Son of govt officer goes missing in Karachi, kidnapping case registered
- 27-May-2025
KARACHI: The son of a government officer has gone missing from the posh Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area in Karachi, ARY News reported on Tuesday. The incident occurred near Bukhari Commercial. Police have registered a kidnapping case at the Darakhshan Police Station on the complaint of the victim’s parents, naming unidentified individuals. According to the […]
LG polls: Sindh police depart falls short of contingents
- 16-Jul-2022
KARACHI: The Sindh police are short of contingents ahead of the second phase of the Local Government (LG) elections in the province, including Karachi, ARY News reported on Saturday. According to details, the Sindh police – in order the shortage of manpower – has approached private security companies to hire guards to perform duties on […]
‘Dark Tower’ leads at box office but casts a short shadow
- 06-Aug-2017
LOS ANGELES: Sony’s sci-fi production “The Dark Tower” led ticket sales in North American theaters this weekend, but its estimated three-day take of a modest $19.5 million fell on a notably sluggish August weekend. “Tower,” co-produced by independent film studio MRC, had the lowest box-office-leading weekend take of the year, HollywoodReporter.com noted. The film, based […]
Short, white men are more likely to go bald: study
- 10-Mar-2017
PARIS: Add enhanced risk of premature balding to the list of illnesses and indignities faced by diminutive men of European descent, according to a new study. “It seems that men with a relatively shorter body height have a higher chance of losing their hair,” University of Bonn professor Stefanie Heilmann-Heimbach, lead author of the study […]
Short turnaround between shifts may increase sick leave
- 25-Nov-2016
OSLO: Workers who get less than 11 hours of rest between shifts may be more likely to take sick leave, a Norwegian study suggests. “Quick returns,” defined as breaks shorter than 11 hours between the end of one shift and the beginning of another, were tied to a 21 percent increase in the odds of […]