KARACHI: Showcasing the efforts of his department, Senior Minister for Education & Literacy Pir Mazharul Haq claimed on Saturday that around 10 per cent increase had been made in women literacy rate, and a 4 per cent in the overall literacy rate in the province. He told the media that this growth in literacy was […]
By: Imran Ayub KARACHI: At least 20 people lost their lives in Karachi on Saturday — almost half of them being victims of the ongoing wave of sectarian killings — as a helpless citizenry wondered when a clueless administration would step in to confront the killers on the loose. The bloodshed coincided with the presence […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: The fifth three-day music festival organised by the Arts Council of Pakistan kicked off on a rather prolonged note as a long list of performers, most of whom relatively new to the music scene, delayed the arrival of the established names for a couple of hours at the council’s open air […]
LAHORE: Rural landscapes and indigenous trees and birds were prominent at an exhibition on Saturday of the best works ever to go on display at Royaat Art Gallery. Forty one pieces by 24 Pakistani artists, including renowned maestros and rising stars, were on display at the Best of Royaat exhibition. “We have introduced some great […]
LAHORE: The Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) announced on Saturday that it would award “15 Malala Yousafzai scholarships” for girls from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Northern Areas. LCWU Vice Chancellor Sabiha Mansoor said the scholarships would be awarded at the request of the LCWU Student Council. Ten scholarships will be for bachelor’s degree and five for […]
MINGORA: The two schoolgirls wounded in a Taliban murder attempt on teenage activist Malala Yousufzai said on Saturday they were still haunted by the memory of the bloody attack. Kainaat Riaz and Shazia Ramzan were injured when gunmen attacked their school bus in a bid to kill Malala for the “crime” of promoting girls’ education. […]
By: Ijaz Kakakhel ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released Rs 88.8 billion by November 8, 2012 against the total annual allocation of Rs 360 billion under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of 2012-13. The total PSDP released under developmental budget Rs 88.8 billion further classified as Rs 51.5 billion for infrastructure sector, Rs 34.5 […]
PESHAWAR: A CD shop was bombed on Saturday in Charsadda District near Mohmand Agency. “A total of three shops were damaged in the blast,” said a district administration official. However, no casualties were reported. “It happened in Purana Bazaar where a number of shopkeepers sell music and film CDs,” said the official. He, however, gave […]
By: Tariq Malik The Wright brothers may be credited as inventors of modern aircraft but flight was, most certainly, never their original idea. References and fantasies about flying go as far back as man. The Chinese had figured kites and hot air balloons out as early as the 3rd Century BC. In Greek mythology, Daedalus, […]
FAISALABAD: Two women were killed for ‘honour’ in separate incidents in the city on Saturday. One of the suspected assailants was arrested. Police said they also recovered the weapon used to kill the woman. One woman was killed on Saturday allegedly by her uncle’s who thought that she had been having an extra marital affair. […]
By: Shahzada Irfan Ahmed Not many people know that an illegally activated mobile phone SIM card made functional without fulfilling the required procedure could be the most dangerous weapon available with a terrorist or a hardened criminal. It helps him commit criminal acts from a safe distance and yet stay untraced. This problem led the […]
By: Imran Ayub KARACHI: The Sindh police and the National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) have become embroiled in a row, with the former seeking access to the fingerprints data for investigation purposes and the latter refusing to oblige it saying “information may be shared, but not data”, it emerged on Saturday. For the past more […]
By: SABIHA AKRAM A LOT of people are arguing about the ban on YouTube. I would rather say that it is time for some entrepreneurs in Pakistan to come forward and start a video sharing website where people can upload videos and share. As far as the availability of the technical and international content is […]
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown, who is visiting Pakistan as an envoy of the UN Secretary General, was presented one million signatures supporting the right of education, at an event organised by National Commission for Human Development (NCHD). The event was organised in collaboration with UNICEF, UNESCO and civil society. […]
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