The US space agency\’s Perseverance rover is now just three weeks from arriving at Mars. The robot\’s current distance to the Red Planet is still some 4.5 million km (3 million miles), but that gap is closing at a rapid rate. The biggest, most sophisticated vehicle ever sent to land on another planet, the Nasa robot is […]
Kashmala Kakakhel Not many know Pakistan was elected co-chair of the Green Climate Fund Board for 2020; fewer realise its significance. With $17 billion in the kitty and growing, GCF is the most important global fund for climate change. As contributors, interests of the developed world are well represented on the board. Facing global economic
Pakistan ranked 124 out of 180 countries — dropping four spots over last year — in the newly released Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by Transparency International, an annual index that ranks countries based on perceptions of public sector corruption. The 2020 edition of the CPI ranked 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday accepted for hearing a petition filed by former Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui seeking restoration of his service. A five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel
ISLAMABAD: The new academic year for schools will begin from August, Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood said Thursday. In response to a person\’s question on Twitter, the education minister said: \”Academic year for schools will start this year from August.\” Responding further to the question, he said that private schools are
تحریر: کریم اللہ چترال میں آئے روز نوجوان نسل بالخصوص لڑکیوں کے خود کشی کے واقعات رونما ہورہے ہیں جو کہ چترال کا ایک ابھرتا ہوا مسئلہ ہے لیکچرر ظفر احمد کی ریسرچ کے مطابق صرف 2007ء اور 2011ء کے دوران 300 نوجوانوں نے خود کشی کرکے اپنی زندگیوں کا چراغ گل کردیا۔ اسی رپورٹ
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court has ordered the release of four men accused of the murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. Mr Pearl, the Wall Street Journal\’s South Asia bureau chief, was kidnapped and beheaded while working on a story about extremist groups in Pakistan. A British-born alleged militant was originally convicted of masterminding the
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BOONI: Canadian High Commissioner Wendly Gilmour visited the Environment Academy Booni on Thursday. The high commissioner was briefed by chief executive officer of the academy Asif Murad about activities of the academy to promote sports among the youth. A painting competition among students on cutting of forests and its impact on environment was also organized
صدر تحریک حقوق عوام اپرچترال مختار احمد لال نے چیرمین بی۔ایل۔ایس او سردار حسین کے حالیہ بیان پر ردعمل دیتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ چیرمین کے بیان سے ظاہر ہوتا ہے کہ مذکورہ ادارے کے پاس فنڈز انتظامیہ کیلئے قالین، صوفے اور ان کے ذاتی سامان خریدنے کیلئے آتے ہیں نہ کی غریب عوام کیلئے۔
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نوائےسُرود شہزادی کوثر معلوم نہیں تھا کہ چترال کی بیٹیاں اتنی بے حیثیت اور سستی ہو جائیں گی کسی نے بھی سوچا نہیں ہو گا کہ ہماری عزتوں کی علامت ملک کے دوسرے شہروں میں جا کر مجبوری اور بے کسی کی زندگی گزارنے پر مجبور ہوں گی اور اگر زندہ رہنے کا جواز
