ISLAMABAD: Inter Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) would decide about the reopening of educational institutions across the country in its next meeting to be held on July 28 (Wednesday). The IPEMC would be chaired by the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood, said a news release. The suggestions to extend summer vacations […]
Read MoreWashington, July 26 (AFP/APP): US antitrust enforcers have asked a federal court for extra time in refiling a monopoly abuse case against Facebook which could roll back its acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp, but was thrown out last month. The Federal Trade Commission said Facebook did not oppose the request to extend the filing deadline […]
Read MoreThe Hague, July 26 (AFP/APP): The Netherlands on Monday cancelled all summer music festivals after a recent spike in coronavirus infections, but eased travel restrictions to most countries in Europe. The cancellations included the sold-out Lowlands festival, which was also dropped last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Similar festivals like Mysteryland and Down the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Husband and wife Monday fired at each other after exchanging hot words over a domestic issue near Ghauri Garden – an area located in the federal capital. According to the police, both of them, resultantly, received bullet injuries, reported a private news channel. The police after receiving information reached on the spot and shifted […]
Read MoreTehran, July 26 (AFP/APP): A number of people demonstrated in the centre of the Iranian capital Tehran on Monday against power cuts, the state television website reported, with some demonstrators chanting “political” slogans. It said a “limited gathering” began before noon when some shop owners at the Aladdin and Charsou malls, two of the city’s […]
Read MoreNew York, July 26 (AFP/APP): New York City will require all municipal workers to get vaccinated against coronavirus or take a weekly test, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday as the Delta variant fuels an uptick in cases in the metropolis. The order will go into effect from September 13 and will apply to more […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federation Baseball would be holding, 24th National Men’s Baseball Championship at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi from September 6 to 11. According to the Pakistan Federation Baseball (PFB) President Syed Fakhar Ali Shah teams from Pakistan Army, Wapda, Police, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Railways, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday ordered a refund of Rs 1.1 million to the complainant, who was denied return of the conversion fee deposited to Capital Development Authority (CDA) for setting up a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station. Complainant Maj (retd) Masood Bajwa had filed a representation with the President of Pakistan assailing […]
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