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KDA gives Shahzad Behari an additional charge to 'save' Surjani Town

Karachi: Violation of Supreme Court and Sindh High Court orders has been witnessed in Karachi Development Authority (KDA). In a fresh order issued by KDA Secretary Shams-ul-Haq Siddiqui with approval of Director General Muhammad Ali Shah found a shee...

Karachiites protest against inflated bills, load shedding

KARACHI: Residents of different localities staged protests against Karachi-Electric over unannounced load shedding and inflated electricity bills. According to reports protests were held at Model Colony, Landhi and Korangi. Scores of people including...

SHC recommends separate rainwater, sewerage drains

KARACHI: On NED University report Sindh High Court (SHC) has recommended separate drains for rainwater and sewerage in Karachi. University submitted its report in case pertaining to urban flooding. Court directed parties in case to review report sub...

PTI moves SHC against delay in LG elections

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has filed petition in Sindh High Court (SHC) against delay in Local Government elections in Karachi scheduled for August 28. Petition was filed by PTI MPAs Khurram Sher Zaman and Raja Azhar who also made Chief...

Murtaza Wahab says opportunities to develop tourism need of the hour

Karachi: Sindh adviser and administrator Murtaza Wahab said that there are good tourist destinations in Pakistan and Iran where tourists from both countries can visit and further promote fraternal relations between two countries. This he said on beh...

Sindh CM forms committees on district-level

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah decided to constitute district-level committees comprising deputy commissioners concerned, representatives from Corps-V, Engineering Corps, local government, PDMA and local communities to conduct a survey...

MQM-P appeals to COAS Bajwa to help flood-hit people

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has appealed to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa to help flood-stricken people in interior Sindh. MQM-P Rabita Committee has urged COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa to issue immediate orders...

Sindh Cabinet to donate one month’s salary for flood-affectees: Sharjeel

KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister and CM’s Focal Person for Rain Emergency Sharjeel Memon said yesterday government decided that all Cabinet members and members of provincial assembly of Pakistan Peoples’ Party would donate one month&rs...

JI to move to court against Karachi LG polls postponement

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) announced to take to court against postponement of Local Body (LB) polls in metropolitan and Hyderabad by ECP yesterday. According to details, JI Karachi Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that ECP made a ‘shameful&rs...

District Central’s massive anti-encroachment drive ramshackles illegal structures

KARACHI: On directive of Deputy Commissioner and Administrator District Central Taha Saleem and under supervision of Assistant Commissioner North Nazimabad Tahir Ali Cheema a grand operation is being conducted against encroachment at Landhi Courtal C...

NC Big Stories

IMF delegation to arrive on March 3 for economic review

ISLAMABAD: A nine-member delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Nathan Porter, is set to arrive in Islamabad on March 3 for a crucial economic review. According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, the review process will conti...

FinMin chairs high-level meeting on digital assets

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, chaired a high-level meeting on digital assets, emphasizing the need for a robust regulatory framework to integrate cryptocurrency and blockchain technology into Pak...

Pathetic state of affairs

In several previous write-ups, I have mentioned from many angles that sports are dying out in our society or the quality of sports is declining. There was a time when we ruled hockey, there was a time when we ruled squash, our great athlete brothers...

Afghan skipper hails Younis Khan 'legend', vows to learn from him

LAHORE: Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi hailed on Tuesday former Pakistan cricketer Younis Khan as "legend", vowing to learn from the latter. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Shahidi said: "Everybody listens to Younis Khan, whenever...
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