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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PRC Sindh accelerates flood relief operation

KARACHI: Sindh branch of Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC) started its relief operation in early August has now been accelerated in rain affected areas in Sindh province. PRC Sindh has given relief items in eight districts and is collecting a growing numbe...

Arts Council Karachi comes forward to help flood victims

KARACHI: Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi has decided to take over management of Razaqabad Relief Camp for flood victims. So far more than 14 hundred victims have been shifted to Razaqabad Relief Camp which is managed by Arts Council, President of Ar...

CM Murad orders arrest of agents for fleecing rain-hit families

Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali expressed his outrage over complaints by people affected by rain and flood in Umerkot that they were being fleeced by “agents” who were supposed to transfer financial aid to individuals’ accou...

Polio eradication drive kicks off in 86 districts of country: Minister

KARACHI: Making efforts to curb crippling epidemic, Ministry of Health launched third anti-polio campaign of year across 86 districts of country. Children under age of five years will be administered polio drops during drive. Federal Health Minister...

Sindh could be declared ‘calamity-hit’ after heavy downpours: CM Murad

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said entire province could be declared ‘calamity-hit’ after torrential downpours. At a press conference at Shahbaz Hall of Shahbaz Building in Hyderabad, he apprised that entire province had re...

Madhubala elephant gets relief after years of dental pain

KARACHI: Madhubala a 16-year-old elephant suffering for years from a dental infection and pain caused by a broken tusk, finally got relief after undergoing treatment while under unique standing sedation. Madhubala is one of four African elephants be...

Anwar Maqsood’s ‘Sadday 14 August’ theatre play staged

KARACHI: Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi organised ‘Media Evening’ to stage Anwar Maqsood’s and Dawar Mahmood’s iconic play ‘Saadhay 14 August’. Anwar Maqsood, President Arts Council Ahmad Shah and other were pres...

PMA shocked over medicine shortage, its price rise

KARACHI: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) at a meeting discussed issue of shortage of essential medicine and increase of medicine price. Meeting presided over through video link by Dr Salma Aslam Kundi, Honourary President PMA Centre was attended b...

US provides mobile lab to Sindh Health Deptt for Covid-19 testing capacity

Karachi: US government presented a mobile biosafety laboratory to Sindh Department of Health to strengthen capacity to diagnose Covid-19 and other communicable diseases, especially in Pakistan’s remote locations where there is limited capacity...

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Judicial body directs judges to report ‘external influence’ within 24 hours

ISLAMABAD: The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) on Monday directed judges to report any instance of external influence within 24 hours to protect judicial independence. The 54th NJPMC meeting was held at the Supreme Court under...

Balochistan CM forms special cell to dismantle terrorist networks in campuses

QUETTA: Chief Minister of Balochistan, Mir Sarfraz Bugti, on Monday announced the formation of a special cell to identify and dismantle terrorist networks operating within educational institutions. Addressing a press conference alongside senior offic...

Police officer shot dead in Karachi

KARACHI: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of police, Muhammad Khan Abro, was shot dead in Karachi’s Bin Qasim town on Monday. According to police, the incident occurred when unidentified armed men opened fire on the ASI outside his home in Stee...

Murad Ali Shah chairs rain emergency meeting

KARACHI: Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Monday chaired a meeting with regard to arrangements to tackle any rain emergency situation. Chief minister was briefed about likely rainfall in Karahi from tonight. “The work has been in progress to im...
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