Karachi

Quran khawani held for civil servant

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2 months ago

January 21, 2023

LAHORE: Quran khawani for the departed soul of retired Capt. Sher Alam Mahsud, former federal secretary for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, was held at Punjab Civil Officers Mess at GOR-1 in Lahore on Saturday.

Mahsud, a BPS-22 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), handed away on January 7.

Chief Secretary Abdullah Sumbal, Punjab Ombudsman retired. Maj Azam Suleman Khan, Extra Chief Secretary (ACS) for Residence retired Capt. Asadullah Khan, ACS (South Punjab) Saqib Zafar, retired Justice Khalil ur-Rehman Ramday, Federal Inside Secretary Yousuf Naseem Khokhar, Federal Finance Secretary Hamid Yaqoob Sheikh, former chief secretaries Naveed Akram Cheema, Khizar Gondal, retired Capt. Zahid Saeed, former civil servant Taimur Azmat Osman, former ECP secretary Babur Yaqoob, former senior member Board of Income (BoR) Babur Hayat Tarar, Justice Rashid, former police chief Shoaib Dastgir, Sargodha Commissioner Maryam Khan, Lahore Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali, G.M. Sikander, Col. Malik Zia, retired Gen. Tauqeer, Khawaja Shamail, Farhan Aziz Khawaja, Ahmad Raza Sarwar, Asim Imdad Ali, Saif Anjum, Nabeel Awan, Tariq Najeeb Najmi, Secretary Workplace of the Punjab Ombudsman Syed Tahir Raza Hamdani, Lahore Commissioner Aamir Jan, Sohail Shahzad, Sohail Ashraf, Asif Iqbal Chaudhry, retired Capt. Naseem Nawaz, retired Capt. Javed Akbar, Shafiq Hussain Bukhari, Muzaffar Mahmood, Dr Nasir Jamal Pasha, Rao Tahseen, Ahmad Malik, retired Maj. Tariq Shafi, Dr Aamir, Nadir Chatta, Moazam Shah, federal and provincial secretaries, retired members of the judiciary, armed forces and folks from totally different walks of life appreciated the precious companies of Mahsud and prolonged their condolences to his household.

Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, chairman of the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, supplied a particular prayer for the deceased.

Karachi

Jamaat to protest underreporting of Karachi inhabitants in census

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1 day ago

March 30, 2023

Pakistaneo.com

KARACHI: The Jamaat-e-Islami has introduced a protest exterior the Governor’s Home in Karachi towards what it calls a “conspiracy” to underreport the metropolis’ inhabitants within the upcoming census.

Hafiz Naeem ur-Rehman, president of the Karachi wing of the occasion, and Idara Noor-e-Haq expressed considerations in regards to the census course of and demanded that each particular person residing in Karachi ought to be counted as a resident of town.

The Jamaat chief additional demanded that Karachi ought to have illustration within the provincial and nationwide assemblies primarily based on its precise inhabitants.

He criticised the ruling Pakistan Democratic Motion (PDM) coalition for not enjoying their due position in reference to the precise counting of Karachi’s inhabitants and lambasted the Muttahida Qaumi Motion-Pakistan (MQM-P) and the Pakistan Peoples Celebration (PPP) over their twin requirements in relation to the rights of Karachi.

Rehman additionally alleged that the PPP was afraid of the census in Karachi as it might result in a chief minister from the mega metropolis and would shake the feudalism that gives bases for the rule of the PPP in inside areas of the province.

He demanded transparency within the strategy of the census and a mechanism to verify the registration of individuals and statistics on the block code degree.

Karachi

PTI lawmaker from Karachi handed over to police on remand

Published

3 weeks ago

March 13, 2023

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KARACHI: A Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker, who was “picked up” from his Karachi residence by unidentified plainclothesmen, was handed over to the police for a two-day bodily remand by an anti-terrorism courtroom (ATC) Monday.

Arsalan Taj Hussain, the get together’s lawmaker from PS-102 (Karachi East-IV), and the overall secretary within the metropolis, is accused of involvement in clashes outdoors deputy commissioner Kemari’s workplace.

The police requested a 10-day remand, however the courtroom granted solely two days.

Chatting with reporters after his courtroom look, Hussain stated that he’s a employee of former prime minister Imran Khan and won’t abandon him at any price.

On Sunday, police performed an in a single day raid and arrested Taj from his residence. Greater than 12 hours after his arrest, Sindh Police revealed that Taj was arrested in reference to the assault on the constructing in Keamari.

A police spokesperson claimed that Hussain, together with some PTI activists, attacked the workplace, leading to a case being registered underneath terrorism sections.

Karachi

Murad inaugurates polio vaccination marketing campaign in Karachi

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3 weeks ago

March 13, 2023

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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah launched a polio eradication marketing campaign in Karachi on Monday by administering polio drops to kids.

In accordance with Shah, Sindh has not reported a single case of polio within the final thirty-three months.

In his speech on the marketing campaign ceremony, Shah urged mother and father to cooperate with polio groups with the intention to defend the way forward for Pakistan and eradicate the illness from the nation.

In the course of the marketing campaign, polio drops will likely be administered to five.6 million kids underneath the age of 5 in high-risk districts of the province, totaling 16 in quantity.