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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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Iran has 'legitimate' right to self-defence: Erdogan

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday Iran had the "legitimate" right to defend itself in the face of Israel's ongoing bombing campaign, now in its sixth day. "It is a very natural, legitimate and legal right for Iran to def...

Iran-Israel conflict threat to regional, global peace: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif termed the escalating armed conflict between Iran and Israel as “very alarming,” warning that the situation poses a grave threat to both regional and global peace. Speaking during a cabinet meeting...

Field Marshal Munir creates history, White House engagement marks ‘national triumph’

WASHINGTON: A defining moment for Pakistan, in an unprecedented diplomatic move, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir became the first Chief of Army Staff in Pakistan’s history to hold a high-level meeting with a sitting US President at the White Hous...

PM forms committee to promote cashless economy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif yesterday established a high-level committee to promote cashless economy and speed up the digitization. The committee, chaired by the prime minister himself, will review the progress and initiatives r...
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