Monday, June 17, 2013
Qadeer Tanoli
Karachi Despite the assurances of the federal and provincial governments, the revival of the Karachi Circular Railways seems far from reality unless the Japan International Cooperation Agency extends a loan of $2.41 billion for ...

Friday, June 07, 2013
Qadeer Tanoli
Karachi The Sindh government bowed down to the demands of the protesting doctors of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical College Centre on Thursday and sacked the two top officials of the hospital’s administration. Following the ...

Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Qadeer Tanoli
Karachi A group of who were protesting against the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre’s management and forced the closure of its out-patient department on Tuesday became embroiled in an ugly scuffle with Rangers, resulting in two ...

Friday, May 31, 2013
Qadeer Tanoli
Karachi Tobacco kills up to half of all its users and is a risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of death in the world. Tobacco use is one of the main risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including cancer, ...

Thursday, May 30, 2013
Qadeer Tanoli
Karachi The decision to stop evening classes at the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical University (BBSMU) and the Chandka Medical College (CMC) by the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC) has been hailed by Pakistan Medical ...

Saturday, March 23, 2013
Qadeer Tanoli
Karachi The city-based fishermen threatened on Friday to block the ship channels at both the Karachi Port and Port Qasim if the government did not cancel the twin islands deal immediately. A large number of men and women ...

Saturday, March 16, 2013
Qadeer Tanoli
Karachi Judging by its expenditures, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is taking the next general elections seriously. Over the past four months, the ruling party has spent millions of rupees in rural Sindh constituencies on ...

Saturday, March 09, 2013
Qadeer Tanoli
Karachi For a city whose population has boomed beyond the 20 million mark, there are only 22 fire tenders that are in a working condition. The 40 other fire engines at the Karachi fire department’s disposal need repairs but ...

Thursday, February 28, 2013
Qadeer Tanoli
Karachi Several months have passed since the fire erupted at the garment factory in Baldia Town, but dozens of families are still waiting for the victims’ bodies as well as for the compensation amounting to Rs900,000 for each ...

Monday, February 25, 2013
Ammar Shahbazi and Qadeer Tanoli
Karachi Five months after the Baldia factory blaze, the bodies of 17 unidentified victims were buried at the KMC graveyard near the Hub River Road on Sunday. According to court orders, government officials had allotted a serial ...