PESHAWAR:The Hifz Quran examinations under the Wifaqul Madaris will start from February 7. As many as 10,000 male and female students will participate in the Hifz examinations throughout the country this year, said a press release issued here on Wednesday. A total of 5,329 students including 4,463 male students and 866 female students would appear […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Elders of Surezai and Tilaband here on Wednesday agreed upon an agreement to remove hurdles that were delaying the start of Surezai Housing Scheme (SHS). According to details, a jirga of Surezai and Tilaband elders, chaired by Commissioner Peshawar Division Riaz Mehsud, agreed upon a formula to remove hurdles that has delayed the launching of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Islamabad Reds won the Quaid-e-Azam cup Inter-Divisional Basketball tournament after defeating Faisalabad Division in a nerve-wracking match by 52-49 points here at Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex. In the decisive finale, a tough competition between Islamabad Reds and Faisalabad Division until half-time, Faisalabad was in the lead with 26 points to 24. Islamabad Red players […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan and Hult Prize Foundation, an international entity empowering youth to solve the world’s most pressing issues through social entrepreneurship, have expressed a desire to jontly work for the promotion of entrepreneurship in Pakistan. In this connection, the two sides held a virtual meeting to discuss potential of bilateral collaboration […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Secretary Housing South Punjab Muhammad Asif Chaudhry has directed Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) administration to launch zero tolerance policy against illegal connections causing financial loss to the department. Presiding over a meeting to review monthly recovery performance and ongoing development projects here on Wednesday, the Secretary Housing snubbed the WASA’s Recovery Department over poor […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:District Emergency Officer Bajaur Muhammad Saad Khan on Wednesday said that Rescue 1122 received as many as 9,977 calls in the month of January, including 382 emergency calls. The 1122 teams provided first aid and medical facilities to 366 victims, including 21 traffic accidents, 255 medical emergencies, eight fire incidents, six fights and violence, one […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods such as fizzy drinks, mass-produced packaged bread, many ready meals and most breakfast cereals, may be linked to an increased risk of developing and dying from cancer, a new study has shown. According to the study by the UK-based Imperial School of Public Health, the researchers found that higher consumption […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in collaboration with local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) organized a donor conference for the operation affected tribesmen of the newly merged districts (NMDs) in general and district Khyber in particular here on Wednesday. Besides, over 70 local and foreign NGOs, heads and representatives of the UN relief agencies also […]
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