Stories by Imran Ayub

Ministry of Interior picks Cotton Exchange building for mega centre

• Dispute over ownership of colonial-era building is still pending before SHC • Mohsin Naqvi announces grand facilitation

Published 30 Sep, 2026 07:01am

Bilawal steps up consultations amid focus on Sindh govt performance

PPP chairman separately met senior party leaders and members of the provincial government.

Updated 29 Sep, 2026 09:30am

Board of Secondary Education Karachi officials face graft inquiry over changes to exam centres

Controller asked to produce SSC annual exam records, centre details and list of cancelled centres before ACE officer within two day.

Updated 14 Sep, 2026 08:45am

‘Existing provincial structure failing to deliver effective governance’

At an event organised by MQM-P, politicians, businessmen and civil society members call for greater devolution of powers to address Karachi’s governance crisis.

Published 13 Sep, 2026 06:58am

City Council members come to blows over alleged misuse of plots in Karachi

Mayor claims KMC gave two plots to Al-Khidmat for "welfare purposes" but JI built its headquarters.

Updated 12 Sep, 2026 09:31am

KMC to run ASH nursing school under public-private partnership model

Move draws criticism from opposition in City Council

Published 11 Sep, 2026 07:20am

PTI lashes out at PPP govt for ‘obstructing’ CM Afridi’s Sindh visit

PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh says over 250 workers arrested, subjected to violence in Karachi.

Updated 10 Sep, 2026 08:18am

JI sets Sept 10 deadline for petroleum levy withdrawal

Hafiz Naeem warns of a march on Islamabad if the demand is not met; says the party was currently holding sit-ins in 32 cities and will continue its campaign until its demands are met.

Updated 09 Sep, 2026 07:40am

Fire erupts at Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab's office located in historic KMC building

Officials say the fire erupted in the outer unit of an air conditioner, no casualties reported in incident.

Updated 08 Sep, 2026 03:08pm

Defiant KP CM reaches Karachi on last leg of Sindh drive

Afridi asks Punjab CM to "apologise" over controversial remarks against other provinces; PTI shifts rally venue from Mazar-i-Quaid to Toll Plaza amid restrictions.

Updated 07 Sep, 2026 07:39am

Naqvi doubles down on demand for new provinces

Khawaja Asif says devolution of power "inevitable", accuses major ally of "contradictory stance".

Updated 06 Sep, 2026 07:35am

Nearly 350 illegally built shops, houses in North Karachi on KDA’s radar

Three-day notices served to occupants to prove ownership or face demolition.

Updated 04 Sep, 2026 12:53pm

All major markets, bazaars shut on JI call

KARACHI: Business activities and public transport operations came to a standstill on Thursday as major trade centres...

Published 04 Sep, 2026 07:03am

City Council opposition rejects findings of judicial commission in Gul Plaza fire

Advocate Saifuddin wonders why the commission did not fix responsibility on any individual; demands criminal proceedings

Updated 01 Sep, 2026 08:35am

‘Wahdat-i-Sindh’ rally vows to resist moves to divide province

Participants call for protection of Sindh’s land, water and resources

Updated 31 Aug, 2026 08:22am

25 Pakistanis return home after release from Indian jails via Wagah border

Fishermen’s Cooperative Society says the Pakistani citizens are fishermen from Karachi and Thatta.

Published 29 Aug, 2026 09:23pm

Sindh govt lifts ban on commercial use of residential plots

Officials say the withdrawal of the notification does not amount to an automatic green light for commercialisation.

Updated 29 Aug, 2026 08:19am

KP CM to lead rally in Karachi next month: PTI

Salman Raja announces Sindh-wide mobilisation campaign; says Afridi will enter Sindh on Sept 3

Published 28 Aug, 2026 07:18am

Jamaat threatens march on Islamabad over petroleum levy

Hafiz Naeem says sit-ins to be converted into shutter-down strike on 13th Rabiul Awwal; party to stage indefinite protest outside Governor House in Quetta from 29th.

Updated 24 Aug, 2026 08:05am

Sindh Services Hospital to share building with KMC-run facility

Provincial govt hands over Services Hospital’s building to CHK; orders its relocation on second floor of Sarfaraz Rafiquee Shaheed Hospital.

Updated 21 Aug, 2026 08:23am