University of Karachi. Photo: File KARACHI: The proposal to separate the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) from the University of Karachi has been put on hold after the Sindh Chief Minister ordered postponement of a key meeting of the Charter Inspection and Evaluation Committee (CIEC), officials said on Thursday. The CIEC meeting, […]
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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah addresses a press conference on Wednesday. Photo: NNI KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Thursday reviewed the progress made in major water supply projects in the metropolis, directing officials to speed up works and ensure timely release of funds to tackle the worsening water crisis. The
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Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses a press conference in Karachi on November 7, 2025. LAHORE: As the PPP chairman concluded his four-day stay in the provincial capital, during which he congratulated the Punjab Chief Minister, Maryam Nawaz reciprocated by extending a warm welcome to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, conveying her sincere wishes and
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ISLAMABAD: Auditors told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday that power distribution companies had generated over Rs 8 billion in revenue through overcharging. The apex parliamentary committee met under the acting chairmanship of Shahida Akhtar Ali to review audit objections relating to the Electricity Division for the financial year 2022-23. Audit officials told the
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Afridi calls for concrete measures for financial self-sufficiency of UoP and better facilities for students Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi. Photo: File PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi paid an unannounced and informal visit to the Department of Economics, University of Peshawar, directly engaging with students and discussing the overall academic environment and
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KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi. Photo: File PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said anyone else involved alongside Faiz Hameed will also be punished. Addressing the media at a summit on climate change and disaster risk reduction organized by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Red Crescent Society at the Governor’s House, he said, “Punishment has already been meted
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A sight of a huge traffic jam clogs Islamabad’s highway, with seemingly endless lines of cars, buses and motorbikes stretching as far as the eye can see. PHOTO: APPLICATION RAWALPINDI: The All Pakistan Transport Federation, Inter-District Transport Union, Inter-District Transport Union, Goods Transport Union and Pick-up and Drop Unions of Students and Government Employees have
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ISLAMABAD: Leaders of the ruling alliance on Thursday termed the conviction of former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed as a watershed moment, seeing the 14-year rigorous imprisonment sentence handed down by a Field General Court Martial (FGCM) as both a countdown to the past and the emergence of an order of
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Bangladesh has expressed its willingness to consider, under appropriate strategic conditions, joining a regional grouping with Pakistan that would exclude India in a formulation that Dhaka believes is not feasible for several other South Asian countries. State-run newspaper Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported that foreign advisor Md Touhid Hossain, while speaking about the changing regional dynamics,
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. ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs met on Thursday and reviewed the delays and financial discrepancies in Multan-related development projects, including the use of an Italian grant worth Rs 850 million. The meeting was chaired by Senator Saifullah Abro. From the outset, Senator Abro expressed his dissatisfaction with the absence of the
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