Hezbollah says Israel pushing region to war
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October 1, 2017 | by Raheel-
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New gaming risks
It is easy enough to underestimate the threat posed by deadly online games such as the “Blue Whale Challenge” or “The Choking Game” given the pervasiveness and popularity of gaming among today’s youth. Most of us have come to accept gaming as a bit of harmless fun — highly addictive though it may be. The …
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Women in the driving seat
The arid lands of Tharparkar and the Thar desert are unlikely places to find women engaged in potentially revolutionary activity. Communities are poor, poorly educated and deeply conservative. Opportunities for employment beyond arid agriculture are few and far between but change is in the air. Beneath the ochre topsoil there is coal, coal which can …
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Nearly but not quite
Pakistan has sat on the cusp of eradicating polio for the last two years. Polio vaccinators continue to be killed as do doctors associated with the programme and now there may be a new villain coming into play — President Donald Trump. Mistrust of America is widespread in Pakistan and not without good reason. Drone …
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Education: a solution for Pakistan
Being a developing country and one with an almost exponentially growing population, Pakistan faces all sorts of socio-economic problems. But the underlying cause of these problems is the issue of illiteracy. Our government spends less than 3% on the education sector. Already an insufficient value for catering to the needs of a considerably large population, …
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Building it afresh: Huge budget allocated to make Multan a model city
MULTAN: Commissioner Multan Division Bilal Ahmed Butt vowed to make Multan a model and safe city of the country by providing all facilities like command and control system ,recreational facilities, modern hospitals, safari park, museum and job opportunities. He expressed these views while addressing at Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), chaired its president Khawaja …
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Bilateral relations: ‘Scope of trade with Indonesia is tremendous’
LAHORE: There was a great scope of increasing our exports of Halal food products to Indonesia, said Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif. He was speaking during a meeting with Ambassador of Indonesia Iwan Suyydie Amri, who called on the chief minister on Saturday to discuss matters of mutual interest and measures to further improve bilateral cooperation and …
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Invoking Bibi Zainab (RA)
During my visit to Bibi Zainab’s (RA) shrine in Damascus several years ago, I could not help but notice the presence of women of diverse ethnicities, ages and nationalities. We were all different but united in our reverence for Bibi Zainab (RA). In our own ways and languages, we recounted her experiences, recited elegies and …
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Food and forestry departments: Audit reveals misappropriation of over Rs10b
LAHORE: Irregularities, misappropriation of funds, poor record management and corruption of over Rs 10.435 billion were discovered in the Punjab Food department and the Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries department. This was unveiled by the Auditor General of Pakistan’s (Punjab) latest audit report for FY 2015-16. A copy of the report, made available to The Express Tribune, …
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K-P’s Thalassaemia problem: Fast traditions, red tape handicap blood screening law
PESHAWAR: Over eight years after it was enacted, implementation of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Preventive Health Act 2009 to control Thalassaemia cases in the province has fallen to a familiar affliction – red tape. The law has become a ping pong ball which is batted between different government departments and even the Nikah registrar – responsible for …
October 1, 2017 | by Raheel