A three-day Tableeghi Ijtema is beginning in Karachi on Thursday evening.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the Ijtema that will be addressed by prominent religious scholars of Pakistan and other countries.
Tight security arrangements have been made for peaceful conduct of the congregation.
Sindh Home department has imposed ban on opening of shops, stalls and construction work in surrounding areas outside the boundary of Ijtehmagah from Thursday.
Source: Radio Pakistan
The polling for by-election on Sindh Assembly’s constituency PS-94 Karachi is underway.
According to the Provincial Election Commission, the polling process, which started at 0800 am will continue till 05:00 pm without any break.
The seat had fallen vacant after the death of MQM Pakistan MPA, Muhammad Wajahat.
The number of total registered voters in the constituency is 246 thousand 449, out of which 136 thousand 808 are male voters while 109 thousand 641 are female voters.
A total of 16 candidates are in the run including Muhammad Ashraf Jabbar of PTI, Syed Hashim Raza of MQM Pakistan, Javed Sheikh of PPP, Muhammad Irfan Waheed of Pak Sarzameen Party and Muhammad Aslam Pervez Abbasi of MMA.
The Sindh Government has made elaborate security arrangements to conduct the polling in a peaceful and transparent manner.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Pakistan Stock Exchange was bearish on Friday.
The KSE-100 Index closed today at 40264.78 points as compared to 40289.16 points on the last working day with a negative change of 180 points.
The total turnover was 156,117,020 as compared to 245,866,070 on the last working day with B.O. Punjab having the highest turnover of 25,332,500.
Total 315 companies’ transacted shares in the Stock Market today, out of which 124 recorded gains and 180 sustained losses whereas the share price of 11 companies remained unchanged.
Millat Tractors recorded the maximum increase in its share price, which was 17.18 rupees while Rafhan Maize recorded maximum decrease of 98 rupees.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Supreme Court has directed the Sindh Government to take a decision for the restoration of Karachi under the original master plan of the city.
Hearing the case about encroachment in the city at Karachi Registry on Thursday, Justice Gulzar Ahmed directed the Advocate General Sindh to submit a comprehensive report with the consultation of Architectures and cabinet.
The court again issued the directive that all business activities be ended from military land in the city and the complete land of old vegetable market must be converted into a public park.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Jeddah, Vox Cinemas will be opening its doors in Jeddah on January 28 for the first time since the ban on cinema was lifted in 2018.
CEO of Al Futtaim Alain Bejjani announced the date at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, according to Arab News.
The cinema’s grand opening at the Red Sea Mall will be held at 6:30 pm, where a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held with entertainment and a movie screening.
Last year, Vox Cinemas announced it would be investing $533 million to open 600 theaters in the next five years.
Cinemas had been banned for 35 years until the first cinema in the Kingdom opened on April 18, 2018, in Riyadh.
This comes as part of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s Vision 2030 initiative which has been pushing for social reform and broadening the economy to reduce its reliance on oil to tackle youth unemployment.
Source: International Islamic News Agency
Chief Justice Lahore High Court Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan has summoned Inspector General of Police Punjab on Thursday to know the steps taken by the police in connection with the Sahiwal incident.
The chief justice passed the orders while hearing two identical petitions, filed by Advocate Mian Asif and others seeking directions for formation of a judicial commission for an impartial inquiry into the Sahiwal incident.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Dakar, At least 10 Chadian UN peacekeepers were killed in an attack against a UN camp in northern Mali, the mission said on Sunday.
Twenty-five others were also injured in the attack.
The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, also known as MINUSMA, said the attack took place in Aguelhok, Kidal region.
“The Secretary general calls on the Malian authorities, as well as the signatory armed groups to the peace agreement, to spare no effort in identifying the perpetrators of this attack so that they can be brought to justice as swiftly as possible,” according to a UN statement.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack.
Mali, one of the poorest countries in the world, suffers from the presence of several terror groups, where French, Malian and UN peacekeepers are conducting counterterrorism operations.
Tensions erupted in Mali in 2012 following a failed coup and a Touareg rebellion that ultimately allowed al-Qaeda-linked militant groups to take over the northern half of the country. In 2015, a peace deal was signed between the government and some insurgent groups.
Political and community disputes continue to fuel tensions in northern Mali, thus undermining the implementation of the peace agreement.
Source: International Islamic News Agency
