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A firefighter dies in the line of duty while the death toll rises to six; President, PM call on Sindh CM and offer condolences Smoke billows from Karachi’s Gul Plaza following a massive fire. Photo: INP KARACHI: The fire that ravaged Karachi’s famous Gul Plaza bazaar on Saturday could not be brought under control until

KARACHI: An All Party Conference (APC) organized under the aegis of Tehreek Tahaffuz Aain Pakistan (TTAP) has called on the masses to observe a nationwide gridlock and shutdown strike on February 8 over allegations of fraud in the elections held two years ago. The APC, held at the Karachi Press Club, issued a joint statement

. Senior bureaucrat Muhammad Rashid Hanif has been appointed secretary of the information department of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government. Photo: file MUZAFFARABAD: Senior bureaucrat Muhammad Rashid Hanif has been appointed as secretary of the information department of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government, according to a notification issued by the Services

Trump will chair the BoP with extensive powers; member states must contribute $1 billion ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been invited to join the United States’ recently announced Gaza Peace Council (BoP), a powerful international body tasked with overseeing the post-war transition, reconstruction and security restructuring in Gaza, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday. Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Critics say opposition leader’s appointment could be timed to pre-empt February 8 PTI broadcast ISLAMABAD: After months of drifting, when the National Assembly finally regained a formal opposition voice last Friday with the appointment of Mahmood Khan Achakzai as opposition leader, the move ended a deadlock that had paralyzed the lower house for more than

RAWALPINDI: The immigration and anti-human trafficking cells of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed on Sunday to have arrested four suspects in two separate operations for attempting to travel abroad through illegal means, including the use of fake documents, fake residence cards and other migrant smuggling channels. Investigations were opened against the four individuals. Officials