Along Himalayan Floods’ Path, Wiped Out Towns and Mounting Grief
Survivors tell the stories of the people and places buried under the mud after a disaster in Nepal.
Worried About Your College Kid? Now You Can Hire a Local Mom.
At some universities, parents can pay to make sure their children are cared for, the way they were back home.
After Louvre Jewel Heist, Robberies Continue at French Museums
A spate of robberies, many in small towns, has raised questions about how to secure the country’s treasures.
Post-matric enrolment plunges in public schools
Officials attribute decline to students’ preference for colleges and other institutions RAWALPINDI: A sharp decline has been witnessed in post-matric admissions to government higher secondary schools in Punjab, with enrolment dropping by around 90 per cent. According to the Education Department, a large number of students this year preferred colleges and other educational institutions over … Read more
Somali pirates free hijacked vessel: security sources
MOGADISHU: Somali pirates have freed a vessel they hijacked in April with its 17-men crew and used as a mothership, security sources in the Somali state of Puntland told AFP adding a ransom was paid. The Gulf of Aden and Somalia coasts have seen a resurgence in piracy since April, according to figures from the … Read more
Bugti vows fight until last terrorist eliminated
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti. Photo APP QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has said the fight against terrorism will continue until the “last terrorist” is eliminated, stressing that the civil and military leadership is united against the menace. “There is no ambiguity or confusion on this matter,” Bugti said while speaking via … Read more
ECP promotes four officers to BS-20
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced a major administrative reshuffle, promoting four BS-19 officers to BS-20 and transferring 54 BS-17 officials across the country with immediate effect. The orders, issued with the approval of the Chief Election Commissioner, also include key postings at the provincial and secretariat levels. According to a notification, … Read more
Gaza film vies for Venice Film Festival top prize
‘NAZA’, which covers mass killing of Palestinian civilians, is critics’ highest-rated film at event VENICE: The Venice Film Festival hands out its top awards on Saturday after two weeks of often dark, violent programming including a chilling Israeli-made documentary about Gaza and an oddball drama starring John Malkovich. “NAZA”, which features Israeli whistleblowers analysing the … Read more
‘Woman Unknown’ Takes Top Prize at Venice Film Festival
The film, a drama directed by May el-Toukhy, follows a Danish servant in the uneasy years after World War II. Lee Chang-dong’s “Possible Love” won the runner-up award.
Govt offers bikers Rs2,000 a month
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to offer a paltry monthly compensation to motorcyclists, as the finance ministry has again turned down a suggestion by some cabinet ministers to cut petroleum levy and utilise a Rs430 billion available contingency budget to offset any revenue impact. The finance ministry is again resisting the demand to utilise the … Read more