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ICCBS-KU separation suspended

University of Karachi. Photo: File KARACHI: The proposal to separate the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) from the University of Karachi has been put on hold after the Sindh Chief Minister ordered postponement of a key meeting of the Charter Inspection and Evaluation Committee (CIEC), officials said on Thursday. The CIEC meeting, […]

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Overbilling of more than Rs8b discovered

ISLAMABAD: Auditors told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday that power distribution companies had generated over Rs 8 billion in revenue through overcharging. The apex parliamentary committee met under the acting chairmanship of Shahida Akhtar Ali to review audit objections relating to the Electricity Division for the financial year 2022-23. Audit officials told the

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CM surprises students with an unannounced visit

Afridi calls for concrete measures for financial self-sufficiency of UoP and better facilities for students Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi. Photo: File PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi paid an unannounced and informal visit to the Department of Economics, University of Peshawar, directly engaging with students and discussing the overall academic environment and

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Anyone involved in Faiz will be punished (governor)

KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi. Photo: File PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said anyone else involved alongside Faiz Hameed will also be punished. Addressing the media at a summit on climate change and disaster risk reduction organized by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Red Crescent Society at the Governor’s House, he said, “Punishment has already been meted

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Carriers report nationwide traffic jam on Dec. 19

A sight of a huge traffic jam clogs Islamabad’s highway, with seemingly endless lines of cars, buses and motorbikes stretching as far as the eye can see. PHOTO: APPLICATION RAWALPINDI: The All Pakistan Transport Federation, Inter-District Transport Union, Inter-District Transport Union, Goods Transport Union and Pick-up and Drop Unions of Students and Government Employees have

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Dhaka says he can join group bypassing SAARC

Bangladesh has expressed its willingness to consider, under appropriate strategic conditions, joining a regional grouping with Pakistan that would exclude India in a formulation that Dhaka believes is not feasible for several other South Asian countries. State-run newspaper Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported that foreign advisor Md Touhid Hossain, while speaking about the changing regional dynamics,

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Senate panel questions use of 850 million rupee Italian grant

. ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs met on Thursday and reviewed the delays and financial discrepancies in Multan-related development projects, including the use of an Italian grant worth Rs 850 million. The meeting was chaired by Senator Saifullah Abro. From the outset, Senator Abro expressed his dissatisfaction with the absence of the

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