Monthly Archives: May 2013

Peshawar High Court orders blocking of profane Facebook pages

PESHAWAR : A Peshawar High Court bench on Tuesday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to block two Facebook pages carrying blasphemous material within three days and sought explanation from PTA and the interior ministry on their failure to do so … Continue reading

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FIFA approves stricter sanctions

PORT LOUIS: FIFA’s member countries have approved stricter punishments for racism in football, including the possible relegation of a club for serious offenses. FIFA passed the two-stage anti-racism resolution with a 99 per cent majority at its congress in Mauritius … Continue reading

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Three killed over collecting melons

PESHAWAR: Three persons were killed in the provincial metropolis over children’s quarrel on melons, the police said. An official of the Badaber Police Station told The News that Fazal Wahid, a lecturer at the Badaber Government College, lodged a first … Continue reading

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Demo against high school fee

LAHORE   CHRISTIAN Parents Association Pakistan (CPAP) on Thursday staged a protest demonstration outside Lahore Press Club against administration of all Christian schools (missionary schools) raise in schools’ fee.   Around one hundred students under the banner of CPAP gathered … Continue reading

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PU session at Hameed Nizami Memorial Hall

LAHORE   PUNJAB University Institute of Communication Studies is organising an interactive and brainstorming session “Effective Critical Thinking” at Hameed Nizami Memorial Hall on Friday (today).   According to a press release, the session will commence at 9:30am. The session … Continue reading

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Uniform education policy

LAHORE   Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Liaqat Baloch on Thursday said a uniform education policy, in complete harmony with the country’s ideology, could greatly help in forging national unity by sinking the sectarian, regional and ethnic differences.   Addressing JI’s central…http://pakedu.net/pakistani-education-news/uniform-education-policy/Continue reading

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10pc children suffering from asthma

Karachi   Ten percent of children and five percent of adults are suffering from asthma in Pakistan, a seminar was told on Thursday.   The seminar, organised at a hotel by the Mir Khalilur Rehman Memorial Society, was told that … Continue reading

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Malaysian varsity to send scholars to Karachi University

Karachi   The University of Malaysia (UM) will send its faculty members and PhD students to the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) at the Karachi University (KU) for research training.   The decision was taken in Kuala … Continue reading

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28th Convocation and Prize Distribution Ceremony

Islamabad   The 28th Convocation and Prize Distribution Ceremony of the Islamabad Model College for Girls (Postgraduate), F-7/4, was held here on Wednesday.   On the occasion, degrees were conferred upon 266 graduates and postgraduate students. As many as 16 … Continue reading

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Kakakhel elected chairman of Board of Governors, Sustainable Development Policy Institute

Islamabad   United Nations Environment Programme former deputy executive director Shafqat Kakakhel has been elected as sixth Chairperson of Board of Governors, Sustainable Development Policy Institute.   Kakakhel was a member of SDPI BoG since 2009 and succeeded Dr Saeed … Continue reading

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