Finances to developing countries critical to counter ‘anthropogenic activities’: Sherry

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman addressed the First Plenary of the Stockholm+50 Meetings on behalf of the G77 and China, Chair to the group of 134 countries attending the event.   The general debate was attended by more than 10 heads of state and 90-plus ministers from 130 participating member states, as […]

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Cleaning operation of drainage system before monsoon kicks off

ISLAMABAD:The irrigation department and Abbottabad Cantonment Board on Thursday kicked off the cleaning operation of the drainage system in Abbottabad to clear them before the monsoon.   In this regard, Assistant Commissioner Abbottabad Saqlain Saleem inspected Mirpur and other places and directed the contractor to ensure the cleanliness of all the lands before the onset […]

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3-Day Students Festival continued at SMIU

KARACHI:A 3-Day Students Festival is continuing at Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU), which is being organized by Directorate of Students Affairs (DSA).   Urdu Mushaira was a unique segment of the festival, said the statement released on Thursday.   Prominent Urdu poets  Anwer Shaoor, Mr. Ramzi Asim, Hidayat Sayer, Imran Shamshad, Yasmeen Yaas, Ali Ahmed […]

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LHC adjourns pleas against Hamza oath-taking till 7th

LAHORE:A Lahore High Court (LHC) five-member bench Thursday adjourned hearing of intra-court appeals challenging an order of a single bench about the oath-taking of Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, till June 7.   The bench, headed by Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan, heard the appeals, filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPAs including Sibtain Khan and others. […]

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India forcing Kashmiri Pandits to migrate from IIOJK for Muslims’ genocide

ISLAMABAD:The Indian government, like it did in the decade of 1990s, was again forcing the Kashmiri Pandits to migrate from the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), and the blame for this migration was once again being put on Pakistan and the Kashmiri freedom lovers.   According to credible information reaching here, after getting […]

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British Council awards scholarships worth Rs 30 mln to IUB students

BAHAWALPUR:Scholarships worth Rs. 30 million were distributed among the students of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur by the British Council on Thursday.   In a special ceremony held at the Main Auditorium Baghdad ul Jadeed Campus, the Director of British Council Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab Michael Houlgate along with Vice Chancellor Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar […]

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India’s Golden Temple massacre: 38 years of Sikh wounds that never heal

ISLAMABAD:The 38th anniversary of the gory Operation Bluestar, also known as the Golden Temple massacre, has once again refreshed the pain of Sikhs in India.   The military action launched on June 2, 1984, at the holiest shrine of Sikhs in Amritsar has left a lasting impact on their many generations, who are still living […]

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