Day: July 30, 2021

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed on Thursday said that after adding of 25 more beds and monitors in the emergency ward of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH), the number of beds in the wards has increased to 82. “The cooperation of the doctors and paramedical staff in making the COVID-19 ward active is commendable, ” the […]

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Thursday forecast cloudy and windy weather with chances of drizzle or light rain in the metropolis over the next 24 hours. The minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to remain from 27 to 29 and 30 to 32 degree centigrade, respectively with 75 to 85 percent humidity, in […]

KARACHI: Owing to dangerous spike in the fourth wave of Coronavirus, and on-going monsoon season Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah Thursday urged Ulema (Religious Scholars) of different school of thoughts to promote and strengthen inter-faith harmony and observe ‘Ashura’ in accordance with strict code of conduct issued by the government. This he said […]

KARACHI: Pakistan’s import of mobile phones has crossed $ 2 billion mark in fiscal year 2020-21 while cumulative volume of telecom imports to Pakistan surged to US$ 2.593 billion depicting an increase of 39.33 percent over the previous fiscal year. According to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the total value of telecommunication imports […]

KARACHI: Federal Investigation Agency Thursday arrested a major sugar market broker involved in artificial hike in sugar prices. The Anti-Corruption Circle of premier investigation body apprehended Haji Zameer Ahmed, proprietor of Master Corporation, according to spokesperson for the Agency. The accused was allegedly an active member of the WhatsApp group “Sugar Merchant”. He along with […]

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Industries & Commerce and Anti-Corruption & Cooperative Department Jam Ikramullah Dharejo on Thursday called upon the officers of anti-corruption department to learn judicial laws so as to eradicate corruption and white-collar crimes from the province. He expressed these views while addressing to an inaugural ceremony of a two-day training programme organized […]

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday directed the police and other law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to beef up security and enhance the coordinated intelligence work in the wake of expected spillover effects of the ‘civil war’ in Afghanistan. Advancement of the Taliban in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of United States troops […]

KARACHI: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Thursday registered a case against the companies involved in issuing fake sales tax invoices and other tax related frauds and arrested three involved accused. The FIA’s Corporate Crime Circle Karachi registered the case under the directives of Public Accounts Committee, according to spokesman for the Agency. Such companies caused loss […]