Iqra varsity to open medical, nursing school in Karachi’s Bahria Town

KARACHI: The Bahria Town Karachi and Iqra University have signed an agreement to open a university campus in 2020 in Bahria Town, Karachi. The campus is unique in Pakistan as this is the first campus where all foreign faculty members will be hired from international universities, who will be teaching and conducting research here. The custom-built world class campus will offer graduate and postgraduate degrees in various cutting-edge programmes in health sciences, information technology, media science, fashion design, and business administration. The Iqra University has been ranked as the top-most business school of the country by the HEC for the last few years. Senior management from Bahria Town and Iqra University were present at the contract signing.

Malik Riaz Hussain, Chairman Bahria Town, said: “This Bahria Town Karachi campus will become the hallmark in education sector of Pakistan and will play a significant role in achieving the excellence in education and research, global recognition, and international standards by meeting local need.”

According to the Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Wasim Qazi, the said campus will be Pakistan’s first campus to have complete foreign faculty and, “this step will be a trendsetter for all the varsities of the country.”

The campus has been designed by Nayyar Ali Dada and is already in the last stages of interior finishes. The most important features of this campus are world class infrastructure, latest technology, R&D facilities, international faculty, and collegial environment. The campus will be a full-fledged resident campus for foreign faculty and students.

These purpose-built, state-of-the-art facilities create the optimal study and learning environment for students. The medical college has customized, well-equipped and industry standard laboratories that are designed to integrate teaching with the practical application of medical and health sciences. The facilities are on par with the standards set by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and the Ministry of Higher Education, thus ensuring that students are exposed to the most up-to-date equipment that are on par with international medical universities. The medical school is based on key features of patient centric curriculum, clinical elective modules, and early exposure to clinic and hospital.

Built next to the world’s third largest and Pakistan’s largest Grand Jamia Masjid, built on 200 acres and accommodation of 800,000 people, the location of the campus is a feat in itself, reflecting the Islamic history where the masajid were not just for prayers but they were the centers for educational and social hub as well. Apart from this, there will also be a grand library and an Islamic museum.

The Iqra University has made its place in the global varsities ranking. The global universities ranking agency QS has issued its this year’s QS World Universities Rankings 2020 where IQRA University has been included for the first time. The Iqra University became Sindh’s first private sector varsity to made its place in the said ranking. The Iqra University has campuses across Pakistan and is having collaboration with foreign universities.

The introduction of the university is a major milestone for Bahria Town Karachi which now provides education facilities to its residents from playgroup to PHD level. There are already three school campuses operational in Bahria Town Karachi with new contracts in the pipeline later this year. Along with this, Pakistan’s first 36 hole PGA standard night lit golf course, Pakistan’s largest cricket stadium, International standard hospital, entertainment facilities like Bahria Adventure Land theme park, Danzoo, Carnival, dancing fountain, restaurants, shopping areas, etc, and the world class security makes it the ideal residence place for everyone.

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Welcome to Bahria Town Peshawar – Malik Riaz Hussain

Bahria Town Peshawar is on the way to becoming a greatest real estate scheme in Peshawar. Peshawar is the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that is also the hub of business activities for the whole district. Bahria Town Peshawar is the most recent augmentation in Bahria town real estate in addition it is a wonderful possibility for the residents of Peshawar to enjoy the luxurious facilities of Pakistan’s premium and also properly planned residential society.

Bahria town is in the process of development as the management is finalizing the inauguration date of Peshawar project. Be ready to become a part of this luxurious housing society Also be prepared to reserve a plot in Bahria Town Peshawar project as it is an excellent opportunity for Peshawar residents to enjoy the standard of living in Bahria Town. Recently Defense housing authority another real estate massive of Pakistan introduced its project in Peshawar where the huge response of public from bias Pakistan and also overseas was observed.

Bahria Town Peshawar was in the newscast of 2015 while CEO of Bahria town Malik Riaz Hussain twittered about Bahria Town. According to gossips Bahria town get about 4500 canal for Bahria town Peshawar. This housing society is going to become a great opportunity for those who want to invest in a profitable real estate project.

