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LAHORE: Punjab will need around 19,000 additional public sector primary schools by 2040 to cater to its growing population, while nearly 10 million children aged five to 16 years are currently out of school. The estimates shared in a fact sheet released by a non-governmental organisation, the Population Council, expose a widening gap facing the … Read more
The caution, contained in a draft resolution to the center’s board, comes as a federal judge decides whether President Trump’s name should remain off the building.
. An attendee holds a handgun on display at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 29, 2022. REUTERS RAWALPINDI: A suspected criminal was killed in an alleged encounter with the Crime Control Department (CCD) in the Naseerabad area of Rawalpindi, police said on Sunday. According to officials, a CCD … Read more
. Governor K-P Faisal Karim Kundi. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: K-P Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Sunday said that the youth were Pakistan’s most valuable asset and the country’s future, stressing that providing them with positive direction was a collective responsibility. Addressing a networking session of the Youth Parliament of Pakistan, the governor said that young … Read more
[President Trump’s decision, announced while visiting his golf course in Ireland, was the latest shift in his trade policies.
Wearing doll-like dresses, they take to the stage to vent their anger at country’s sexist attitudes Wearing doll-like dresses, they take to the stage to vent their anger at country’s sexist attitudes TOKYO: Donning doll-like dresses with voluminous skirts, young women on stage roar in rage about rape and sexism they experienced in Japan, using … Read more
[Oil prices jumped and stock futures fell slightly on concerns that energy supplies from the Persian Gulf would be further diminished by a drone attack on a critical pipeline in Saudi Arabia.
David Petraeus was at a rail station when a drone hit. Another train, with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain and other dignitaries, had just left, Ukrainian officials said.
Indian women’s team stay in dressing room after title win; ACC says trophy presentation protocol had been agreed India’s women cricket team wins the eighth Women’s Asia Cup title, defeating Sri Lanka on Sunday. PHOTO VIA ICC India’s women declined to receive the Asia Cup trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Mohsin Naqvi after … Read more
. The writer is an Economist based in Islamabad. For insights and updates, follow on Twitter: @SalmanAneel or reach out via email at aneelsalman@gmail.com Six years ago, I described motivational speakers as the new form of Banarasi Thugs. Looking at the industry in 2026, however, my description now seems rather generous. What was once a … Read more