Reviving trade activity: Shopping festival in Pindi from May 2
RAWALPINDI: A shopping festival will begin in all major markets of Rawalpindi simultaneously from May 2 aimed at reviving trade activity in the city disturbed due to the ongoing construction work on...
View ArticleAustralia Day in Spring: Cooking, hairdressing competitions held
ISLAMABAD: The Australian High Commission on Saturday held a series of events, competitions and performing in connection with the Australia Day in Spring. In line with this year’s theme of gender...
View ArticleExpressing concerns: PPP-AJK to meet central leadership today
MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Political Affairs head Faryal Talpur called a meeting of the party’s Azad Jammu and Kashmir branch at Zardari House on Monday (tomorrow). Sources said the top PPP...
View ArticleEx-CJ defamation case: Court reserves judgement on Awan
ISLAMABAD: Court reserved judgment on objections raised by lawyers representing former chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry against Babar Awan working as PTI chief Imran Khan’s defence lawyer in a...
View ArticleEarly market closure: ICCI rejects govt’s proposal
While rejecting the government’s decision of early market closure, traders in the federal capital have said that shutting down businesses as early as at 8pm would equal ‘economic murder’. At a meeting...
View ArticleChennai cruise to win after McCullum’s ton
Man of the match Brendon McCullum’s 56-ball 100 took Chennai Super Kings to a 45-run win after their 209-run total proved to be too tall for Sunrisers Hyderabad to chase down. The New Zealand skipper...
View ArticleFighting The Virus: UN team discusses polio security
KARACHI: A five-member delegation comprising workers of the United Nations, United National International Children’s Emergency Fund and World Health Organisation, led by Dr Keren Patrica, called on...
View ArticleCrackdown: AIG seeks report on gambling dens
KARACHI: AIG Ghulam Qadir Thebo demanded the zonal DIGs to submit their reports on the crackdown against gambling dens, reminding them that their deadline was April 10. In a statement issued on...
View ArticlePublic Gathering: JI to hold rally at Ayesha Manzil today
KARACHI: As the NA-246 by-elections draw closer, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter is set to hold a public gathering at Ayesha Manzil at 6pm today (Sunday). JI chief Senator Sirajul Haq, Karachi...
View ArticleAfter A Long Gap: Nabil Gabol returns to Lyari
KARACHI: Amid rumours of his rejoining the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), politician Nabil Gabol returned to Lyari on Saturday after a gap of four years, visiting Gabol Park and Lyari General Hospital...
View ArticleConference: Call for legislation on cyber security
Speakers have called for legislation to curb cyber crimes in the country, said a press release. They were speaking at a conference on cyber security organised by the Pakistan Information Cyber Security...
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Hall of shame: Another 13 profs ‘honoured’ on HEC plagiarist list
ISLAMABAD: Plagiarism continues to haunt the academia as the Higher Education Commission (HEC) blacklists 13 more plagiarists, while the body waits for universities to take action against such faculty...
View ArticleAustralia Day in Spring: Australian embassy works to bridge gap with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Australian High Commissioner Peter Heyward on Saturday hosted Australia Day in Spring at his residence for an exclusive gathering. In line with this year’s theme, ‘Promoting Gender Equality...
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Cricketer in the making: Teenager born without legs wants to represent country
MANSEHRA / RAWALPINDI: Zulfiqar Khan, 18, is an inspiration to all. Born without legs, Khan, one of eight siblings, has never let his physical disability come in the way of his ambitions and living a...
View ArticleJustice for the unjust: The unbearable bars
ISLAMABAD: Killing her husband might not have made Zehra*, an under-trial prisoner, remorseful, but shuttling between the prison and judicial lockup has taken a toll on her. Faced with a murder...
View ArticleProfessionalism: Airport porter returns bag to passenger
ISLAMABAD: A porter of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport won accolades by returning a lost hand bag to the owner. CAA spokesperson Mubarak Shah said that a...
View ArticleZero progress in twin targeted attacks
ATTOCK: Over a year after the incident, the Attock police have failed to even identify any suspects in the murder of a deputy district officer (DDO) health in Hassanabdal. Dr Babar Ali, who was also...
View ArticleParliament Lodges Phase-II: CDA terminates Rs3b contract
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has terminated a contract for the construction of official residences for members of the parliament. The civic agency cited ‘slow pace of work’ for...
View ArticleHillary Clinton launches White House bid to champion ‘everyday Americans’
WASHINGTON: Casting herself as a champion of “everyday Americans,” Hillary Clinton on Sunday finally launched her campaign to become the first female tenant of the White House. Long assumed to be the...
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Death from above: Unmanned war dents al Qaeda’s S Asia franchise
ISLAMABAD / MIRAMSHAH: The South Asian franchise of al Qaeda has conceded that around 50 of its operatives – among them two senior cadres – have been killed in the CIA-led drone campaign in the North...
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