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Online harassment
Patricia Gossman In 2016, Pakistan’s parliament passed the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca), a set of laws which supporters contended would restrict online extremist…
Split by a warrior’s sword?
This huge stone is located at the border between Upper Chital and Lower Chitral near Reshun. In the local language, this stone is called “Khongor…
Eruption of conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh
Renewed military action over Nagorno-Karabakh makes clear that the dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not a “frozen conflict,” but a persistent threat to stability…
Foreign territory
Muna Khan The weekend before I was moving to Chicago in 2016 to pursue graduate studies, 62 people were shot over the three-day Memorial Day…
Being under minimum connectivity threshold
A. M. Khan Grappling with internet inevitability in Chitral during the Covid-19 pandemic was uncommon, particularly among young people enrolled in higher educational institutions of…
Education View More
State of education technology in Pakistani schools
Marium Asad In the post pandemic world, technology is now directly contributing to and changing the traditional approach to learning that was limited mostly to…
12 best countries for education
The Youth’s thoughts and actions will be shaped by what they know and have experienced, making education, in many ways, one of the best predictors…
Workshop on promotion of tolerance concludes
CHITRAL: A two-day workshop organized by Pakistan Center of Excellence in Research and Security Studies (PCERSS) concluded at the University of Chitral (UoC). The main…
Pakistani students bag ‘dream awards’ in Beijing
BEIJING: Pakistani students showcased their talent and won prizes in the speech, photography, music, singing and sand painting competitions during the annual 3rd Silk Road…
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Habib Bank’s new building opened
AYUN: The new office building of Habib Bank in Ayun was opened at a function on Friday. Prominent literary personality Qazi Muhammad Nizam inaugurated the…
Land settlement work in final stage in Chitral
PESHAWAR: The provincial government has launched an ambitious, multi-phased project to digitise the land records of the province. This was disclosed on Thursday by Revenue…
British royal couple’s visit enhanced Chitral’s popularity
CHITRAL: Local people associated with tourism sector say Pakistan was listed among the top travel destinations for 2020 by United Kingdom after the visit of…
Saad Hariri chosen as Lebanon’s new PM
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun on Thursday named former premier Saad Hariri to form a new cabinet to lift the country out of crisis after most…
Science & Tech View More
Space trio back after six months
MOSCOW: A trio of space travellers safely returned to Earth after a six-month mission on the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying US…
When stroke warning signs often occur?
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Warning signs of an ischemic stroke may be evident as early as seven days before an attack and require urgent treatment…
Electric shocks to tongue can quiet chronic ringing ears
Cathleen O’Grady Tinnitus—a constant ringing or buzzing in the ears that affects about 15% of people—is difficult to understand and even harder to treat. Now, scientists have…
Conservation: Bridge of hope for world’s rarest primate
Swinging through the treetops comes naturally for gibbons. But that’s tricky if a landslide has torn a huge gap in the forest, making it difficult…
COVID-19’s massive impact on global emissions
While the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten millions of lives around the world, the first half of 2020 saw an unprecedented decline in CO2 emissions…
Sports View More
Major teams slated to tour Pakistan in 2021: Mani
ISLAMABAD: Terming the forthcoming home series against Zimbabwe as another positive step towards the revival of international cricket in the country, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman…
Skardu becomes world’s highest baseball field
KARACHI: One of the most sought-after cities of Pakistan, Skardu, now has the honour of having the world’s highest baseball field. A day earlier, the World…
Girls show zeal to play football in Chitral
KARACHI: Running a football club for girls from poor families in a remote, mountainous area of Pakistan is hard enough at the best of times,…
Misbah wants Khushdil for Zimbabwe series
LAHORE: Experienced all-rounder Shoaib Malik may not be picked up for the upcoming Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe as chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq wants to give…
Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed left out of Zimbabwe series
Shoaib Malik and Sarfaraz Ahmed have not been picked for the upcoming Zimbabwe series, said head coach and chief selector Misbahul Haq on Monday while…
KP clinch National T20 Cup
RAWALPINDI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa put up an all-round performance to beat Southern Punjab by 10 runs in the final to clinch the National T20 Cup 2020…