Nasir Mahmood

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Senior Journalist at Daily National Courier. Covering almost all beats including politics, current affairs, sports, metropolis for more than 45 years. Member of Karachi Press Club & KUJ.

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LHC issues notice to Aviation, Establishment secretaries for not compensating PIA crash victim heirs

KARACHI: Lahore High Court (LHC) judge Abdul Aziz Sheikh issued notice against Secretary Establishment Division, Secretary Aviation, Director General Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority and CEO of Pakistan International Airlines to appear on January 23...

FTO orders Millat Tractor for refund of fraudulent Sales Tax charged

KARACHI: Federal Tax Ombudsman Islamabad Dr. Asif Mahmood Jah directed Chief Commissioner IR, LTO Lahore to conduct probe and report compliance within 90 days; into charging of Sales Tax (ST) at time of booking of tractor but not disclosed by Millat...

Gold Medalist Weightlifter Nooh Butt embraces Asian and Olympic Games

KARACHI: Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt Gold Medalist Weightlifter from Gujranwala, Pakistan who won Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship 2022 is getting prepared to contest Asian Games and Olympics within the next 16 months. He belongs to a Kashmiri...

Govt urged to speed up international trade by road to save foreign exchange

KARACHI: Trade and Industry of country urged government to speed up efforts for maximum utilisation of international trade routes by road, especially, efficient and commercial use of Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) corridor. Pakistan has already rati...

Babar Awan should refrain from misguiding nation: Lawyer Hashmat

KARACHI: Hashmat Habib President Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Adlia said President is only ceremonial person and PTI leaders should restrain them from damaging Constitution.   Commenting on latest video message circulating on social media by Babar Awan...

MoMA bureaucracy deprives country of precious foreign exchange

KARACHI: Maritime experts urged Secretary Ministry of Maritime Affairs (MoMA), Director General (Ports and Shipping) and Shipping Master to immediately devise an ‘Online’ procedure/mechanism for engagements and discharge of sailors in acc...

Victim of Arshad Malik degree scandal PIA FO Asad Ilyas passes away

KARACHI: First Officer Asad Ilyas, an ex-PIA pilot affected by high handedness of Arshad Malik, former PIA chief, passed away on Monday morning after a Cardiac arrest. He left three daughters and a widow. Asad Ilyas had 15 years of experience flying...

Government officials, politicians, military officers, judges may disclose assets to the public: Survey

KARACHI: In order to control corruption, government should immediately make it mandatory for all government officials, politicians, military officers judges etc to disclose their assets to public. National Corruption Perception Survey (NCPS) 2002 con...

‘Police, tender contracting, judiciary, education most corrupt sectors considered by people in Transparency I’ntl survey’

KARACHI: National Corruption Perception Survey 2022 revealed that at national level, police remains most corrupt sector, tendering and contracting was seen as 2nd most corrupt, judiciary 3rd most corrupt while education has climbed to become 4th most...

Dr Asim Hussain warns to handle energy crisis on emergent basis

KARACHI: Dr. Asim Hussain senior leader of Pakistan Peoples’ Party and former Petroleum Minister warned nation to take care of depleting gas reserves and energy resources within country. He said we are facing acute energy shortage that must be...

NC Big Stories

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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