Karachi News

KARACHI: Rejecting a demand to arrange the Rangers to act against retailers not diminishing milk costs, the Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notification to the Karachi chief and all appointee magistrates to clarify what steps were taken by them in such manner. A two-judge seat, headed by Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, additionally guided them to present their answers in such manner by February 19. The seat was hearing an appeal to recorded by social liberties campaigner Muhammed Imran Shahzad looking for lessening in costs of dairy items and foundation of a neighborhood taskforce to manage their costs. In his request, the candidate said that the experts concerned were settling the costs of dairy items by not following the system gave under the Price Control and Prevention of Profiteering and Hoarding Act, 1977. He reviewed that the high court had, in August 2016, coordinated the experts worried to frame a system to control and keep up the costs of dairy items. Be that as it may...

Fake news might be US President Donald Trump’s favourite trump. However, it predates him and spans across international borders. In Pakistan, the consequences of fake news are very real and more dangerous due to a lack of education and systems of verification. In our country, fake news is churned out from sources that are both obvious and discreet. Pakistan’s democracy and its nascent free media have not had the opportunity to mature in little over a decade. With several dozen channels operating round the clock every single day, the competition for ratings has fuelled the fake news machine. And with the decline of paper-based news and the rise of online sources and trendy blogs, the matter has only become worse. Apart from a couple of reputable newspapers and television channels, most are simply tabloids and prime examples of yellow journalism. Unfortunately, politicians and media houses have intentionally misused fake news in an attempt to spin the political narrative in their fa...

A Rangers personnel was martyred and a police officer wounded over resistance during a robbery attempt Monday night in the city's Landhi 89 locale, citing a spokesperson for Rangers. The incident — which took place at 9:45 PM — resulted in two gunmen being arrested and their weapons seized, the spokesperson added. Abdul Rauf — the Rangers personnel who was martyred — and police officer Umar Wahid, his friend who was wounded, were travelling together on a motorcycle when the incident happened. The Rangers personnel was being moved to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries on the way. The spokesperson explained that Rauf was a resident of Landhi and was on a leave before his martyrdom. His body will be sent to his family home following an investigation, he added. Among the arrestees are suspects Imran and Shabbir, the spokesperson added.

Sindh Rangers on Tuesday claimed to have arrested two wanted robbers from Supermarket area of the metropolis. Rangers spokesman Major Qambar Raza said that a special team carried out a targeted raid in Supermarket and arrested two wanted robbers. He further said that after the robbery’s video in Hyderi Market went viral on social media, the rangers started technical monitoring and ground surveillance which led to the arrests. The rangers later handed the arrested individuals to the police for further investigation.

Karachi is a metropolitan city with dynamic people, but trouble is seemed when its marked beauty becomes a deadly serene. Many people lost their precious lives just because security warnings were taken lightly. We can’t blame or point an individual for these misfortune events as most of the time people themselves lose their conscious in a rhythm of excitement. The atmosphere and climate of Karachi is kind of abrupt and serendipitous since the last few years, you can never expect when a scorching heat wave can turn into a gusty heavy rainfall. This is what compells people to get through the adaption process. No doubt that the beautiful beaches attract tourists as well as locals who spend their leisure time here, but sometimes this fun tends to turn into tragedy. Drowning incidents in Karachi, especially during July and August are not uncommon but authorities always put responsibility on picnickers for ignoring warnings against swimming in rough seas instead of taking proper measu...

According to a legend once Emperor Jahangir called upon his cook Adil hafiz Usman, and asked him to come up with a new kind of paratha, since he got bored of eating the same simple paratha with mince (qeema) every day. One the ninth day the cook came up with a new innovation in Paratha, Zabir Fala or Anda roti, which was later known to be famously as Mughlai Paratha. Jahangir was so delighted with his cook that he gifted him 1001 gold coins and a land in west Bengal. So the forefather of modern paratha came into being. Just imagine 1001 gold coins for a simple paratha in the 16th century, what if he lives for today seeing such variety of innovative parathas especially here at Karachi. This unleavened flatbread originated in the Northern Indian Subcontinent. It is a very popular meal in Pakistani households. This dish has travelled to many parts of the world, including USA, Europe, Canada, Singapore and Malaysia. In Trinidad and Tobago, it differs from the South Asian version w...

Before travelling to  Turkey  last month, I was told about Turkish hospitality and I got to witness their wa rmth towards desi tourists for myself. But for a total stranger to ask me what Karachi means to me, was something entirely new – I’ve never ever been asked this and hence I got to thinking. I spent my earlier days abroad and settled in Kara chi when I was about 11-years-old. My parents were fond of travelling, and as a family we could be described as frequent flyers. Most of the plac es I have ever visited or previously called home are generally all developed countries. They can boast about being the world’s most liveable places and rightly so, because to date, they have the best of everything to offer people from all walks of life. Conversely, Karachi has everything going against it  –  lack of infrastructure, water problems, power outages,  security issues ,  ethnic strifes , kidnapping,  target killings  and a populatio...