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Urdu in schools causes ‘grievances’: Unesco report
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has opined that Urdu being the dominant language in the multi-ethnic society…
Flood driven sand: A boon for Upper Dir people
As a rule flood brings devastation and destruction, yet the residents of Goghabanj, an area situated on the bank of…
Only 11% of those executed were linked to terrorism, claims report
Pakistan executed 324 people last year and went on to rank third worldwide in terms of executions, but the vast…
One-fifth of PM’s term since coming to power spent abroad, NA informed
In the two-and-a-half years the PML-N has been in power, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has spent nearly 200 days away…
Afghan refugee girls Teacher nominated for $1m global award from Pakistan
A woman providing education to Afghan refugee girls in Pakistan has been formally short-listed for a $1 million global award…
A whopping Rs22b loans written off so far during PML-N tenure
Opposition lawmakers earlier yesterday came down hard on the federal government after they discovered that banks and other financial institutions…
PIA’s privatisation ‘right on track’: Privatization secretary
The Secretary Privatisation Commission Ahmed Nawaz Sukhera on Tuesday confirmed that the government was moving ahead with the privatisation of…
Pakistan’s own: Fiza Farhan appointed member of UN’s first-ever panel on women empowerment
A Pakistani woman has been named as a member of the prestigious United Nations body dedicated to the economic empowerment…
“Nergis Mavalvala a source of inspiration to Pakistani students” PM Nawaz Sharif
Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif has facilitated the Pakistani-born Parsi American astrophysicist Professor Nergis Mavalvala for her role in the…