Pakistan

Sadia Rashid highlights significance of compassion, understanding struggles of dear ones’

KARACHI: Team Karachi Welfare Society, with the support of Hamdard Pakistan, provided dowry items for the marriages of 100 girls from low-income families. A special event was recently held in a local hall in Karachi, where Sadia Rashid, President of...

Nation Award for Best Female Singer in the name of Ayat Sheikh

Ayat Sheikh, the rising princess of the music world, is making her mark with lightning speed in a short span of time. Ayat Sheikh was honored with the Icon of the Nation award for the best female singer at a hotel in Karachi. Singer received this awa...

Sindh CM announces declaring Karachi 'sister city of New York'

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has announced that the Sindh Assembly will pass a resolution to declare Karachi as the sister city of New York. This decision was made during a meeting with Deputy Speaker of the New York State Assem...

PM Shahbaz calls for boosting trade, connectivity between both countries

DUSHANBE: In a major development, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that Pakistan and Tajikistan have exempted official passports from visa requirements. The premier arrived in Dushanbe yesterday on a two-day official visit. President of Ta...

Muharram: Sindh Ministers direct power supply companies to avoid load-shedding

KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah and Minister Local Government Saeed Ghani have assured the scholars that during the initial days of Muharram from 1st to 12th, K-Electric will provide continuous power supply at the places where...

Zenovia 'over the moon' after clinching Miss Arab America 2024

Iraqi American Zenovia Jafar was over the moon for having made it as she was crowned winner of the Miss Arab USA 2024 pageant in Arizona. In an interview she said that my experience with Miss Arab USA is one of the best experiences of my life. When I...

PPP leaders lambaste MQM-P over baseless allegations against Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

KARACHI: Senior Minister of Sindh, Sharjeel Inam Memon, has called the accusations against Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui shameful and has bluntly demanded an apology from MQM as well as the res...

MQM-P Chairman vows for ‘justice, equal rights’ for all races

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui asserted that granting of equal rights sans discrimination to all the races dwelling in Pakistan is the need of the hour. Addressing a presser, he claimed that they had...

'Sindh CM orders stringent security measures'

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presiding over a joint meeting with administration and religious scholars finalised arrangements for majalis and processions of Muharram ul Haram.  There would be no load shedding from Muharram 1...

Ban Indian content, until Pakistani films open for screening

Actor Nabeel said that cinema owners want to show Indian films for business, but I am against the screening of Indian content in our country. "I am not opposed to Indian films or dramas, but my belief is that when India does not like to buy our conte...

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Naqvi vows to tackle extremism, arrest instigators

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has made it clear that extremism will not be tolerated in Pakistan, and anyone found inciting unrest will be swiftly arrested. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Naqvi stressed the government’s commit...

FinMin claims opposition protests costing Pakistan Rs190bln daily

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has revealed the immense economic cost of opposition-led protests in Pakistan, claiming that the ongoing political unrest is causing daily losses of over Rs 190 billion. Addressing the media during a pre...

Ahsan Iqbal stresses IK’s release can only happen through legal process

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, has emphasized that Imran Khan’s release can only occur through legal procedures, asserting that the former prime minister must clear his name in court. Speaking at a p...

Shanaya wins Bronze at 30th Palmolive Sindh Women’s Swimming C’ship 2024

KARACHI: Seven-year-old Shanaya Vawda has won a bronze medal in the 8 and under breaststroke category at the 30th Palmolive Sindh Women’s Swimming Championship, held today at Karachi Club. Competing against a skilled field, Shanaya’s out...
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