Zaira Hasan Usmani

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Journalist at Daily National Courier. Covering different beats including Politics, Current Affairs & other news content in a well-versed manner along with handling various tasks related to social media. Also member of Karachi Union of Journalist (KUJ).

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Matric exams schedule for Karachi unveiled

KARACHI: Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) announced schedule for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Part I and II examinations. According to schedule issued by Board, matric exams will begin on May 8. As per schedule, science group exams w...

Hazrat Ali (RA) martyrdom day observed peacefully across Pakistan

KARACHI: Commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali (RS), processions were taken out in many cities of country including Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Quetta. Martyrdom Day of Hazrat Ali (RA) observed with devotion and respect across country includi...

Aitkaf starts across Pakistan, Muslim world

KARACHI: Millions of Muslims across globe, including Pakistan have privileged time performing remaining days of Ramadhan in sitting masajid for Aitkaf on April 11, 20th of Ramadhan. Aitkaf is practice of secluding oneself during final 10 days of Rama...

BEC, Cellular, Gene Therapies unit to be set up at GIMS: CM Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah presiding over meeting decided to establish Cellular and Gene Therapies and Biomedical College at Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences. “I want to speed up measures to establish Gambat as first-ever...

Stop TB Partnership, CDC, Pfizer organise awareness moot

Karachi: Every year Stop TB Partnership and its partners unite to raise public awareness of devastating health, social and economic impacts of TB and call for an end to this epidemic. A seminar was organised by Stop TB Partnership Pakistan in collabo...

HEC conducts workshops on framework for financial autonomy of public sector varsities

KARACHI: Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan under Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project conducted two extensive capacity-building sessions for public sector universities on financial autonomy in Lahore and Karachi. Over 45...

Youm-e-Ali: Educational institutes in Sindh to remain closed on April 12

Karachi: Sindh government announced that all educational institutes will remain closed on April 12 (Wednesday) on account of Youm-e-Ali. Provincial government issued notification in this regard. “In pursuance of decision of Steering Committee m...

CM Murad urges fed govt to revisit gas distribution policy

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and State Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik agreed to revisit gas distribution policy to redress grievances of province that produces over 60 percent of national gas at meeting here at CM House. Th...

Bhutto family, PPP, nation awaiting justice in ZAB’s judicial murder case: Sherry Rehman

Karachi: Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman in her message on death anniversary of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) said Bhutto family, Pakistan Peoples’ Party and nation were waiting for justice in judicial murder case of thei...

Shazia Marri for extending maximum relief to deserving beneficiaries

KARACHI: Minister and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Shazia Marri directed officials concerned for vigilance and concrete efforts to ensure disbursement of Benazir Kafaalat and other initiatives in a more transparent manner. Pres...

NC Big Stories

All Karachi Urdu Declamation Contest- 2025 held at ICMA on Iqbal Day

KARACHI: Organized by the Youth of Pakistan Foundation, the All Karachi Declamation Contest was held at ICMA University on the occasion of Iqbal Day, in which young speakers from across the city presented the thoughts and message of Allama Iqbal in a...

SHC disposes of petition in Karimabad alleged illegal construction case

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has disposed of a petition filed against alleged illegal constructions in the Karimabad Ismailia Multipurpose Cooperative Society. The court made it clear that construction can only be carried out according to the approv...

Karachi’s New Master Plan 2047 Faces Unseen Urban Hurdles

KARACHI: As Karachi’s planners speak of a vision for 2047 the city’s current state stands as a cautionary tale. Decades of unregulated construction ignored zoning laws and unchecked expansion have left Karachi suffocating under its own ur...

Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City's first Muslim mayor

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures. Mamdani will become the first Musli...
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