Life-saving skills training held at IUB

BAHAWALPUR:The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Scouts Group, Directorate of Students Affairs IUB, in collaboration with Rescue 1122 and Office of Occupational Safety and Health, IUB has conducted ‘Scouts Life-Saving Skills’ training for the ‘Hamdam Badge’ .   The chief organiser of the training, in which over 50 students participated, was Associate Lecturer, Department of Geography […]

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Experts call for a strong policy framework to promote electric vehicles

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan needs to strengthen its policy framework to promote electric vehicles, which are not only environment-friendly but also it will reduce the country’s dependency on fossil fuels.   In the webinar on ‘Market preparedness and Policy Support for Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Pakistan’ during keynote address, Prof. Dr Naveed Arshad, Lahore University of Management Sciences […]

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FDE announces summer vacations from June 6 to July 31

ISLAMABAD:Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) Friday announced summer vacations for all public sector educational institutions of federal capital starting from June 06 till August 31 (for students only).   In a notification, FDE directed to All Heads of Institutions (HoIs) Islamabad Model School/Colleges (Boys/Girls) Urban and Rural Areas, Islamabad that schools/colleges will reopen on 01-08-2022 […]

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Fig production to be enhanced under Pak-China agricultural cooperation: Eric Fang

BEIJING:Compared with traditional crops, fig, as an emerging cash crop, can obviously play a greater role in promoting farmers’ income.   “At present, a small-scale fig soil environmental improvement experiment has achieved remarkable results,” said Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Shar, Researcher of Yangling Fig Research Institute in China.   His viewpoint was echoed by Eric Fang, […]

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Senior Lawyer Naeem Butt condemns life imprisonment of Yasin Malik

PESHAWAR:Senior Lawyer Naeem Butt on Friday strongly condemned life imprisonment to leader of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Yasin Malik by Indian court and urged Pakistan government and opposition parties to jointly raise voice against the unjust decision of Indian court.   In a statement issued here, he said that Pakistan should have to play […]

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Budget cut will force closure of university programmes & research: HEC

ISLAMABAD:The Higher Education Commission’s governing body “Commission” has strongly deplored the unprecedented and massive cut in the budget for higher education sector, emphasizing that this will destroy all the efforts made in the last two decades.   The Commission, in its meeting held online on Friday, unanimously demanded reversal of decision by the government and […]

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MNA hails armed forces, scientists for making country’s defence indomitable

ISLAMABAD:May 28 is an unforgettable achievement in the history of Pakistan as 24 years ago on this day country’s defence was made indomitable by the successful experiment of nuclear tests despite the extreme foreign pressure, said Member National Assembly (MNA) Armaghan Subhani on Friday.   Talking to reporter on the eve of Youm-e-Takbeer, he said […]

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