Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
Empowering Rural Women: Sindh Assembly Members Advocate for a Central Role in Water Management
DNA KARACHI, Feb 11: Members of the Sindh Assembly (MPAs), civil society representatives, women’s rights activists, government officials, and water management experts gathered on Tuesday to emphasize the critical need to empower rural women in water resource management. This workshop was jointly organized by the Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy (PODA) and WaterAid Pakistan at a local hotel. The focus of the workshop was on advancing gender-responsive, inclusive, and climate-resilient approaches within the legal and policy frameworks of WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene). The event aimed to bridge existing gaps,Read More
Decoding Political Ideologies to Shape Nations
Muhammad Irfan To understand political ideologies like secularism, liberalism, and the left-right divide is most important and crucial in today’s polarized world. These frameworks shape governments, societal values, and individual freedoms, influencing global trends and local dynamics. This column provides you with the origins, importance, and relevance for a clear understanding. Firstly, I will discuss the ideologies of secularism and liberalism.The term “secular” comes from the Latin phrase meaning “of this world,” emphasizing its focus on temporal matters. A secularist is a person who believesin those principles, while a mundaneRead More
Newly renovated Karachi cricket stadium inaugurated in glittery ceremony
KARACHI: The newly-renovated National Bank Stadium of Karachi was inaugurated on Tuesday in a spectacular event in the run-up to the venue hosting the ongoing Tri-Nation Series and the much-awaited ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025. Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori and Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah jointly inaugurated the newly upgraded National Bank Stadium, which has been enhanced in preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The event was also attended by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Naqvi, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Karachi Mayor MurtazaRead More
Accession ceremony of Prince Rahim AL-Hussaini AGA KHAN V
DNA LISBON, PORTUGAL, 11th Feb: Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, accompanied by his family, received global leaders of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community at his Accession Ceremony today, 11th February 2025. The event took place at The Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat in Lisbon, Portugal. Leaders of the Ismaili community pledged spiritual allegiance to the 50th hereditary Imam on behalf of the global Ismaili community. Ismailis around the world observed the ceremony via livestream in their Jamatkhanas (places of gathering) in more than 35 countries. In his address, The AgaRead More
Imran throws weight behind lawyers’ movement
PTI to present dossier containing details from past two and half years to IMF delegation, says Faisal Chaudhry Khayam Abbasi RAWALPINDI: Former premier and incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan threw his weight behind the lawyers’ protest movement against the “unconstitutional” appointment of judges on Tuesday and termed the 26th Amendment an “attack” on the judicial system. His remarks were conveyed to the media outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail by his legal counsel Faisal Chaudhry. His remarks came a day after the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved the appointment of sixRead More
16 Pakistanis confirmed dead in Libya boat tragedy
ISLAMABAD, 11 Feb: /DNA/ – Following the news of capsizing of a boat off the coast of Libya, a team from the Embassy of Pakistan in Tripoli visited Zawiya city and after meeting the local officials and the Zawiya hospital they have gathered the following information: According to unconfirmed reports there were 63 Pakistanis on the boat and so far 16 dead bodies have been recovered and their Pakistani nationalities established on the basis of their passports. There are 37 survivors including 1 in hospital and 33 in police custody.Read More