BHCC to organize Kalash Dance Ensemble on February 25

HYDERABAD:The Besant Hall Cultural Center (BHCC) in collaboration with Pakistan National Council of Arts will organize Kalash Dance Ensemble on Saturday. According to the program, Ensemble will be inaugurated by Commissioner Hyderabad Bilal Memon. The Deputy Director BHCC Sobia Shaikh informed that this is the first ever Dance programme being organized in Hyderabad to provide […]

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Drugs worth billions seized in joint operation in Arabian Sea

KARACHI:The Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) and Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) seized narcotics worth Rs. 3 billion in a joint intelligence-based counter-narcotics operation in the North Arabian Sea. The arrested smugglers and confiscated cache has been handed over to ANF for further legal proceedings, said a news release on Tuesday. The successful joint anti-narcotics […]

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Annual competition of Hifz-o-Quran, Husn-e-Qirat to start on Feb 22

ISLAMABAD:The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony is organizing annual competition of Hifz-o-Quran and Husn-e-Qirat from Wednesday. All nominated Hufaz and Hafiza from all provinces including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan arrived in the federal capital to participate in the competition, the ministry’s spokesperson Muhammad Umar Butt told reporter on Tuesday. He said […]

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PSX turns around, gains 276 points

ISLAMABAD:The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around on Tuesday, gaining 276.20 points, a positive change of 0.68 percent, closing at 40,949.84 points against 40,673.64 points the previous day. A total of 96,490,520 shares were traded during the day as compared to 92,717,662 shares the previous day, whereas the price of shares stood […]

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AIOU extends admissions deadline for matric, intermediate

ISLAMABAD:Allama Iqbal Open University Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Nasir Mehmood after receiving hundreds of applications from prospective candidates across the country, on Tuesday approved the extension of admission deadline for matriculation, FA, and I.Com programmes with late fee charges. According to Director Syed Zia Al Hussain Naqvi, fresh applicants can apply till March 7, while […]

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