Pakistan
Pakistan
A daring woman:’Bhai jan’ Shamim Akhter
“I AM MBBF, Matric bar bar fail,” laughs Shamim Akhter. Sitting in her small 10x12 drawing room in her lower-middle-class…
Lohi Bher: A neglected Wildlife Park
Spread over 687 acres near the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Islamabad Expressway, the Lohi Bher wildlife park…
Petition in IHC demands Nawaz should raise Dr Aafia issue with Obama
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) earlier today sought comments from the government over a petition asking for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif…
Malala trust fund: School girl enrolment drive launched
A $7 million programme, whose aim is to enrol at least 50,000 out-of-school-girls from 12 districts across the country over…
Pakistan demands that India protect Muslims’ rights
Castigating India on the eruption of violence in the country over the slaughter of cows, the Foreign Office of Pakistan…
Army to take on more cadets at PMA
The army has decided to increase the intake of cadets at its premier training institute, the Pakistan Military Academy in…
Water-shortage: Pakistani farmers test less thirsty way to grow rice
Different patterns of monsoon rains have made it increasingly hard for rice farmer Sardar Muhammad to bring in a good…
Farmers’ package: IHC rejects govt appeal to stay ECP suspension
The Islamabad High court (IHC) earlier today rejected a government appeal for a stay order on decision by the Election Commission…
A decade after: 100s of schools yet to be reconstructed after quake
It was ten years ago on this day, a massive earthquake rocked northern Pakistan at 8:52 am and caused more…