Syrian refugees
KARACHI: I would like to draw attention to the global issue of Syrian refugees. Thousands from the country have risked their lives to try their luck at a better life in Europe. Finally, now, some...
View ArticleArshad Pappu murder case: Prosecution seems to be losing ground
KARACHI: The prosecution in the murder case of gangster Arshad Pappu and his aides seems to be losing its ground as one after the other, witnesses in the case are deviating from their previous...
View ArticleNeighbouring countries: SU holds Pak-China strategic partnership conference
HYDERABAD: A two-day conference, titled ‘Pak-China Strategic Partnership and its Regional Implications,’ hosted by the Sindh University (SU) concluded on Tuesday, in which the speakers discussed the...
View ArticleLB elections: Four ROs appointed for upcoming polls
LARKANA: Four returning officers (ROs) have been appointed to conduct local body elections for 13 union councils (UCs) and 20 union committees of Larkana. Nazeeruddin Qazi, appointed for seven UCs,...
View ArticleLanguage barriers: US mission launches Urdu websites
KARACHI: The United States mission’s Urdu language websites were launched by US ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Olson, during his visit to Karachi on Tuesday. “We now have comprehensive Urdu-language...
View ArticleFake identity cards
KECH: According to a recent report, foreign militants have been able to secure themselves in Pakistan for years by obtaining national identity cards in exchange for bribes as low as $100. Once these...
View ArticleThe Kashmir issue revisited
ISLAMABAD: I do not agree with the claim of Rustam Shah Mohmand in his article “Does Kashmir really matter to Pakistanis?”(September 3), in which he states that the resolution of the Kashmir dispute is...
View ArticleNearly 8,000 killed since start of Ukraine conflict: UN
GENEVA: Nearly 8,000 people — including civilians, soldiers and militia members — have been killed since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) said on...
View ArticleGenocide in Burma
KARACHI: The persecution of the Muslim minority in Burma is condemnable. Rohingya Muslims have been around for the last eight or nine centuries and many migrated from Bangladesh primarily during the...
View ArticleUnprecedented failure
KHUZDAR: Balochistan is the only province that is facing multidimensional crises, be it its poor economy, law and order, health or education. Recently, the education board of Balochistan announced the...
View ArticleNo one is above the law
ISLAMABAD: The recent suggestion by the federal government to the Rangers to “slow down” their military clean-up in Karachi is ill-advised. All parties involved should allow the Rangers to do their job...
View ArticleAnti-Riots Squad: Sindh to get anti-riots squad
KARACHI: An Anti-Riots Squad and an Anti-Dacoits Operation team are being raised out of the existing strength of Sindh Reserve Police (SRP) equipped with all necessary gadgets, arms and ammunition,...
View ArticleIntrusion : Encroachment on Sindh University land
KARACHI: The Sindh University vice-chancellor Prof Dr Abida Taherani sought the help of the anti-corruption department to evacuate encroachment on 2,000 acres of university land. In a letter addressed...
View ArticleNominations: Choudhary joins HU’s governors’ board
KARACHI: Hamdard University (HU) nominated Karachi University International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) director Prof Dr Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, as a member of its board of...
View ArticleRelocation: Transfers in lower judiciary
KARACHI: The Chief Justice and the Sindh High Court judges ordered the transfer and postings of two civil judges and judicial magistrates with immediate effect. Kaleemullah Kalwar was posted at Karachi...
View ArticlePaying Tribute : Bahria University celebrates Defence Day
KARACHI: The 50th Defence Day of Pakistan was celebrated by Bahria University Karachi Campus, in which they paid tribute to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the protection of their...
View ArticleWorld Literacy Day : School children take part in rally
NAUNDERO: Hundreds of students and their teachers from 10 government primary schools in Naundero took part in a rally to mark World Literacy Day on Tuesday. The rally was taken out from Shaheed Major...
View ArticleBlaze: Fire erupts in garment factory
KARACHI: A fire erupted on the first floor of a garment factory, JB Enterprises, near Ghani Chowrangi, SITE, on Tuesday. It took two and a half hours to extinguish the fire with the help of seven fire...
View ArticleWho cares in Pakistan?
RAWALPINDI: The following account is one that I am an eyewitness to. Former US president Dwight Eisenhower, who had recently returned from Paris after attending a Nato conference, was holding his usual...
View ArticleCorruption in education sector
ISLAMABAD: In today’s Pakistan, one fails to find a department or organisation at the federal or provincial levels that is free of corruption. It is also very hard to find people in authority who are...
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