LAHORE: The first on going countrywide winter rain spell has given boost to the agriculture and livestock sectors as the 40 percent water deficit Rabbi crops, including staple food wheat, grams, oil seeds, vegetables, citrus fruit orchards and fodder for livestock urgently needed second watering after sowing specially in the rain fed areas at a […]
KARACHI: Renowned author of literature for children and editor of Hamdard Naunihal, Syed Masood Ahmed Barkati passed away at 87, after a prolonged illness. Barkati used to edit Hamdard Naunihal for the last 40 years. He was considered to be a close aide of Hakim Muhammad Saeed. He hailed from a learned family of Tonk, […]
Islamabad: Urdu ‘Lughat’ Board under National History and Literary Heritage Division is ready to launch its first-ever digital Urdu ‘Lughat’ (dictionary) this month. Head of Urdu Dictionary Board Aqueel Abbas Jafri told APP that all the compilation work had been done and uploaded on the Internet after approval, to make it available on different application […]
Supreme Court Monday asked media for factual reporting on the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case. It issued directives to Pemra to ensure that no broadcast is allowed to discuss merits and demerits of the case in talk shows. A three-member bench led by Justice Mushir Alam passed the order while hearing an appeal of National Accountability […]
Karachi: With a population of over 23 million people, Karachi has the distinction of being Pakistan’s largest city. Its inhabitants, however, are far more familiar to this insomniac town burning and choking; paranoia driving us to the edge about what charade will present itself next. This of course is just one of the many reasons […]
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