Pakistan’s History of Resistance
Pakistan’s History of Resistance
File photo. Asif Hassan AFP
The country’s past, as detailed in a new book, is replete with people such as Dr. Mubarak Ali who resisted the national narrative
When you write about Pakistan, the uppermost feeling that guides you is a positive sensation: no matter what, Pakistan is right, give or take a few integral foibles that can be set right. But there are those among us who keep sketching Pakistan negatively, spreading what we think is despair. One is mostly inclined to ignore the “corrective” aspect of criticism and feels like punishing those who express these views.
‘Only CM stands between Hyderabad University’
Opposition leader says summary for varsity has been catching dust
KARACHI:
Only one man stands in the path of Sindh University s establishment - and that is the province s chief minister Murad Ali Shah. This was stated by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice President Haleem Adil Sheilkh as he spoke to a press conference on Monday.
Sheikh, who is also the leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly, was flanked by MQM-Pakistan parliamentary leader Kanwar Naveed, his PTI counterpart Bilawal Ghaffar, PTI MPA Jamal Siddiqui, Shahnawaz Jadoon and others.
Moving on from his jab at the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led Sindh government, the PTI man took the chance to talk favourably of his own party. He said Prime Minister Imran Khan had announced a package of Rs446billion in Sukkur, while a total of Rs1,200billion had already been announced for Sindh. Sheikh claimed over Rs8,780 billion had already been released for Sindh, but its
Prof Saleha Parveen dies due to coronavirus
National
April 19, 2021
SUKKUR: Dean Faculty of Education in Sindh University, Jamshoro, Prof Dr Saleha Parveen, has passed away at the age of 56 due to current wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Reports said she was admitted to the LUMS with complaint of chest pain, where she tested Covid-19 positive and later died due to the infection.
Her funeral was held at Bismillah Town in Hyderabad. Vice-Chancellor Sindh University and others expressed their condolences with the bereaved family and also paid rich tributes to her dedicated services in the field of education.
Prof Saleha Perveen dies due to coronavirus
National
April 19, 2021
SUKKUR: Dean Faculty of Education in Sindh University, Jamshoro, Prof Dr Saleha Parveen, has passed away at the age of 56 due to current wave of Covid-19 pandemic.
Reports said she was admitted to the LUMS with complaint of chest pain, where she tested Covid-19 positive and later died due to the infection. Her funeral was held at Bismillah Town in Hyderabad. Vice-Chancellor Sindh University and others expressed their condolences with the bereaved family and also paid rich tributes to her dedicated services in the field of education.
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