Planning Ministry launches reports on Early Childhood Development

ISLAMABAD, Feb 1 (APP): Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives, in collaboration with UNICEF, on Tuesday launched three reports of Early Childhood Development (ECD) Policy Mapping in Pakistan, National Policy Dialogue and Parenting Package (Key Family Care Practices). Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission Dr Jahanzeb […]

Karachi University re-launches Journal of Science

KARACHI, Feb 01 (APP):The University of Karachi (KU) on Tuesday re-launched the Karachi University Journal of Science and also inaugurated the logo of the faculty of science. On this occasion, the KU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi, while addressing the faculty members here […]

Two babies killed by winter cold in northwest Syria: UN

Haranbush, Syria, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): Two Syrian infant girls have died from harsh winter weather in northwest Syria where snow and rain have destroyed the tents of hundreds of displaced families, the United Nations said Tuesday. “A seven-day-old girl and a two-month-old girl have died […]

Fazal says the PTI govt is ‘illegal’

CHAMAN – January 1 (ONLINE): Head of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Maulana Fazalur Rehman said on Tuesday that the ruling government is not only incompetent but also ‘illegal’. Addressing a gathering on Tuesday, JUI-F Chief said that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) had been […]

Dog bites’ wounds take minor boy’s life

DG KHAN – February 1 (ONLINE): A 12-year-old boy succumbed to dog-bite wounds on Tuesday who was brought with the dog bite injuries to the private hospital in Dera Ghazi Khan, it emerged Tuesday. The victim, Mubashir was shifted to the hospital was studying in […]

Canadian envoy calls on COAS Bajwa

Rawalpindi February 17 (Online): Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Wendy Gilmour called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ Tuesday. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, bilateral cooperation in various fields, overall regional situation including Afghanistan were discussed. COAS […]

All US federal prisons locked down after deadly brawl

Washington, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): Inmates in all of America’s federal prisons have been confined to their cells since Monday evening as a precaution after a deadly fight broke out at a Texas penitentiary. On Monday, “multiple inmates” fought at a federal prison in Beaumont, Texas, […]

France to decide on Mali presence after envoy expelled

Paris, Feb 1 (AFP/APP):France said Tuesday it would decide with its EU partners by mid-February on the future of the French-led anti-jihadist force in Mali after the ruling junta expelled Paris’ ambassador. French ambassador Joel Meyer was told on Monday to leave Mali within 72 […]

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