarian violence today in Pakistan's biggest city, taking the number of people killed in two days to 13 as tensions spiked ahead of the Muslim holy month of

  • 97 held in karachi during police crackdown

    97 held in Karachi during police crackdown

    World | Nov 01, 2013, 11:16 AM IST

    Islamabad : Pakistan police have arrested 97 suspected criminals, some of them accused of murder, kidnapping and robberies, and terrorists in the port city of Karachi since Wednesday, an official statement said Thursday.The arrests were

  • taliban leader mullah baradar kept in karachi safe house

    Taliban leader Mullah Baradar kept in Karachi safe house

    World | Sep 23, 2013, 08:54 AM IST

    Karachi: Pakistan government has kept Taliban's former No.2 leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in a safe house in Karachi after his release, sources said. “Mullah Baradar was flown to Karachi from Peshawar early on Sunday.

  • chennai express a big hit in karachi

    'Chennai Express' a big hit in Karachi

    Bollywood | Aug 16, 2013, 09:25 AM IST

    Karachi:  The Shahrukh Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer "Chennai Express" has become a huge hit in Karachi.The Rohit Shetty directorial movie eclipsed all other releases on Eid day by a big margin in Pakistan, the Dawn newspaper

  • eight killed in karachi violence

    Eight killed in Karachi violence

    World | Aug 03, 2013, 08:30 PM IST

    Islamabad, Aug 3: At least eight people, including five policemen, were killed in separate incidents of violence in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, a leading daily said on Saturday.Four policemen were killed overnight when

  • today in history pakistan celebrates jinnah s sister s

    Today in History: Pakistan celebrates Jinnah's sister's birth anniversary

    World | Jul 30, 2013, 10:50 AM IST

    New Delhi: Every year on July 30, Pakistan celebrates the birth anniversary of  Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, popularly known as Madar-e-Millat (Mother of the Nation). Born in 1893 in Karachi, Fatima was the younger sister of

  • moin khan named pakistan chief selector

    Moin Khan named Pakistan chief selector

    Cricket | Jul 15, 2013, 07:01 PM IST

    Karachi, July 15: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday appointed former captain Moin Khan as chief selector of the national team, replacing Iqbal Qasim, who resigned after the side's dismal performance in the Champions Trophy.The

  • musharraf returns to pakistan after self exile faces death

    Musharraf returns to Pakistan after self-exile, faces death threat

    World | Mar 24, 2013, 10:37 PM IST

    Karachi, Mar 24: Former military dictator Pervez Musharraf today ended nearly four years in self-exile defying threats of arrest and assassination by Taliban, saying that he returned home to “save” Pakistan and would face all

  • pia flight diverted to drop off officer s daughter

    PIA flight diverted to drop off officer's daughter

    World | Jan 30, 2013, 12:04 PM IST

    Islamabad, Jan 30: A flight, which took-off from Karachi for Islamabad, took a detour and landed at Lahore to drop off the daughter of an officer with the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the flag carrier

  • four armed men detained outside president zardari s house

    Four armed men detained outside President Zardari's house in Karachi

    World | Jan 22, 2013, 11:15 PM IST

    Karachi, Jan 22: Four armed men were detained from outside the home of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in a posh locality here, police said today.The four men were riding in a car when they

  • pakistan to release all indian fishermen

    Pakistan to release all Indian fishermen

    World | Jan 22, 2013, 09:51 PM IST

    Karachi, Jan 22: All Indian fishermen being held in Pakistani jails will be released soon as a goodwill gesture, Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced today.Speaking to the media after attending a meeting convened by President

  • pak president zardari ready for any situation stays on in

    Pak President Zardari ready for 'any situation', stays on in Karachi

    World | Jan 16, 2013, 02:26 PM IST

    Islamabad, Jan 16: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari was not going anywhere and was ready to face "any situation", his spokesperson has said, adding that he was extending his stay in Karachi from where he

  • 2 317 karachi kids went missing in 2012

    2,317 Karachi kids went missing in 2012

    World | Jan 02, 2013, 06:15 PM IST

    Islamabad, Jan 2: A staggering 2,317 children went missing from Pakistan's port city of Karachi in 2012, according to a civil society group working to uphold the rights of women and children.Data collected by the

  • apologise to hindus for demolishing karachi temple dawn

    Apologise to Hindus for demolishing Karachi temple: Dawn

    World | Dec 05, 2012, 11:18 AM IST

    Islamabad, Dec 5: Authorities must apologise to the Hindu community for demolishing a temple in Karachi and hurting their sentiments, a Pakistani daily said Wednesday.An editorial in the Dawn said the demolition of a Hindu

  • century old rama pir temple demolished in karachi hindus

    Century-old Rama Pir temple demolished in Karachi, Hindus protest

    World | Dec 03, 2012, 08:27 AM IST

    Karachi, Dec 3 : In a hurried operation on Saturday, a builder demolished a century-old Hindu temple in Soldier Bazaar  Karachi while the Sindh High Court was hearing a petition seeking a stay order, The

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