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MQM-P opposes Lyari Expressway’s opening for heavy traffic
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan opposed opening Lyari Expressway for cargo traffic round clock. In statement issued here, MQM-P leader Syed Mustafa Kamal said that Lyari Expressway was designed for light traffic, adding that allowing heavy...
Report reveals shocking details in DSP Ali Raza murder case
KARACHI: Preliminary investigation revealed that two suspects conducted recce on Martyr DSP Ali Raza for months before carrying out attack outside his home. Investigation sources released report after completing initial probe on the murder of M...
PIA launches ‘Operation Ashura’ with special flights to Najaf for pilgrims
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has initiated series of special flights to Najaf to facilitate pilgrims during upcoming Ashura, commemorating martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA). ‘Operation Ashura,’ commenced on July 5,...
Aleem Khan, Kazakh envoy discuss bilateral trade boost
Islamabad: Ambassador Yerzhan Kustafin of Kazakhstan met with Minister of Commerce and Investment Board and Communications, Abdul Aleem Khan, to discuss bilateral relations and mutual interests. During meeting, they explored various avenues to...
Blast in Mardan claims at least two lives, injures five
MARDAN: At least two people were killed and five others injured, including police officer, woman and a child, in an explosion near Jalala Bridge in Takht Bhai tehsil of Mardan city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, rescue officials said. Mardan Distri...
Ex-FBR Chairman urges govt to reconsider power tariff hike
KARACHI: Former Chairman of Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) urged government to reconsider its decision to raise electricity prices based on IMF instructions. Shabbar Zaidi criticised government for not taking austerity measures and instead imposing...
Govt spent Rs9bn in ads on print media, Rs6bn on TV: Tarar
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar shared that country’s newspapers received advertisements worth Rs 9 billion while news channels were allocated Rs 6 billion in government advertisements. Responding to Senator Sarmad Ali Khan&rsq...
Karachi’s drains cleaning remains unfinished
KARACHI: With another monsoon season looming, Karachi is on edge, anticipating crippling urban floods that have tragically become all too familiar. Despite warnings from Pakistan Meteorological Department and past experiences of severe fl...
Pakistan to host SCO members summit, including India, in October: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Governments meeting in October this year, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said. During her weekly press briefing, she stated that before October summit, th...
PTI leaders dispel rumours about rift, say Imran Khan will be next premier
RAWALPINDI: PTI central leaders Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz, Shahryar Afridi and Raoof Hasan have asserted that next prime minister will prisoner number 804, saying they were united and would remain so. Outside Adiala Jail, opposition leader in National...
