PAL, NUML ink MoU to cooperate in field of knowledge

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) and National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the field of promotion of knowledge, literature and research. Under the MoU, both institutions will assist each other in giving internships, book digitization and Information Technology, said a press release issued here. […]

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Health experts ask citizens to strictly observe Corona SOPs

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination on Sunday asked the citizens to strictly follow COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in offices and markets to prevent the disease in the wake of an increase in the number of delta variant cases in the country. According to an official of the ministry, people […]

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‘Christian Marriage and Divorce Bill’ to help protect women’ rights

ISLAMABAD: The members of Christian community have hailed the passage of the longstanding `Christian Marriage and Divorce Bill’ recently by the present government which would help protect the rights of women and girls and ensuring their safeguard. This women friendly law pending for a long time was passed in the month of May from the […]

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Rain likely at various parts of country on Monday

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Sunday forecast rain-wind-thundershower for Kashmir, upper and central Punjab, northeast Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan during the next 24 hours. Partly cloudy weather is expected in most upper parts of the country. According to the synoptic situation, monsoon currents were penetrating upper and central parts of the country. A westerly […]

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Imaad slip to 3rd spot World Youth Scrabble C’ship

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Syed Imaad Ali slipped to the 3rd position in the Pharmevo WESPA Youth Cup (World Youth Scrabble Championship) which resumed after a week’s rest at Pharmevo house, Karachi. The tournament intensified with the top players coming head to head against each other. At the end of 30 rounds Thailand’s Napat Vatjaranurathorn was on […]

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Fawad for regulation of digital media to check fake news, sectarian content, hate material

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Sunday that as more people were shifting to digital media, it was set to define media landscape in Pakistan in near future. Talking to representatives of digital media platforms here, the Minister said that there was need to check fake news, sectarian news […]

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Malik Amin urges civil society bodies to join govt’s forestry initiatives

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam on Sunday emphasised unprecedented importance of civil society organisations’ role in boosting country’s tree cover and climate-resilience at national and sub-national levels. “When forests are managed sustainably, it can grow healthy and it also can provide essential goods and services to the […]

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