Author: M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career forty-five years ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.

US CG Charles Goodman visits Mazar-e-Quaid

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025M M Alam

KARACHI: Recently posted US Consul General Charles Goodman visited Quaid-e-Azam’s mazar on Wednesday (3rd Sept, 2025) to pay homage to the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He laid a floral wreath at the tomb. Signing the guestbook on behalf of the American people Charles Goodman wrote: “It is a great honor to pay my […]

AirSHOW Radom cancelled: Pilot dies as Polish F-16 crashes during rehearsal

August 29, 2025August 29, 2025M M Alam

SADKOW (POLAND): Major Pilot Maciej Slab Krakowian, leader of the F-16 Tiger Demo Team, died when his avion crashed here Thursday (28th August, 2025) during rehearsal for AirSHOW Radom. According to details pilot of the $45m F-16 lost control while performing a barrel roll aerobatic manoeuvre, as a result the fighter jet nosedived and turned […]

Charles Goodman is the new US CG in Karachi

August 28, 2025August 30, 2025M M Alam

KARACHI: Charles Goodman assumed the role of CG at the US Consulate General here. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Goodman brings extensive experience to his new role. Most recently, he served as the Management Counselor for the US Mission to New Zealand and Samoa. Prior to that, he held the positions of […]

US Consul General Leads Pakistani Youth in Community Service Beach Cleanup Program

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025M M Alam

KARACHI: teamed up with 200 students from the U.S. government-funded English Access Program at Clifton Beach for a community service project organized by the Society for International Education (SIE) on 23rd August, This event highlighted the importance of civic engagement in improving one’s local community and youth leadership. At the beach, Access students, alumni volunteers, […]

DawnNews reporter Khawar Hussain committed suicide: Fact-Finding Committee

August 22, 2025August 22, 2025M M Alam

SANGHAR: According to the final report of Fact-Finding Committee (led by Sindh Additional IGP, Counter-Terrorism Dept, Azad Khan, comprised Karachi West Zone Deputy IGP Irfan Baloch and Sanghar SSP Abid Baloch), DawnNews reporter Khawar Hussain Bajwa committed suicide and was NOT murdered. His body was found on 16th August in the driving seat of his […]

54th martyrdom anniversary of Rashid Minhas observed

August 20, 2025August 20, 2025M M Alam

KARACHI: Pakistanis mark the 53rd martyrdom anniversary of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed Nishan-e-Haider (NH) today (20 August, 2022). One of the major arteries of this Metropolis is called Rashid Minhas Road. It runs all the way from Shahrah-e-Faisal passing through Cantonment area, Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Azizabad etc to join the Super Highway. And yes Lucky One and […]

US Consul General Scott Urbom Visits Hyderabad & Jamshoro

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025M M Alam

KARACHI:  From 11 to 12 Aug, US Consul General Scott Urbom visited Hyderabad and Jamshoro, where he engaged with local officials, academic leaders, youth, journalists, and members of the business community.  The visit highlighted the enduring Pak-US partnership and underscored shared priorities in academic excellence, innovation, and mutual prosperity.  During his visit, Urbom toured the […]

Bazaar-e-Husn: œuvres of 38 artists exposed at AFK

August 7, 2025August 24, 2025M M Alam

KARACHI: Alliance Française (French Cultural Centre here) was the venue where 38, senior as well as budding, visual artists converged from all over Pakistan to display their œuvres, depicting Sevasadan or Bazaar-e-Husn, novel penned a century ago by Munshi Premchand (1880 – 1936). Sevasadan/Bazaar-e-Husn proclaims that, despite passage of a hundred years , woman in […]

Keeping the Rate Unchanged Disappointed Investors/Industrialists: NKATI

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025M M Alam

KARACHI: Faisal Moiz Khan, President of the North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI), stated that the State Bank’s decision to maintain the interest rate at 11% goes against the promises repeatedly made by Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif to the business community, where he had assured that the interest rate would be brought […]

State Bank keeps interest rate at 11%

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025M M Alam

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan has kept the policy rate at 11% on Wednesday (30th July, 2025). SBP had kept the rate unchanged on 16th day of June too. It is pertinent to mention here that in June 2024 the policy rate was 22% which was slashed in seven intervals. Earlier, various trade & industry […]

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