Day: December 28, 2021

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Nasla Tower case: Police interrogate SBCA officials

KARACHI: A day after the registration of a criminal case against the builder of Nasla Tower, officials of the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and others, a police team on Wednesday raided its headquarters.

The team led by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) investigation Altaf Hussain conducted the raid at the SBCA headquarters and interrogated officials concerned.

Nasla Tower, a multi-storey residential building on Shahrah-e-Faisal, is being demolished on the orders of the Supreme Court.

Earlier, the Ferozeabad police registered an FIR against the builder of Nasla Tower, officials of the SBCA, Sindhi Muslim Cooperative Housing Society and the plot owner.

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Customs seizes 136 000 litres foreign diesel, other gears worth Rs150m

QUETTA: Collectorate of Customs Balochistan claimed to have seized 136000 litres foreign diesel and other gears worth Rs. 150 million in a joint operation conducted on Wednesday in Muslim Bagh area of the province in cooperation with Frontier Corps (FC), Balochistan.

Ten trucks used for smuggling foreign gears were also taken into custody. According to a statement issued by the media cell of Collectorate of Customs, Balochistan, staff of customs posted at Ziarat cross check post of customs and Frontier Corps (FC), Balochistan raided a convoy in Muslim Bagh area. 136000 litres foreign diesel and other foreign gears, including plastic bags, cigarette, foreign clothes, Chinese salt, tobacco, almond, water cooler, worth Rs150 million were seized from 10 trucks in the joint operation conducted in Muslim Bagh.

The seized gears, including trucks, were shifted to customs house, Quetta for further legal action. Operation was conducted by the staff of customs Ziarat cross under the supervision of Superintendent, Saleem Agha, Inspector Ahmed Nawaz Zehri and Inspector Bashir Wazeer in compliance with the directives of Chief Collector Customs, Muhammad Sadiq, Collector Customs (Preventive), Dr. Fareed Khan and Additional Collector, Afzal Ali.

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Health insurance card across country to be launched next month: Dr Faisal

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan has said the health insurance card covering entire population of the country will be launched next month.

He stated this while addressing a ceremony at the under-construction Mother and Child Hospital in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.

He said the hospital will provide a state of the art neo-natal intensive care unit, MRI and other diagnostic facilities to the people under the one roof. Dr Faisal Sultan said the health card project will help people bear the burden of medical expenditures. He said it is a reflection of service delivery on part of government for the people.

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Child dies in road mishap

QUETTA: An eight-year-old child was killed after being hit by a tractor at Jamiat Road area of Quetta in Balochistan province on Wednesday.

According to rescue sources, the child died after being hit by a tractor at Jamiat Road area of Quetta. The child, identified as Muhammad Shafique, son of Muhammad Sharif Kakar, resident of Jamiat Road, Quetta was shifted to Bolan Medical Complex Hospital, Quetta and later handed over to the heirs after fulfilling necessary medico-legal formalities.

The incident has created a mourning atmosphere at the victim’s house. Further investigation was being conducted by the authorities of concerned police station.

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310 ladies participates in 7km race for PC jobs

LARKANA: As many as 310 ladies candidates participated in the seven kilometers race test held under the Pakistan Testing Services for recruitment of lady police constables here on Wednesday.

They belonged to the entire Larkana division which consists of five districts including Kambar-Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Kandhkot @ Kashmore, Jacobabad and Larkana. Most of the female candidates failed to complete the race hence were out but their results were not announced. AIGP Welfare and Principal, Police Training Center inspected the arrangements before the test.

According to the relevant authorities, those who cleared the race test will be tested for their height and then interviews will be conducted and then their results will be uploaded on the website. This shows that massive unemployment and inflation has forced poverty-ridden people to allow their family’s female members including daughters, sisters and wives to go out to seek employment to run the affairs of their respective homes.

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Healthy activities enhance positive image of varsities: Governor Sindh

KARACHI: The National Idea Bank (NIB), a collaboration among the academia, government, and industry, aims at addressing the indigenous issues through application of technology and innovations in business and governance models.

Governor Sindh Imran Ismail said this while addressing at the closing ceremony of National Idea Bank, Provincial Level Competition here at Karachi University’s Auditorium today. He said that the purpose of this “Idea Hunting Competition” was to find solutions of the industrial problems and social challenges in an efficient and effective manner.

“The NIB program works on identifying the talented youth of our country. I am certain that the stakeholders of this program are prepared to give the entrepreneurs adequate recognition and support promotion of their businesses”, he observed.

He said that the healthy academic and co-academic competitions and events always enhance the positive image of universities. “I believe that competitions like this even bear significant influence on the overall contribution towards positive industrial future of this country.”, he added.

