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Fresh UN report on floods devastations

The latest report by UN regarding Continuing floods devastations in Pakistan even after many months of the deadliest event is an eye opener for  the entire world. Yes, the United Nations Satellite Centre’s imagery  has shown flood wat...

Dwindling foreign exchange reserves

It is very unfortunate that Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) have dwindled by massive $784 million to an almost four-year low of $6.72 billion during last week. It points to the grim economic situati...

Employment of children must halt

Childhood is the best part of life. It is full of innocence and joy. It is that phase of life where we are free from all the responsibilities. Unfortunately many children in our society had lost this precious phase of life. The reason behind this s c...

Islamic Thought and secularism

In 1947, the land of pure was came into being with a slogan of La Ilaha Illaha that means there is no God except Allah SWT, and this historical slogan enchanted the hearts of millions of Muslims of sub-continent. The whole nation united itself and fo...

Adding yet another feather to her crown

Pakistan’s first female Judge Justice Ayesha A. Malik has added yet another feather to her crown by making to the BBC’s 100 Women 2022 list. Yes, the talented legal personality is among the 100 influential and inspiring women from around...

A lot more efforts needed to regain past glories

Though our national hockey team won bronze medal last month in Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament in Malaysia, but over our hockey has been at the lowest ebb for the last two decades. Experts say that it is a good omen that our team, which consisted...

Travel to explore

Traveling is a practice to go here and there and visit different places other than your city. It is actually a mean of interaction with different cultures, religions and traditions. Travelling is of different types; travel within the province, travel...

Mixed-gender education

Co-education (abbreviated to co-ed), also known as mixed-gender/sex education, means the education of boys and girls in the same educational institution and at the same time. In the primary stage, co-education has been the rule in all countries. In t...

Suicide tendencies and Chitral students

Though suicide has been very alarming in Chitral during the last two decade, but recently new twist has been added to this sad saga i.e., increasing suicide incidents by students on petty domestic disputes or failure on educational front. The recent...

Sindh decides to add NHA officials in Motorway scam probe

KARACHI: Overall 2.28 billion rupees were misappropriated in Motorway land acquisition scam in Naushehro Feroz district, according to details shared by fact-finding report. Sindh government decided to add National Highway Authority (NHA) officials in...

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Iran has 'legitimate' right to self-defence: Erdogan

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday Iran had the "legitimate" right to defend itself in the face of Israel's ongoing bombing campaign, now in its sixth day. "It is a very natural, legitimate and legal right for Iran to def...

Iran-Israel conflict threat to regional, global peace: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif termed the escalating armed conflict between Iran and Israel as “very alarming,” warning that the situation poses a grave threat to both regional and global peace. Speaking during a cabinet meeting...

Field Marshal Munir creates history, White House engagement marks ‘national triumph’

WASHINGTON: A defining moment for Pakistan, in an unprecedented diplomatic move, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir became the first Chief of Army Staff in Pakistan’s history to hold a high-level meeting with a sitting US President at the White Hous...

PM forms committee to promote cashless economy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif yesterday established a high-level committee to promote cashless economy and speed up the digitization. The committee, chaired by the prime minister himself, will review the progress and initiatives r...
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