Province
Sindh
Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, the Indus delta and the country’s commercial capital.
Sindh High Court gives lawyers seven days to remove official symbols from cars
Vehicles still carrying green plates, blue lights, flashers or fake government number plates will be refused entry to the high court, the City Court and district courts.
Court grants bail to Iqrarul Hassan in cybercrime case
A Karachi court ordered his release on Rs200,000 surety bonds, three weeks after the NCCIA arrested him over posts on X, Instagram and Facebook.
World Bank approves $150m for Sindh property tax and municipal services
The Sindh Property Revenues Enhancement Program will back urban immovable property tax collection and the service delivery capacity of selected local councils, Karachi foremost.
Sindh forms committee to review local bodies and audit budgets
The panel, chaired by local government minister Nasir Hussain Shah, will examine illegal recruitment and budget irregularities from union councils up to district councils.
Karachi courts order park and Scheme 33 land cleared of encroachments
The Sindh High Court wants a park cleared and a report by 20 January, while a Malir civil court has given seven days to vacate eight acres in Scheme 33.
ABHI Microfinance Bank sets November 5-6 bidding for Rs3bn IPO
The Karachi-listed bank will sell 132 million shares at a floor price of Rs15, with retail subscription due on November 12 and 13.
FPCCI proposes joint halal standards as ASEAN envoys meet Sindh CM
Chamber says Pakistan exports under $1.5bn against imports above $10bn, while Murad Ali Shah offers ASEAN investors projects in agriculture, pharma and IT.
MQM lawmaker seeks PAC probe into Rs7.5bn KMC development spending
Taha Ahmed Khan's letter to committee chairman Nisar Khuhro also asks for a CMIT inquiry into KMC's schemes and tendering, and transparency in Rs15-16bn of tenders this year
Karachi residents, JI to challenge Nehr-i-Khayyam project in court
Critics, including officials inside the environmental watchdog, call the review an eyewash with construction reported about 80 per cent complete.
Sindh to launch graduate internship scheme through iwork4Sindh
Sharjeel Inam Memon says the platform, which has recorded 5.3 million visits and 137,770 registered candidates, will also add market-focused physical skills courses.
GIZ to back 300 Sindh SMEs on environmental compliance
Sindh environment secretary Faisal Ahmed Uqaili says SEPA will pair enforcement with guidance as the department digitises inspections, payments and NOC processing.
Hyderabad halts demolition of 1936 building after partial tear-down
The Sindh Culture Department recommended the Faujdari Road structure for heritage protection in February 2025, but a technical committee has yet to confirm its status.
Fire at Karachi furniture market brought under control, no casualties
Chief Fire Officer Humayun Khan said four fire tenders and a water bowser were used; a shopkeeper said crews reached the market 15 to 20 minutes after the alarm.
NAB names Malik Riaz, Qaim Ali Shah in 18,000-acre Karachi land case
The accountability bureau's Karachi reference names 33 accused and cites exchequer losses of up to Rs783 billion over Malir Development Authority land.
Lucky Cement plans 3.2 MTPA Karachi expansion and Congo addition
The company's first-quarter FY27 briefing says new Karachi capacity should begin commercial production in December 2027, alongside a 1.6 MTPA addition in Congo.
Hyderabad road carries electricity poles down its middle
The mayor's office says 162 poles are being relocated and 10 of 27 feeders shifted, asking drivers to stay off the road until it opens in late November.
Karachi University bars staff from posting official documents online
Registrar's notification requires prior approval from the competent authority before any university letter or order is shared, and warns of disciplinary action.
SBP governor says fundamentals improved despite global shocks
Speaking at ICMAP's convocation in Karachi, Jameel Ahmad said inflation is near target and growth recovering, and warned against short-term fixes.
Four SAU Tandojam researchers named among world's top 2% scientists
Sindh Agriculture University honoured the four at a Senate Hall ceremony, as APP reported 45 NUST researchers on the same Stanford–Elsevier list.
Seven killed as oxygen cylinder blast sets Tharparkar ambulance on fire
Four health centre employees, a pregnant woman and two attendants died of burn injuries after the cylinder exploded while staff were replacing it.
Sindh forms JIT to probe Karachi businessman's murder
DIG West Irfan Baloch will convene a team that includes ISI, IB, Rangers and cybercrime representatives and must examine the victim's phone and social media records.
Karachi hospitals report sharp rise in flu cases as H1N1 circulates
Doctors at Aga Khan University Hospital, Civil Hospital and JPMC say daily patient loads have doubled, with about 400 influenza cases recorded at AKUH this year.
51,000 tonnes of imported wheat arrives at Karachi Port
The Karachi Port Trust says a second vessel, MV GREAT RAINBOW, is due on Nov 3 and puts the two ships' combined declared cargo at over 110,000 tonnes.
Women-led Karachi motorcycle rally pushes breast cancer awareness
Riders travelled from Z Volta's headquarters along Shahrah-e-Faisal to Avari Tower and back, with a surgeon briefing participants on early detection.
Karachi mayor opens upgraded Gadap water pumping station
The Saulah Muhammad station serves housing societies along Memon Goth Road, while a new 10 MGD pipeline is announced for Lyari.
Jamshoro raid recovers 1,700 dead wild birds, five arrested
The provincial wildlife department says more than 700 of the seized birds are not considered halal, yet the meat was sold as fit for eating.
UN food agency calls Sindh water management complicated, urges resource audit
The FAO report asks Sindh to account for rainfall, groundwater, canal diversions, lakes and reservoirs, and says the province's Crop Reporting Service needs improvement.
Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan to buy P&G's Port Qasim land and plant
The Karachi-listed detergents and personal care maker signed the asset purchase agreement on October 28; the deal still needs Competition Commission of Pakistan clearance.
Karachi woman, 65, found murdered in Sharifabad government flat
Police say Farida Begum, a mother of five, was struck with stones and her throat cut; the body lay for hours at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for want of a lady MLO.
GB chief minister says Kashmir cause is every Pakistani's duty
Amjad Hussain Advocate told a Karachi rally marking Kashmir Black Day that the freedom movement has no fixed timeline and cannot be suppressed by force.