Promoting skills: Two-day expo begins today
ISLAMABAD: A two-day Islamabad Expo 2015 organised by Islamabad Women Chamber of Commerce (IWCCI) will begin today. The main purpose of this exhibition is to increase market linkages of women...
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Modern needs: FPSC revises CSS exam scheme
MULTAN: After almost 34 years, the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has announced a change in the pattern of the Central Superior Services (CSS) examination, a highly competitive assessment...
View ArticleSenate proceedings: House briefed about SIMs verification
ISLAMABAD: The Minster of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman on Friday informed the upper house of parliament that the process for biometric verification of mobile SIMs, launched in line...
View ArticleDistant dream: PM hopes to bring back PIA glory days
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with the Pakistan International Airline (PIA) labour union representatives on Friday, expressing his interest in reviving the national flag carrier to its...
View ArticleMurder convict hanged in Vihari
VIHARI: A murder convict was hanged in Vihari in the early hours of Saturday morning, Express News reported. Manzoor Wasli was convicted for the murder of a police constable in 2001 during a clash in...
View ArticleComplete shutdown in Srinagar following Masarat Alam’s arrest
SRINAGAR: A complete shutdown was observed on Saturday across Indian-administered Kashmir on the call of Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani to protest the arrest of separatist leader Masarat...
View ArticleCommon enemy: Afghanistan seeks Pakistan’s help to defeat ‘non-state actors’
ISLAMABAD: Terming ‘violent non-state actors’ the biggest threat to today’s world, especially to Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Afghan army chief asked on Saturday for Pakistan’s assistance to defeat...
View ArticleThe living dead: The land of ‘martyrs’
QUETTA: Kids playing football, a long line of elders chatting as the sun sets, a teenager staring at a picture, a middle aged woman reading from a book – the scene is not that of a park but that of a...
View ArticleMore children now accessible to vaccinators
ISLAMABAD: Signs of improvement have been seen on the polio eradication front in recent days. First, there has been a sharp decline in the number of children who are inaccessible to vaccination teams....
View ArticleWB-IMF spring moot: Dar highlights recent economic growth
WASHINGTON: Continuing his intense schedule of engagements during the World Bank-IMF Spring session, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar met with the US Deputy Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the State...
View ArticleYemen campaign: Iranian president hits out at Riyadh
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani has hit out at Saudi Arabia for the deadly air strikes in Yemen and ‘sowing discord’ in the region, according to the BBC. “You planted the seeds of hatred and you will...
View ArticleGuest speaker: Xi Jinping to address parliament on Tuesday
ISLAMABAD: The prime minister’s office confirmed Friday that on a summary initiated by the ministry of parliamentary affairs, president Mamnoon Hussain has approved the prime minister’s advice for...
View ArticleBeyond rough edges
Be it a draconian law or an attempt to chastise offenders, the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 remains a moot point in public discourse. The proposed bill has rough edges, which can only be...
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Race for Azizabad: By-polls to decide Karachi’s future, says Imran Khan
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Saturday linked the fate of Karachi to the outcome of the NA-246 (Azizabad) by-election — a vote result that could potentially alter both...
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More Bollywood on the cards for Uzair Jaswal?
KARACHI: Rumours were afloat that AR Rahman is interested in casting ‘Nindiya Ke Paar’ fame Uzair Jaswal as the main lead in his new musical; however, much to our disappointment, that is not the case....
View ArticleMishal Husain wins BBC’s broadcaster of the year award
Mishal Husain won Broadcaster of the year at the London Press Club awards, setting an example for women globally. “It’s wonderful and much deserved,” said the BBC’s director of news James Harding. The...
View ArticleGrand scheme: Govt to spend Rs26b on Gwadar airport upgrade
ISLAMABAD: The federal ports and shipping minister has said the government will soon upgrade the Gwadar airport to international standards. Talking to the media in Islamabad on Sunday ahead of the...
View ArticleCoal-fired power plant: Hubco project termed hazardous to life, environment
QUETTA: Former Balochistan Assembly speaker Aslam Bhootani is pushing for scrapping the coal-fired power plant project in Gadani, Lasbela district, citing possible risks to environment and human life...
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Pak-China ties: Worlds’ largest bank to open branches in Punjab
LAHORE: The world’s largest bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), will open its branches in the Punjab. The first branch of the bank will be opened in Lahore. A memorandum of...
View ArticleIncreasing efficiency: NAB body issues proposals to curb tax evasion
KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) anti-tax evasion body has drawn up a number of proposals in order to counter the designs of tax dodgers. The Prevention Committee on Tax Evasion in...
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