Kashmiri scholar arrested for 2011 article; Fresh charges on ‘Kashmir Walla’ editor

ISLAMABAD: A post-doctoral scholar at the University of Kashmir in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) has been arrested by the local forces’ State Investigation Agency, over an article he wrote for the Kashmir Walla, a Srinagar-based digital media outlet, whose editor Fahad Shah has been languishing in jail since February this year. According […]

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Webinar deliberates upon growing energy consumption by ICTs

ISLAMABAD: COMSTECH organized an online webinar on “Energy consumption by information and communication technologies: facts and challenges” on Tuesday to educate the participants on the growing energy consumption through emergence of latest technologies. The webinar was delivered by Prof. Sami Erol Gelenbe, Turkish computer scientist, electronic engineer and applied mathematician currently serving Polish Academy of […]

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New govt to actively engage China to speed up CPEC projects: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said the new coalition government would actively engage China to speed up various projects under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The government’s top priority was to strengthen the country’s economy as it was the only pre-requisite for its sovereignty, he said […]

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DC reviews performance of anti-dengue surveillance teams

RAWALPINDI: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rawalpindi Tahir Farooq here on Tuesday visited ‘Jhanda Chichi’ to check performance of anti-dengue surveillance teams. During the visit, the DC also inspected door marking and quality of the surveillance and directed the authorities concerned to utilize all available resources to control dengue in city areas. According to a district administration […]

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PTI destroyed national institutions during their three-year tenure: Rana Tanveer

ISLAMABAD: Senior Leader of Pakistan Muslim League-N Rana Tanveer Hussain criticized that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in their three years tenure had destroyed all national institutions and left country’s economy in bad shape while the soaring inflation has rendered the lives of the poor masses miserable. Talking to a private news channel, he said that PML-N government […]

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Secretary excise condemns attack on department’s officials

PESHAWAR: Secretary Excise Syed Haider Iqbal has strongly condemned the gun attack on officials of Excise and Narcotics Control Department in Dera Ismail Khan in which two officials were martyred . In a condolence issued here Tuesday, he said that he was saddened to hear about the martyrdom of two officials of the excise and […]

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