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By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Chief Executive Officer of the Pakistan Railways, Nisar Ahmad Memon, has pointed out that the frequency of train incidents could be drastically curtailed through frequent inspection of tracks and the rolling stock. “Though diligent and periodic inspections from the lowest to the highest level of…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Barrister Sarah Asim Khan was praised for her creativity and artistic talents during her recently organized solo painting exhibition at the Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP), the hub of cultural activities in Karachi. The event was attended by diplomats and dignitaries from Oman, Britain, Sri Lanka,…
MashaAllah our so concerned experts can comment best on important budget focus as on military, agriculture, industry, energy, infrastructure, education, health and, above all, inflation etc. Seldom shared yet vital budget points here: First point: How can a nation embark on the course to economic development when its overwhelming majority of masses are not…
Come any budget anytime and anywhere in the world, booming “budgetactics”, devised here as a first-hand term.”Budgetactics” is an attempted tact and technique of so-called planners and technocrats to bamboozzle masses with a bull’s eye blue. For example, crafting alarming price hike of items of daily use just before the budget, manipulating little relief…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) In recognition of his services, Asim Murtaza Khan, President, Rotary Club of Karachi Darakhshan, has been nominated for the COVID-19 Hero Awards, instituted by Rotary Internationals Zone 1-B. Past District Governors of Rotary International, Jahangir Moghul (Pakistan) and Sam Showket Hossain (Bangladesh), sharing top slots in…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications, will be the keynote speaker in the webinar on the subject of positive youth development, being organized by Rotary Club of Karachi Darakhshan on May 30. According to details, the webinar, commemorating Rotary Internationals month…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Railways authorities, following a midnight land retrieval operation carried out at Auto Bhan Road in Hyderabad, successfully retrieved land measuring 2.88 kanals or 15,500 square feet where a petrol pump had been built illegally without taking any permission or entering into an official agreement with…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The United Kingdom (UK), at 4 am on May 17, lifted restrictions on the green list countries and territories as the travellers from the listed 12 countries will not have to isolate upon arrival. They have started implementing a traffic light ranking system for resuming international…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Pakistans nurses and midwives are playing a vital role on the frontlines of the COVID-19 third wave despite the ongoing shortage of healthcare professionals in the country, policymakers and academics reckoned at a seminar at the Aga Khan University (AKU), Karachi, held to celebrate the International…
What an inspiring or invigorating enlightenment is Eid, “Masha Allah”! It is so very divine and alluring in all its spiritual and traditional ways. Feeling of a devoted “rozedar” is divinely so very inexpressible; thanking Allah the beloved most; greeting family with love and cheers; caring for the less-privileged with heart, soul and sanctity. …
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Much in line with the envisaged doubling of freight revenue by incumbent federal minister of Railways, the different freight-related parameters have shown upsurge during the last three months (February to April) this year. Multiple indicators have climbed to unmatched levels thereby ensuing significant increase in freight…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Lady health workers in Badin will provide mental health services at the doorstep of communities as part of a pilot study launched by researchers from the Aga Khan University (AKU). Badin has the second-highest suicide rate in the province, according to a 2021 report by the…
All the world, including Pakistan, is shut on May 01 every year, lip-servicing workers or laborers by speeches, functions, seminars, parties and fanfare. However, child labor continues to haunt on May Day and laboring kids continue to abound in the streets and slums of our country. May Day is the International Workers’ Day, day…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Federal Minister for Railways, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, has sought proposals for upgradation of Marshalling Yard in Pipri (MYP) and container loading facilities at Jumma Goth during his recent visit. “The proposals must entail best provision of facilities and be in line with the demands of…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Society of Asian Civilization (SAC) has decided to start a Ramazan Lecture Series by renowned scholar Prof Justice Shahzado Shaikh with the opening session to be held on April 18. According to details, the opening lecture of the series by Prof Justice Shahzado Shaikh will…
Rising over or above self; telling the truth and speaking from the heart; talking logic and calling justice; the fact remains, honestly and sincerely, current political leadership, both of government and from the opposition, fail to deliver in basic rights and public utilities they promise to masses or what commoners expect of them! Failing…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Aziz Memon, President, English Speaking Union of Pakistan (ESUP), has condoled the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who remained President of the English Speaking Union of the Commonwealth from 1952 to 2011. He died on April 9, just a couple of months before his…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Azra Qureshi, one of the seasoned medical librarians of the country, has debuted as author with the publication of her maiden travelogue by the name of Barah-e-Safar under the auspices of the Karachi-based Library Promotion Bureau (LPB). Author Azra Qureshi has dedicated the 176-page book to…