“The IMF team has reached a staff-level agreement (SLA) with the Pakistani authorities on the first review of the 37-month Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), and a new 28-month arrangement under the IMF’s RSF with total access over the 28 months of around $1.3 billion (SDR 1 billion). The staff-level agreement is […]
The FIA has requested the court to grant custody of Armaghan to investigate his alleged involvement in money laundering. The trial court; however refused to grant his custody to FIA, maintaining that the authority to grant remand lies with the administrative judge. Armaghan was previously booked for his alleged involvement in forgery and fraud. A […]
Tests conducted on water samples from 50 union councils in the city revealed that 95% of them were contaminated with the deadly Naegleria parasite. Experts have attributed the alarming spread of Naegleria to the unauthorized extraction and sale of underground water, which is supplied through unregistered water tankers. More than half of Karachi’s population relies […]
Met Office predicted that a strong westerly wave is likely to approach western or upper parts of the country on 24th March (tonight) and affect upper and central parts from Tuesday to Thursday (25th to 27th March). Widespread rainfall (snow over mountains) with some heavy falls expected in Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir under the influence of […]
According to the FIA, Armaghan was involved in a massive forgery scheme, earning between $300,000 to $400,000 per month. He allegedly used cryptocurrency to launder the money and even purchased several luxury cars with illicit funds. Investigations have revealed that Armaghan operated a call center that targeted American citizens, scamming them out of their money, […]
According to Deputy Collector Muhammad Raza Naqvi, the tablets, used in the production of narcotics, were concealed in a container at Port Qasim in Karachi. He said that the tablets were declared as “Towel Fabric” to evade detection. However, the Anti-Smuggling Squad intercepted the container before it was loaded onto a ship. The seized tablets […]
The accused refused to confess the crime after which the court dismissed the petition for confessional statement under section 164. The court said that the statement under 164 could not be recorded owing to the mental condition of the accused. Armaghan in his statement said that he killed Mustafa Amir over a personal dispute. “I […]
Ten children died in Khairpur district of Sindh by measles in two months. Sindh Health Department has said that over 1100 cases of the infectious disease were reported in Sindh from January 1st to March 08 this year. In the last two months, 550 children were reported infected by measles in Karachi, according to the […]
According to a notification issued by Commissioner Karachi, the ban has been imposed to maintain law and order in Sindh on the occasion of Youm-e-Ali. The notification states that the ban will be effective from the 21st to the 22nd of Ramadan, and strict action will be taken against those who violate the law. Women, […]
The investigation officer produced Kamran Qureshi Judicial Magistrate South and requested his physical remand of Qureshi. The court approved the investigation officer’s request and sent the suspect on a two-day physical remand. Cases have been registered against Kamran Qureshi for narcotics and arms smuggling. Meanwhile, Kamran Qureshi’s lawyer, Khurram Abbas, alleged that AVCC authorities are […]
