Railways retrieves its residential quarters in Kotri

KARACHI: In another anti-encroachment and land retrieval operation, Pakistan Railways (PR) Karachi Division retrieved 18 residential quarters from its colony in Kotri. The quarters were of class IV category and were occupied illegally, said a news release on Wednesday. Besides retrieving the said quarters, encroachments on 3, 300 square feet area in the colony were […]

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Sindh govt provides conducive environment to minorities: Hari Ram Kishori Lal

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Food and Minority Affairs Hari Ram Kishori Lal on Wednesday said that the Sindh government was taking all possible steps to ensure welfare of the minority community and providing conducive environment to them for their religious rituals. He said this while talking to a two-member delegation of Don Bosco Orphanage Welfare […]

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Zubaida Jalal visits int’l defence expo in Minsk

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Defence Production, Zubaida Jalal on Wednesday visited four-day international defence technology exhibition, MILEX-2021, in Minsk. The international defence technology expo will continue till June 26, said a press release issued from Pakistan Embassy in Minsk. Pakistan’s Ambassador to Belarus Sajjad Haider Khan accompanied the Defence Minister. Pakistan’s Minister for Defence […]

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PCG arrests 95, recovers drugs, liquor, others

KARACHI: Pakistan Coast Guards Wednesday claimed arresting 95 accused including illegal immigrants and smugglers and recovered huge quantity of drugs, liquor and betel nuts in last week. According to a news release, PCG officials during checking at Karachi Super Highway and Windar City seized 41910 kgs of betel nuts and 90 packets of Indian Gutka […]

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Partly cloudy weather with chances of drizzle likely in Karachi on Thursday

KARACHI: The Meteorological department on Wednesday forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of drizzle at night or early morning in the metropolis over the next 24 hours. The minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to remain from 29 to 31 and 34 to 36 degree centigrade, respectively with 65 to 75 percent humidity, in Karachi […]

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Reference against Dar adjourned till June 30

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Wednesday granted time to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to submit evidence report in reference against former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar pertaining to assets beyond known sources of income. AC-I Judge Muhammad Bashir heard the graft reference filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The court adjourned hearing on the case […]

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Faisal assures timely availability of COVID-19 vaccine

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Faisal Sultan on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to ensure availability of COVID-19 vaccine to extend vaccine coverage to the whole population. He was addressing the participants of an international level consultative meeting on COVID-19 Vaccine: Strategies and Policies for extending […]

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