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ISLAMABAD: A resounding call for youth empowerment and sustainable action echoed through the halls of Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) as UNFPA Pakistan, School of Leadership Foundation (SoLF) and Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) joined forces to…

KARACHI: The 23rd death anniversary of Pakistani pop singer Nazia Hassan was observed on Sunday.  Born on April 3, 1965, into a well-to-do Karachi family, the “Queen of Pop”, as she was called, started her career at the age of 10 as a…

Israel ruled out on Sunday a diplomatic base in Jerusalem for the new Saudi envoy to the Palestinians, whose appointment comes as Washington tries to forge formal Israeli relations with Riyadh. Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Nayef Al-Sudairi…

The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) on Tuesday revealed compelling evidence of the country’s military and affiliate militias engaging in more frequent and audacious war crimes and crimes against…

BEIJING/TAIPEI: China on Sunday condemned a brief U.S. visit by Taiwan Vice President William Lai, saying he was a separatist and "troublemaker through and through" and Beijing would take strong steps to protect its sovereignty, drawing a…

PESHAWAR: Waziristan Independence Day Jeep rally organized by the Department of Tourism Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Culture and Tourism Authority got underway from Peshawar Sports Complex amidst great enthusiasm. “The rally starts its…

ISLAMABAD: The nation will celebrate the 76th Independence Day on August 14 (Monday) with traditional zeal and enthusiasm through a number of activities to highlight the struggle of forefathers and national heroes for acquiring a separate…

RAWALPINDI: One terrorist was killed and three others injured in an exchange of fire with security forces in Balochistan’s Gwadar, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. It said the operation was launched after the…

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has terminated the service of around 300 lecturers and junior teachers who were working on daily wages in model colleges of Islamabad for the last 10 to 15 years. Teachers’ biometric…

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi approved remission of 180 days for prisoners on the occasion of Pakistan’s 76th Independence Day, said a statement from the President’s House. The sentences were being reduced under Article 45 of the…