Dust thunderstorm, rain likely in isolated parts of country: PMD

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Sunday forecast mainly hot and dry weather for most of the plain areas of the country during next 24 hours. However, dust-thunderstorm/rain is expected at isolated places in south Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, Kashmir and its adjoining hilly areas. The synoptic situation has indicated the prevalence of […]

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PMC announces admission policy to facilitate students of FSc, A2 Cambridge

ISLAMABAD: Taking into account the COVID-19 pandemic and interruptions in the academic year, the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has announced steps to facilitate FSc (Pre-medical) and A2 Cambridge students in the admission of public and private medical and dental colleges of Pakistan. According to PMC, as per the PMC Undergraduate Education (Admissions, Curriculum and Conduct) […]

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Ongoing pre-monsoon rains to benefit Rice, Cotton crops

ISLAMABAD: The ongoing pre-monsoon rains would bear a positive impact on crops including Rice and Cotton crops that would result in enhanced yield of the cash crops. Talking to reporter, spokesman MET office Dr Zaheer Babar Sunday said during the ongoing season, rice and cotton crops have almost reached to its ripeness and to achieve […]

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Many of private schools still not comply with fee reduction orders

ISLAMABAD: Many of the private schools operating in the federal capital still have not provided 20 percent discount in the fee charges for the months of April and May in wake of closure of schools due to third wave of COVID-19, as per clear the directives of the Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (PEIRA) and […]

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PTI believes in supremacy of Parliament: Chaudhry Fawad

KARACHI: Federal Information Minister, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Sunday said that Pakistan Tehreek -e-Insaf (PTI) believed in supremacy of parliament and wanted to settle all issues in the house to strengthen the democracy. The minister addressing a press conference here at Karachi Press Club said that government had introduced amendments to reform electioneering system in the […]

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Qureshi for concerted efforts to counter Islamophobia, religious biases

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Sunday called for joint efforts to counter the growing tendency of Islamophobia and religious biases in different parts of the world. The foreign minister, in an informal meeting with Secretary General of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour, said being a founding ECO member, Pakistan was committed to […]

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Disordered service structure deprive female teachers of due promotions

ISLAMABAD: The disordered service structure of female teachers serving in the junior sections of Islamabad Model Colleges has deprived them of their due promotions, causing a sense of resentment. According to an official source, the disrupted ratio of 4-tier formula practiced in the junior sections of Islamabad Model Colleges has not been corrected after the […]

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