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Our correspondent Islamabad Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has recognised Pakistani charity founder Hamza Farrukh with the 129th Commonwealth Point of Light award in honour of his exceptional voluntary service providing clean water to local communities in Pakistan. British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner presented the award to Hamza Farrukh during a ceremony arranged by the British High Commission here. Mr Farrukh runs a charitable project ‘Bondh-EShams’ (droplets of sunshine) which is serving over 45,000 people across 13 remote Pakistani villages. Hamza began ...

British High Commissioner presents g to Hamza Farrukh By Hamid Khan Wazir ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has recognized Hamza Farrukh, representing Pakistan, as the 129th Commonwealth Point of Light in honour of his exceptional voluntary service providing clean water to local communities in Pakistan. The British High Commissioner Dr. Christian Turner presented the award to Hamza Farrukh at a ceremony arranged by the British High Commission here on Tuesday. The Commonwealth Points of Light is a continuation of this programme with a special series of awards recognizing insp...

Mexico organisation ropes in Assam’s forest man to replenish its forests Mexico’s Fundación Azteca has signed on Jadav Payeng — famous as the ‘forest man of India’ — to aid the country’s efforts on sustainable conservation. Updated: December 11, 2020 7:55:14 pm Jadav Payeng's story of how he grew a forest, perturbed by the erosion he witnessed at a sandbar in his home in Assam’s Majuli island as a 16-year-old, is well documented. From single-handedly nurturing a forest to earning the moniker of ‘forest man of India’, there are many fe...