Asia Cup: Stage set for high tempo Pakistan, India match on Monday

ISLAMABAD: The Men’s Asia Cup will burst into action on Monday in Jakarta, Indonesia, with eight teams in action.   The participating teams are: India (FIH World Ranking: 3), Malaysia (WR: 11), Korea (WR: 16) Japan (WR: 17), Pakistan (WR: 18), Oman (WR: 23), Bangladesh (WR: 30), and Indonesia (WR: 45).   The event takes […]

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Forests cover loss resulting in heat waves

PESHAWAR: Pakistan is losing 27, 000 hectares of forests every year resulting into a substantial increase in temperature while causing adverse effects on human life, aquatic resources and agricultural productivity.   Due to population growth, high demand of wood and unhealthy emissions, the country is highly susceptible to climatic changes that may lead to water […]

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Positive talks with IMF underway, economic situation to improve soon: Miftah

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail said here on Friday that talks were underway with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and expressed the hope that there would be a turnaround in country’s economic situation very soon.   In a tweet, the federal minister said that the country’s current account deficit (CAD) during the […]

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Several book shops sealed for selling exams’ cheating materials

PESHAWAR: Assistant Commissioner Mardan Muhammad Shujeen Wastroo on Friday paid a surprise visit to bazaar and sealed several book shops after recovering a large number of pocket books and other material that could be used for cheating during examination.   He conducted the raid on the directives of Deputy Commissioner Habibullah Arif in a bid […]

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Consultation to design SME strategy held in Quetta

QUETTA: The Industries and Commerce department in collaboration with the International Trade Centre here on Friday held a multi stakeholder consultations in Quetta to design Balochistan’s first ever Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME) Competitiveness Strategy.   More than 300 stakeholders from public and private sectors attended the consultative meeting covering both the north and […]

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Nurses thank LRH administration for initiating Nurses’ Hostel

PESHAWAR: The nurses of Medical Teaching Institute (MTI), Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) have highly welcomed the initiative to construct a Nurses’ Hostel, saying they were thankful to the Nurses’ Board of Governors and administration of the hospital for taking this step.   Talking to reporters after the development, they said nurses were considered the backbone […]

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Students of postgraduate college Mansehra, NUML witness NA proceeding

ISLAMABAD: A group of students of postgraduate college Mansehra and National University of Modern Languages (NUMLs) on Friday visited the National Assembly and witnessed its proceedings.   Deputy Speaker National Assembly Zahid Akram Durrani announced their presence in the guests’ gallery; parliamentarians welcomed them by thumping the desk.  

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