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KARACHI: Unknown armed men ‘targeted’ and shot dead a man in Karachi’s Baldia Town, quoting police. As per details, a man identified as Rafiullah, 37, was chased by unknown gunmen and was shot dead near Eidgah Morr in Baldia’s Ittehad Town. Eyewitnesses told police that the deceased was holding a …

KARACHI: Pakistan captain Babar Azam has decided to bat first in the opening Test against New Zealand at Karachi Bank Cricket Area after winning the toss.  Pakistan has made three changes in the playing eleven. Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq and Mir Hamza have made comeback to the team. Sarfaraz …

 The celebrations for Christmas, a major festival of Christians, have begun here with fanfare and festivity. The first major event of the Christmas was organised by the Archdiocese of Karachi here late Thursday night on the green belt near Christian Cemetery- publicly known as Gora Qabristan, at Shara-e-Faisal, where the …

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Faisal Karim Kundi Friday announced that a dynamic registry will be starting next month for further inclusion of deserving people under Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). Speaking during an informal interaction with the journalists at BISP headquarters, Faisal …

      Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif  said Pakistan had immense talent and skill pertaining to information technology and called the need for increasing the export of IT-related products on a priority basis. Chairing a meeting to promote the exports of IT products, the prime minister called for devising a …

        One police official embraced martyrdom, and eight others, including four civilians, received injuries after a suicide bomber reportedly blew himself up in the I-10/4 Sector on Friday. The bomb disposal squad and other rescue teams rushed to the spot, cordoned off the area and initiated a …

 The funeral prayer of Subedar Major Khurshid Akram was offered at his native village Jabbi Bakka, Kot Najibullah, in Haripur. He was martyred by terrorists  after he was made hostage in a compound in Bannu cantonment. Earlier, guard of honour was presented to the Shaheed by the army personnel.

 President Dr Arif Alvi  called for enhancing engagement with the people of Balochistan at the grassroots level and prioritise investment in human resource development for prosperity of the people. The president, talking to the cadets of the Cadet College, Kohlu, Balochistan, who came to Aiwan-e-Sadr, on an educational visit, called …

      Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif assured that the government of Pakistan would protect rights of people from all religious minorities including Christians, Sikhs, Hindus and Parsis and would ensure a secure environment for them. Speaking at a ceremorny organized here to celebrate Christmas, he said, “We want that …

The United Nations and several countries on Wednesday condemned the Taliban’s decision to close universities to women and called for the de facto authorities to “immediately revoke the decision”. In a statement, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also urged the de facto authorities to “reopen girls’ schools beyond …