ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday directed Pakistan Railways to consider the appointment of a complainant against the deceased employees’ children quota after the death of his father who died in service. The president set aside Wafaqi Mohtasib’s (WM) order by observing that the directions issued by the Ministry of Railways (MoR) to […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: Known scholar, researcher and poet, Professor Dr Abasin Yousafzai has said that Pashto folk literature is precious asset of our society and fully reflects our environment and social life. He expressed these views while addressing the participants of a function under the auspices of the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL), said a press release […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) has urged the university students, faculty members and alumni of Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) to secure certifications from world-renowned universities to improve the quality of teaching and learning across the board. The Coursera initiative of HEC is one of the steps in this direction. It is strongly recommended that all […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Thursday conducted three operations and managed to recover over 38. 4 grams narcotics besides netting four accused. According to an ANF Headquarters spokesman, ANF Islamabad in an operation managed to recover 3600 grams charras from a Suzuki Mehran and a Toyota car. ANF also arrested three accused namely Zeeshan, Danish and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Pakistan Netball Federation (PNF) would be holding exhibition matches across the country to mark the Independence Day (August 14). According to President PNF, Mudassir Razak Arain, the matches would be played on August 14 and instructions have been issued to all affiliated institutions, provincial and regional associations in this regard. “Prizes will be distributed […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: Two people were found separately in Faisalabad during past 12 hours. Rescue 1122 spokesman said on Thursday that a passers-by witnessed beheaded corpse of a 40-year-old man lying on railway track, near Sabzi Mandi, Chak Jhumra and informed them. Similarly, some people spotted body of an addict man lying near Partab Nagar Jhang Road […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Pakistani ace player Waseem Khatri lost to Austin Shin of England in the final of the Scrabble Players Championship at Baltimore, USA. According to details, Austin downed Khatri by 3-1 in the best-of-five finals. It may be mentioned that Khatri, who hails from Karachi was an eight time national champion and represents Pakistan in […]
Read MoreDERA ISMAIL KHAN: The district police have urged ulema of different schools of thought to play a role to maintain peace, brotherhood and religious harmony during the holy month of Muharram-ul-Haram. In this regard, on the directives of District Police Officer(DPO) Capt(retd) Najmul Hasnain Liaqat, two meetings were held including the one which was attended […]
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