At least 21 dead, dozens missing in massive Pakistan mall fire

A fire at a shopping centre in the Pakistan city of Karachi has killed six people as firefighters continue to battle the ...
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BBC News Urdu launches Jahan Numa on Aaj News

KARACHI: BBC News Urdu has launched TV programme Jahan Numa (Window to the World) on Pakistan’s TV channel Aaj News. Broadcast on Aaj News 19:30 local time (14:30 GMT), Monday to Friday, the programme ...
Al Jazeera on MSN

Gul Plaza fire: How a deadly inferno exposed Karachi’s safety failures

Karachi’s deadliest fire in years raises urgent questions about building safety, rescue capacity and urban governance.
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Writers, intellectuals call for durable peace as Urdu Conference ends in Karachi

• Forum calls for a centre to translate Urdu works into national and foreign languages KARACHI: Writers, poets and intellectuals participating in the 18th International Urdu Conference on Sunday ...