Day: August 29, 2021

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HCBF and Darson Securities Limited to collaborate for academic Excellence

Lahore, August 29, 2021 (PPI-OT):Punjab University Hailey College of Banking and Finance Principal Prof. Dr. Mubbsher Munawar Khan and Malik Dil Awayz Ahmed CEO of Darson Securities, a leading Brokerage House, have signed a MoU in an impressive ceremony attended by the Faculty members of HCBF and senior officers of Darson Securities. Signatories to the MOU have agreed to collaborate with the objective of enhancing learnings and skills of HCBF students through practical exposure to the Capital Market. Darson Securities will help HCBF in establishing its Financial Lab.

They will also extend their support for placement of HCBF graduates. They have also agreed to facilitate HCBF Students in internships and trainings on working of capital markets and exploring investments opportunities. HCBF and Darson will also collaborate for applied research in the field of finance, securities, mercantile exchange, portfolio management and investment. Speaking on the occasion, Malik Dil Awayz Ahmad said that collaborating with HCBF will strengthen the ties between academia and industry, aimed at enhancing learnings and skills of the HCBF students.

Prof. Dr. Mubbsher Munawar Khan spoke in detail on the role of industry in grooming and development of students who will ultimately strengthen human resource of industry. He appreciated management of Darson Securities for their interest and concern in development and placement of HCBF students and graduates. He pointed out that this MoU would make meaningful contributions towards achieving goals of Academic Excellence. He applauded efforts of Associate Professor Dr. Muhammad Akram for strengthening linkages with the industry.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

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Pakistan Press Foundation commemorates the life of the late journalist Abdul Aziz Shaheen, lost in an airstrike after being kidnapped by the Taliban

Karachi, August 29, 2021 (PPI-OT):On August 29, 2008, a journalist working for local dailies Azadi and Khabarkar, Abdul Aziz Shaheen, was killed in an attack by jet fighters on a Taliban hideout, where he was being held by the Taliban, in the Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The 35 year old journalist left behind a wife, three sons and a daughter.

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) commemorates the life of the late journalist lost in an airstrike after being kidnapped by the Taliban. Thirteen years later, speaking to PPF, Shaheen’s son Inayatullah recalled that his father had no personal conflicts with anyone. He said that as a journalist his father worked for Azadi where he used to report on the activities in the area especially about the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). No First Information Report (FIR) was registered.

In August 2008, Shaheen had gone to the Peuchar area of Tehsil Matta of Swat to investigate who was responsible for setting his car on fire a week earlier. As he was talking to local people, the local Taliban kidnapped him and imprisoned him in a private Taliban jail.

A spokesman for the Taliban, Muslim Khan, had told media that the compound where Shaheen was detained was attacked by a jet fighter and the journalist was among more than 20 people reportedly killed in the attack.

His colleagues had said Shaheen was a brave and bold journalist and the Taliban were angered by the many reports that he had written about their activities. Recalling the slain journalist, Azadi Chief Editor Mumtaz Ahmed told PPF that the Taliban had kidnapped Shaheen because of the stories he wrote which were about Taliban groups. Shaheen reported on all their activity in the Matta area where he used to live.

Ahmed said that Shaheen had strong opinions about the TTP and had a vast knowledge about their activities. He said that a TTP commander had threatened him several times before the one day that he was kidnapped and imprisoned by them when an airstrike struck and he was killed.

A close friend of Shaheen’s, Zubair, recalled that the late journalist was very enthusiastic and dedicated to his work. Zubair said that an FIR had not been registered as Shaheen died in the armed forces operation. Swat Press Club President Fayyaz Zaffar told PPF that Shaheen’s death was due to his work which involved writing about the TTP who kidnapped him which led to his eventual death in the airstrike.

For more information, contact:
Secretary General,
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)
Press Centre, Shahrah Kamal Ataturk,
Karachi-74200, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-32628729
Fax: +92-21-32217069
Email: owaisali@pakistanpressfoundation.org
Email: ppf@pakistanpressfoundation.org
Website: www.pakistanpressfoundation.org

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​ISSI-IFANS MoU Signing 

Islamabad, August 29, 2021 (PPI-OT):Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS) Seoul, Republic of Korea on August 27, 2021 in a virtual signing ceremony. Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, DG ISSI and Ambassador Younghju OH, President IFANS signed the MoU documents on behalf of both institutes.

