SR Khan

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Senior Journalist at Daily National Courier. Covering Karachi desk, specifically KMC, KDA, SBCA, Sindh govt, Solid Waste & all DMCs.

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MQM-P gets success to bring its administrator for Karachi

KARACHI: Talks between Pakistan Peoples’ Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leaderships over changes to be made in Local Government Act-2013 finalised. PPP leadership agreed upon to bring MQM-P administrator in Karachi before commencem...

Hafiz Naeem welcomes ECP decision, flays Sindh govt development work

Karachi: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) amir Karachi Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman asked Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to refrain Sindh government from creating hurdles against holding of Local Government polls. He welcomed ECP decision for holding LG election...

Contractors alleges ‘commission’ for poor roads construction

Karachi: Karachi road network is in deteriorated condition for many reasons. Most of roads even after renovated have been broken in short span of time. During monsoon, almost every Karachi road had been destroyed and sewage water overflowed. A huge a...

District South: Two women, an infant die as roof collapsed

KARACHI: Three persons including two women and an infant of a month died when roof collapse on them in Usmanabad South District. According to details, roof of ground floor non-concrete house was collapsed resulting death of three while a man got inju...

Tessori: gift received by MQM-P, parcels it to federal, say party’s senior workers

Karachi: MQM-P veterans, workers and office bearers are not happy with decision regarding appointment of Kamran Tessori as Sindh Governor. One party’s town member (formerly recognised as sector member) of Gulshan-e-Maymar Scheme-33 on condition...

KDA decides to restore Khursheed Begum Memorial Building as medical centre

Karachi: Karachi Development Authority (KDA) decided to restore Khursheed Begum Memorial Hall Building in its original status.  Plot No ST-3/B in Federal B Area Azizabad Block No 8 is reserved for hospital/medical center as per KDA layout plan....

Sindh Building Control Authority officers served with show-cause, explanation notices

Karachi: The supervisory committee of Sindh Building Control Authority-SBCA has made its first action against SBCA officers and officials, who are allegedly involved in conducting illegal constructions in Karachi Central District. The SBCA Director G...

MDA land in jeopardy as grabbing attempts gearing up rapidly

Karachi: Land grabbers are once again attempting to grab government land in Sector 19 of Taiser Town, Scheme 45 in Malir Development Authority. MDA Estate and Enforcement Director Akhtar Meo explained attempts of land grabbers saying that land grabbe...

SBCA forms ‘supervisory committee’ against illegal construction

Karachi: Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has formed ‘9-member supervisory committee’ for monitoring actions of SBCA officers against demolition and sealing of illegal and unauthorised constructions in city. A notification has been...

KMC’s phase-wise anti-encroachment drive kicksoff

Karachi: KMC anti-encroachment department started anti-encroachment drive in Manzoor Colony in Jamshed Division District east. During operation, KMC anti-encroachment team removed and dismantled encroachment from service roads and footpaths. KMC team...

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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