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Quetta Gladiators owner Nadeem Omar has announced a cash prize of Rs500,000 for Karachi Whites after the team beat Islamabad by five wickets to become National One Day Cup champions on Sunday. Nadeem, who also heads the Pakistan Cricket Club, said he was impressed by how the Karachi team chased down an intimidating target of 349 runs in a pressure situation. Quetta Gladiators owner Nadeem Omar/File photo “I’m very pleased to see Karachi as champions of the One Day Cup. It was a delight to watch young Danish Aziz play a whirlwind innings along with senior Fawad Alam, who just can’t stop scoring heavily,” Nadeem said. “At one point, the match was almost gone but the way Danish and Fawad played, it was a treat to watch. Fawad did what he does best, holding up the innings together while Danish played some extravagant shots and was unfazed by the occasion and situation.” Nadeem also praised the captaincy of Asad Shafiq in the event, as well as his improved batting. “I would...

While law and order situation in Pakistan’s mega city, Karachi, is much better and improved than ever before, largely due to effective ‘Karachi operation’, and the world has now considered it among the safe cities. Karachi has three major problems, crime, terrorism, political injustice and despite been an economic hub, never got its due share. If we really want to sustain the peaceful atmosphere in Karachi, it is very important that in addition to law and order, city’s core issue need to be addressed and we are still far from it, which has made this city of over 20 million, unmanageable and yet, no one ready to ‘own’ this city, but, everyone looking for its ‘share’. It is time that we must stop looking at Karachi, only from an ethnic perspective or as a city of one party or one group. What the political leadership and government need to understand is that the city is also the provincial capital of Sindh. Question is why Karachi cannot become Lahore or Islamabad? The city li...

The foundations of MQM was laid by mercurial and firebrand Altaf Hussain in 1984 on the pillars of violence, terrorism and fascism. The facade of a political party of middle and lower middle class was built as a smokescreen to hide the crimes of party leadership and to build the image of Altaf Hussain, popularly called as ‘Altaf Bhai’, as an icon and a hero. In order to gain full control over the port city of Karachi, the cosmopolitan city was divided into sectors. A militant wing was created under Tanzeemi Committee and Labor Division, which administered sector and unit commanders. Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation was created to look after the welfare of Mohajirs, but in reality it was a money earning organization to collect funds for the party through animal hides, charity and donations. Mafias extorted money and grabbed land. All militant and political activities were supervised by Rabita Committee, while Nine Zero at Azizabad became the nerve centre (GHQ) where Altaf resided, and was o...

Stunning disclosures identifying with the escape of two prominent detainees, Sheik Muhammad Mumtaz false name Firaun and Muhammad Ahmed Khan nom de plume Munna of the restricted Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, have surfaced. The examination report of the occurrence uncovers crumbled security and poor inner conditions at Central Jail, Karachi. A report arranged by Counter-Terrorism Department AIG Sanaullah Abbasi and submitted to the police boss uncovered that focal correctional facility was being controlled by aggressors as opposed to the prison organization.  Out of dread or because of their awkwardness, the staff agrees to their requests,  because of which the detainees have been filling in as court agents and assistants and furthermore play out the correctional facility superintendent's obligation. The detainees embraced the superintendent's obligations and making the most of his advantages also.  These detainees, for example, aggressors including Hafiz Rasheed...

The underground bus stop was approved on Thursday at a meeting held at CM House. Green Line BRT Project Director and Principal Secretary to the Governor Sualeh Farooqui informed the meeting that Numaish would be a major bus stop of Green Line buses and, therefore, a mezzanine floor was included in the underpass’s design, which would be developed into a retail area. Farooqui added that the retail area was envisaged to add non-fare revenue as a sustaining tool for the BRT. The CM, however, said that the retail area could be developed later under public-private partnership mode after the BRT project started running. “The time of project’s completion and starting of buses are most important, for which the people of Karachi are waiting,” he said, approving the underground station at Numaish. The CM directed Farooqui to invite tenders on February 15 so that work could start in a timely manner. “I am interested in starting the project in April,” Murad said. He directed the project di...

The Sindh High Court has directed the provincial authorities and police to take immediate steps to ban all types of privately and illegally organised animal cart races and all sorts of customary games causing cruelty to animals across the province, it emerged on Wednesday. The court also directed the provincial police chief to strictly ensure prevention of cruelty to animals in the guise of bullock cart racing, oxen cart racing, donkey cart racing, bullfights, ram fights, dogfights and cockfights, etc. The directions were given by the single-bench court of Justice Fahim Ahmed Siddiqui last week at the SHC’s Larkana circuit while upholding the order of a sessions judge that declined to give permission to hold bull cart race in Larkana. According to the applicants, they were trying to promote traditional and cultural games in their district like donkey cart racing, bull cart racing etc, which was disturbed by the police. Justice Siddiqui in his detailed order observed: “These ac...

A Chinese national who was critically injured in Karachi on Monday when unknown suspects opened fire at his car has died, said the doctors at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC). A lone gunman opened fire at 46-year-old Chen Zhu's car in Clifton near Zamzama Park, in what police have called a targeted attack. A second Chinese national travelling with him survived the attack. Initial information suggested Chen, the managing director of a shipping firm in Karachi, and Ye Fan, a young trainee at the same company, had left their office near Beach Luxury Hotel for lunch in a Honda Civic around 1:30pm, a press release issued by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Azad Khan said. After having lunch at China Town in Clifton, the duo went to Neelum Colony opposite Zamzama Park to purchase fruits and vegetables. They were sitting in their parked vehicle when an unidentified assailant opened fire from the front of the vehicle, critically injuring Chen, who was sitting in the...

Organisers of the Karachi Literature Festival are bringing the literary affair once again to Karachi, marking nine years since it first hit the metropolis. Boasting a diverse list of panellists and what looks like interesting sessions, the festival will commence from February 9-11. The sessions cover a wide range of topics, from book launches and  mushairas  to discussions on recent political developments. Talking to Geo.tv, the festival’s organiser Ameena Syed highlighted some new features introduced this year, which include an open mic and a speakers corner. Syed said that this is a unique opportunity for all aspiring literati to showcase their work to a wide-ranging audience. “I appeal the youth to come in and read their work, prose, poetry, whatever they want to,” she said. The open mic will be held at a location within the venue, separate from the sessions. When asked if certain sessions were included based especially on current developments i...

With collaborative efforts by security forces and civil administration, Karachi – once the sixth most dangerous city of the world – has been able to improve its ranking tremendously in three years by clinching 50th position on international  crime index  issued by Numbeo, the largest user-contributed database about cities and countries worldwide. In 2014 – around a year after Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) held the reins of federal government – Karachi, the economic capital of Pakistan, was declared sixth most dangerous city with 81.34 crime index by the same surveyor firm. Gradually, it started improving as in 2015 the Karachi became 10th most dangerous city and it was stood at 26th position in 2016 ranking. The economic hub keeping the pace maintain managed to get 47th position in 2017 and now in 2018, Karachi is at 50th out of total 327 cities of the world. In 2017, Lahore and Islamabad were the 119th and 224th dangerous cities respectively, but by ...