Balochistan govt to provide science, IT teachers to schools
QUETTA: Balochistan Government has decided to recruit science and information technology teachers for all high schools in the province.Balochistan Secretary Education Ghulam Ali Baloch told Dawn.com...
View ArticleDHA shootout: application for counter FIR dismissed
KARACHI: A sessions court on Saturday dismissed an application seeking registration of a counter FIR of the May 8 DHA shootout.An 18-year-old boy and a police guard were killed while another teenager...
View ArticlePML-N lashes out at 'anti-govt' rallies
LAHORE: Leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) on Sunday lashed out at the 'anti-government' rallies being taken out by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Awami Muslim League (AML) and...
View ArticleIMF to release $550m by June 1
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded negotiations on Saturday for grant of the fourth tranche of $550 million under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).Speaking at a...
View ArticlePope ordains new priests, including one from Pakistan
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday ordained new priests in the Vatican, including one from Pakistan, telling them they were not “masters of doctrine” and should be more forgiving of their...
View ArticleRoadside bomb kills soldier in Bajaur Agency
KHAR: A roadside bomb killed one paramilitary trooper and injured four others Sunday in Pakistan's troubled northwest near the Afghan border, security officials said.The bomb went off in the Kitkoot...
View ArticleBlast in Peshawar kills five, wounds 14
PESHAWAR: An explosion near Bacha Khan Chowk in Peshawar killed at least five persons and wounded 14 others, DawnNews reported.Witnesses said a suicide bomber entered Shahibagh stadium in Peshawar and...
View ArticleNawaz, Rouhani agree to give impetus to gas pipeline project
TEHRAN: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President of Iran Hassan Rouhani on Sunday agreed to continue with the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project as it was beneficial for the peoples of both...
View ArticleLIVE: PTI rally kicks off at Islamabad's D-Chowk
Major anti-government protests by three political parties – the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), Awami Muslim League (AML) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) kick off amid much saber-rattling between...
View ArticlePTI rally ends with demands of ‘new Election Commision'
Major anti-government protests by three political parties – the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), Awami Muslim League (AML) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) conclude amid much saber-rattling between...
View ArticleRegulatory system urged for GM crops
ISLAMABAD: The country is heading for commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) crops, in the absence of a strong regulatory system, trained staff and well-equipped laboratory to deal with the...
View ArticleQadri wants revolution to change govt
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Sunday called for changing the government and the prevalent system through revolution, calling the present set-up...
View ArticleInsurgents launch multiple attacks in Thai south, one dead
BANGKOK: Suspected Muslim separatists in southern Thailand launched a wave of more than 30 attacks on Monday including shootings, bombings and arson, police said, killing one person and injuring more...
View ArticleDoctor was killed by extremists over liberal views
GUJRAT: A senior doctor, who was killed at his clinic in Jalalpur Jattan city on August 7 last year, was not a victim of extortionists but of the alleged militants belonging to banned outfits for his...
View ArticleBill seeks to end bureaucrats’ two-timing ways
ISLAMABAD: Serving bureaucrats may soon find that their days of working ‘freelance’ are numbered as the Senate seeks to amend the Civil Servant Act, 1973, to prevent public office holders from working...
View ArticleLightning kills two near Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: Two young men died on Monday when lightning struck them in the area of Kahuta near Rawalpindi, DawnNews reported.Two residents belonging to the Kahuta district went searching for employment...
View ArticleImran’s stance on polio vaccination ‘sets him apart’
ISLAMABAD: To a young, polio-stricken man from Battagram, Imran Khan’s stance on polio immunisation is what sets him apart from the rest.It is his support for this stance that brought Sardar Ali to the...
View ArticleNisar lauds PTI workers’ attitude
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan praised the workers and supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) for demonstrating a “sense of responsibility” during the...
View ArticleJI declares war on ‘political, economic terrorists’
LAHORE: The Jamaat-i-Islami has announced a war against “political and economic terrorists” and has sought support of the masses for the cause.“I’ve decided to wage a war against the ruling feudal...
View ArticleMushtaq Ahmed appointed spin bowling consultant
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday appointed Mushtaq Ahmed as its new spin bowling coach after the World Cup winner lost the role for England.The 43-year-old former leg-spinner signed a...
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