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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‘54 Pak students to attend one semester in US’

KARACHI: The U.S. government has awarded 54 Pakistani undergraduate students’ scholarships to study for one semester under the Global Undergraduate Exchange (Global UGRAD) Program. Administered by the United States Educational Foundation in Pak...

Brig (rtd) Haris Nawaz vows for full-fledged elimination of street crimes, drugs mafia

Karachi: Sindh Caretaker Interior Minister Brigadier Retired Haris Nawaz and Caretaker Information Minister Muhammad Ahmad Shah yesterday held a joint press conference at the Sindh Assembly Committee Room. During the presser, the Minister of Informat...

SC, HCs should allocate benches in consultation with senior judges: CM Baqar

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar has said that being judges we may not have lived up to the expectations of the people and the colleagues and unfortunately, in recent years, relations between the bar and the bench have been...

Iranian envoy, Gov Sindh discuss investment in health, education, energy

Karachi: Ambassador of Iran Dr. Raza Amiri Mughdam and Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori discussed Pak-Iran economic cooperation, exchange of delegations in various fields, investment in health, education and energy and other matters of mutual interest....

Hamdard opens therapy centre, Matab: Committed to augment health facilities, says Sadia Rashid

KARACHI: Hamdard Pakistan inaugurated first-of-its-kind ‘Hamdard Regimental Therapy Centre and Matab’, digital clinic at junction of Shahrah-e-Quadeen and Shahrah-e-Faisal. This initiative aims to broaden reach of Hamdard’s medical...

Gov Tessori visits Pakistani Embassy in Washington

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori arrived at Pakistani Embassy in Washington on invitation of Pakistani Ambassador Sardar Masood Khan. Sardar Masood Khan welcomed Governor at Embassy. Matters pertaining to Pakistani community living in America...

7th ICRC Humanitarian Reporting Awards at CEJ-IBA held

KARACHI: Centre for Excellence in Journalism at Institute of Business Administration (CEJ-IBA) in collaboration with International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) conferred awards upon eight journalists for their outstanding contributions to field of h...

Experts stress provision of children’s rights amidst climate change impacts

Karachi: International Rescue Committee (IRC) in collaboration with National Commission on Rights of Child (NCRC) hosted multi-stakeholder national consultation on how climate change is impacting children of Pakistan in commemoration of Universal Chi...

New academic year to start from April 15 in Sindh

Karachi: New academic year in public and private schools across Sindh will commence on April 15, 2024, according to Sindh Education Department. Announcement came after meeting of lower committee of provincial steering committee, headed by Sindh caret...

PML-N delegation to meet MQM-P leadership tomorrow

KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz delegation will hold meeting with Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan leaders here on Sunday. Sources said meeting will discuss an electoral alliance between two parties in Sindh. Delegation of PMLN leaders from Pu...

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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