Due process: Posting of senior teachers, principals stopped
DG KHAN/SARGODHA/FAISALABAD: The Education Department has imposed a ban on transfer of senior teachers and school heads in Faisalabad till the provincial government announces a rationalisation policy....
View ArticlePrecautions: DCO seeks flood control strategy
FAISALABAD: DCO Noorul Amin Mengal on Saturday directed the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), the Irrigation Department, the Faisalabad Development Authority, Rescue 1122, the TMAs, the Health...
View ArticleCantonment polls: Imran Khan to lead PTI rally on April 22
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan is expected to arrive in the city on April 22 to campaign for the Cantonment Board elections. Khan is expected to lead a campaign rally and visit...
View ArticleBlast damages railway track in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: An explosion took place on Monday morning on a railway track in Hyderabad, Express News reported. According to the Bomb Disposal Squad, unidentified assailants attacked the track using 500...
View ArticleKFC delivers to Dubai beach by helicopter
KFC surprised thousands of visitors to Dubai’s Kite Beach on Friday. The chicken restaurant astonished members of the public by delivering, using a helicopter, that swooped out of the skies to hand out...
View ArticleChinese President Xi arrives in capital to rousing welcome
ISLAMABAD: Chinese President Xi Jinping was accorded a rousing welcome as he arriving at Islamabad airport on a two-day state visit to Pakistan. A fleet of eight JF-17 Thunder fighter jets will receive...
View ArticleJF-17s Thunder-ous welcome for Xi
ISLAMABAD: Chinese President Xi Jinping was accorded a warm welcome by the Pakistani leadership on his arrival on a two-day state visit on Monday. A fleet of eight JF-17 Thunder jets escorted the...
View ArticleTrade corridor tops Chinese investment bonanza
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Monday signed more than 50 agreements worth $28 billion, mostly covering commercial loans to Pakistani power generation companies, but also including financing...
View ArticlePakistan high on Chinese diplomatic agenda: Xi Jinping
ISLAMABAD: A day after Chinese President Xi Jinping was received in the capital with a rousing welcome for a two-day state visit, the president addressed a joint session of the National Assembly and...
View ArticleBack to Pakistan: FBR awaits tax officer’s return from Canada
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said it is likely to sack a top Income Tax official of Lahore for not showing up for work after three years of vacation in Canada. Sources say it will be...
View ArticleNTDC board seeks inquiry against suspended chief
LAHORE: The National Transmission and Dispatch Company’s board of directors has asked the water and power ministry to conduct a thorough inquiry against the company’s former managing director who was...
View ArticleThe violence in our heads: Living with Schizophrenia
Amir Qadeer, a 22-year-old engineering sophomore, was ranked at the top 5% of the class. With remarkable grades and a steady personal life, Amir had nothing to worry about until an unexpected twist in...
View ArticleI am not open for skin show on ramp: Mariya Suhaib
LAHORE: She is a Russian by descent, was born in Kazakhstan, and is happily married to a Punjabi from Pakistan, where she is settled with her husband and their three children. Mariya Suhaib, a model at...
View ArticlePFDC plans to expand to India online
LAHORE: Pakistan Fashion Design Council (PFDC) plans to expand their PFDC-The Boulevard franchise in India through the online medium, claims Sehyr Saigol, the chairperson of the fashion council. PFDC...
View ArticleMalaysia urged to punish Muslims over ‘cross’ protest
KUALA LAMPUR: Malaysia’s government faced calls Tuesday to take action against Muslim protesters who pressured a church to remove its cross, the latest example of rising intolerance that is fuelling...
View ArticleOrange glasses may help you sleep better
NEW YORK: You may have a great night’s sleep if you put on orange glasses some hours before going to bed, says a study. Orange glasses have been found to block certain wavelengths of light emitted by...
View ArticleBalochistan unrest: Two FC soldiers, six militants killed
QUETTA: Two paramilitary soldiers and six militants were killed in separate encounters and search operations across Balochistan on Tuesday. In the troubled Jiwani area of Gwadar, two Frontier Corps...
View ArticleSevering ties: MQM chief disowns Governor Sindh Ishratul Ebad
KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain announced on Thursday that he is ending relations with Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ebad, Express News reported Wednesday. During an address...
View ArticlePakistan welcomes end of Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen
Pakistan welcomed on Wednesday Saudi Arabia’s declaration of an end to four weeks of air strikes in Yemen. “This will pave the way for a political solution to the crisis,” Foreign Office spokesperson...
View ArticleIn good faith: Sharjeel Memon denies making derogatory remarks
KARACHI: Denying the allegations of making any contemptuous remarks about the judiciary, Sindh information minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said that his remarks about the judges on the floor of the Sindh...
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