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FBR refuses to ease property purchase restrictions

Karachi: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has rejected proposals by Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) to ease restrictions on property purchases, following recent meeting of National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance. During a...

Traffic police ordered to ensure ‘no begging in karachi

KARACHI: Troubled by the nuisance of beggary in public places, Karachiites can finally take a sigh of relief as the constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court directed the traffic police to prevent begging in the metropolitan city. “Inspector...

Strict measures ‘need of hour’ to curb aerial firing: Zia Lanjar

KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar, visited Central Police Office yesterday, where he held a meeting with the IGP Sindh and discussed the overall law and order situation in the province. He emphasized that strict measures should be en...

NED VC to lead inquiry into intermediate results

KARACHI: Sindh Assembly committee, consisting of members from the provincial assembly, has assigned the inquiry into the low pass ratio in the first year of the Intermediate Board Karachi to the Vice Chancellor of NED University, Professor Dr Soroush...

5th convocation of Federal Urdu University held at Governor House

KARACHI:  5th convocation of the Federal Urdu University was held at the Governor House, in which as many as 97 gold, 18 silver and 12 bronze medals and certificates were awarded to 231 students from 37 different departments. The chief guest of...

KWSC assures to form DPC and retirees’ payment issues

Karachi: Managing Director of Karachi Water Sewerage Corporation (KWSC), Asadullah Khan has assured to form of a Departmental Promotion Committee latest by next month. He remarked during a meeting with a delegation led by Aslam Samon President of the...

Pakistan, Iran boost economic-cultural ties with landmark MoUs: Murad

KARACHI: In a significant step towards fostering economic cooperation and cultural exchange, the Government of Sindh led by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and the delegation from Iran's Khorasan Razavi province, led by H.E. Dr Gholam Hossei...

Ziauddin University successfully conducts Pakistan's first-ever workshop on GFGP

KARACHI: Ziauddin University successfully conducted Pakistan's first-ever workshop on the Good Financial Grant Practice (GFGP), the world's first international standard for financial governance and grant management. This pioneering event demonstrate...

Sharjeel says 'effective, responsible content' must to counter extremist narratives

KARACHI: A high-level meeting of the Content and Production Oversight Board was held in Karachi, chaired by Senior Minister of Sindh, Sharjeel Inam Memon. During the meeting, various production houses presented their ideas for promoting peace, tolera...

Sindh eager to enhance trade ties with Iran: Tessori

KARACHI: Governor Sindh, Kamran Khan Tessori, and Governor of Khorasan, Dr. Gholam Hussein Muzaffari, addressed a joint press conference at the Governor House in Karachi, highlighting the importance of bilateral trade and investment between Pakistan...

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Police registers case against TLP leadership, workers under terrorism charges

LAHORE: At least five people, including a police officer, three Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers, and a passerby, were killed as law enforcement agencies carried out a major pre-dawn operation in Muridke on Monday to disperse what officials d...

PM Shehbaz lauds Trump as 'man of peace'

EGYPT: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday described US President Donald Trump as a "genuine man of peace", who had worked relentlessly and untiringly to end global conflicts, including the war in Gaza. Standing with the US president and other gl...

SSP Central and Community Police meet to discuss new security measures

KARACHI: SSP District Central Zeeshan Shafiq Siddiqui met with officials of Community Police Karachi (CPK) Nazimabad at his office yesterday. The meeting was attended by CPK Chief Aqeeq Iqbal, Deputy Chief Hammad, and other representatives. During th...

Pakistani youth to get training in IT skills

ISLAMABAD: If you’re an engineer completing your four-year bachelor's programme and enter the industry, companies are frustrated you have no experience. But now, Huawei and the Pakistan government are trying to fill this gap by training 300,000...
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