Girls Guide is a British organization established in 1907 for girls, it was founded by Baden Powell and his sister Lady Agnes. The main objective of this movement is to make teenage girls conscious of their responsibilities. A member of a Girls Guide is given a variety of programs that shape her ...

LAHORE - Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said Islamic social justice system is the key to unite the nation.Addressing Azm-e-Pakistan Convention here at Aiwan-e-Iqbal on Sunday, he said Muslims were welcomed as liberators by the people of Turkey and Christian Rome when they reached ...

LAHORE - With latest and widely shared post on facebook that carries the message: “We want a democratic demand between Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan” and dozens of other interesting political slogans, chit chat, criticism, favoritism, liking, disliking and comments, the social media has ...

LAHORE - “Go away and don’t come back”, a Pathan working in his godown of animal fodder in Lahore, the second biggest city of Pakistan, yells at the anti-polio team. “I will not allow you to go upstairs and why do you keep on coming back even when we have vaccinated our ...

MIRPUR (AJK) - In acknowledgement of exceptional welfare services to the ailing humanity, two top lady social workers of AJK including Syeda Najma Shakoor and Syeda Noureen Hameed were awarded gold medals at a ceremony held at town hall here on Sunday.The ceremony was arranged by Pakistan Social ...

MULTAN (APP) - Although electioneering is yet to gain momentum for the upcoming general elections on ground level, social media is abuzz with election hustle and bustle more vigorously as compared to the previous elections. Social media, which provides a true platform to general public to convey ...

ADEL SAFTYLast week marked the second anniversary of the January 25 Egyptian revolution. Thousands of people gathered in Tahrir Square in Cairo and in other places around the country, but there was no celebration. Many people carried posters with slogans that evoked the demands the protesters had ...

LAHORE - Social media can play a vital role in the socio-economic uplift and image building of the country as voices heard in the virtual space come from different nook and corners of Pakistan.Despite the fact that Pakistan has various print and electronic media organisations but the flogging video ...

Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf has said that by following the true teachings of Islam‚ we can establish an exemplary society based on social justice and equality.Addressing the annual Seerat un Nabi Conference in Islamabad today‚ he said no society can survive without social justice ...

One of the things I have appreciated about my American school was the annual spring festival. Besides the international dance shows, games and catered junk food, I looked forward to witnessing the ability of many students to turn into effective sales people for the night.Every year, students picked ...

KARACHI - Academicians, labour leaders and civil society activists on Friday demanded land reforms, social security for all citizens, education to all children as ensured under Article 25-A of the Constitution and implementation of all the existing labour laws in Pakistan. These demands came ...

Mailsi - Renowned social worker and chairman Jimkhana Cricket Club Fateh Muhammad Khan Khichi died after a heart attack here on Saturday. His funeral was offered in his native village Umer Khichi. Thousand of people attended the funeral and prayed for the departed soul. His Qul will be held in ...

My first memory of social unrest is from the late 60s when students’ protests forced Ayub Khan to step down. “....…that twenty two families controlled 70 percent of manufacturing and 90 percent of banking and insurance business in the country jolted his regime to its ...

PESHAWAR - To send Eid greetings to one another as family members, teachers, friends, colleagues and loved ones via card is a conventional trend, which is declining with the advent of internet-based social media, mobile texts and other new communication technologies these days.A few years ago there ...

LONDON  - The explosion of social networking has changed sport for fans and athletes with experts predicting the greater interaction will mean the demise of passive armchair sports fans by the 2020 Olympics.The London Olympics have been dubbed the first "social media Games" with sports fans ...

LAHORE - HomeNet Pakistan in collaboration with ILO organised a day long consultation with stakeholders to finalize drafting of Social Protection Bill for Home-Based workers (HBWs) in the province.Objective of the consultation was to review implementation of policy on HBWs and finalise the drafting ...

Prof. R.A. KhanMuhammad Rafi Butt, a young and enterprising industrialist from Lahore, belonged to that distinguished band of honest, well-meaning, patriotic young men who rallied round the Quaid and fought the battle for independence. It says much for the Quaid’s extraordinary charm and ...

Social media websites are increasingly becoming forums for people to stand up for what they believe in but can often lead to regrets over pressing the “send” button too quickly, according to research.More than half (55%) of the 2,000 people surveyed said that they felt social media had ...

LAHORE – Young Doctors Association has announced complete support for the protest movement of the social security doctors and demanded resignation from the Commissioner Social Security and Secretary Labour on failing to resolve the issue of Health Professional Allowance. The YDA ...

Naqash ButtLAHORE – A customer posted a self-made music video on You Tube complaining about how United Airlines mishandled his guitar. There are over 5 million views of this video on You Tube!A single bad experience magnified over social media can prove devastating.An international research ...

SARGODHA - Army Public School and College Sargodha is continuously working on schedule of co-curricular and extracurricular activities along with the formal curriculum-based activities. The creation of a Social Welfare Association at APS&C Sargodha Cantt is one of the steps taken in this ...

Today, we are celebrating 135th birthday of the Father of the Nation, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Truly, it was the vision of our great Quaid that had laid the basis for the concept of an Islamic social welfare State, which is a need of hour today.Jinnah, as a visionary and dynamic leader, ...

LAHORE - Last year, my dear mother left this world for her eternal abode in the heavens. Just when I cast a glance around me, I never have a feeling that she has really departed. Her activities, her talks, the saplings of good and virtue planted by her, always keep surrounding me. My grandpa (Rafiq ...

BEIJING (AFP) - Chinas security chief has told provincial officials they need to be more prepared for the negative impact of slowing growth, underscoring Beijings concern a slowdown could bring social unrest. Large-scale strikes have hit China in recent weeks, as workers resentful about low ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) The International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development will be observed on December across the world including Pakistan to gives volunteers a chance to work together on projects and campaigns promoting their contributions to economic and social development at local, ...

Our Staff reporter GUJRAT - The University of Gujrat is really an innovative-cum-creative university and its modus operandi is creation of new knowledge. Faiz is no less popular in India. There have been more celebration both in number and quality in India. He was a revolutionary poet and kept the ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - The Punjab government is spending an amount of Rs 71 billion on the composite development of social sector in the province so that living standards of the people could be sufficiently improved by providing quality services in different sectors including healthcare, ...

SAN FRANCISCO- Facebook games giant Zynga is getting medieval with a CastleVille title set for release in the coming weeks on the worlds leading social network. On the cusp of an initial public offering of stock, San Francisco-based Zynga is expanding its offerings and spicing up play. The game ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The controversial diagnosis social phobia is a legitimate psychiatric condition and is not the same as shyness, government researchers say in a new report. Based on a large national survey, they found cases of social phobia among teens who described themselves as shy as well as ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Labour ministers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations vowed on Tuesday to make job creation a priority despite strained public finances and to ensure workers enjoy fundamental rights like health and unemployment benefits. Co Organizations-day meeting in Paris, G20 ...