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Chief minister escapes suicide attack

 PESHAWAR, Feb 15: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ameer Haider Khan Hoti remained unhurt in a suicide attack that targeted his convoy in Mardan on Friday. All other members of the chief minister’s convoy also remained unhurt in the blast that took place outside the Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan. The attack occurred when the […]

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SC orders probe into ghost schools

ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: Pakistan’s top judge on Monday ordered a nationwide investigation of hundreds of “ghost” schools where teachers do nothing but draw salaries and buildings are occupied by animals. “There are animals kept in schools and the buildings have been turned into stables. This is what we are doing to our children when education

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USEFP accepting applications for Fulbright scholarships

KARACHI, Feb 9: The Fulbright Programme in Pakistan, the largest in the world, is accepting applications for 2014, said US Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) sources here. The US governments flagship scholarship programme awards deserving Pakistani students full scholarships covering tuition, textbooks, airfare, a stipend, and health insurance to complete their Master’s or PhD degrees,

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