The Chairman, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) Rizwan Ahmed who had purchased two South Korean-built tanker ships, MT Bolan and MT Khairpur in January 2019 by paying $4.3 million (PKR 60 crores) above market price has been rewarded by appointing at another lucrative post by authorities in Islamabad. Now he is also the Secretary Maritime Affairs in addition to his earlier charge of PNSC. According to reports the pair was valued at $56.4 million while the PNSC had forked out $60.7 million for 2012 and 2013 built vessels. But the Government notification tells a different story.   According to Establishment Division’s notification dated 8 th April 2019, the Federal Government has been pleased to assign additional charge of the post of Chairman, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) to Mr. Rizwan Ahmed, a BS-22 officer of Pakistan Administrative Service, presently posted as Secretary, Maritime Affairs Division, for a period of three months or till the posting/

British government legislates to teach Sex Education from September 2020 The parents of the children in Pakistan schools affiliated with western countries have expressed their grave concern over the sex education and curricula being provided without their consent and any approval from government authorities and the parliament. In this regard they referred the British government’s legislation that from September 2020 it will teach Sex Education in primary schools and Relationship & Sex Education (RSE) in secondary schools. The new legislation would require all students of 4 to 16 years age to attend these classes. Their schools do not have to wait for September 2020 however, to start teaching RSE and many have already come to do so. RSE would cover a range of issues, however many parents in UK were also concerned for exposing children to sexualize concept and graphics. It may be mentioned here that up until September 2020 parents have rights to withdraw their chil

The ‘Naya Pakistan’ housing scheme is an attempt to make true dream of 50 lakh houses but it is apprehended that it will open a flood gate of corruption because investors earn not serve. Hashmat Habib President Tehreek e Tahafuz e Adlia said while talking to this scribe. He said that imagination is foundation of every wonder of the world provided right path is chosen. Azam Khan, federal minister of President Ayub Khan’s cabinet had built a huge project of Korangi Township Karachi for Mohairs’ within shortest time of about one year. Similarly, Imran Khan should select about hundred sites in the country to build 100 new cities of 50 thousand houses each. This work can be done through House Building Finance Corporation. The senior lawyer said the claim of availability of investors may be true but their prime objective is to earn money by hook or crook. Hashmat Habib said that all existing housing societies and commercial developers are failed to complete their projects. They sh

“Has the news of the over-shadowing calamity (of Resurrection) reached you?  Some faces on that Day shall be downcast, labouring, hard, feeling weary, scorching in the blazing fire. They will be given to drink from a boiling fountain, and their only food will be thorny, dry grass, which will neither fatten nor satisfy hunger. Some faces on that Day shall be joyful, well-pleased with their endeavours, in a lofty Garden; there they shall hear no idle talk. In it there will be running springs; in it there will be raised couches; goblets set forth; cushions ranged in rows and fine carpets spread out. (They do not believe) but, do they not look at the camels, how they were created? And at the heaven, how it was raised high? And at the mountains, how they were firmly set? And at the earth, how it was spread out? “Well, (O Prophet,) go on admonishing them, for you are only an admonisher: you are not there to coerce them. But on him who turns away and disbelieves, Allah will in