A new report by The Citizens Foundation (TCF) and Thar Foundation has pointed out how countries like Pakistan — where people speak a host of regional and local languages — can adopt a ‘mother tongue-based multilingual education’ model to help increase their literacy rates. The report, titled \’Finding Identity, Equity, and Economic Strength by Teaching […]
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Dear Sir, I had lodged a complaint on citizen’s portal about the uncalled for blocking of the Lowari tunnel for passenger vehicles at frequent intervals throughout the day. The response I have received is the revelation that the Lowari Tunnel is STILL INCOMPLETE: as “the major electric and mechanical works are not yet done because
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KARACHI: Zuhaib Ali, son of Ali Muhammad from Reshun, and Sabur Ali, son of Amir Ali, Zait, Upper Chitral, have been selected for the MBBS programme at the Aga Khan University, Karachi. They were students of Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Seenlasht. They showed exceptional results during their studies and always topped in their school
CHITRAL: A patwari was terminated and a tehsildar of land settlement department demoted for tampering with land record and divulging details of land documents to people without approval of the competent authority. A source told this correspondent that the officials involved in tampering with the documents were identified as tehsildar Ihasanullah and patwari Qadir. A
Nadeem F. Paracha In a 2012 lecture at the Institute of Advanced Studies, the late Danish-American historian Patricia Crone described Omer Saeed Sheikh as an “acculturated native” who had rebelled against his adopted cultural mores. Sheikh is a British citizen who was arrested in Pakistan for his role in the kidnapping and murder of American
