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A commendable development

At times when the country is faced with high energy prices due to economic crisis, the search for indigenous energy resources is need of the hour. In this backdrop, it is a development, the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated two power projects...

STOP EMPLOYING CHILDREN!

Child Labour means the employment of children in any kind of work that hampers their physical and mental development, deprives them of their basic educational and recreational requirements. A large number of children are compelled to work in various...

FASTING IN RAMADAN

Ramadan is the ninth and the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. Muslims fast, abstain from pleasures, and pray during Ramadan to draw closer to God. It’s also a time for families to get together and enjoy the blessings of Allah. Muslims sta...

Unprecedented inflation ahead of Ramazan

Ramazan is round the corner and Price-hike and unprecedented inflation has already added to the miseries of the common man.  One can see a further increase in prices of essential commodities during the holy month of Ramazan when the profiteers a...

Self-esteem

Self-esteem is a feeling of confidence and pride in your own ability and worth. Self-esteem is a quality which is extremely important for dignity, confidence and personality of an individual. Respect is a broad term. Experts interpret it in different...

Successful holding of PSL final to enhance Pak image at world level

The team of Lahore Qalandar, who won the toss and batted first in the final of the eighth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) cricket tournament, which was played a day earlier instead of Sunday, in view of possible rain at the Gaddafi Stadium...

The silent killer

The revelation of drug abuse in the country’s educational institutions, including schools, is alarming and requires parents and teachers to monitor the activities of children, while law enforcement agencies should pay more attention to blocking...

International Day to combat Islamophobia

Often, non-Muslims are incited against Islam and poisoned against Islamic teachings to create hatred against Islam and Muslims in their hearts, due to which fear of Islam enters their hearts, which is called Islamophobia. Recognizing Islamophobia as...

Could Saudi-Iran agreement augur a new era?

The agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations after seven years of severed ties and many more years of conflict has raised hopes throughout the region and beyond. Many expect that restoring diplomatic relations is the fir...

A highly commendable precedent

In July 2021, the gruesome murder of Noor Muqaddam, the daughter of a former Pakistani ambassador, united the entire nation to punish the criminal Zahir Jafar and his accomplices. The lower courts sentenced the criminal to death, but an appeal was f...

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SHC issues notice on illegal constructions worth Rs1bln in Karimabad Society

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has issued notices to the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and other concerned parties regarding alleged illegal constructions on plots in the Ismailia Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Limited in Karimabad. The c...

Police registers case against TLP leadership, workers under terrorism charges

LAHORE: At least five people, including a police officer, three Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers, and a passerby, were killed as law enforcement agencies carried out a major pre-dawn operation in Muridke on Monday to disperse what officials d...

PM Shehbaz lauds Trump as 'man of peace'

EGYPT: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday described US President Donald Trump as a "genuine man of peace", who had worked relentlessly and untiringly to end global conflicts, including the war in Gaza. Standing with the US president and other gl...

SSP Central and Community Police meet to discuss new security measures

KARACHI: SSP District Central Zeeshan Shafiq Siddiqui met with officials of Community Police Karachi (CPK) Nazimabad at his office yesterday. The meeting was attended by CPK Chief Aqeeq Iqbal, Deputy Chief Hammad, and other representatives. During th...
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