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Pak seeks 10,000 PhD scholarships in China

ISLAMABAD: With 37% of Pakistan’s youth neither employed nor enrolled in education or training, the government has proposed to China to offer 10,000 doctoral scholarships to Pakistani students at China’s top 25 universities. The initiative aims to equip young people with education in emerging disciplines and support the modernization of Pakistan’s economy. The proposal was […]

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Pakistan, among eight countries, accounted for two-thirds of global TB cases

WHO says TB killed 1.23 million people last year, with 8.3 million newly diagnosed Tuberculosis remains the world’s leading infectious killer, with an estimated 1.23 million deaths last year, the United Nations Health Organization said, reporting that Pakistan, among eight countries, accounted for two-thirds of global tuberculosis cases. Deaths from tuberculosis fell by 3 percent

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KP grand jirga calls for provincial finance commission, law enforcement reforms

The Peace Jirga declaration will then be presented to the federal government, security institutions and the supreme committee The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Grand Peace Jirga has called for the establishment of the Provincial Finance Commission (PFC) to ensure equitable distribution of financial resources across the province. The jirga also called for the strengthening of law enforcement to

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LHC calls for government response to its challenge to pension cuts

The retiree mandate is unconstitutional and contrary to the fundamental rights of retired civil servants The Lahore High Court has sought a detailed response from the Punjab government and the Special Secretary Finance to a petition challenging the provincial government’s recent decision to cut pension benefits of government employees. The Chief Justice heard the petition

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Potential disaster looms in the Twin Cities, amid dysfunctional cameras and absent police officers

Out of 77 CCTV cameras installed in Rawalpindi district courts, 61 are out of service and seven are partially functioning Despite growing terror threats in the twin cities, the district courts of Rawalpindi, one of the busiest areas of the city, have become a major security risk due to the collapse of the surveillance and

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Even the most powerful cannot undo the 18th Amendment (Bilawal)

PPP Chairman Says His Party Supported 27th Amendment To Fulfill Unfinished Democracy Charter Promises PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto speaking at the NA session on Wednesday. Photo: Twitter Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said the 18th constitutional amendment guaranteed provincial autonomy and no one had dared to undo it. “The 18th Amendment was adopted

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Around 400 political and civil leaders from KP set to convene historic peace jirga today

A PTI delegation calls on KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi to extend an invitation to the peace jirga. Photo: Express PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will hold the grand peace jirga at the provincial assembly today (Wednesday), bringing together leaders of over 20 political parties, tribal elders, lawyers, journalists and members of civil society to

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Opposition to launch nationwide protest to restore judicial powers after 27th Amendment

PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar says new legislation abolished CJP office, undermined SC independence Gohar Ali Khan, President of PTI. PHOTO: EXPRESS The opposition alliance on Friday announced a nationwide political movement against the 27th constitutional amendment, pledging to restore the powers of the judiciary and the office of the chief justice which they say have

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