Saying fire may have started due to short circuit, president, prime minister and ministers send condolence messages Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah visits the site of the devastating fire at Gul Plaza, Karachi. Photo: Sindh CM House Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah visited the site of the devastating fire at Gul […]
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Trade representatives demanded a rehabilitation package of Rs 5 billion for the Gul Plaza victims Firefighters use a snorkel to put out the flames after a fire broke out at the Gul Plaza market in Karachi. Photo: X In the wake of the devastating fire at Gul Plaza, political parties and business groups have demanded
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Rajanpur Police conducted a targeted operation in Katcha Umrani, Sukhani and Katcha Karachi using drones Members of the Umrani gang, who surrendered to the police after a large-scale operation against criminal elements in the katcha areas of Rajanpur. SCREEN GRAB At least 11 much-wanted and dangerous members of the Umrani gang surrendered to the police
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Police launched an operation following reports of terrorists in Kalachi coming under fire as suspects opened fire first One terrorist was killed and two others were injured when the police and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) conducted an intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, sources said on Sunday. According to sources, the operation was launched
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The invitation comes as the White House formally unveiled the structure and membership of the BoP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been invited to join a newly announced US-led Gaza Board of Peace (BoP), a high-level international body tasked with overseeing Gaza’s reconstruction, transitional government and the disarmament of Hamas, the State Department said on Sunday. In
The Ruet-e-Hilal Research Council cites the moon’s age and visibility limits; Ramazan probably from February 19 LAHORE: Ruet-e-Hilal Research Council has said that the Shaban crescent will not be sighted in Pakistan on the evening of January 19, which means that the Islamic month of Shaban-ul-Muazzam 1447 AH will begin from January 21. Council Secretary
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Defaults, ignored court orders and claims by the land mafia raise alarm over the cooperative system KARACHI: Serious irregularities have allegedly come to light at the auction of commercial land in a cooperative housing society, raising concerns about financial corruption, administrative negligence and patronage of a land mafia that residents say has jeopardized both the
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Urges federal and provincial governments to urgently rebuild homes and support residents displaced by unrest PESHAWAR: Community and religious leaders from Central Kurram have called for the full deployment of army, border corps and police forces across the region to ensure peace and prevent it from being used for cross-border unrest instigated by neighboring Afghanistan.
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ISLAMABAD: Concerned citizens and experts speaking at a webinar raised concerns over the growing environmental crisis in Islamabad, caused by rapid, unplanned and largely irreversible urban development by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and various housing societies in violation of zoning rules and regulations. Speakers emphasized that the city’s green spaces were steadily being replaced
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Imported Chinese panels are becoming more expensive due to rising global commodity prices, higher demand Men load solar panels onto a rickshaw at a market in Karachi. Source: Reuters KARACHI: There has been a sharp upward trend in the prices of solar panels across the country since the beginning of this year. In local markets,
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