Fall of Kabul: Time for Afghan leadership to unite for broad-based political settlement By: APP on August 17, 2021PESHAWAR: History repeated itself on August 15, 2021, when Taliban fighters entered the Presidential Palace in Kabul after 20 years amid overwhelming support by Afghans hoping to bring lasting peace and stability in the war-ravaged country after US and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan. Facing no major resistance from Afghan National Army (ANA), the Taliban fighters […]
Karachi among most stressful urban centers By: Web Desk on June 30, 2021Recently, German company “ VAAY” conducted a study listing the least stressful and most stressful cities in the world. The study used a variety of factors to come to a conclusion, analysing a variety of indicators across governance, environment, finance and health to determine which cities were most and less stressful. The total cities that […]
Zainab alert app launched to combat child abuse issue By: APP on June 27, 2021ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) in collaboration with the Pakistan Citizens Portal launched a “Zainab Alert App” nationwide to combat the child abuse issue on a war footing and to address this grave problem, an official of the MoHR has said. Talking to APP here, he said that the Zainab alert app was […]
Quaid-e-azam university student gangraped by fellow students By: Hira Khalid on June 23, 2021A 22 year old man in Islamabad was gangraped by his fellow students at Quaid-e-Azam University on Friday. When the security guards saw the man limping and walking with difficulty, they suspected that the young man was probably under influence. It was later found out that he was a student at the Quaid-e-Azam University living […]
Effects of Ertughal Ghazi: kids injure sibling, mother in Swat By: Adnan Bacha on June 13, 2021SWAT: Two incidents in Swat in which children injured their siblings and other family members using knives and artificial swords were reported on Sunday. The children, inspired by the popular Turkish TV drama series ‘Ertugrul Ghazi‘ being aired with Urdu dubbing on state-run PTV, injured each other mocking the characters. In the Rahimabad area near […]
International Day against Child Labour and Pakistan’s shaky labour laws By: Hira Khalid on June 11, 2021 The World Day Against Child Labour will be observed on June 12 across the globe, including Pakistan, to raise awareness regarding the prevalence of the illegal practice of child labor. Child labour is a major problem in developing countries, due to the rising levels of poverty it is deemed acceptable that a child, some […]
After Sialkot AC, Dr Awan operates upon PPP MNA in operating theatre of Javed Chaudhry By: Hira Khalid on June 10, 2021Pakistani talk shows are known for igniting heated debates and with leaders like ours, defining the line between debates and full fledged quarrels on national television is quite difficult to do. Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Punjab Firdous Ashiq Awan on Wednesday had a heated exchange of words on a private channel with […]
All government funds to be placed with central bank: SBP By: APP on May 31, 2021In a notification issued by the SBP, all commercial banks have been directed to divert the accounts of all government departments before the start of the new fiscal year with the central bank. According to the directives, no new account of any government department in a private bank will be opened and all previous accounts […]
“Khidmat Aapki Dehleez Par”: Usman Buzdar goes digital for the masses By: Wafa Sheraz on May 30, 2021 The Government of Punjab’s recent digital initiative called ‘Khidmat Apki Dehleez Per’ brings about a new approach to service delivery or ‘khidmat’ in our local terms. The program aims to revive government machinery for effective delivery of services in residential and other areas through the use of smartphones. Currently designed for the province of […]
Why people take forever in the ATM cabin? By: Wafa Sheraz on May 27, 2021 You have to do a chore and need to stop at the ATM on the way for cash. Or you could be late for work and find out your wallet is empty. What to do on the spot? Go to the nearest ATM of course and carry out that quick transaction! But for some […]