US envoy Baker, CM Murad discuss trade, investment opportunities
KARACHI: US Charge d Affaires Natalie Baker, during her visit to Karachi, reaffirmed Washington's commitment to expanding trade and investment ties with Pakistan, highlighting the importance of private sector leadership and economic cooperation for s...
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...
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...
PM Shehbaz orders IT education for grade-6 onwards
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif yesterday instructed authorities to quickly develop a plan to introduce Information Technology (IT) as a compulsory subject starting from Grade 6 in schools nationwide. During a high-level meeting focused...
Dar calls for 'technology, accountability, multilateral unity'
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday issued a strong call for revitalised global cooperation and modernisation of United Nations peacekeeping efforts through technology, accountability and multilateral unity. Addressing delegates from o...
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...
PM vows crackdown on human trafficking post Libya boat incident
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif yesterday expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of four Pakistani nationals in a boat capsizing incident off the Harawa coast near Sirte City in eastern Libya. The tragic incident occurred on April 12 near the...
NAB urges removal of 39 corrupt SBCA officials from service and put on ECL immediately
KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau in the light of evidences of illegal structures on ground, role of individuals of Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) in organised proportion scam of about 100 billion rupees, and its perilous effects o...
Malaysian airline AirAsia starts new Karachi-Kuala Lumpur route
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori has welcomed the World’s best low-cost Airline AirAsia in Pakistan and congratulated the milestone in expanding its footprint in South Asia with the official announcement of its latest new route between Ka...
