Mir Raza Ali commission ends hearings with key questions open
The commission probing Wafflix owner Mir Raza Ali's death has ended after 15 sittings and 49 witnesses, with police still unsure if it was murder or suicide.
Karachi: 26 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Sindh cuts wheat release price by Rs500 to Rs4,500 per 40kg. Key developments, background and analysis.
The commission probing Wafflix owner Mir Raza Ali's death has ended after 15 sittings and 49 witnesses, with police still unsure if it was murder or suicide.
Young doctors at Karachi's JPMC protested three months of unpaid salaries after a new direct-payment system stalled, warning of wider protests if not paid soon.
Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah approved releasing government wheat at Rs12,500 per 100kg from October 15, after millers in Karachi raised flour prices by Rs14 a kg.
The KSE-100 fell as much as 1,988 points on Monday after government-PTI talks collapsed and the PTI march began, outweighing relief from falling oil prices.
Injured sailor Ameen bin Shams describes being tied to the deck of the MT Honour 25 as Somali forces closed in and pirates opened fire on the hostages.
After Tharparkar students outshone Karachi in MDCAT, a growing number of educated Sindhi voices are joining calls to end Sindh's urban-rural job and education quota.
Four Pakistani sailors injured in the MT Honour 25 rescue and the remains of three crewmates killed by Somali pirates are due in Karachi on Sunday evening.
The KSE-100 rose 1,610.96 points to 171,211.36 as hopes for Pakistan's IMF review lifted investors, a day after the index slipped below 170,000.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi ordered a master plan in 10 days for a Karachi centre for passports and CNICs, as Mayor Murtaza Wahab set out DHA water and road projects.
A boat carrying five fishermen developed a fault and capsized near Sea View. Two were rescued, and the bodies of the other three were recovered on Tuesday.
A female candidate from Shikarpur scored 179 of 180 in the Sindh MDCAT, while Karachi's best result ranked 21st. About half of the 33,336 candidates passed.
A study in JACC: Asia found Pakistani women had the region's highest death rate from heart disease, as doctors on World Heart Day urged earlier screening.
Work on a 38km waterline from Dumlottee to DHA begins next week, Mayor Murtaza Wahab says, adding 10 million gallons a day for Karachi residents.