Testing Teachers By: Daily Times on October 28, 2024Education systems are only as good as their teachers, and therefore, UNESCO had called on Pakistan as early as 2016 to boost its teacher recruitment rate by at least six per cent if it was serious about achieving the sustainable development goal of universal primary education. One may believe a lot to have changed since […]
NA resolution expresses solidarity with Kashmiris on Black Day By: APP on October 26, 2024The National Assembly of Pakistan on Friday unanimously passed a resolution expressing solidarity with the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on “Black Day.” Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Engineer Amir Muqam, presented the resolution on the 77th anniversary of the Indian invasion of Kashmir on 27th October 1947. The […]
Over 46 % work on K-IV project completed so far By: APP on September 30, 2024As many over 46 per cent cumulative work on Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme (K-IV) has been completed so far. Official sources told APP here Sunday that a sum of Rs. 59.5 billion has been spent on construction of the project so far. Phase-I of the project, with approved PC-I of Rs. 126 billion, […]
Energy Woes By: Daily Times on September 25, 2024That Pakistan languishes in the eye of a perfect energy storm has been an open secret for quite some time. While the crux of the debate about a highly unreliable service, that too, at unprecedented high costs, keeps pointing fingers at the existence of Independent Power Producers, which have lately become the ultimate boogeyman, the […]
IRSA meets Thursday on rabi water availability By: APP on September 25, 2024The technical committee of Indus River System Authority (IRSA) will meet on September 26 (Thursday) to assess the availability of water in the rivers and reservoirs for the upcoming Rabi season 2024, scheduled to commence from Oct 1. The meeting of the IRSA technical committee has been convened to provide an assessment of the water […]
Floods, landslides hit central Japan months after major quake By: AFP on September 23, 2024Floods and landslides killed one person and left at least six missing in central Japan, with recovery teams at work on Sunday in a remote peninsula already devastated by a major earthquake this year. “Unprecedented” heavy rains that lashed the area from Saturday began to subside, leaving muddy scenes of destruction as the national weather […]
National Security Challenges By: Dr Shoaib Baloch on September 22, 2024National security is an evolving concept and each country crafts security policies and sets goals in accordance with emerging threats. In this modern time, the concept of security has significantly changed as new threats continue to emerge in various forms and degrees. Once traditional security appeared to have dominated the national security paradigm, emerging non-traditional […]
CPEC 2.0 By: Daily Times on September 21, 2024Higher than the Himalayas. Deeper than Ocean. Sweeter than honey. Stronger than steel. Pakistan always finds one way or another to reach out to China, seeking the next level in their friendship. A reassuring picture of our prime minister and president celebrating China’s National Day with the Chinese ambassador stationed in Islamabad making rounds on […]
Insights from Ammar Masood By: Javed Iqbal on September 20, 2024For many years, Pakistan’s opponents have been systematically attempting to influence the youth of Balochistan with unfounded and artificial narratives. Their main objective is to derail the process of economic development in Balochistan. The terrorist groups and their masters target dams, roads and other development projects while simultaneously propagating a narrative of Baloch marginalization. Balochistan […]
Team fully prepared for SA series: Fatima Sana By: APP on September 16, 2024Pakistan Captain Fatima Sana said that the team was fully prepared to dominate in the T-20 series against South Africa. Holding a press conference here at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Sunday, she said that Pakistan had performed well in the last series played against South Africa and would play the series with the same […]