AIOU announces MA/MSc admissions for int’l students

ISLAMABAD, Nov 09 (APP):Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has announced admissions in MA/MSc and teacher training programs for both national and international students after the issuance of HEC’s revised notification. According to AIOU, for international students, these programs will be offered through learning management system […]

Electoral Rolls verification drive starts

ISLAMABAD, Nov 07 (APP):The door-to-door voters’ verification and authentication campaign has commenced across the country from Sunday. The first phase of the verification campaign would continue till December 6. Registration powers have been given to a total of 142 officers including 42 in Punjab, 30 […]

Spices export surge 16% in 3 months

ISLAMABAD, Nov 7 (APP):The exports of spices from the country witnessed an increase of 16.39 percent during the first three months of financial year (2021-22) as compared to the corresponding period of last year. Pakistan exported spices worth US $23.163 million during July-September (2021-22) as […]

OGDCL to organize 33 eye camps from Nov 15

ISLAMABAD, Nov 07 (APP):Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) would hold 33 eye camps, from November 15, 2021 to April 2022, under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to provide free healthcare facilities to locals residing in surroundings areas of its operational fields across the country. […]

India’s Cattle Royale dung fight marks end of Diwali

Gumatapura, India, Nov 7 (AFP/APP):Joyful crowds pelted each other with fistfuls of cow manure this weekend as part of one village’s local ritual to mark the end of Diwali, India’s most important Hindu festival. Similar to Spain’s “La Tomatina” — the eccentric tomato-hurling celebration of […]

Six dead in mine blast in Kazakhstan

Almaty, Kazakhstan, Nov 7 (AFP/APP):Six workers died and two more were in “critical condition” Sunday after a methane explosion at an ArcelorMittal mine in Kazakhstan, the company and the emergencies ministry said. A sudden blast took place Sunday morning at the Abaiskaya coal mine operated […]

Lok Virsa to organize exhibition ‘Nuqte aur Dairay’

ISLAMABAD, Nov 07 (APP):National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) would organize exhibition titled “Nuqte aur Dairay” featuring a group artwork display from November 10. According to NIFTH, the exhibition curated by Maryam Irfan, Kausar Iqbal. Eminent artists including Au Baba, Ambreen Siddqui, […]