ISLAMABAD, NOV 19: A model trial court in Dadu indicted on Saturday a pair of brothers — both MPAs from the ruling PPP — in a triple murder case in Mehar town.

MPAs Sardar Chandio and Burhan Chandio pleaded not guilty after charges were framed against them. The court summoned witnesses in the next hearing on December 3 to proceed with the case.

“We have recorded our statements in the court,” MPA Sardar said while talking to the media after the indictment, adding that they would plead their case in the next hearing.

Tight security measures were in place during the hearing. A heavy contingent of police was put on alert to avert any untoward incident.

The two brothers along with five other suspects, identified as Ali Gohar, Sattar, Sikandar, Murtaza and Zulfiqar, were nominated as accused in the triple murder of Raees Karamullah Chandio, the then chairman of the Baldai union council of Mehar taluka, his two sons Mukhtiar Chandio and Qabil Chandio. They were killed when a group of armed men attacked their residence in Ahmed Colony in Mehar taluka on Jan 17, 2018. One of the attackers was also killed in retaliatory fire by the inmates.

The bereaved family, which was politically associated with the PPP, believed that the attack was carried out at the behest of Sardar, who was the chieftain of his tribe in Mehar, and his younger brother Burhan, the then aide to the Sindh chief minister.

Pervaiz Ahmed Chandio, a surviving son of late Karamullah, lodged the first information reports and nominated the suspects. Pervaiz had accused the two influential brothers in the first information report of complicity in the attack on their residence and the murder of his three close relatives.

Later, Pervaiz’s cousin Umme Rubab Chandio, who was Mukhtiar’s daughter, moved the Supreme Court after the Sindh police failed to arrest the absconding suspects in the case and at the same time launched a protest campaign to seek the support of civil society and political and nationalist parties in helping her bring all the culprits to justice.

During the course of the protest campaign, Umme Rubab alleged that her family’s rivals were issuing threats to scare her into stopping the campaign and pursuing the case.

KARACHI, NOV 19 /DNA/  – Prioritizing entrepreneurship as one of the most important faculties to secure the future of Pakistani youth, the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has recognized the country’s first Entrepreneurial Higher Education Institute, Extreme Commerce College.

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) through its notification No. 14(131)/A&A/Acc/HEC-2022 has officially recognised the Extreme College Commerce (ECC) and its qualifications. Through this, the students of ECC will benefit from nationally recognised international qualifications. This recognition enhances opportunities and gateways available to students.

With the aim of bridging gaps in academic knowledge and a successful professional career, Extreme Commerce College was established with the aim to provide a nurturing environment for the Pakistani students and youthful workforce to develop an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset, thus encouraging them to realize their full potential.

The college inculcates educating oneself while earning and getting empowered. This is achieved by harnessing skilled based learning and qualifications. Being the pioneer entrepreneurial higher educational institute (HEI) in the country, ECC offers complementary incubation plus e-commerce structured training to all students throughout their stay at college. The college also offers practical and experiential learning opportunities to the students, where industry practitioners and entrepreneurs are available to share their knowledge of the digital ecosystem.

The visionary leadership at Extreme Commerce was able to spot the tremendous national potential that lies in the human capital and has been working tirelessly towards their vision of making Pakistan the global hub for back-office and technical services for the global e-commerce markets.

Extreme Commerce College (ECC) is Pakistan’s first entrepreneurial higher education institute that came into being as a joint venture between Extreme Commerce and Oxford’s Independent Business School. The purpose of ECC as a futuristic scholastic and incubation hub is to build and disseminate a full spectrum of affordable pre-university to post-graduate competency and skill based learning, complemented by world-class, international qualifications.

ECC is the nation’s foremost institute for digital entrepreneurship with a focus on e-commerce and emerging technologies. It is headquartered in Karachi, with satellite incubation campuses in eight different cities, which can accommodate students nationwide and provide a networking opportunity with more than one million e-commerce experts and entrepreneurs through Extreme Commerce’s online community globally.=DNA

LAHORE, NOV 19: “I will meet you there,” says the PTI chief. Imran Khan has said he will share more details on November 26 in Rawalpindi.

LAHORE, NOV 19: Rawalpindi resorts to panic buying fearing inflation, food shortage amid anti-government protest march; Fawad says “final stage here”

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RAWALPINDI, NOV 19: As part of farewell visits, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited various setups of Army Medical Corps today. Lieutenant General Nigar Johar, Surgeon General Pakistan Army accompanied COAS during the visit.

 COAS visited Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Rawalpindi and was briefed by Major General Muhammad Mohsin Qureshi Commandant CMH, regarding state of the art newly up graded healthcare facilities. COAS was briefed that medical care has been planned as per international best practices and patient care is the focus of hospital administration. Special counters  have been established for facilitating civilian/ non entitled patients as well. Efforts are being made to provide patient friendly environment and provide allied facilities for patients’ attendants.

COAS was also shown newly established control room to impart training to doctors through live surgery process in Academic Centre, designed and established to facilitate medical students for better understanding of surgical procedures.

COAS appreciated the efforts of Army Medical Corps which is providing quality health care  and state of the art rehabilitation services to members of the armed forces, their families and civilian patients. Amongst other facilities, Shuhada Families & veterans’ Medical facilitation Centre provides disruption free basic healthcare facilities including blood sampling, Medicines and checkup to families of martyrs’ and senior veterans up to the age of 75 years. The up graded Pharmacy is now entertaining 3000 patients daily.

COAS also laid the foundation stone of new training block of Armed Forces Post Graduate Institute.

Later COAS visited newly constructed Soldiers’ guestrooms, newly established Army Help Centre and upgraded facilities of Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology. COAS appreciated the doctors and healthcare professionals of AMC for their selfless devotion to duty and monumental work. Lauding the immense improvements being incorporated in healthcare infrastructure COAS said that quality healthcare for soldiers and their families is a cardinal feature of Army’s welfare regime and critical for morale of troops.

Earlier on arrival at CMH, COAS was receicved by Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Commander Rawalpindi Corps.

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ISLAMABAD, District administration Islamabad has conditionally allowed the PTI rally to move towards Rawat from Koral Chowk and asked the organisers to ensure participants remain peaceful during the movement, Islamabad police said.

In a tweet, the capital police said section 144 will remain in place in areas other than the route permitted for the march.Under the conditions, participants won’t be allowed to block any road, vandalise public property, or raise anti-state slogans.

Police warned of action if any of the rally participants were spotted carrying arms or violating the prescribed code.A traffic plan would be also issued to ensure smooth flow of traffic.

It is to mention that PTI has been granted NOC by the Islamabad administration to hold a rally in the Capital but on 35 conditions.

PTI has been given the permission to hold peaceful rally  on the application of party leader Ali Nawaz Awan.A deal between PTI and Islamabad administration was made in which 35 conditions were made.

Islamabad Deputy Commissioner issued the NOC to PTI for holding a rally from Koral Chowk to Chak Beili Rawat.The Islamabad DC cautioned the PTI that their rally is not allowed to alter the route fixed already.

Any deviation from the rally route will ultimately lead to cancellation of the NOC, the DC added.