Pak-Turk schools issue: Foundation moves court for fear of closure
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed the deputy attorney general to seek instructions from the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after Pak-Turk Education Foundation...
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Alive in the water: Most water sources in Islamabad unsafe, says report
ISLAMABAD: Around 53 per cent of water samples taken from filtration plants and other sources in Islamabad contain high bacteria. A report submitted to the Islamabad mayor’s office by the Water Quality...
View Article‘Attempted suicide’: Two nomad girls fighting for life
RAWALPINDI: Two nomad girls from Attock are fighting for their lives at the Holy Family Hospital (HFH). Three others died while one is stable after they ingested insecticide pellets on a bet, on...
View ArticleEnvironmental disorder: SC bans quarrying, stone crushing at Margallas
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday banned quarrying and stone crushing at the national park and buffer zones, established by the Punjab government, at Margalla Hills. The court however allowed...
View ArticleFAST convocation: Personality development stressed
Speakers have stressed the need for personality development of students and imparting them scientific education. They said this while addressing the 44th convocation of the National University of...
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Bilateral relations: Romanian envoy calls for greater economic ties
Romanian envoy has called for enhancing economic and trade ties with Pakistan. Pakistan holds huge economic potential because of its strategic location, said Romanian Ambassador Emilian Ion on...
View ArticleTorture: Teenager allegedly raped, videotaped
RAWALPINDI: The Saddar Bairuni police have arrested three men and a woman for allegedly raping a teenager, filming it, and then extorting her family to keep from releasing the video, The Express...
View ArticleEnforced disappearance case: Officials, spy agencies put on notice
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday issued notices to two ministries, top officials of intelligence and police to submit their replies on a petition filed by the wife of a missing...
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Sectarian reconciliation: Counter-narrative stressed
ISLAMABAD: The roots of sectarian violence are grounded in religious narratives. Among religious narratives, the most powerful is takfeer – to declare someone a non-Muslim – which transforms...
View ArticleDrug price increase: Punitive steps for violators proposed
Strict punitive measures have been proposed for violators of National Drug Pricing Policy. Draft of a law is being prepared in this regard, an official told The Express Tribune on Thursday. The draft...
View ArticleImpersonators: Two fake security officials held
ISLAMABAD: Police have arrested two persons for allegedly impersonating officials of the security and intelligence agencies and looting people. Sardar Wali impersonated a customs officer and looted...
View ArticleTackling climate change: ‘Invest in green tech’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs to make fundamental changes in production and consumption patterns and the services sector to tackle climate issues and vulnerabilities. All sections of society including...
View ArticleMurder-kidnapping: Child’s body found in cotton field
PIND DADAN KHAN: The body of a missing child was found in a cotton field in Pind Dad Khan Tehsil, Jhelum District on Thursday, police sources said. Umer Hayat had reported to the police that on...
View ArticleStreet crime: Three held, big cache of alcohol seized
ISLAMABAD: The Aabpara police on Thursday arrested two persons on charges of bootlegging and seized 70 litres of alcohol. The police arrested Asif Masih in Sector G-7/2 and seized 20 litres of alcohol...
View ArticleSomething nice: Patient welfare body launched
ISLAMABAD: A patient welfare society called “Kuch Acha” was launched on Thursday by students of Federal Medical and Dental College (FMDC). The society aims to provide free medical treatment to needy...
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Nabbing terrorists: Six militants involved in Quetta blasts caught, says Bugti
QUETTA: Security forces in Balochistan have arrested six suspected militants of a banned outfit who were allegedly involved in two bomb blasts in Quetta which claimed over 15 lives even as the...
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Security threat?: Govt to de-register over 1,000 Afghan families
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to cancel registrations of over 1,000 Afghan refugee families in Pakistan since they pose a serious ‘security threat’, according to highly classified official...
View ArticleDeep thought: Imposing one’s wishes by force is not Jihad, says Sherani
ISLAMABAD: The head of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Thursday said attempting to impose one’s wishes through force is not jihad. Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani made the comments when asked if...
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Distorted sense of honour: Man arrested for killing teenage daughter
KARACHI: Police claimed to have apprehended a middle-aged man for allegedly killing his teenage daughter since both he and the victim opposed her marriage to a man of bad reputation. Fifteen-year-old...
View ArticleCleanliness campaign comes to a halt after police intervention
KARACHI: A cleanliness campaign by the Jafaria Disaster Management Cell (JDC) came to halt on its 15th day after police arrested their volunteers and drivers on Friday when they protested outside Chief...
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