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Sexual, gender-based violence: TWG meets discuss PMF

KARACHI: Legal Aid Society (LAS) moderated a Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting on Performance Management Framework (PMF) that pertains to implementation, strengthening, and analysis of performance management systems across government departments....

SITE industrialists send relief goods for flood victims

Karachi: SITE Association of Industry Karachi has dispatched goods to Sajawal and Khairpur in first phase to help flood victims across Sindh. Relief supplies include essential items and prepared food while in next phase, medical camps are also being...

KE office stormed by angry mob in Surjani Town

KARACHI: A group of unidentified men stormed K-Electric (KE) office in IBC Surjani Town when a protest was going on outside building against prolonged load shedding and inflated electricity bills. A protest was staged outside KE office for three hour...

Karachi police chief asks people to donate funds to reputed NGOs

KARACHI: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Karachi Javed Alam Odho advised people to donate funds to flood victims through reputed and known non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and philanthropists. Remarks from CCPO came after relief camps repres...

Sufism tendencies natural requirement of man: Dr Syed Azizul Rehman

KARACHI: Regional Da'wah Center Sindh Karachi, International Islamic University, Islamabad has started weekend courses since last few months. The first course in this series consisted of Fin Dawat, which lasted for six weeks. The second course title...

Welfare bodies, individuals should come forward for flood affectees like Rahmatullah Sheikh

Karachi: on directives of Administrator DMC east Rahmatullah Sheikh efforts are being continued to help flood affectees in which notable have also started contributing by acknowledging services of DMC. Former Captain of National Cricket team Younus K...

‘Police deptt sets up flood relief camps in parts of Sindh’

KARACHI: On directive of IG Sindh Ghulam Nabi flood relief camps have been established across Sindh. DIG Security and Emergency Services Division Dr. Maqsood Ahmed has been appointed as focal person of flood relief camps. Flood Crisis Management Cent...

WANZ’s BoD endorses for conversion from private to public limited company

KARACHI: Board of Directors of WANZ International group of companies formally endorsed conversion from private to public limited at a meeting presided over by Chairperson Shoaib Ahmed. Vice Chairman Ashfaq Ahmed, President Muhammad Amin Yousuf, CEO o...

Multinational, national cos asked to provide tents, food, clothes for flood-affectees

Karachi: Flood victims will get relief from Army rescue operation. Multinational and national companies should immediately provide tents, food and clothes to help flood victims under corporate social responsibility. A volunteer disaster management fo...

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...

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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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