KARACHI Top Stories

Overcrowding endemic in Pakistan’s prison system: report
Pakistani army troops stand alert at an entrance to a prison, where the trial of a university student lynching case is being held in Haripur, Pakistan, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018.
AP / Anjum Naveed
2025-01-18, Dawn
KARACHI: Pakistan’s prisons are housing 152 per cent of their authorised capacity, while three-quarters of the total inmates are either aw­­aiting or undergoing trial,...
Pakistani airline says ad showing plane flying toward Eiffel Tower never meant to evoke 9/11
A French soldier patrols next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
AP / Thibault Camus
2025-01-16, Wtop
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s national airline said Thursday that an advertisement showing a plane heading toward the Eiffel Tower was never intended to evoke the memories...
'Education apartheid': schooling in crisis in Pakistan
Classroom 1 WASH in schools Pakistan (38435105931)
Creative Commons / SuSanA Secretariat https://www.flickr.com/people/23116228@N07
2025-01-11, Raw Story
Aneesa Haroon drops off her tattered school bag at her rural home in Pakistan and hurriedly grabs lunch before joining her father in the fields to pick vegetables. The...
31st SMIU Syndicate meeting held2025-01-21
Urdu Point: <p>KARACHI, (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 21st Jan, 2025) Sindh Madressatul IslamUniversity’s 31st meeting of Syndicate was held at the ConferenceRoom of the university on Tuesday.</p><p>The ViceChancellor Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai chaired in...
Foreign exchange rates2025-01-21
Urdu Point: <p>KARACHI, (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 21st Jan, 2025) The Exchange...
Stadiums for Champions Trophy to be ready by January-end, assures Pakistan Cricket Board2025-01-21
The Times of India: Renovation at the three venues in Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy is nearing completion and the stadiums will be ready in time for the tournament, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has assured.Renovation work is in its final phase at the Gaddafi...
One-day Hajj training workshop held in Hyderabad2025-01-21
Urdu Point: <p>ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 21st Jan, 2025) The Ministry of Religious Affairs and InterfaithHarmony organised a one-day Hajj training workshop at a local hall in Hyderabad, Sindh under the auspicious of HajiCampKarachi....
M-6 Motorway construction to begin in 2025 with focus on Karachi-Sukkur route: Aleem Khan2025-01-21
Urdu Point: <p>ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 21st Jan, 2025) Minister for CommunicationsAbdul AleemKhan Tuesday assured that the construction of M-6 Motorway will begin in 2025 without delay, highlighting its significance as a top priority under...
Six days on, two missing Karachi boys still untraced2025-01-21
The News International: A representational image of a police tape restricting an incident scene. — Reuters/File KARACHI: It has been six days since two young children, five-year-old Aliyan and six-year-old Ali Raza, disappeared while playing outside their homes in Karachi’s Garden...
Resignation and Appointment of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (Macpac Films Ltd)2025-01-21
Public Technologies: ) January 21, 2025 To, The General Manager, PakistanStock ExchangeLimited, Stock Exchange Building, Stock Exchange Road, Karachi. Subject: Resignation and Appointment of...
Alfalah Islamic Rozana Amdani Fund - Daily Dividend Distribution (Alfalah GHP Investment Management Ltd)2025-01-21
Public Technologies: ) AAML/FIN/2025/0120 January 20, 2025 The General Manager PakistanStock ExchangeLimited, Stock Exchange Building, Stock Exchange Road, Karachi. DAILY DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION ALFALAH ISLAMIC ROZANA AMDANI FUND June 30, 2025 Dear...
ECB’s new NOC rules favours IPL, could push players away from red-ball cricket: Vince2025-01-21
Hindustan Times: London, England batter James Vince feels ECB's new No-Objection Certificates policy will see players picking T20 leagues over first-class cricket, and said the new guidelines even offers preferential treatment to the Indian Premier League. ECB’s new NOC rules...
New Funding to Accelerate Sandbox VR’s Global Franchise Program Set for Explosive Growth, With 200 Projected Stores in 20272025-01-21
Vietnam News: New Funding to AccelerateSandbox VR’s GlobalFranchiseProgram Set for ExplosiveGrowth, With 200 Projected Stores in 2027 HONG KONGSAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 21 January 2025 - Sandbox VR, the world's premier destination for premium location-based...
Champions Trophy preparations on schedule, says PCB2025-01-21
Dawn: LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) allayed fears about the readiness of the venues for this year’s Champions Trophy as it welcomed media for a tour of stadiums in Lahore and Karachi on Monday. The eight-team 50-overs event will be the first global...
ALHAMRA DAILY DIVIDEND FUND (ALHDDF) Daily Dividend Distribution for 20 JAN 25 (MCB Investment Management Ltd)2025-01-21
Public Technologies: ) 21-JAN-2025 The General Manager, PakistanStock ExchangeLimited, Stock Exchange Road, Karachi. Dear Sir, Daily Dividend Distribution for 20-JAN-25 It is to inform you that the...
PAKISTAN CASH MANAGEMENT FUND (PCF) Daily Dividend Distribution for 20 JAN 25 (MCB Investment Management Ltd)2025-01-21
Public Technologies: ) 21-JAN-2025 The General Manager, PakistanStock ExchangeLimited, Stock Exchange Road, Karachi. Dear Sir, Daily Dividend Distribution for 20-JAN-25 It is to inform you that the...
ALHAMRA ISLAMIC MONEY MARKET FUND (ALHIMMF) Daily Dividend Distribution for 20 JAN 25 (MCB Investment Management Ltd)2025-01-21
Public Technologies: ) 21-JAN-2025 The General Manager, PakistanStock ExchangeLimited, Stock Exchange Road, Karachi. Dear Sir, Daily Dividend Distribution for 20-JAN-25 It is to inform you that the...