Zaira Hasan Usmani

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Journalist at Daily National Courier. Covering different beats including Politics, Current Affairs & other news content in a well-versed manner along with handling various tasks related to social media. Also member of Karachi Union of Journalist (KUJ).

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CM Murad orders arrest of agents for fleecing rain-hit families

Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali expressed his outrage over complaints by people affected by rain and flood in Umerkot that they were being fleeced by “agents” who were supposed to transfer financial aid to individuals’ accou...

Polio eradication drive kicks off in 86 districts of country: Minister

KARACHI: Making efforts to curb crippling epidemic, Ministry of Health launched third anti-polio campaign of year across 86 districts of country. Children under age of five years will be administered polio drops during drive. Federal Health Minister...

Sindh could be declared ‘calamity-hit’ after heavy downpours: CM Murad

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said entire province could be declared ‘calamity-hit’ after torrential downpours. At a press conference at Shahbaz Hall of Shahbaz Building in Hyderabad, he apprised that entire province had re...

Madhubala elephant gets relief after years of dental pain

KARACHI: Madhubala a 16-year-old elephant suffering for years from a dental infection and pain caused by a broken tusk, finally got relief after undergoing treatment while under unique standing sedation. Madhubala is one of four African elephants be...

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...

PMA shocked over medicine shortage, its price rise

KARACHI: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) at a meeting discussed issue of shortage of essential medicine and increase of medicine price. Meeting presided over through video link by Dr Salma Aslam Kundi, Honourary President PMA Centre was attended b...

US provides mobile lab to Sindh Health Deptt for Covid-19 testing capacity

Karachi: US government presented a mobile biosafety laboratory to Sindh Department of Health to strengthen capacity to diagnose Covid-19 and other communicable diseases, especially in Pakistan’s remote locations where there is limited capacity...

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Gold prices hit one-week high

KARACHI: Gold prices continued their upward momentum on Wednesday, marking a one-week high as investors sought the safety of the precious metal amid growing geopolitical uncertainty, particularly the escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict. Spot gold ros...

Profit-taking drags PSX down, KSE-100 falls by 310 points

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw profit-taking on Wednesday, resulting in a decline of 310 points in the benchmark KSE-100 Index, which closed at 95,546.45, down 0.32%. The session began on a positive note, with the KSE-100 rising to a...

Ahsan Iqbal proposes GSP-Plus and 5Es framework for export-led growth

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, proposed a comprehensive strategy to align the European Union’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP-Plus) program with Pakistan’s 5Es framewo...

Messi likely to play int’l match in India next year

KERALA: Argentina’s national team, including legendary footballer Lionel Messi, is expected to play an international match in India’s Kerala State next year, Sports Minister V Abdurahiman said yesterday. According to Indian media, the mi...
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