He appreciated the efforts of Prof. Dr. Khalid Mehmood Iraqi, the Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi and his team for hosting such a superb event. He also congratulated those who received the prizes. Later on, he distributed cash prizes and among the winners.

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Levies force arrest PO in raid

KHUZDAR: Levies force, Khuzdar claimed to have arrested proclaimed offender in an operation conducted in Baghbana area of district Khuzdar in Balochistan province on Wednesday.

Following the directions of Deputy Commissioner, Khuzdar, Abdul Quddus Achakzai and Assistant Commissioner, Khuzdar, Jamil Ahmed Baloch, levies force, Khuzdar led by Naib Tehsildar, Baghbana, Habib Gichki and Incharge, Levies Force, Baghbana, Abdul Malik Rind apprehended proclaimed offender Shairdil son of Sultan Jatoe.

The accused was wanted to Dera Allah Yar Police in FIR No. 145/ 2020 under section 382, in an operation conducted in Baghbana area of Khuzdar. The accused was handed over to the authorities of Dera Allah Yar police for further investigation.

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Wajiha Swati murder case: Court extends physical remand of key accused

RAWALPINDI: A court in Rawalpindi on Wednesday extended the physical remand of the key accused in the kidnapping and murder case of American national Wajiha Swati by three days.

Police produced the three accused, including Wajiha’s ex-husband Rizwan Habib, his father and employee, before the court on the completion of their previous physical remand. The investigation officer pleaded that their remand be extended for further investigation. He said the murder weapon and the vehicle used to transport the victim’s body to Lakki Marwat have not yet been recovered from the accused.

Civil Judge Tariq Khan extended the accused persons’ physical remand for three days. Earlier, the victim’s former husband confessed to abducting her soon after her arrival in Pakistan and killing her and burying her body in Lakki Marwat. Wajiha had gone missing soon after she reached Pakistan on October 16, the police said. A case was registered with the Morgah police station on the complaint of her eldest son. The FIR nominated Rizwan Habib as the main accused.

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Alibaba hosts Pakistan Seller Summit

KARACHI: A vibrant event ‘Pakistan Seller Summit’ was held today in Sialkot by Alibaba, to welcome the local businesses to join this resourceful platform. Highly interactive discussions were held by leading experts from Alibaba, along with specialists of global-logistics, senior bureaucrats and officials from Pakistani trade-associations, to train more than 200 participating entrepreneurs.

Alibaba is a globally leading digital platform and has now enabled access for the Pakistani businesses, allowing them to list their stores, to sell their products to B2B buyers around the globe.

The title of the summit was “Unlock Business Growth Code – Nonstop business opportunity with export e-commerce”. The forum also recognized successful sellers, whose businesses have grown multifold, facilitated by export ecommerce at Alibaba. Special facilities are now being offered by Daraz (Alibaba Group) to build capacity and improve performance of the SMEs in Sialkot. The speakers also engaged the sellers who have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, while sharing case-studies of success stories; how Alibaba helps to boost the business.

Shabina Gillani stated: “This event promises to empower local businesses, by nurturing e-commerce in Pakistan by enabling global accessibility and nurturing e-commerce in Pakistan. The president from Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and the other industrial associations enlightened the participants about how the SMEs can grasp the emerging opportunities for online business ventures. Valuable data and insights about the performance of each product-category and the buyers’ preferences were shared. This summit has achieved great milestones for recruiting new SME business to join Alibaba.com.”

Sectors that can gain exceptional advantages by enabling digital trade and overseas logistics, include the Surgical-Gloves Industry of Sialkot, as it exports large quantities across many countries. With this technology, Alibaba are introducing a digital solution for comprehensive B2B export. Many effective solutions were also suggested for partnering logistic companies to ensure long term environmental and commercial sustainability. Experts believe that global accessibility will also reduce the economically-damaging trend of cross-border smuggling in Sialkot region.

The event was hosted offline, through Zoom, Facebook and the official website of Alibaba, while it was live-streamed online. It featured highly qualified and experienced guest-speakers like: Stephen Kuo – Head of Alibaba.com Asia Pacific, Mr. Song – Head of Alibaba.com Pakistan, VP of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce (SCCI), Hassan Nawaz – Partner of Shipway Co., along with Ody – Apparel Industry Operation Manager of Alibaba.com and also the Beauty and Care Industry Operation Manager of Alibaba.com – Mr. Davis. The two successful sellers of Alibaba.com, featured at the event were – Mian Arham, the CEO of Bin Naseer Co. and Qamar Abbas, the CEO of Marjan Bikers.