Mohammed Akbar Ali Khan

Newly-Elected AMUOBA President Pledges to Restore Past Glory

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi Pakistan News & Features Services KARACHI Mohammed Akbar Ali Khan, the newly-elected President of the Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association (AMUOBA) and Chancellor of Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET), has vowed to revive the past credibility and prestige of the organization while focusing on its cherished objectives….

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KFBL Book Fair 2024

KFBL Book Fair 2024 concludes at Rangoonwala Community Centre

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The two-day book fair, the final event of the 1st Karachi Festival of Books and Libraries (KFBL) 2024, concluded with a simple but graceful closing ceremony at Rangoonwala Community Centre, housed in Dhoraji Society, on the evening of November 28. It had been jointly inaugurated by…

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New book highlights approaches to improve teaching, learning

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) A collection on teaching teachers titled Signature Pedagogies of Teacher Education in Pakistan has been launched on World Teachers Day by the Aga Khan Universitys Institute for Educational Development. The teaching profession depends on research, on a foundation of evidence-based efforts to understand the effectiveness of…

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AKU, Duke University collaborate to train next generation of leaders in non-communicable disease research

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) To address the critical gap in the response to the non-communicable disease (NCD) epidemic, the Aga Khan University (AKU), in partnership with Duke University, has designed a comprehensive, integrated, multi-disciplinary training programme to train the next generation of leaders in NCD research. This programme, focused on…

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NLA delegation calls on KUs LIS chairperson

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) A delegation of the National Library Association (NLA), headed by its President, Muzaffar Ali Shah, called on Prof Dr Farhat Hussain, the newly appointed chairperson of the University of Karachis Department of Library & Information Science at the campus on September 6. The NLA Advisor, Syed…

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Crackdown on Railways vendors, restaurants

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Upon the special directives of the Divisional Superintendent, Railways, Karachi, Muhammad Hanif Gul, a crackdown was carried out by the Divisional Commercial Officer (DCO), Nasir Nazeer, on vending stalls, restaurants and dining cars in trains. The DCO Railway Karachi took action against vending stalls and confiscated…

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Railways high-ups meet freight transporters

Railways high-ups meet freight transporters

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Chief Executive Officer and Senior General Manager of Pakistan Railways, Nisar Ahmed Memon, and the Divisional Superintendent, Karachi, Muhammad Hanif Gul, held an important meeting with freight transporters to resolve pending issues. Business Advisor Planning, Farooq Haider Sheikh, Deputy DS Operations, and a few other…

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Syed Khalid Mahmood elected as Rotary President

Syed Khalid Mahmood elected as Rotary President

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Syed Khalid Mahmood, a famous journalist and author, has been elected as President of Rotary Club of Karachi Darakhshan, a chapter of Rotary International, District 3271, covering Pakistans provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. Alongwith other elected and nominated office-bearers of 13 zones, he was formally inducted…

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Railways hold safety workshop at Sukkur

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Passenger safety remains the supreme priority of the Pakistan Railways and this was emphasized during recently conducted safety workshops in Karachi Division last month and lately in Sukkur Division during a session on the subject of safety of train operations. Sukkar: An important workshop on Safety…

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Freight corridor expected to overcome traffic miseries

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Chairman of the Pakistan Railways, Habib-ur-Rehman Gillani has reckoned that the 55-kilometre long dual-track freight corridor from Karachi Port Trust (KPT) to Marshalling Yard Pipri would drastically curtail traffic congestion from Karachi city. “The project’s estimated cost is Rs. 70 billion and will be completed…

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