National museums announce Ramadan timings
The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage- Lok Virsa and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting have announced Ramadan timings for the Pakistan...
GEP completes first year with event
Upon the completion of the first year activities of the USAID funded Gender Equity Program (GEP), the National Advisory Forum (NAF) of the GEP...
Know about your reproductive health
Damaan Development Organization on Saturday organized a workshop on indigenous people’s right to reproductive and sexual health at the conference hall of Strengthening Democracy...
Radio Pakistan launching new programmes for FATA from tomorrow
To create awareness among the people of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas about the social issues and highlight development activities in these areas, Radio...
Monsoon: Bane or Blessing?
The monsoon season brings with it a much awaited relief from a long spell of scorching summer heat. However, the cooling showers bring with...
Children’s library reopens after four years
The National Children’s Library (NCL), which was razed to the ground after the Lal Masjid military operation in 2007, has been reopened after a...
AIOU offers new degrees in business and commerce
The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is offering an associate degree in commerce with a specialisation in either accounting and finance or banking and...
Tuition centres sprout everywhere
The mushroom growth of tuition centres in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad leaves a big question mark over the credibility of education institutions...
Lack of breast-feeding main cause of infant deaths
Health experts at a seminar on Saturday expressed their grave concern on the increasing infant mortality rate, saying that decrease in the trend of...
Kiln owners rally against GST
A large number of brick kiln owners and labourers on Saturday held a protest rally against the imposition of 16 per cent general sales...
Margalla tourist train launched
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Saturday launched Margalla Tourists train to promote tourism in the capital city and facilitate the visitors by providing...
Red zone creates problems for staffers
Owing to the ban on public transport entry into the ‘red zone’, low-salaried federal government employees have faced immense problems as they have had...
Bari Imam shrine’s renovation hindered
The much-awaited development of the shrine of Hazrat Bari Imam will face further delay as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) stopped release of funds...
4 suspects held, suicide vests confiscated in Islamabad
Police has arrested four men suspected of plotting terrorist activities in the federal capital while fifth one managed to escape.
Police confiscated suicide vests,...
Small, but human after all
“Buy one lawn suit and get a special discount on the other,” shouted a man with considerably short height with colorful lawn dupattas flowing...
Math Conference highlights importance of the discipline
The three-day 12th International Pure Mathematics Conference 2011 commenced on Friday at the Quaid-i-Azam University. The conference was aimed at enhancing the understanding of...
By virtue of a covert alliance…
Politics, politician and corruption go hand in hand. Maybe, majority of the politicians are corrupt but some ‘unlucky ones’ are identified and most of...
