By Shabbir Hussain ISLAMABAD, Monday, November 23, 2020 (WNP/DL): Resident Representative of Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) Dr. Steffen Kudella Monday said Pakistan’s dependence on a single river system is extremely risky. In order to reduce this risk, he said the country needs to fight water shortages, promote reforestation, maintain water infrastructure, harvest more rainfall, and […]
Civil Society
Dawat-e-Islami to remain apolitical: Ilyas Qardri
By Rehan Khan ISLAMABAD, September 3, 2020 (WNP/DL): Dawat-e-Islami Founder Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri Thursday night reiterated his resolve that Dawat-e-Islami would remain out of politics in future too as political gimmicks used in present arena mismatched the true spirit of Islam. He said this while marking 39th birth anniversary of Dawat-e-Islami on Madani […]
NAB rejects HRW report
ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, August 11, 2020 (WNP/DL): The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday rejected a recent report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) and said the anti-graft watchdog reserved the right to “proceed as per law”. In a statement, the accountability bureau said: “NAB has requested the media time and again to kindly avoid speculations, […]
Rugby former mayor Dr James Shera offers condolence over Sister Ruth Lewis demise
By Shabbir Hussain ISLAMABAD, Thursday, July 23, 2020 (WNP/DL): Former Mayor of Rugby, Councilor Dr James Shera Thursday offered condolence over the sad demise of Sister Ruth Lewis. He also urged President Dr Arif Alvi to award her a posthumous Sitara-e- Imtiaz, for her services she had rendered for humanity and people of Pakistan. Dr […]
Sister Ruth Lewis passes away from Covid-19
KARACHI, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 (WNP/DL): Sister Ruth Lewis, incharge at the Darul Sukoon organisation in Karachi, passed away from the novel coronavirus at the Aga Khan University Hospital Monday night, the organisation said in a statement on Tuesday. She was 77. Sister Ruth had been admitted to the hospital since July 9, Darul Sukoon’s […]