RESHUN: Residents of Reshun today held a protest gathering against inflated bills for electricity supplied to them from the local powerhouse. The participants of the gathering announced that they would not pay bills at the rate of more than Rs4 per unit for the electricity generated in their own area. They decided that if the […]
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BOONI: Secours Islamique France (SIF) Pakistan has launched a pilot project focused on reducing local vulnerability to disasters through climate change adaptation and disaster risk management. The project was officially launched at an inception workshop held in Booni on June 22, 2023. Deputy Commissioner Upper Chitral Muhammad Khalid Zaman was the chief guest. Government departments, line
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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Prof Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said the government had earmarked Rs25 billion for imparting elementary education to drop-out children in the country. Addressing the Pakistan Learning Conference 2023, he expressed confidence that investing in early childhood education would lead to a significant reduction in dropout rates and enable children
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ISLAMABAD: Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali on Thursday raised concerns in the National Assembly about the wheat crisis following the significant increase of its price in Chitral. Pointing out the issue in the National Assembly, he said the price of 100 kg wheat had risen abruptly from Rs6,000 to Rs11,615. Moulana Chitrali explained that Chitral had
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ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Thursday withdrew a letter expressing objections to the celebration of the Hindu festival of Holi at a university, Dawn.com reported. The HEC’s statement comes in response to the widespread criticism received nationwide after its executive director, Dr Shaista Sohail, issued a letter taking exception to the celebration of the festival
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