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Karachi DHA barred from land reclamation


October 24, 2021

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has restrained the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) from reclaiming further land from the sea and granting such land to anyone as well as creating a third party interest till Nov 16. The SHC also directed the DHA and other official defendants to ensure that the land earlier sanctioned to them as public spaces was …

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‘Missing’ Balochistan MPAs declare support for angry group


October 24, 2021

QUETTA: With the return of four ‘missing’ MPAs from Islamabad to Quetta on Saturday and their announcement of support for angry lawmakers of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), success of the no-trust motion against Chief Minister Jam Kamal Alyani cannot be ruled out as Nawab Sanaullah Zehri has also joined hands with the disgruntled group. The four MPAs went missing on the …

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Interior ministry seeks police personnel from provinces as TLP marches on capital


October 24, 2021

So far, 2,500 personnel have reached capital, more expected, official says . 126 leaders and activists of banned outfit arrested in Rawalpindi . Number of roads in twin cities remain blocked ISLAMABAD: As the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) started its protest march from Lahore to the federal capital, the Ministry of Interior sought police personnel and anti-riot gear from Punjab, Khyber …

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Pakistan passes milestone of administering 100m vaccine doses


October 24, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday announced that over 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in less than nine months. Besides, 68m people have got at least one dose of vaccine out of whom 38m have been fully vaccinated. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said in a video statement that with the passage …

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Dr Anita Zaidi elected to US National Academy of Medicine


October 24, 2021

KARACHI: Dr Anita K.M. Zaidi — president, gender equality division, and director of vaccine development, surveillance and enteric and diarrheal diseases programmes at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — has been elected to the US National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Membership in the NAM is considered one of the highest honours in the fields of health and medicine and …

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Weather warning as Karachi air pollution goes dangerously up


October 24, 2021

KARACHI: The city witnessed ‘very unhealthy’ levels of pollution in the air on Saturday, which the meteorological department said could continue for another day or two pushing health experts to warn that such weather conditions could lead to several infections and people should avoid exposing themselves to such an atmosphere to avoid ‘lasting effects’. The US Consulate Karachi’s Air Quality …

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Three NICVD employees sacked for taking bribes from patients


October 24, 2021

KARACHI: The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) has terminated the services of its three employees on charges of corruption claiming that the action has been taken after a thorough inquiry that proved bribery and misappropriation by the three members of the outpatient department (OPD) visited by some half a million patients every year. An official said that the NICVD …

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Esra Bilgic ties the knot in latest trailer of ‘Kanunsuz Topraklar’


October 24, 2021

Leading Turkish actress Esra Bilgic, who is best known as Halime Sultan, tied the knot in the latest trailer of her new drama serial Kanunsuz Topraklar. Esra aka Halime Sultan turned to Instagram and shared the new trailer of the upcoming episode of the Kanunsuz Topraklar, premiered on September 29. In the trailer, Esra and her co-star Ugur Gunes can be seen …

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CHAMPIONS! Houston Astros head to World Series after win over Boston


October 24, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Astros are on their way to the World Series. They clinched their third American League pennant in five years Friday night with a Game 6 win over the Boston Red Sox. BLOCK PARTY!! Downtown Houston is buzzing with fans excited to celebrate Astros win over Boston Friday night. The Astros outlasted the Red Sox …

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Dwayne Johnson gushes over love for Nashville amid Mana Mobile tour


October 24, 2021

Dwayne Johnson recently turned to social media to shower Nashville in praise and adoration, all in celebration of the continuation of his Mana Mobile tour. The actor shed light on his love for the capital of country music, Nashville in a social media tribute post that featured the success and adoration his Mana Mobile has been receiving during its round …

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