SR Khan

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Senior Journalist at Daily National Courier. Covering Karachi desk, specifically KMC, KDA, SBCA, Sindh govt, Solid Waste & all DMCs.

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MQM-P gets success to bring its administrator for Karachi

KARACHI: Talks between Pakistan Peoples’ Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leaderships over changes to be made in Local Government Act-2013 finalised. PPP leadership agreed upon to bring MQM-P administrator in Karachi before commencem...

Hafiz Naeem welcomes ECP decision, flays Sindh govt development work

Karachi: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) amir Karachi Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman asked Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to refrain Sindh government from creating hurdles against holding of Local Government polls. He welcomed ECP decision for holding LG election...

Contractors alleges ‘commission’ for poor roads construction

Karachi: Karachi road network is in deteriorated condition for many reasons. Most of roads even after renovated have been broken in short span of time. During monsoon, almost every Karachi road had been destroyed and sewage water overflowed. A huge a...

District South: Two women, an infant die as roof collapsed

KARACHI: Three persons including two women and an infant of a month died when roof collapse on them in Usmanabad South District. According to details, roof of ground floor non-concrete house was collapsed resulting death of three while a man got inju...

Tessori: gift received by MQM-P, parcels it to federal, say party’s senior workers

Karachi: MQM-P veterans, workers and office bearers are not happy with decision regarding appointment of Kamran Tessori as Sindh Governor. One party’s town member (formerly recognised as sector member) of Gulshan-e-Maymar Scheme-33 on condition...

KDA decides to restore Khursheed Begum Memorial Building as medical centre

Karachi: Karachi Development Authority (KDA) decided to restore Khursheed Begum Memorial Hall Building in its original status.  Plot No ST-3/B in Federal B Area Azizabad Block No 8 is reserved for hospital/medical center as per KDA layout plan....

Sindh Building Control Authority officers served with show-cause, explanation notices

Karachi: The supervisory committee of Sindh Building Control Authority-SBCA has made its first action against SBCA officers and officials, who are allegedly involved in conducting illegal constructions in Karachi Central District. The SBCA Director G...

MDA land in jeopardy as grabbing attempts gearing up rapidly

Karachi: Land grabbers are once again attempting to grab government land in Sector 19 of Taiser Town, Scheme 45 in Malir Development Authority. MDA Estate and Enforcement Director Akhtar Meo explained attempts of land grabbers saying that land grabbe...

SBCA forms ‘supervisory committee’ against illegal construction

Karachi: Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has formed ‘9-member supervisory committee’ for monitoring actions of SBCA officers against demolition and sealing of illegal and unauthorised constructions in city. A notification has been...

KMC’s phase-wise anti-encroachment drive kicksoff

Karachi: KMC anti-encroachment department started anti-encroachment drive in Manzoor Colony in Jamshed Division District east. During operation, KMC anti-encroachment team removed and dismantled encroachment from service roads and footpaths. KMC team...

NC Big Stories

Govt plans to cut electricity prices by up to Rs10 per unit

ISLAMABAD: Government has unveiled a revised plan to reduce the baseline power tariff by Rs 8 to Rs 10 per unit, quoting sources. The plan aims to address the issue of circular debt, which will be reduced through the reduction of the debt amount. Un...

Govt rejects proposal to exchange Dr. Aafia Siddiqui for Shakil Afridi

ISLAMABAD: Government told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) its position on the proposal to exchange Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s release for Shakil Afridi’s handover. According to reports, the government of Pakistan turned down the possibility of...

Mustafa Amir’s remains exhumed for DNA samples

KARACHI: Following the court orders, Sindh health department’s medical team exhumed body of Mustafa Amir for DNA samples. Mustafa Amir was kidnapped and allegedly murdered by his friends in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Jan...

Pakistan releases 22 Indian fishermen, begins repatriation process

KARACHI: Pakistani authorities have released 22 Indian fishermen from Karachi’s Malir Jail, beginning their repatriation process on Friday, as confirmed by a police official.   Arshad Shah, the superintendent of Malir Jail, confirmed that...
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