Par excellence: Girls outshine boys in special candidates’ intermediate exams
KARACHI: Female students outperformed their male counterparts as around 94% of them have passed the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, (BIEK) part-I exams held for special candidates (regular)...
View ArticleWhite cane day: Govt to help special children
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for National Health Service Saira Afzal Tarrar has claimed that the government is committed to providing all facilities to special persons. Addressing participants of an...
View ArticlePower deal with China: Govt balks at plea for special payment guarantees
Hours before a high-level delegation is set to leave for China, Islamabad has turned down Beijing’s demand for extraordinary payment guarantees to protect its investment in the power sector. The move...
View ArticleImages that speak: Scenes from daily life look special on paper
LAHORE: A group art exhibition, To Whom It May Concern, featuring works of Caryn Frank and Irfan Zahid opened at Taseer Art Gallery on Monday. A large number of art lovers and students visited the...
View ArticlePunjab Assembly: Special passports demanded for lawmakers, PA staff
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly passed a unanimous resolution on Tuesday, calling on the federal government to provide MPAs blue passports and diplomatic passports to the speaker and deputy speaker. The...
View ArticlePM summons special cabinet meeting on October 28
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has summoned a special cabinet meeting on October 28 to review the performance of all the ministries and their attached departments. According to official...
View ArticleWorld Polio Day 2014: Special report
Earlier in October, Pakistan broke its own 14-year-old record when it crossed 200 polio cases. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Pakistan is at a “tipping point” as the remaining...
View ArticleUS special envoy meets Sartaj Aziz in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Dan Feldman met Adviser for National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz at the foreign ministry in Islamabad on Tuesday. Feldman...
View ArticleSpecial NICU mimics mom’s womb
Doctors and nurses at a specialized unit at CHOC have implemented a system they say is dramatically reducing disability and infection rates among micro preemies.
View ArticleSerious this time? Special police force to help special polio teams do their job
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, while expressing concern over the rising incidence of polio cases in Karachi, has decided to constitute a special police force that will accompany...
View ArticleSpecial needs: CADD to establish autism centre in capital
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) will establish an autism centre in the city. In a meeting held on Wednesday, CADD Minister of State Barrister Usman Ibrahim...
View ArticleTides of misfortune: Retired FC jawan demands special financial package
PESHAWAR: A retired soldier of Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan, Niaz Bahadar Afridi, has pressed the government to provide him a special financial package to fund the treatment of his ailing wife and...
View ArticleLaw and order: Rangers to retain special powers for three more months
KARACHI: The powers of Pakistan Rangers have been extended in Karachi for another term of three months, said a notification issued by the provincial government on Saturday. The Rangers were given...
View ArticleDealing with terrorism: Govt gives green signal for special courts
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to set up five special courts to hear cases related to terrorism registered under the controversial Protection of Pakistan Act (PPA) 2014. A senior law...
View ArticlePunjab Assembly: Special passports demanded for lawmakers, PA staff
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly passed a unanimous resolution on Tuesday, calling on the federal government to provide MPAs blue passports and diplomatic passports to the speaker and deputy speaker. The...
View ArticlePM summons special cabinet meeting on October 28
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has summoned a special cabinet meeting on October 28 to review the performance of all the ministries and their attached departments. According to official...
View ArticleWorld Polio Day 2014: Special report
Earlier in October, Pakistan broke its own 14-year-old record when it crossed 200 polio cases. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Pakistan is at a “tipping point” as the remaining...
View ArticleFight the virus: Special polio drive going smoothly, say health officials
KARACHI: Health officials claimed to have achieved around 90 per cent of the target set for the first two days of the four-day special polio drive being conducted in the 11 most-sensitive union...
View ArticleNeglected: Promotion of both inclusive and special education is imperative,...
LAHORE: Pakistan has enshrined in its Constitution the right of all children to get quality education and a safe and healthy environment, Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar said on Monday. He was...
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