Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Karachi Mayor announces citywide fumigation drive tomorrow after heavy rains

Karachi Mayor announces citywide fumigation drive tomorrow after heavy rains

After days of heavy rain that brought life to a standstill, Murtaza Wahab, the Mayor of Karachi, has announced a three-day fumigation campaign to protect the city from diseases like Malaria, Dengue, and Chikungunya. He has directed the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) to start the anti-germ spraying drive across all districts from tomorrow. The aim … Read more

Karachi hosts first-ever international fitness and bodybuilding show

Karachi hosts first-ever international fitness and bodybuilding show

KARACHI: Karachi is set to host its first-ever international fitness expo, “Physique Fitness,” today, bringing together a diverse group of Pakistani and international bodybuilders. The event promises to be a major highlight for fitness enthusiasts in the city. In the lead-up to the expo, both local and foreign bodybuilders have been making final preparations. Athletes … Read more

KU confers 15, 341 degrees in various fields

KU

KARACHI: As many as 15, 341 degrees were conferred to students of degree recipients of 2021 and 2022 in various fields in 32nd Convocation of the University of Karachi was held at the Expo Center on Saturday.

The Governor of Sindh and the Chancellor of the public sector universities, Muhammad Kamran Khan Tessori was the chief guest. The Chairman Sindh Higher Education Commission Dr S. M. Tariq Rafi was the guest of honor.

As many as 322 gold medals were also awarded to the position holders.

In the examination year 2021, 8, 041 students and in the year 2022, 7, 297 students completed their studies in BA, BA (H), BA/LLB, BBA, BE, BEd (H), BEd (third year), BSc, BPA (H), BS, BS (FMT), BS (two years), BS (BBA), BS VS, BSCS, BSSE, DPT, EMBA, HRM, MA, MAS, MBA 1.5, MBA 2.5,  MCS, MCom, MEF, MEd, MIBF, MPA, MLIS, MPA, MSc, MSCM, Pharm-D.

As many as 47 PhD scholars, 33 MPhil/LLM/MS/MD scholars, and recipients of two Doctor of Science degrees also received their degrees during the 32nd Convocation.

On this occasion, Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori expressed that higher education plays a key role in producing social and political leaders, and intellectuals for a society.

He mentioned that the position holders are the future of our country and hoped that these students would use their abilities, education, and skills to strengthen Pakistan.

The guest of honor, the Chairman SHEC Prof Dr Tariq Rafi shared that this event serves as a testament to the transformative power of education and its profound impact on both individuals and society as a whole.

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Readers throng 18th Int’l Karachi Book Fair on second day

Readers
  • Citizens took keen interest in table calendar.
  • Book lovers and students participated in large numbers.
  • More than 50 thousand people visited on Friday.

KARACHI: A table calendar was introduced for the first time in the history of Pakistan for visually impaired people in the ongoing 18th  Karachi International Book Fair here at Karachi Expo Center.

Citizens took keen interest in the table calendar. On the second day of the five-day 18th Karachi International Book Fair. Book lovers and students participated in large numbers, due to which there was not even a place for sit-in.

According to an estimate, more than 50,000 people attended the book fair on Friday. Saturday is the third day of the exhibition.

A large number of students from schools, colleges, universities, teachers and citizens reached the book fair on Friday, the second day of the exhibition. First aid awareness and information was provided to the students in the stall set up by the Red Crescent.

While at the stall set up for visually impaired people, a table calendar for visually impaired people was introduced for the first time in Pakistan, which is created in Braille system.

Apart from this, the attention of the citizens was on the books of Quranic verses, Durood Sharif and other Islamic and national poems for the visually impaired. For the convenience of the buyers , apart from the ATM van, ATM facility has also been provided by a private bank inside the expo centre.

Various social, religious, educational and literary personalities also participated on the second day.

A series of co-curricular and practical activities were also  arranged for the students in the in which the citizens fully participated

In these activities, efforts are being made to highlight the mental abilities of school and seminary students.

A seminar was also organized in the name of challenges for modern parents, in which discussions were held on the lack of mental and practical abilities of children and other issues.

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Maiden edition of PIMEC begins at Expo Center

Maiden edition
  • 133 exhibitors are participating in the exhibition.
  • Objectives of PIMEC to highlight potential for a blue economy.
  • The maritime sector is the heart of global trade and economy.

KARACHI: The maiden edition of the Pakistan International Maritime Exhibition and Conference(PIMEC)  kicked off at Karachi Expo Center.

133 exhibitors including 21 international firms and 112 local firms/ international organizations are participating in the exhibition. In addition, 37 x international delegations from 17 countries including Bahrain, KSA, Qatar, Oman, Turkiye, UK, Italy, Germany, Portugal, USA, Colombia, Sri Lanka Malaysia, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, and Kazakhstan will also attend the event. Another highlight of the event is the active participation of the Sindh and Baluchistan Governments which have established exclusive pavilions aimed at promoting investment in the maritime sector.

PIMEC will include maritime exhibitions, business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-Govt (B2B) meetings, signing of MoUs, and media interactions. The main objectives of PIMEC are to highlight Pakistan’s potential for a blue economy and provide opportunities to the maritime Industry both in the Public & Private sectors to display products at one forum. This will also provide a platform for interaction with the international maritime industry for joint ventures, transfer of technology, and research to provide importance to Pakistan’s Maritime and Defence industries.

In parallel, the PIMEC’s conference part i.e. International Maritime Conference – 2023 spearheaded by the National Institute of Maritime Affairs, has also been organized on the theme ‘Embracing Blue Economy – Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries’. The IMC, thematically distributed under 4 Sessions, will cover 27 papers by national and international speakers of repute.

Pakistan International Maritime Exhibition and Conference are being conducted in tandem with Multinational Exercise AMAN-23 which will provide an opportunity for over 122 delegates from 50 participating navies to witness this event. This will also increase opportunities for local exhibitors to interact with international attendees of visiting Navies from across the globe.

The maritime sector is the heart of global trade and economy, existing value of the global ocean economy is about US $1.5 Tn per year which is expected to be doubled in size by the year 2030. It can therefore be construed that the prosperity of a nation and economic growth is to a greater extent facilitated by the maritime sector.

Pakistan Navy, therefore, in coordination with MoMA, took the initiative of bringing national and international maritime stakeholders to enhance maritime awareness and bring to the fore the largely untapped maritime sector of Pakistan.

It is believed that the PN – MoMA joint initiative of holding the first Pakistan International Maritime Exhibition and Conference will not only bolster Blue Economy but also become the harbinger of socio-economic development of the coastal belt of Pakistan.

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Crowd gathered at Expo center to demand Justice for Jazlan

peaceful protest for Jazlan

Karachi: Jazlan, a 19-year-old boy, was brutally murdered by Irfan, a few days ago, and the police have been unable to apprehend the accused since then. Netizens took advantage of the opportunity and launched a hashtag campaign across social media to bring justice to Jazlan. The trend #justiceforjazlan has opened the eyes of many renowned … Read more

PM Imran Khan to visit Lahore today

Coronavirus: PM announces to introduce 'trace and track' system with ISI's help

Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave for Lahore today for a one-day visit. Sources say that Imran Khan will conduct a meeting in Lahore with Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar at Governor House. According to details, CM and the Governor will give a briefing regarding the government’s measures. After that, PM … Read more