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Murtaza Wahab says opportunities to develop tourism need of the hour

Karachi: Sindh adviser and administrator Murtaza Wahab said that there are good tourist destinations in Pakistan and Iran where tourists from both countries can visit and further promote fraternal relations between two countries. This he said on beh...

Sindh CM forms committees on district-level

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah decided to constitute district-level committees comprising deputy commissioners concerned, representatives from Corps-V, Engineering Corps, local government, PDMA and local communities to conduct a survey...

MQM-P appeals to COAS Bajwa to help flood-hit people

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has appealed to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa to help flood-stricken people in interior Sindh. MQM-P Rabita Committee has urged COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa to issue immediate orders...

Sindh Cabinet to donate one month’s salary for flood-affectees: Sharjeel

KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister and CM’s Focal Person for Rain Emergency Sharjeel Memon said yesterday government decided that all Cabinet members and members of provincial assembly of Pakistan Peoples’ Party would donate one month&rs...

JI to move to court against Karachi LG polls postponement

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) announced to take to court against postponement of Local Body (LB) polls in metropolitan and Hyderabad by ECP yesterday. According to details, JI Karachi Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that ECP made a ‘shameful&rs...

District Central’s massive anti-encroachment drive ramshackles illegal structures

KARACHI: On directive of Deputy Commissioner and Administrator District Central Taha Saleem and under supervision of Assistant Commissioner North Nazimabad Tahir Ali Cheema a grand operation is being conducted against encroachment at Landhi Courtal C...

Pictorial: Ziauddin University organises Azadi Gala 2022- Faculty of Pharmacy

Leisure Club, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ziauddin University organised Azadi Gala 2022 to celebrate 75th Independence Day of Pakistan at Link Road campus. The event was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Anwar Ejaz Beg, Meritorious Prof and Dean Faculty of Pharmacy...

Acting Gov Sindh Agha Siraj visits Garhi Yasin flood-hit areas

Karachi: Acting Governor Sindh Agha Siraj Durrani visited rain-affected areas of Garhi Yasin and expressed concern over difficulties being faced by people. Concerned authorities were instructed to provide immediate relief to people. Talking to media...

Work in progress on ‘Malir Halt to Numaish Red Line Bus’ project: Murtaza Wahab

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi  Murtaza Wahab said that work was being done rapidly on Malir Halt to Numaish Red Line bus project. “All kinds of obstacles in way of project will be removed in timely manner.” Timely completion of pro...

Karachi LG polls to be held on Aug 28 as per scheduled: ECP

KARACHI: Local Body (LG) polls in all seven districts of Karachi Division would be held in accordance with schedule issued by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).  According to a statement issued by an ECP spokesperson, LG polls in Karachi wou...

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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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