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Punjab to launch 'innovative ways' to teach English language: Murad Raas The Punjab Education Department is set to launch "innovative ways" to train teachers and teach students the English language. In a tweet on Friday, this was announced by Punjab Education Minister Dr Murad Raas after...

Punjab Govt suggests September for local government polls Buzdar government makes suggestion for September in meeting with ECP. Punjab had been given 15 days to provide a date for LG elections by the ECP. The ECP had earlier said it doubted the Punjab govt's commitment to holding the...

Punjab Open Tennis from Jan 26 LAHORE: Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh has said Sports Board Punjab is going to organise SBP Open Tennis Championship from January 26 to 30 at Punjab Tennis Academy Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore. Pakistan’s former captain and Davis Cupper Rashid...

SKMT Karachi to be most modern facility: PM Imran Khan BEIJING/ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday said Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust (SKMT) cancer hospital in Karachi would turn out to be one of the most modern medical facilities in the country. In a tweet, the prime minister...

Imran Khan is the only person who can help Pakistan, says Qasim Khan 'Alpha Bravo Charlie' famed star praised the premier, sharing the latter's dedication from sports to politics Shoaib Mansoor's masterpiece of the 90s is Alpha Bravo Charlie was produced in collaboration with the...

Pakistan and Imran can’t go together, claims ANP PESHAWAR: Demanding free and fair elections in the country, the Awami National Party (ANP) has said the ‘premier’s selectors’ should realise that Pakistan and PM Imran Khan can’t go together. “No doubt, [PM] Imran was a good cricketer, but he is...

Border fencing to complete this year: minister KARACHI: Fencing along borders with Afghanistan and Iran would be completed this year and it would help manage border security and keep check on movement of people on both sides. This was said by federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed who...

Efforts afoot to launch 2nd phase of Hunarmand Pakistan Islamabad:Efforts are afoot to launch second phase of ‘Hunarmand Pakistan’ (Skill for All) programme in the coming months with a target to impart professional trainings to more than 50 thousands youth in conventional and high-tech trades...

US assures Pakistan of continued assistance RAWALPINDI: Acting US Charge d’ Affairs to Pakistan Friday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. According to an ISPR press statement, matters of mutual interest, including regional security situation, were discussed during...

Cheating on online exams COVID-19 has made in-person exam proctoring impossible and so normal safeguards have disappeared. My inbox is full of anguished emails from university students across Pakistan bewailing the use of unfair and unethical means by their class fellows. Upon combining these...

THE INVISIBLE SENIORS OF PAKISTAN The story goes something like this. There was once a blind man who lived in a small town. But even though he could not see, he carried a lamp with him whenever he went out after dark. One night, as he was returning home after dinner, he came across a group of...

Fact-check: Has Pakistan’s minimum ATM withdrawal limit increased to Rs1,000? Here’s what the State Bank has to say about it Many Pakistanis have been receiving text messages that the State Bank of Pakistan has increased the minimum ATM withdrawal amount. The messages read that the ATM...

Why cars are expensive in Pakistan? PakWheels co-founder says overpricing without int’l standard features real issue ISLAMABAD: What comes to your mind when you think about buying a car in Pakistan – taxes? Duties? Little or almost no safety and quality features … or almost no value for your...

Du Plessis expecting tough battle against Pakistan KARACHI: Faf du Plessis is the most experienced batsman in the South African Test side which is on Pakistan’s tour. The veteran of 67 Test matches, the former South African skipper is in top form, having scored his career-best 199 last month...

PTI govt plans to sell 10 more entities Privatisation list includes ZTBL, USC and two gas utility companies ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is considering privatising 10 more entities including Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) and two gas utility companies amid slow...

South Punjab Secretariat is functional: CM LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Tuesday claimed that the South Punjab Secretariat was functional and peoples’ problems were being resolved at the local level. “The people of South Punjab have been given their rights for...

Govt to help cope with climate change challenges in Gilgit-Baltistan SLAMABAD: The Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam, on Thursday said the incumbent government has been taking all-out measures to help the Gilgit-Baltistan government to overcome the...

PM, GB CM discuss mega project to convert Gilgit Baltistan into int’l standard tourism place SLAMABAD, Jan 18 (APP): GB Chief Minister Khalid Khursheed called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Monday and discussed in detail the mega project to convert the whole of Gligit Baltistan into a...

Why amorous goats in Gilgit-Baltistan are good for the environment Endangered Himalayan ibex population on the rise In the rugged mountains of the Karakoram, humans are the last creatures you will find. The landscape is for the wild and everything that thrives on it. But Imtiaz Ahmed, a...

Pakistan Air Force Chief: We fully support Turkey in Cyprus “Pakistan and Turkey are two countries, one nation. Not only do they share a common culture and faith, but they also have similar interests and challenges.” This was stated by the Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Air Force, General...