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Pak Army to act as ‘Quick Response Force’

KARACHI: Pakistan Army troops will perform ‘Quick Reaction Force’ duties in case of any law and order situation arising during by-election on Karachi National Assembly (NA-245). According to details, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar R...

CM Murad assigns emergency rain duties to ministers, advisors

Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has assigned emergency rain duties to provincial ministers and advisors amid heavy rainfall in province.  According to details, ministers and advisors have been advised to stay in their allocated dis...

MQM-P summons emergency session to make key decisions

Karachi: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM-P) has summoned an emergency session of party today to make important decisions regarding fulfilment of their demands.  MQM-P leader Wasim Akhtar in a press conference demanded federal government allies ful...

MQM-P leader Kunwar Naveed discharged from hospital

Karachi: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM-P) leader Kunwar Naveed Jamil has been discharged from hospital after coming out of a coma, he had suffered from a brain haemorrhage. According to details, Kunwar Naveed Jamil has recovered from a coma after he...

Rescuers find bodies of two minors swept away by flash flood

KARACHI: Rescue workers fished out bodies of two children of a family whose car was swept away by a flood while it was traveling to Hyderabad from Karachi. Four of family members were still missing. Yesterday, six members of a family and their drive...

Nazia Hassan shines on Times Square’s Billboard as EQUAL Ambassador

Karachi: Remembered as one of most influential singers in sub-continent and referred to as “Queen of South Asian Pop” by her fans, Nazia Hassan lit up Spotify’s digital billboard at iconic Times Square, New York City as EQUAL Ambass...

PPP Senator slams fed govt for torturing Gill

Karachi: PPP Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, whose party is part of the ruling alliance, has lashed out at Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government for the “physical torture” of PTI leader Shahbaz Gill in police custody. “Have s...

Murtaza Wahab, Yuki Takemoto ink accord to end HIV by 2030

Karachi: Sindh Minister for Health and Population Welfare oversaw signing of an accord between Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab and UNAIDS Country Director Yuki Takemoto.  Accord proposes to join a network of more than 350 cities worldwide th...

Murtaza Wahab, Yuki Takemoto ink accord to end HIV by 2030

Karachi: Sindh Minister for Health and Population Welfare oversaw signing of an accord between Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab and UNAIDS Country Director Yuki Takemoto.  Accord proposes to join a network of more than 350 cities worldwide th...

Anwar Maqsood’s ‘Sadday 14 August’ theatre play staged

KARACHI: Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi organised ‘Media Evening’ to stage Anwar Maqsood’s and Dawar Mahmood’s iconic play ‘Saadhay 14 August’. Anwar Maqsood, President Arts Council Ahmad Shah and other were pres...

NC Big Stories

PSX digital display screen at entrance non-functional, stagnant sewerage water surrounds parking area

Karachi: As Pakistan steps into the new year, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has achieved a historic milestone, with its benchmark index surging past 175,000 points, the highest level ever recorded. While this achievement reflects growing investor...

PM Shehbaz calls on UAE to strengthen investments in major sectors

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong commitment to enhancing bilateral relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and invited increased UAE investments in strategic sectors to support Pakistan’s economi...

KSE-100 index ends in red, lowers 243 points

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a modest decline yesterday. Stocks opened on a positive note, hitting an intra-day high of 171,587.32 in the opening hours of the trading. However, selling pressure was seen in the final hours, dragging...

KWBF to kickoff from Jan 18 at Karachi Expo Cent

KARACHI: The Managing Committee of Karachi World Book Fair (KWBF) has revealed at a press conference that besides 140 leading publishers and booksellers from Pakistan, 40 exhibitors from 17 countries will also participate in the Karachi World Book Fa...
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