PESHAWAR: Begum Nasim Wali Khan was a symbol of resistance who remained resolute in testing times being faced by her family and party since her marriage with Pakhtun nationalist leader Khan Abdul.
Begum Naseem Wali remembered for sacrifices for democracy
Karachi
May 23, 2021
Speakers at a condolence gathering on Saturday paid rich tributes to the late Begum Naseem Wali, the Awami National Partyâs (ANP) central leader who passed away this week, for her sacrifices for democracy in the country.
The National Lawyers Forum, a sister organisation of the ANP, had organised the event at Jinnah Auditorium at the Karachi Bar Association (KBA), City Courts.
Speakers at the event recalled Naseemâs struggle against dictatorship and sacrifices for the restoration of democracy in the country.
âThe real heroes of the independence movement and true democrats were declared traitors in the country and the British cadres were given power,â said Aurangzeb Buneri, the ANP Sindh acting president. He recalled that atrocities of the rulers in the 1970s forced Naseem to enter into politics.
Widow of Bangladesh shipbreaker pursues test case on worker safety
Hamida Begum s husband, Khalil Mollah, 32, fell to his death in 2018 while breaking up the tanker Ekta in the Bangladesh port of Chattogram, home to one of the world s largest ship-breaking yards, where vessels are dismantled for scrap metal. Her UK-based lawyers said working conditions in Bangladesh s yards were known to be dangerous and argued Maran bore responsibility for Mollah s death by selling the tanker to an intermediary knowing it would probably end up in Chittagong.Reuters | Updated: 11-03-2021 19:18 IST | Created: 11-03-2021 19:18 IST
By Naimul Karim DHAKA, March 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Bangladeshi woman whose husband died dismantling an oil tanker in a local shipyard was given the green light this week to keep pursuing a claim for compensation from a UK company linked to the vessel in a test case for the shipbreaking industry.
Veteran actor Zeba Begum hospitalized owing to cardiac issues
Entertainment
Zeba Begum, widow of late Pakistani superstar Muhammad Ali, has been suffering with cardiac issues
LAHORE: Pakistan s famed film actor Zeba Begum was shifted to the hospital on Tuesday after her health deteriorated in Lahore.
The veteran actor s family revealed that she was moved to the hospital’s intensive care unit where she is being treated.
Moreover, it was revealed that the Zeba Begum, widow of late Pakistani superstar Muhammad Ali, has been suffering with cardiac issues.
Iqra Aziz pays rich tribute to late Neelo Begum on Women’s Day
TV&Showbiz
Iqra Aziz pays rich tribute to late Neelo Begum on Women’s Day
Iqra Aziz paid rich tribute to Neelo Begum, who passed away on January 30, 2021, and dedicated the International Women’s Day to her.
Sharing a monochrome throwback photo of film star Shaan Shahid’s mother, the
Khuda Aur Mohabbat actress said “Recently, we lost one of the strongest women the world has seen. A very fine Actor, successful individual, an amazing wife and a wonderful mother.”