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‘Sindh still in danger’, warns Climate minister amid more rains forecast
Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Monday warned about the worsening situation in Sindh, saying River Indus at Kotri Barrage is in a high flood with an in-flow of more than 600,000...
View Article‘Vigorous monsoon activity’ to hit country from tomorrow: PMD
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday predicted that a new spell of heavy rains will hit the country from August 14 (Sunday) under “vigorous monsoon activity” and warned of urban...
View ArticleSlain firemen honoured
Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Friday said that the damage to the roads and infrastructure of the city due to the rains was estimated to be Rs14 billion. These views were expressed by...
View ArticleWanted ‘cop killer’ arrested
Malir police on Sunday claimed to have arrested a suspected wanted for the murder of a policeman. Roshan Sulaiman was arrested in injured condition after police encounter, while his accomplice, Tawheed...
View ArticleMetamorphosis at the grassroots
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was formally endorsed by the Member States during the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in New York in September 2015. The agenda...
View ArticleInmates in overcrowded jails suffer 'torture' during power breakdown
While millions of people in Karachi, Hyderabad and other towns of Sindh were left exasperated due to the power breakdown on Thursday, the inmates in overcrowded jails were in agony, officials told The...
View ArticleFood science students cook up marvels
Students from different educational institutions of the metropolitan city claim to have developed 'novel foods' that may help prevent psychotic disorders and reduce dependence on antipsychotics. These...
View ArticleAll overhead cable network to be laid underground
The Internet service providers and cable operators have decided to join Sindh government's campaign to beauty the metropolitan city and finalised a project to lay all their scattered network of...
View ArticleUpcoming anti-polio campaign to cover 6.5m children
Sindh Minister for Health and Population Welfare, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho and Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput chaired the meeting on the upcoming anti-polio campaign. As many as 6.5 million children...
View ArticleRAW-trained former MQM-London activist arrested in Karachi
The Pakistan Rangers Sindh and Police, during a joint intelligence-based operation in Karachi's Liaquatabad Town on Thursday, arrested an Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)...
View ArticleECP decision against Imran triggers protest on Karachi roads
In a knee-jerk reaction over the news of the disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, his supporters came out on the roads and staged a protest in front of the Election...
View ArticleMalaria plagues Sindh yet another year
Two different mosquito-borne diseases have taken over Sindh and the lack of preparedness in dealing with both malaria and dengue, despite the red flags by health experts, has put a question mark on the...
View ArticleWith Zidane back on the sidelines, will Real Madrid make the most of the...
For much of the 2018-19 season, Real Madrid’s campaign has been driven by pessimism and trepidation. From mediocre performances on the field to a lack of purpose off it, the Los Blancos found...
View ArticleWhy is the US making a mountain out of the Masood Azhar molehill?
The United States has introduced a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution to blacklist Masood Azhar as an international terrorist. Azhar is the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (banned in Pakistan...
View ArticleKnock knock! Annabelle is coming home and things are about to get real scary
Following the Marvel path, The Conjuring universe has grown steadily over the last six years through both, the increasing returns that most films in the franchise have delivered and in stature through...
View ArticleIndia’s ‘Operation Isolation’ and the soft power of sports
“Our message is stronger than ever. Please stop the fighting. Please stop the killing. Please drop your guns.” Juan Antonio Samaranch, President International Olympic Committee speaking at the Winter...
View ArticleWhen khudkushi became her only freedom
The sky was a pool of black ink, dusted with stars at midnight. Arsh looked out from the window — she saw many little streets sprawled out below. She had only known these streets from inside the walls...
View ArticleIran and Iraq may not be tourist hot spots, but they offer a spiritual...
I was recently invited to a trip to Iran and Iraq by a group of close friends from Lahore, and as I had never been to these states before, I decided to take the opportunity to visit the shrines...
View ArticleRawalpindi: A chaotic labyrinth, caught between heritage and heresy
In the post-modern world, the topography of the city has undergone a drastic shift. Rapid urbanisation and growing job opportunities have resulted in many cities in the developing world being swamped...
View ArticleRaw and poignant, A Place for Us beautifully sheds light on familial love
It had been some time since I cried while reading a book. And A Place for Us changed that. Fatima Farheen Mirza’s dazzling debut novel tells the story of a South Asian Muslim family living in America....
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