Monday, August 31st, 2020
Restaurants across Karachi flooded with rainwater, causing losses of billions of rupees
DNA Karachi: Athar Chawla, Convener of the All Pakistan Restaurant Association (APRA), has expressed deep concern over the lack of drainage system in restaurants across the Karachi during the recent rains, requested to the Sindh government, DHA, CBC and the authorities of concerned departments to ensure immediate drainage to save the restaurant industry from further devastation so that business activities could be resumed. In a statement, Athar Chawla said that due to recent heavy rains in most parts of Karachi especially Defense, Clifton, PECHS, North Nazimabad, Nagan Chowrangi, BufferRead More
Pakistan keen to strengthen ties with Azerbaijan: President
ISLAMABAD, AUG 31 – President Arif Alvi has that Pakistan is keen to strengthen its bilateral relations with Azerbaijan in the fields of tourism, trade, defence, and energy. Talking to the newly appointed ambassador for Azerbaijan at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on Monday, the president said that Pakistan gives utmost importance to its relations with Azerbaijan. The president said that Pakistan and Azerbaijan enjoy deep economic, political, military, and cultural ties and urged upon the envoy to play a role in enhancing bilateral trade volume. Dr. Arif Alvi expressed gratitude toRead More
Shavkat Mirziyoyev: If not for repression, they could have done great deeds
On August 31, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Shahidlar Khotirasi (Memory of Victims) square. Surahs from the Quran were recited in memory of the victims of repression. A conversation took place with representatives of the older generation, the religious sphere and the creative intelligentsia. “Remembrance of patriots, reciting the Quran in memory of them is a good tradition. We know that our enlightened ancestors fought for the independence, freedom of our people. In recent years, through the efforts of our entire community, a lot ofRead More
‘Can’t shut eyes to public hardships’: PM wants Karachi Transformation Plan finalised
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated on Monday that the federal government will play a vigorous role in resolving the problems faced by the people of Karachi and developing the metropolis. Chairing a high-level meeting to deliberated on Karachi Transformation Plan, he said: “We cannot shut our eyes to the hardships of public.” PM Imran Khan maintained he is well aware of Karachi’s perennial public issues that remain unresolved, emphasising that the development of the country is linked to the city’s uplift. He issued directives for finalising the KarachiRead More
Pak Navy’s relief operation continues in rain-hit areas of Karachi
DNA Karachi, 31 Aug – Pakistan Navy’s relief operation continued in rain-hit areas of Karachi and Sindh. Pakistan Navy teams, besides rescue operation, provided cooked food, necessary ration items and established medical care centers for assistance of distressed populous. Pakistan Navy has augmented relief and rescue activities in Karachi and Badin, Sindh. Pakistan Navy assisted repairing of LBOD overflow/ leakage in coordination with civil administration at District Badin. Different areas were also de-flooded. Relief and rescue efforts were launched at various parts of Karachi and citizens were shifted to saferRead More
FPCCI calls for immediate measures for rehabilitation of Karachi
DNA KARACHI, AUG 31- Mian Anjum Nisar, President, Sheikh Sultan Rehman and Khurram Ejaz, Vice Presidents of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) have expressed their serious concern, sorrow and grief over the loss of lives and damage to property caused by torrential rains in Karachi. They regretted that heavy rains have inundated the entire city and severely damaged the roads and exposed the already-weak infrastructure. Rain water has entered factories, warehouses, people’s homes and caused heavy losses to the business community at large. Most partsRead More