ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: In order to give protection to politicians holding fake degrees from being disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan, the government of Pakistan worked out a new procedure on Thursday. After a meeting of a parliamentary committee with Chief Election Commissioner Justice (r) Fkhruddin Ibrahim, Law Minister Farook H. Naeek told the […]
MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 28: The deputy commissioner of the Neelum district was killed under a landsliding near here on Thursday morning. Reports said that Deputy Commissioner Raja Munir Saqib was going to his office in Neelum district from Muzaffar abad when he came under the landslide near the district. He was killed on the spot while
LAHORE, Feb 25: Two leading opposition parties, the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) and the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), have agreed to work together for common objectives in the upcoming general elections, DawnNews reported. The agreement took place on Monday when Maulana Fazlur Rehman called on PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif. Speaking at a joint
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: With the summer approaching, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) is concerned about more than 50 potentially hazardous lakes formed in glaciers in the northern areas. Most of these lakes can bring disaster for small settlements downhill. “Glacial lake outburst floods (Glof) have become a concern. Glofs are a fairly unique phenomenon where
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PESHAWAR, Feb 22: Educationists on Friday expressed concern about the growing use of unfair means in examinations and urged the government, school owners, media, educationists and civil society organisations to play their due role in overcoming the menace. National Education Council deputy chairman Nazar Hussain told reporters at Peshawar Press Club that use of unfair
