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Residents face difficulties in obtaining jobs, admissions and government services due to obsolete CNICs and domiciles KARACHI: Several years after the creation of new districts in Karachi, thousands of residents are still struggling to update the district details on their official documents, creating difficulties in securing jobs, obtaining admissions to educational institutions and completing other … Read more
Rizwan Ali Jaffri, Saima Hussyn, Mahnoor Sheikh and Noor Xarmina share how unlikely beginnings led them to acting For some, acting is a childhood ambition. For others, it begins with an unexpected audition, a friend’s suggestion or even a chance conversation on a film set. For Rizwan Ali Jaffri, Saima Hussyn, Mahnoor Sheikh and Noor … Read more
A group of former international cricket captains has written to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for a second time this year, urging authorities to ensure that former Pakistan captain and prime minister Imran Khan receives the medical assessment and treatment ordered by the country’s apex court. The appeal, initiated by former Australia captain Greg Chappell, … Read more
Police say he was travelling home to Dogg from Rustom Bazaar in Wana when armed men opened fire on his vehicle Pictured above is slain Taliban commander Mullah Nazir’s associate Khalid who was killed by armed men in South Waziristan. PHOTO: EXPRESS MIRANSHAH: A former associate of slain Taliban commander Mullah Nazir was killed, and … Read more
[Federal safety regulators said the maker of Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief voluntarily recalled the drops because of a “lack of assurance of sterility.”
A migrant boat with 15 mostly young people sank off Tunisia; only one person had been rescued so far Among those on board were seven members of the same family. FILE PHOTO: ANADOLU Tunisian coast guard forces recovered the bodies of eight Tunisian migrants whose boat sank at the weekend en route to Italy, while … Read more
In the year before the actress’s death, she struggled to walk at times and worked to disentangle herself from an ex-boyfriend who had abused her.
Commission will conduct an impartial, transparent inquiry and examine any shortcomings in the investigation Mir Raza Ali, owner of the popular dessert shop Wafflix, whose body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar after he was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS. — SCREENGRAB/ Youtube KARACHI: The Sindh government has once again decided to request the chief justice of the … Read more
Israeli media said several kites from Gaza landed near nearby settlements, but carried no explosives. Katz said in a statement cited by Israel Hayom newspaper that he had instructed the Israeli army to “act forcefully” against the launch of balloons, kites and drones from Gaza. PHOTO: ANADOLU Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened on Sunday … Read more
New platform brings together musicians, filmmakers and visual artists to explore independent sounds, ideas and stories Coke Studio Pakistan has announced the launch of Nu.WAV, a new music platform designed to give artists, producers and storytellers greater creative freedom while building communities around their work. The platform was unveiled on Coke Studio Pakistan’s Instagram, with … Read more