Day: September 22, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday served notices to respondents in a petition seeking to make the ‘Quran Sharif’ education with translation as compulsory in curriculum. A division bench comprising Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani and Justice Babar Sattar heard the intra court appeal (ICA) regarding the above matter. The ICA said that it was […]

ISLAMABAD: Experts at the concluding of a two-day online training course on “Inclusive Science Technology and Innovation policy for OIC Member States” said that only indigenous and cohesive policy nurtures innovation. The training course was arranged by OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH). Coordinator General, COMSTECH, Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary delivered […]

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved 127 cases of PhD scholars for International Research Support Initiative Programme (IRSIP), in addition to seven cases of Partial Support for PhD Studies Abroad. The Selection Committee’s meeting was held at HEC Secretariat, with Executive Director Dr. Shaista Sohail in the chair. Under IRSIP, HEC offers a […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan on Tuesday informed National Assembly that the construction work on extension of Kachhi Canal would be completed by August 2022. Replying a calling attention notice, raised by MNA Munawara Bibi Baloch, the minister said that this was very important project for Balochistan province. He said […]

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Tuesday summoned three more witness for testimony on October 6, in Naroval Sports City Complex reference against former minister for inter provincial coordination Ahsan Iqbal. The court also testified one more witness in corruption reference against Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)’s stalwart Ahsan Iqbal. AC-III Judge Syed Asghar Ali […]

London: UK police on Tuesday appealed for fresh information two decades after the torso of a young boy believed to have been killed as a human sacrifice was found in the River Thames. The boy’s headless and limbless body was found in the London part of the river clad in orange shorts on September 21, […]

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday urged the West “to eschew the tendency to mould the Afghan society and body politic according to its own worldview”. “The international community needs to realize that the new order of things in Afghanistan is not something that can be wished away or rendered insignificant through polemics […]

ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has extended admission deadline for continuing students of matriculation and intermediate programs till September 30 for autumn 2021 semester. However, admissions are closed for fresh candidates, said a news release. Continuing students are required to fill application form available online on the university website (https: //online.aiou.edu.pk) and deposit admission […]