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Waqar Mehdi seeks end to charged parking from PS to II Chundrigar Road

KARACHI: Special Assistant to Sindh Chief Minister Waqar Mehdi said that problems arising from charged parking on road from Peoples’ Square (PS) to II Chundrigar Road should be resolved. Manifesto of Pakistan Peoples’ Party is to solve pe...

Kia Corp signs contract with LMC for cars, SUVs in Pakistan

KARACHI: Korean KIA Corporation clarified Lucky Motor Corporation (LMC) is exclusive licensee of Kia to manufacture, assemble, market, distribute and sell Kia cars and SUVs in Pakistan according to General Agreement for Technical Collaboration and KD...

Serving District Malir with devotion to lessen civic issues: SACM Murad

KARACHI: Abdullah Murad Special Assistant to Sindh Chief Minister and President Peoples' Party District Malir said that steps were being taken to fix issues of district as responsibility entrusted by PPP leadership in this direction. He said on tim...

DIG Maqsood urges under training ASPs to achieve high standards

Karachi: Under training ASPs of 49th Specialised Training Programme and 27th Initial Command Course visited Special Security Unit Headquarters and appreciated professional standard maintained in management, administration and counter terrorism operat...

SHC annoyed at delay in LG polls in Karachi, Hyderabad

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) expressed displeasure with Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over delay in Local Government elections in Karachi and Hyderabad. A bench, headed by Chief Justice Sindh High Court heard plea by Pakistan Teheek-e-Insa...

Inferno at Shershah Scrap Market

KARACHI: A massive fire broke out in Shershah’s Scrap Market (Kabari Market) while rescue vehicles rushing to spot started fire extinguishing process. Fire brigade officials said that nine vehicles were busy extinguishing fire, but due to narro...

CTD busts gang smuggling weapons via social media

KARACHI: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested four of a gang allegedly smuggling weapons via social media. According to CTD gang was smuggling weapons via WhatsApp and Facebook. CTD in-charge Raja Umer Khattab said that gang used to smuggle l...

Youth guarantors of Pakistan’s development, prosperity: Sindh Governor

Karachi: Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori said, “I am happy participating in seventh convocation of Isra University. Undoubtedly, University has been providing educational services for 25 years.” Addressing 7th Convocation of University Gove...

CM Murad approves biogas plant for Red Line, depot for Yellow Line

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah presiding over meeting on BRTs, Yellow Line and Red Line decided to construct an alternate bridge at Jam Sadique Bridge and acquire 32 acres of Cattle Colony land for installation of biogas plant at Bhains...

Clerics welcome decision on Islamic Banking

KARACHI: Country’s renowned clerics welcomed government’s decision to withdraw its appeals, filed in Supreme Court against Federal Shariat Court’s (FSC) direction to government to switch to Islamic banking in a phased manner by Dece...

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Artificial Intelligence has advanced from lab curiosity to boardroom necessity. But as companies race to integrate AI into their operations the people quietly directing these transformations often remain unseen. Muhammad Faizan Khan, a seasoned Tech...

'Bilawal eyes COAS-Trump talks as positive step'

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples' Party Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, hailed the upcoming meeting between Pakistan's Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and US President Donald Trump as a positive development for strengthening Pakistan-US relations. In a st...

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...
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