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Efforts afoot for early rehabilitation of flood victims: Administrator

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi  Murtaza Wahab said that they are working on early rehabilitation of flood victims and will not sit idle until their complete rehabilitation. “We are with our suffering brothers and sisters in this hour of di...

Pharma industry stopped supplying countless drugs in market: CAP Chief

KARACHI: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association stopped supply of innumerable medicines in market and sold them at high prices. DRAP raided many warehouses and recovered medicines worth of millions. Chairman Consumer Association of Pakist...

FAC case: Jamaat Islami moves SHC to order for canceling K-Electric license

KARACHI: Jamaat Islami (JI) filed rejoinder in Sindh High Court (SHC) in a petition against fuel adjustment charges by K-Electric. “Legal requirements for imposing fuel adjustment charges (FAC) have not been fulfilled,” petitioner argued....

CM directs Irrigation dept to clear Roshanabad Bridge for smooth traffic flow

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister  Murad Ali Shah presiding over a meeting on disposal of flood- rainwater from cities, towns and agricultural lands directed Irrigation department to ensure draining out rainwater by end of October. Displaced people...

Fire station attack: KMC official ‘denied’ first aid by police

KARACHI: In yet another act of negligence, Karachi police preferred to record statement of an injured Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s (KMC) fire brigade department official instead of shifting him to hospital, following an armed attack. Two...

CTD foils major terror attack ahead of 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal, 2 militants killed in Gulshan-e-Maymar

Karachi: Sindh Police's Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) revealed that two militants killed in an encounter in outskirts of city a day ago were affiliated with outlawed militant Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K) group and had planned a suicide attack t...

PAF continues relief, rehabilitation operations in flood-hit areas

KARACHI: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is making all-out efforts in ongoing relief and rehabilitation operations in flood-affected areas. According to PAF spokesperson, PAF is assisting state institutions for provisioning of medical support and rehabilita...

MD KWSB review sanitation, security arrangements

Karachi: CEO Water Board Engineer Syed Salahuddin Ahmed visited the main head office of Water Board, Karsaz. Review of sanitation and security arrangements Orders are issued to the concerned officers to make complete arrangements for cleanliness and...

Two thieves caught red handed in Orangi Town

KARACHI: Two thieves were caught red-handed. As per police, residents caught two thieves in Orangi Town’s Gulshan-e-Zia. Thieves were handed over to police after residents subjected them to severe torture. They were identified as Samiullah and...

PIA sublets Heathrow Airport spots to Turkish, Kuwait airlines

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has given its seven spots at London’s Heathrow Airport to Turkish and Kuwait Airlines. Six slots were given to a Turkish airline while one was allotted to A Kuwait-based airline, PIA sources told...

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Govt offering ‘bribes of up to Rs1bn’ for amendment support: Omar Ayub

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Omar Ayub has claimed that government is offering up to Rs 1 billion to individuals in an alleged attempt to secure support for constitutional amendment bill. Speaking to media, Omar alleged that senators ar...

KP govt approves universal life insurance among seven key projects

Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved seven major flagship projects, including life insurance for entire population of province. Meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur attended by Finance Advisor Muzammil Aslam and admini...

Constitutional courts ‘dropped’ from proposed amendments

ISLAMABAD: In a significant development regarding judicial reforms in Pakistan, constitutional courts have been excluded from the proposed 26th constitutional amendment. Sources indicate that the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and the Pakistan M...

Urdu University campuses shut down amid staff protests

KARACHI: Teachers at both campuses of Federal Urdu University have boycotted classes, while non-teaching staff also snubbed office work in protest against reversal of salary increase implemented by federal government and suspension of upcoming salary...
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