A webinar was held on 28th December 2020 under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR), chaired by its Chairman Ikram Sehgal and moderated by Member Board of Governors, KCFR, Mr. Moin Fudda. The Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan H.E. Matsuda Kuninori was the Chief Guest. Commodore (Retd) Sadeed Malik, Secretary General/CEO…
I want to start by giving you a background of what we inherited. Obviously, when this government came in, the country was in an economic crisis, as the Prime Minister stated, the current account deficit and well as the fiscal deficit were at their highest levels and there was a massive debt burden that had…
A webinar was held on 15th December 2020 under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR), chaired by Chairman Ikram Sehgal and moderated by its Vice Chairperson Dr. Huma Baqai. H.E. Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul, Ambassador of Turkey to Pakistan was the Chief Guest. H.E. Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul started the proceedings by saying…
Born in Ankara on May 30, 1972 HE Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul is married with two children. With a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in International Relations from Ankara University, he is a career diplomat having served in various world capitals. Joining the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in 1974, his first posting was as…
(Combined effort of PATHFINDER GROUP Task Force) Bombs Blasts/IEDs Suspected militants blew up a police post at Chato Pul in the limits of Lundkhwar Police Station on Nov 28. The explosion was caused by placing explosives near the rear wall of the police post. However, no loss of life was reported. The blast was heard…
In the “Country Strategy Dialogue on Pakistan”, the Prime Minister Mr. Imran Khan presented Pakistan’s case to the global community on a comprehensive basis that also included the future vision and challenges. In his answers to the global CEOs from Telenor, Majid Al Futtaim, Ghuangzhou, Royal Vopak, Investcorp Holdings, he emphasized that collaboration and technological…
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…
