PA body directs spraying of pesticides after consulting agriculture department

PESHAWAR:The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-provincial Coordination directed that pesticides should not be sprayed on crops without consultation of agriculture department keeping in view the hazardous effects on these medicines on human life and environment. Chaired by Sardar Hussain Babak here Tuesday, the meeting was also attended by Malik Wajidullah, Naeema Kishwar, Aasia […]

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Shazia Anwer’s book highlights performing arts’ history

ISLAMABAD:A book ‘An Introduction to European Theater’ by Shazia Anwer was published covering the history of European Theatre from the Greek period to the 20th Century that provided a unique discourse on the development of performing arts in different ages of history. The book titled “An Introduction to European Theater—-History of Performing Arts from Greek […]

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Urwa Hocane lauds first Tahafuz Markaz for transgenders

ISLAMABAD:Urwa Hocane, Pakistani model and actress, is all praise for the Tahafuz Police Khidmat Markaz and Reporting Center for the protection of transgender community in Islamabad. Islamabad police has recently established first Police Khidmat Markaz and Reporting Center for Transgenders in the federal capital. Through this the transgenders will be able to have full access […]

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Zhongan University China to provide scholarships to IUB students every year

BAHAWALPUR:The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China has allocated numerous scholarships for the students and faculty of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) Masters and PhD programs for Fall 2022. IUB Vice-Chancellor Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob has congratulated the Dean Faculty of Management Sciences Prof. Dr Jawad Iqbal for securing these scholarships for […]

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Mazar-e-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar Rail project to be expedited

ISLAMABAD:The government of Pakistan and Republic of Uzbekistan in a meeting agreed on the formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for expediting the Mazar-e-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar Rail project. This was decided during a meeting of a delegation led by Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister for Investment and Foreign Trade, Mr.Sardor Umurzakov with Federal Minister for Railways, Muhammad […]

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Imparting education in mother language helps children in early learning: experts

ISLAMABAD:Experts at a webinar on Tuesday said that Single National Curriculum (SNC) was a step towards the right direction, however, the reforms in education sector should be continued to provide children the optimal learning opportunities in the languages they could best understand, especially the mother language. They shared their views with the participants of the […]

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AJK govt sign two MoUs with NEPRA of different nature: AJK Power Secy

MIRPUR AJK): Secretary Department of Electricity Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Chaudhry Muhammad Tayyab on Tuesday said that the state government has signed two different agreements regarding increase in water use charges and environmental and community issues arising out of hydropower projects in AJK. Tayyab expressed these views while addressing a press conference at the […]

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