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Malik Riaz is Simply Being Defamed Even Whilst Being the Best Philanthropist in the Country: Chaudhri Shujaat Hussain

One of the most recognized Senators and the honorable president of the Pakistan Muslim League –Q Chaudhri Shujaat Hussain restated about his perspective for Punjab government’s big spending of almost 30 million PKR every day for all of the fake marketing and advertisement done to malign the image of real estate developer, Malik riaz hussain. He conveyed the straight message that Malik riaz hussain is a known philanthropist in the country and he is currently indulged in a number of charitable acts and works focused towards improving the state of the underprivileged people in the country.

He further stated that all that money which is being spent to defame malik riaz hussain welfare of the people and not in regards to malign the image of Malik riaz hussain and Bahria Town. He further added that various hospitals of Bahria Town in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Islamabad are already offering free medical treatments like free dialysis, kidney transplant and hepatitis B to most of the people around and the same has benefitted a big list of people so far. Adding onto that, Malik riaz hussain and Bahria Town are already offering free meals to most of the poor people around via their famous Dastarkhwaans.

He quoted the recent example when few of the Pakistani sailors were captured by the Somalian pirates and even whilst there are many renowned businessman and rich people in the country, none of them except Malik riaz hussain came forward to set the Pakistani brothers free. It must be mentioned that Malik Riaz hussain paid Rs130m to set them free and the families of these sailors showered all their love and blessings to him in return. Moreover, Malik riaz hussain has always been the first person to step up whenever there is a flood or earthquake around the country. Moreover, Bahria Town community is the only community in the whole country which hasn’t experienced any power outages and them also doesn’t need to employ any additional security personnel due to the already strong security arrangements around. Hence, all these services and facilities by malik riaz hussain must be appreciated and not to be criticized by the Government officials.

How Malik Riaz Hussain and Ali Riaz Malik Helping Pakistan at Every Tough Moment?

It has widely been said that you can only get to know the reality of a person in tough times and the same has happened in the past few years with Pakistan. Malik Riaz, chairman Bahria Town, is one of those rare businessmen around who have always stepped up in case of any natural disaster around the country. Going along with his team of workers at bahria town, Malik riaz hussain has always come up with some organized teams to deal with any kind of calamity around. Moreover, , the Corporate Social Responsibility Division of Bahria Town is aptly set up in order to support all the related projects and services which are aimed towards helping all the surrounding people at any moment of need

It doesn’t matter if it’s regarding Floods, earthquakes; fire or any other unexpected circumstances, emergency rescue teams headed by Malik Riaz are always the first one to reach up to the spot in order to offer all the required medical, financial and food support. If we talk about the past few years, relief work by Bahria Town has become an embodiment of faith and consistency amongst the underprivileged people without any regards to any given faith, culture or religion. All the teams on the same mission get assigned with the special tasks at the accident sites along with all the latest equipment and required material in the same regards. Talking about the rewards they get, all of these teams gets awarded and recognized by the respective authorities of the government.

We can surely look up to various examples in the same regards about the floods in 2010 & 2014, draught in Thar, collapse of Margalla Tower, fire at Marriot Hotel, Ghakkar Plaza, fire at the Christian community and many more and Malik Riaz Hussain and his team has always come up with all the required support and assistance for the people around. He never gets hesitant in spending millions on the common welfare and the wellbeing of all the underprivileged people around. The team is equipped by all the Mobile medical units, rashan bags, free meals, clothing, tents and clean water which has been made available to all the helping units by the bahria town management.

Earthquake occurred in the year 2005 can be termed as one of the biggest calamities in the region as it further brought the death to more than 73,000 people whilst leaving 3,000,000 people homeless in the process. Still the Bahria Town came up as the only organization who instantly released the relief items and goods. All of the relief work has been carried out on a heavy note and that also included heavy load earth moving and logistical equipment. It must be mentioned that almost 200 units of machines were been shifted to bring through eight big relief camps with a budget of over 100 million. Also, more than 36,000 people have been shifted to a secured shelter and bring through with all the other requirements in the same process.

Malik Riaz Hussain: A Man Who is Always there to Reward the Heroes of the Country!

