QS Asia 2022 ranking issued: PU position improves by 87 points

LAHORE: QS World University Rankings, which is officially recognized by the Punjab government and Punjab Higher Education Commission, has issued its new ranking of universities across Asia in which Punjab University (PU) stood 145th, making a landmark jump of 87 points in just 3 years. In a press statement issued here on Tuesday, PU Vice […]

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Advocate Mazhar Mehmood Bhatti elected as PBC member

LAHORE: Advocate High Court Mazhar Mehmood Bhatti has been elected as a member of Punjab Bar Council (PBC) for Sheikhupura seat. In this connection, PBC chairman and returning officer advocate general Punjab Ahmed Owais issued a notification, here on Tuesday. It is pertinent to mention that a few days ago, PBC member Advocate Rai Nawaz […]

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India a dangerous country for minorities: Governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar on Tuesday termed the series of seventeen attacks on mosques in the Indian state of Tripura as a gross violation of religious freedom and said that India had become a dangerous country in the world for minorities. The shameful silence of the United Nations and other international Human Rights […]

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Kazakh, Pakistan cooperation beneficial for entire region: envoy

LAHORE:Kazakhstan Ambassador to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin said on Tuesday that Pakistan was a regional power and bolstering cooperation between the two countries would be helpful for the entire Central Asian Region, besides enhancing the two-way trade to the new highest. He was talking to LCCI President Mian Nauman Kabir and Vice President Haris Ateeq at […]

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Reach every door vaccination campaign underway

LAHORE:The reach every door (RED) campaign and crackdown against non-compliance of coronavirus-related standard operating procedures (SOPs) and unvaccinated people were underway in the province. Deputy Commissioner Umar Sher Chatha on Tuesday visited a public school in Chauburji Lahore and reviewed the vaccination process of students and staff. The DC said that under the RED campaign […]

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New corona vaccination centre set up at LGH Gyne OPD

LAHORE: Post-graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Principal Prof Dr Sardar Muhammad Al-Fareed Zafar Monday inaugurated a coronavirus vaccination counter for women at Gynecology outdoor department of the Lahore General Hospital (LGH). He said that in the light of the health vision of Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar and Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid, better medical […]

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PIA to resume direct flights to Baghdad soon: Spokesperson

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) started direct flights to Najaf and Iraq while special direct flights for Baghdad would also be resumed soon. Spokesman PIA Abdullah Hafeez Khan on Tuesday said, PIA’s scheduled flights would further strengthen ties between the brotherly countries and efforts would be made to start flights to Baghdad soon. “Our special […]

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SC takes notice of increasing cases of breast cancer

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Tuesday took notice of the increasing cases of breast cancer in the country. A two-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan took notice while hearing a matter of imbedding substandard cardiac stents. At the outset of hearing, the court directed the federal and provincial governments […]

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