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Well-known poet Ajmal Siraj laid to rest amid tears

Karachi: Renowned poet and journalist Ajmal Siraj who passed away after prolonged illness was laid to rest in Korangi graveyard yesterday. According to family, 56-year-old Ajmal Siraj was suffering from lung disease. While confirming death of poet A...

ACPK pays tribute to renowned Urdu writer Mushtaq Yousufi

Karachi: Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi paid tribute to renowned Urdu writer and humorist Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi. Event featured prominent figures including poetess Fatima Hasan, Shahid Rassam, Ambareen Haseeb Ambar and Hoori Noorani, who shared th...

KPC honours veteran journalist Mahmood Sham with lifetime membership

KARACHI: Karachi Press Club has conferred its highest honour, lifetime membership on renowned journalist, analyst, columnist, poet and author Mahmood Sham, in recognition of his invaluable services to journalism and literature. Reception was held in...

K-Electric consumers to get heftier bills in August

KARACHI: Electricity consumers of Karachi are expected to receive heftier bills, as K-Electric decided to include three-month adjustments in August’s power tariff. K-Electric issued notification announcing their decision to include last year&rs...

Addl IG Odho visits SSU Headquarters

KarachI: Additional IG Karachi Javed Alam Odho visited SSU headquarters where he was received by DIG Security Dr. Maqsood Ahmed and senior officials. DIG Security and Emergency Services Division Dr. Maqsood Ahmed gave detailed briefing about performa...

59,000 Sindh policemen to provide security to 4,135 Ashura processions: IGP

 KARACHI: Fifty-nine thousand Sindh police personnel will be deputed to provide security to 4,135 Ashura processions across province, provincial police chief said. Sindh Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon said two important events- Mu...

SSP Zeeshan gives awards to honour hard-working officials

Karachi: SSP District Central Zeeshan Shafique Siddiqui recognised exceptional service of two police officers, PC Shahzawar and PC Malik Amin with awards. Officers were awarded CC-III and cash prizes for their alertness and dedication while on duty a...

ACPK hosted launch of Junaid Ahmad’s book “1971 Ethnic Cleansing of Biharis in East Pakistan”

Karachi: Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi organized the launch of Junaid Ahmad’s book “1971 Ethnic Cleansing of Biharis in East Pakistan” in Auditorium 1. The event was presided over by Mahmood Shaam, while Secretary Arts Council P...

SSP District Central presents awards to ‘most active cops’

KARACHI: SSP District Central Zeeshan Shafiq Siddiqui awarded two young    constables-PC Abdul Rehman and PC Muhammad Ibrahim, with CC-III and cash prizes for their attentiveness during course of routine duties. During his visit to distric...

Arts Council Karachi hosts book launch ‘Azeem Prem Ragi: biography, mystical poetry’

Karachi: Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi Special Events Committee organised book launch of Fiza Moin’s, ‘Azeem Prem Ragi: Life and Mystical Poetry,’ Professor Sahar Ansari Presided over event. Retired Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed and D...

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SHC issues notice on illegal constructions worth Rs1bln in Karimabad Society

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has issued notices to the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and other concerned parties regarding alleged illegal constructions on plots in the Ismailia Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Limited in Karimabad. The c...

Police registers case against TLP leadership, workers under terrorism charges

LAHORE: At least five people, including a police officer, three Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers, and a passerby, were killed as law enforcement agencies carried out a major pre-dawn operation in Muridke on Monday to disperse what officials d...

PM Shehbaz lauds Trump as 'man of peace'

EGYPT: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday described US President Donald Trump as a "genuine man of peace", who had worked relentlessly and untiringly to end global conflicts, including the war in Gaza. Standing with the US president and other gl...

SSP Central and Community Police meet to discuss new security measures

KARACHI: SSP District Central Zeeshan Shafiq Siddiqui met with officials of Community Police Karachi (CPK) Nazimabad at his office yesterday. The meeting was attended by CPK Chief Aqeeq Iqbal, Deputy Chief Hammad, and other representatives. During th...
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