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WhatsApp launches Advanced Chat Privacy feature

KARACHI: A new privacy feature, ‘Advanced Chat Privacy’, has officially been launched by WhatsApp, which is designed to improve security for both individual and group conversations. The recent update stops users from exporting chat histor...

PIMEC second edition to kick-off from Nov 3

KARACHI: Pakistan International Maritime Expo & Conference (PIMEC) a biennially held flagship event of Pakistan for demonstrating latest technology of national and international maritime industry. The exhibition will serve as one of the internati...

KMC proposes further hike in municipal charges

KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has proposed an increase in municipal charges, with the revised rates to be presented in the upcoming city council session, officials said yesterday. According to KMC officials, the proposed hike is...

Ziauddin University conferred 1230 degrees to graduating students

ZU STANDS TODAY AS BEACON OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION: CM MURAD KARACHI: Ziauddin University (ZU) awarded 1230 degrees to the graduating students for various disciplines at the Convocation 2025, held at the Education City, Link Road Site, Kara...

CM Murad lambastes Punjab for opening TP Link Canal

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah yesterday strongly criticised the Punjab government for opening the Taunsa-Panjnad (TP) Link Canal, calling it "irresponsible". The Sindh government on Tuesday wrote to the Indus River System Authority (Ir...

Karachi electricity consumers likely to get big relief

KARACHI: Electricity tariff is likely to decrease by Rs 6.62 per unit, in major relief for K-Electric consumers. As per details, Karachi-Electric submitted a request to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) seeking a reduction in...

Alarming water shortage at Sindh barrages hitting hard to agriculture

KARACHI: Irrigation department has said that Sindh’s barrages facing persistent scarcity of water in Indus River posing grave threat to the agriculture of the province. Sindh is facing an alarming water crisis owing to scarce rainfall and drou...

Trump imposes 25 percent tariff on foreign made automobiles

KARACHI: Imposition of Tariff by Trump to be effective from 10th April, 2025 would be 104 percent on China. On the other hand as estimated by business circles in the country the cost of a shirt at the rate of $10 shirt from various countries to cost...

Sindh imposes ban on use of plastic bags

KARACHI: Sindh government has decided to impose a complete ban on the production, sale, and use of plastic bags across the province, including Karachi. According to the Sindh Environment Department, the ban will be officially enforced after approval...

IT students at Governor House must pass Karachi University exam: Spokesperson

KARACHI: New examination system has been introduced for students enrolled in Information Technology (IT) courses under the Governor House Sindh initiative. According to the details, the interested students must pass an exam conducted by the Universi...

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Police registers case against TLP leadership, workers under terrorism charges

LAHORE: At least five people, including a police officer, three Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers, and a passerby, were killed as law enforcement agencies carried out a major pre-dawn operation in Muridke on Monday to disperse what officials d...

PM Shehbaz lauds Trump as 'man of peace'

EGYPT: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday described US President Donald Trump as a "genuine man of peace", who had worked relentlessly and untiringly to end global conflicts, including the war in Gaza. Standing with the US president and other gl...

SSP Central and Community Police meet to discuss new security measures

KARACHI: SSP District Central Zeeshan Shafiq Siddiqui met with officials of Community Police Karachi (CPK) Nazimabad at his office yesterday. The meeting was attended by CPK Chief Aqeeq Iqbal, Deputy Chief Hammad, and other representatives. During th...

Pakistani youth to get training in IT skills

ISLAMABAD: If you’re an engineer completing your four-year bachelor's programme and enter the industry, companies are frustrated you have no experience. But now, Huawei and the Pakistan government are trying to fill this gap by training 300,000...
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