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KARACHI: Legendary comedian Umer Sharif has passed away in Germany at the age of 66 years, after a prolonged illness. Umer Sharif was being shifted to the United States through an air ambulance along with his wife Zareen Ghazal. The air ambulance had to land in Germany after the health of the legendary comedian deteriorated....

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is resuming flight operations to the United Kingdom after Pakistan was taken off its red list yesterday. According to the details, the national air carrier will start chartered flights to Manchester and London from Islamabad through a chartered company. Prior to this development, the Secretary of British Transport Grant Shapps had...

“Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim.” – Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) Islam lays a great emphasis on seeking knowledge. The first revelation of the Holy Quran begins with the word “Read”. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ set free the prisoners of the Battle of Badr on the condition that they were to teach...

The government of Sindh intends to enhance local taxes collection through electricity bills in Karachi. The government on Thursday wrote a letter to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) seeking permission in this regard. The Sindh Energy Department’s letter requested the power regulatory body to allow the K-Electric to collect municipal taxes from residents...

Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) has launched a mobile application to facilitate citizens to find out locations of their nearest Panahgahs (shelter homes) established under the Ehsaas Program of the federal government. Named ‘Panahgah,’ the application is designed, developed, and managed by the National Information Technology Board (NITB), commissioned by the Ministry of Information technology and Telecom...

The federal government has informed the Supreme Court that the nuclear scientist, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, is out of danger and his health is improving. In a report submitted to the top court on Wednesday, the government said that Dr. AQ Khan is no longer on a ventilator and that he is receiving treatment against...

The Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mahmood, on Tuesday, announced that all educational institutions across the country will reopen from Thursday, 16 September. Taking to Twitter, the education minister said: “I am happy to report that all educational institutions will open from 16 September.”

The Sindh Education and Literacy Department (SELD) is buying dual desks for public schools at a 320% higher rate, causing a loss of billions of rupees to the exchequer, Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) revealed on Monday. In a letter to Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, the TIP maintained that he SELD on June...

Galiyat Development Authority organized a vintage car show in Nathia Gali in Murree on Monday. Car enthusiasts from Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad, and other cities attended the event and brought their classic vehicles as a rally. Their vehicles included different models of Mercedes, Ferraris, BMWs, Harley Davidsons. A large number of foreigners also attended the...