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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday said that the nation has given the mandate to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the present government will resolve all public issues with the assistance of its coalition partners, ARY News reported. Firdous Ashiq Awan, while slamming opposition’s allegations in her Twitter messages, said those became failed in political grounds were now finding a backdoor and trying to make conspiracies against the government. She asked Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to focus on resolution of real issues in Karachi including corruption, commission and theft instead of wasting time on trying to break coalition partnership of the government. The real issue is the seizure of Karachi by a corrupt gang for a decade which restricted development of the metropolis, she added. عوام نے پاکستان تحریک انصاف کو مینڈیٹ دیا ہے۔اتحادیوں کے ساتھ مل کر عوامی مسائل حل کریں گے۔عوام اور سیاس...

KARACHI: The Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) Pakistan has held Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) responsible for building collapse in Karachi’s Ranchore Line on Monday, ARY News reported on Tuesday. The spokesperson of ABAD in a statement alleged that SBCA is patronizing illegal construction in Karachi, which can result in massive loss. ABAD had been raising voice against illegal construction in Karachi for long but the illegal construction was being carried out in various areas of Karachi under the very nose of SBCA, the statement reads. He said that ABAD through separate letters sent to the Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Secretary Sindh Mumtaz Ali Shah, Sindh Minister for Local Government Nasir Hussain Shah, Advisor to Chief Minister on Law Murtaza Wahab expressed fear of any mishap due to illegal construction in Karachi. Yesterday, a six-floor dilapidated building collapsed in Soomra Gali, Ranchore Line, Karachi. Read more:  SBCA to de...

Newly-weds Iqra Aziz and Yasir Hussain’s star-studded valima reception was held on Monday in Karachi. The couple stunned in gorgeous ivory white ensembles. Before heading to the venue, the bride and groom went for a photoshoot. The pictures were shared on social media . Earlier, the 35-year-old actor turned to Instagram to offer a piece of advice and some wedding tips for everyone. He wants people to not spend a fortune on their wedding. “I wanted my wedding ceremony to be held at my house but due to insufficient space, we had to shift it to another location,” reads the caption. He said that the couple did not spend a lot of money on the pre-wedding gifts. Hussain revealed that he has refused to accept dowry. “We did not spend money on unnecessary jewellery,” said the actor. After a traditional mayun  and  mehndi  ceremony, the couple signed their nikah nama in style in a beautiful daytime ceremony on Saturday. The post Inside look at Iqra Aziz,Yasir Hussai...

KARACHI: Sindh Rangers on Tuesday claimed to have arrested 14 suspects during raids conducted at different areas of Karachi, ARY News reported. The raids were conducted in metropolis’ areas of Bahadurabad, Paposh and others areas by the paramilitary forces. According to the Sindh Rangers spokesman, illegal weapons, looted items and drugs were recovered from the possession of the suspects. The arrested were handed over to the police for further legal action. Yesterday, Pakistan Rangers Sindh had foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs at Hub check post near Karachi. Read more: Rangers foil bid to smuggle drugs, betel nuts worth Rs20 million According to Rangers spokesman, the betel nuts and drugs worth Rs20 million were recovered from a truck going to Karachi from Hub. At least 263 kilograms of betel nuts, five kilograms of hashish and 17kg of heroin was confiscated, according to the Rangers. Last week, Pakistan Rangers, Sindh  apprehended  20 criminals  from different...

NEW YORK: Netflix Inc’s original film Murder Mystery , starring Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, topped a list of the streaming service’s most popular releases of 2019 in the United States but its award-winning The Crown  failed to make the top 10. Netflix said on Monday that science fiction series Stranger Things came in second, followed by the Michael Bay action movie 6 Underground . The animated movie Incredibles 2  and Martin Scorsese’s gangster film The Irishman  took the fourth and fifth spots, respectively. The ranking was based on the number of households watching at least two minutes of a series, movie or special during its first 28 days on Netflix in 2019, the streaming service said. British royal series The Crown , whose first two seasons cost a reported $130 million to make, did not appear in the top 10 list for either the U.S. or the UK or Canada despite having won major awards, including for its leading actors. Season 3 was released in November and Ne...

SYDNEY: Three people were feared dead in Australian bushfires, authorities said on Tuesday, as huge fire fronts cause widespread devastation and forced thousands of holidaymakers to flee to beaches to escape the flames. New South Wales Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said there were preliminary reports of three potential fatalities in small towns in the state of New South Wales. Fitzsimmons said it was unsafe for police to get to the locations due to the ongoing threat from fires. “We have three people unaccounted for and the potential for three potential fatalities as a result of the fire on the south coast,” Fitzsimmons told media. Two people are feared dead in the town of Cobargo, and one in Belowra. A further four people are unaccounted for in the state of Victoria, the site of some of the fiercest recent fires, although authorities have not provided further information. There have been nine confirmed casualties this bushfire season, which includes the deat...

KARACHI: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has decided to jack up the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by Rs20 per kilogram for the month of upcoming month of January, ARY News reported. Chairman LPG Distributors’ Association Irfan Khokhar has said that with the increase of Rs20 per kg, the domestic cylinder price will be up by Rs250, while the commercial cylinder will witness an increase of Rs 900. The new price of domestic cylinder would be Rs1760 and commercial cylinder would be Rs6810. Due to increase in cold wave across the country, the usage of LPG has saw a great increase due to shortage and low pressure of suigas. On the other hand, Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) on Monday had announced that the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations will remain closed in Sindh for further 24 hours. Read more: OGRA recommends hike in petroleum prices for January 2020 A SSGC spokesperson had said that the decision was taken owing to the shortage of gas in the system, add...