One of the leading philanthropists and real estate tycoon Malik Riaz is one of those few people which are turning the dream of an ideal Pakistan into reality. It’s all his patriotism towards the country which has made him initiate a lot of unparalleled social projects in the common interest of his fellow countrymen. He firmly believes that he owed whatever he has earned from his motherland Pakistan. Being a future visionary, he has done all the goods to brighten the image of Pakistan abroad

All those International sportsmen, who have secured some great victories , whilst bringing some good name to Pakistan have received some great rewards and recognitions form Malik Riaz. Shahid Afridi , one of the brightest stars of the Pakistani cricket ,has been gifted with a unit of plot for his unmatched performance in a match against India , by Malik Riaz Hussain himself. Going in the same line, snooker champion Muhammad Asif has also been awarded with a car for winning world snooker champion title for Pakistan. He has also been appointed for a major role in Bahria Town on regular basis with a healthy salary package.

The humanity and love for his country is one of Malik riaz’s virtue and he continues with his admiration and support for all the people who works towards the betterment of the country.

Malik Riaz gifts £50,000 to Pakistan team for Lord’s victory

Pakistan claimed a 75-run win at Lord’s on Sunday after dismissing England for 207 in the first Test of their four-match series. This was Pakistan’s first victory in 20 years at Lords.

Bahria Town Chairman Malik Riaz Hussain has announced a prize of 50,000 pounds for the Pakistani cricket team on its victory, INP news agency reported.

A Lord’s win that took 20 years

The head of Pakistan’s leading property and estate conglomerate was so impressed by the performance of the green shirts that he announced almost a Rs7 million gift.

Malik Riaz Hussain was present in the stadium when Pakistan secured its first victory at the Lord’s after around 20 years.

Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif also called the team and congratulated them.

“Historic Pakistan cricket victory at Lord’s. COAS called Pak Cricket team Captain Misbahul Haq and congratulated him and the team on victory,” disclosed DG Inter Services Public Relations Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa in a tweet late Sunday evening.

Mohammad Amir in his first Test appearance since the spot-fixing scandal at Lord’s ended the match when he bowled last man Jake Ball.

Historic win at Lord’s: Ecstasy, redemption and a triumphant Pakistan

Victory prompted the entire Pakistan team to hit the ground and perform several push-ups in front of the pavilion before rising and performing a salute. It was a reference to the pre-tour military boot camp that the team went through to gain fitness.

Speaking about the match, former leg-spinner Abdul Qadir, dubbed it a supreme example of team effort.

It was a massive team effort, from skipper Misbahul Haq right down right to pacer Rahat Ali.”

Qadir reserved special praise for the captain and the batsmen. “Misbah has got great mental strength and he has been duly rewarded for his hard work and persistence,” he said. “Asad Shafiq’s contribution with the bat was outstanding in both innings. Sarfraz played a key role, not to forget the batting contribution that Yasir Shah made in the second innings with the bat.”

Army chief congratulates team on Test victory

Yasir, who bamboozled the English batsmen in both innings and finished with his first 10-wicket haul, brought back memories of Qadir’s own domination of the ‘masters of the game’.

In 16 Tests against England, Qadir claimed 82 wickets and played a leading role in Pakistan’s first win at Lord’s back in 1982.

“He has bowled brilliantly with impeccable control over his line and length,” said Qadir. “He had a great deal of rhythm, read the pitch perfectly and realised very quickly what was the best way to bowl in England. I can draw parallels with my spell in 1982 at Lord’s.”

Qadir also heaped praise on fast-bowler Rahat, who broke the back of England’s run chase by dismissing England’s top-order with the new ball.

MV Albedo: Seven Pakistani hostages freed

Karachi: After the intense struggle by Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad, Human Rights activist Ansar Burney and Real Estate Tycoon Malik Riaz, it has been revealed that seven Pakistani crew members of MV Albedo have been freed by Somali pirates, here on Wednesday.

The 23 crew members aboard MV Albedo, was hijacked by Somali pirates in November 2010.

According to the sources, the seven crew members have been shifted to a safe place and the members would arrive in Karachi at 7 pm.

The Somali pirates had initially demanded $8 million to release the captives, but after several rounds of negotiations the amount was brought down to $2.85 million. The deadline set by the pirates was May 15, 2012.

The Chairman of Bahria Town Malik Riaz contributed Rs 130 million for giving ransom to Somali pirates for release of MV Albedo’s crew.

Of all 22 hostages, seven each are from Pakistan and Bangladesh, six from Sri Lanka, and one each from India and Iran.

One Indian sailor has already died since the vessel was captured in November 2010.

