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Pakistan Rangers to remain in Karachi for sake of peace

Karachi - Arab Today

Pakistan Rangers-Sindh will continue to serve Karachi so as to sustain peace and stability in the once most violence prone and disturbed city of the country, said Governor of Sindh, Muhammad Zubair here on Tuesday. Talking to a delegation of local traders association “All City Traders Unity,” led by Hammad Poonawala, he said social, political and economic activities have beenRead more

Pakistan grieves Benazir Bhutto, 10 years

Islamabad - Arab Today

Thousands of mourners visited the shrine of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto Wednesday as the country marked 10 years since her assassination, with her killers yet to face justice. An estimated 20,000 people gathered at the shrine in Garhi Khuda Baksh in the Bhutto family stronghold of Sindh province, television images showed. They came to pay their respects toRead more

President appreciates performance of all institutions in maintaning peace in Sindh

Karachi - Arab Today

President Mamnoon Hussain Tuesday said that all institutions including police had played vital role in establishing peace in Sindh and urged all segments of the society to play their role to maintain it. The President was talking to Inspector General of Police Sindh A.D. Khawaja, who called on him here at the State Guest House . The President said thatRead more

Kuwait CG calls on Sindh Governor

Karachi - Arab Today

Consul General of Kuwait Mohammed Abdullah Al-Khalidi called on Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair at Governor House here on Friday. According to a statement issued here, they discussed mutual trade between Pakistan-Kawait, opportunities of investments in Sindh, the pivotal role of Pakistan in war against terrorism and other issues of mutual interests. Governor Muhammad Zubair said that Pakistan and Kuwait haveRead more

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrives Karachi

Karachi - Arab Today

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Sunday arrived here. Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair and Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah received the prime minister upon his arrival, a PM Office Media Wing statement said. Source: APPRead more

Ready to work with Sindh govt on KCR, but sincerity needed: Saad

Lahore - Arab Today

Pakistan Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that no political pressure will be tolerated and decisions will not be allowed to bulldoze in hasten. He was addressing a meeting between the PR administration and a delegation of the Sindh government on Karachi Circular Railways (KCR), held at the Railways Headquarters here on Saturday. “We are ready to lay downRead more

PM, Sindh CM discuss ongoing projects, political matters

Karachi - Arab Today

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah met here Monday and discussed progress of development projects in the province. The meeting, which was also attended by Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair, also discussed political matters. Source: APPRead more

New Pakistan law allows registration of Hindu marriages

Islamabad - Arab Today

Hindus living in predominantly Muslim Pakistan are to be permitted to register their marriages for the first time since partition from India in 1947. President Mamnoon Hussain of Pakistan has signed into law a bill which the government said will "safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Hindu families". The law will also allow Hindus to file for divorce andRead more

Security crackdown as Pakistan mourns Sufi shrine victims

Sehwan - AFP

Pakistan launched a nationwide security crackdown Friday, officials said, after a bomb ripped through a crowded Sufi shrine, killing at least 70 people including 20 children and wounding hundreds. The Islamic State group (IS) claimed the attack, which came after a series of bloody extremist assaults this week, in the town of Sehwan in Sindh province, some 200 kilometres (124Read more

Terrorist killed, 4 policemen injured in Pakistan's Karachi

Islamabad - Arab Today

A terrorist was killed and four policemen injured in an armed clash between the militants and cops in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Saturday, officials said. In-charge Counter Terrorism Department of police Mazhar Mashwani said that two militants were also injured in the clash that broke out when police raided a house in Nusrat Bhutto Colony of Karachi,Read more