Category: Karachi

KARACHI:An important progress came the murder case of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Ali Raza Abidi, as an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday dismissed the bail pleas filed by three accused of the case.

The court heard the bail pleas of accused, Abu Bakar, Muhammad Gazaali and Farooq and announced its verdict by rejecting them.

The court remarked that there were evidences available against the accused as facilitator in the murder.

However, the police told the court that accused had facilitated the murderers in killing Abidi.

Abidi, a former lawmaker and MQM-P leader was assassinated by armed men outside his home on 25 December 2018.

KARACHI:Public Private Partnership (PPP) in its 29th policy board meeting has decided to operate two newly constructed hospitals, Jacobabad Institute of Medical Science (JIMS) and Matli taluka hospital on private partnership basis to provide efficient services round the clock.

The meeting was held under the chairman of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah.

The meeting was told that JIMS has been established with American assistance over an area of five acres.

It is a 133-beded health facility with total staff strength of 141’ of them only 14 are government employees. Presently only its few departments are functional.

The chief minister said that it was a state of art health facility and we should operate it as a tertiary health facility. The health department through PPP unit submitted that the hospital may be outsourced so that it could be operated efficiently.

The meeting also discussed 30-beded taluka hospital Matli established in 1975 and upgraded in 1978. It has a TB and dental Clinics and family planning unit and a well-equipped labour room where on average 100 to 125 deliveries are made every month. The hospital has a X-ray department, Ultra-sound machine and also ambulance service.

The health department through PPP unit requested the board to outsource the taluka hospital.

The board approved the request, however the chief minister directed health department to meet the medical and paramedical staff requirement of the hospital.

KARACHI:A teenage boy was injured in a firing incident in Korangi area of the metropolis in the wee hours of Friday.

According to rescues sources, a 19-year-old boy, Kamran son of Muhammad Ashraaf, sustained severe bullet injuries when unidentified armed men opened fire on him in Korangi’s Bilal Colony.

The injured was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center for treatment.

KARACHI:Fearing of possible arrest by National Accountability Bureau (NAB), former finance minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N), Miftah Ismail and former managing director of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) Imranul Haq reached Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday for pre-arrest bail.

The SHC bench, headed by Justice Iqbal Kalhoro, granted the pre-arrest bail to Ismail and Haq till seven days against the surety of Rs0.5 million each.

The bench stopped the NAB officials from arresting Ismail and Haq and also directed both applicants to cooperate with NAB officials in investigation.

However, Ismail refused to leave the court room till getting written order of the bail. “The government is using fascist tactics against opponents. I will not leave the court room till receiving the written court order,” he said

As NAB Chairman Javed Iqbal signed arrest warrants of Miftah on Thursday and formed teams in Karachi and Islamabad to take the former finance minister into custody, the PML-N leader along with former MD PSO approached SHC and submitted an application seeking pre-arrest bail.

Ismail reached the courtroom after submitting the bail application. Later, the court approved their pleas.

The NAB teams on (Thursday) conducted raids at Ismail residences in Karachi and Islamabad for arrest of Ismail.

Talking to media outside the court, the PML-N leader said there was no need for NAB to carry out raids. He said he had received notices after 3:00 pm yesterday for appearing before NAB at 10:00 in the morning.

Whenever, the accountability bureau had summoned, he had appeared before it, he said.

Ismail also termed the arrest of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as unlawful, adding: “Pakistan has never seen a man as sincere as Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.”

KARACHI:Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Friday demolished several illegal constructions in Karachi’s old city areas in its ongoing encroachment drive.

According to KMC Senior Director Anti-Encroachment Bashir Siddiqi, 250 shops built along a drain in the city’s Light House area were razed. The rooms built on the footpath near Adar Bukhari mosque Kharadar were also demolished.

The KMC also bulldozed a traffic police post built on the footpath near Zainab Market, while several other encroachment goods were seized from Passport Office Saddar.

He said the anti-encroachment campaign was being carried out to clear the main and sub-tracks in the areas for smooth flow of vehicular traffic so as to save the citizens from inconvenience.

It warned that if such encroachments were not removed voluntarily, the Anti- Encroachment Department of the KMC would take strict action against them.

KARACHI:Four people were killed and one other injured in different road accident in the metropolis on Friday.

According to rescue sources, a fast-moving trailer-truck collided with a car near Tool Plaza on Superhighway. As a result, three people, Qurban Ali aged 35, Huzoor Bux, 39 and Majied suffered severe injuries and died on the spot.

The bodies were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for autopsies.

Separately, a teenage boy, Anwar was killed when a vehicle hit his motorbike near Malir Cantt. The body was brought to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center for medico-legal formalities.

Meanwhile, unidentified man sustained severe head injuries when a truck hit him while crossing the road in Baldia town Mash Goth. The injured was rushed to Civil Hospital Karachi for treatment.

KARACHI:A couple was shot dead in Shah Latif town area of the metropolis on Tuesday night.

According to police, Muhammad Ibrar, aged 27 and Shahaba, 30, had run away from their houses and married in secret around a six month ago. They came from Bannu to Karachi and reside in Shah Latif town‘s Sector-20.

Unknown assailants enter their house and shot the couple, police added. Police further said Muhammad Abrar was shot six times and Shabana five times.

The police believe it was an honour killing. The suspects came on a motorcycle and fled on the same vehicle.

The bodies were shifted to Jinnah postgraduate Medical Center for medico-legal formalities.