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News Desk Islamabad: The Government College University Lahore (GCUL) conferred the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award on the former Army Chief of Pakistan General (Retired) Raheel Sharif. Vice Chancellor Dr Asghar Zaidi presented…

News Desk Islamabad: The National Commission for Minorities Bill manifests gaps that need to be addressed to make the prospective minority rights body truly functional, effective, independent, autonomous and resourceful, stated Joint…

Asem Mustafa Awan Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir has said that Pakistan will only negotiate with the Afghan Interim Government instead of any other group. Addressing a grand tribal jirga in Peshawar, the Army Chief questioned…

APP Lahore: Around 160 million children aged 5 to 17 years are engaged in child labour in 2020, with 79 million children involved in hazardous work, said Asia Regional Child Labour (ARC) National Project Coordinator Munawar Sultana.…

News Desk Multan: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has established a fact-finding committee in order to conduct a thorough and unbiased investigation into the alleged student victimization, exploitation and harassment at Islamia…

News Desk Peshawar: Due to torrential rain in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, four people were killed and one was injured, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) report. According to the report released on Saturday, 12…

Mohammad Ajeeb London: On the political horizon of Pakistan, the temptation to dwell on the anticipated general elections in November/December of this year still exists. The date for dissolution of national parliament and formation of the…

News Desk Islamabad: The transgender community and civil society have challenged the decision of the Federal Shariat Court in the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) that dismissed a law intended to protect transgender people’s rights and…

News Desk Karachi/Bahawalpur: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Thursday forecast hot and dry weather for most parts of Sindh, with a likelihood of partly cloudy weather with chances of drizzle in the night or morning along…

Asem Mustafa Awan The alarm bells are ringing, and with floods and upcoming monsoons, the picture appears bleak. The United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) has done the needful and it is time the government took measures to secure…