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Islamabad Capital territory police have accelerated its efforts against criminal elements and arrested 22 outlaws involved in murder, snatching and other crimes, a police public relations officer said. He said that, Bhara Kahu police team has arrested two accused namely Abdullah and Raamish involved in a murder case no 589/22 under sections…

Islamabad police have merged all police emergency services at Safe City and introduced new helpline with the name of “Pukaar-15” for prompt action in case of any mishap and provision of police report to the complainant on the spot. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan has said that the vision of the Prime Minister of…

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| Removal, cleaning work will continue for five days from the day of Eid   KARACHI    -  Administrator Karachi, Sindh government’s spokesman and CM Advisor on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab said on Monday that 88 collection points have been set up in seven districts of Karachi to collect the remains of sacrificial animals on Eid-ul-Azha. “The…

KARACHI    -    A 10-member medical board report regarding the age of teenager girl Dua Zehra, who made a free will marriage with Zaheer Ahmed in Punjab, was submitted to a court in Karachi on Monday, showing her age between 15 and 16 years. According to the medical board report, the consensus opinion regarding the overall age of Dua is between…

KARACHI    -    Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon on Monday reviewed the contingency security plan for Eid-ul-Azha in a high level meeting.  The IGP ordered that overall security measures at venues of Eid prayers, mosques and Imam Bargahs should be made very solid and extraordinary, according to a spokesperson for IGP Sindh.…

KU suicide bombing case   KARACHI    -   A 13-member Chinese delegation, led by Deputy Director General (DIG) CTD of China Gao Fei, called on Sindh chief minister on Monday and discussed security of Chinese nationals working in the province of Sindh and progress in the investigation of suicide attack in Karachi University (KU). The meeting was…

KARACHI    -    Sindh People’s Intra-District Bus Service to add new routes for Clifton, Defence and Gulshan-e-Hadid areas of the metropolis in its operational plan to facilitate commuters of those localities.  The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Sindh Minister for Transport Sharjeel Inam Memon here on Monday on the basis of public…

Reviewed by: Mazhar Farid Chishti In a path breaking work combining social history, religious studies, and anthropology, Waleed Ziad examines the development across Asia of Muslim revivalist networks from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. At the centre of the story are the Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi Sufis, who inspired…

| Hopes players will perform well against Sri Lanka; believes spinners will play key role but backs pacers too   LAHORE    -   Pakistan cricket team’s all-format captain Babar Azam has said that he is keen to gain top position in Test format as well. While interacting with sports journalists during a press conference held here at the Gaddafi…