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Chitorri : Historical graveyard of the Talpur Mirs

28Oct

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

Pakistan

Chitorri : Historical graveyard of the Talpur Mirs

Chitorri is a Historical graveyard of Talpur Mirs. Although it is present in Sindh, however, it has lesser fame than the Makli Cemetery. Makli Cemetery is the most famous Sindh burial site in the world. Chitorri is the historic ancestral cemetery of the Talpur Mirs in Mirpur Khas, Sindh. Chitorri Graveyard of Talpur Mirs is in Mirpur Khas district, about 22 kilometers northeast of Mirpur Khas town. The first Talpur, buried in this cemetery, was Mir Masu Talpur. The Talpur rulers built these sandstone tombs in the area. Chitorri is one the best example of Sindh architecture. The rulers of Talpur built these tombs over their elders' graves. They initiated this project somewhere in the 17th and 18th centuries. These beautiful shrines combine the Islamic and indigenous architecture of R...

PM laptop scheme is to be resumed soon; says HEC

28Oct

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

Pakistan

PM laptop scheme is to be resumed soon; says HEC

Higher Education Commission finally announced that the PM laptop scheme will resume in a few days. HEC announced the good news after the current government announced that it would resume its PM laptop scheme. Ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif initiated this laptop scheme under Youth Development initiatives back in 2014. Since then, many students who have achieved highly in their academic careers have received laptops under this scheme. Chairman of the High Education Commission Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed announced the good news for students. While announcing the PM laptop scheme said that the applications will open in a few days. HEC chairman announced the news while talking to journalists in Karachi. He said that not only HEC will resume the PM laptop scheme but is also planning to launch on...

Saudi Arabia to build Aramco Oil Refinery in Gwadar

26Oct

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia to build Aramco Oil Refinery in Gwadar

Saudi Arabia has recently decided that it would build an Aramco Oil Refinery in Gwadar Pakistan. Gwadar is the world's only deep-sea port but unfortunately, Pakistan could not use it for decades. This is because firstly Pakistan did not have enough economic stability to fund the port for operations. The second and main reason behind the closure of Gwadar port is the state of threat and terrorism in the province. However, in the past few years, the government was able to somehow manage both of these problems. Saudi Arabia is an old friend of Pakistan due to its diplomatic and religious ties. Saudi Arabia has announced that it would build an Aramco Oil Refinery in Gwadar. The government of Pakistan was continuously pushing KSA to invest more money into Pakistan. Saudi Arabia had agreed t...

Tax-free industrial zone to be establish in Talagang, Punjab

25Oct

By Azmat ShabbirNo Comments

Pakistan

Tax-free industrial zone to be establish in Talagang, Punjab

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has announced that after providing a network of roads in Talagang, an industrial zone will be established and it will also be declared tax-free. Addressing a rally in Talagang, he said lifting the ban on recruitment in government departments would provide thousands of jobs to the people of the area along with the factories in the industrial zone. A medical college and an engineering university will also be established at Talagang. Chaudhry Pervez Elahi reminded us that the Punjab Assembly has approved the Ehsaas Program Bill which will now be implemented in the entire province. Assistance will also be given to flood-affected people through the Ehsaas program. Shopkeepers will also be given a share in this program. MPA Hafiz Ama...

Journalist Arshad Sharif killed in Nairobi, Kenya

25Oct

By Azmat ShabbirNo Comments

Pakistan

Journalist Arshad Sharif killed in Nairobi, Kenya

The 49-year-old journalist, who fled Pakistan in August after multiple cases were filed for criticizing the military, was shot dead in Kenya. A prominent Pakistani investigative journalist Arshad Sharif critical of the country's powerful military has been killed in Kenya nearly two months after he left Pakistan. "I lost my friend, husband and my favorite journalist today, according to the police he was shot in Kenya," Jawaria Siddique tweeted about the death of her husband Arshad Sharif on Sunday night. Alleging harassment by state agencies as well as threats to his life, he moved to Dubai in August and later to Kenya. ARY, the channel Sharif worked for for the past eight years, was briefly shut down in August for airing "false, hateful and seditious" content. The channel announc...