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Sindh allots 20-acre land for Bohra community graveyard in Karachi
It has been allotted at 50% of the market rate SAMAA | Web desk - Posted: Mar 17, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 days ago SAMAA | Web desk Posted: Mar 17, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 days ago
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The Sindh cabinet approved on Wednesday the allocation of 20-acre land for a Dawoodi Bohra community graveyard in Karachi’s Gadap Town.
This 20-acre land lies in Deh Boil of Gadap Town in the
Malir district. The cabinet approved the allotment at 50% of the market rate.
According to the price fixation committee, the market rate
of the land was Rs15,000,000 per acre. But it was allotted to the Dawoodi Bohra
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January 31, 2021
KARACHI: A veteran journalist and op-ed editor of The News, Zainul Abedin, passed away at a private hospital in Karachi on Saturday morning. He was 49.
Abedin had earlier spent a week at the hospital in North Nazimabad where he was treated for some health problems, which were compounded by the novel coronavirus he was diagnosed with.
He was buried at Sakhi Hasan graveyard. His close friends performed the last rites, as people were advised against attending his funeral and burial due to Covid-19 concerns.
Abedin joined the op-ed section of The News as assistant editor in 2006. He served as op-ed editor of the newspaper for over a decade. He had started his journalist career as a sub-editor at The News and also worked at Dawn and Daily Times newspapers in various capacities.