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Karachi witnesses sharp increase in street crimes: CPLC

KARACHI: Street crime has witnessed a sharp increase as almost 263 incidents were reported daily in city citing Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) report. According to report issued by CPLC, almost 263 incidents were reported daily basis in mon...

Sindh govt striving hard for rehabilitation in flood-hit areas: Sharjeel Memon

KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said that Local Government along with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has been striving hard for rescue and rehabilitation services i...

DC Central says public health among top priorities

KARACHI: Deputy Commissioner and Administrator District Central Taha Salim said that public health is one of top priorities. He said that all parts in district would be sprayed with disinfectants to ensure elimination germs spreading diseases like De...

SHC rebuke officials over ‘failed flood relief response’

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) bench expressed resentment over government’s failure to provide relief to flood victims. A division bench, comprised of Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput and Justice Shamsuddin Abbasi heard petitions filed by flood vict...

Japanese emergency relief goods handed over to Pakistan

Karachi: Government of Japan emergency relief goods, tents and plastic sheets were handed over to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) by KINOSHITA Yasumitsu Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Pakistan Offi...

ECP says fully prepared to hold three by-polls in Karachi

KARACHI: Provincial Election Commissioner Sindh Ejaz Anwar Chauhan announced that they are fully prepared to hold by-elections in three constituencies of National Assembly in Karachi.   Election Commissioner said that nomination process for thre...

Emirati envoy Hamad bin Obaid Al Zabi discuss floods situation with CM Murad

Karachi: Hamad Bin Obaid Al Zabi Ambassador of United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Karachi along with Sindh Minister Nasir Hussain Shah visited flood affected areas. Earlier, Emirati ambassador along with his team met Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah an...

SBCA forms ‘supervisory committee’ against illegal construction

Karachi: Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has formed ‘9-member supervisory committee’ for monitoring actions of SBCA officers against demolition and sealing of illegal and unauthorised constructions in city. A notification has been...

Pak Army an iron wall of national defence, says DC Central

KARACHI: Deputy Commissioner and Administrator District Central Taha Saleem has said that our brave Army is iron wall of national defense due to which people of country live without fear. Addressing Defense Day ceremony at Khatun-e-Pakistan Secondary...

Mastermind of inter-provincial drugs gang apprehended

KARACHI: In another rapid action by the cops of District Central Police, Shahrah-e-Noor Jahan police officials arrested the leader and the mastermind of the inter-provincial drugs gang. The accused Kamran Khan son of Abdul Wakil was supplying drugs t...

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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