KARACHI: Veteran actress Durdana Butt passed away after a protracted illness on Thursday. She was 83. Last week, she had been put on the ventilator after contracting Covid-19. Butt was battling.
Karachi
April 30, 2021
Senior journalist Mirza Khurram Baig passed away at a private hospital on Thursday due to health complications arising out of the coronavirus infection. He was 49. His health condition had deteriorated over the past few days, and he had been put on ventilator a day before his death. Last week, he had been diagnosed with severe pneumonia.
Baig’s untimely demise shocked his media fellows and former colleagues, who took to social media to express their condolences. They praised his journalistic talent, and his keenness to train budding journalists, who worked under his supervision.
He was an avid player of table tennis, and many of Karachi Press Club members thoroughly enjoyed playing with him the indoor game at the club’s gymnasium. Baig had an illustrious journalistic career since 1990s as he did both field reporting and worked in senior editorial positions of varying natures. He remained associated with almost all aspects of the editorial work of a med
Senior journalist Mirza Khurram Baig passed away at a private hospital on Thursday due to health complications arising out of the coronavirus infection. He was 49. His health condition had deteriorated over the past few days, and he had been put on ventilator a day before his death. Last week, he had been diagnosed with severe pneumonia.
Baig’s untimely demise shocked his media fellows and former colleagues, who took to social media to express their condolences. They praised his journalistic talent, and his keenness to train budding journalists, who worked under his supervision.
He was an avid player of table tennis, and many of Karachi Press Club members thoroughly enjoyed playing with him the indoor game at the club’s gymnasium. Baig had an illustrious journalistic career since 1990s as he did both field reporting and worked in senior editorial positions of varying natures. He remained associated with almost all aspects of the editorial work of a media organisation.
Karachi
January 14, 2021
Three people suffered injuries after five vehicles collided with each other at the intersection of Khayaban-e-Hafiz and Khayaban-e-Bahria near Sultan Masjid in Defence Housing Authority late on Tuesday night.
Ambulances from welfare organisations reached the scene and transported the injured to a hospital where doctors termed their condition out of danger. The Gizri police also attended the scene and inquired about the incident. The damaged vehicles were also removed from the road with the help of lifters. The investigators have obtained CCTV footage which shows that the accident took place due to speeding.
Firing incidents
A man was killed while four others were injured in firing incidents in the city. According to the Sukkan police, 32-year-old Fazal Nabi Khan, son of Shamshad Khan, died in a shooting in Bakhtawar Goth. The body was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for medico-legal formalities. The police said the man was apparently