ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Squash Federation is proceeding with its policy of not using the common sense and persists on forcing top players Aamir, Farhan and Nasir to appear in the trial matches for the World Team Squash Championship to be held in France from June 9 to 15. All three players have already ...

  ISLAMABAD     Under Tertiary Education Support Programme (TESP) of World Bank, the Higher Education Commission (HEC), directorate of education, provincial bureau of curriculum and training and the affiliating universities have agreed to undertake collaborative steps for improving ...

It is quite a shame that Pak-China nuclear deal whereby China will be providing a 1,000MW nuclear power plant to Pakistan is being seen by the detractors as a blatant violation of the non-proliferation regime. Even though it is for civil nuclear purposes, and has been confirmed by Pakistan and ...

ISLAMABAD – Prominent national election observation organizations have endorsed international standards in observation of the 2013 general elections in Pakistan. Aurat Foundation, Free and Fair Elections Network (FAFEN), Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Special Talent Exchange ...

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khurshid Shah has said that PML-N has adopted double standards on the issue of new provinces adding that politics of sit in should not be encouraged.Talking to reporters after attending the beauty, Qirat and Naat competitions at Islamabad Model College ...

Last week, I was invited by DG Pakistan Standard and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) to speak at a seminar on "International Standards - Less Waste, Better Results", organised to commemorate 43rd World Standard Day, in collaboration with the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and ...

LAHORE – Experts have called for improving the teaching standards of the healthcare professionals, focusing on changing the role of the students from passive observer to active participants. “Clinical teaching and learning must be an intellectually challenging experience whereby ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani inaugurated Prime Minister’s National Health Complex (NHC) Monday that houses seven upgraded functioning units to encourage the provinces to emulate and establish such facilities for the people to provide one-stop solutions.Seven dispersed ...

ISLAMABAD - WikiLeaks disclosures exposing the nerve-wrecking accounts of tyrant practices inflicted on Kashm-iris by Indian forces aptly throw light on the endlessly compromising position of Uncle Sam towards its blue-eyed Indians. On one hand, the US wants Pakistan launch North Waziristan ...

LAHORE - PIA has achieved Proactive Safety Management System (SAG), which ensures compliance of over 860 safety standards as being practiced in the international aviation industry, a PIA spokesman said By doing so, a PIA spokesman said, in a short span of two and a half years, the airline has now ...

BEIJING (Agencies) With the US and India raising concerns over the Sino-Pak nuclear agreement, a top Chinese expert on Monday said double standards should not be applied to the routine cooperation, given that Washington has a similar but much larger deal with India, reports Zee News. Fu Xiaoqiang, ...

KARACHI (PR) - Dawood Hercules Chemicals Limited, a leading fertilizer manufacturer in Pakistan, has appointed DuPont Sustainable Solutions to help it achieve world-class safety standards at its Sheikhupura fertilizer plant, in an ambitious three-par timeframe. The contract consists of a ...

LAHORE - Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday directed Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) to tell the court about the standards set for bottled water packaging process and the guidelines for ensuring quality of water. The judge also directed ...

KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan has decided to gradually adopt Shariah Standards issued by the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) keeping in view the local environment and needs of the Islamic banking industry in the country. The decision to adopt ...

KARACHI - Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan General Secretary Munawar Hassan Thursday strongly criticised the United Nations for what he termed as its 'double standards' for banning Pakistani religious organisations including Jamat-ud-Daawa and 'branding' its citizens as terror suspects. He demanded the ...

LAHORE - Lashing out at the ICC for being a mute spectator to Australia's "double standards" on security, former Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul Haq said the governing body's inaction was encouraging teams to violate tour commitments at will. Inzamam felt Australia should be ...

ISLAMABAD - Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has implemented international standards of regulation and best practices for Real Estate Investment Trust valuation. According to an official statement issued here on Wednesday, pursuant to launching the REITs product in February 2008, ...

KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan bowling legend Wasim Akram accused Australia Wednesday of having "double standards" on security and said they must tour Pakistan to play September's Champions Trophy. Players from Australia, New Zealand and England have raised concerns over security in the ...

KARACHI - Out of 88 companies, a majority of manufacturing units of cooking oil and Banaspati are not conforming to the standards set by the national body of federal government, The Nation learnt on Friday. The Pakistan Standards Quality Control Authority is the competent body to monitor and ...