Sunday, May 8th, 2022
IFC Appoints New Country Manager for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Islamabad, /DNA/ – IFC has named Zeeshan Sheikh as its new country manager for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Sheikh will aim to mobilize private sector investment across key sectors, building on IFC’s global expertise and influence as a partner of choice for both public and private sector stakeholders. Sheikh, a British national, joined IFC in 2010. He has worked extensively on public-private partnerships and innovative infrastructure investments across the Middle East and North Africa, often in frontier markets like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Jordan. In 2018, he moved to Washington D.C.Read More
Crowds jeer Sri Lankan prime minister on rare outing
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was booed and heckled on Sunday on his first public outing since protests erupted across the country demanding his ruling family resign over the worsening economic crisis. Months of blackouts and acute shortages of food, fuel and medicines have caused widespread suffering across the South Asian island, which is enduring its worst-ever economic downturn. Sunday saw the premier, brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, visit one of the holiest Buddhist temples — housing a reputedly 23-century-old tree — in Anuradhapura. But dozens of menRead More
Army takes ‘strong exception’ to attempts made to drag its leadership in political discourse: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: The Army has taken a “strong exception” to “intensified and deliberate attempts” to drag its name into the country’s ongoing political discourse by “some political leaders, journalists and analysts”, according to a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday. The military’s media wing noted that attempts to involve the armed forces and its senior leadership in the political discourse were “manifest through direct, insinuated or nuanced references made by some political leaders, few journalists and analysts on public forums and various communication platforms, includingRead More
Aleem Khan-led committee to review facilities at Punjab jails
LAHORE, MAY 08 (DNA) — Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz has set up a committee to be led by PTI rebel leader Aleem Khan to bring about betterment in the prison system. The committee comprised of Khawaja Salman Rafique, Ayesha Nawaz and Aneeza Fatima. The other members of the committee are Syed Ali Raza Shah, former IG Prisons Farooq Nazeer, Osama Khawar, Ahad Fatima Bukhari, Madiha Talal Mery James Gill and superintendent of Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail. It will also include additional chief secretary home, additional secretary prison, and membersRead More
Saudi king admitted to hospital in Jeddah for tests: report
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz was admitted to hospital on Saturday in the Red Sea city of Jeddah to undergo medical tests. He is undergoing the tests in the King Faisal Specialist Hospital, the statement said, giving no other details. “May God preserve the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and may he enjoy health and wellness,” the statement said. King Salman, the custodian of Islam’s holiest sites, became ruler of the world’s top oil exporter in 2015 after spending more than two-and-a-half years as the crown princeRead More
Imran to address rally in Faisalabad on May 15
Ishfaq Mughal Faisalabad: Former Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Mian Farrukh Habib has said that Chairman Imran Khan will be received on his arrival in Faisalabad. Imran Khan will address the people at Dhobi Ghat Ground on Sunday, May 15. All arrangements have been made for the preparation of the meeting. He said this while addressing a consultative meeting of officials and workers. He said that the people of Faisalabad have always played a historic role and this time too they would force millions of people to attendRead More