ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday served notices to respondents including Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) on a petition challenging National Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) in the country. Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the petition filed by the three females students challenging the MCDAT test. Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: To bring fans closer to Pakistan’s top T20 stars, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has doubled the seating capacity for the six matches to be played from October 1 to 3 at the Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi. This decision has been taken following the approval from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) and only […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday passed seven motions for consideration of as many bills in the joint sitting of the Parliament. The bills to be considered in the joint sitting of Parliament after passage of these motions would be the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2021; the Elections (Second Amendment) Bill, 2021; the International Court of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Chairman of different standing committees of the upper house on Wednesday presented five reports on Narcotics Control, Information Technology, Telecommunication, Federal Education and Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture and Human Rights. The reports were presented by Ejaz Ahmad Chauhdary, Kauda Babar, Irfan ul Haque Siddiqui and Walid Iqbal respectively in the House. Chairman […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Former Indian minister and senior Congress leader, Prof Saifuddin Soz, has said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have resorted to spreading falsehood on Kashmir, especially on the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to the territory in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to reporter, Prof Soz in a statement […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: UNHCR, (UN Refugee Agency) announced Dr. Saleema Rehman as this year’s regional winner of the Nansen Refugee Award in the Asia region. Dr. Rehman is a 29-year-old Afghan refugee doctor, serving local communities and refugees in Pakistan, said a press release issued here on Wednesday. UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award is given to Dr. Rehman […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice Javed Iqbal Wednesday reiterated anti graft watch dog’s commitment of not sparing those who have devoured billions of rupees of innocent Pakistanis through corrupt practices. Chairing a meeting to review progress on mega corruption cases at NAB Headquarters, he said that NAB continues to give high priority to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar on Wednesday said that the government had so far disbursed a large number of soft loans amounting to Rs 20 billion under the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES) of Kamyab Jawan Programme (KJP). “Across the country, around 16, 000 young people are […]
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