Syeda Hoor Shumail

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Contributing author at Daily National Courier. Looking after OP-ED page with diversified content on mix topics of greater interest. Also member of Karachi Union of Journalist (KUJ).

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Concept of zakat in Islam

Zakat is an Islamic finance term referring to the obligation that an individual has to donate a certain proportion of wealth each year to charitable causes. Zakat is mandatory for all Muslims in most countries and is considered to be a form of worshi...

Eminence, beauty of silence

Main purpose of this article is to draw attention to importance of silence. Literally speaking, word silence comes from Latin word silens meaning to be still, quiet, or at rest. We all know that blooming flowers, twinkling stars and rising sun indica...

Increase charity - Reduce poverty

It has often been said that sharing is good. Sharing not only benefits the recipient of the act of goodness, but the giver or contributor of goodness as well. Feelings of happiness and contentment are often associated with people who share what they...

FASTING IN RAMADAN

Ramadan is the ninth and the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. Muslims fast, abstain from pleasures, and pray during Ramadan to draw closer to God. It’s also a time for families to get together and enjoy the blessings of Allah. Muslims sta...

Money cannot buy pleasure

While, many think that money can bring all things in life but truly speaking you may have all material things but money cannot bring you real love and happiness. Through this article we will try to find reasons that why money cannot buy happiness. Mo...

Educational institutions across Sindh remain closed on Shab-e-Baraat

KARACHI: All public and private colleges and schools remained closed (March 8) on account of Shab-e-Barat (Shaban 15th), College Education Department announced. “In pursuance of decision of Steering Committee meeting all public and private educ...

Cluttering - an indecent act

Cluttering is one of the biggest environmental issues we face on daily basis. Cluttering affects us all, from humans to animals and our surroundings. The careless act of cluttering from a simple piece of plastic thrown on the ground can clog storm dr...

INFLUENCE OF UNDUE CELL PHONE PRACTICE ON HUMAN

Presently, mobile phones are being used everywhere because these devices do not use the physical wire that is demanded for the communications purposes. Their demand for the electromagnetic radiation for receiving and transferring the data in the air;...

ONLINE RETAIL BUSINESS

An online retail business is an easy way to begin promoting specific products that you’re passionate about. You can let the general public know what you have to offer, how much those products happen to be, and when they can expect to have them...

Save Electricity

Imagine if we had to endure the unbearable heat during the summers or live in darkness during the night. We can’t think of a life without a fan or light, can we? But have you wondered what makes them work? Electricity is the beautiful phenomeno...

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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