The contribution of Muslims in the field of medicine was tremendous during the middle ages and the nature of the contributions, remarkable. Al-Raazi (AD 865-AD 925) was undoubtedly the greatest physician of the Islamic world and one of the greatest physicians of all time. His works were widely translated into Latin under the name, Rhazes, […]
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Inflation is taxation without legislation
“Inflation is taxation without legislation—Milton Friedman—Editorial of November 11, 2009, in Wall Street Journal, titled, Taxation without Legislation The budget for the fiscal year 2020-21 was made amidst very difficult times when the country was suffering immensely—in terms of human casualties and economic hardships. It was claimed by the coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) […]
Maryam’s charisma vs Bilawal’s political heritage; the face off before AJK elections
Maryam Nawaz, the future of the PML-N party and the daughter of the former prime minister of Pakistan is seen dallying her way from town to town to win the support of the Kashmiri people while the heir of the Bhutto clan is aggressively campaigning to convince the masses of his continued devotion to the […]
IF TALIBAN COME INTO POWER, WILL AFGHANISTAN BE SAFE FOR WOMEN?
In an exclusive interview with Daily Times, Afghan Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen allays concerns about the political and social situation in Afghanistan, with a special focus on women’s rights, as the insurgent militia looks certain to lead whichever government emerges in that country. The interview will be published in Daily Times on Sunday, 18 July […]
Pakistan, China to probe into Dasu incident soon
Pakistan and China agreed on Saturday to undertake the inquiry into the Dasu bus crash as quickly as feasible. It took the lives of 12 individuals, nine of them were Chinese nationals. The agreement was reached after a phone call between China’s Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi and Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed that lasted […]
Pakistan-sponsored Afghan conference postponed on Ghani’s request
The Pakistan-sponsored three-day Afghanistan conference which was scheduled to be held tomorrow (Saturday) has been postponed following the request of deferment of the summit by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Sources revealed that the Afghanistan conclave has been postponed on the request of Afghan President Ghani. The three-day summit was to be hosted by Pakistan. President Ghani during his meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan in Tashkent requested to postpone […]
Pakistan rejects Afghan vice president’s accusations against PAF supporting Taliban
Pakistan on Friday strongly rejected the allegations of Afghanistan’s Vice President Amrullah Saleh against Pakistan Air Force trying to help the Taliban. The Afghan vice president Thursday had accused the PAF of warning Afghan security forces that it would retaliate against any move to dislodge Taliban fighters in the strategic border region of Spin Boldak. […]
Sports help me to be competitive and resilient to fight for girls’ education: Malala
The Advocate for girl’s education, women equality, and a Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, took to twitter to support women in sports. She has partnered up with a brand in hopes to end period poverty, and has highlighted the importance of sports, specifically for women. She explained that as a child, she enjoyed playing […]
Petroleum prices take a big jump
The prices of petroleum products in Pakistan took a big jump on Thursday as the federal government increased the price of petrol by Rs 5.40 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs2.54 per litre. The change was shared by Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Affairs (SAPM) Shahbaz Gill, who said […]
Pakistan invites Hamid Karzai to hold ‘special’ Afghan conference
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry, on Thursday, said that Pakistan continues the execution of its perspective on maintaining peace and regional security narrative in Afghanistan. Taking it to Twitter, he stated Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan via a telephonic conversation has invited former Afghan President Hamid Karzai to attend a ‘special’ conference […]