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KARACHI: On Friday, the Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) announced that its two-day strike was finished after reaching an agreement with the government.

Maryam Nawaz, senior vice president and chief organiser of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), was called before the Sukkur district and sessions court on Wednesday as part of a contempt case brought against her for making “scandalous remarks” about Supreme Court judges.

Instead of March 8 this year, Karachi will host the Aurat March on March 12. The march was moved from Women’s Day to the new date, and the organisers explained why in a statement posted on social media.

Karachi: The Pink Bus Service, a women-only service, will begin operating on two new routes in Karachi on March 1st(tomorrow), the Sindh government said on Tuesday.

The Federation of Private Schools has announced that schools in Karachi will remain closed today in protest against the killing of Khalid Raza, a senior official of a chain of private schools.

KARACHI: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party and the foreign minister, has announced an immediate increase of 25% in the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) stipend amount.

According to Commissioner Karachi’s directive, all marketplaces and shopping centres in Pakistan’s financial centre must close by 8:30 p.m. as part of the federal government’s crisis-hit country’s energy conservation plan.

A Green Line bus in Karachi collided with a footpath on Friday while attempting to save a child who had walked into its route.

KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday imposed a three-month ban on carrying and displaying weapons in the province.

A 24-year-old man named Sohail was brutally murdered by his own father for not saying prayers, according to a private TV channel, in a horrific occurrence that stunned the people of Karachi.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), in Karachi, has raised concern over the law and order situation.