The administration of Zakaria University Lodhran Campus got lamented over the media coverage and expelled 30 students from the examination hall on Monday. Examination in-charge Usman stopped giving papers on the pretext of non-payment of fees. The students who had shown vouchers after paying immediate fees were not allowed to sit in the documents under […]
Author: Staff Reporter
Islamabad police committed to resolve public issues on priority, says IGP
Islamabad Police has committed to resolving public grievances on priority. It was stated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Muhammad Ahsan Younas while listening to public complaints during Khuli Kacheri. The IGP Islamabad hears public complaints in Khuli Kacheri daily. While listening to public complaints, the IGP directed all police officials to resolve […]
Pakistan-born surgeon among team who made history with pig-to-human heart transplant
A surgeon from Pakistan was part of a team that formed history by transplanting a pig heart into a human, and the patient has so far survived several days. The transplantation was overseen by Dr. Mohammad Mohiuddin, MD, scientific and programme director of the Cardiac Xenotransplantation Program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine […]
NETP all sets to play role in economic growth of country
ISLAMABAD: Syed Shibli Faraz, the Federal Minister of Science and Technology, said on Tuesday that the National Electronics Technology Park (NETP) would become a key participant in the country’s economic progress. “My ministry is moving its focus from theoretical to applied research by expanding its departments, particularly the NIE,” the minister stated during the NETP’s […]
IHC Chief Justice expresses displeasure over poor state of affair in jail
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Athar Minallah of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) expressed his disgust with the dismal condition of affairs in prisons on Wednesday, stating there is no rule of law within the country’s jails. The comments were made during the hearing of a case that was started after a prisoner in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Central […]
Prolonged congestion on roads becoming nuisance in federal capital
ISLAMABAD: Increased automobile traffic and extended road congestion caused by a lack of a comprehensive transportation system are becoming a nuisance in the federal capital, with commuters stranded for hours on the city’s busiest thoroughfares during peak hours. Despite the efforts of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to make the city beautiful again, the lack […]
PHA develops rainwater harvesting projects in parks
RAWALPINDI: The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) has constructed a massive rainwater harvesting/storage project in Rawalpindi’s five major parks. Instead of using freshwater from tube wells, the project aims to use collected rainwater for irrigation in parks and tree planting throughout the city. The completion of this project will save the city’s residents valuable clean […]
Man killed by robbers for resisting robbery attempt
RAWALPINDI: Robbers killed a young man in the New Town police jurisdiction for resisting a robbery attempt. The victim was identified as Sajjad Hussain, a Skardu resident. After Hussain resisted the robbers stealing his phone on Fourth B Road, the robbers opened fire and shot him. The victims had come to Rawalpindi looking for a […]