Twin cities ready for polls
ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: The capital’s Deputy Commissioner Mushtaq Ahmed has said the administration is all set v ensure free, fair and transparent local bodies elections in the city.He was presiding over...
View ArticleTurkmen forces in Syria shot dead pilots of downed Russian jet: deputy commander
Turkmen forces in Syria shot dead the two pilots of a Russian jet downed by Turkish warplanes near the border with Turkey on Tuesday as they descended with parachutes, a deputy commander of a Turkmen...
View ArticleTurkey seizes 11 million pills of ‘Syria war drug’: reports
ISTANBUL: The Turkish authorities have seized close to the Syrian border a record haul of almost 11 million pills of the synthetic stimulant drug captagon which is believed to play a crucial part in...
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A storied bookstore and its late oracle leave imprint on Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: After his father died, Ahmad Saeed took over the office on the ground floor of the family’s storied bookstore here, Saeed Book Bank. Then the elderly men started visiting, seeking to settle...
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Mourinho confident of Chelsea progress
HAIFA: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was in playful but confident mood following the 4-0 Champions League victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv that edged them closer to the knock-out rounds.The Portuguese...
View ArticleAustralia to use drones to track sharks from the air
SYDNEY: Testing of aerial drones to track the movements of sharks in Australian waters began on Wednesday as the government admitted there was “no easy way” to protect swimmers from the predators.The...
View ArticleChina dreams of electric sheep at robot conference
BEIJING: In a martial artist’s white silk pyjamas, a man practised tai-chi in harmony with a motorised arm at a Beijing exhibition showcasing a vision of robots with Chinese characteristics.Vehicles...
View ArticleAamir Khan should convert or go to Pakistan: Hindu Mahasabha
A leader of Hindu nationalist political party, Hindu Mahasabha, said on Tuesday Bollywood actor Aamir Khan should either convert or go to Pakistan.“Aamir Khan should either indulge in ‘ghar wapsi’...
View ArticleMega event: Entrepreneurship conference opens today
Learn, Create, Lead 2015 — a two day mega entrepreneurship event — will open at the Jinnah Convention Centre on Saturday (today).The conference will feature mentoring sessions, panel discussions,...
View ArticleContested claims: Report sought on deadly ‘encounter’
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday ordered the IGP to complete an inquiry report on the killing of a young man in an alleged encounter and submit the dossier in court by December...
View ArticlePublic schools: Parents to get access to monitoring portal
LAHORE: A web-based school management system will soon be launched by the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) and the city district government (CDGL). This was decided at a meeting between PITB...
View ArticleSecond phase: Rs2b for PM fee reimbursement plan
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to allocate Rs2 billion for the second phase of Prime Minister’s Fee Reimbursement Scheme. Talking to APP on Friday, the Higher Education Commission (HEC)...
View ArticleBalochistan operations: 13 suspected militants arrested
QUETTA: 13 suspected militants belonging to banned organizations were arrested in two separate search operations carried out in Tump area of Keach District and Pat feeder canal area of Jaffarabad...
View ArticleEconomic cooperation: Pakistan wants trade, not aid from UK, says Shahbaz
LAHORE: Pakistan favours trade and not aid from the United Kingdom, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Friday.He was speaking to British Parliament Member Lord Nazir Ahmad who called on...
View ArticleBail petition of woman ‘trafficker’ dismissed
LAHORE: A Supreme Court bench on Thursday dismissed the bail petition of a woman accused of kidnapping girls from the Punjab and selling them to brothels in Sindh.The petitioner told the court that she...
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Preventable diseases : Dismal health of children irks top court
ISLAMABAD: The top judge has taken suo motu notice of the miserable health conditions across the country and directed the authorities to explain the dismal state of affairs in the court.Chief Justice...
View ArticlePushing boundaries: Festival for public dialogue starts today
LAHORE: “There are nearly 10 million people in this city. It is important to hold discussions and debates at public places,” said Nuria Rafique-Iqbal, one of the organisers of Khayaal Festival taking...
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Sexism in media: Women feature in a third of news, but rarely report it
KARACHI: With most of the headlines dominated by topics such as crime, terrorism and politics, women and their issues are increasingly visible in mainstream Pakistan media. However, more women...
View ArticleShort circuit: 19 shops, 8 houses gutted in Shangla
SHANGLA: Over 19 shops and eight houses were gutted when a fire erupted due to a short circuit in Puran tehsil of Bahlol Khel in Shangla on Saturday.“The fire erupted at around 4:30pm but fortunately,...
View ArticleUp in arms: PPP workers block Upper Dir-Peshawar Road
TIMERGARA: Pakistan Peoples Party workers blocked the Upper Dir-Peshawar Road following an altercation between their MPA Sahibzada Sanaullah and Jamaat-e-Islami’s Azam Khan in Warid Bazaar on...
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