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By our correspondent KARACHI: A four-and-a-half-year project worth A$3.2 million was launched in Karachi on Wednesday to help farming communities in Sindh adapt their livelihoods to growing climate challenges, including floods, rising temperatures and increasing soil salinity. The Climate Adaptive Livelihoods in Sindh (CALS) project is funded by the Australian government through the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) organised a stakeholder inception workshop to mark its launch. The project will work with farming communities in Sanghar and Sujawal districts, where changing weather patterns, heavier monsoon rains, rising temperatures and spreading salinity…
By our correspondent KARACHI: The HUM Masala Family Festival 2026 concluded on Sunday evening, November 8, with a spectacular music concert at the Karachi Expo Centre. The two-day event, organised by HUM Network, attracted large crowds of families, young people and children. The festival received an enthusiastic response on both days, with visitors continuing to arrive until the closing hours. Food, shopping, live cooking demonstrations, fashion, games and entertainment remained the main attractions throughout the event. Hall No 2 remained the centre of activity, with the HUM Masala central stall hosting live cooking sessions, games and prize competitions. Participants also…
By our correspondent KARACHI: Police have registered a murder case against an unidentified suspect following the killing of Dr Agha Muhammad Kashifuddin at his clinic in Gulshan-e-Maymar, with an alleged dispute over medical treatment emerging as a possible motive. The case, registered on the complaint of the victim’s wife, Sundas Ahsan, at the Gulshan-e-Maymar police station, was filed under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code as FIR No 536/2026. In her statement, the complainant said her husband had been running Agha Medical Centre in Sector 2-X of Gulshan-e-Maymar for the past 20 years. She said an unidentified man entered…
By our correspondent KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers arrested six suspects, including the alleged leader of a criminal gang, during an operation against robbery and street crime in Orangi Town. According to a Rangers spokesperson, the operation was carried out on the basis of intelligence information in Khairabad, Altaf Nagar. The suspects were taken into custody during the raid. Rangers said the arrested men included the alleged head of a gang suspected of involvement in street crime and robberies in the area. Security personnel recovered four illegal pistols, ammunition, three mobile phones and cash from the suspects. The spokesperson said the arrested…
The govt has prioritized making cars with engine capacities below 1,300cc more affordable, following special attention from PM Shehbaz Sharif to reducing prices for ordinary buyers By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced a new automobile policy aimed at making locally manufactured vehicles more affordable, promoting electric mobility and expanding Pakistan’s automobile exports over the next five years. The main features of the policy were outlined by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan at a news conference in Islamabad. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar was also present. Haroon Akhtar said the policy rested…
The prime minister urged the technology board to modernize public services, making them simpler, faster and more accessible for citizens By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reviewed reforms in the National Information Technology Board and progress on the long-delayed Islamabad Technology Park, calling for faster action to modernize government services. The prime minister directed the National Information Technology Board to focus on providing citizens with easier, more effective and modern digital services. He said government institutions needed to work in an integrated manner so that people could access public services without unnecessary delays or complications.…
The JI leader said branding political opponents as traitors had persisted from the country’s first martial law to the present, deepening political divisions and fueling disputes By our correspondent KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has rejected attempts to question his party’s patriotism and called for an end to the practice of branding political opponents as traitors. Addressing a protest in Lahore against the petroleum levy, Hafiz Naeem said no political party had the right to issue certificates of patriotism or treason to its opponents. “Let no one teach us patriotism. Stop handing out certificates of treason,” he said. The…
By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: nPrime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with the Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Program, Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan, to review ongoing initiatives being carried out under the government’s youth-focused program. The meeting took place as the government continued to assess projects aimed at creating greater opportunities for young people in education, skills development, employment and entrepreneurship. The discussions focused on the progress of the projects being implemented under the Prime Minister’s Youth Program and the steps needed to ensure their effective delivery. Rana Mashhood briefed the prime minister on the ongoing work under…
By our correspondent KARACHI: Sindh Governor Muhammad Nehal Hashmi urged young people to develop skills in artificial intelligence and information technology, saying their ability to use modern technology would be important to Pakistan’s future. The governor made the remarks during a visit to the historic NJV School in Karachi on Monday, where he spoke about the need to provide young people with greater access to education, technology and employment opportunities. Hashmi said Pakistan’s future was closely linked to an educated and skilled generation capable of working with emerging technologies. He encouraged students and young people to equip themselves with AI…
By our correspondent KARACHI: Senior associate professors of Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) raised objections to the reappointment of Dr Nighat Shah, alleging that directives from the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) had been overlooked and that the decision could affect the promotion prospects of eligible faculty members. The faculty members wrote letters to the Sindh chief minister, provincial health minister, health secretary and ombudsman, seeking intervention in the matter. According to the faculty, eligible candidates, including Dr Nasreen Fatima, Dr Shazia Naseeb and Maimoona Rehman, had been awaiting promotion and could be adversely affected by the decision. The…