KARACHI: After a day of confusion, accusation and last-minute reversals, the Sindh government on Friday evening backed down and reinstated the original eight-member medical board assigned to exhume the body of Mir Raza Ali, the young businessman whose death last month has become one of Karachi’s most closely watched cases. The exhumation, abandoned on Friday morning amid furious objections from Ali’s family, is now due to go ahead this morning.
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Family blocks exhumation of Karachi businessman Mir Raza Ali over medical board dispute
KARACHI: The exhumation of a 25-year-old Karachi businessman whose body was found dumped in bushes last month was called off on Friday, after his family refused to allow a hastily reassembled medical board to carry out the procedure.
Court orders exhumation of Mir Raza’s body for second autopsy
KARACHI: At 9am on Friday, workers will open the grave of Mir Raza Ali, a 25-year-old business graduate whose death has split Karachi’s police force against itself.
Bodies of Nirmal Purja and three teammates brought down from Broad Peak; three still missing
GILGIT: A rescue team has brought the bodies of the celebrated climber Nirmal Purja and three members of his expedition down to the base camp of Broad Peak, the Pakistani mountain on which they died in an avalanche last week, the Alpine Club of Pakistan has confirmed.
Pakistan turn to little-known South African to rescue struggling batting line-up
LAHORE: Pakistan have appointed Michael Smith, a former South African domestic batter with no international playing career, as the head coach in charge of resurrecting the national side’s ailing batting line-up, the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed on Tuesday.
Ten more killed in Pakistan floods as authorities warn of fresh deluge
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s monsoon death toll has climbed to 136 after 10 more people were killed in rain-related incidents over the past 24 hours, as flash floods swept away three schoolgirls walking home from school and authorities warned of further heavy rainfall in the days ahead.
UAE resumes visit visas for Pakistani families as months-long delays begin to ease
ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates has resumed issuing visit visas to Pakistani nationals who apply through registered travel agents, according to industry representatives and an embassy official, bringing relief after months of delays that had unsettled one of Pakistan’s most important travel and remittance corridors.
Army major martyred as forces kill 12 militants in North Waziristan and Balochistan raids
ISLAMABAD: An army officer was martyred on Saturday when security forces battled militants in North Waziristan, one of two intelligence-led operations in Pakistan’s restive western provinces that also left seven militants dead in Balochistan, including a would-be suicide bomber, according to the military’s media wing.
Nadeem’s Commonwealth title defence ends in stunning ninth-place exit
KARACHI: Arshad Nadeem’s reign as Commonwealth javelin champion came to an abrupt and unexpected end on Friday evening, as Pakistan’s Olympic gold medallist was eliminated from medal contention at Scotstoun Stadium in what ranked among the most startling results of the Glasgow Games’ athletics programme.
Nadeem battles Glasgow headwind to reach javelin final as defending champion eyes second Commonwealth crown
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Olympic and Commonwealth champion Arshad Nadeem booked his place in Friday’s javelin throw final at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Thursday, overcoming blustery conditions at Scotstoun Stadium to progress in seventh position.