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Experts Stress Need To Address Issue Of Gender Disparity
News Desk
Islamabad: The energy policies in Pakistan have traditionally been blind to the differences in gender-wise energy consumption and the different impacts they have on genders. Women in rural areas and lower-income households are…
GCU Introduces BS In Turkish Language, Literature
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Lahore: The Government College University Lahore (GCUL) on Monday announced launching a new four-year BS program in Turkish Language and Literature in Fall 2023 which has been approved by the university’s Academic Council and…
A Legacy To Behold
Ishtiaq Ahmed
Bradford: This was a common policy and practice applied by the British authorities for the public places during their rule of India. It was perhaps this that led Mahatma Gandhi to remark.
when asked by a journalist:…
when asked by a journalist:… Couple Killed In Road Accident
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Islamabad: A couple died in a traffic collision and their seven-year-old child received injuries when a fast car struck their motorbike in Wazirabad on Saturday.
Fakhar Zaman, his wife Musarrat Bibi, and their seven-year-old son…
ASI Dismissed For Mistreating Senior Citizen
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Peshawar: District Police Officer (DPO) Bannu Ziauddin Ahmad suspended an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) after a video of mistreatment of an elderly person by the officer was posted on social media.
The DPO took notice and…
Victim of Poverty: Elderly Woman Died At Jatoe Free Flour Point
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Muzaffargarh: A senior citizen woman allegedly lost her life during a struggle for free flour in the tehsil Jatoe of Muzaffargarh district.
According to Rescue 1122, the woman’s, namely Zahra Bibi, health deteriorated as a…
Three Killed, Six Injured Road Accident
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Abbottabad: At least three women were killed and six others injured when a jeep made a sharp turn at Mohallah Bari Nathiagali Bakot Road in Abbottabad and plunged into a steep gorge.
The unfortunate family was supposed to…
Fear Of Earthquake: A Teenage Girl Lost Life In Narayan Valley
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Abbottabad: A teenage girl died of cardiac arrest in Narayan Valley on Tuesday night due to the fear caused by the magnitude 6.8 earthquake.
According to the details, panic erupted in Abbottabad as a result of the earthquake’s…
Cultural Barriers, Societal Dogmas Hamper Women Empowerment
Wraa Noor
Peshawar: Our women are empowered through religion but they suffer due to cultural barriers which are confused with religious beliefs, opined experts.
Speaking at a panel discussion, experts stated that it is not a gender…
An Exceptional Daughter Of Balochistan Breaking Stereotypes
Shazia Mehboob
Islamabad: There is much more in medicine to beat cultural conservatism, feudalism and ignorance. Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, an exceptionally brave daughter of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, has proved this after winning the…