Pak-India ties: Indian intellectuals see no breakthrough
Two Indian scholars expect no major breakthrough in bilateral ties between Delhi and Islamabad. They, however, say that the Indian leadership has the realisation that engagement with Pakistan was...
View ArticleNew pictorial warnings: Health ministry sticks to its guns
ISLAMABAD: The federal health ministry on Friday issued a statutory regulatory order (SRO) regarding an enhanced pictorial health warning on cigarette packets. The Ministry of National Health...
View ArticleTeachers want PEC abolished
RAWALPINDI: School teachers in Rawalpindi have demanded abolition of Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) and restoration of the old examination system. The Rawalpindi Teachers Alliance, a union of...
View ArticleColour coding: New registration plates launched
ISLAMABAD: The Excise and Taxation (E&T) Department has started issuing computerised registration plates for vehicles with a reflective colour and better quality. E&T Director Nauman Yousaf...
View ArticleTourism: Envoy woos Germans to visit Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Embassy in Berlin organised a seminar on “Tourism and Cultural Heritage of Pakistan” in collaboration with the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) on the sidelines of the Trade...
View ArticlePrize scheme: Gifts bonanza continues in ‘Josh Cricket World Cup Inaami Scheme’
KARACHI / FAISALABAD: The latest outpouring of gifts came in the ‘Josh Cricket World Cup Inaami Scheme’ on Friday with the cooperation of Express Media, McDonald’s Pakistan, and Fast Food Marketing....
View ArticleComment: Sarfraz should be groomed as a future captain, not be made a...
The Pakistan team had been missing flair and attitude throughout the World Cup, until finally sanity prevailed and the team management decided to induct specialist wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed for their...
View ArticleVan Praag calls for one European hopeful
AMSTERDAM: Dutch Football Association President Michael van Praag believes he and former Portugal international Luis Figo have no chance of unseating Sepp Blatter in the FIFA leadership elections if...
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Weekly review: KSE falls 369 points despite soft inflation numbers
KARACHI: The stock market continued its downward trend despite the announcement of lower-than-expected inflation numbers with the benchmark KSE-100 index declining 369 points (1.1%) during the week...
View ArticlePrize scheme: ‘Josh Cricket World Cup Inaami Scheme’
LAHORE / MIRPURKHAS: The outpouring of gifts in the ‘Josh Cricket World Cup Inaami Scheme’ continues with the cooperation of Express Media, McDonald’s Pakistan, and Fast Food Marketing. Mohammad...
View ArticleDar orders swift clearance of refunds
ISLAMABAD: After the surfacing of reports about delay in refunds for showing inflated tax revenues, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has ordered a swift settlement of genuine claims and sought a report on...
View ArticleNew auto policy: Looking to balance local and imported
KARACHI: The government wants to increase automobile manufacturing in the country and, at the same time, protect the interests of consumers in the upcoming auto policy, said Commerce Minister Khurram...
View ArticleWorkers’ welfare: Govt urged to check child, bonded labour
LAHORE: The government should introduce effective legislation against child and bonded labour, said participants of a meeting on Saturday. The All Pakistan Workers’ Confederation had arranged the...
View ArticleTalking rights: Unions urged to improve women’s representation
FAISALABAD: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday urged the unions to improve representation of women in their decision making bodies. They also asked the government to ensure enforcement of laws on...
View ArticleLightning crashes: At least three killed as structures cave in
KARAK / GHALLANAI / MINGORA / PESHAWAR: Heavy rains lashed several parts of K-P and Fata on Saturday, bringing with them death and destruction as three people, including two children, were killed and...
View ArticleHitting the slopes: Skiing gala draws crowds to Malam Jabba
MINGORA: Thousands of tourists flocked to Malam Jabba on Saturday to witness a skiing gala. Locals and skiers from around the country took part in the event organised jointly by the district...
View ArticleSearch operation: Police nab 18 suspects
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Police arrested 18 suspects during search operations in various areas of the city, a police spokesman said on Sunday. Shalimar SHO conducted a search in Sector F-11 and...
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Female TV host shuts down scholar after he says it’s beneath him to be...
Lebanese TV host Rima Karaki strong-armed her guest on the show on Memri TV after he told her it was beneath him to be interviewed a woman, Inquisitr reported. London-based Muslim scholar Hani Al...
View ArticleWomen rights, issues in literature: Educate men to empower women
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Academy of Letters might well have got writers from across the country to commemorate the International Women’s Day, it failed to blur the gender disparity. Among the...
View ArticleCalls for women rights resonate in capital
ISLAMABAD / MUZAFFARABAD: People from different walks of life observed the International Women’s Day on Sunday by arranging discussions and cultural programmes across the capital as well as Azad Jammu...
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