The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued show cause notices to seventeen major private school systems for allegedly abusing their dominant position by compelling parents to purchase expensive, logo-branded notebooks, workbooks, and uniforms exclusively from school-authorized vendors. The action has been taken to safeguard millions of school-going children and their families from unfair pricing […]
Face
Scientists reconstruct face of pharaoh after 3,200 years
For the first time in 3,200 years, Ramesses II, the most powerful pharaoh in ancient Egypt, can be recognised by his “handsome” visage, owing to a new scientific reconstruction. Scientists from Egypt and England collaborated to capture the king’s likeness at his time of death, using a 3D model of his skull to rebuild his features. […]
Hania Amir tells a tale of her skin condition & the idealistic, compelling beauty-norms in the society
Recently, Hania Amir the Pakistani dimpled-actress posted a very realistic, makeup-free picture of herself to her Instagram along with a very thought provoking caption. The young actress was pretty troubled by the condition of her acne prone skin, but the picture was to break off the misconceptions in the minds of the general audience-that the […]