Ambassador Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, Ambassador of Pakistan to South Korea and Ambassador Sangpyo Suh, Ambassador of Republic of Korea to Pakistan also attended the MoU Signing Ceremony. MoU between ISSI and IFANS has established institutional linkage between two leading think-tanks for academic exchange, research collaboration and dialogue on issues of mutual interest. Meanwhile, Prof. Dr. Wongi Choe, Head Centre for ASEAN-India Studies at IFANS moderated the ceremony. And, Dr. Talat Shabbir, Director China-Pakistan Study Centre, ISSI delivered vote of thanks.

For more information, contact:
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad – 44000, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9202481
Fax: +92-51-9204658
E-mail: strategy@issi.org.pk
Website: http://issi.org.pk/

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Depriving people of their rights and resources of their provinces is an injustice to the entire nation: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari 

Karachi, August 29, 2021 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the PPP government is coming, and all those Imran Khan has fired will be reinstated. Addressing the Workers Convention at Wasan House in Khairpur, the PPP chairman said that it would be the responsibility of PPP to provide employment to the youth.

Criticizing the selected PTI government, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari stated, “Imran Khan wanted to deprive the people of their basic human, democratic and economic rights. The puppet Prime Minister has plunged the people into a tsunami of inflation.” He added, “The people are hungry, the youth are unemployed, the farmer is not getting the desired price for their crop, the labourer is not getting the reward for his labour. And what is Khan Sahib doing? He is busy celebrating in Islamabad.”

The PPP Chairman said that the puppet Prime Minister had robbed every province. He also warned that when the NFC is not implemented, the 18th amendment is robbed, and injustice is done not only with Sindh but also with Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan. Injustice with one province is injustice with the entire Pakistan, he added.

Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari further said that the youth with even two degrees is endlessly searching for jobs. “Under a conspiracy, the Sindh Public Service Commission has been locked up, while other provincial public service commissions are active,” said Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. He also said that Imran Khan had promised to build 5 million houses. But instead of building homes, he conducted a conspiracy where the slums are demolished and the houses of the rich are saved. “Bani Gala is regularized, but the residents of Gujjar Nala are turned homeless,” revealed Chairman PPP.

The PPP chairman said that while Imran Khan has robbed the NFC and the right to employment, the government is also looting the province of its water. He said that the way Irsa has been unfair to the lower riparian has never happened in history. “If they steal our water, children in Thar and citizens in Karachi will continue to be deprived of water. Don’t push us against the wall,” and he warned “We demand a fair distribution of water.”

He also pointed out that the country’s constitution says that wherever there are natural resources, the first right over them will belong to the locals of the area. The provinces from which gas comes out, whether Sindh, Balochistan, or Sui or Ghotki – the people residing in the region have the first right over it.

“We demand that gas be supplied first to the areas from which it is extracted,” said Chairman PPP. He also urged the workers to be ready to intensify the struggle to fulfill the unfinished mission of Quaid-e-Awam Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. He said that the present selected, incompetent and illegitimate government had been imposed on us. “The Jiyalas are with me to run them out of the country,” he said. “We trusted many friends, but we think they hurt us too, and now we will stand on our own two feet and organise our party. We will drive out all undemocratic forces,” he added.

Meanwhile, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari offered condolences to Chief Minister’s Adviser Manzoor Hussain Wassan at Wassan House on the demise of his brother and sister. Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari offered condolences on the passing away of the mother and brother of National Assembly member Pir Fazal Ali Shah and Sindh Assembly member Syed Piyar Ali Shah and brother Syed Rafiq Shah and his wife in Ranipur.

The PPP chairman also offered condolences to Pir Fazal Ali Shah and Syed Piyar Ali Shah on the demise of their nephew and former PPP president Qamar Zaman Shah in Khairpur district. Meanwhile, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari kicked off the third day of his visit to Sindh, where he was warmly received by many party workers and people from Nawabshah to Khairpur.

For more information, contact:
PPP Media Cell (Sindh)
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)
Peoples Secretariat Shikarpur Colony,
Behind Mazar-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Karachi, Pakistan
Cell: +92-305-3370383
Email: contact@ppp-tu.com
Website: https://www.ppp.org.pk