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LAHORE - The private publishers have increased the prices of outsourced textbooks from 57 to 257 percent, Pakistan Today has learnt. The increase in prices serves as a reminder to the government to take notice of corruption of private mafia and faultiness in Textbook and Learning Material Policy (TLMP) that is barring education for the poor.
PARENTS, TEACHERS CONDEMN: Parents and students condemned the authorities; the Punjab government and the Punjab Textbook Board (PTB), for

LAHORE - On the directions of the Punjab government, the Health Department has decided to take the parents of agitating young doctors on board, as part of its efforts to bring the prolonged doctors' strike to an end, Pakistan Today has learnt. The Health Department and the office bearers of the Young Doctors Association Punjab (YDAP) have held several meetings to resolve the issue of a special salary package for the doctors. However, the talks have not been able to bring a thaw and

LAHORE - Kinnaird College's annual convocation, a much-awaited event for graduating students of the Master's and Bachelor's programmes, was held on February 22, but as excited as everyone was, the event came in for a lot of criticism. In certain sections, instead of leaving its mark as a well organized event whose memory would be something to remember, many students and parents, left, extremely disappointed by what they termed to be the inefficiency of the management.
The main

LAHORE - Annual Parents Day-2011 was celebrated at the PAF Public School Sargodha on Monday. In address, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, who was the chief guest on the occasion, lauded the efforts of the institution in securing excellent academic successes.
He reminded the boys that they were lucky to be part of a prestigious institution where every effort was made to equip them with the best training and grooming.
Later, the students presented an

FAISALABAD - The parents of the DPS students staged a protest rally against the decision of the oldest private school of Faisalabad Divisional Public School (DPS), announcing 22 percent increase in the fees.
After the protest, DPS Principal Shahid Mahmood and DMC Principal Saleem Raza held dialogues with the parents but the session ended without any outcome as both the sides stuck to their guns. The aggrieved parents' group announced another protest rally on Friday (today) at

MADRID - Oscar-winning Spanish film stars Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem have become parents for the first time, a Spanish newspaper reported Wednesday, quoting sources close to the family. Cruz gave birth at the Cedars Sinai medical centre in Los Angeles, Spain's leading daily El Pais said, but had no details as to when the baby was born or whether it was a boy or a girl.
"The couple want to have as much privacy as possible," the paper said on its website. Cruz, 36, and Bardem,

ROME - Sordid details of the grasping ambition of parents of young girls caught up in Italy's latest sex scandal emerged on Thursday as excerpts from wire-taps were splashed over the country's papers.
As part of evidence from Milan magistrates alleging Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi hooked up with prostitutes and held debauched parties, parents were caught on tape encouraging their daughters to compete for the 74-year old. "The sad army of aspiring parents-in-law" is "a symbol

LAHORE - The badly-crushed body of 15-year-old Qasim Siddique, who died after falling from a Dubai-bound plane a few days ago, was handed over to his parents on Thursday. Qasim, a resident of Naqshbandi Bazaar, Baghbanpura, studied in Matric at the Al-Hadi Foundation School.
Qasim's close Ali Jamshed, a resident of the same area also accompanied him in trying to escape to Dubai and is feared dead. Qasim's body was lying on roof of a house owned by Haji Afzal in A-Block,

LAHORE - Bringing to an end all speculations about the motives behind the murder of Justice Javed Iqbal's parents, the Lahore Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested the killer.
Police identified the killer as Naveed Iqbal, stepbrother of Justice Iqbal, who murdered his father Malik Abdul Majeed and stepmother Zarina with the help of his two accomplices, over monetary issues. The accused initially denied the charges before the media, but later admitted to planning the

LAHORE - Investigation agencies find themselves in a difficult position, as they probe into the killing of parents of Supreme Court (SC) Justice Javed Iqbal, Pakistan Today has learnt. Police think that fingerprints collected from the telephone used by the murdered couple might lead to a breakthrough in the murder case. Lahore Police sources told Pakistan Today that investigators have grilled 11 persons including four women and two watchmen but have made no progress so far. According

ISLAMABAD - The tragic incident of murder of the parents of senior most judge in the Supreme Court Justice Javed Iqbal could not be ruled out as a kind of message to the judiciary not to take up important cases like that of missing persons, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jehangir said on Wednesday.
Such type of messages, if given to the judiciary, would not be tolerated, she said adding that as per rights guaranteed in the constitution, the state was bound to

LAHORE - Lahore Police on Wednesday initiated an inquiry in the murder case of Supreme Court Justice Javed Iqbal's parents. Investigators have collected blood samples for DNA test and finger prints of the three ladies and two security guards, whom the police had taken into custody for interrogation, to match with the samples of Justice Iqbal's parents to find the killers.
The police officials have decided to collect blood samples and finger prints of all the guests who visited

LAHORE - Senior Supreme Court Judge Javed Iqbal's father and mother were murdered on Tuesday in mysterious circumstances at their Cavalry Grounds home, by hitherto unidentified burglars, possibly for resisting them, the city police chief Aslam Tareen told Pakistan Today. The judge's elderly parents were identified as retired police DIG-turned-homeopath Abdul Hameed and his wife Amna, residents of House No 164, Street No 7, Cavalry Grounds, Lahore, where Mr Hameed ran a small clinic.

LAHORE - Parents and teachers should help the Foundation for Rehabilitation & Education of Special Children (FRESH) in identifying slow learners for their proper education and training, FRESH Chairperson Ashba Kamran said on Monday. She said that inattentiveness, distractibility and learning disorders interfered with the child's academic progress despite presence of a normal IQ.
Even if the child does have special learning difficulties, he would face difficulties in learning,

LAHORE: The soaring prices of winter uniforms for provincial metropolis' schools and colleges have irked the parents. According to the information available with Pakistan Today, the prices of winter uniforms have increased by at least 20%.
The prices of sweaters, blazers, coats and track suits have gone up considerably as compared to those of the last year. Uniform shops owners have claimed that the prices are going up due to the overall rising inflation rate.
A student of

LAHORE: An increase in tuition fee of various private schools across Lahore has stirred a wave of anger and concern among parents and students, Pakistan Today has learnt.
Private schools including Beaconhouse School System (BSS), Lahore Grammar School (LGS), Salamat School System, Lahore College of Arts and Science (LACAS), Resource Academia and City School have increased their fee by 10 to 20 percent for the new academic year.
Parents have expressed their disapproval over

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Parents and teachers have expressed their concerns over the shifting of universities to suburbs of Lahore, as the move is causing financial problems, Pakistan Today has learnt.
Various universities located in the middle of Lahore were forced to construct larger campuses in the city's suburbs to meet the demands of higher education and the ever-increasing number of students.
University buses charge Rs 2,000 to 4,000 per month for transporting students to varsities