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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NICVD Chief Dr Nadeem Qamar visits abroad sans govt NOC

KARACHI: FIA Anti Human Trafficking Circle Karachi on August 4, 2022 addressed a letter to Director Administration NICVD and inquired whether Dr. Nadeem Qamar was a permanent employee of NICVD and performing his duties as NICVD Executive Director, if...

Prime Minister warned against nepotism in appointment of NICVD Executive Director

KARACHI: Incumbent NICVD Chief Dr. Nadeem Qamar was stopped from going abroad on May 21, 2022, by order of an accountability court. Court restrained executive director of National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases from leaving country without seek...

Competition Commission being white elephant for consumers in Pakistan

KARACHI: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) is just like a white elephant that has imposed penalties of up to Rs70 billion for different violations of the Competition Act on various sectors. However, the recovery remains paltry due to the f...

Business community welcomes amended bill for FPCCI tenure

KARACHI: Business community welcomed amended bill for FPCCI tenure. On October 11, 2022 Parliament in joint session approved Amendment in Rules by extending tenure of trade bodies’ associations, chambers and executive committee members of FPCCI...

Pakistan thwarts Indian opposition at G-24 Ministerial meeting for flood economic damages

KARACHI: Pakistani delegate Dr. Saeed Ahmed senior Advisor IMF representing Pakistan at IMF Executive Board succeeded in getting recognition of devastating floods in Pakistan in communiqué at prestigious forum of G-24 Ministers and Governors i...

PQA management with closed eyes, ears inviting something very horrible, say analysts

KARACHI: Port Qasim Authority (PQA) management’s incompetency caused many PQA crafts to lie off nonoperational. Last month a newly acquired pilot boat (Heer) propeller had lost in sea boat was declared non-operational and added to junkyard of c...

Arif Alvi incapable to hold President’s post: Lawyer Hashmat Habib

KARACHI: Dentist Dr. Arif Alvi has jumped over red zone provided under Article 47 of Constitution for his removal or impeachment from office of President. Hashmat Habib President Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Adlia referring presidential address to a joint sit...

‘Political stability basic requirement for economic development’

Current economic situation in country is not very encouraging trade and industry are facing acute problems due to economic meltdown. Devaluation of rupee has badly affected economy. As you know in previous regime for just a one billion dollar loan we...

Marine Pilots’ mortality rate 3 times higher than general population

KARACHI: International Maritime Organisation (IMO) recommended that pilots should be adequately rested prior to pilotage duty, as it is not safe for marine pilots to conduct navigation of a ship while fatigued. Once port is declared un-safe, shipping...

PIA Airbus crash Investigation Board ‘incompetent, unlawful’: Appeal in LHC

KARACHI: Lahore High Court (LHC) has fixed date for hearing of an Intra Court appeal filed by Muhammad Salman Azam against order issued by a single judge in favour of Investigation Board constituted for crash of PIA Airbus in Model Colony Karachi. Pe...

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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