Admissions: SALU extends forms submission date
SUKKUR: Shah Abdul Latif University (Salu), Khairpur, has extended the date for submission of admission forms in MPhil in education till November 30. This was announced by Salu teacher’s education...
View ArticleNo arrears: Villagers protest gas load-shedding
NAUNDERO: Villagers from Rahooja, Phulpota, Bhoonbhatpur, Izzat Ji Wandh and Naundero held a protest demonstration in front of a local Sui Gas office against gas load-shedding on Thursday.The...
View ArticleCurrent account deficit shrinks 72%
KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account deficit in the first four months of 2015-16 remained $532 million, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday.The current account...
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Democracy in motion: More rural voters come out in lower Sindh
HYDERABAD/BADIN/SUKKUR: With confusion prevailing over holding of the local government (LG) elections on schedule after the Supreme Court order, a modest turnout was observed in the second leg of the...
View ArticleDelimitation dilemmas: SHC issues notices to provincial ECP on plea to...
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to the provincial election commissioner and others on the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) petition against the delimitation of local government (LG)...
View ArticleThe people decide: A beautiful day for democracy
BADIN: It was a beautiful day for democracy in Badin. For Jannat bibi, the day was made even more special by the birth of a son. She delivered the child in Civil Hospital, Badin. He was named Zulfiqar....
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Sheltered: Zamung Kor inaugurated in city on Children’s Day
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has inaugurated Zamung Kor, a home for street children in the city.This was stated in a handout issued on Friday. According to the document, the home...
View ArticleSectarian violence: ANP VP from PK-2 gunned down
PESHAWAR: Imdad Hussain Jafari, vice president of Awami National Party in PK-2, Ganj Ward in Peshawar, was shot dead on Thursday afternoon by unidentified men in Tedi Gate area within the jurisdiction...
View ArticleZulfiqar Mirza to form own political party
HYDERABAD: Buoyed by his victory against the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Badin’s local government elections, Zulfiqar Mirza has announced to form his own political party.The former home minister...
View ArticleLaw and order: Corps commander meets CM, discusses National Action Plan
KARACHI: A meeting between Karachi corps commander Lieutenant General Naveed Mukhtar and Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah was held on Friday at CM House.The two officials discussed the implementation...
View ArticleTransgenders of K-P demand protection
PESHAWAR: The people who are transgender have voiced reservations over the failure of disaster management authorities and international organisations to protect their rights in K-P and Fata. “The...
View ArticleShoot-out: Two suspects killed by Rangers
KARACHI: Two suspects allegedly trying to sabotage the upcoming local government elections in the metropolis were killed during an alleged encounter with the paramilitary force on Friday.The encounter...
View ArticleCasting ballots: SHCBA elections to be held today
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) will go to the polls today (Saturday) to elect its office-bearers for the year 2015-2016.Three candidates, including Khalid Javed, Muhammad Ishaque...
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NAB prepares to take action against fraud builder
KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Sindh chapter is investigating a fraud case, worth Rs26.3 million, filed by more than 300 people who have been cheated by a private builder, the Sindh...
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Child Rights Movement demands: Need to implement JJSO in FATA stressed
PESHAWAR: The Child Rights Movement (CRM) has urged the federal government to implement Juvenile Justice Ordinance 2000 (JJSO) in Pakistan, stated a press release issued on Friday.According to the...
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The lone route: ‘Non-state actors creating problems for country’
HARIPUR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said non-state actors are creating problems for Pakistan.He was speaking to the media during his visit to Khalabat Township in Haripur on...
View ArticleBrussels on alert for Paris-like attack
BRUSSELS: Belgium put capital Brussels on maximum security alert on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning people to avoid crowds because of a ‘serious and imminent’ threat of coordinated, multiple...
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Poor performance: Interior ministry miffed at Pakistani foreign missions
ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry has prepared a report on the poor performance of Pakistan’s foreign missions in protecting the dignity and rights’ of Pakistani citizens abroad. The report will soon be...
View ArticleBangladesh hangs opposition leaders for war crimes
DHAKA: Two senior Bangladeshi opposition leaders were executed early Sunday for war crimes committed during the 1971 independence war with Pakistan after their last-ditch pleas for clemency were...
View ArticleWAR CRIMES: Bangladesh hangs opposition leaders
DHAKA: Two senior Bangladeshi opposition leaders were executed early Sunday for war crimes committed during the 1971 war with Pakistan after their last-ditch pleas for clemency were rejected, a...
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