Combined effort of PATHFINDER GROUP Task Force Bombs Blasts/IEDs At least five labourers of Punjabi ethnicity were killed and five others, including two security personnel injured in a bomb blast some 30 kilometers away from Sibi town on March 5, reports Samaa TV. The vehicle carrying the labourers hit a roadside bomb. Four children were injured…
(Combined effort of PATHFINDER GROUP Task Force) Bombs Blasts/IEDs One civilian was injured in a blast at a cycle repairing shop in Bannu District on February 13, reports The Express Tribune. Police said that the shop owner Gul Noor was seriously injured in the explosion who had been shifted to a nearby hospital where his…
A webinar was held on 06 January 2021 on “Challenges in Education in Pakistan” under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) with honourable Shafqat Mahmood, Federal Minister for Education, Professional Training, and National Heritage & Culture participating. Chaired by Ikram Sehgal Chairman KCFR, the event was moderated by CEO KCFR, Cdre (Retd)…
Combined effort of PATHFINDER GROUP Task Force) Bombs Blasts/IEDs Fifteen persons, including two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, were injured in a grenade attack on a vehicle of the FC personnel in Surab town in Kalat District in Balochistan on December 29, reports Dawn. Police said that two suspects riding a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade…
A webinar was held on 28th December 2020 under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR), chaired by its Chairman Ikram Sehgal and moderated by Member Board of Governors, KCFR, Mr. Moin Fudda. The Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan H.E. Matsuda Kuninori was the Chief Guest. Commodore (Retd) Sadeed Malik, Secretary General/CEO…
I want to start by giving you a background of what we inherited. Obviously, when this government came in, the country was in an economic crisis, as the Prime Minister stated, the current account deficit and well as the fiscal deficit were at their highest levels and there was a massive debt burden that had…
A webinar was held on 15th December 2020 under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR), chaired by Chairman Ikram Sehgal and moderated by its Vice Chairperson Dr. Huma Baqai. H.E. Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul, Ambassador of Turkey to Pakistan was the Chief Guest. H.E. Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul started the proceedings by saying…
Born in Ankara on May 30, 1972 HE Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul is married with two children. With a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in International Relations from Ankara University, he is a career diplomat having served in various world capitals. Joining the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in 1974, his first posting was as…
(Combined effort of PATHFINDER GROUP Task Force) Bombs Blasts/IEDs Suspected militants blew up a police post at Chato Pul in the limits of Lundkhwar Police Station on Nov 28. The explosion was caused by placing explosives near the rear wall of the police post. However, no loss of life was reported. The blast was heard…
In the “Country Strategy Dialogue on Pakistan”, the Prime Minister Mr. Imran Khan presented Pakistan’s case to the global community on a comprehensive basis that also included the future vision and challenges. In his answers to the global CEOs from Telenor, Majid Al Futtaim, Ghuangzhou, Royal Vopak, Investcorp Holdings, he emphasized that collaboration and technological…
