Hurriyat leaders, org vow to continue resistance against Indian occupation

ISLAMABAD:Hurriyat leaders and organizations have reiterated the Kashmiris’ resolve to continue their struggle against India’s illegal occupation of their homeland, In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to reporter , the incarcerated Chairman of Hurriyat forum, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has asked Kashmiris to observe October 27 as Black Day worldwide. The forum in a […]

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Provincial Election Commissioners directed to immediately start delimitation process for holding LG elections

ISLAMABAD:Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday directed provincial election commissioners to start delimitation process in federal capital, Sindh and Balochistan in collaboration with local administration, to ensure holding of local government elections. The meeting of the ECP presided over by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja expressed satisfaction over the arrangements of local […]

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AIOU announces deadline for the assessment of assignments

ISLAMABAD:Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has instructed tutors appointed for the programs offered in spring 2021 semester to finalize assessment of assignments and upload the results on the tutor portal till October 30. The instructions have been given to enable the examinations department to announce results timely according to the schedule determined in university’s academic […]

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Seven faculty members of IIU among world’s top 02% scientists

ISLAMABAD:As many as seven faculty members of International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) have been ranked in the evaluation sheet of the top 02 percent scientists of the world prepared by Stanford University California for year 2021. According to IIUI, a total of 126 Pakistani faculty members were able to make the place in the list, […]

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Covid-19 claims 6 more lives, lowest since pandemic outbreak

ISLAMABAD:The national tally of Covid-19 active cases on Tuesday was recorded 24,196 with 572 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 310 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours. Six corona patients have died during the last 24 hours, where the deceased were under treatment in different hospitals, according to […]

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IT exports increase by 42 percent in first quarter of 2021-22

ISLAMABAD:The Information Technology (IT) related exports have witnessed a 42 per cent increase during first quarter (July-September) of the current Financial Year. IT and IT-enabled service in the first quarter of FY 2201-22, exports increased to $635 million from July to September as compared to the exports of the last year, which stood at $445 […]

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IHC dismisses accused request for CCTV footage in Noor Mukadam case

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday rejected a petition of co-accused against their indictment by the trial court and seeking provision of CCTV footage of the incident in Noor Mukadam murder case. However, the court instructed the prosecution to share the copies of witnesses’ statements with the accused. Justice Aamer Farooq of IHC announced […]

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’PARC working on new breeding technologies to enhance crop production’

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) Chairman Dr Ghulam Muhammad Ali here Tuesday said that the council has started work on new breeding technologies including speed cloning, speed breeding, genomic selection and genomic editing for enhancement of crop production for achieving food safety and security in the country. Briefing the Federal Secretary Ministry of National Food […]

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