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January 7, 2021
KARACHI: Zain Ali Effendi, grandson of Hassan Ali Effendi, the illustrious academician from Sindh who spearheaded the cause of education among the Muslims of Sindh and the founder of Sindh Madressatul Islam School during the British Raj, was killed while resisting a robbery in Karachi.
The tragic incident took place on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday at a house located near Peoples Chowrangi, close to Quaid-e-Azam’s mausoleum within the jurisdiction of Jamshed Quarters police station where a group of armed robbers barged into the house and killed Zain Ali Effendi when he resisted robbery. According to police, the robbers escaped along with the looted valuables from the house.
Centre to get modern buses for Green Line project, says governor Imran Ismail
Karachi
December 31, 2020
Sindh Governor Imran Ismail said on Wednesday that the federal government has reached an agreement to procure state-of-the-art buses for the 26-kilometre Green Line corridor of the bus rapid transit system in Karachi.
Addressing a delegation of trainee police officers from the Islamabad-based National Police Academy that called on him at the Governor House, he said that these modern buses will soon be plying Karachiâs roads to fulfil the long-standing demand of the citizens for a mass transit system for the provincial capital.
He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan takes keen interest in the development and progress of Karachi, which is why the federal government has been providing its complete support to revive the civic infrastructure of the city.
No State Complicity in ‘Few’ Instances of Forced Conversions in Pakistan: FO
Spokesperson claims most reported instances of ‘forced conversions’ are fictitious and designed to malign Pakistan
Rejecting any perception of institutionalized forced religious conversions, Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Tuesday stressed that minorities in the country are free to profess, practice and propagate their religion.
Responding to media queries in Islamabad, spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said that Islam forbids forced conversions under the Quran and Sunnah. He claimed that most reported cases of forced conversion, upon closer scrutiny, were found to be “fictitious, politically-motivated or based on mala fide intent,” adding that this was part of a concerted effort to malign Pakistan globally. He cited the recent disclosures by EU DisinfoLab as proof that Indian intelligence agencies were spreading disinformation about Pakistan.
LAHORE: The prestigious Jinnah Cup which is being held in connection with the birth celebrations of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and the equally important Christmas Cup will be the feature races during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse here on Sunday.
The Jinnah Cup, a class VI division III and IV to be contested over the sprinting distance of 1,100 metres, has six runners who have confirmed credentials as the sprinters. Filly Repunzel Beauty, in spite of her placing on top of the handicap is being favoured to win the coveted cup while colt Special One and filly Sajni will be her main challengers.