Karachi: The pain and anguish of what a prisoner undergoes when he is in jail, despite being cleared from court is something that our legal system does not feel. Prisoners, who have completed their full terms and are still behind bars can only convey their anger, frustration and sheer helplessness against the pathetic speed of legal proceedings.

There are several prisoners who have been granted impunity by court and are still awaiting their release orders, hence spending 2 or 3 years more in jails than what they deserve. Hundreds are also …

Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party has proposed an “operation” to clean up Karachi, after recent targeted killings in the city. A high level meeting comprising of key government figures and security agencies was held in Karachi to seek proposals for a “cleanup operation” in the largest metropolis city of Pakistan.

However, some senior Karachi police officials refused to take part in any operation in the city. They pointed out the death of hundreds of police officers after a similar operation in 1992 in Karachi and said that the families of those police …

Karachi: Tension between City District Government Karachi and Sindh Government has increased after the blast at Moharram procession in Karachi.
Provincial Interior Minister Zulfiqar Mirza said in a statement on Thursday that the footage released by City Nazim Mustafa Kamal is not the whole truth. This statement came after a controversial episode between the law enforcement agencies and CDGK officials at the Command and Control Centre at City Government Head Office on Monday.
Federal Investigation Agency and two other secret agencies raided the City District Government Karachi office on Monday evening, right …

LAHORE: Thai Airways on Sunday brought 10 suspicious boxes at the Allama Iqbal International Airport, where the top US Consulate officials were available to get these boxes load onto a truck without getting them checked by the airport authorities.

Sources said that the boxes were brought under the “diplomatic cover” and were loaded onto a white truck in the presence of top US Consulate officials in Pakistan. Extraordinary arrangements were made to offload these boxes and the US security personnel took control at the airport as soon as the plane landed. …

Karachi: There seems to be almost no security measures at the Karachi and Lahore railway stations. Explosive Scanner machines for Karachi and Lahore railway stations have not been installed yet, due to what the Railway Ministry terms as “shortage of funds.” Two expensive detectors were donated to the Railway Department some time back. Due to lack of properly installed equipment, the two railway stations could possibly be targeted by terrorists.

Other than the non utilized scanner machines, there is serious lacking in security measures across railway stations. The Karachi division has only one explosive detector, five …

Karachi: After Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, another event of a women gone missing has taken place in Karachi. Mrs. Talat Ilyas, women member of a political party along with 28 year old son Adeel, 20 year old son Ahsan, 2 daughters and 3 year old grandson Abdul Hadi were “disappeared” from Sea View Apartments on December 13 midnight. Ahsan was a student of BBA at IoBM.

Residents of Sea View Apartments, Defence Phase V told AwamiMarkaz.com that around midnight on Saturday, 3 black double cabin vans without registration number plates, 2 Police mobile …