ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday hinted at directing the government to take control of private educational institutes, Express News reported. A three-member bench comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Faisal Arbab and Justice Ijazul Ahsan heard a case regarding the use of contemptuous language in a letter addressed to the top judge by the administrations […]
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By Jamil Negri GILGIT: The continuing Shisper Glacier surge and subsequent creation of a dammed lake has created the fear of another Attabad lake-like disaster in Hunza. An assessment report prepared by the Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority (GBDMA) has warned that the dammed lake might burst any time and cause immense damage to the local
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CHITRAL: The first-ever snow sports festival will begin on Feb15 and continue for three days in Madak Lasht valley. The district administration and Hindukush Winter Sports Club will jointly hold the festival by arranging snow-related games such as skating, traditional snow sledging, trekking, etc. Non-local teams from the neighboring districts have also been invited to
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CHITRAL: The number of migratory ducks descending on the lakes and river here has increased during their course of migration from Siberia to the southern parts of the country due to frequent rainfall in Chitral valley. About 1.2 million migratory birds, majority of them ducks, pass through Chitral valley every year which serves as their
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By Elahi Bakhsh Pashtoon Tahafuz Movement (PTM) is gaining support day by day with the power elite confused as to how to handle them. The later are resorting to heavy highhandedness to de-escalate the situation. Both parties are hurling accusations at each other without substantial proofs. The PTM accuses the government and establishment of carrying
