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Pakistan to offer 100 scholarships to Cuba

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved 100 fully-funded engineering scholarships for Cuban students. The premier has forwarded the request to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for implementation, HEC Chairperson Dr Mukhtar Ahmed told The Express Tribune. Separately, the scholarship programme, the Cuban government has also expressed interest in establishing a sports education university in […]


MQM seeks contempt proceedings against media

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LAHORE: Legal counsel for MQM on Friday urged the Lahore High Court to issue contempt notices to news channels and newspapers for violating the court’s ban by airing and publishing news about the party’s chief. Advocate Asma Jahangir, the party’s counsel, during hearing of several identical petitions against the MQM chief repeatedly asked a full […]