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Working for a pittance!
A hidden valley carpeted with thick red dust and craggy mounds spread on its surface lies at the end of a small village close...
No joy for Haqiqi as judge refuses to hear Afaq’s plea
The possible release of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi chief Afaq Ahmed was postponed yet again on Monday as the Sindh High Court (SHC) judge refused...
Amir Atlas recalled for World Team Championship
The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) has decided to include top national player Aamir Atlas Khan in the squad for the forthcoming World Men’s Squash...
Medicine short for thyroid patients
Patients are facing difficulties owing to the shortage of medicines for thyroid patients in all the three allied government hospitals of Rawalpindi. Sources said...
Security plan chalked out for Ramadan
Tight security plan has been chalked out for the month of Ramazan. Security would be beefed up in mosques and ‘imam bargahs’ in this...
More land for the dead
A sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat and Inter-Provincial Coordination on Monday asked the authorities concerned to enhance land allocated for...
Gear up for sewage tax!
After delay of more than one year and defying DHA, the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has sprung in action to impose sewage charges...
Garfield calls Spider-Man a role for life
He may change his mind later, but right now Andrew Garfield says the role of comic book superhero Spider-Man in the upcoming reboot of...
City cries out for a germ-free slaughterhouse
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is yet to execute its plan regarding the construction of modern slaughterhouse in the city, in the absence of...
Capital cramped for parking space
Crammed parking spaces in Islamabad need the attention of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) as a lack of parking spaces is not only adversely...
I don’t do films for money: Priyanka
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra says money has never been a deciding factor in her life. She is 29, independent and one of the most...
Venezuela’s Chavez heads to Cuba for chemotherapy
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez headed to Cuba on Saturday for an unknown period of time for chemotherapy after giving up some powers and saying...
A week after, families wait for answers
I have no words to tell my sister that the police have buried the case file of the death of her only son with...
Taxi driver, son missing for a month
A local taxi driver, the sole breadwinner of the family, along with his son have been missing for over a month now, pushing the...
EU provides 42m euros for vocational training to TVET
The European Union (EU) has provided 42 million euros to the provincial Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for the implementation of National...
Islooites yearn for next spell of rain
Hit hard by muggy conditions, the residents of the federal capital are anxiously waiting for the next spell of the monsoon rains, which, according...
Madrid joins race for 2020 Games
Madrid announced Wednesday it will fight to host the Summer Olympics in 2020, believing it had a "great probability" of winning its third bid...
