LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif says the Health Department has failed to achieve targets despite having huge budgetary allocations. He was addressing the first convocation of the University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Friday. He said that not a single lab in Pakistan could examine drugs. It is evident from the fact that the Punjab […]
LAHORE: Indian thespian Om Puri has said he has got so much love and respect in Pakistan that he would like to come here every year. “There are two locks on Pakistan and India sides and the keys to these locks are in the hands of Nawaz Sharif and Modi. Unlocking these will afford people […]
ISLAMABAD: A study on ‘Blasphemy in the Digital Age’ has revealed that blasphemy accusations increased by almost 200 times after Gen Ziaul Haq amended the blasphemy law. Presented by the Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) on Friday, the study drew comparisons between the period before and after the current blasphemy law was introduced in 1987. Prior […]
LAHORE – British Department for International Development (DFID) has assured the Punjab government cooperation in health, education, skill development and other sectors. Newly appointed DFID head to Pakistan Ms Joanna Reid met Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, yesterday and promised further partnership with Punjab in the development programmes. Shahbaz Sharif on this his recent visit to […]
Karachi: Journalists in Pakistan are faced with grave dangers and challenges everyday but their dedication to the job remains admirably unwavering. This was stated by United States Consul General Brian Heath during a visit to the Karachi Press Club on Friday in which he donated three computers, networking equipment and printer systems to improve facilities […]
ARACHI: History is about to be made in the electronic media. Auditions for ‘Inam Ghar’, the biggest family game show in the history of Asia on Geo TV, are underway. Hosted by internationally renowned broadcaster, Dr Aamir Liaquat Husain, thousands of people are vying for a place on the quiz show which offers Rs40 million, […]
KARACHI: The coastal communities will suffer the most, while people living in hilly areas and deserts will also be affected by the change in climate, said Ministry of Climate Change secretary Arif Ahmed Khan, referring to the changing patterns of climate. He said this while speaking at the closing ceremony of five-year-long project titled Building […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) in pursuance of its decision has initiated the process for legal due diligence to avoid anomalies, if any, in the postponed Direct to Home (DTH) process, says a press release. Subsequent recommendations/findings shall be presented before the authority in its next meeting for consideration for further course of […]
Security experts have called for a national cyber security force in a policy seminar here on Friday, said a press release. The seminar ‘Cyber Threats: Implications on National Security’, organised by Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), was designed to build a consensus around any possible future threats and the need to encourage indigenous technologies, it […]
ISLAMABAD: UNHCR goodwill ambassador (GWA) in China Yao Chen has stressed the need for educating Afghan refugees living in Pakistan. Chen, who is on a four-day trip to Pakistan, visited Afghan refugee camps in Mianwali district and also met Aqeela Asifi, an Afghan refugee teacher and recipient of the 2015 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. At […]
KARACHI: The Urdu version of Tom Wright’s play Lorelei performed by Sania Saeed at the Arts Council Karachi on Friday night was different from its English counterpart in more ways than one, first of which, of course, was the translation of the English text. Before that, a reminder of the story (based on actual events) […]
QUETTA: Adviser to Chief Minister Sardar Raza Muhammad Barrech has said that the provincial government would continue providing financial assistance and support to the distinguished students to promote merit in the education sector. Speaking at a ceremony held to distribute scholarships among the best students of various institutions under the Balochistan Education Endowment Fund here […]
KARACHI: Loggerhead turtle, a globally endangered marine species, has recently been found about 166 kilometres south-west of Karachi, officials of the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) reported on Friday. It’s the first authentic record of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) from Pakistani waters, they said. The specific turtle incidentally got entangled in fishing net on […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will commence from Tuesday hearing a suo motu petition about deaths of children, especially in rural areas, because of pneumonia and diarrhoea, and an alarming increase in the number of people suffering from Hepatitis C. The matter came to the attention of Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali who on Nov 27, […]
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