Karachi

Bangladesh vs Pakistan series: 2nd Test moved from Karachi to Rawalpindi

The ongoing renovation of the National Bank Stadium in Karachi has forced the PCB to move the second Test, starting from August 30, and the decision meant that Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium will now host both matches of the serie

Pakistan-Bangladesh Karachi Test to be held without spectators

In a decision reminiscent of the COVID-19 days, the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to host the second Test against Bangladesh at the National Stadium here behind closed doors.

Missing girls in Pakistan ran away to meet BTS, say police

K-pop sensation BTS has captured the hearts of teenagers all around the globe.

Teenager Ahmed demolishes Pakistan as England poised for 3-0 whitewash

Teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed became the youngest debutant to take five wickets in an innings and set England on course for a victory after three days of play in the third and final Test in Karachi on Monday.

Leach, Ahmed shine for England on a spinners' day in third Pakistan Test

Spinners Jack Leach and teenager Rehan Ahmed shared six wickets between them as England dismissed Pakistan for 304 Saturday on the opening day of the third and final Test in Karachi.

Pakistan's main parties openly campaign in Karachi after decades of fearfulness

Much has changed in the last five years in the coastal metropolis of Karachi consisting 20 million people, and the transformation is playing out in the run-up to Pakistan's general election next week.

Karachi U-19 cricketer commits suicide ‘being dropped from team’

A young cricketer who has been a part of Karachi's under-19 team allegedly hangs himself at his residence in the city’s Model Colony.

Karachi mayor offers land to Shahid Afridi for cricket academy

After being denied land for his cricket academy by Sindh Government, the city mayor Waseem Akhtar made the same offer to cricket star Shahid Khan Afridi.

Pakistan floods kill 53 after heavy rains

At least 53 people have been killed by flash floods caused by torrential rain in northwest Pakistan, officials said.

September 9, 2015
September 9, 2015

Aftab Alam: Second Pakistan media worker shot dead in Karachi

Gunmen in Pakistan shoot dead a former journalist in Karachi, the third such attack on media personnel in less than 24 hours.

August 25, 2015
August 25, 2015

Downtown Karachi: A street called love

Marred by years of political and sectarian violence, Karachi does not have the best reputation; judging by news headlines over the past few years, many would think of it as being a highly intolerant urban centre.

August 5, 2015
August 5, 2015

Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram 'escapes gun attack'

Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram's car has been fired at in Karachi, the country's commercial capital. He escaped unhurt.

July 8, 2015
July 8, 2015

South Pakistan hit by huge power cut

A major power failure plunges large parts of southern Pakistan into darkness on Tuesday night.

June 22, 2015
June 22, 2015

Pakistan heatwave leaves 120 dead

More than 120 people have died during a heatwave in Pakistan's southern Sindh province.

June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015

The off-course task force

Taj Mohammad Baloch, a motor mechanic from Karachi town of Lyari, has worked in Oman, Iran and the United Arab Emiraes and speaks highly of his experiences there.

May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015

43 killed as gunmen attack bus carrying Ismaili passengers in Karachi

At least 43 people are killed and 20 are injured in a gun attack on a bus carrying Ismaili Shia Muslims in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police say.

April 25, 2015
April 25, 2015

Pakistani activist Sabeen Mehmud shot dead in Karachi

Leading Pakistani human rights activist is killed in a drive-by shooting in Karachi after hosting a talk on allegations of torture in the province of Balochistan.

March 27, 2015
March 27, 2015

5 Pakistan cops die in Taliban attack

Authorities and Taliban spokeman say that the Pakistani Taliban killed five police officers in a rocket attack in country's southwest on Friday. In another incident of a Taliban attack, on a police bus in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi left 10 people wounded.

March 11, 2015
March 11, 2015

Pakistan soldiers raid and seal off MQM headquarters

Security forces have raided the Karachi headquarters of Pakistan's fourth biggest political party, sparking street protests.

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