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Insaf education card program to benefit over 244,000 students: CM

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has directed the concerned authorities to work out modalities for the commencement of Insaf Education Card which is expected to benefit 244,927 students enrolled in government colleges throughout the province. The scheme includes waiver of the entire fee and will cost approximately Rs1 billion to the provincial exchequer.

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Review of book by Pervez Hoodbhoy

[Islam and Science: Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality by Pervez Hoodbhoy  (London: Zed Books, 1991)].   Muhammad Salim The rise of fundamentalism characterizes many modern nation states, including Muslim majority countries. The particular countries also face the crucial issue of scientific regression or poverty of scientific thoughts. Given the ongoing yet unprecedented challenges

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Proposed strategy for rehabilitation

Shadman Zain The recent GLOF and torrential rains have wreaked havoc in the length and breadth of the country resulting in affecting almost 35 million people which constitutes roughly 15 percent of the total population of Pakistan. The national loss is huge and unprecedented, the extraordinary times require remarkable efforts to effectively respond to calamities

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