ISLAMABAD   Calling on politicians to make education their top priority, religious scholars from across Pakistan sat down on Wednesday to talk about the state of education and ways to end the education emergency. Organised by Alif Ailaan, a campaign to end Pakistan's education emergency and ...

PESHAWAR - Leading political and religious parties on Saturday pledged that they would make concerted efforts to improve the education sector in the country. They ensured effective legislation, provision of all basic facilities, increase in budgetary allocations with timely release and utilisation, ...

FAISALABAD - Speakers at a forum stressed the need for transformation of agricultural land by adopting genetic revolution in the country. A forum in connection with the Farmers Day was organised by Monsanto Pakistan in collaboration with University of Agriculture, Faisalabad at Agronomy Farm on ...

SARGODHA - A Seeratun Nabi (SAWW) Conference was held at the University of Sargodha, Mianwali Campus.Addressing the moot, UoS Vice Chancellor Dr Mohammad Akram said that our Prophet (Peace Be upon Him) gave a message of peace. He further said that Islam was not spread by sword but it got its ...

ISLAMABAD – The NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE), School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (SCEE) of National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), has held a two-day knowledge-sharing workshop on Modeling Water Futures Using Environmental Sustainability Approach. Dr ...

BAHAWALPUR – A meeting of the peace committees formed by the Cholistan Development Authority at union council stressed the need for making joint efforts to ensure peace at all levels for national progress.Addressing the seminar, Islamia University of Bahawalpur Vice-Chancellor Dr Muhammad ...

PESHAWAR – Speakers at a seminar on Saturday called for awareness on consumer protection laws, an active Consumer Protection Council and formation of a Consumer Watchdog Association in Peshawar to safeguard the consumer rights.It was the crux of the daylong seminar arranged by The Network for ...

FAISALABAD - Education and health sectors, being the main engine of progress, need to be strengthened to provide health and education facilities for the people especially those living in far-flung areas of the country, said an educationist here. Addressing a function held in connection with ...

FAISALABAD - Education and health sectors, being the main engine of progress, need to be strengthened to provide health and education facilities for the people especially those living in far-flung areas of the country, said an educationist here. Addressing a function held in connection with ...

PESHAWAR - While paying glowing tributes to Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) former Ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad, speakers at a condolence reference have said that the services of the deceased focused on making Pakistan a real Islamic welfare state, and eliminating the social injustices with the poor segment of ...

FAISALABAD - Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for creating awareness among the masses about the Islamic banking, which is functioning in 75 countries across the globe and as many as 9,641 branches of Islamic banks are operating in Pakistan. The seminar tilted ‘Significance of Islamic ...

PESHAWAR - The participants of a consultative dialogue have expressed concerns over the lack of a policy to address particular health issues, saying that it has created immense problems relating to adolescent girls and young mothers, especially to marginalised group.They said a huge portion of ...

FAISALABAD - An orientation seminar on ‘Birth Registration’ was jointly arranged by the Community Development Department Punjab and UNICEF at Jinnah Hall, District Council.  DCO M Amin was the chief guest on the occasion while Community Development Punjab Director Najeeb Aslam, DO ...

 PESHAWAR – The members of business community at a condolence reference on Wednesday demanded of the federal government to announce Nishan-e-Haider (highest military award) for the slain ANP leader, Bashir Ahmad Bilour, and termed his death a great loss for Pakistan.The demand was made ...

PESHAWAR - Participants at a seminar said that social media has played a tremendous role in bringing revolution (Arab Spring) in Arab countries like Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and now in Syria.That’s why people dub it as Facebook or social media revolution, said speakers in a one-day seminar on ...

ISLAMABAD – Speakers at a seminar have urged the government to hold the passage of the Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR) Bill 2010 and leave it for the next elected assembly to consider its enactment as the issue needs to be debated further and farmers must be consulted in this regard.The ...

FAISALABAD - Speakers at a workshop stressed the need for developing and promoting research activities across the country to open up new avenues for progress and fight modern challenges, during the concluding session of a three-day workshop.The workshop was organised by GC University Faisalabad's ...

LAHORE- Speakers at the launching ceremony of a research study on the role of religious minorities in Pakistan elections, demanded of the political parties to allocate more general seats to the minorities who represent 3 million non-Muslim registered voters here.  They also urged them to take ...

WAZIRABAD - A scholarship distribution ceremony was held by the Punjab Education Endowment Fund at the Government Degree College for Women here. Addressing the ceremony MNA Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema said that the Muslims during the last 500 years did not paid attention to education. He said that the ...

FAISALABAD - Pakistan can emerge as one of the developed countries of the globe by becoming a model Islamic state in line with Allama Muhammad Iqbal’s idea that focused on brotherhood, equal distribution of resources and freedom of expression, said Khalid Maqbool, a former Punjab ...

FAISALABAD - Legislation against domestic violence and the violence perpetuated by the state machinery against women must be passed to declare such acts as crime, demanded speakers during a rally held in connection with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.Titled ...

LAHORE - Speakers at a conference titled “Ideal Human and Ideal Society in the Thoughts of M. Fethullah Gulen” on Wednesday said that the purpose of the teachings of Fethullah Gulen was the spread of knowledge and inspired from his thoughts, Hizmat movement aims at serving individual, ...

SAHIWAL - Speakers a conference paid rich tributes to Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), his family members and companions who sacrificed their lives during the Karbala Battle.Addressing the participants of Hussain Conference held under the auspices of the Imamia Organisation Pakistan in Baldia Hall, Dr ...

SAHIWAL - Speakers a conference paid rich tributes to Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), his family members and companions who sacrificed their lives during the Karbala Battle.Addressing the participants of Hussain Conference held under the auspices of the Imamia Organisation Pakistan in Baldia Hall, Dr ...

FAISALABAD/SARGODHA - Speakers at a seminar called for getting guidance from the ideas of Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal (RA), and promoting his teachings across the nation to steer the country out of crises.The seminar was arranged by the Department of History and Pakistan Studies of the Government ...

FAISALABAD/SARGODHA - Speakers at a seminar called for getting guidance from the ideas of Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal (RA), and promoting his teachings across the nation to steer the country out of crises.The seminar was arranged by the Department of History and Pakistan Studies of the Government ...

SWABI - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) Thursday organised a Sheikh-ul-Hind Conference, wherein leaders and workers of various religious parties participated with great enthusiasm.The conference was held at Government Degree College Chota Lahore. The crux of the speakers speeches was that the solution ...

FAISALABAD - Lack of expertise in English language is main hurdle to bear fruit of modern knowledge and transform it into goods and services as all information across the globe is coming in this language, said speakers at the inaugural session of a series of Transforming English Language Skills ...

PESHAWAR - Speakers at a discussion on Wednesday called for women and girls to be free from gender-based inequality as well as violence and highlighted the importance of universal education with focus on quality and girls’ enrollment.These demands were made at a group discussion held here ...

CHINIOT –The PPP-led government had taken revolutionary steps for women’s empowerment and protection of their rights, said MPA Syed Hassan Murtaza.He said that the govt believed in the protection of women’s rights and their empowerment and had taken steps for providing equal ...