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From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1943: Seventy-five years ago: Jinnah elected president
DELHI: The meeting of the Council of All-India Muslim League held its sitting today [Nov 14] at the Anglo-Arabic...
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1968: Fifty Years Ago: Bhutto “tractors case”
SUKKUR: Mr Allah Bux Khan, Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Sukkur, today [Nov 14] fixed Dec 14, 1968, for appearance...
SP’s murder
What appears to be clear is that Dawar was tortured, his death has been claimed by a hitherto unknown militant group.
Food poisoning
FOLLOWING the postmortem report of two brothers who had died from food poisoning, an upscale eatery in Karachi was...
Gaza ceasefire
FOR the Palestinians, particularly the hapless people of Gaza, these are strange times indeed. While Israel ...
Entrepreneurship & social development
OUR population is growing fast though our resources continue to diminish steadily. No attempt has been made to...
Aasia Bibi
THIS is with reference to the article by Faisal Siddiqi on the Supreme Court’s judgment on the Aasia Bibi case ...
Arms licence book
The Sindh government, a few years ago, started converting arms licences into computerised licences. I applied for ...
College lecturers
IT WAS stated that lecturer were being appointed through the Punjab Public Service Commission of the Punjab Higher...
Incinerators & hospitals
THIS is apropos the report (Nov 5) about the non-availability of incinerator at Pakistan Institute of Medical...
Indian DTH
THIS refers to the report ‘Indian DTH (direct to home) equipment worth Rs.78.3m seized’ (Nov 8). It is very...
PTCL service
APROPOS Maira Aslam’s letter (Nov 10). The issue has been promptly addressed and inconvenience caused is deeply...
Iqbal Day holiday
NOV 9 was the birthday of Allama Muhammad Iqbal who gave the concept of a separate homeland for Muslims of...
Varsity buses
STUDENTS of the International Islamic University, Islamabad, have been facing a lot of inconveniences while...
Suffering in Thar
THE people of Thar have suffered enough. They don’t have proper medical or education facilities. They don’t even...
Correction
THIS is with reference to the news item titled ‘Secretary holds PML-N responsible for railways’ financial ...
Informally urban
Drives against encroachment seem to target the worst-off in society.
Alive and kicking
Our new government, like all its predecessors, wants a pliant media.
Blank on the IMF
It’s hard to recall the last time talks began with the Fund while news of a large bailout package from a...
Poverty & poison for drinking
The failure to manage fecal sludge or waste water poses a grave threat to public health in rural Pakistan.
PHC seeks report on phone towers near schools, hospitals
Orders EPA to give details of adverse effects of base transceiver stations on human health.
Couple shot dead in Swabi by relatives
SWABI: A girl, who married without consent of her parents, was shot dead along with her spouse by her father and...
Thousands of veterinary doctors jobless
PESHAWAR: The unemployed veterinary doctors on Wednesday expressed concern over the government’s apathy to develop...
Passengers escape unhurt as van plunges into ravine
CHITRAL: All the 18 passengers miraculously escaped unhurt when a coach carrying them plunged into a deep ravine in...
Exposure to urban life changes lifestyle of Tirah people
Displacement during militancy introduced them to watching TV, eating hygienic food.
UoP, Afghan varsity vow to develop cultural, academic ties
Outgoing ambassador Zakhilwal says Pakhtuns can’t be separated
Ban on motorcycle riding protested in Mamond
KHAR: The people of Mamond tehsil in Bajaur tribal district on Wednesday demonstrated against the years long ban on...
Funds shortage delays Hangu road project
KOHAT: The revamping of Kohat-Hangu highway has lagged behind its completion schedule of Sept 2018 due to delay in...
Schedule for Dir LG by-polls announced
TIMERGARA: The local election commission office on Wednesday announced schedule for holding by-election on vacant...
Closure of Nadra centres worries Shangla people
SHANGLA: Residents of Martung and Chawga here on Wednesday opposed the closure of National Database and Registration...
Over 90 power thieves arrested
PESHAWAR: Many villages face power disconnection in Peshawar as 92 persons were arrested during the ongoing campaign...
Snow-clad valley in Swat attracts tourists from across country
Visitors say they want to come again despite dilapidated road
Role of jirga system lauded
MANSEHRA: SP investigation Zain Khan Jadoon has lauded the role of jirga system in Torghar, saying crime rate in the...
Suspects in shuttle service corruption case sent to Adiala jail on remand
Accountability court turns down NAB’s request for physical remand