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Swiss envoy discusses blue economy initiative with Maritime minister News Desk
Ambassador of Switzerland to Pakistan Benedict de Cerjat on Thursday met Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi and discussed mutual interest issues related to Blue economy initiative and Karachi ports. In a tweet, the Ambassador said that “it was very timely to host federal minister for Maritime Affairs at the Swiss Embassy in Islamabad before his visit next week to Karachi”. He said that many companies are interested in the development of Karachi’s infrastructure.
By Sajjad Shaukat Pak VT
The militants killed at least 11 coalminers in the Mach area of Balochistan on January 3, this year.
Moazzam Ali Jatoi, an official of the Levies Force said that an initial investigation revealed the attackers identified the miners as being from the Shia Hazara community and the gunmen kidnapped them for execution, leaving others unharmed.
A powerful picture, Army Chief meets the families of the 11 Hazara coal mining victims who were brutally killed in Mach- Bolan Balochistan. pic.twitter.com/G7E6bl7dR1 Nikahn Subotai (@NikSubotai) January 14, 2021
The Islamic State group Daesh-also known as ISIS claimed responsibility for the massacre.
Federal planning minister Asad Umar addresses the media on Sunday. DawnNewsTV
Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Sunday announced the arrival of 52 modern fire tenders in Karachi in an effort to boost the city s fire emergency system.
He was addressing a press conference at the Karachi Port, accompanied by Minister for Shipping and Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Syed Aminul Haq and PTI leader Firdous Shamim Naqvi.
The governor said the project to bring in the 52 fire tenders was an initiative of the Sindh Infrastructure Development Company Limited (SIDCL) and termed it a great gift for the city of Karachi. Ismail said the fire department would be responsible for the fire tenders and they would come under the ownership of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC).