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Citizenship education in Pakistan There was a time in Pakistan up until the 1970s that we taught civics as a subject to our students at school and college levels. Then as the military dictatorship of the usurper General Ziaul Haq forcibly drove Pakistan towards an extremist mindset, curricula...

Wasim wields axe as Pakistan pick nine uncapped players for SA Test series KARACHI: Nine uncapped players were inducted on Friday in a new-look Pakistan squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa as new chief selector Mohammad Wasim wielded axe on eight members —...

Govt wants to obtain vaccine of highest efficacy ISLAMABAD: The government is confident of acquiring the anti-Covid vaccine by the first quarter of the current year but is adopting a ‘look-before-you-leap’ strategy to ensure procurement of a medicine of the highest efficacy. On the other hand...

Former president Gen Pervez Musharraf's mother passes away Former president of Pakistan Gen Pervez Musharraf (R) with his mother Zareen Musharraf (L). Photo: Jang Former president Gen (retd )Pervez Musharraf's mother passed away in Dubai Begum Zareen Musharraf had been ill for a long time...

Record LNG prices push South Asian countries, including Pakistan, to ration gas Pakistan, as well as Bangladesh, is rationing gas and buyers across South Asia are seeking alternative fuels after spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices surged to record highs, government and industry officials...

Over 600 petrol pumps sealed across Pakistan: PM Office ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister's Office said on Friday that over 600 petrol pumps have been sealed and about 4.5 million litres of petrol and diesel seized under the federal government's campaign against oil smugglers across Pakistan. It said...

Air Chief assures support to Azerbaijan Air Force SLAMABAD: Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan called on Commander Azerbijan Air Force, Lieutenant General Ramiz Tahirov. The Air Chief praised the professionalism of Azerbaijan Air Force and...

Pakistan Air Force chief vows to boost cooperation with Turkey ISLAMABAD – Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, who is on a 4-day official visit to Turkey, has held meetings with the senior Military leadership of Turkey and discussed ways to further promote...

Aman-7 — a feather in Pakistan Navy’s cap WHILE the world struggles to meet the challenges of the pandemic COVID-19, the responsibility of defense can neither be relegated nor postponed because existential threats do not diminish with natural calamities. If lessons can be learnt from the...

Three naval officers promoted to rear admiral rank: Pakistan Navy The Pakistan Navy (PN) has announced promotion of three commodores to the rank of rear admiral. A statement issued by the PN’s media wing on Thursday said commodores Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Sohail Arshad and Salman Ilyas have been...

Provisional licences of virtual LNG pipelines granted ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Thursday granted provisional licences of virtual liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipelines to two private companies — Daewoo Gas and LNG Easy — for supply of the fuel through bowsers to...

Supply Lines Food-Choked Ports Are a Drag on Pakistan’s Exporters Pakistan’s rush to import items to tame Asia’s fastest inflation is clogging the nation’s busiest ports and is hiding something else in plain sight — exporters’ pain. Snaking traffic jams of trucks on the British-era Napier...

Pakistan officials meet Friday to discuss reopening schools The country earlier announced reopening educational institutes from Jan 18 A meeting of Pakistan education and health ministers will be held Friday to review the coronavirus situation and subsequent reopening of educational institutes...

How a multilingual education model can help Pakistan increase literacy A new report by The Citizens Foundation (TCF) and Thar Foundation has pointed out how countries like Pakistan — where people speak a host of regional and local languages — can adopt a ‘mother tongue-based multilingual...

Japan takes measures to curb illegal car trade in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Japanese government has swung into action to crack down on clearance of imported cars on forged and fake documents in Pakistan, it said on Thursday. The Embassy of Pakistan in Tokyo, in a statement, said it is taking...

NAB is lying to the people of Pakistan: Broadsheet CEO Calls the institution ‘a conspiracy to defraud Pakistanis’ Broadsheet CEO Kaveh Mousavi has rebutted the claims made by the Pakistani government, particularly its National Accountability Bureau, following the seizure of $28.7 million from...

Senior Afghan politician to arrive in Pakistan today for three-day visit Afghan High Peace Council Chairman and leader of the Hizb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami (Afghan Unity Party), Mohammad Karim Khalili, along with a delegation, will arrive in Pakistan on Monday (today) for a three-day visit, the Foreign...

Pakistan to develop its own messaging app: IT minister The app will include features such as messages, voice and video calls KARACHI: Pakistan has decided to develop a world-class social networking app with state-of-the-art security features, which will include all modern communication features...

UK’s vacation ownership firm to go public in Pakistan KARACHI: A UK-based vacation ownership company has planned to go public in Pakistan’s capital market next year as it aims to become the first listed scrip from the country’s hospitality and fractional investment sector, its official said on...

Pakistan’s vaccination plan for Covid-19 Pakistan has set a target of vaccinating 70 million people to achieve ‘herd immunity’ Does Pakistan have a vaccination plan for Covid-19? Notwithstanding the global efforts to ensure fair access to the Covid-19 vaccine, it is not a level playing field...