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NAVTTC, APMIA sign MoU to establish framework for cooperation

KARACHI: National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) and All Pakistan Marble Industries Association (APMIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for cooperation between APMIA and NAVTTC, which ai...

Universities in Sindh to remain closed for two more days

KARACHI: Universities across Sindh will remain closed on Thursday and Friday as part of an ongoing boycott of academic activities, the Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) announced. The move comes amid protes...

Sarim: Committee formed to investigate minor boy’s killing

KARACHI: A day after seven-year-old Sarim’s post-mortem report was released, a four-member committee was formed by the DIG West to investigate its findings. The lifeless body of the minor boy was discovered in an underground water tank near his...

Two more children go missing in Karachi

KARACHI: Two more children in Karachi went missing in a disturbing series of events as new cases have been reported from Orangi Town. The first incident occurred on January 11, when 14-year-old Mubashir failed to return home after leaving for madras...

SHC orders report on commercial activities in Burns Road building

KARACHI: Sindh High Court’s Constitutional Bench has ordered the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and other relevant departments to submit a report within two weeks regarding commercial activities in a residential building on Burns Road....

17 universities in Sindh closed!

KARACHI: Teaching activities remain suspended for the third consecutive day in more than 17 universities across Sindh, including the University of Karachi, following protests against the appointment of bureaucrats as vice chancellors. The shutdown w...

Power supply restored at Dhabeji pumping station: KE spokesperson

KARACHI: Power supply to the Dhabeji pumping station has been timely restored after a brief disruption, Karachi Electric (KE) spokesperson said. The Dhabeji pumping station is a water supply facility that serves the city of Karachi. It is one of the...

Karachi police blacklists 110 domestic helpers for thefts, robberies

KARACHI: Karachi police have blacklisted 110 blacklisted domestic helpers for criminal records, sources reported on Monday. As per details, the list showing criminal records of the domestic helpers in Karachi has been issued to caution Karachiites....

Health Minister denies Covid cases upsurge in Karachi

KARACHI: Sindh’s Health Minister Azra Pechuho has refuted reports with regard to an upsurge in Covid cases in Karachi. “Don’t afraid, corona disease is not spreading in Karachi,” the health minister said. “Coronavirus ha...

TIKA provides vocational training support for children with autism

Karachi: The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) has established pre-vocational training areas at the Sindh Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to ease the integration of children with autism into life and provide them w...

NC Big Stories

Abandoned Government School buildings turn into drug dens in Sher Shah Colony

KARACHI: On the directives of Sindh Ombudsman Muhammad Sohail Rajput, Aftab Ahmed Khatri, Regional Director of the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh (POS) for Keamari District/West Karachi, along with Salahuddin Siddiqui, conducted an inspection of the...

Awareness seminar held in Karachi on Right to Self-Determination Day for Kashmir

KARACHI: An awareness seminar was organized in Karachi on the occasion of Right to Self-Determination Day by the Youth Forum for Kashmir – Karachi Regional Office (YFK-KRO). Political, social, religious and media personalities attended the even...

Rashid Hashmi elected chairman in KCHSU elections, Captain M. Aijaz Haroon’s panel wins all positions

KARACHI: Rashid Hashmi has been elected as Chairman in the regular elections of the Karachi Cooperative Housing Societies Union (KCHSU). According to the Election Commission, Captain M. Aijaz Haroon’s panel achieved a clean sweep by winning all...

District Central Police – Performance report for the year 2025

KARACHI: The District Central police under the leadership of SSP Zeeshan Shafiq Siddiqui remained fully committed throughout the year 2025 to improving the law and order situation and taking effective action against criminal elements.  From 1 Ja...
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