Suicide Bombings The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel on November 24 foiled a possible militant attack by killing a suspected would-be suicide bomber when he tried to sneak into a Police Station in Burki area of Lahore, reports Dawn. According to a statement released by Police, the suspected suicide bomber was killed in an exchange of…
Bombs Blasts/IEDs Five persons were killed and two others injured when a mortar shell exploded in Akbarpura area of Pabbi tehsil (revenue unit) in Nowshera District September 29, reports Pakistan Today. Five killed in the blast were identified as Shafqat, Mukarram, Ali, Zahidullah and Hidayatullah. District Police Officer (DPO) Najmul Hasnain said the mortar shell…
On 29 October 2020 a Webinar was held on “Mega City Karachi and its Planned Developments” under the auspices of Karachi Council of Foreign Relations (KCFR) chaired by its Chairman Mr. Ikram Sehgal. The Plenary speaker was Administrator Karachi, Mr. Iftikhar Ali Shalwani. Commodore (Retd) Sadeed Anwar Malik, Secretary General and CEO KCFR moderated the Webinar….
Bombs Blasts/IEDs Two Policemen sustained minor injuries in a grenade attack by unidentified assailants near Mominabad Police Station in Karachi on August 30, reports ARY News. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Fida Hussain said that unidentified assailants hurled a grenade at the gate of Mominabad Police Station, however, the timely response by on-duty officials foiled…
A webinar was held on 20th august 2020 under the auspices of the Karachi council on foreign relations (KCFR). Ikram Sehgal, chairman KCFR chaired the Webinar. Moin Fudda, Senior Member KCFR moderated the webinar. The moderator welcomed all the participants and the chief Guest, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, advisor to the Prime Minister on finance…
(Combined effort of PATHFINDER GROUP Task Force) Bombs Blasts/IEDs At least 39 people were injured in a cracker bomb attack on a rally of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town of Karachi on August 5, reports Samaa TV. The Kashmir rally was on its way near the Baitul Mukarram mosque when an unidentified person threw a…
A webinar was held on 23rd July, 2020 on “CPEC and its Significance for the Region” under the auspices of Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR). Chairman KCFR Ikram Sehgal hosted the session. Prominent speakers introduced by the Chairman were, HE President of Pakistan Mr. Arif Alvi, Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing and Lt. Gen (Retd)…
A webinar was held on 9 July 2020 on “India China Standoff at Ladakh and its Impact on Kashmir” under the auspices of Karachi Council of Foreign Relations (KCFR), Chaired by Chairman of the Council, Ikram Sehgal. Dr. Huma Baqai, Vice Chair, KCFR moderated the Webinar. Prominent speakers were HE Sardar Masood Khan (President, AJ&K),…
Bombs Blasts/IEDs A man was killed in a bomb explosion in Kamarsar area in Mamond tehsil in Bajaur district on Thursday, July 2. Sources said that miscreants had planted a bomb to a shop in Kamarsar area in Mamond tehsil when it went off with a big bang. As a result, a 60-year old watchman…
Q) Sir, Initially when you got this idea of taking over as Chairman, Utility Stores Corporation, what were the challenges faced? A) Actually before I became Chairman I had some idea about the Utility Stores because I have my own business in Pakistan whose biggest clients are Retailers, such as Imtiaz, etc as such we…
