Reforming our education system
The social mindset of many in our country is feudal, the legal system authoritarian, education regimented and religion open to misinterpretation. Education is considered to be the cheapest defence of a...
View ArticleHigh treason case: FIA to complete treason case probe in 30 days
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has sought another 30 days to complete the inquiry of the high treason case against former president Pervez Musharraf.The special court had ordered the...
View ArticleLal Masjid operation: SC seeks govt’s reply on seminary reconstruction
ISLAMABAD: The top court has sought the federal government’s comments on its eight-year-old verdict of rebuilding Jamia Hafsa.The seminary attached to Lal Majid was badly damaged in the July 2007...
View ArticleIllegal broadcasts: Mangal Bagh running FM radio from Afghanistan
PESHAWAR: The head of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI) militant group has been operating an illegal FM channel out of Afghanistan. His broadcasts have also been heard in some parts of Khyber Agency...
View ArticleSenate session: Opposition slams govt over weak NAP implementation
ISLAMABAD: Opposition members of the Senate criticised the government over its weak implementation of the National Action Plan on Thursday even as the interior minister unveiled a performance report in...
View ArticleForeign exchange: SBP-held reserves increase to $15.719b
KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased 1.8% on a weekly basis on December 11, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday.SBP’s liquid...
View ArticlePreserving Balochistan’s heritage: Archaeological mapping next month
ISLAMABAD: Archaeological survey of Balochistan will be conducted by a consortium of universities next year. A group of archaeologists, led by Abdul Wali Khan University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Ihsan...
View ArticleFriend of San Bernardino shooter facing terrorism charges
LOS ANGELES: US authorities arrested Thursday a man who bought the assault rifles used in the San Bernardino massacre that left 14 people dead, charging him with plotting terror attacks with Syed...
View ArticleAmid pressure: Anti-privatisation rally put off, protest rages on
KARACHI: The anti-privatisation protest carried out by the joint action committee of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) entered the 12th day on Friday.The rally that the joint action committee had...
View ArticleAccess to justice: Seminar held on facilitating women
ISLAMABAD: Civil society members on Friday underscored the need for improving the informal justice system to facilitate women of less privileged and under-developed areas of the country. Addressing a...
View ArticleBritain rejecting Pakistani visa applicants in droves
ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom is pursuing an unannounced policy of turning down visa applications of Pakistanis, becoming one of the top ‘no-go’ countries for the country’s nationals, a study and...
View ArticleBalochistan law and order: Security forces kill three ‘militants’ in Awaran
QUETTA: Security forces killed three suspected militants following a gun battle in Awaran on Friday and arrested two more suspects from Dera Bugti, security sources said.According to them, security...
View ArticleLow pressure: Balochistan’s gas-short homes left in the lurch
QUETTA: As the first snowfall of the winter plunged temperatures to below freezing, residents of Balochistan are having a hard time staying warm, least because low gas pressure has made supplies...
View ArticlePTI chief firm on keeping party funds a secret
ISLAMABAD: Diametrically opposed to his public stance over financial irregularities, Imran Khan has argued that citizens do not have the right to demand scrutiny of his party’s account.In an affidavit...
View ArticleEliminating terrorism: Imran sees Karachi as a litmus test for PM
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has said the real test of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government lies in eliminating terrorism from Karachi.With the ongoing controversy over the...
View ArticleProtecting citizens: SOS security service launched in Swabi -
SWABI: An Android-based SOS Alert Service, introduced across the province by the K-P police earlier this year, was launched in Swabi on Friday. The initiative will ensure security at educational...
View ArticleState of emergency declared in San Bernardino after shooting
LOS ANGELES: California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in San Bernardino County Friday following the December 2 attack there that killed 14 people.The bureaucratic move lets the...
View ArticleICC should fix Windies club v country row – Clarke
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: The world governing body should do more to prevent a repeat of the club versus country player crisis that threatens to turn the West Indies-Australia Test series into a farce,...
View ArticleCreating Panic: Cracker blast injures four in Lyari
KARACHI: At least four people, including two children, were injured when unidentified armed men hurled a homemade cracker bomb in Lyari on Saturday. The incident occurred near Noor Masjid, located in...
View ArticleCentre not amenable to Sindh’s move to clip Rangers’ powers
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided not to notify the Sindh government’s summary for conditional extension in powers of the Rangers which has been engaged in a targeted operation in Karachi...
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