$10 million ransom Money Demanded from Famous Real Estate Developer Malik Riaz Husain

The National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) has requested the governments of Punjab and Sindh to come up with some immediate measures in order to tackle through the threat looming over the renowned real estate developer and investor, Malik Riaz Hussain, by a wing of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), where they have demanded a ransom of $10 million.

As per the recent reports in the same regards, Nacta communicated the concerned authorities about the email from the in-charge of the TTP’s finance wing, which is sent to Malik Riaz . The email involves a demand of $10 million as ransom money from Malik riaz.

The email also includes a bank account number where the sender wants malik riaz to deposit the money and it also states that malik riaz and his family may have to face dire consequences’ if the demands from the organization weren’t met in due time. The email has created s a lot of ruckus amongst the general public and most of them are outing their discontent through on social media. People are with the view that if a philanthropist and big personality like Malik riaz has to go through such threats, how come the government can assure them of their security in the country.

Looking into the reports surfaced in the same regards by the authorities, the director general of the Federal Investigation Agency, provincial police chiefs of Sindh and Punjab and Islamabad commissioner have been asked to take some immediate action in the same regards.

Malik Riaz Hussain: One of the Best Philanthropists in the Country of Pakistan

The Bahria Town’s ACE Education Academy can be quoted as one of the best academies which is on par with the academic standards of the world. On the other side, the hospitals at the Bahria Towns across Pakistan offers free treatments to all the underprivileged people in the country.

Talking about the philanthropic activities of the Malik Riaz Hussain, he is also running the famous dastarkhawanas which are feedings free food to more than 1,00,000 people on a daily basis. Most of these dastarkhwanas are spread across the cities of Tharparkar, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

Even all those poor people who are getting treated at the major hospitals are been provided with free food. The Bahria Town currently has more than 25,000 staff and employees who are privileged with free lunch and extensive medical facilities.

On the other side, Bahria Town in Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi comes as the ideal housing communities by every aspect. It also accommodates country’s largest 36-hole golf course where the American grass is widely been brought in use for the golf course like a green carpet. Once you travel through the roads of Bahria Town, Karachi, whilst seeing the street lights there, you can imitate the same feeling as in Europe.

All of the projects by Bahria Town come along with amusement parks for children with all the required facilities. There is a musical dancing fountain at the bahria town Karachi which gives an exquisite look to the onlookers.

The power supply is available round the clock for all the housing schemes of Bahria Town and they won’t be any load-shedding even for a second. Bahria Town purchase power in bulk from the transmission companies and further supply it to the grid stations. The disposal system to the sewage is also world class at Bahria town.

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Malik Riaz Hussain Distributes Relief Cheques to Victims of Timber Market Fire Incident

Bahria Town Chairman Malik Riaz was quoted saying , here on Friday, that him and his team at Bahria town are looking ahead to make Karachi a beautiful city with a vision to transform it into a modern metropolitan city, right on the lines of Hong Kong and Dubai port cities, to bring more pride to the citizens of the country. Malik Riaz huissainput through these words during cheques distribution ceremony organized at Darbar Hall of Sindh Governor House which was attended by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan, Bahria Town Chairman Malik Riaz Hussain, Sindh Information and Local Government Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, along with various public representatives and business community leaders.

During the ceremony, as many as 42 effected residents and traders of Karachi Timber Market fire incident were given compensation cheques of Rs1 million each by Bahria Town on Friday. Whilst doing the same, he stated that he is not doing any extra favors whilst distributing compensation to affected people of Timber Market fire incident as he always believe in Allah almighty who have taught us to render our services in whatever manner we can, to the betterment of humanity.

Malik Riaz also said that he hope that the Sindh government would also go by their promises and commitments, earlier made in regards for the rehabilitation and support of Timber Market fire incident victims. He further added that he will be spending Rs42 billion in next 11 months to facilitate the construction of magnificent and impressive road traffic corridor in Karachi. Bahria Town chief also stated that his construction process will bring in six new fire tenders which can further be used to tackle any fire emergency situation in the country.

Malik Riaz Hussain Bahria Town said that if any of the victims of the Timber Market fire incident faces any sort of issues whilst getting the compensation by Bahria town, he or she can contact his son-in-law Zain Malik and lodge their grievances and complaints.