Capacity building: Environment watchdog to restore eight labs
LAHORE: The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) is set to purchase equipment worth Rs44 million for its eight laboratories in the province, The Express Tribune has learnt. An EPA official told The...
View ArticleMismanagement: Grade 5 paper delayed to avoid ‘leak’
LAHORE: Education Minister Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan said on Saturday the Punjab Examination Commission had delayed grade 5 English paper on February 24 because it was unable to provide question papers...
View ArticleCouncil formed to protect peasants’ rights
LAHORE: The Agrarian Reforms Council was launched on Saturday with the prime objective of developing the rural economy in the province. It also aims to tackle poverty by strengthening agriculture and...
View ArticleCivil reform: ‘Equitable distribution vital for social welfare’
LAHORE: Pakistan will have to increase its exports to $150 billion by 2025 if economic growth is to be sustained, Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said on Saturday. He was addressing a...
View ArticleNo-show: Lakhvi to now be indicted on March 7
ISLAMABAD: The judicial magistrate on Saturday deferred Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi’s indictment in a six-year-old kidnapping case after he failed to appear owing to security reasons. In December last year,...
View ArticleKeep it dirty
For a brief moment it seemed that Pakistan politics was about to wash its face, but when faced with the prospect of cleaning up their act the invertebrates on the bottom of the pond took fright. The...
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Rampant Sri Lanka add to England’s woes
WELLINGTON: England’s horror World Cup run continued when Sri Lanka smashed the third-highest run chase in the tournament’s history to clinch a nine-wicket defeat in Wellington on Sunday. Centuries by...
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First win gets Pakistan on the right track
BRISBANE: Pakistan got their World Cup campaign back on track when the 1992 champions downed Zimbabwe by 20 runs on Sunday to claim their first win of the tournament. Led by some patient batting from...
View ArticleIranian coach to train Pakistani cyclists
KARACHI: The Union of Cycling International (UCI) has assured its cooperation in promoting and developing the sport in Pakistan as Iran have agreed to provide a cycling coach to train Pakistani...
View Article‘Jihadi John’ part of network linked to failed London bombers: court papers
LONDON: Islamic State militant Mohammed Emwazi, identified as ‘Jihadi John’, was a member of a network in contact with one of the men convicted of trying to bomb the British capital’s underground...
View ArticleNew portfolio: Tehsina appointed NLA head
The establishment division has appointed Tehsina Jahan as the executive director of the National Language Authority (NLA). Jahan, who was previously general manager at the Pakistan Tourism Development...
View ArticleFresh charge: Pindi gets new CPO
RAWALPINDI: Israr Ahmed Khan Abbasi, a CSP officer of BPS-19 grade, has been appointed as the city police officer (CPO) of Rawalpindi. A notification in this regard was issued on Saturday, a police...
View ArticleHSSC, SSC level: FBISE tasked to integrate all education boards
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to integrate education boards in order to standardise education imparted at secondary and higher secondary school levels. An amount of Rs50 million for the...
View ArticleTerror plan on Pakistan Day parade foiled
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Police on Sunday claimed to have foiled a plan to sabotage the Pakistan Day parade by arresting two suspects and recovering a huge cache of arms from their possession. The...
View Article(Mis) representation: Of 14 Pakistan chairs in foreign universities, half vacant
ISLAMABAD: The devolution process may not have brought more scares to anything than education. On one hand, the provinces have not yet put in place a system and realise their responsibilities to...
View ArticlePublic woes: Essential items’ prices remain unchanged
ISLAMABAD: Even though prices of some edible items have witnessed a marginal reduction, it is still not commensurate with the price cut in petroleum products. Moreover, no letup in the cost of...
View ArticleArt exhibition: ‘Drawing can help artists become innovative’
LAHORE: The idea that drawing as an independent discipline is traditional and cannot be a modern art form is false. Art students need to learn the skill to be innovative and creative, says National...
View ArticleBonded labour: ‘Harsh contracts, loans exacerbate exploitation’
MULTAN: Harsh contracts and high-interest rate loans are used by kiln owners to exploit labourers, speakers at a seminar on bonded labour said on Monday. The seminar titled: Consultation with...
View ArticleRevenue generation: Driving licence fee hike expected
LAHORE: The provincial government has decided to raise driving licence fee by Rs250 across the province. A summary in this regard, sent by the Punjab police inspector general’s office to the Home...
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Schedule not in our favour, claim Pakistan
KARACHI: After registering their first win of the tournament against Zimbabwe on Sunday, Pakistan now take on the UAE in their fourth Pool B World Cup match, looking to gain further momentum in yet...
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